英语
第Ⅰ卷（满分95分）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man want to do
A. See a doctor. B. Deliver a parcel. C. Buy some medicine.
2. How does the woman sound in the end
A. Excited. B. Nervous. C. Annoyed.
3. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Former co-workers. B. Classmates. C. Neighbors.
4. Where does the conversation take place
A. In an office. B. On the beach. C. At a bus station.
5. What does Henry mean
A. He will catch a flight.
B. He cannot help the woman.
C. He isn't interested in the party.
第二节（共15小题:每小题1分，满分15分）
请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is Linda going to do
A. Attend a class.
B. Study for an exam.
C. Go to the school hospital.
7. What day is it today
A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C. Friday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. How many times does the man call his aunt every month
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.
9. What advice does the woman give to the man
A. Trying to save money.
B. Asking his cousin for help.
C. Buying a computer for his aunt.
10. Why does the man contact his aunt only by phone
A. He can't use a computer.
B. He thinks it's more convenient.
C. He is fond of hearing his aunt's voice.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the woman think of CAPP
A. Dull. B. Difficult. C. Helpful.
12. What is the woman's advantage
A. She is reliable. B. She is curious. C. She is adventurous.
13. Where will the man probably volunteer
A. In a school. B. At an athletic store. C. On a construction site.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What did the IOC announce on Monday
A. The change of the Youth Olympics.
B. The time of the Paris Olympic Games.
C. The addition of breaking to the Olympics.
15. What is the purpose of making recent changes
A. To appeal to young people.
B. To make the Olympics fairer.
C. To replace old Olympic events.
16. Why will Paris partner with Tahiti
A. Tahiti allows the surfing event.
B. Tahiti needs more attention.
C. Tahiti is a popular place.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the talk mainly about
A. The development of electronics.
B. Hearing loss caused by electronics.
C. Good habits of listening to music.
18. What music player is the most popular
A. CD players. B. iPhones. C. Laptops.
19. How many students surveyed set no limit on their listening time
A. Over 150. B. About 300. C. Around 1,000.
20. What do studies show about hearing loss
A. It happens very quickly.
B. It will last throughout your life.
C. It is caused by noise below level 90.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A.
Have you ever been really hungry, but there wasn't much to eat in your kitchen Did you throw together a bunch of stuff you had on hand and were pleasantly surprised when it tasted good You aren't alone. Some of our favorite foods were created by accident. Here's a sample menu of some familiar foods that never would have happened if someone hadn't created them by mistake.
POTATO CHIPS
One of the world's favorite snacks is the result of a complaint. In 1853,a man was eating dinner at Moon's Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York. He ordered fried potatoes, a popular side dish. But when they came out of the kitchen, he didn't think they were crispy enough. He sent them back to the kitchen, where Chef George Crum was so angry at having his cooking criticized that he sliced the potatoes really thin, put lots of salt on them, and fried them. Not only did the diner love them, but everyone else did, too. They soon became a specialty of the restaurant.
TOFU
Tofu, or bean curd, is made by curdling （使凝结）fresh soya milk, pressing it into a solid block, and then cooling it. Tofu was accidentally invented in China more than 2,000 years ago, when a cook added seaweed to soya milk, which made it curdle. This is the same process that is used for making cheese. Like cheese, to fu is a great example of how really messing up a recipe can create something unexpectedly good.
CHEESE PUFFS
Did you ever wonder who thought up cheese puffs The company that invented them wasn't even trying to make food for people. It was trying to make animal feed. In the 1930s, the Flakall Company of Wisconsin made animal food from small, flaked piece of grain. One day, an employee, Edward Wilson, watched workers pouring cornmeal （谷粉）into the flaking machine, wetting it to keep it from clogging（堵塞）. Because the machine was very hot, the wet cornmeal came out of it in puffy ribbons that hardened when they hit the air. Wilson took some of the ribbons home, added oil and flavoring to them, and voila! Cheese puffs!
21. What's the purpose of the text
A. To compare the features of some foods.
B. To inform readers of some foods.
C. To recommend some foods.
D. To introduce the origins of some foods.
22. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A. Seaweed is also used for making cheese.
B. Chef George Crum didn't like to criticize others' cooking.
C. Hot wet cornmeal hardened when they hit the air.
D. Bean curd dates back to 2,000 years in China.
23. What do the three foods have in common
A. They are the results of complaints.
B. They were not created on purpose.
C. They weren't originally made for people.
D. They are all popular throughout the world.
B
Heat can kill. It lowers a worker's ability to concentrate and leads to notable increases in workplace injuries, research suggests.
Yet, for reasons including financial need, workplace pressure, and a lack of awareness of the health impacts of high temperatures, many people continue to work past their heat tolerance.
Outdoor workers, notably those within the construction and agricultural industry, are the most affected by rising heat. Even the fittest people in the world are impressionable, like the Olympic athletes collapsing in the baking heat of Tokyo.
There re some easy ways to reduce the risk of heat exhaustion. Optimizing work hours to avoid workers being out when the sun is at its hottest may have the greatest effect on employee health.
Individualised, wearable sensors could be a useful tool for determining likely heat exhaustion. Early adoption of these devices would be a win-win, according to Dr. Smith, an environmental epidemiologist （流行病学家）: boosting productivity and reducing injury “while ensuring the health and safety of an ageing workforce and reducing the risk of heat exhaustion.”
Wider take-up of wearable heat sensors by employees, employers and healthcare providers would also help overcome gap s in heat awareness.
“One important finding we discovered in our research with outdoor workers is that there was a mismatch between workers' ability to sense heat risk and their actual exposure to extreme heat gained by wearables,” said Dr. Smith.
Another aid could be wearable cooling technology, but such devices are limited in availability. One such device is Sony's Reon Pocket 2, which it launched in April. A wearable cooling or warming devices worn inside clothing, it uses electrical conductors that transfer heat when electricity is run through them.
There are promising examples of companies taking more responsibility for protecting workers from extreme heat, such as managers of bus drivers in Jinan, China. Responsibility employers should be providing drinks and shaded rest areas to outdoor workers.
24. What does the underlined word impressionable in paragraph 3 mean
A. Highly impressive. B. Slightly sensible.
C. Easily influenced. D. Hardly evaluated.
25. What did Dr. Smith find out
A. The workforce was ageing rapidly.
B. Wearable heat sensors lacked great accuracy.
C. Employers attached little importance to heat exhaustion.
D. Workers' heat awareness and actual heat were different.
26. Why are bus drivers in Jinan mentioned in the last paragraph
A. To stress the popularity of Reon Pocket 2.
B. To show their employers are responsible.
C. To reveal they are very tolerant of extreme heat.
D. To describe their unbearable pressure of work.
27. What might be the best title for the text
A. Adjustments to work hours can be life-saving.
B. Campaigners are calling for workforce protection.
C. How can new technology protect outdoor workers
D. How were body temperature monitors invented
C.
When the need for information technology service arises, it can be a stressful moment—the user is locked out of their computer, or a program isn't working properly. But if you ask anyone in the MIT departments of Chemistry and Physics, or the News Office—the Institute divisions that are fortunate enough to have Greg Walton as their IT service provider, they'll acknowledge that not only is Walton the best, but whatever the issue is, he will see it through until all involved are satisfied with the outcome. Walton usually arrives on the scene with endless positive energy that transforms a technical annoyance into an enjoyable interaction, regardless of how many other IT fires he has already put out that day.
The qualities that make him a star employee extend far beyond the campus. After spending his early years in foster care, Walton lived with his great-grandfather, but mostly, he was left to support himself. While many children might, understandably, lie flat under such unsupervised circumstances, Walton excelled academically and athletically at high school. He became the first person in his family to graduate from high school, and enrolled in college.
Walton seized the chance to enroll in Year Up, a program aiming to close the “opportunity divide” by providing young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. Walton remains an active ambassador for the organization.
In June of 2007, armed with shining recommendation, Walton was hired as a temp at MIT. He eventually worked his way up to where he is today—an invaluable asset to three departments. “I do feel lucky to work at MIT,” he says. “I've had the ability to tour the country sharing my story in hopes that some people may be inspired and employers may see young adults with tough background s differently.”
In addition to Year Up, he is involved with a number of organizations committed to helping young adults overcome their troubled pasts. This desire to have a positive impact on people's lives extends seamlessly into his work at MIT. “Giving back is very important to me,” Walton says. “So many people have invested their time and energy into helping me, so I feel it would be an in just ice not to do so.”
28. Stuff members in MIT sing high praise for Walton mainly because ________.
A. he enjoys interacting with his clients.
B. he knows how to put out fires for others.
C. he solves problems with a positive attitude.
D. he is good at developing computer programs.
29. What do we know about Walton before he went to college
A. He depended on his great-grandfather for a living.
B. He stood out in study and sports in high school.
C. He lay flat just like other unsupervised children.
D. He was supported by foster care for better education.
30. Why did Walton get involved with a lot of organizations
A. To share his troubled past with young adults.
B. To pay back to society by helping young adults.
C. To advise businesses to treat young adults fairly.
D. To promote education equality among young adults.
31. What can we conclude from Walton's story
A. One good turn deserves another.
B. Opportunities favor the prepared mind.
C. Education is a powerful weapon to change the world.
D. One's future is defined by his efforts, not by his origin.
D
With the WHO no longer considering COVID-19 a global health emergency, it seems that the virus and its large number of deaths will soon fade from memory, along with N95 masks and PCR tests.
Our ability to forget a pandemic is partly a coping mechanism, reflecting the emotional immune system that enables us to move on with our daily lives. Every day, we receive massive information that our brains struggle to keep. Moreover, the process by which our brains assess risk is deeply personal and influenced by our own needs.
We are reminded why so many people were eager to forget the 1918 influenza pandemic and embrace the joys of the Roaring Twenties. But collective forgetting threatens to leave us unprepared for future airborne disease outbreaks, forcing us to re-learn fundamental lessons about the importance of masking and shifting activities outdoors to prevent transmission.
People often have a more positive view of the future than the past as a way of building psychological resilience （韧性）. This is because, unlike the unchangeable past, the future offers endless possibilities. But our tendency to look forward also arrests progress on issues like pandemic preparedness, as it leads us to believe we are better equipped than we are.
Today, there's still no comprehensive effort to carry out the detailed recommendations on how to improve pandemic preparedness. Today, we still lack clear explanations for why our public-health agencies are understaffed and underfunded, why supply chains failed, why COVID-19 misinformation was allowed to overflow on media platforms, and why our public-health responses remain passive.
It has taken Ireland more than 150 years to build memorials and museums marking the impact of the disaster—the Great Famine of the 1840s. We cannot afford to let the same happen with COVID-19. Our ability to remember the past could affect billions of lives in the future.
32. What is paragraph 2 mainly about
A. The pandemic coping system.
B. The struggle of data memory.
C. The reasons for forgetting a pandemic.
D. The personal pandemic assessment.
33. Why are the 1918 influenza pandemic and the Roaring Twenties mentioned in paragraph 3
A. To outline the astonishing parallel found in history.
B. To reveal the harmful effect of collective forgetting.
C. To uncover people's collective loss of memory.
D. To reflect people's interest in future possibilities.
34. It can be inferred that during the post-pandemic time, ________.
A. good preparations for the next pandemic have been made
B. people's ability to cope with a pandemic is underestimated
C. the suggestions on pandemic prevention are well adopted
D. a list of questions concerning the pandemic remain to be answered
35. What does the author intend people to do in the passage
A. Remember the pandemic. B. Embrace the pandemic-free life.
C. Invest in the pandemic research. D. Build memorials to the pandemic.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10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，选项中有两项为多余选项。
What makes a work of architecture great Most people would argue that aesthetics （美感）are the most important. 36 However, Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio believed that we should also consider durability and function when assessing a structure. The Rostonville Library in my city is a great example of Vitruvius's principles.
Constructed entirely of granite—a hard and tough stone, the library is durable. It can withstand environmental pollution. For example, it is resistant to acid rain. Moreover, its granite structure is stable so it's more likely to survive an earthquake. 37 It uses solar energy for heating and a rooftop garden for cooling.
38 Providing free access to print and digital information, it conveys a feeling of openness and accessibility. Furthermore, the entire library is on one level, and it has an open design—there are no inner walls or dividers. In addition, large windows let in plenty of natural light, so it's easy to see and get to each department within the library.
Finally, the library is beautiful, with aesthetically pleasing details both inside and out. The large windows are copper-framed（铜框的）. The copper color provides an interesting contrast against the color of the granite structure and it will remain as the copper ages. Growth from the rooftop garden, which reaches down the sides of the building, adds to the aesthetics of the building. 39
Durability, functionality and beauty make the Rostonville Library a great structure. Architects who follow Vitruvius's principles help to make the city more pleasant to live in. 40
A. The library is also sustainable.
B. It is true that beauty is critical.
C. This is not the only concern of the architects.
D. The library was designed with functionality in mind.
E. It softens the lines of the structure and helps it to fit into its natural surroundings.
F. Plus, the library was built on the edge of the city park, surrounded by native plants.
G. Buildings that fulfill these criteria offer both peace of mind and beauty for their users.
第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
When trouble hits someone in your community, how can you respond This year, a wildfire has left many people in my community 41 with damaged homes. The community where I live is coming together to 42 . How does each of us show our 43 for those who lost their homes
Imagine a Circle of Care. 44 a circle and write the name of a person in 45 in the center. Draw 46 rings around the first one and write in the names of the people next closest to the crisis. 47 outwards. Distant friends and family are within 48 circles. The entire 49 itself becomes the outer ring. After the firestorm in Santiam Canyon, people posted 50 signs saying “Canyon Strong!” and sent supplies to resource centers.
When I am in the center of such a circle, I do not want to 51 someone who has not experienced my 52 say, “I know exactly how you feel.” Helping people closer to the center of the circle requires more listening than 53 .
When you are in a closer ring and 54 someone in the center of the circle, you may 55 their burden and want to express your own feelings. Do it with those further out in the circle. I find this gives me 56 to continue helping those in rings smaller than my own.
Whenever you are in the circle of care, 57 what you are about to say and do. Sometimes it is possible to give physical aid. Sometimes the damage is 58 Can you calm by 59 to go for a walk with them 60 others and hold them dear.
41. A. agreeing B. working C. connecting D. struggling
42. A. reappear B. rebuild C. repeat D. recall
43. A. care B. strength C. respect D. appreciation
44. A. Find B. Draw C. Join D. Run
45. A. debt B. surprise C. crisis D. doubt
46. A. darker B. larger C. fewer D. nicer
47. A. Face B. Point C. Pull D. Continue
48. A. cycling B. certain C. widening D. complete
49. A. team B. family C. center D. community
50. A. interesting B. satisfying C. amusing D. encouraging
51. A. hear B. aid C. imagine D. question
52. A. joy B. anger C. pain D. freedom
53. A. talking B. protecting C. lying D. waiting
54. A. praising B. visiting C. helping D. following
55. A. forget B. feel C. miss D. increase
56. A. time B. energy C. space D. money
57. A. give up B. look for C. think about D. deal with
58. A. emotional B. lasting C. unknown D. visible
59. A. begging B. deciding C. pretending D. offering
60. A. Reach out to B. Have faith in C. Keep away from D. Catch sight of
第四节 语法和词汇知识填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
61. If he had spent more time practicing speaking English before, Mike ________ able to speak it much better now.
A. will be B. would be
C. has been D. would have been
62. What disappointed him was that the opinion he had stuck ________ out impractical.
A. to turn B. to turning
C. to be turned D. to turned
63. Guide books are prepared to suit the convenience of the traveler, ________ routes round a city or a site are often suggested.
A. for which B. for whom
C. with which D. with whom
64. It seemed that I had become ________ my parents had wanted me to be.
A. when B. where
C. what D. whether
65. The presents will be given to ________ can solve the problem.
A. whom B. who
C. whoever D. no matter who
第Ⅱ卷（满分55分）
第三部分 英语知识运用
第一节语法填空（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词（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The guqin is the most classical of Chinese instruments with over 3,000 years of history. There is a lot of literature around the guqin, and information about the guqin is 66________（plenty）.
To learn to play the guqin used to 67. ________（regard）as a very important element of education for 68. ________ purpose of enriching the heart and elevating the human spirit or spiritual communication. In the past, scholars and ladies of the elite society 69. ________（suppose）to master the four traditional arts, namely, qin, qi, shu and hua.
Being at the top of the four traditional arts, the guqin has historically been regarded as one the most important 70. ________（symbol）of Chinese high culture. 71. ________（Fortunate）,a lot of ancient masters or the written scores were burned or destroyed in wars.72. ________ November 2003, the guqin has been registered as one of the masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
In the classical repertoire （曲目）, there is a famous piece called “High Mountain and Flowing Water” —derived from the ancient story of how the guqin master Bo Ya met his good friend Zi Qi 73. ________ was a woodcutter. Even today, when musicians meet 74. ________ the first time, they often play this tune to show their 75. ________（respectable）and appreciation to each other.
66. ________ 67. ________ 68. ________ 69. ________ 70. ________
71. ________ 72. ________ 73. ________ 74. ________ 75. ________
第二节 单词拼写（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）
根据下列各句句意和汉语提示，在指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
76. Nie Haisheng, one of the greatest ________（宇航员）, has been in space three times.
77. The parents ________（替换）a red ball for the blue one to see if the baby would notice.
78. My father bought me a desk, whose height is ________（可调整）.
79. All the rooms here in our Banyan Hotel are ________（舒适）furnished.
80. When we arrived at the village, Tombe's mother, Kiak, was seen ________（除草）in her garden.
第四部分 写作（共两节满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ ），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My grandmother is born on a farm in California. At 18, she left home and worked as a house keep er in a painter's house until she married with my grandfather at 27. A couple farmed for most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York. In my grandmother's late seventy, she made a decision learn to paint. She said she just wanted to keep busily, though she had had that dream since she first saw his former employer paint. A few years later, her hard work finally paid for. Her pictures were first selling at a local market and were soon noticed by a businessman, that bought everything she painted.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
你校学生会经常组织学生到乡村小学，与那里的学生一起举办一系列的活动；也邀请那里的部分学生到你校学生家做客。请你给你校英语报写一篇英文报道，内容包括：
1、介绍活动的具体内容；2、号召更多同学加入。
注意：1、词数100左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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2024届陕西省第二次模拟考试
英语答案
1.听力
1-5CCAAB 6-10BBABC 11-15CACCA 16-20ABBAB
2.阅读理解
21-23 DAB 24-27 CDBC 28-31CBBD 32-35 CBDA 36-40BADEG
3.完形填空
41-45DBABC 46-50BDCDD 51-55ACACB 56-60BCADA
4.单项选择
61-65BDBCC
5.语法填空
61-65 plentiful, be regarded, the, were supposed, symbols
66-70 Unfortunately, Since, who/that, for, respect
6.单词拼写
71-75 astronauts, substituted, adjustable, comfortably, weeding
7.短文改错
1. is-was 2. A-The 3. Drop with 4. seventy-seventies 5. learn-to learn
6. busily-busy 7. his-her 8. for-off 9. selling-sold 10. that-who
8书面表达
Our Students' Union often holds a series of activities with countryside students. Not only does it help the students there to make their school life colorful, but also it makes us feel the great joy of sharing.
We've done a lot there. Firstly, we often donate our books, clothes, basketballs, electronic products and so on. Secondly, we frequently write to them to share opinions and make friends with them. What's more, we occasionally invite them to our homes during the holidays, which has left them unforgettable memories.
We do hope more students will join in the meaningful activities to do what we can to make a better world for us all.
