2024年湖北黄冈黄州区湖北省黄冈中学高三二模英语试卷

这是一份2024年湖北黄冈黄州区湖北省黄冈中学高三二模英语试卷，共6页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，语法填空，书信写作，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

2024年湖北黄冈黄州区湖北省黄冈中学高三二模英语试卷（5月）
一、阅读理解
Why vlunteer with STA Travel?
It’s a sad truth that many well-intentined vlunteer prjects can be mismanaged fr prfit rather than helping. We will nly wrk with prjects
that have a psitive impact, satisfying the needs f the hst cmmunities while als meeting the desires f travellers t make real cntributins, train
their mind t think creatively, and gain skills fr future study and wrk.
We supprt prjects in mre than 30 cuntries. Whether yu’re lking t teach English, wrk with cmmunities, animals r clean up ur planet,
there’s smething fr everyne.
Our featured vlunturism prjects
Teach Children in Nepal
Jin the prject lasting ver three weeks t assist with English lessns and hmewrk and chse t stay at a shared vlunteer huse. Optinal
activities include a trip t Pkhara, the secnd largest city in the cuntry and cking demnstratins.
Thai Elephant Cnservatin
Experience ne f ur best-selling vlunteer prjects which ffer a peaceful hme t mre than 30 neglected and previusly abused elephants —
with ptins ranging frm seven days t fur weeks. Play an imprtant rle by preparing fd, feeding them and assisting in maintenance f the park.
Make a Difference in Indnesia
Wrk alngside lcal cmmunities t arrange beach clean-ups and mnitr and nurse newbrn animals in their living areas fr fur weeks. There are
als tw-mnth ptins including teaching in lcal schls and cmmunity visit pprtunities.
Experience Brne & Cnserve Orang-utans
This ne-mnth prject is designed fr vlunteers t experience and help with rehabilitatin (复兴) f rang-utans in Sarawak, which are large
arbreal animals and the nly great apes in Asia. What’s mre, take part in a lng adventurus walk int the rainfrest t meet the Iban and experience
a unique stay in traditinal lnghuses.
【小题1】What is the feature f STA Travel?
A．Its services are all ver the wrld.
B．It prvides free training fr vlunteers.
D．Its prjects leave a far-reaching influence.
C．It fcuses n dmestic cmmunities.
【小题2】Which prject is suitable fr thse wh want a shrt-term trip?
A．Teach Children in Nepal.
B．Make a Difference in Indnesia.
C．Thai Elephant Cnservatin.
D．Experience Brne &Cnserve Orang-utans.
【小题3】What is a cmmn aim f the prjects in Indnesia and Sarawak?
A．Taking part in adventurus walks.
B．Bringing harmny between man and nature.
C．Tracking wild animals in their living places.
D．Arranging clean-ups in traditinal lnghuses.
Wrking in undergraduate admissins at Dartmuth Cllege has intrduced me t many talented yung peple thrugh their cllege applicatins.
The prblem is that many remarkable students becme indistinguishable frm ne anther, at least n paper. It is incredibly difficult t chse whm t
admit.
The greatest surprise I’ve ever cme acrss in my admissins career came frm a student wh went t a large public schl in New England. He
was clearly bright, as evidenced by his class rank and teachers’ praise. He had a supprtive recmmendatin frm his cllege headmaster and an
impressive list f extracurriculars. Even with these qualificatins, he might nt have std ut. But ne letter f recmmendatin caught my eye. It was
frm a schl drkeeper.
This letter was different. The drkeeper wrte that he felt it necessary t supprt this student because f his thughtfulness. This yung man was
the nly persn in the schl wh knew the names f every member f the cleaning staff. He turned ff lights in empty rms, cnsistently thanked the

hallway mnitr each mrning and tidied up after his peers even if nbdy was watching. This student, the drkeeper wrte, had a refreshing respect
fr every persn at the schl, regardless f psitin, ppularity r influence.
Over 15 years and 30,000 applicatins in my admissins career, I had never seen a recmmendatin frm a schl drkeeper. It gave us a new lens
int a student’s life in the mments when nthing “cunted.” That student was admitted by a shared vte f the admissins cmmittee.
Next year there might be a fld f drkeeper recmmendatins thanks t this essay. But if it means students will start paying as much attentin t
the peple wh clean their classrms as they d t their principals and teachers, I’m happy t help start that trend. But the stry shuldn’t stp
there.
【小题1】What mainly leads t the authr’s difficulty in chsing whm t admit?
A．The grwing number f applicants.
B．The limited recruiting guidance.
C．The varied versins f applicatins.
D．The verall excellence f applicants.
【小题2】Why did the recmmendatin letter stand ut?
A．It prvided a new angle int the candidate’s qualities.
B．It spared the rutine elements and wrked wnders.
C．It was written by a drkeeper withut telling the student.
D．It catered t the authr’s inner criteria fr cllege applicants.
【小题3】Which f the fllwing best describes the student supprted by the drkeeper?
A．Mdest and admirable.
C．Kind and thughtful.
B．Intelligent and adventurus.
D．Open-minded and utging.
【小题4】What des the authr suggest undergraduates d with the case mentined in Paragraph 3?
A．Recmmend it t friends.
C．Use it as needed.
B．Explre further behind it.
D．Evaluate its effects.
“Fr thusands f years, humans have raced t be the first t climb a peak, crss a frntier, r dcument a new species r landscape. Nw in sme
cases, we’re racing t be the last,” said New Yrk Times’ Paige McClanahan.
In recent years, a grwing industry has been stimulated by climate change — last-chance turism. Accrding t Ec Sustainable Slutins, a UK-
based rganic recycling and waste prcessing cmpany last-chance turism is a kind f turism geared tward seeing the last f smething due t
climate change. As temperatures and water levels rise, this culd mean seizing the last chance t see the Great Barrier Reef, an Arctic glacier and a
remte island that is sinking.
As millins f turists rush t imperiled destinatins, sme are taking advantage f the increasing demand t spread envirnmental awareness. One
turist spt, the Sea f Ice in France, pened an exhibit in 2021 t educate visitrs n glaciers and climate change. This educatinal push seems t be
having an impact, as a 2023 survey shwed that 80% f the visitrs wuld try t learn mre abut the envirnment and hw t prtect it while 77% said
that they wuld reduce their water and energy use.
Hwever, the last-chance turism industry may becme kind f ur cncern. As mre and mre peple fld int these areas in a panic t see them
befre they are gne, they in fact cntribute t the increased greenhuse gas emissins and ver turism, leading t their destructin. Just as many
schlars put it, last-chance turism is a paradx (悖论).
Althugh turists may acknwledge the brader risks and imprtance f climate change, it’s even mre imprtant t cnnect the respnsibility f
the individual turism t the future f ur planet. It’s nt just abut understanding the need t stp climate change; it’s even mre imprtant t avid
making it wrse.
【小题1】What des the authr intend t d by quting Paige McClanahan’s wrds?
A．T highlight the value f New Yrk Times.
B．T recall and memrize the gd ld days.
C．T channel readers’ awareness t climate change.
D．T intrduce the subject f last-chance turism.
【小题2】What may be cnsidered as last-chance turism?
A．Visiting the Cnfucius Temple in China.
B．Taking an adventurus trip t the depths f the cean.
C．Climbing the snw-cvered muntain f Kilimanjar.

D．Admiring the unique Spanish architecture at Cusc, Peru.
【小题3】What des the underlined wrd “imperiled” in Paragraph 3 mst likely mean?
A．Ppular.
B．Remte.
C．Endangered.
D．Preserved.
【小题4】Which f the fllwing statements best describes last-chance turism?
A．It’s a duble-edged swrd.
B．It’s a stne t kill tw birds.
D．It’s a dream that will never cme true.
C．It’s a life jacket in the strmy sea.
The high intelligence levels f rangutans (红毛猩猩) have lng been recgnised, partly due t their practical skills such as using tls t crack nuts
and search fr insects. But new research suggests the primate (灵长动物) has anther handy skill: applying medicinal herbs intentinally t an pen
wund.
A male Sumatran rangutan knwn as Rakus was bserved by the research team with a fresh facial wund in June 2022. Three days later, Rakus was
witnessed feeding n the stem and leaves f a plant. Thirteen minutes after Rakus had started feeding n it, he began chewing the leaves withut
swallwing them, then used his fingers t apply the resulting juice directly n t his facial wund. He repeated this behavir fr seven minutes and at last
fully cvered the wund with the chewed leaves. He then cntinued feeding n the plant fr 30 minutes. Over the fllwing days, there were n signs f
infectin. The wund clsed within five days and was healed, with nly a faint scar remaining after ne mnth.
It is nt the first time wild primate species have been sptted self-medicating: amng ther examples, Brnean rangutans have been seen rubbing
their arms and legs with chewed leaves frm a plant used by humans t treat sre muscles, while chimpanzees have been recrded chewing plants
knwn t treat wrm infectins and applying insects t wunds. Hwever, the new discvery is the first time a wild animal has been bserved treating
pen wunds with a substance knwn t have medicinal prperties. “In the chimpanzee case they used insects and unfrtunately it was never fund
ut whether these insects really prmte wund healing. Whereas in ur case, the rangutan used the plant, and this plant has knwn medical
prperties,” said Dr Carline Schuppli, senir authr f the research.
Rakus’s gal-riented behavir and the medicinal prperties f his chsen treatment ffer insight int the rigins f human wund care-the
treatment f which was first mentined in a medical manuscript dating t 2200BC. “It definitely shws that these basic cgnitive capacities that yu
need t cme up with a behaviur like this were present at the time f ur last cmmn ancestr mst likely,” said Schuppli.
It remains unclear whether Rakus figured the prcess ut fr himself r learned it frm anther rangutan, althugh it has nt been seen in any
ther individual.
【小题1】Hw did the team cnduct their research?
A．By analyzing previus recrds.
B．By tracking the research bject.
C．By quting thers’ findings.
D．By categrizing qualities f primates.
【小题2】What sets this new case apart frm the previus nes?
A．The primate’s awareness f herb selectin.
C．The sizes f the applicatin range.
B．The lcatins f the wild primates.
D．The utcme f the treatment.
【小题3】What is Paragraph 4 mainly abut?
A．Supprting evidence fr the research results.
B．Ptential significance f the research findings.
C．A further explanatin f the research summary.
D．A reasnable dubt abut the research prcess.
【小题4】What will the fllw-up study fcus n?
A．The rigin f Rakus’ intentinal self-medicatin.
B．Different medicinal plants used by wild primates.
C．Active wund treatment s shared by humans and primates
D．The pssible influence frm Rakus’ family.
Is Breakfast Really the Mst Imprtant Meal f the Day?
Breakfast has been made ut t be ne f the mst imprtant meals f the day. It’s cnsidered a serius mistake t skip it. And we’ll even g s
far as t shame peple fr ding s. 【小题1】
?

There’s news abut hw breakfast is vital fr ur health and ther news abut hw it’s nt.
【小题2】
. What shuld we d with all this
back-and-frth science? Knwing abut the fllwing tricky science f breakfast will help us see better.
【小题3】
One study grup lked at the cmmn claim that skipping breakfast causes weight gain. Their 2013 analysis fund past studies used imprper
language which suggested a causal relatinship between skipping breakfast and besity. The relatinship in sme cases indeed may be mre crrelative
(相互关联的) than cause-and-effect.
Unscientific methds
There’s a whle bdy f research that cnnects breakfast with weight lss. But the methds behind a lt f thse studies dn’t always hld up.
【小题4】
. Mrever, they ignre a majr factr: what we eat fr breakfast.
Prfit-seeking funders
The ften quted reprts abut the benefits f breakfast are mainly funded by breakfast cereal (早餐麦片) cmpanies, such as Kellggs r Quaker
Oats. Fr them, it is a marketing strategy.
【小题5】
.
It’s hard t say whether r nt breakfast has any amazing health benefits. What we d knw is that breakfast’s greatest imprtance is undeserved,
given the current scientific literature available. In this case, the simplest advice might be the best. Just listen t yur wn bdy and d whatever wrks
best fr yu.
A．Flding studies
B．Misleading language
C．But what really happens when we dn’t eat breakfast
D．But is breakfast’s tp spt amng three meals deserved
E．Mst f the headlines claim t be based n the results n scientific studies
F．Their businesses depend n peple’s believing that breakfast means ready-t-eat cereal
G．They aren’t actually testing what wuld happen if we were t change ur breakfast behavir
二、完形填空
Like many lvers f bks, Mary and her husband, Richard Gldman,
talked f pening their wn stre ne day.
walked past a bkstre withut stpping t lk inside. They ften
When Mary was
They started by talking t bkstre wners and
chains ,” says Mary. One
with heart truble in 2009, they decided it was time t get
. Mary needed t
frm her demanding jb.
the industry. “We knew it had t be a specialty stre because we culdn’t match the big
caught her attentin: abut 20 percent f bks
were mysteries, and many buyers spent mre than
＄300 a year n bks. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.
On Hallween 2012, they pened the Mystery Lvers Bkshp and Café near their hme. With three children
, the cuple culd nt spend
all the mney t start a shp. T cver the ＄100,000 cst, they
sme f their savings and brrwed frm relatives and a bank.
The stre merely
in its first year, with nly ＄120,000 in sales. But Mary was always
new ways t attract custmers. The shp had a
cffee bar and it ffered gifts t mystery lvers and served dinners fr bk clubs that
their stries.
in the stre. She als invited dzens f writers t discuss
Tday Mystery Lvers makes sales f abut ＄420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business csts and part-time sales
, Richard and Mary earn
abut ＄34,000, “The jb yu lve may nt g hand in hand with a millin-dllar incme,” says Richard. “This has always been abut a/an
life
fr urselves, nt abut making a lt f mney.”
【小题1】
A．almst
【小题2】
A．cvered
【小题3】
A．upset
B．seldm
C．simply
D．usually
D．burdened
D．serius
B．filled
C．hspitalized
B．anxius
C．hpeful
【小题4】
A．turn up
B．set ff
C．slw dwn
D．wrk ut

【小题5】
A．researching
【小题6】
B．assisting
B．dllar fr dllar
B．event
C．cmparing
C．step by step
D．extending
A．face t face
【小题7】
D．dr t dr
A．figure
C．ccasin
D．prblem
【小题8】
A．checked
【小题9】
B．prepared
C．sld
D．left
A．n duty
【小题10】
A．drew
B．in cllege
B．turned
C．at church
D．after schl
C．made
D．held
【小题11】
A．brke even
【小题12】
A．getting alng with
【小题13】
A．grew
B．std still
C．lay flat
D．went viral
B．teaming up with
C．ging ahead with
D．cming up with
B．met
C．stuck
D．declined
【小题14】
A．trainers
【小题15】
A．thrilling
B．partners
C．clerks
D．reprters
B．challenging
C．reliable
D．enjyable
三、语法填空
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。
As a wrld-renwned festival, Luyang Peny Culture Festival has been held fr 41 sessins
【小题1】
1983. Thrugh the cmbinatin f
hrticulture and science, the flwering time f each peny variety is
blming peny flwers at the same time.
【小题2】
（precise）cntrlled, s that the general public can enjy mre
Peny,
【小题3】
（feature）bright clurs and graceful shapes, symblizes peace and prsperity and thus has gained wide
【小题
4】
（recgnize）as “kings f flwers”. Fr thusands f years,
【小题5】
huge mass f pems and paintings have been prduced t praise
the flwer. In the Tang Dynasty, penies were planted s widely in the ryal gardens as “the natinal flwer”
ppularity acrss the cuntry. In the 10th century, the ancient city f Luyang became a centre f peny planting
since then. Nwadays, hundreds f thusands f dmestic turists pur in Luyang fr the annual peny festival,
【小题6】
【小题7】
they enjyed great
has remained as such
they can bth
【小题8】
appreciate the unique beauty f the flwers and explre the histry f the city which is knwn as the capital f six dynasties.
This year’s pening ceremny with the theme f “A Jurney f Peny Petals” fell n April 1 and the festival lasted until May 5. Varius
perfrmances 【小题9】 (stage), including sngs and dances, acrbatic shws, and traditinal Chinese music perfrmances, amng thers,
empwered by special effects prductin,
【小题10】
(present)an audivisual feast with distinctive Chinese cultural characteristics.
四、书信写作
今年是光明中学（Guangming High Schl）建校100周年。值此校庆之际，作为一名即将毕业的学生，请你给学校英语报投稿，内容包括：
1.对学校的祝贺与感激；
2.对学校的期望与祝福。
注意：
1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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五、书面表达
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。
Math had never been smething I was gd at since middle schl. Classes became harder in high schl, and I was even further frm a math
teacher’s dream student. S at the start f my freshman year, I had a dislike t math. It wasn’t that I didn’t want t d well, but simply that I didn’t
think I was able t d well. “I can’t” became my state f mind in all things related t math.
Hwever, I was sn t learn that “I can’t” was nt a chice in Mr. A’s class.
Mr. A always greeted us with pen arms as he said, “Welcme! Smile! It’s a great day t be alive!” It was clear that Mr. A had a true passin nt
nly fr math but fr teaching. If Mr. A ever experienced bad days in life, he never shwed it. Mr. A greeted us with that same smile every day. He
encuraged each student, frm the tp achiever t the “I can’t” student.
I fund myself lking frward t math class. Being in Mr. A’s presence made me feel gd, as if I had the chance t succeed, althugh I still hated
the subject itself. Frm then n, I had spent cuntless hurs studying, but with s many difficulties t cver, I was verwhelmed. The pressure f the
subject was weighing heavily n my shulders. I had always been a hardwrking and dedicated student, but the stress seemed unbearable. N matter
hw much effrt I put int math, I culdn’t seem t keep up. As the mid-term exams apprached, I felt a sense f dread. The fear f failure cnsumed
me, and I began t dubt myself again.
One day after schl, I fund myself walking alngside Mr. A n the empty playgrund. He culd tell that smething was bthering me, and he
asked if everything was alright. I hesitated fr a mment, unsure f whether t share my struggles.
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。
Paragraph 1: But there was smething in his kind eyes that made me pen up.
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Paragraph 2: Smething different seemed t have shifted in my study and life.
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