2024届浙江省宁波市宁波十校高三下学期二模英语试题(2)

1. Where is probably the man?
A．In a library.B．In a study.C．In a bookstore.
2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Editor and reader.B．Boss and secretary.C．Advisor and student.
3.
A．She has lost a lot of weight.B．She lost some money last year.
C．She spent a lot on cosmetic surgery.D．She is having health problems.
4.
A．Chicago.B．San Francisco.
C．Boston.D．London.
5. What does the woman think of local newspapers?
A．Puzzling.B．Disappointing.C．Satisfying.
二、听力选择题
6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Why does the man refuse the ride in a hot air balloon?
A．It’s too expensive.B．It’s a little dangerous.C．He’s scared of heights.
2. Which sport does the man prefer?
A．Mountain biking.B．Hiking.C．Rock climbing.
3. How much should the man pay for the trip?
A．960 yuan.B．1,000 yuan.C．1,200 yuan.
7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What does the woman want to do?
A．Adopt a homeless cat.B．Work as a volunteer.C．Donate for a cat shelter.
2. How did the man react to the woman’s idea of getting Barbie a boyfriend?
A．He screamed.B．He laughed.C．He nodded.
3. What will the two speakers do in the end?
A．Try to reach an agreement.B．Continue to talk about it.C．Turn to Daniel for the decision.
8. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. How soon will the woman go back home?
A．In about one week.
B．In about half a month.
C．In about a month.
2. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Teacher and student.
B．Former colleagues.
C．Former classmates.
9. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Where are the speakers?
A．In a police station.B．On the road C．At an insurance company
2. What did the man first suggest?
三、听力选择题
四、改错
五、完形填空
A ．Talking to the people behind.
B ．Pulling over to the side of the road.
C ．Getting his car fixed immediately.
3. How do the speakers deal with the situation in the end?
A ．They settle it between themselves.
B ．They go through their insurance.
C ．They call the police.
10. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. What is the talk mainly about?
A ．How to keep young.
B ．How to improve memory.
C ．How to open our mind.2. What is the key to achieving this goal?
A ．Going back to school.
B ．Playing no attention to age.
C ．Using the mind as much as possible.3. What did the man who entered school at 70 become later?
A ．An active lawyer.
B ．A successful doctor.
C ．A highly paid artist.
11. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

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：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。

China and Western country may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals. But when it comes to pigs, we somehow reach an agreement that pigs are lazy, ugly, stupidly and shameless. Neither of these words describing pigs are exactly positive. Moreover, the truth is what pigs have some good qualities. And there’s probably no good time to clear their names than now, with the arrival of the Y ear of the Pig on Chinese Spring Festival, which fell February 5 this year. According to a paper publishing in 2017, pigs can tell between those who treat them well or those who don’t.Perhaps these are the qualities of pigs to keep it in mind—their intelligence, cuteness and patience.
12. The Youth Commission meeting only just started; I didn’t even want to think about the piles of homework sitting on my desk at home. I didn't wanted to ______ the youth involvement in the annual holiday parade in the meeting, much less ______ the speech of Ray D.
Ray D. came to every meeting of the Y outh Commission. The local papers ______ him as “a thorn in public official’s side-open, honest and overactive.” He gave himself the ______ of “Citizen Ray” and even wore a baseball cap with this name printed on the front. He came to the meetings and ______ unsafe bike lanes and noise complaints, ______ they had nothing to do with our ______ and we could do nothing about them. He always went over the two-minute limit for guest speakers, and would not stop ______ until one of us told him his ______ was up.
After countless nights of staying up to finish my ______ because of meetings that ran ______, largely due to distractions provided by Citizen Ray,I began to hate his ______. Why did he waste his time with the Y outh Commission, when we couldn’t ______ him with all of his issues? ______, we planned youth forums and relayed information about the town government to our peers; we didn’t fix problems or give out building permits that he seemed to ______.
It took me several months to ______ understand the motivations of Citizen Ray. Most people in their late seventies are ______ to leave the workplace and live in the relaxation provided by ______. Ray D., however, considered participating in the public good as his duty as a(n) ______. His efforts should be admired, not hated. After all, Ray is motivated, dedicated and ambitious. His persistence and ______would prove valuable in any field of study or work, and I realized I should value his presence.1.A ．continue B ．enjoy C ．remember D ．discuss 2.A ．depend on
B ．wait for
C ．listen to
D ．
refer to
3.
4.A．gift B．title C．position D．purpose
5.A．picked up B．wrote down C．thought of D．talked about
6.A．as B．unless C．even though D．as if
7.A．duties B．records C．opportunities D．tastes
8.A．performing B．speaking C．judging D．struggling
9.A．show B．power C．time D．topic
10.A．service B．report C．collection D．homework
11.A．quietly B．frequently C．late D．again
12.A．presence B．problem C．response D．advantage
13.A．provide B．help C．reward D．associate
14.A．After all B．At last C．In all D．For instance
15.A．observe B．change C．cause D．need
16.A．naturally B．accidentally C．finally D．temporarily
17.A．lucky B．brave C．safe D．happy
18.A．school B．pension C．travel D．donation
19.A．customer B．citizen C．professor D．officer
20.A．determination B．skill C．freedom D．independence
六、阅读理解
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍了Port Lympne保护区的繁殖计划迎来了一只罕见的黑犀牛的出生。

13. Port Lympne Reserve, which runs a breeding (繁育) programme, has welcomed the arrival of a rare black rhino calf (犀牛幼崽). When the
tiny creature arrived on January 31, she became the 40th black rhino to be born at the reserve. And officials at Port Lympne were delighted with the new arrival, especially as black rhinos are known for being difficult to breed in captivity (圈养).
Paul Beer, head of rhino section at Port Lympne, said: “Obviously we’re all absolutely delighted to welcome another calf to our black rhino family.
She’s healthy, strong and already eager to play and explore. Her mother, Solio, is a first-time mum and she is doing a fantastic job. It’s still a little too cold for them to go out into the open, but as soon as the weather warms up, I have no doubt that the little one will be out and about exploring and playing every day.”
The adorable female calf is the second black rhino born this year at the reserve, but it is too early to tell if the calves will make good candidates to be returned to protected areas of the wild. The first rhino to be born at Port Lympne arrived on January 5 to first-time mother Kisima and weighed about 32kg. His mother, grandmother and great grandmother were all born at the reserve and still live there.
According to the World Wildlife Fund, the global black rhino population has dropped as low as 5500, giving the rhinos a “critically endangered”
status.
1. Which of the following best describes the breeding programme?
A．Costly.B．Controversial.C．Ambitious.D．Successful.
2. What does Paul Beer say about the new-born rhino?
A．She loves staying with her mother.B．She dislikes outdoor activities.
C．She is in good condition D．She is sensitive to heat.
3. What similar experience do Solio and Kisima have?
A．They had their first born in January.B．They enjoyed exploring new places
C．They lived with their grandmothers.D．They were brought to the reserve young
4. What can be inferred about Porn Lympne Reserve?
A．The rhino section will be open to the public.
B．It aims to control the number of the animals.
C．It will continue to work with the World Wildlife Fund.
D．Some of its rhinos may be sent to the protected wild areas.
文章大意：本文是记叙文。

文章主要讲述露西做小丑医生的故事。

14.
All over the world, children in hospital are being treated with a new kind of medicine: laughter. Lucy is 23 and works for Theodora Children’s Trust. She is one of many clown(小丑) doctors who bring a smile to the faces of sick children.
“I’m a Theodora clown doctor. I call myself Dr Looloo. I spend two days a week in children’s hospitals, making funny faces, telling jokes, and doing magic tricks. As I walk into the wards I blow bubbles, shake hands with the kids, and make up nonsense songs for those children well enough to sing. I take special balloons to make ‘balloon animals’ and tell funny stories about them.
I’m naturally a very cheerful person. I’ve always been a clown. In fact my father’s a clown a d I started working with him when I was eight year old. I knew it was just the job for me and I became a clown doctor because I think it’s a great way to cheer up sick, frightened children in hospital.
Being a clown in hospital is very tiring both physically and emotionally. We have to learn not to show our feelings, otherwise we’d be useless. Clown doctors are sensitive but this is not a side most people see. To the children we’re happy all the time. I’m still learning to allow myself to feel sad occasionally. There are special kids you get really close to. At the moment I’m working with a very sick little girl from Bosnia who speaks no English, so our only common language is laughter.
At weekends I participate in events to raise money for Theodora Children’s Trust. It’s a charity, so we are paid with the money people give. Being a clown doctor makes the worries of everyday life seem small. All in all, feel honoured to do this job.”
1. Lucy works as a clown doctor because .
A．her father is a clown B．she has been a clown since she was eight
C．laughter is a great help to sick children D．working in hospital brings her extra money
2. What do clown doctors usually do in hospital?
A．Teach kids how to speak English.B．Cheer kids up with funny stories.
C．Join in activities to raise money.D．Develop kids’ sense of humour.
3. Lucy thinks that being a clown doctor is .
A．an honorable and meaningful practice B．an interesting job to make a living
C．a good way of getting rid of her worries D．an experience of great fun
文章大意：这是一篇新闻报道。

本文主要讲述了火箭的发射造成太空碎片越来越多，随着这些太空垃圾质量的增加，对近地轨道的风险也加大了，因而太空垃圾需引起关注。

15. A Space Age “disaster of the commons” is unfolding right under our nose — or, really, right over our head. For more than half a century, humans have been casting objects into low-Earth orbit in ever growing numbers. And with few meaningful limitations on further launches, the general attitude has been permissive: in orbit, it seems, there is always room for one more.
After so many decades of the build-up of high-speed chaos in the form of spent rocket stages, low-Earth orbit is finally on the edge of becoming too crowded for comfort. And the problem tends to get much worse because of the rise of satellite “mega constellations (大星座)” requiring thousands of aircraft, such as SpaceX’s Starlink. Starlink is but one of many similar projects. Another mega constellation from a company called OneWeb is already being stationed. And Amazon’s Project Kuiper is seeking to create a mega constellation of up to 3,200 satellites in the near future.
The International Space Station regularly adjusts its orbit to avoid potentially risky debris (碎片). Worse yet, there has been an increase in the threat of full-on collisions. Consider the February 2009 run-in between a dead Russian satellite and a commercial aircraft, which produced a great amount of debris.
Finding ways to remove at least some of all that space rubbish should be a top global priority, says Donald Kessler, a scientist for orbital debris research. In the late 1970s, he foretold the possibility of the Kessler conditions: as the mass of space trash increases, self-protecting runaway cycle of debris-generating collisions can arise, making low-Earth orbit too risky to support most space activities.
“There is now agreement within the community that the debris environment has reached a ‘tipping point’ where debris would continue to increase even if all launches were stopped,” Kessler says. “There are collisions taking place all the time — less noticeable and not in large numbers,” Kessler adds.
1. What can be concluded from paragraph 1?
A．Humans are facing a space collision disaster.
B．General public are tolerant of the present situation in space.
C．Nothing has been done in space management.
D．Low-Earth orbit is in a high degree of order.
2. Why is mega constellation mentioned in paragraph 2?
A．To explain the cause of the space jam.
B．To show the influence of the aircraft.
C．To stress the popularity of the space race.
D．To praise the efforts of famous companies.
3. What is Kessler’s attitude towards the debris environment?
A．Ambiguous.B．Worried.
C．Doubtful.D．Tolerant.
4. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A．Space Collisions Are Unavoidable
B．Space Development Needs to Stop
C．Space Activities Are Out of Control
D．Space Rubbish Arouses Concerns
文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。

本文讲述的是作者的儿子布莱恩和他的猫咪之间的故事。

16. He had been a Christmas present to my second son. Brian, at six, wanted something that was his alone, something not handed down — as
were his clothes and toys — from his older brother.
And so, on Christmas Day 1954, I rose early with my wife to put the tiny kitten a neighbor had given us into the stocking that Brian had carefully fastened to the mantelpiece (壁炉台) the night before. From then on, the life of the cat, Tiger, was full of love. For a sometimes fumbling child, Brian showed great gentleness with Tiger, which was amazing. Every night, when I checked on the children, I would invariably find Tiger on Brian’s bed, stretched out beside him.
One evening our next-door neighbor rang the front doorbell. “I’m sorry to have to tell you this,” she said when my wife answered the door, “but when I backed out of the driveway this afternoon, I’m afraid I ran over your cat. I tried to help him, but he jumped up and ran away. I don’t know where he went or how badly he was hurt.”
Four weeks passed with no sign of Tiger. Brian tried to hide his fear that his friend had crawled away to die. It was a fear we all shared. And we came to accept his death — all of us except Brian.
Every evening Brian would go to the door and call Tiger’s name. Finally, on the 28th day after the neighbor’s unwelcome announcement, he had an answer. Out from under the front porch came Tiger, his tail high, walking with the pride, behaving as if he had never been away. As he approached the door, Brian’s face was transformed with joy. But neither he nor Tiger displayed open affection in front of the family. There was a calm acceptance, an honoring by each of the other’s dignity. That night, though, when I checked Brian’s room, I saw that his cheeks were wet and a smile was on his face and his arm encircled his cat, who lay purring quietly beside him.
1. Why did the author give Brian the cat as a Christmas gift?
A．The author had no better choice.
B．The neighbor gave the author a cat.
C．Brian expected to have a cat of his own.
D．The cat is not “second-handed” from Brian’s brother.
2. What does the underlined word “fumbling” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Tough.B．Unhappy.C．Careful.D．Excited.
3. What did the next-door neighbor do to Tiger?
A．She abandoned Tiger.
B．She drove Tiger away.
C．She hit Tiger while driving.
D．She stepped on Tiger while running.
4. What is Brian like according to the text?
A．Rough and tolerant.B．Caring and reserved.
C．Stubborn and positive.D．Independent and determined.
七、阅读理解
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。

文章讲述了做饭并非是理想化的事情，需要解决和避免诸多的麻烦。

由此作者得知预定食材时则以此来解决做饭过程中所遇到的问题。

但经过多次预定后，作者发现虽然预定食材带来了便利，但是失去了人与食物之间的关系，导致失去了做饭的快乐。

17. We often idealize the act of cooking. In my mind’s eye, I can see myself swanning through the kitchen with smooth hair as I stir a pot of
spaghetti in slow motion. 1 As the appointed chef of my household, making dinners after a long day’s work is an annoying chore (杂务).
So, when we knew about a weekly meal delivery service, I jumped at the chance. 2 .Each meal’s ingredients came wrapped up in a separate paper bag, each labelled with a recipe card.
The actual cooking was easier, too. I was delighted by pre-processed vegetables and properly-portioned dressings. Think about the hunt for recipes, the cuts and burns, and the spilled bottle of olive oil. 3 .
A few weeks into our subscription, however, I realised that gone with the frustration of cooking was its joy. 4 Y ou choose ingredients from
the supermarket shelves. Y ou wash them, peel them, chop them, season them or combine them. Y ou see them transform from one thing into another over the process. Remove that process and what are you left with?
5 For busy families who couldn’t afford the connection with food, these boxes offer fresh, healthy, waste-free meals that require minimal
effort and time. But if I have the time and energy to indulge in that luxury, I think it’s worth doing.
A．These were all things of the past.
B．In fact, cooking can connect you with your food.
C．In practice, there is rarely anything ideal about cooking.
D．Cooking is messy, tiring, and most of the time, annoying.
E．Soon came our box of ingredients that made everything easier.
F．So clean and ready, the ingredients no longer look or feel like food.
G．Of course, I do realise the practical advantages of meal subscription boxes.
八、语法填空
18. 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
Moving silently through Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s “FlyZoo” hotel, black disc-shaped robots about a metre in height deliver food and drop off fresh towels.
The robots are part of a set of high-tech tools that Alibaba 1 (say) extremely cuts the hotel’s cost of human labour and removes the need for guests to interact 2 other people.
Inside the hotel, softly-lit white panelled walls bring to mind 3 insides of Hollywood spaceships. Guests check in at reception desks that scan 4 (they) faces, as well as passports or other ID. 5 (visit) with a Chinese national ID can scan their faces using their smartphones to check in ahead of time.
At the hotel’s restaurant, taller capsule-shaped robots deliver food that guests 6 (order) via the FlyZoo app while at a separate bar, a large robotic arm can mix more than 20 different types of cocktails. Facial recognition cameras add charges to the room rate 7 (automatic).
The hotel does employ humans, 8 Alibaba refused to tell how many. This includes chefs and cleaners as well as reception staff, 9 will assist with conventional check-in procedures for guests unwilling to have their faces 10 (scan) and want to use electronic key cards.。