2024屆貴州省遵義市匯川區(qū)航天高級(jí)中學(xué)高三第二次診斷性檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2024屆貴州省遵義市匯川區(qū)航天高級(jí)中學(xué)高三第二次診斷性檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫(xiě)在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿(mǎn)、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫(xiě)清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled2．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy3．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied4．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter5．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported6．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．a(chǎn)sfoolishlyD．sofoolishly7．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious8．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．a(chǎn)s B．what C．why D．how9．Allchildrenshouldgetaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation________theirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.A．dependingon B．regardlessofC．dueto D．a(chǎn)partfrom10．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．a(chǎn)s D．that11．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime12．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought13．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observe B．a(chǎn)daptC．lead D．devote14．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．a(chǎn)fter C．while D．before15．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving16．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．a(chǎn)crossB．withinC．throughD．beyond17．Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen18．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup19．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．a(chǎn)s D．but20．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Mywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeandenergyintheyardtogetitlookinglikethewayitdoestoday.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk,therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”.Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea.Wewoulddoalloftheyardworkonourown,eventhetiringweed-pulling.LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify,IknewIdidn’tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobeaSunflowerwithatallskinnystalk（莖，桿）andonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedtobabyitalongandweedaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.That’swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilityofdoingthesamething.OnceourenvironmentbeginstoseethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittleSunflower,wecanattainthesamenourishment（營(yíng)養(yǎng)）andgrowthaswell.StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacleinordertoreachyourdesires.1、Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______.A．theauthorfinishedbuildinghishomehurriedlyB．theauthor’sfamilyhavelivedinthishomefornineyearsC．theauthor’shomeismadeofrockwallsD．thereisawallalongthesidewalk2、Theauthorfounditunusualthat______.A．themysteryplantturnedouttobeaSunflowerB．theSunflowerhadatallstalkandonlyoneheadC．theSunflowergrewunderandaroundabigrockD．theSunflowerhadstartedwherethestalkwasseen3、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheSunflower?A．BraveandstubbornB．ConfidentandpersistentC．OptimisticandmodestD．Mysteriousanddevoted4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．HumanbeingsareabletoremoveobstaclesB．TheuniversaltruthmadethesunflowersurviveC．AbigrockblockedoutthesunlightofthesunflowerD．Wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareself-confident22．（8分）Feelingdown?Whynotvisitoneofthesefourwebsites?CThissitewascreatedin1999andgetsaboutsevenmillionvisitorpermonth.TwoofitsvideoshavebeenchosenaswinnersfortheWebbyAwards:PixarIntroParodyandWebSiteStory.Otherfunnyvideostolooksoutforincludeadebateontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgoingtocollege.FThissitehaslotsofreallyfunnyvideosAndasthenamesuggests,usersvoteonvideos,choosingtheoptions“funny”or“die”.Ifthevideoreceivestoomany“die”votes,it'ssenttothesite's“crypt”.Butifitgetsenough“funny”votes,itgoesintotheHallofFame.Thesitewascratedin2006bycomediansWillFerrellandAdamMcKay.Thesite’sfirstvideo.TheLandlordhashadover70millionviewsVideostowatchoutforincludeJustaTip:Taxi,withsomevaluableadviceonhowtocatchataxi,andOverAnalyzingTexts,withsometipsonhowtorespondtotextmessagesRFoundedin2005,Risasocialnewsandentertainmentwebsite.Registeredusersputfunnycontentintheformofthevideolinkortextsonthewebsite.Otherusersthenvotethesethings“up”or“down”.Themostrecentandwell-likedcontentappearsatthetoponthefrontpageofthesite.TFirstappearingasasatiricalnewspaperin1988,Thashundredofvideosandarticlesonnewsandcurrentaffairs,andreceivesanaverageof7.5millionvisitorsamonths.It’sfamousforitsamusingitems,suchasMichelleObamaSeenOutsideWalkingFamilyRhinocerosorDadCan’tBelieveLawn.1、IfyouwanttowatchvideoseverwinningtheWebbyAwards,youcanvisit____________.A．Reddit.comB．Collegehumor.comC．TD．F2、VideosonthewebsiteFare__________.A．watchedover70milliontimesB．votedbytheirusersC．basedonnewspaperstoriesD．createdbyusers3、WhatdoRandThaveincommon?A．TheyincludefunnyvideosB．TheyincludevaluableadviceC．TheyincludedebatesoneducationD．Theyprovidesatiricalnews23．（8分）Australianscientistsaretryingtogivekangaroo-stylestomachstocattleandsheepinordertocutthegreenhousegasestheysendout,whichisthoughttoberesponsibleforglobalwarming.Thankstospecialbacteriaintheirstomachs,kangarooflatulence(腸胃氣脹)containsnomethaneandscientistswanttotransferthatbacteriatocattleandsheepwhoproducelargequantitiesoftheharmfulgas.Whiletheusualimageofgreenhousegaspollutionisabillowingsmokestack,pushingoutcarbondioxide,farmanimals’passingwindcontributeasurprisinglyhighpercentageoftotalemissionsinsomecountries.“FourteenpercentofemissionsfromallsourcesinAustraliaarefromentericmethanefromcattleandsheep,”saidAtholKlieve,aseniorresearchscientistwiththegreenslandstategovernment.“AndifyoulookatanothercountrysuchasNewZealand,whichhasgotamuchhigheragriculturalbase,theyareactuallyuparound50percent,”hesaid.Researcherssaythebacteriaalsomakethedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficientandcouldpotentiallysavemillionsofdollarsinfeedcostsforfarmers.Bu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thatIshouldgetsomereallygoodrest.Thefirsttimethishappened,Iwasshocked.IwonderedhowIcouldputupwithmysicknesswithoutthehelpofmedicine.ButthelongerIstayedinGermany,thebetterIknewhowtoself-medicateasotherGermansdo.IlearnedtotakevitaminCtobuildupmyresistance.ButwhatIlikethemostisdrinking“Erkaltungstee”.ForGermanpeople,Erkaltungsteeiswhattheirgrandmothergivesthemwhentheycatchacold.It’sateabagmainlymadeoflimeflowerandorangerind.AnotherpopularcoldremedyinGermanyischickensoup.DuringmyfirstwinterinGermany,Igotareallybadcold.Myneighborbroughtmeabowlofchickensouptomakemefeelbetter.Itcontainedalotofginger,onion,garlic,carrotsandcelery.Germansbelievetheseingredientsareperfectforhelpingyourbodyrecover.1、HowdidtheauthorfeelafterseeingtheGermandoctor?A．Relieved. B．Surprised.C．Satisfied. D．Stressed.2、Accordingtotheauthor,whateffectdoantibioticshaveonhiscold?A．Theycurehiscold. B．Theypreventthedisease.C．Theykillthevirusinhim. D．Theymakehimfeelbetter.3、WhatdoGermansthinkof“Erkaltungstee”?A．Itcanreplaceanycoldremedy. B．Itcanbuildupone’sresistance.C．It’sagoodwaytoself-medicate. D．It’sbetterthanchickensoup.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Germanstendnottouseantibioticstotreatcold.B．TheauthoroftencatchesacoldinTaiwan.C．Theauthorseldomdrinkschickensoup.D．Germandoctorsarecoldtopatients.25．（10分）WelcometoTheMetropolitanMuseumofArtTheMet,whichisshortforTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,presentsover5,000yearsofartfromaroundtheworldforeveryonetoexperienceandenjoy.MillionsofpeopletakepartinTheMetexperienceonlineoroffline.Sinceitwasfoundedin1870,TheMethasalwaystriedtobemorethanastoreroomofrareandbeautifulobjects.Everyday?artcomesaliveintheMuseum’sgalleriesandthroughitsexhibitionsandevents,revealingbothnewideasandunexpectedconnectionsacrosstimeandacrosscultures.Notes：I.HowcanIobtainpermissiontofilmorphotographatTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt?Pleaseemailadetailedrequesttocommunicatiom@.II.HowcanIobtainsuitableimagestoreproduceinamagazine,newspaper,orwebsite?ToviewandrequestpressimagesfortheMuseum’scurrentandupcomingexhibitionsandnewsstoriesabouttheMet,pleasesigninorregisterforapressaccountinthePressImagessectionoftheonlinePressRoom.III.AllotherimagerequestsshouldbedirectedtoArtResourcethroughitswebsite(http://www.artres.com),bytelephoneat212-505-8700,oremailatrequests@.YoumayalsosubmityourrequestusingtheImageRequestFormavailableontheMet’swebsite.IV.Ifyouhaveanyotherquestions,pleasecontacttheMuseum’sDigitalDepartment:DigitalDepartmentTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt1000FifthAvenueNewYork,NewYork10028-0198Telephone:212-650-2550Email:prtvacypolicy@1、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．Abusinessguide.B．Anartsurvey.C．Aresearchreport.D．Anadvertisement.2、WhatcanwelearnabouttheMetfromthetext?A．TheMethasahistoryof5,000years.B．PeoplestartedtovisittheMetonlinetobuyobjects.C．TheMetstopscollectingartsrightnow.D．PeoplecannottakeaphotowithoutthepermissionoftheMet.3、Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttohaveimagesusedforamagazine?A．Emailtocommunications@.B．Telephoneat212-505-8700.C．WriteanapplicationattheonlinePressRoom.D．ContacttheMuseum’sDigitalDepartment.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Anewstudyfoundthatinner-citykidslivinginneighborhoodswithmoregreenspacegainedabout13%lessweightoveratwo-yearperiodthankidslivingamongmoreconcreteandfewertrees.Such1tellapowerfulstory.Theobesityepidemic(流行病)beganinthe1980s,andmanypeoplebelieveincreasedportionsizesandinactivityareto2,butthatcan'tbeeverything.FastfoodsandTVshavebeen3usforalongtime."Mostexpertsagreethatthechangeswere4tosomethingintheenvironment,"sayssocialepidemiologistThomasGlassofTheJohnsHopkinsBloombergSchoolofPublicHealth.Thatsomethingcouldbea5ofthegreen.Thenewresearch,6intheAmericanJournalofPreventiveMedicine,isn'tthefirsttoassociategreenerywithbetterhealth,butitdoesgetusclose7identifyingwhatworksandwhy.Atitsmoststraightforward,agreenneighborhood8meansmoreplacesforkidstoplay–whichis9sincetimespentoutdoorsisoneofthestrongestcorrelates(相關(guān)的事物)ofchildren'sactivitylevels.Butgreenspaceisgoodforthemind10:researchbyenvironmentalpsychologistshasshownthatithascognitive（認(rèn)知的）11forchildrenwithattention-deficitdisorder.Inonestudy,justreading12inagreensettingimprovedkids'symptoms.13tograssyareashasalsobeenlinkedto14stressandalowerbodymassindex(體重指數(shù))amongadults.Andan15of3,000Tokyoresidentsassociatedwalkablegreenspaceswithgreaterlongevity(長(zhǎng)壽)amongseniorcitizens.Glasscautionsthatmoststudiesdon't16proveacausallinkbetweengreennessandhealth,butthey'reneverthelesshelpingspuraction.InSeptembertheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives17thedelightfullynamedNoChildLeftInsideActtoencouragepublicinitiativesaimedatexposingkidstotheoutdoors.Findinggreenspaceisnot18easy,andyoumayhavetoworkabittogetyourfamilyalittlegrassandtrees.Ifyouliveinasuburboracitywithgoodparks,take19ofwhat'sthere.Yourchildreninparticularwillloveit–andtheirbodiesandmindswillbe20toyou.1、A．findings B．essays C．a(chǎn)ssumptions D．a(chǎn)bstracts2、A．scold B．blame C．charge D．criticize3、A．a(chǎn)mong B．a(chǎn)long C．beside D．with4、A．glued B．related C．a(chǎn)ssociated D．opposed5、A．scratching B．denying C．depressing D．shrinking6、A．published B．contributed C．illustrated D．circulated7、A．a(chǎn)t B．to C．for D．over8、A．fully B．simply C．seriously D．uniquely9、A．vital B．casual C．fatal D．mental10、A．still B．a(chǎn)lready C．too D．yet11、A．benefits B．profits C．revenues D．a(chǎn)wards12、A．outward B．a(chǎn)part C．a(chǎn)side D．outside13、A．Solution B．Reaction C．Exposure D．Addiction14、A．much B．less C．more D．little15、A．a(chǎn)rticle B．expedition C．a(chǎn)nalysis D．option16、A．curiously B．negatively C．necessarily D．comfortably17、A．relieved B．a(chǎn)ppointed C．a(chǎn)pproved D．performed18、A．merely B．a(chǎn)lways C．mainly D．a(chǎn)lmost19、A．a(chǎn)dvantage B．exception C．measure D．charge20、A．regretful B．merciful C．joyful D．grateful第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Haveyouever1．(stay)uplate?Ifso,youknowthatnotgettingenoughsleepcanmakeyoutired.Notsleepingenoughcanalsomake2．hardtothinkclearlythenextday.Sleepscientistshavelongknownthat3．(get)agoodnight’ssleepisofgreatimportance.Ithelpskidstobeabletodotheirbestduringtheday.Arecentstudyshowsthatsleep4．(help)improveproblem-solvingskillsand5．(create)thinking.Forthestudy,twogroupsofstudentsanswered6．mathproblem.Thegroupthatsleptforeighthourssolvedtheproblemcorrectly7．often)thanthegroupthatdidnotgetenoughsleep.Whileyousleepatnight,yourbrainisbusydoingits“homework”.Itsortsout(整理)theinformation8．yougetintheday.Gettingenoughsleepeachnightcanimproveyourthinkingability.Thatwill9．(sure)helpyoudoyourbestatschool.Expertssaythat,10．return,canleadtobettergrades.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、A5、B6、C7、A8、A9、B10、C11、A12、D13、B14、D15、C16、A17、B18、A19、D20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、C3、B4、D22、1、B2、B3、A23、1、B2、A3、C4、D24、1、B2、D3、C4、A25、VolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepatthetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcertforcharityw