2024学年贵阳市第二实验中学高三5月学段考试英语试题含解析

2024学年贵阳市第二实验中学高三5月学段考试英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving2．Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto_______duetoakneeinjury.A．pulloutB．workoutC．tryoutD．giveout3．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather4．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout5．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever6．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what7．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful8．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．attractions B．amusements C．entertainments D．presentations9．Thechurchwhichiseasily________frommyhomeisbeingrebuilt.A．accessibleB．availableC．acceptableD．responsible10．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed11．—What’stherecentprogressinXiong’anNewArea,firstannouncedtwoyearsago?—It_____increasingattentionfromforeigncompaniesgivenitshugedevelopmentpotential.A．hasbeenattracting B．hadattracted C．wouldbeattracting D．wasattracting12．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout13．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege14．moreabouttheplacewhereyoulive,andyouwillshouldermoreresponsibilitytoprotectitA．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnD．Learned15．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy16．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．arethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought17．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where18．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen19．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore20．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Indianscientistshavedesignedanewdevicewhichtheyhopewillsolveoneofthebiggestproblemswiththeuseofsolarenergy.Theycallthedeviceasolartree.Solartreeshavemetal"branches"extendingfromatall,centralpoleatdifferentlevels.Eachbranchholdsaphotovoltaic(光电的)panel,alsocalledasolarpanel.Thesepanelsareflatsurfacesthatcollectenergyfromthesunandturnitintoelectricity.DaljitSinghBediisthechiefscientistattheCouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearch,orCSIR,inNewDelhi,India.TheCSIRlaboratoriesarewherethesolartreewasdesigned.Bedisaystheshapeofthesolartreemakesitpossibletofitmorephotovoltaicpanelsinaspacethantraditionalsystemsdo."Ittakesabout4squaremetersofspacetoproduceenergywhichotherwisewouldhaverequired400squaremetersofspace,"hesays.Scientistsbelievetheenergyasolartreecollectswillbeenoughtopowerfivehomes.Thesolartreeswillmakeiteasiertoprovidesolarenergyforhomesincities,theysay.Thesolartreeswillalsotakelessspacefromfarmersinruralareas.Andtheywillcollectmoreenergythannormalphotovoltaicpanelsonthetopsofbuildings,becausetheirdesignhelpswithplacementofsolarpanelsinawaythattheyareexposedmoretothesun.Indiaistheworld'sthirdlargestproducerofgreenhousegases.Thecountryhaspromisedtoreduceitsrateofgreenhousegasproduction.Thecostofphotovoltaicpanelshasgonedowninrecentyears.Thishasmadesolarpowercheaperandeasiertouse.Butitisstillnotclearhowusefulthesenewdevelopmentsinsolarpowertechnologyare.1、Whichpicturecanshowthesolartreeinthepassage?A． B． C． D．2、WhatdoesBedisayaboutthesolartrees?A．Theyareenergy-consuming. B．Theyarespace-saving.C．Theyareeasilyaccessible. D．Theyhavegeographicallimitation.3、Whatmakesthesolartreecollectmoreenergy?A．Thehi-techmaterialsbuiltinthepanels. B．Thenumberofpanelsfixedonit.C．Thecorrectplacementofthetree. D．Theflexibilitvofitsdesign.4、What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewtechnologicalinvention.B．Toexplainwhyscientistsdesignsolartrees.C．Todescribethefeaturesofsolartrees.D．Toshowthebenefitsofsolarpowertechnology.22．（8分）Inbusiness,there’saspeeddifference:It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm’sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup”improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower”and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudy,higher-companieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge”inParagraph2mean?A．Getanadvantage.B．Increasethespeed.C．Reachthelimit.D．Setagoal.2、Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics”inParagraph3means________.A．spendingmoretimeandperformingworseB．spendingmoretimeandperformingbetterC．spendinglesstimeandperformingworseD．spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.B．Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.C．Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.D．Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.4、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthekeytodecidingstrategicspeed?A．Pausingatkeymoments.B．Thesizeofcompany.C．Theboss.D．Thequalityoftheproducts.5、Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Improvequality?Servebetter.B．Delivervalue?Ploughahead.C．Reducetime?Movefaster.D．Needspeed?Slowdown.23．（8分）MyfriendSmitastartsworryingabouteverylittlethingonearth.SayifherhomeWi-Fistopsworking,orsayiftheheaterswitchgoeswrong,shewouldcallmeupanxiously,asifthewholeworldhasfallenapart.Really,there’snothingworsethannotbeingabletoenjoylifebecausesomethingisstuckinyourheadthatwon’tgoaway.Sowhatworryactuallyisallabout?Themindlikestoanchoritselftotheknown.Worryisasymptomofthedeep-rootedfearyouexperiencewhenyouhavetowalkintotheunknown.Youpreferthingstobepredictable.Youfearthatanyunexpectedturnineventswouldthrowyourcarefulplanningintochaos.Themoreenergyyougivetoyourfears,themoreanxiousyoubecome.Inreality,allformsofworryrepresentanunderlyinglackoftrust.Youareunabletotrustinthegoodnessoflife.Eventhoughthingscouldturnoutinanumberofways,youhaveatendencytobelievethatthingsaregoingtoturnoutnegativeratherthanpositive.Negativityisonlyhurtingyou—nooneelse.Itjustdrainsyouemotionallyanddistractsyoufromthemostimportantthingsoflife.Itissuckingawaythemotivationthatyoucouldotherwiseapplytowardssomethingpositiveandproductive,likefeelinggratitudeforwhatyoudohaveinyourlife.Gratitudemeansthankfulness,countingyourblessings,noticingsimplepleasures,andacknowledgingeverythingthatyoureceive.Worryingcanbehelpfulwhenitpushesyoutotakeactionandsolveaproblem.Butifyou’repreoccupiedwith“whatifs”andworst-casescenarios(设想),worrybecomesaproblem.Constantdoubtsandfearscanweakenyouremotionalenergy,sendyouranxietylevelssoaring,andinterferewithyourdailylife.Youcantrainyourmindtostaycalmandlookatlifefromamorepositiveperspective.1、WhydoesthewritermentionSmitaatthebeginningofthepassage?A．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.B．Toshowtheharmofmoderntechnology.C．Togiveusanexampleforustolearnfrom.D．Toshowthegoodrelationshipbetweenthem.2、Whichofthefollowingwillcauseworry?A．Carefulplanning.B．Increasingenergy.C．Thingsunpredictable.D．Trustofothers.3、Whatwillhappenwhenyouarcfullofnegativity?A．Youwillbethankful.B．Youwillcountyourblessings.C．Youwillnoticesimplepleasures.D．Youwillbeemotionallydrained.4、Whatissuggestedwhenyouhavetoomuchworry?A．Thinkingaboutmany“whatifs”.B．Trainingyourselftostaypositive.C．Reducingyouremotionalenergy.D．Makingyouranxietylevelshigher.24．（8分）TourInformationofBodleianLibraries,UniversityofOxfordImportantnotes:Allourguidedtoursareconductedbyourprofessionallytrainedvolunteerguides.Weareabletotakechildrenaged11andoverintotheworkingareasoftheBodleianLibraryonthesetours.Weregretthattheguidedtoursarenotrecommendedtoyoungerchildren.Howtobook:PurchaseselectedticketsonlineorattheGreatGateticketofficeatleasttwodaysaheadoftime.1.MinitourTheminitourallowsyoutoviewthemostbeautifulpartsoftheBodleianLibraryinjust30minutes.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchoolandDukeHumfrey’smedieval(中世纪的)library.Length:30minutesPrice:£6perpersonTimes:Monday—Saturday:9:30,15:30,16:00,16:40Sunday:12:45,14:15,14:45，15:15,16:00,16:402.StandardtourThistourshowsyoutheinteriorofthebuildingsthatformthehistoricheartoftheUniversity.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor’sCourtandDukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary.Length:60minutesPrice:£8perpersonTimes:Wednesday—Friday:10:30,11:30,13:00,14:00Sunday:11:30,14:00,15:003.Extendedtour—Upstairs,downstairsThistourofferstheopportunitytovisitboththeBodleianLibrary’swonderfulhistoricroomsandthemodernundergroundreadingrooms.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor’sCourt,DukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary,RadcliffeCameraandGladstoneLink.Length:90minutesPrice:£15perpersonTime:WednesdayandSaturday：9*154.Extendedtour—ExplorethereadingroomsAnexplorationoftheBodleianLibrary’swonderfulreadingroomswherescholarshavestudiedforcenturies.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor^Court,DukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary,UpperReadingRoomandRadcliffeCamera.Length:80minutesPrice:£14perpersonTimes:Sunday:11:15,13:151、WhencanyoutakeaStandardtour?A．At9:30onMonday. B．At13:00onSaturday.C．At14:00onThursday. D．At12:00onSunday.2、Whatarevisitorsrequiredtodotogoonthetours?A．Bringtheirownguides. B．Setoffearlyinthemorning.C．Avoidtakingchildren. D．Makereservationsinadvance.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．lThefirsttourcanbebookedviatelephone.B．Thesecondtourshowsamodemundergroundreadingroom.C．Thethirdtourcoststhemost.D．Thefourthtourlaststhelongest.25．（10分）AppleannounceditsnewiPhoneslastweek,butcompetitors’mobilephonescandomanyofthesamethingsforlessmoney.ThenewiPhone8andXhavewirelesscharging,edge-to-edgeglassscreenanddoublecameras.ButallofthesefeaturesarealreadyavailableinsmartphonesfromChina’sHuaweiandOppo,andKorea’sSamsung.WhileAppleasksbuyerstopay$1,000foritshigh-endmodel,someAsianphonemakerscanoffersimilarfeaturesforless.Atonetime,Chinesemanufacturerscopiedfeaturesanddesignsfromotherstoproducelow-costphones.Buttheyhavenowaddedhigh-endfeaturestotheirphonesandtheycontrolnearlyhalftheglobalmobilephonemarket.MediaMarktSaturnisEurope’sbiggestelectronicsseller.AspokespersonforthestoretoldReutersthat,“HuaweiisseenasarelevantcompetitortoAppleandSamsungbycoveringallmajorpricepointsandplacingbiginvestmentsinmarketingandsales.’’ShealsosaidthattheChinesecompaniesHuawei,ZTE,LenovoandTCLwereamongthetop-10best-sellingsmartphonesinitsstores.Chinesemanufacturers’fastgrowthhasbeenfueledbystrongsalesinChina.Buttheynowexport40percentoftheirsmartphones.Thatisalmostdoublethenumberfromjustthreeyearsago,accordingtotheHongKonginvestmentcompanyCLSA．Huaweiiscurrentlytheworld’sthirdlargestphonemakerbehindSamsungandApple.AccordingtoresearchcompanyCanalys,theChinesecompanyisgettingclosertosecond-placeAppleandmightovertakeitlaterthisyear.Huaweiplanstoshowitstop-of-the-lineMate10phoneonOct.16.Thephonewillhaveartificialintelligencefeaturessuchasinstanttranslationandimagerecognitionandwillcostlessthan$1,000.OtherChinesecompaniesarelookingtoenterthehigh-endsmartphonemarket.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Smartphone’smanufacturers.B．Applesmartphone’sfeatures.C．Asianphonemakers’fastgrowth.D．CompetitionamongAsianphonemakers.2、WhichisNOTamongthetop3phonemakersintheworld?A．TCL.B．Samsung.C．Apple.D．Huawei.3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．HueweiwillhaveovertakenApplebylater2017.B．Chinesemakers’phoneswithhigh-endfeaturescostless.C．Thetop-10smartphonesaretoenterthehigh-endcompetition.D．40percentofAsiansmartphonesareexportednow.4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsAsianphonemakers?A．Doubtful.B．Concerned.C．Optimistic.D．Uncertain.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Theysayafteraparentsdies,thesurvivingchildrencantakenonsomeoftheirparent’scharacteristics.I1becominganythinglikemydadforyears

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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、B4、C5、C6、A7、B8、A9、A10、B11、A12、A13、B14、C15、D16、B17、C18、A19、D20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、B3、D4、A22、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedonherlap,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethingelsetoo.IapologizedwithoutbeingtoldtoandaskedNannytoforgiveme.Shesmiled,rubbedmyhead,andtoldmeIwasagoodbo