湖南省名校联考联合体2023-2024学年高三上学期第二次联考英语试题

名校联考联合体2024届高三第二次联考英语注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whatdidthemando?A.HephonedGeorge. B.HewrotetoGeorge. C.HetalkedwithGeorge.2.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Ataparty. B.Inarestaurant. C.Intheman’shouse.3.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?A.£7.5. B.£15. C.£30.4.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Applyingforajob. B.Attendingameeting. C.Workinginanoffice.5.Whywillthewomangototheman’splaceat7:30?A.Todrinksometea. B.Toseeifhewillgetbetter. C.Togivehimsomemedicine.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whendoesthisconversationtakeplace?A.Inthemorning. B.Intheafternoon. C.Intheevening.7.Whenwillthemancometothewoman’splace?A.Atfouro’clockthisafternoon. B.Attwoo’clockonWednesday. C.Attwoo’clockonMonday.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatkindofpetisthemanallowedtokeepintheapartment?A.Adog. B.Acat C.Arat.9.Whoisthewoman?A.Theman’smother. B.Theownerofthepetstore. C.Theowneroftheapartment.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。10.WhenwilltheplanearriveatSanFrancisco?A.About2:00. B.About5:45. C.About7:45.11.WhydoesthemangotoSanFrancisco?A.Topayavisit. B.Tolivethere. C.Toattendameeting.12.Whatdoesthewomanoffertotheman?A.Herseat. B.Aride. C.Anairticket.13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Friends. B.Neighbors. C.Strangers.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whatkindofcardoesthewomanfirstrecommendtotheman?A.Theeconomycar. B.Themid-sizecar. C.Thefull-sizecar.15.Whydoesn’tthemanwanttheeconomycar?A.It’stoosmall. B.It’sverycheap. C.Itlookslikeabox.16.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthedailyrateforthefull-sizecar?A.It’sacceptable. B.It’stoohigh. C.It’sunexpected.17.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Sellacartotheman. B.Rentacartotheman. C.Buyacarfortheman.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthespeaker’stipsforlearning?A.Takeabreakeveryfewhours. B.Copythetextwhenlearningit. C.Organizeyournotesyou’vetaken.19.Whydoesreadingaloudhelprememberthings?A.Itisanactiveactivity. B.Itmakesyourepeatthings. C.Itfocusesonimportantthings.20.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A.Howtobringbackmemories. B.Howtoimproveyourmemory. C.Howtoavoidlosingyourmemory.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。ANottinghamFoundationCoursesforInternationalStudentsAreyouaninternationalstudentneedingapreparationcourseforundergraduatestudyatNTU?ViewNTUFoundationcoursesofferedthroughNottinghamTrentInternationalCollege(NTIC)onourNottinghamCityCampus.FoundationcoursesThroughNottinghamTrentWeoffertheseinthefollowingsubjectareas:●artanddesign●business,lawandsocialsciences●computing●mediaandcommunications●scienceandengineeringInternationalYearOnecoursesWealsoofferInternationalYearOnecoursestoprogresstothesecondyearofundergraduatecourses.Ifyou’vecompletedhighschoolwithgoodgrades,youcouldchooseanInternationalYearOnecourse.Weoffertheseinthefollowingsubjectareas:●business●computingEntryrequirementsForthefoundationcourses,typicalentryrequirementsareatleast11yearsofeducationandUKVIIELTS5.0.ForInternationalYearOnecourses,typicalentryrequirementsareatleast12yearsofeducationandUKVI5.0.IfyoudonotmeettheEnglishlanguageentrylevelbuthaveatleastUKVIIELTS4.0inallskills,youcandoacoursethatincludesextendedEnglishandskills(EES).HowtoapplyIfyou’reinterestedinapplyingforafoundationcoursepleasecontactNTIC.IfyouwouldliketoarrangeavisittoNTICandtheUniversitypleasecontactNTICstudentservices.21.Whomarethecoursesintendedfor?A.CollegestudentsinBritain.B.HighschoolstudentsinBritain.C.Collegestudentsfromaroundtheworld.D.Highschoolstudentsfromaroundtheworld.22.HowareInternationalYearOnecoursesdifferentfromfoundationcourses?A.Theyareeasier. B.Theyaremoreadvanced.C.Theytakelongertime. D.Theyoffermoresubjects.23.WhatdoesUKVIIELTS5.0probablyshow?A.YourEnglishlevel. B.Youreducationallevel.C.Thecourseyouchoose. D.Thestartdateforthecourse.BThecaptainhadn’teventurnedoffthe“fastenyourseatbelt”lightandMatthewBahaniwasalreadyhavingaroughtime.Matthew,a9-year-oldwithautism(自闭症),wasgrowingincreasinglyanxiousevenashisparentshuggedandkissedhim.“Hegetsnervousandhecan’tcontrolhimself.Hegetsloud.Hemakesnoise.Itisn’teasy,”saidhisfather,SamBahani,48.“Youcan’timaginewhathegoesthrough.Hecan’texpresshimself.”TheBahaniswereamongthetenfamilieswhoparticipatedinaprogramatNewarkThe“AutismExplores”program—whichtakesparticipantsthroughallaspectsoftheflyingexperiencewithoutleavingtheground—alsohelpsparents,whooftenfindthemselvesinthepositionofdealingwithadifficultchild,aswellaswithscarefromotheradultswhomayhavenoideaofthechild’sparticulardifficulty.“Whenyou’reinapublicsituationandthathappens,peoplearenotalwayskind,”saidMatthew’smother,JenniferBahani,42,whoavoidseventheshoppingmallwithMatthew.Eachaspectoftheprogram,fromcheck-intobaggageclaim,relatedtotheflyingexperience,exceptfortheactualflying.Whilethepilotandotherflightcrewmadetheusualannouncementsaboutflyingconditionsortheweatherontheground,theplaneneveractuallypulledbackfromthegate.“It’sabeautifuldayforflying.Sitbackandenjoytheflight,”announcedthepilot,GeoffBender,whose13-year-olddaughter,Teresa,isalsoautistic.“Normalizingactivitieslikeflyingforchildrenwithautismisimportantinmakingsuretheywillleadasfullandindependentalifeaspossible,”hesaid.24.HowdidMatthewfeelontheplane?A.Terrible. B.Bored. C.Puzzled. D.Uninterested.25.Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheprogramforchildrenwithautism?A.Tohelpthemgetusedtoairtravel.B.Tomaketheminterestedinairtravel.C.Toencouragethemtotravelindependently.D.Toletthemexperienceairtravelwiththeirparents.26.Whatdoestheunderlined“that”inparagraph6referto?A.Peoplescaringthechild.B.Peoplebeingunkindtothechild.C.Peopledealingwithadifficultchild.D.Peoplenotknowingthechildisautistic.27.Whatdoweknowabouttheplane?A.Ithadjusttakenoff. B.Itwasontheground.C.Itwaswaitingforpassengers. D.Itwouldsoonlandattheairport.CAtShoFarminnorthernVermont,farmersMelissaHoffmanandShawnSmithworkhandinhandwiththelandanditsinhabitants,andamongthemarehundredsofducks.TheducksatShoFarmarenotbeingraisedtobekilledforfood.Rather,theyarenaturallyinvolvedinfarmingoperations,helpingtomanagepestsandaddfertilizer(肥料)tothesoil.Inthebeginning,Hoffman,whohasabackgroundinorganicfarmingandecologyaction,workedwithecologistsandbiologiststosurveytheplantsandwildlifeallaroundthearea.Thiswas“tounderstandwhowaslivinghere,sothateverythingwedidwasinrelationshiptothelifealreadyhere,”hesays.So,atShoFarm,focusisplacedonlivingharmoniouslyalongsideotherlifeandworkingwithtraditionalecologicalknowledge.Foodisseennotasacommodity(商品)butasarelationshipwithlandandlife.ThemethodsoffoodproductionatShoFarm,aswellasthefarmers’philosophyofworkingwithratherthanagainstnature,areinsharpcontrasttomostmodernagriculturalsystems.Andthat’sthepoint.“We’vebeentalkingalotaboutthebrokenfoodsystemandtheconsequencesofittotheenvironment,towildlife,totheanimalsinanimalagricultureandtohumanhealth,”saysHoffman,addingthatit’snotjustthefoodsystemthat’sbroken.“It’stherelationshipbetweenhumans,non-humananimals,landandnature.”Theducksplayavital,integratedroleonthefarm,explainsHoffman,bynaturallyprovidingpestcontrol,fertilizerand(fuel-free)landmaintenance(维护),justasby-productsoftheirexistence.“Wenoticedwherewesummeredgroupsofducksandpartsofthefoodsystemthatwerenotdoingverywell.Thefollowingyear,thefoodsystemwasefficientlyimproved,”hesays.It’sasymbioticrelationshipthatworkswell.“Animalsdon’thavetobepartofafarminacommoditysense.Theycanbepartofthefarmasapartner,”Hoffmansays.“Theyarewonderfulpartners.”28.WhydidHoffmandoasurveyinthebeginning?A.Togetfamiliarwiththesurroundings.B.Tohaveagoodrelationshipwithotherpeople.C.Toliveinharmonywithotherlifeonthefarm.D.Tohaveagoodunderstandingoforganicfarming.29.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoexplaininparagraph4?A.Thecausesofthebrokenfoodsystem.B.ThereasonsforHoffman’sfarmingmethods.C.Thechangesinmodernagriculturalsystems.D.TheprocessoffoodproductionatShoFarm.30.Whatdoes“asymbioticrelationship”inthelastparagraphimply?A.AnimalsaretreatedwellatShoFarm.B.Animalsarenottobesoldformoney.C.Peopleandanimalsplaythesameroleinorganicfarming.D.Peopleandanimalsworktogetherandbenefiteachother.31.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefarmingatShoFarm?A.Efficient. B.Modern. C.Natural. D.Economical.DSocialscientistshavelongunderstoodthatwhenpeoplearesmartandskilled,they’relikelytogaintrust.Toappearmorecapable—andthereforemoretrustworthy—manypeopletendtoboast(吹嘘),accordingtoanotherlongstandingtheorythatresearcherscallimpressionmanagement.Butanewpapersuggeststhatthecommonmethodpeopleusetogaintrustcouldhavetheoppositeeffect.“Ifyouconsideryourselfahighlycapableindividual,haveagoodeducation,aresuccessfulinlife,thendon’ttalktooproudlyaboutitwhenpresentingyourselftoothersormanagingimpressionsaboutwhatyoucando,”saidMartinReimann,thepaper’sleadauthor.“Itcanbackfire,andpeoplemightbecomedistrusting.”“Sinceimpressionmanagementissowidespread,wewonderedhowitimpactsthewell-knowneffectofabilityontrust,”Reimannsaid.Toanswerthequestion,theresearchersdesignedsevenonlineexperimentsconcerningparticipants’trust.Inoneexperiment,forexample,participantsshoppedforaTVinanonlinemarketplace,similartoAmazon,withthird-partyvendors(销售商).Customerreviewswithstarratingstoldparticipantshowcapableorcompetentvendorswere,andeachvendor’sadeitherdidordidnotincludeaboastfulstatementofself-promotion.Designingsevenstudies,Reimannsaid,allowedtheresearcherstoreachmorepeopleandexplorearangeofvariablesthatmightaffectsomeone’swillingnesstotrust.Thereweremorethan106,000participantsacrossallsevenstudies.Theexperimentsshowedthatparticipantsweremorelikely,unsurprisingly,totrustpeopleorcompaniesthatappearedmorecapable.Buteverystudyalsoshowedthathighlycapablepeopleorcompanieswereviewedaslesstrustworthyiftheyalsoboastfullypromotedthemselves.“Weseetrustasacentralconceptthatholdstogethersociety,”Reimannadded.“Ifwedon’ttrusteachother,thenalotofprocessescouldcometoastandstill.It’simportanttounderstandwhatitisinthefirstplacethatleadspeopletotrusteachother,andhowwecanencouragethatatdifferentlevelsofsociety.That’swhatwewanttofurtheruncover.”32.Accordingtothetext,whatdomanypeopledobyimpressionmanagement?A.Makethemselvesseemmoreimportant.B.Remindothersthatboastingwilllosetrust.C.Showwhattheirimpressionofsomeoneis.D.Provethattheyhavebecomemorecapable.33.Whichofthefollowingintheexperimentwasconnectedwithboasting?A.ATV. B.Participants. C.Vendors. D.Customerreviews.34.Whatwilltheresearchers’futurestudyfocuson?A.Thebadeffectsofboasting. B.People’sviewsonboasting.C.Promotionoftrustamongpeople. D.Differentlevelsoftrustinsociety.35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Peopleneedtobeabletotrusteachother.B.Boastingcouldmakepeopletrustyouless.C.People’strustdependsonhowhonestyouare.D.Beinggoodatyourjobhelpsyoutogaintrust.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Writingisenjoyableandrewardinganditcanbeahobby,afieldofstudy,andevenacareer.36Allittakesisalittlecreativity,somestrongideas,acommandofyourwrittenlanguage,andanunderstandingofhowliteratureistypicallystructured.Followthetipsbelow,andsoonyou’llbereadytoputyourworkouttherefortheworldtosee.37Readinghelpsyoudevelopafirmgrasponhowstoriesarestructured.Whenyoureadabook,youshouldsplityourattentionbetweentheactualeventsinthebookandthewaytheauthorcomposedthatpieceofliterature.Byreading,you’realsostudyinghowpublishedauthorsuselanguageincreativeandinspiringwaysandhowaskilledwriterhandlesacertainsubject.Journalsareawriter’sbestfriend.38Whenyou’reoutinabar,orridingpublictransportation,youwillwitnessallkindsoffascinatingdisplaysofhumanity.Ifyoukeepadetailedjournal,it’smucheasiertojumpintowritingduringyourwritingtime.You’llhaveideas,conversationsyou’veoverheard,orthoughtsthatstruckyou,andyoumaybeabletoturnthoseitemsintostoriesorpoems.Ifreadersrecognizetheconnectionbetweenyourstoryandsomethingfromeverydaylife,theywillbemorelikelytoappreciateyourstory.39Newspapers,newsmagazines,ornewswebsitescanprovideyouwithasteadystreamofstoryideasintheformofnewsevents.Ifyou’vebeenwritingforawhile,chancesaregoodthatyoukeepgettingdrawnbacktoaparticularstyleortopic.Practicingafavoritetypeofwritingisagreatwaytokeepyourselfmotivated,butmakeanefforttovaryyourwritingexercisesonceinawhile.Ifyourwritingprojectsallsoundsimilar,tryadifferentstyle,orthinkofatopicthatcouldneverfitintoyourusualwritingproject.40A.Goodwritersareactuallygoodreaders.B.Nodoubtanyonecanbeacreativewriter.C.Theycanhelpyoubetterexpressyourself.D.Soalwayspaycloseattentiontocurrentevents.E.Asyouknow,writingisdifferentfromreading.F.Youcanusethemasaplacetogatheryourthoughts.G.Takingonnewchallengesisvitalforimprovementinanyfield.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。YoumightsayIfoundmarathoning,stepbystep.Orperhapsitfoundme.Iwas41anathletegrowingup;Infact,Ihaveahardtime42thattermtomyselfeventoday.ItstartedwhenIjoinedagroupofwomeninmyneighborhoodforadailythree-milewalk.Atfirstitwas43.Butsoon,mybodyadjustedandIwanted44.Beforelong,Iwasrunning5miles.ThenIsetagoaltorunahalfmarathon.AndIdidcompletetheCoveredBridgesHalfMarathon.Ithought,“Nowwhat?”Istartedto45amarathon.ItsohappenedthatI46ameetingonenightandlistenedtothespeakerandcoach,RickMuhr,andwasso47byhiswords.ItoldhimthatIhadsignedupfortheOceanStateMarathon,justaweekaway,andthatIreallydidn’tbelieveIcould48.Ricklockedeyeswithmeandsaid,“Trish,you’vedoneenoughtraining.You’llfinish!”Ineverhadsomeone49melikethat,letaloneareal,livecoach.Hegavemethe50Ineeded.Isetouttorunmy51marathonandcompleteditin4:25:00.LittledidIknowthatthiswouldbethebeginningofnearlyadecadeofmarathonanddistancerunning.Runningamarathonisn’tforeverybody.Butitisforanybody,anybodywhowantsto52theunreachableandtotakethat53intotherestoftheirlife.Whenyoucrossthefinishlineyoumayneverhavea54pictureofwhatyouaremadeofandcapableofaccomplishing.Your55oftheworldand,moreimportantly,ofyourselfwillforeverbechanged!41.A.always B.rarely C.never D.nearly42.A.pointing B.applying C.turning D.spreading43.A.hard B.relaxing C.unfamiliar D.exciting44.A.some B.both C.more D.none45.A.report B.record C.recall D.consider46.A.held B.missed C.attended D.mentioned47.A.inspired B.disturbed C.embarrassed D.amused48.A.participate B.finish C.win D.run49.A.agreewith B.relyon C.carefor D.believein50.A.confidence B.pleasure C.satisfaction D.motivation51.A.last B.first C.only D.second52.A.test B.identify C.imagine D.reach53.A.knowledge B.request C.principle D.experience54.A.bigger B.brighter C.clearer D.nicer55.A.view B.love C.description D.memory第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。Possiblythemosthelpfulandjoy-bringingappI’veaddedtomyphonelatelyisMerlin,afreebirdidentificationprogram56(create)bytheCornellUniversityLabofOrnithology.Therearemanyfeaturestheappoffers,andmyfavoriteisthebirdsonglisteningfeature,57youcanturnonyourphone’smicrophoneandhearrecordeddiversebirdsongs.Hearingbirdsongisa58(remind)thatwe’renotaloneinthegreatoutdoors—orinlife.Takingawalkoutdoors,Ineverceasetobe59(pleasant)surprisedtoencounterfarmorebirdsthanIthought.Ialsoenjoyhearingdifferentcallsshowupas60samespecies,evidencethatthebirdsarecommunicatingwitheachother.Thesenseofcalm,well-beingandpleasurethatIfeelwhenI’mhearingbirdsong61(support)byresearch.Onestudylookedat26,000individualsin26Europeancountriesandfoundremarkably62(high)life-satisfactionamongthosewholivedneardiversebirdhabitats.Afascinatingfindingwasthat63(see)10percentmorebirdspeciesgeneratedsimilarsatisfactiontocomparableincreaseinincome.So,whenyoutakeawalkoutdoorsorgoforahike,64(listen)forthebirdsthatshareyourspace.PerhapsyoucanbeinspiredbythisChineseproverb(谚语):“Keepagreentreeinyourheart,65per