江苏省南通市西亭高级中学2024届高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

江苏省南通市西亭高级中学2024届高三第二次联考英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。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，再选涂其它答案标号。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（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought2．________aboutthemanwearingsunglassesduringnightthathewasdeterminedtofollowhim.A．SocuriousthedetectivewasB．SocuriouswasthedetectiveC．HowcuriouswasthedetectiveD．Howcuriousthedetectivewas3．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those4．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded5．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless6．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade7．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto8．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed9．Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted10．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need11．Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold12．________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared13．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have14．________yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.A．IfIread B．ShouldIreadC．HadIread D．IfIcouldhaveread15．______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof16．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as17．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a18．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t19．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition20．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked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）RayTokuda,a54-year-oldJapaneseAmerican,isproudofthetitlehisschoolhasgivenhim.HeisaShifu,aChinesewordliterallymeaningamaster,mentororseniorpractionerofmartialarts.Tokudahasreasontobeproud.HehasbeeninvolvedwithChinesemartialartsforalmostfourdecades.AfterlearningthematthemartialartsschoolinNewMexicoState,todayheisamongthemostexperiencedkungfuteachersoftheschool.PracticingmartialartstwotothreehoursandhelpingstudentsimprovetheirskillshavebecomeTokuda’sdailyroutine.Heexpectstopracticeandteachmartialartsfortherestofhislife.“I’mstilllearning.It’sworthmorethanalifetimetolearnChinesemartialarts,”hesaid.“OnceIstarted,Ijustcouldn’tstop.Ithinkit’salsothemagicofChineseculture.”Tokudawassenttothemartialartsschoolwhenhewas10.Hestillremembershowunwillinghewaswhenstartingout.“MyfatherhadalwayswantedtolearnChinesemartialartsbutnevergotthechance,soheputhiskidin,”hesaid.“IwassoafraidatthattimebecauseIthoughtkungfuwasallaboutfighting.”Butthingschangedafterhelearnedthatmartialartsweremorethanpunchingandkicking.“Oneofthethingsmartialartsteachmeisovercomingadversity,”Tokudasaid.“Asalittlekid,myfirstlessonwaslike,oh,look,thisisathingthatIcangetthroughbydiligence,perseverance(毅力)anddedication,andthatwaspricelessformylife.”LearningChinesemartialartsopenedagatewayforhimtobetterunderstandChineseculturebecausehecouldhearalotofancientChinesekungfu-relatedstories.“ItislikeinAmerica,wherewehearstoriesaboutknightsinshiningarmorandKingArthurandnobledeedsdone,”hesaid.“IfeelmartialartspreservesomethingofancientChinathatcan’tbefoundinbooks.Theyaresortofanoralhistory.”TokudahasalsobeeninvitedtovariouseventsinhishomestatetoshowcasetraditionalChineseculture,includingthedragondanceandliondance,whichhealsolearntatthemartialartsschool.Becauseofthis,heisnowconsideredaculturalenvoy(使者)intheeyesofthepublic.1、Tokudadidn’twanttolearnkungfubecausehehadthoughtitwas________.A．practical B．magicalC．violent D．difficult2、Fromthepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutTokuda?A．Helearntmartialartsfromhisfather.B．Heisthefounderofthekungfuschool.C．Helearntfrommartialartshowtodealwithdifficulties.D．Heisthemostexperiencedkungfuteacherofhisstate.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTokuda?A．Modestandfriendly. B．Devotedandpersevering.C．Talentedandhumorous. D．Motivatedandconsiderate.22．（8分）LouiArmstronghadtwofamousnicknames（绰号）.SomepeoplecalledhimBagamo.Theysaidhismouthlookedlikealargebag.MusiciansoftencalledhimPops,asasignofrespectforhisinfluenceontheworldofmusic.Bornin1901inNewOrleans,hegrewuppoor,butlivedamonggreatmusicians.Jazzwasinventedinthecityafewyearsbeforehisbirth.Armstrongoftensaid,“JazzandIgrewuptogether.”Armstrongshowedagreattalentformusicwhenhewastaughttoplaythecornet（短号）ataboy’shome.Inhislateteens,Armstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician.Heplayedinparades,clubs,andonthesteamboatsthattraveledontheMississippiRiver.Atthattime,NewOrleanswasfamousforthenewmusicofjazzandwashometomanygreatmusicians.Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal.In1922hewenttoChicago.There,thetaleofLouisArmstrongbegan.Fromthenuntiltheendofhislife,Armstrongwascelebratedandlovedwhereverhewent.ArmstronghadnoequalwhenitcametoplayingAmericanpopularsongs.Hiscornetplayinghaddeephumanityandwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosay,”ListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.“Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyleandalsooneofthebest-knownandmostadmiredpeopleintheworld.Hisdeath,onJuly6,1971,washeadlinenewsaroundtheworld.1、ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe.A．lookedlikeamusicianB．wasaninfluentialmusicianC．showedaninterestinmusicD．traveledtoplaymodernmusic2、Paragraph3isorganized.A．byspaceB．byexamplesC．bytimesequenceD．bycomparison3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutArmstrongisTRUE?A．HistalebeganinNewOrleans.B．Hewasbornbeforejazzwasinvented.C．Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners.D．Helearnedpopularmusicataboy’shome.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheInventionoftheJazzMusicB．TheSpreadofPopularMusicC．TheMakingofaMusicianD．TheFatheroftheJazzStyle23．（8分）AsurveybyaninternationaltemporaryserviceagencyfoundthatU.S.managersbelievethatpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetterattheirjobs,comparedwiththosewhohavelittleornosenseofhumour.Infact,about96percentofthosesurveyedsaidpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetter.Thesurveywentontopointoutthattheresultssuggestthatasenseofhumourmayhelplight-heartedemployeeskeeptheirjobsduringtoughtimes.And,what'smore,itmaypushthemupthecorporateladderpasttheirhumourlesscolleagues.Why?Itseemsthatthosewithasenseofhumourarebettercommunicatorsandbetterteamplayers.Studieshaveshownthathappyworkersaremoreproductive.Infact,aresearcheratCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthathumourcouldhelptheemployeestoreleasetension.ResearchdonebypsychologistDr.AshtonTriceatMaryBaldwinCollegeinVirginiashowedthathumourhelpsusthink.Whenpeoplefeelstuckonimportantprojects,theytendtofeelangryordepressed.AccordingtoDr.Trice'sresearch,takingtimeouttolaughcanhelpustogetridofnegativefeelingsandallowustoreturntoataskormoveontoanotherprojectunaffectedbypastdefeat.Ifhumourisreallythisimportant,thenwhydon'tweuseitmoreoftenonthejob?Mostlikely,themainreasonisthatmanypeopleareunawareofthepositiveeffectsofhumourintheworkplace.However,itisimportanttorealizethatsomehumourisnotsuitablefortheworkplace,andthatitisoftenusedatwrongtimes.1、Mostpeoplethinkasenseofhumourcan________.A．helpyoutodoyourworkbetterB．makeyouhavearichlifeC．makeyoupleasedwithyourworkD．helpyoutomakemorefriends2、Manypeopledon'tusehumourmoreintheworkplacebecause__________.A．theylikekeepingsilentwhenworkingB．theydon'tknowthepositiveeffectsofhumourC．theythinktheyshouldobeytherulesD．theydon'tlikejokingorlaughing3、Apersonwithoutasenseofhumouriseasier__________.A．tofeelsurprisedB．togetalongwithC．tobeworriedD．tobesuccessful4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A．PeoplewithaSenseofHumour.B．HumourIsImportantintheWorkplace.C．HumourandHumourless.D．EveryoneLikesHumour.24．（8分）Inmyentirechildhood,doctorstoldmeIwasoverweightsothatIwouldneverplaysportsorbeathletic.Nooneshouldlistentothenegativityofothers.Ifsomeonesaysyoucan’t,thenprovethemwrong.WhenIfirststartedIcouldn’tdoasingleproperpushupandIwasoutofbreathafterwalkingupthebasementstairs.Insteadofgivingupandsayingitwashopeless,Idecidedtostruggleagainstwhatthedoctorshadtosayaboutmyfuture.Itwasn’tfunatfirst.Infact,itwasextremesuffering.Thefirst2-3yearswerespentjustgettingmyselftothepointwheremosthealthyyoungmenwouldmerelystartfrom.ItwasonlyafteryearsofhardworkandpatiencethatIbegangainingaconsiderableamountofmuscleandstrength.WhenIfinallygottothepointoffeelinggoodaboutmyselfandmybodyforthefirsttimeinmylife,mybodydecidedtogivemethefingeronceagain.Idevelopedsevereulcerativecolitis(溃疡性结肠炎)andlostitall.Thechildwhooncewasextremelyoverweightwasnowthemanwholookedlikeacancersurvivor.Iwentfrom210poundsfairlyfitto160poundsofskinandbonewithin2-3months.Onceagain,IworkedmywaybackuptowhereIoncewasandrunmoreandmoreforgreaterdistancesandlongerperiods.Nowtat205poundsandnearingmiddleaged,IamthefittestIhaveeverbeeninmylife.Iamnotsharingthisstoryinordertotalkbig.IamonlyhopingthatmystorywillencouragesomeonewhoisstrugglinglikeIwastostepupandtaketheirlifeandtheirhealthintotheirhands.Nevergiveup!IfIcandoit,thenanyonecan.1、Whatdidtheauthordecidetodoaccordingtoparagraph1?A．Beaprofessionalathlete.B．Followthedoctors’advice.C．Setthedoctors’adviceaside.D．Pointoutothers’negativity.2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenfacingchallenge?A．Waitpatiently.B．Continuefighting.C．Giveuphope.D．Consulthisdoctor.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“givemethefinger”inparagraph3referto?A．Treatmebadly.B．Supportmefirmly.C．Congratulatemewarmly.D．Helpmegreatly.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tosharehisexperiencesagainstillness.B．Toshowhisdeeploveoftakingexercise.C．Toinspireotherstomeetchallengesbravely.D．Tointroduceanewwayofimprovinghealth.25．（10分）Researchershavefoundbeescandobasicmathematics,inadiscoverythatdeepensourunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenbrainsizeandbrainpower.Recently,AstudyconductedbyresearchersfromRMITUniversityinMelbourne,Australiashowedthatbeescouldperformarithmeticoperationslikeadditionandsubtraction(减法).Solvingmathproblemsrequiresacomplexlevelofinvolvingthementalmanagementofnumbers,long-termrulesandshort-termworkingmemory.ThefindingthateventhetinybrainofahoneybeecangraspbasicmathematicaloperationshasapossibleeffectonthefuturedevelopmentofArtificialIntelligence,particularlyinimprovingrapidlearning.RMIT’sProfessorAdrianDyersaidnumerical(数字的)operationslikeadditionandsubtractionarecomplexbecausetheyrequiretwolevelsofprocessing.“Youneedtobeabletoholdtherulesaroundaddingandsubtractinginyourlong-termmemory,whilementallyusingskillfullyasetofgivennumbersinyourshort-termmemory,”Dyersaid.“Ontopofthis,ourbeesalsousedtheirshort-termmemoriestosolvearithmeticproblems,astheylearnedtorecognizeplusorminusasabstractconcepts.”Thefindingssuggestthatadvancednumericalcognition(认知)maybefoundmuchmorewidelyinnatureamongnon-humananimalsthanpreviouslysuspected.“Ifmathdoesn’trequireamassivebrain,theremightalsobenewwaysforustoincludeinteractionsofbothlong-termrulesandworkingmemoryindesignstoimproverapidAIlearningofnewproblems,”saidDyer.Manyspeciescanunderstandthedifferencebetweenquantitiesandusethistosearchforfood,makedecisionsandsolveproblems.Butnumericalcognition,suchasexactnumberandarithmeticoperations,requiresamorecomplexlevelofprocessing.Previousstudieshaveshownsomeprimates(灵长目动物),birds,babiesandevenspiderscanaddand/orsubtract.Thenewresearch,publishedinScienceAdvances,addsbeestothatlist.1、WhathavetheresearchersfromRMITUniversitydiscovered?A．Therelationshipbetweenbrainsizeandbrainpower.B．Long-termrulesandshorttermworkingmemory.C．Beescanperformcomplexarithmeticoperations.D．Beescandobasicmathematics.2、AccordingtoAdrianDyer,bees’numericalcognition________.A．requiresadditionandsubtractiontwocomplexprocessingB．hasapossibleeffectonthefuturedevelopmentofAIC．onlyinvolvestheirshort-termworkingmemoryD．callsforalotofmathsknowledge3、Whatdoesthefindingofthenewresearchsuggest?A．Beescanrecogizetheexactnumber.B．Arithmeticoperationsexistinhumanandbees.C．Numericalcognitionhasbeenfoundinmanymorespecies.D．Someprimates,birdsandevenspiderscanaddandsubstract.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ADiscoveryAbouttheTinyBrainofBeesB．NewFindingsAboutBeesHavingNumericalCogintionC．NumericalCognitionRequiresaComplexLevelofProcessingD．TheRelationshipBetweenBrainSizeandBrainPower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）GoodHearttoLeanonMorethanIrealized,Dadhashelpedmekeepmybalance.WhenIwasgrowingup,Iwasembarrassedtobeseenwithmyfather.Hewasseverelydisabledandvery1,andwhenwewalkedtogether,hishandonmyarm2balance,peoplewouldstareatus.Iwouldfeeluncomfortableattheunwanted3,ifheevernoticed,henever4thatheknew.Itwas5tocoordinate(协调一致)oursteps—hishesitant,mineimpatient—andbecauseofthat,wedidn’tsaymuch6wewentalong.Whenwestartedout,healwayssaid,“Yousetthepace.Iwilltryto7you.”Ourusualwalkwastoorfromthesubway,whichwas8hegottowork.Inmymemoryhewenttoworkinspiteof9orbadweather,andhenevermissedadayandwould10ittotheofficeevenifotherscouldnot.Henevertalkedabouthimselfasanobjectof11,nordidheshowanyenvyofthemorefortunate.Whathe12forinotherswasa“goodheart”,andifhefoundone,theownerwasgoodenoughforhim.NowthatIamolder,Ibelievethathisideaisaproper13bywhichtojudgepeople,eventhoughI14don’tknowexactlywhata“goodheart”is.ButIknowthetimesIdon’thaveonemyself.Hehasbeengonemanyyearsnow,butIthinkofhimoften.Iwonderifhe15Iwasunwillingtobeseenwithhimduringour16.NowI’msorrythatInevertoldhimhowsorryIwasforfeeling17tobewithhiminpublic.IthinkofhimwhenIcomplain(抱怨)aboutsomethingunimportant,whenIam18ofanother’sgoodfortune,andwhenIdon’t19a“goodheart”.AtsuchtimesIputmyhandonhisarmto20mybalance,andsay,“Yousetthepace.Iwillgobehindyou.”1、A．strongB．shortC．braveD．lucky2、A．forB．withC．overD．on3、A．strengthB．praiseC．courageD．attention4、A．hopedB．foundC．showedD．pretended5、A．interestingB．difficultC．availableD．necessary6、A．unlessB．sinceC．asD．until7、A．affectB．disturbC．defendD．follow8、A．howB．whyC．whenD．where9、A．illnessB．fearC．pressureD．failure10、A．getB．makeC．takeD．hold11、A．lossB．remarkC．blameD．pity12、A．preparedB．lookedC．waitedD．accounted13、A．messageB．choiceC．standardD．comment14、A．stillB．alsoC．everD．just15、A．agreedB．checkedC．sensedD．reasoned16、A．staysB．walksC．talksD．visits17、A．satisfiedB．amusedC．scaredD．ashamed18、A．enviousB．consciousC．proudD．confident19、A．processB．inspectC．evaluateD．possess20、A．repeatB．replaceC．regainD．require第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）EasterIslandisaplace1．largestonestatues(雕像)standbytheocean.Nooneknowsforcertainhowthestatuesweretransportedbytheislanders,mostof2．livedfarawayfromwherethestoneswere.Itwas3．(possible)formentocarrythelargestonestatues,severalofwhichweretooheavy.Peopledoubtthattheyweredragged(牵引)overtheland,whichistoorough(粗糙不平的).Somepeoplethinkthattheislandersusedlargestrong4．(wood)tools,butthereisnotenoughevidencetoprovethis.Thewoodfor5．(make)thetoolsmusthavecomefrombigtrees,6．didnotexistontheisland.AnumberofpeoplethinkthatGodmovedthestatues,7．noscientistsagree.Accordingtotheislanders,thefinishedstatues8．(transport)bythose9．hadmagicpowers,becausethestatueswerebuiltduringthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturies,10．amysterioussocietyruledtheisland.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）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l0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l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分．Lastsummer,Ihadaunforgettableexperience、Ithappenedonmyuncle’sfarmwhichtherearemanyflowers、InaSaturdaymorning,weheardagreatnoisecomingoutside、Lookingoutthewindow,Isawamassofbeesflownabovethefarm、Thereweretoomanybeesthatthewholefarmseemeddark、Wewereveryfrightening、Forsomemoments,thebeesadvancedourhouse、Myuncleweredraggedmeintothebackroomwhichwasverydark、Wecovereduswithablanket,shakingwithfear、Afewhourslater,wecameoutofthebackroomandfoundthebeeshadflownaway、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（2