恩施市重点中学2024届高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

恩施市重点中学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．Withnoonethem，thetwothievesstoleintothehouse．A．watchB．watchingC．watchesD．watched2．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live3．Theenquiry________newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A．todevelop B．developedC．havingdeveloped D．beingdeveloped4．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．accumulates B．accelerates C．collapses D．loosens5．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently6．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed7．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept8．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected9．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which10．—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen11．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends12．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few13．Iliveinatown______runsasmallandwindingriver.A．throughwhichB．whichC．inwhichD．where14．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned15．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing16．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed17．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter18．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted19．Yet_______intheprocessofdevelopmentdidtheystoptoconsidertheimpactoftheir“progress”onnature.A．innotimeB．atnopointC．aslikelyasnotD．moreoftenthannot20．—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.—I______onitforalmostamonthnow.A．workedB．wasworkingC．amworkingD．havebeenworking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）AppleandMicrosofteachlaunchednewproducts.Onecompanyastonishedeveryone.Theothermadepeoplesleepy.Canyouguesswhichwaswhich?Youprobablyguessedwrong.BecauseApple,famousforitscreativeproducts,wasthetechgiantwhosenewproductcausedacollectiveshrug(耸肩).WhileMicrosoft,whichstoleamoveoutoftheApplePlaybook,woncheersfromhigh-end,creative-classconsumerslikebusinessanalysts,mediadesignersandmusicproducers.AsHayleyTsukayamaremarkedatTheWashingtonPost,theSurfaceStudio,oneofMicrosoft'snewproducts,isreallyjustasuper-sizedversionoftheSurfaceBooksproductthatMicrosofthasbeensellingforyears.Butifyou'veeverwatchedsciencefictionmovieslikeMinorityreport--whereTomCruiseseemstooperatepicturesanddatahangingonmid-airbytouchingthem,spreadinghisfingerstoincreaseondetails,andsendingfilesandinformationslidingfromonefoldertoanotherwithaclickofthefingers,youcanseehowMicrosoftistryingtoshowthesameexperience.Meanwhile,apple'snewproductswerealmostlikesomefinepromotionsforitsAppleTV.Theyboast(炫耀)thatthenewMacbookProshasasmallersizeandmorefunctions,andanewtouchscreenbaronlaptopkeyboardswherefunctionkeysusedtobe.Sowhat'sgoingon?Inmanyways,AppleisfocusingonattractingtheaverageconsumerswhohavebeenattractedbyMicrosoft.AndMicrosoftisfocusingontargetingthehigh-endprofessionalsApplehashistoricallybeenassociatedwith.Youcanevenseethisisthecompanies'adcampaigns:Microsoft'sadsstressimaginationandcreativity,whileApple,scommercialchiefperformanceandconvenienceofitsMacbooks.SoAppleistryingtocontroltheworldofdevicesandlaptopsfromthetopdown,startingwiththehigh-endmarketandmovingontoappealtoabroaderbaseofconsumers.Microsoft,havingalreadystrengtheneditselfwithinthebiggerlow-endmarket,isnowattemptingtheoppositewithabottom-upstrategy.Willthesesucceed?Timewilltell...1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Microsoft'snewproductsmadeabighit.B．Apple'sproductsaimathigh-endconsumers.C．AppleandMicrosoftdevelopedthesameproducts.D．ThedesignofMicrosoft'sproductsisoriginalandunique.2、WhydoestheauthormentionthesciencefictionmovieinParagraph2?A．ToshowhowtrendyMicrosoft’snewproductsare.B．TotellusMicrosoft'snewproductscanbeusedinmovies.C．Toencouragemorepeopletoseethesciencefictionmovie.D．ToshowMicrosoft’snewproductsareinspiredbythemovie.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwopartsofthetext?A．Appleischangingitsfocusonconsumergroupsfromaveragetohigh-endones.B．Microsoftischangingitsfocusonconsumergroupsfromhigh-endtoaverageones.C．Thetwocompaniesareadoptingdifferentbusinessstrategiesfromtheirownbefore.D．Thetwocompaniesarefacingfiercecompetitionwitheachother.4、Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A．LeisureandEntertainment.B．EconomicsandBusiness.C．CultureandEducation.D．LifeandFashion.22．（8分）AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromance,closetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesingle.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeople.Thecomplaintsofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownas“supermarketdating”.AtGalerieLafayetteGourmet,singlescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyes，brownhair,andis1.8meterstall,orwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisParislocation,singlepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:30and9:00p.m.Whentheywalkthroughthedoor,theypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlove.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquickly,andthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles.Withpurplebasketsinhand,shopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopay,theycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish(美化)one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarket,ontheotherhand,isconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inaddition,whatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitiveside.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesedaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystore.1、WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?A．Thedifficultyinfindingamatch.B．Theideaofsupermarketdating.C．Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.D．Theinconvenienceinshopping.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredbutisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?A．ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.B．ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C．Onlysinglepeoplecanshopinthesupermarket.D．Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.3、Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A．Theyscheduletheirmeetinginadvance.B．Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.C．Theypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcare.D．Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.4、WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A．Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.B．Thesupermarketdatingismorefun.C．Thesupermarketdatingismoretrustworthy.D．Thesupermarketdatingismoreeconomical.23．（8分）Oneofthehardestpartsoflivingabroadisbeingawayfromyourlovedones,especiallyyourfamily.Whilemyfriendsaresoimportanttome,I’vepersonallyfounditmoredifficultbeingawayfromfamily.However,Iwasfortunatethatmymumandsisterrecentlyfoundthetimetoseeme.BothmysisterandIhavemajorbirthdaysthisyearasshe'stuming18andI'llbe21.Mysisterisaverybigmusicfanandthisyear,IcreatedmystatusasthebestoldersisterbykeepinganeyeoutformusicconcertsinParis.InourhometownofLeicester,wedon’tregularlygetmanywell-knownartistsplayinginourcity.ButinParis,Imanagedtogetthebest18thbirthdaypresentofall:ticketsforallthreeofustoseemysister’sfavoriteAmericanrapper,AngelHaze.Iwilltrytovisitformysister’sactualbirthdayinJune,thechanceformysisterandmymumtovisitbecameabirthdaytreat.TheexperienceoffindingourwaytogethertotheconcertorgettingtoshowthemaroundtheParissitessuchastheEiffelTower,theArcduTriompheandevenmyfavoriteicecreamplace,Amorino,wasanamazingmemoryforusall!DespitethefactthatIfelttheslightpressuretomakesuretheweekendwentsmoothly,eventheheavyrainfailedtodampenourmood.Therefore,whileitcanbedifficultbeingawayfromhomeandpotentiallymissingbigfamilymoments,therearewaystoavoidthesadnessandfindawaytomakethebestofyoursituationtocreateanunforgettablememory.JustlikethecontinuingrainwhilewewentuptheEiffeltower,everycloudhasasilverlining,becausethenwegotthefunniestphotosever!1、What

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photos.24．（8分）SpringtimeInParisDeparture:May5,12,19andJune94daysfor£129perpersonParisinthespringtimewas,isandalwayswillbesomethingratherspecial.Whynotexperienceitforyourselfwiththisexcellentbreakforfourdays?Thisattractivecityhassomethingtooffereveryoneandwithpricesatjust￡129,it'sgreatvaluetoo.YourbreakbeginswithexecutivecoachtransferfromregionalpickuppointsandtraveltoParisisviacross-channelferry,arrivingatyourhotelintheevening.Thehotelisanexcellentqualityonewithprivatefacilitiesinallrooms:satelliteTV,radio,telephoneandalarmclock.IthasabarandrestaurantandissituatedabouttwomilessouthofNotreDameenablingyoutoexplorePariswithease.Thefollowingday,aftercontinentalbreakfast(included),thecoachtakesyouonacomprehensivesightseeingtourofthecity,duringwhichyouwillseetheEiffelTower,ChampsElysees,L'ArcdeTriomphe,theLouvre,andinfactalmosteveryfamouslandmarkyouhaveeverheardof.YouthenleaveParisandtakeashortdrivetothemagnificentPalaceofVersailles,thehomeofLouisXIV.Thetourendsmid-afternoonbackinPariswhereyouwillhavetheremainderofthedayatyourleisure.Intheeveningthereisa"ParisByNight"tourshowingyouthebeautifulbuildingswithbrightlights.DaythreetakesyoutoMontmartre,perhapsthemostpicturesqueofParisandhomeoftheSaereCoeurandtheMoulinRouge.Intheafternoonyouarefreetoexplorethisbeautifulcityasyouwish,perhapsapleasurevoyageontheRiverSeine,wanderaroundthepicturesquegardensorlookthroughamongtheantiqueshops.Intheeveningyouwillhavetheopportunitytovisitthebestnightclubinthecity,thesplendidParadisLatin.Onthefinaldaywe'rebacktotheU.K.viachannelferry.Includedinthepriceof￡129perpersonReturnexecutivecoachtraveltoParisReturnferrycrossings3nightsaccommodationinatwinbeddedroominaCentralParishotelwithprivatefacilitiesContinentalbreakfastduringyourstayGuidedsightseeingtourof"ParisByDay"and"ParisByNight"VisittoChateauofVersailles(admissionnotincluded)TouronMontmartreServicesofanexperiencedbi-lingualtourguideatalltimes1、DuringthestayinParis,thetouristswillhave___________.A．freetimeformorethanhalfadayB．a“ParisByNight”touronthefirsteveningC．apleasurevoyageontheRiverSeinetogetherD．achancetoliveinahoteltwomilesawayfromParis2、Whichofthefollowingcanwelearnaboutthetravelschedulefromthetext?A．ThetouristswillreturnonJune9.B．ThetouristsmaysetoffonMay12.C．ThetouristsmayexploreNotreDameindepth.D．ThetouristswillspendonenightinParadisLatin.3、Afterpaying￡129,thetouristswillhavetopay____.A．thecontinentalbreakfastsB．thetouronMontmartreC．admissiontickettoChateauofVersaillesD．servicesofabi-lingualtourguide25．（10分）MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseumOurmonthlytalksstartat19:30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:00.November7thTheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilengineers”.December5thIcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering,Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon’sicetradegrew.February6thAnUpdateontheCotswordCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.March6thEyotsandAits-ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshadmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.Onlinebookings:.uk/bookMoreinto:.uk/whatsonLondonCanalMuseum12-13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT.uk

www.canalmuseum.mobiTel:020771308361、WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?A．February6th. B．December5th.C．November7th. D．March6th.2、WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?A．TheCanalPioneers. B．AnUpdateontheCotswordCanalsC．EyotsandAits-ThamesIslands D．IcefortheMetropolis3、WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames.A．MirandaVickers B．MalcolmTuckerC．ChrisLewis D．LizPayne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）OneofthegreatestconcertsIeverattendednevertookplaceatall.Notquite,anyway.Instead,aviolent1,whichcameprettymuchoutofnowhereonasummernight,lefttheSaratogaPerformingArtsCenterwithoutelectricalpower.The

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thatnight,withoutpoweredloudspeakerandinthenear-darknessofasummereveningstorm.1、A．floodB．earthquakeC．thunderstormD．fire2、A．globalB．unexpectedC．regularD．uncertain3、A．chanceB．actionC．troubleD．stage4、A．shoutingB．strugglingC．waitingD．gathering5、A．concertB．rainC．danceD．sunlight6、A．climbedB．steppedC．jumpedD．held7、A．pianoB．conductorC．violinD．band8、A．admireB．broadcastC．circleD．light9、A．remainedB．occupiedC．hidD．worked10、A．floodingB．cleaningC．irrigatingD．destroying11、A．eitherB．yetC．everD．just12、A．screamingB．complainingC．performingD．listening13、A．violinistB．lightingC．musicD．cheering14、A．briefB．successfulC．boringD．embarrassing15、A．allrightB．nevermindC．don’tworryD．thankyou16、A．weakB．enthusiasticC．frequentD．permanent17、A．losttheircontrolB．traveledC．madetheirwayD．looked18、A．awayB．downC．outD．back19、A．respectB．analysisC．generosityD．tolerance20、A．trickB．giftC．reliefD．mercy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）Inmanycountries,1．isnotunusualforfamiliesofdifferentbackgroundstolivetogetherinthesharedspace.2．,intheUnitedStates,thisideamaystillbeconsideredstrange.Butthistypeofhousing,3．(call)co-housing,isgettingits4．(popular)intheUnitedStates,too.Co-housingcomplexes(综合设施)appearacrossthecountry.Formanypeople,thiswayoflifeisagood5．(choose)inthebusymodernsociety.Aco-housingcommunityhas6．(private)ownedhousesandsharedland.Thereisoftena“commonhouse"withakitchenanddiningroom,meetingroom,andmaybeaworkshopoflibraryormusicroom.About25co-housingcommunities7．(build)inrecentyears,and150moreareplanned.Aco-housingcomplexisaplace8．citizensshop,cook,andeattogether.Citizensofaco-housingcomplexlikeitssenseofsharedcommunity.Childrenhaveotherkidstoplay9．,whichmanyfamilieslike.Othercitizenslikethefeelingoflivingina“village”.Citizensalsosaythattheycanliveinco-housingfor10．(little)moneythantheywouldpayfornearbyapartments.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。BythetimeKenny,16,reachedhisthreeyearofhighschool,hehasbecomevicepresidentofhisschool’scookingclub、Kennysaidhedevelopedhisloveforcookingbywatchinghisgrandmother,sheownedabusiness、Andatageof5,hecookedhisfirstdish、Takeittoschoolforlunch,hewarmeditupintheschool’smicrowave,whiletheotherkidatesandwiches、“Ilov