2023-2024学年湖北省襄州一中枣阳一中等四校重点中学高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖北省襄州一中枣阳一中等四校重点中学高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup2．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where3．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie4．Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold5．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick6．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted7．Tomakeextra-classeducationrunontherighttrack,Chinaistightening_____ofafter-schooltraininginstitutions.A．applicationB．regulationC．adaptationD．cooperation8．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff9．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless10．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked11．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division12．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．attemptC．bother D．hesitate13．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a;the D．/；a14．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight15．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget16．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone17．We______becarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.A．may B．can C．might D．should18．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing19．Itisunwisetodisturbonewhoisdevotedtohiswork.Just_____.A．facethemusicB．flyoffthehandleC．eatyourwordsD．biteyourtongue20．Aftercollege,hewasemployedinamiddleschoolandthereeversince.A．wouldworkedB．hadworkedC．workedD．hasworked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）Ifitwereuptome,I’dwritethispiecenextweekorevenlater.Letthedustsettleabit.ButIhavemyfather’sinsistentvoiceinmyhead:thestoryisnow,soyouwriteitnow.Noonewantstoreadlastweek’snews.MyfatherMichaelwasajournalist.Hestartedatage16onhislocalpaper,theLutonNews,andafternineyearsthere,hewentontoasix-decadecareerthatsawhimwritemorethan40biographiesofHollywoodstarsandspendaquarter-centurypresentingaweeklyradioshow.FromhimIlearnedaboutdeadlinesandaccuracy,andabsorbedhisruleaboutprofessionalclothing,onehehadbeentaughtbyhisfirstboss.Evenwhenhewasworkingathome,myfatherwouldfollowthatrule:shirtandtie,everyday.Therewereotherlessobviouslessons.Thefirstisaboutbeingmanly.Drivenandcompetitive,hewasn’tpresentforthebirthofanyofhisthreechildren,buthewastheverymodelofbeinglovingandfaithful.Myfathernevertookmetothefootballortaughtmetochangeatyre.Inapub,hemightmanagesomedrinks,buthismainfocuswouldusuallybethefoodmenu.Hewasamodelofadifferentkindofmaleness.ButperhapsthebiggestlessonIlearnedfromhimwasaboutresilience(恢复).Hegotdeepblows,losingbothhiswifeandfirstbornchild,mysisterFiona,withintwoyearsofeachother.Andyet,somehow,hegotbackupagain.Hetaughthimselftocookandcontinuedtodressneatly,pickingoutabrightjacketthatensuredhestoodoutinaroom.Hewouldmeeteditorsandwritestorieswiththesamehungerhehad65yearsearlier.Youngercolleagueskeepusingthesamewordabouthim:appealing.IhopeIlearnedhisresilience,thewayIlearnedaboutbeingajournalist.Peoplekeeptellingmethatmyfatherwasproudofme;andthetruthisIwasproudofhim.Raisedinahard-upcornerofwartimeEngland,hewentofftoseetheworld—andheneverstoppedlookingforwardandupward,staringatthestars.1、Whathasmadetheauthorwritedownthetextsosoon?A．Hisfather’swordsmotivatedhimtodoso.B．Hewantedtosettledownafterthewriting.C．Hewantedtowriteitbeforeheforgotit.D．Itwasthestoryheinsistedonwriting.2、Whatwastheauthor’simpressionofhisfather?A．Healwaysmanagedtodressupfollowingthefashion.B．Hesometimeshadahardtimemeetingtheworkdeadline.C．Hetrainedtheauthortobemanlyanddothebasicthings.D．HewascompetitiveatworkandremainedalovingDad.3、Whatwasthebestlessontheauthorlearnedfromhisfather?A．Thenecessityofkeepinggoodshape.B．Quickrecoveryfromsufferingorblow.C．Theabilitytogetacontentcareer.D．Theprideonetakesinhis/herparents.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．DadLeftaDeepImpressiononMeforHisWorkB．DadProvedFaithfulandLovingfortheFamilyC．MyDadShowedHowtoBeaJournalistandaManD．ILearnedtoRecoverQuicklyafteraSuffering22．（8分）WelcometoReadingMuseum’sHands–onLearningserviceReadingMuseumhasbeenofferinglearningopportunitiestoschoolsforover100years,andwithyoursupportwehopetocontinuethistraditionforthenext100years.SESSIONSATREADINGMUSEUMVictorianSchoolroomThesessiontakesplaceinasuperbreconstructionofaschoolroominalatenineteenthcenturyBoardSchool.ThechildrenwillexperiencearangeofVictorianstylelessonsanduseslateboardsanddippens.ThesessionleaderplaystheroleofaVictorianteacherbutwillcomeoutoftheroleduringthesessionthereassurethechildren.Wesupplycostumeforallchildren.VictorianToysOurVictoriannannydeliversthisinterestingsession.Thenannywillhelpchildrentoexplorethedifferencesbetweenrichandpoorchildren’stoysfromthepast.Duringthesessionthechildrenhavetheopportunitytomakeatoytotakehome.VictorianChristmasInaspeciallydecoratedroomthechildrenwillfindouthowtheVictoriansintroducedmanyofourChristmascustoms.Theywillmakeasimplecardorpresenttotakehomeandtakepartinaminipantomime.HOWTOBOOKANEDUCATIONALVISITForuptodatepricesandsessiondetails,pleasevisitourwebsite.uk/schools/sessions/Forallsessionbookingspleasephoneuson01189373400.Weaskthatyoubookatleast4weeksinadvance.Pleasebereadytotelluswhenyouwishtocome,thesession(s)youwishtobookandtheyeargroupofpupils.Oursessionstakeplacebetween10:00and12:00or12:30and14:30.Themaximumgroupsizeis35pupils.Werecommendthatyoubring5adultsforeachgroup.1、WhowillgivetheVictorianstylelessons?A．Thechildren.B．Thesessionleader.C．TheVictoriannanny.D．Thevisitors.2、Youcantakehomethethingsmadebyyourselffrom________.A．VictorianSchoolroom&VictorianChristmasB．VictorianSchoolroom&VictorianToysC．VictorianToys&VictorianChristmasD．Alloftheabove3、Ifyouwanttobookaneducationalvisit,youneedto________..A．gothereinpersonB．callat01189373400C．booktwoweeksinadvanceD．visit.uk/schools/sessions/4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．ReadingMuseumhasprovidedlearningservicesfor200years.B．Atleast5adultsarerequiredtoaccompanyeachgroup.C．Theminimumgroupsizeis35pupils.D．Allthesessionslastfor2hours.23．（8分）Manycitiesintheworldarebenefitingfromthenocturnal(夜间活动的)activitiesofagroupofpeoplewhocallthemselvesguerrilla(游击队的)gardeners.Armedwithtrowels,spadesaridavanfullofflowersandplants,guerrillagardenersturnabandonedurbanlandintoablazeofcolon.Incitycentrelocationswheretherewasmud,weedsandemptyplasticbottles,residentsoftenwakeuptofindthatthewastedareahasbeentransformedovernightwithbrightly-coloredbeddingplants.InmostBritishcities,localgovernmentsandpoliceturnablindeyetotheexploitofthegardeners,whoseactivitiesarealwayscarriedoutundercoverofnightfall.Andsofar,therehasbeennothingbutpraisefromtheastonishedanddelightedlocalresidentswhentheyfindtheirneighborhoodtransformedinsuchastrikingfashion.Notonlydotheguerillagardenersbeautifyneglectedplaces,theyalsoreturnregularlytowatertheplantsandweedtheflowerbeds.Theyalsomakesurethatatleastsomeoftheplantstheybringareevergreens,whichmeansthattheareadoesn’tlookdismalinthewintermonths.ThefirstguerrillagardenerinLondonwasRichardReynolds,whosedayjobisatanadvertisingagency.Mr.Reynolds,agraduateofOxfordUniversity,beganhiseffortstwoyearsagowhenhemovedtoaflatinatowerblockinSouthLondon.Fromhisbalcony,hecouldseeseveralemptyconcretepots,placedbythelocalgovernmenttocontainplantsbutneverused.Hewentoutaftermidnightandfilledthepotswithplants,andthenplantedmoreflowersinthepathleadingtotheentrancetotheblock.Hethensetupawebsitetoexplainhisplanandcalleduponmoregardenerstojoinhim.Cashdonationsfloodedinand,moreimportantly,volunteersrushedtobepartofthecampaign.Withinsixmonths,therewerefivehundredpeopleinLondonpreparedtocomeoutatveryshortnoticetorevitalize(恢复活力)neglectedpartsoftheurbanlandscape.Therearenowunofficialbutcarefully-organizedgroupsinmanycitiesinBritainandNorthAmericaandthereisawebsitewherewould-beurbangardenerscanfindoutthelocationofthenextexpedition.1、Accordingtothetext,guerrillagardenersgottheirnames________.A．becauseoftheresidents’advice B．fromthelocalgovernmentC．forthenatureoftheirwork D．basedonthelocalcultures2、Theseguerrillagardenersdotheirwork________.A．attherequestofthegovernment B．nearbytheirhouseC．ofteninreturnforothers’help D．oftheirownfreewill3、Whydotheguerrillagardenersoftenreturntotheirformerworkingplace?A．Tolookaftertheseplants. B．Toenjoythesebeautifulflowers.C．Tohelpplantslivethroughwintermonths. D．Tochangethetypesoftheseplants.4、RichardReynoldsdecidedtofillthepotswithplantswiththepurposeof________.A．makingtheneighborhoodmorebeautiful B．agreeingwithhisownjobC．advertisingsomeproductsinhisagency D．killinghissparetime5、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheseguerrillagardeners________.A．aremainlyfromtheUnitedKingdom B．willlatergetwellpaidC．arestillnotacceptedbythelocalpeople D．becomemoreandmoreorganized24．（8分）YourNewYear’splantomovemoreisoneofthetoughesttostickto,andagroupofscientistsworkingwithobese(过度肥胖的)micethinkthey’restartingtounderstandwhyRatherthanoursedentary(久坐的)livescausingweightgain,saysAlexxaiKraviz,theNationalInstitutesofHealthneuroscientistwholedthestudy,changesinbrainchemistryafterwestartgainingweightaffectourcapacitytomove.“Obsesmicecanmovejustfine,”saysKravitz,whopublishedtheworkwithhisteaminCellMetabolism“Theyjustdon’t.”WhatKravitz’steamfoundisthattheactivityofaparticulardopamine(多巴胺)receptorlinkedtomovementgoesdownasmicegainweightonahigh-fatdiet.Sotheniceslowdownandtheymoveless.Andwhentheresearchersrestoredtheactivityofthatdopaminereceptor—DR2—themicestartedmovingmore,eventhoughtheywerestillobese.TheteamalsosawthatleanmicemissingtheDR2receptoractedlikeobesemice.Thisisthetarget,saysKravitz—restoringthatdopaminereceptorfunction.“Maybe20or30yearsdowntheroad,wecoulddothatinpeople,”hesays.Andthereisonemorething:ThescientistsfednormalmiceandthemicelackingDR2thesamehigh-fatdiet.Bothsetsofmicegainedweightatthesamerate.KravitzsaysthisisimportantbecausemicelackingDR2movelessfromtheget-go,whereasanormalmousetakesalittletimetostartseeingthatdopaminereceptor-relatedlossofexercise.Theabilitytoexerciseseemstobedisconnectedfromweightgain,hesays.“Exerciseisahealthythingtodo,butitsimpactonweightlosshasbeenexaggerated,”hesays.“Wehavetoberealisticaboutthesizeoftheeffectofexerciseonweight,asopposedtohealthbenefits.”Still,beforeyouabandonyourNewYear’sexerciseplan,keepinmindthatthisstudywasdoneusingahigh-fatdiet,andnotthenormalcalorierestrictionthatpeoplemaintainwhentheydiet.That’sabigdrawbacktothework,saysVickiVieira-Potter,aUniversityofMissouriphysiologistnotinvolvedinthestudy.“Theyfeedthemicewithhigh-fatdiet,itdamagesthereceptor,andthatdecreasesactivity.Thosewhoplantolostweightshouldrememberhigh-fatdietisanicewaytocauseobesityinthelab,butit’snotthesameasthenormalsituationofobesity,”shesays.Sinealsosaysthatalotoftheweightgaininthemicecameaftertheystoppedmovingaround,whichindicatesthatthelossofmovementdidimpactobesity.1、AlexxaiKravitzislikelytoagreethat________.A．high-fatfoodleadstothelackofDR2B．lessmovementresultsfromweightgainC．thelackofDR2resultsinlessmovementD．weightgainleadstotheinactivityofDR2.2、Whatcanweinferfromtheresearchmentionedinthepassage?A．High-fatdietisboundtocauseobesity.B．Theresearchteamaimtodealwithhumanobesity.C．High-fatdiethaslittleinfluenceontherateofweightgain.D．Obesemice’sabilitytomoveisaffectedbytheinactivityofDR2.3、Theunderlinedword“exaggerated”inParagraph7canbereplacedby“________”.A．underestimatedB．excludedC．overlookedD．overemphasized4、AccordingtoVickiVicki-Vieira-Potter,________.A．besidesdiet,otherfactorsbehindobesityshouldn’tbeignoredindailylifeB．thetotallossofmovementcandoharmtothefunctionofDR2C．AlexxaiKravitz’steammisreadtheresultsoftheresearchD．obesityismainlycausedbyhigh-fatdietpeopletake.25．（10分）BottledwaterisaboomingindustryinNewZealand,butit’sterriblefortheenvironment—eachbottlethrownawayaddingtothe190,000tonsofplasticNewZealandersthrowintolandfillseachyear.Butnowonecompanyhascreatedwaterstoragethattheyhopewillprovetobejustasconvenientasaplasticbottle—butcontainsnoactualplastic.SkippingRockLabsmakeOohos,flexiblemembranesfilledwithwaterthatareconstructedusingaseaweedextract—meaningthey,retotallyedibleandbiodegradable,wrappingandall.Therearen’tanyknownsideeffectsfromdigestingthemembranes,whicharetasteless—thoughOoho!saysflavorscanbeaddedtomakethemmoreappetizing.ThecompanytooktocrowdfundingsiteCrowdCubewiththeidea,andithassincegoneviral—withmorethan900investorsbaggingthemA£751,700todevelopandlaunchtheOoho!balls($1.35million).SkippingRockLabscreatetheballsbydippingiceintobrownalgaeandcalciumchloride,withthemembranetakingshapearoundtheice—andwhilethatmaysoundcomplicated,thecompanysaysit,smorecost-effectivethanproducingaplasticbottle.Alayeratopthemembranecanbepeeledoffjustbeforedrinking,forhygienepurposes.SkippingRockLabsarehopingtheirnewproducttakesoff—andthatitstartstoputadentintotheplasticpackagingindustry.1、TheproductOohosmadebythecompanySkippingRockLabshasthefollowinggoodpointsexceptthat.A．itisnon-plastic B．itisedibleC．itisbiodegradable D．itisexpensivetomake2、Howdoesthecompanymaketheirideaworkinpractice?A．Byworkingwithothercompanies. B．Byadvertisingtheirsamples.C．Bycrowdfundingthroughawebsite. D．Byborrowingmoneyfromthebank.3、WhatdoesParagraph6mainlytellusabout?A．Whythecompanymadetheirproduct.B．Wherethecompanymadetheirproduct.C．Howthecompany’sproductwasmade.4、Whatsectionofanewspaperwillmostprobablycarrythisarticle?A．Environment. B．Opinion.C．Politics. D．Agriculture.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）Practice，practice，andpractice!That’s1TigerWoodsbecameachampiongolfer.TigerWoods2golfwhenhewasveryyoung.3withotherchildrenofhisage，heshowedspecialinterestingolf．Findingthathissonhada4forthisgame，Tiger’sfatherdecidedto5himonhisown．Tohisfather’ssurprise，Tigerwasa(n)6golferevenattheageof6.However，beingachild,Tigercouldn’tfocusallthetime，7henevergaveup.Tigerlistenedtosoftmusictoimprovehis8Hisfatherhelpedhimlearntofocusinspiteofthe9．SometimeshisfatherstoodinfrontofTigerandsaid，“I'matreeinyourway,”Hewouldhavetohittheball10hisfather．SometimeshisfatherwoulddanceandsingwhenitwasTiger’sturntohitandTigerhadtofocusonthe11．Thetraininghelpedhim．Oncea12madealoudnoisewhileTigerwasplaying.HeSaidheneverheardthebroadcastbecausehewasso13onthegame.Tigercannot14losing.Ifheloses，hewillgooutand15evenharderinordernottomakethesamemistake.Intheyear2000，whenhewas24yearsold，he16fourmajorgolfcompetitions—theUSOpen，theUSAmateur，theBritishOpenandtheBritishAmateur.Butduringthe2008seasonitbecameclearthatTigerwas17paininhisknee．InAprilhiskneewasoperatedonandhe18thePGA(美国职业高尔夫球协会)tourseason．Afteraneight-monthperiodof19hereturnedtoplayagaininFebruary2009.Hedidn’tmakehisfans20．Hewonagain.Heissomuchbetterthantheothergolfersthatsomesayheisthegreatestgolfertoeverplaythegame．1、A．how B．when C．where D．because2、A．lookedup B．setup C．tookup D．gaveup3、A．Mixed B．Compared C．Living D．Competing4、A．trick B．plan C．skill D．gift5、A．train B．save C．stop D．raise6、A．lucky B．common C．amazing D．careful7、A．and B．but C．so D．as8、A．confidence B．strength C．patience D．energy9、A．disturbance B．carelessness C．determination D．failure10、A．against B．under C．onto D．over11、A．music B．ball C．coach D．ground12、A．teammate B．teacher C．radio D．fan13、A．curious B．quick C．serious D．focused14、A．stand B．forget C．understand D．recognize15、A．cry B．practice C．think D．argue16、A．judged B．watched C．conducted D．won17、A．examining B．avoiding C．suffering D．reducing18、A．missed B．offered C．escaped D．joined19、A．research B．rest C．learning D．traveling20、A．worried B．troubled C．surprised D．disappointed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）语法填空Therearemanythingsweneedtoknowbutdonotlearnatschool．Forexample，ifwewanttouseourmoney1．(wise)，weneedtoshopcarefully．Weneedtoknowhowtocomparethepricesandquality．Weneedtoknowhowtomake2．bestdecisionwhenweshop．Knowinghowtomakesuchdecisions3．(be)alifeskill，andweneedtheseskillsifwearetoleadusefulandhappylives．Someofthedecisionsaresmall．Forexample，willItakeanappleorapear4．lunch?WillItakethebustoschooltodayorwillIwalk？Othersaremoreimportant．Forexample，willIeathealthyfood5．willIeatjunkfoodbecauseitis6．(tasty)？Wemakedecisionslikethiseveryday．7．，makingthewrongonescanresult8．unhappiness．Wehavetorealizethatthe9．(choose)wemakecanaffecttherestofourlives，anditcanalsoaffectotherpeople．Nexttimeyoudecide10．(waste)timeinclass，playajokeonsomeoneortalkloudlyatthemovies，considerthis:whoelsedoesyourdecisionaffect？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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Thesentencefromourteacherstellusthatweshouldn'tbediscouragedafterfailures、Definitelyweshouldkeeptryingwithdetermine、Successliesintheabilitytocontinueeffortsdespitefailures、Attheageoftwelve,Igetanicebikeasabirthdaygift、SoexcitedwasIthatIcouldn'twaittotrymyhandatridingit、Besides,itwasharderthanexpecting、ThebikeseemedtooheavyformetocontrolandIfelloffthebikeoverandoveragain、Iwasabouttogiveupwhilemyfathercameandencouragedmetokeepgoing、Withmorepractice,Ifoundmedoingbetterandbett