2024届贵州省毕节市高三下学期第二次诊断考试英语试题

保密★启用前毕节市2024届高三第二次诊断性考试英语注意事项：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。第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANationalPublicRadio（NPR）Music’sTinyDeskContestisback.ArtistscanbegintosubmitanentryfromthismorningonFeb.2nd.Thesubmissionwilllast14daysThisisn’tjustanotherregularyearoftheContest-it’sthe10thanniversary.Thepanel（小组）ofjudgeshasdoubledinsizecomparedtopreviousyears.Thepanelhasagroupofindustryexpertswhoareeagertoseewhatthisyear’sparticipantscanshare.Andthere’sagreatteamofNPR’sMusicstationhostsonthepanel:AmeliaMason.NovenaCarmelandStasTHEEBoss.Alsonewthisyear:Notonlywillthe2024winnerplayaTinyDeskconcert，beinterviewedonAllThingsConsideredandgoontourwithNPRMusic-they’llalsobepairedwithatutorintheindustrywhowillhelpthemnavigatetheirmusicjourney.Ourjudgesaredeterminedtogivethisyear’swinnerthesupportthey’llneedtotaketheirmusictothenextlevel.Thewinnerwillalsobefeaturedattwofestivalsthissummer:CelebrateBrooklynandtheMillenniumParkSummerMusicseriesinChicago.Andforthefirsttimethisyear,theContestisintroducingafanfavoritevote.Laterthisspring，ContestjudgeswillsharetheirfavoriteentriesaspartoftheannualTinyDesk-ContestTopShelfseriesonYouTube－andthenartistsandfanswillbeabletovotefortheirfavoriteamongthoseselections.Here’showtoenter:Recordavideoofyouplayingoneoriginalsong－behindadesk，uploadyourvideotoYouTube.andsubmitthevideoonourTinyDeskContestwebsite.1.What’sthedeadlineofthesubmission?A.Feb.21. B.Feb.2. C.Feb.16. D.Feb.15.2.InwhatwayistheContestspecialthisyear?A.Therearefewerjudgesinthepanel. B.FannareabletovoteintheContest.C.JudgesgoontourwithNPRMusic. D.Winnershostfestivalsthissummer.3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToattractpeopletojoinintheContest. B.ToremembermusiciansintheContest.C.TomarktheanniversaryoftheContest. D.TotalkaboutthehistoryoftheContestBIusedtobelievethatonlywordscouldcatchtheessence（本质）ofthehumansoul.Theliteraryworkscontainedsuchdistinctstoriesthattheyshapedthewaywesawtheworld.Wordswerewhatcomposedthequestionswesoughttouncoverandtheanswerstothosequestionsthemselves.Wordswereeverything.Thatbeliefchanged.Inanordinarymathclass,myteacherposedasimplequestion:What's0.99roundedtothenearestwholenumber?Easy.Whenroundedtothenearestwholenumber.0.99=1.Somehow.Ithoughteventhough0.99isonly0.01awayfromI.there'sstilla0.01difference.Thatmeanseveniftwothingsareonlyalittledifferent,theyarestilldifferent,sodoesn'tthatmakethemcompletelydifferent?Myteacheransweredmyquestionbypresentinganotherequation（等式）：1=0.9，whichcouldalsobeexpressedas1=0.999999.repeatingitselfwithouteverending.Therewassomethingmysteriousbutfascinatingabouttheequation.Theleftsidewasunchangeable.objective:itcontainedanumberthatended.Ontherightwassomethingendless,anumberrepeatingitselflimitlesstimes.Yet,somehow,thesetwoopposedthingswereconnectedbyanequalsign.Lyinginbed,Ithoughtabouthowmuchtheequationparalleled（使平行）ourexistence.Theleftsideoftheequationrepresentsthatsometimeslifeitselfissounchangeableandsoclear.Theconcrete,wholenumberofthedaywhenyouwerebornandthedaywhenyouwoulddie.Butthenthereisthatgapinbetweenlifeanddeath.Therightsidemeansatimeandspacefulloflimitlesspossibilities.andendlessopportunitiesintotheopenfuture.Sothat'swhatlifeis.Objectivebutimaginative.Unchangeablebutlimitless.Lifeisanequationwithtwosidesthatbalancesitselfout.Still.wecan'tevertrulyseemtoputtheperfectwordstoit.Sopossiblynumberscanexpressideasasequallywellaswordscan.Fornow,let'sleaveitatthat:1=0.999999...andlivealifelikeit.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribe"words"inparagraph1?A.Difficult. B.Clear. C.Powerful. D.Interesting.5.Whatmaythenumber"1"referto?A.Valuablechances. B.Definitefacts. C.Creativityimagination. D.Socialdevelopment.6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkof"1=0.9"?A.Theyrevealthemeaningoflife. B.Theyarereliableinexpressingideas.C.Theyareusefulinlearningmaths. D.Theygivelimitedpossibilities.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Whytheequationexistseverywhere B.WhichequationisimportantforpeopleC.Hownumberscanexpressideaslikewords D.WhennumberscaneasilymakeupequationsCForthousandsofyears,humanshaveusednamestocommunicatewithoneanother.Wealsogivenamestoanimals,especiallyoneswelove,suchaspets.Untilnowtherehasbeenlittleevidenceofanimalsnamingoneanother,butanewstudysuggeststhatelephantsusespecificnoisestoidentifyotherelephants.Afewanimals,includingparrotsanddolphins,havebeenknowntousesoundsthataresimilartonames.Eachdolphininventsasignaturewhistlethatisuniquetoit,andothermembersofitsspeciescommunicatewithitbysimulatingthisspecialcall.Thenewstudy,ledbyMichaelPardoofColoradoStateUniversity,showsthatwildAfricanelephantsusenamesinawaythatisnotjustcopyingsoundsandismuchclosertothewayhumansusenames.Forthestudy,theresearchersrecorded625soundsmadebywildAfricanelephantsinKenyathattheycalled"rumbles(隆隆声)”.Thisisthemostcommontypeofcallproducedbyelephants,anditcantravellongdistances-asfaras3.7miles.Ittakesplaceataverylowfrequency,whichmeanshumanscan'thearit.TheresearchersanalyzedthesoundsusingcomputersandfoundthatcertainrumblesweredirectedatspecificelephantstogettheirattentionTheyfoundthatalltheelephantsintheherdusedtheidenticalcalltogetaparticularelephant'sattention-thesecallswerenotjustnicknamesusedbyoneoftheelephant'sfriends.Also.unlikethewaydolphinscommunicate.therumbleswerenotjustimitationsoftheelephanttheyweretryingtocommunicatewith.Theresearchersthenplayedbacksomeoftherecordedrumblestotheelephants.Theyfoundthatelephantsrespondedmoretotheirownnamethantoothercalls.comingtowarditmorequicklyorcallingbackfaster.CartlinO'Connell-Rodwell,anelephantexpert,said,"Thestudyshowsthatelephantscanstillkeepintouchwithoneanotherevenacrossalargearea."ShetoldLiveScience,"Therumbleseremagical,whichallowthemtospreadoutmuchfurtherandstillhaveveryclosetabs（密切关注）onindividuals."8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"simulating"inparagraph2probablymean?A.Copying. B.Inventing C.Transforming. D.Receiving.9.Howdowildelephantsspototherelephants?A.Bymakingcertainrumblesheardbypeople.B.Byusingspecificlanguageslikepeople’s.C.BymakingspecificnoiseswithahighfrequencyD.Byusingnamesinawayclosertopeople’s.10.WhatcanwelearnfromMichaelPardo'sresearch?A.Itrecords625soundsfromseveralspecies.B.Itissubjectiveintheanalysisofsounds.C.Itiscarriedoutwiththehelpofcomputers.D.Itshowsdolphins'callstravellongdistances.11.WhichofthefollowingdoesO'Connell-Rodwellagreewith?A.Elephantscommunicatewithnosesacrossalargearea.B.Rumblesareimportantinelephants’communicationC.ElephantsmaybelastonthewaytotheirhabitatsD.Rumblesenableelephantstostandnrplaycloser.DScientistshavedesignedwaysto"read"wordsdirectlyfrombrains.Brainimplants(植入物)cantranslateinternalspeechintoexternalsignals,allowingcommunicationfrompeoplewithparalysis(瘫痪)ordiseasesthatstealtheirabilitytotalkortype.Newresultsfromtwostudies,presentedonNovember14provideadditionalevidenceoftheextraordinarypotentialthatbrainimplantshaveforrestoringlostcommunication.saysLeighHochberg,aphysicianatMassachusettsGeneralHospitalinBoston."Thenewstudiestargetedinternalspeech,whichrequiresthatapersononlythink.Ourdevicepredictsinternalspeechdirectly,allowingthepatienttojustfocusonsayingawordinsidehisheadandtransformitintotext,"saysSarahWandelt.Neuralsignalsassociatedwithwordsaredetectedbyelectrodes(电极)implantedinthebrain.Thesignalscanthenbetranslatedintotext,whichcanbemadeanoralspeechbycomputerprograms.Anotherapproachpresentedatthemeeting,ledbyneuroscientistSeanMetzgeroftheUniversityofCalifornia.SanFranciscoandbiscolleagues,reliedonspelling.TheparticipantwasamancalledPanchowhohadn'tbeenabletospeakformorethan15yearsbecauseofadisease.Inthisstudy,Panchoattemptedtosilentlythinkcode(代码)words,suchas"alpha"forAand"echo"forE.Bystringingtheselettersintowords,heproducedsentencessuchas"Idonotwantthat"and"Youhavegottobekidding."EachsessionwouldendwhenPanchoattemptedtosqueezehishandtherebycreatingamovement-relatedbrainsignalthatrefusedthedecoding(解码).Withthissystem.Panchoproducedaboutsevenwordsperminute.That'sfasterthanthefivewordsperminutehisusualcommunicationdevicemakes,butmuchslowerthannormalspeech,typicallyabout150wordsperminute.Thetechniqueswillneedtogerfasterandmoreaccuratetobeuseful.It'salsounclearwhetherthetechnologieswillworkforpeoplewithmoreseriousspeechdisorders."Thesearestillearlydays,"Hochbergsays.12.Whoarebrainimplantsintendedfor?A.Peoplewhodoresearchonspeaking. B.Peoplewhoarefondoftalking.C.Peoplewhoaretiredofspeaking. D.Peoplewhohavedifficultyintalking.13.Whatdopatientsneedtodainthefirstapproach?A.Predictinternalspeechdirectly. B.Sayawordinsidetheirheads.C.Detectwardsimplantedinthehead. D.Makeanoralspeechdirectly.14.HowcanPanchostop"speaking"?A.Bypressinghishand. B.Bydecodingthespeech.C.Bystringingtheletters. D.Byconsideringcodewords.15.Whichofthefollowingusthebesttitleforthetext?A.Scientistsdevelopadevice. B.Brainimplants"help"tospell.C.Brainimplants"read"thoughts. D.Scientistshelppeopletospeak.第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoSaveHumanityfromExtinctionModernhumanshaveonlyexistedforarelativelybriefamountoftime,andprobablywe'dliketostickaroundalotlonger.Forexample,ifwewanttoreachour500.000thbirthdayasaspecies,whatshouldwefocuson?16.•17TheEarth'sclimatehaschangedandshiftedformillionsofyears.Therehavebeentimesinthepastwhenit'sbeenhotterthanitistoday,andtimeswhenit'sbeencooler.Butthereissomethingdifferentaboutthepastcentury.Asfaraswecantellfromthegeologicrecord,therehasbeennotimeinEarth'sentirehistorywhentheclimatehaswarmedsomuchinsuchashortamountoftime.18.Whileclimatechangedoesn'tnecessarilycauseanexistentialthreattohumanexistence,itsurelyposesathreattohowweliketoliveourlivesinmodernsociety.•FigureoutnuclearweaponAgain,asinglenuclearweapondoesn’tposeathreattoallofhumanity,butthethousandsofwarheadsintheworldrightnowcertainlydo.Butastimegoeson,thechancesofonenuclearexplosionincreases.Justconsiderallthe"nearmisses"inrecenthistory,whereall-outnuclearwarwasavoidedthanksonlytothequickthinkingandcalmnessofindividuals.19.therewillbenonuclearconflict.Soit'spossibletoreducetheriskofcatastrophe.•Exploreasteroids(小行星)20.justaskthedinosaurshowwellitworkedoutforthem.Asteroidsandcometshavetheabilitytosparkoffmassiveextinctionevents.wipingoutvastnumbersofentirespecies.Whilethesekindsofeventsarethankfullyincrediblyrare,therisktheypresentarehorrible.Forhumanitytomakeittothelong-term,weneedtoequipourselveswithhardasteroiddetectionandreliefstrategies.A.TackleclimatechangeB.MakegeologicrecordC.IfhumanbeingscalmdownD.HerearesomegoalsweneedtoachieveE.IfwewanttosafeguardourselvesagainstpotentialrisksF.AndwecanseetheeffectsofclimatechangeeverywhereG.Ifyoudesiretoknowthehorribleconsequencesforignoringspacethreats第二部分语言运用（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。MyauntManthalovedChristmas.Shealwayswentoutofherwaytomakeit21andcosyforeveryonearoundher.December2022wasno22.Manthadrovethreehourstovisiteveryonetwoweeksbeforethe25thandtodropoff23toherfriends.Wechattedaboutourplans,24andkissedgoodbyewhenitwastimeto25.SowhenonDecember18.Mantha'ssoncalledussadlytotellusManthahadpassedaway26athome,noneofuscouldquitebelieveit.SoclosetoChristmas,noneofusfeltlike27.Thatwasuntilmysister-in-law,Veratoldusaboutsome28ofhersintheofficewhowerefromChinahadjustarrivedintheUK.Weknewwecouldn'tleavethemtospendthedaybythemselves,especiallyafterweheardhow29theyweretoexperienceaproperEnglishChristmas.Moreimportantly,weknewManthawouldhavewantedustothrowopenourdoorsandgivethemaChristmasto30.Whenthedayfinallycame,we31themintothehousewithopenarmsandtriedto32ourpainsowecouldgivethemthefullChristmas33.Itdidn't34thepainofMantha'sabsencebutconnectingwithstrangersand35ourculturehelpedusgetthroughthedayandturnedouttobetheverythingweallneeded.21. A.popular B.safe C.common D.magical22. A.exception B.acceptance C.use D.regret23. A.power B.presents C.bonuses D.help24. A.laughed B.conducted C.survived D.cooperated25. A.work B.relax C.leave D.meet26. A.suddenly B.naturally C.generally D.permanently27. A.sustaining B.explaining C.celebrating. D.treasuring28. A.customers B.agents C.friends D.colleagues29. A.nervous B.eager C.responsible D.shy30. A.prove B.remind C.remember D.wait31. A.pushed B.welcomed C.grabbed D.drove32. A.gothrough B.throwaway C.pullout D.putaside33. A.popularity B.experience C.admiration D.culture34. A.mise B.strengthen C.deliver D.ease35. A.learning B.discussing C.sharing D.following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。OnOctober14th,theTimesSquareinNewYork36(take)overbythefull-screenposterofthe"2023TianfuBookFair"!.The2023TianfuBookFair.37(title)"MutualLearningAmongCulturesAmidFragranceofBooks",showcasedarangeofoutstandingChinesepublications.makingtheirwayoverseas.TheInternationalPavilionwasahighlight.displayingover1,000typesand38(approximate)6,500copiesoforiginalliterature,children'sbooks,andpicturebooksinEnglish,Japanese,andotherlanguages.PlustheHarryPotterPop-upStore.39hadbeenstealingtheshow,offeredreaders40immersiveexperiencewiththecompleteHarryPotterseriesandofficialmerchandise.Butwait,there'smore!Aseriesofexcitingcultural41(activity)werealsolinedup.Guestscouldattendculturallectures42thethreeSuscholars'culture,trytheirhandatpanda-themedtraditionalChinesepaintingandwitnessaface-changingperformanceofChineseSichuanopera.Thisfairwasnotjustaboutbooks:itwasanexcellentchancethatallowedoverseasreaderstodiscoverthecharmofSichuanculture43therichnessoftraditionalChineseculture.ItwasapowerfulshowcaseofChineseculture,makingthetrustworthy,lovable.and44(respect)imageofChinamorerealandtangiblethaneverbefore.Inthefuture,Chinawillmakeeveryeffort45(spread)excellenttraditionalChineseculture.第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）为了丰富校园生活，你校组织了为期三天的篮球赛，请你写一则报道，刊登在学校英文网站上：内容包括：1.时间和地点：2.比赛情况：3.活动意义。注意：1.可以增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.词数80词左右；第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。OnOct.4.2021,JamesandhisfriendRaphaelweresqueezinginalunchtimeworkoutonPier(码头)15.overlookingtheEastRiver,whenJamesfroze."Somebody'sinthewater,"heshouted.BeforeRaphaelcouldrespond.Jamesclimbedovertherailattheedgeofthepierandleapedintothecold.pollutedwaterwithouttakingthetimetoremovehisshoes.WhatJameshadheardwasanalarmedfishermanshouti