2024届陕西省汉中市重点中学高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

2024届陕西省汉中市重点中学高三第二次联考英语试卷考生须知：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．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped2．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a3．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched4．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．atthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime5．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot6．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．attractedD．changed7．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover8．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou9．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted10．Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．as B．that C．which D．X11．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends12．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．aroseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated13．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account14．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．apartfrom D．farfrom15．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads16．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．andB．forC．soD．but17．InBeijing,morethan21,100people________todonatetheirbodiesbytheendof2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.A．haveappliedB．hadappliedC．wouldhaveappliedD．applied18．—Davidisagreenhandatsuchthings.—ButIbelieveheisquite________tothetask.A．relevantB．accessibleC．equalD．unique19．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible20．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．aretrappingD．arebeingtrapped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）Hackingisn’tjustforcomputersandsmartphones.Accordingtoastudy,scientistshavefoundawaytohackaplant’sgenesinordertomakeitusesunlightmorequickly.Someday,theresultscouldincreasethenumberoffoodproducedaroundtheworld.Scientistsusedtobaccoplantsinthestudybecauseitiseasytochangetheplants’genes.Hackedplantsarelargerthannormalplants.Photosynthesisisthewordusedtodescribehowplantsusesunlight,waterandcarbondioxidetomaketheirownfood.Scientistssaythisisaveryslowprocess.Plantsuselessthan1percentoftheenergy.Butbyhackingaplant’sgenes,thescientistswereabletoincreasetheamountofleafgrowthonplantsbetween14and20percent.Scientistshackedtheplant’sprotectivesystem.Normally,thissystemstartswhenaplantgetstoomuchsunlight.Whentheplantsensesthelight,itcreatesmoreleaves.Whentheplantisinshade,theprotectivesystemisturnedoff.Buttheprocessisslow.Thenewstudyspeduptheprocessbychangingtheplant’sgenes,theprotectivesystemturnedonandoffmorequicklythannormal.Asaresult,leafgrowthontheplantsscientistsusedinthestudyincreased.Leafgrowthontwoplantsincreasedby20percent,whileleafgrowthonathirdplantincreasedby14percent.Scientistsconductedthestudyontobaccoplants.Buttheythinkthegeneticchangeswouldproducethesameresultsincornandrice.AgricultureprofessorTalaAwandasaidthestudymakessense,butcautionedtheyield（产量）mightnotbequitesohighforconventionalfoodcrops.Still,sheaddedinanemail,“thisstudyremainsabreakthrough,”1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Wecanfindhackingonlyindigitaldevices.B．Aplant’sgenescanbechangedbyhacking.C．Hackinghasbeenusedinimprovingfoodproduction.D．Hackingcanbeusedtochangewhateveryouwant.2、Whydidscientistschoosetobaccoplantstostudy?A．Becausetheyareveryeasytoget.B．Becausetheirgenesareeasytochange.C．Becausetheyarelargerthanotherplants.D．Becausetheycanabsorbsunlightquickly.3、Whatdoweknowaboutphotosynthesis?A．Ithelpsplantstoproduceenergy.B．Itisregardedasaproductivesystemforplants.C．Itcanincreaseleafgrowthonplantsby14percent.D．Itismadeupofsunlight，waterandcarbondioxide.4、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatchangingtheplants’genesproved________.A．useless B．deadlyC．effective D．unrealistic5、WhatisTalaAwanda’sattitudetowardthestudy?A．Doubtful. B．Neutral.C．Objective. D．Critical.22．（8分）Ascientistwhodevelopedawaytocalculatehowmuchwaterisusedintheproductionofanythingfromacupofcoffeetoahamburgerwasawardedthe2008Stockholm.WaterPrize.ProfessorJohnAnthonyAllanoftheUniversityofLondoninBritainwontheawardforintroducingtheideaof“virtualwater（虚拟水）”,acalculationmethodthathaschangedthenatureoftradepolicyandresearch.Allanhaswrittensevenbooksandpublishedmorethan100papers.TheStockholmInternationalWaterInstitutesaidthisideaisnowembedded（埋藏）intheproductionoffoodsandindustrialproducts.TheinstitutesaidAllan'sworkhadmadeabigeffectonglobaltradepolicyandresearch,especiallyinwater-scarce（缺水的）regions.“Theimprovedunderstandingoftradeandwatermanagementissuesonlocal,regionalandglobalscalesareofthehighestvalueforthesuccessfulandsustainable（可持续的）useofwaterresources,”itsaid.“Peopledonotonlyusewaterwhentheydrinkitortakeashower,”theinstitutesaid.“Behindthemorningcupofcoffee,thereare140litersofwaterthatwasusedtogrow,produce,packageandshipthebeans.”ThatisaboutasmuchwaterasapersoninEnglandusesonaverageforalldailydrinkingandhouseholdneeds."Forasinglehamburger,about2,400litersofwaterareneeded.IntheUSA,theaveragepersonusesnearly7,000litersofvirtualwatereveryday."ItsaidthatwasmorethanthreetimestheaverageuseofaChineseperson.1、Allanwasawardedtheprizebecause______.A．hewrotesevenbooksontradepolicyB．hepublishedmorethan100papersonwatermanagementC．liefoundanewkindofwaterinwater-scarceareasD．hecameupwiththeideaofvirtualwater2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheaverageAmericanusesabout7,000litersofwateraday.B．TheaverageChineseusesnearly2,300litersofvirtualwateraday.C．AnEnglishmanusuallydrinksabout140litersofcoffeeaday.D．Ahamburgerusuallycontainsabout2,400litersofwater.3、WhatdowelearnaboutJohnAnthonyAllanfromthepassage?.A．Hewonthe2008NobelPrize.B．Hehaswrittenover100books.C．HeworksattheUniversityofLondon.D．HelivesintheUSA．4、Whateffectdoestheideaofvirtualwaterhave?A．Ithelpsusrealizetheimportanceoftrade.B．Ithelpspeopledosuccessfulbusiness.C．Ithelpsusmakeuseofwaterscientifically.D．Ittellsushowmuchwaterweuseaday.23．（8分）BritainandFrancearetwoimportantcountriesinEurope.Theyareneighbors,separatedonlybythe20-mileseawayoftheEnglishChannel.Andformostofthetimethatthetwocountrieshaveexisted,theFrenchandtheBritishhavebeenrivalsorevenenemies.Oneconflictbetweenthetwocountrieslastedover100years,andtheBritishandFrenchwereatwarthroughthe18thcentury.Thereisnofightingnow,ofcourse.Butthereisstillastrongsenseofrivalry(敌对)betweenthetwonations.That’swhyarecentsurveyintheUKcausedamajorshock.Itrevealed(揭露)thatonethirdoftheBritishpeoplewouldliketoliveinFrance.Italsoshowedthattwenty-onepercentofBritishpeoplewouldactuallyprefertohavebeenborninFrance.Manyreasonsweregiven.Francehasabetterclimateandamorerelaxedlifestyle,withsomeofthelongestholidaysinEurope.Itisthoughttohavebetterpublicservicesineveryareafromhealthtotransport.PeopleinFranceworkshorterhoursandenjoylongervacations.Andthinkofthefoodandwine!Estimates(估计)ofthenumbersofBritonslivinginFrancerangefrom100,000tohalfamillion.Butitisnotone-waytraffic.Around15,000FrenchpeopleperyearcometoliveinBritain,mainlysettlinginLondon.TheyareattractedbyhigherpayinBritain,lowertaxes,amoredynamiclifestyle.Nowitseemsthatpeoplecangototheplacethatsuitsthembest.1、WhydosomeBritishpeopleliketoliveinFrance?A．Theypreferthelongerholidaysthere.B．EnglandhastheworstfoodinEurope.C．FranceisnotfarawayfromEngland.D．Thetwocountrieshavealwaysbeenfriends.2、SomeFrenchpeoplemainlysetinLondonbecause________.A．theylikebetterthemoredynamiclifestyleB．theythinktherearebetterpublicservicesinitC．theyliveinFranceforalongtimeD．theycanworkshorterhoursthere3、Whichwouldbethemostidealwaytoliveforpeopleinbothcountries?A．WorkandliveinFrance.B．WorkandliveinLondon.C．WorkinLondonandliveinFrance.D．WorkinFranceandliveinLondon.4、Whatasuggestiondoesthetextgive?A．Bothofthepeopleliketomovebetweentwocountries.B．BothofthepeoplearebecomingmoreEuropean.C．TheFrencharebecomingmoreBritish.D．TheBritisharebecomingmoreFrench.24．（8分）OPENINGSANDPREVIEWSAntliaPneumaticaInanewplaybyAnneWashburn,directedbyKenRusSchmoll,agroupofestrangedfriendsgatherataTexasfarmhousetoburyoneoftheirpeers.(PeterJaySharp,416W.42ndSt.212-279-4200.Inpreviews.)BrightStarSteveMartinandEdieBrickellwrotethisbluegrass-and-Americanamusical,inwhichamagazineeditormeetsasoldierreturningfromtheSecondWorldWar.WalterBobbiedirects.(Cort,138W.48thSt.212-239-6200.Inpreviews.)TheCrucibleIvovanHovedirectsArthurMiller’sclassicdramaabouttheSalemwitchtrials,starringSaoirseRonan,BenWhishaw,CiaranHinds,andSophieOkonedo.(WalterKerr,219W.48thSt.212-239-6200.Inpreviews.)DryPowderJohnKrasinski,ClaireDanes,andHankAzariastarinSarahBurgess’splay,inwhichanexecutiveataprivate-equityfirm(私人股本公司)triestoreboundfromaP.R.disaster.ThomasKaildirects.(Public,425LafayetteSt.212-967-7555.Inpreviews.OpensOct.28,2017)TheFatherFrankLangellastarsinaplaybytheFrenchwriterFlorianZeller,translatedbyChristopherHamptonanddirectedbyDougHughesforManhattanTheatreClub,aboutaneighty-year-oldmanwhoislosinghisgriponhisownlifestory.(SamuelJ.Friedman,261W.47thSt.212-239-6200.PreviewsbeginOct.28,2017)1、Ifyou’reinterestedinAmericanmusic,wherecanyougetentertained?A．PeterJaySharp,416W.42ndSt.B．Cort,138W.48thSt.C．WalterKerr,219W.48thSt.D．Public,425LafayetteSt.2、Ifyouwanttopreviewaplaynow,whichofthefollowingisnotavailable?A．BrightStarB．TheCrucibleC．DryPowderD．TheFather3、Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto________.A．informB．entertainC．persuadeD．describ25．（10分）TheBritishcustomofdrivingontheleftsideoftheroadisn’tasignofeccentricity—there’sactuallyaverysensiblereasonforit.Originally,almosteverybodytravelledontheleftsideoftheroad.ForMedievalswordsmenonhorseback,itmadesensetokeeptothelefttohavetheirrightarmsclosertotheiropponents.Mountinganddismountinghorseswerealsoeasierfromtheleftside,andsaferdonebythesideoftheroadthaninthecenter.Soperhapsthequestionhereshouldbe,whydidpeoplestoptravellingontheleft?Thingschangedinthelate1700swhenlargecarriagespulledbyseveralpairsofhorseswereusedtotransportfarmproductsinFranceandtheUnitedStates.Intheabsenceofadriver’sseatinsidethecarriage,thedriversatontherearlefthorse,withhisrightarmfreetousehiswhiptokeepthehorsesmoving.Sincehewassittingontheleft,hewantedothervehiclestopassonhisleft,sohekepttotherightsideoftheroad.TheBritishGovernmentrefusedtogiveuptheirleft-handdrivingways.Meanwhilepost-revolutionFrance,undertheirleft-handedrulerNapoleon,stucktoapermanentmovetotherightsideoftheroad.AstheBritishandtheFrenchwereyieldingtheirpoweracrosstheglobe,theyinsistedthatthecountriestheyoccupieddrivelikethem.ThisexplainswhyformerBritishcoloniessuchasAustralia,NewZealandandIndiadriveontheleft,whileformerFrenchcolonieslikeAlgeriadriveontheright.WhenHenryFordmadehisModelTin1908,thedriver’sseatwasontheleft,meaningthatforAmericans,carswouldhavetodriveontherightsideoftheroadtoallowfrontandbackpassengerstoexitthecarontothesideway.Thisinfluencedachangeinmanycountries,suchasCanada,ItalyandSpain.However,Britishdriversremainontheleft,andthisishighlyunlikelytochange.1、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatinMiddleAges________.A．peoplealwaysgotonhorsesfromtheleftsideB．peopleallwalkedandrodeontheleftoftheroadC．peoplenevergotoffhorsesinthecenteroftheroadD．swordsmenfeltsafertravellingontheleftoftheroad2、Whydidpeoplestarttravellingontheright?A．Theyusedlargecarriagestotransportfarmproducts.B．Theyhadtoholdtheirwhipswiththeirrighthands.C．Theywantedothercarriagestopassontheirleft.D．Theywereforcedtositonthebacklefthorse.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingkeeptotheleftsideoftheroad?A．Russia.B．India.C．Spain.D．Algeria.4、WhydoestheauthormentionModelTinthelastparagraph?A．Tointroduceaworld-famousmakeofAmericancars.B．Tostressitsroleinchangingthecustomofdriving.C．Todescribeitssafestdesignforpassengers.D．ToexplainwhytheBritishwon’tchange.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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～10各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthe5thdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,_____twobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear.Theoriginofthissummerfestival______aroundascholarlygovernmentofficialnamedChuYuan.Hewasagoodand______man,butbecauseofthe______ofjealousrivalsheeventuallyfellintodisfavorintheemperor’scourt.Unableto______therespectoftheemperor,inhissorrowChunYuanthrewhimselfintoMiLowriver.Becauseoftheir_____forChuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMilowRiverrushedintotheirboatsto_____himwhilethrowingriceintothewaterstoappease(平息)theriverdragons.______theywereunabletofindChuYuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtodayduringtheDragonBoatFestival.Manycompetingteamsdrivetheircolorfuldragonboatsforward______therhythmofbeatingdrumsonthatday.Theseexcitingraceswereinspiredbythevillager’svaliantattemptstorescueChunYanfromtheMiloriver.Thistraditionhasremained_______forcenturies.1、A．others B．theother C．another D．other2、A．centers B．dates C．comes D．goes3、A．respective B．respecting C．respectful D．respected4、A．bad-manners B．misdeeds C．mistaken D．wrongactions5、A．obtain B．acquire C．gain D．regain6、A．admiration B．memory C．celebration D．expectation7、A．search B．searchfor C．rescue D．pickup8、A．Despite B．However C．Although D．If9、A．by B．on C．with D．to10、A．unbroken B．unchanged C．still D．living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）Walkingisoneofthehealthiestandcheapestwaystogetmoving.Allyouneedareapairofcomfortableshoesandthe1．(willing)togetmoving.Startgraduallyandincreaseyourdistance2．nomorethanfiveminuteseachweek.Don’tworryabouthowfaryoucango.Walkataproperspeedsothatyoucanbreathe3．(comfortable).Trythiswalkthreetimesinyourfirstweekandinthefollowingweekadd4．extracoupleofminutes.Continuetobuildyourdistancegraduallyuntilyouareatastage5．youcanwalkfor30minutes.Therewillbedayswhenyouwon’tfeellike6．(go)out.Weallcancreateexcusesonthesedays，butit’salotharder7．(explain)yourexcusestosomeoneelse.Sowalkingwithothers8．(be)abetterwayout.Sometimesacaninebuddy(犬类伙伴)isevenbetterthanahumanone.Evidence9．(show)themostactiveoldpeoplearethosewhohaveadog.Thedogwon’tlistentoyourexcusesaboutbeingtoobusyor10．(tire).Thedogwon’tmindthecoldortherain.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。Ourclasspaidavisittoasenior'shomelastSunday、Assoonaswegottothere,wefirstdidathoroughcleaning、Somesweptandmoppingthefloor、Somecleanedthewindowsorothersdidsomewashing、Anhourlate,theroomslookedcleanandtidyandtookonanewlylook、Thenweweredividedintotwogroup、Onegroupgaveawonderfulperformancewhotheelderlyenjoyedverymuch;theothergrouptaughtthoseinterestedinEnglishsomedailyexpressions、Alltheelderlyhadgoodtimewiththem、Whenlunchtimecame,wehadtosaygoodbyeforthem、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，刚进入高中学习，你得知学校校报正在征文，题为