广东省潮州市名校2023-2024学年高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

广东省潮州市名校2023-2024学年高三第二次调研英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless2．Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrow,whenacoldfronttoarrive.A．isexpectedB．isexpectingC．expectsD．willbeexpected3．Thetwopensarethesame,buttheredonecost_____________thatone.A．asmuchtwiceas B．twiceasmuchasC．muchastwiceas D．astwicemuchas4．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush5．Thissemesterourschooloffersmanyoptionalcoursesforthestudents,_______appealstomanystudents.A．eachofwhich B．allofwhomC．eachofwhom D．allofwhich6．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the7．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer8．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.9．—Theroomlooksbigger!—We______thefurniture.A．havechanged B．hadchangedC．changed D．arechanging10．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering11．---Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?---Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．afterC．when D．since12．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted13．Inordertomakemycompositionclearerandsmoother,myteacheraskedmeto_________theunnecessarywordsandsentences.A．leavealone B．leavebehindC．leaveoff D．leaveout14．Mr.Smartisbelievedtobeacapableperson,whoisequal_____chargeofthecompanyverywell.A．totake B．totaking C．tobetaken D．taking15．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo16．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless17．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding18．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw19．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While20．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever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）FamousModernChineseBuildingsBeijingInternationalAirportThefirstplacemostvisitorsseewhentheyarriveinChinaisBeijingInternationalAirport.Theairportwasconstructedinthe1950s.Ithasanindoorgarden,achildren’splayground,andover70foodbusinessesinTerminal3alone.ShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterCompletedin2008,SWFCtookover10yearstocompleteduetofinancialshortagesandconstructiondelays.Sinceitscompletion,ithaswoncountlessarchitecturalawards.TouristsarewelcomeatSWFC'sviewingplatform,whichat474metersabovegroundistheworldshighestclosedviewingplatform.TheWaterCubeItwasconstructedforuseduringtheBeijing2008SummerOlympics.Nowvisitorscanexpresssurpriseatthearchitectureofthebuilding.Theycanenjoytheindooratmosphereaswell.AmongtheofferingsoftheWaterCubearearestaurantandbar,ashoppingarea,andWaterWorld,afamilywaterparkTheBird'sNest,BeijingItwasdesignedmainlyforthe2008SummerOlympics.Itcanholdupto80,000peopleandhasbeenusedforawinterthemepark.Nowadays,itsmainincomeisasatouristattraction.Itdrawsmorethan20,000touristseveryday.NationalCenterforthePerformingArtsItwascompletedin2007.Thebuildingissurroundedbyaman-madelake,requiringgueststoenterviaanundergroundhallway.ItishometoanOperaHall,MusicHall,andTheater.1、Whichofthefollowingbuildingswasfirstconstructed?A．BeijingInternationalAirport. B．ShanghaiWorldFinancialCenter.C．TheWaterCube. D．TheBirdsNest,Beijing.2、WhywastheconstructionofShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterdelayed?A．Itneededmoreconstructionworkers. B．Itwasshortofmoney.C．Itaddedanextraviewing-platform. D．Itfacedtoomuchterribleweather.3、Howdoesthebird'sNestoperatedaily?A．Byrentingthewinterthemepark. B．Byincreasingitsopeningtime.C．Bychargingtouristsforadmissionfees. D．Bygivingsomeliveconcerts.4、WhatcanyoudoinNationalCenterforthePerformingArt?A．Enjoysportsevents. B．Playmusicalinstruments.C．Attendsciencelectures. D．Watchdifferentperformances.22．（8分）JOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoaporcelaincandlestick(烛台)thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourflightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot“first-classtreatment”,sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad’sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious(两栖的)passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”OnlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon(季风)season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.“We’vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions(蝎子)infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestick,andwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Asiantoadscan’tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.B．SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.C．AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.D．WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.2、Ifthetoadisreleasedintothewild,________.A．itwillmakethelocalsfeelshockedB．itwillloseitslifeinthewildC．itmightfleeintoanothercountryD．itmightharmthenativespecies3、ThetoadwasabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive________.A．becauseitformedhardskintoprotectitselfB．becauseitescapedallattacksandhuntsC．becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinterD．becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．acandlestickisthebestplaceforatoadB．droughtsmaketoadslivelongerC．sometimesanimalsaretransportedaccidentallyD．noonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfrica23．（8分）FormonthsfishthatliveindarkcavesinMexicogowithoutfood.Theyhavegonefarlonger-thousandsofyears-withoutlight,evolvingtolosetheireyesandskinpigments（色素）.Nowresearchershavediscoveredthesestrangecreatureshaveanotheroddity.Theysurvivetheirfood-scarceenvironment,thefishhaveevolvedextremewaysofturningnutrientsintoenergy.Thesefeaturescreatesymptomslikelargebloodsugarswingsthat,inhumans,arepredictorsoftype2diabetes.Butinthefishthesechangesareadaptations,notadisease.Thesecavefishleadlogandhealthylives.Understandinghowthefishremainhealthyinspiteofthesesymptomsmayleadtonewapproachesfortreatingdiabetesinpeople,saysCliffTabin,ageneticistatHarvardMedicalSchool.Heandhiscolleaguesarebeginningtogetcluesabouthowcavefishsurvivethesymptoms.Inhumansandothermammals,oneofthefirstsignsoftype2diabetesriskispoorcontrolofWoodsugar(glucose).Thishappensbecausecellsresistinsulin,thehormonethatsignalscellstotakeinglucosefromthebloodstream.Iftheproblemscontinue,theyprogressintofull-blowndiabetes.Theillnesskills3.4millionpeopleworldwideeveryyear,butcurrenttreatmentsoftendonotwork.Thecavefishhas,apparently,figuredoutanothersolution.Thefishwerewashedfromriversintocavesaboutamillionyearsago.Itwasabigchange.Riverswerefulloffoodbutcaveshaveonlywhatiswashedinbyseasonalfloods.Becausecavefishgomanymonthswithoutfood,researchersassumedtheyevolvedametabolism(新陈代谢）thatefficientlystoresthecaloriesinasimilarwayanimalsstorefatbeforewinter.Totestthatidea,theycomparedthecavefishwiththeriverfishraisedundersameconditionsinthelab.Theyfoundthecavefishdostoremorevisceralfatthanriverfish.Butthecavefishalsohadmuchlarger,fattylivers,whichresembleddiabetes-linkedfattyliverdiseaseinhumans.“Butyoudon’tseedestructionoftheliverintheseguys.”Tabinsays.“It’sverycurious.”Cavefishresearchersarenowworkingtofindouthowthefishdoit.“Theonlypieceoftotalevidenceisthatthemetabolicrateislowerinthecavefishthanintheirriverfishrelatives.”saysAlexKeeneofFloridaAtlanticUniversity."Theremightbesomethingaboutslowenergyuseincellsthatprotectsagainstdiabetes."hesays,“Findingthatsomethingwill,likefishing,requiresomepatience.”1、Whatinterestsresearchersmostinthecavefishisthat.A．theyhaveevolvedtolosetheireyesandskinpigmentsB．theyhaveevolvedwaysofturningnutrientsintoenergyC．theyhaveexperiencednosymptomsofdiabetesinhumansD．theyhavesurvivedfromsymptomsofdiabetesinhumans2、ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3that.A．insulindisturbsthecontrolofbloodsugarB．insulintakesinglucosefromthebloodstreamC．insulinpreventstheriseofbloodsugarD．insulinlendstoprogressintofull-blowndiabetes3、Researchersstudythemetabolisminthecavefishmainlyby.A．testingtheefficiencyofstoringfatinsidethemB．comparingtheirfatamountwiththatintheriverfishC．comparingtheirfattyliverswiththoseofhumansD．observingtheirliversstoringfatwithnodestruction4、Itcanbeconcludedthatthefeaturesofthecavefish.A．haveenabledresearcherstofindoutnewwaystotreatdiabetesB．haveinspiredresearchersaboutnewtreatmentsfordiabetesC．havebroughtinmanynewideasabouthowtotreatdiabetesD．willbeusedasatreatmentfordiabetesinthenearfuture24．（8分）OhmyGod,therobotsaretakingover!We’redoomed!Doomed!NowthatI’vegottenthatoutofmysystem,it’sbecomeclearthatwhilewemayormaynotbedoomed,therobotsaretakingover.Thelatestexampleisthegovernment’snewguidelinesforself-drivingcars.Tesla,GoogleandUberarealreadytestingdriverlesscarsincitiesacrossAmerica.UberchiefexecutiveTravisKalanickisamongthosepredictingthatby2021,self-drivingcarswillplayabigpartinurbansettings.Nearly40,000peoplediedlastyearinthisnationinautomobile-relatedaccidents,andwebelievesdriverlesscarscansavetensofthousandsoflivesannually.Makessense.Robotdriversarelesslikelytogetdrunk,drivewithoutalicense,textwhiledrivingorfeelagitatedatthesceneofapileup.Ontheotherhand,Iwonderhowthesehighlysensitivecarswillreact,withwalkersconstantlydashingintothestreet.Willtheyjamonthebrakesevery10seconds?Butthere’sabiggerpicture.Notonlyarerobotsreplacinghumansbehindthewheel,butbehindtheworkdesk,inwarehouses,seniorhomes,younameit.Robotsaren’tjusttakingoverintheworkplace.Thequestionis,wherecan’tarobotfunctionbetterthanahuman?Howaboutwritingsongs?Arobotcangothrougheverycombinationofnotesinrecordtimeandcomeupwithapleasingmelody.Thelyricsmightbeadifferentstory.IsaGrammy-winningsongco-writtenbyHankHumanandR-3071inourfuture?Finally,it’sonlyamatteroftimeuntilwehaverobotpoliticiansandpresidentialcandidates.Whynot?Theycanbeprogrammedtobeexpertsinworldanddomesticaffairsandcomeupwiththebestsolutionswithoutcorruptionandbadhumors.Actually,it’stoobadsuchtechnologyisn’tavailablein2016.Prettysuretherobotwouldwininalandslide.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“agitated”mean?A．TiredB．CautiousC．CarefulD．Anxious2、Whatdoubtdoesthewriterhaveaboutself-drivingcars?A．Howpassengersbehaveinit.B．HowrobotdriversgetthelicenseC．HowtheyavoidcrashingintoothercarD．Howtheyrespondtowalkersonabusystreet3、Thelastquestionsaskedinthesixthparagraphreflectsthewriter’s.A．confidenceinrobots,winningGrammyAwardsB．eagernesstolistentosongswrittenbyrobotsC．doubtaboutrobots’abilitytowritesongsD．curiosityaboutthefutureGrammysongs4、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A．RobotswillcontroltheworldineveryfieldB．RobotsarecomingbutnotsoonenoughC．RobotsarebeingusedinourdailylifeD．Robotscandrivecarsandwritemusic25．（10分）Theyear3700，Earthisfartoohotforanyhumantocallithome．Onthisplanetatleast，manisnothingmorethanamemory-ifthereisanythinglefttorememberthe"wiseman"．Butwhataboutourwisdom-willanyofitsurviveus？Theconventionalanswerisno．Knowledgerequiresaknower，andtherewillbenoknowingmindsaroundthen．Butifinformationsurvives，perhapsinbooksorharddrives，maybetheknowledgeisn'tquitedeadbutdormant（休眠），readytobecomealivewiththehelpofothermindsthatdevelopovertimeorcometovisitEarthinthedistantfuture．Atfirstsight，thatseemstobereasonable：afterall，wehavedonesimilarthingswithpastknowledge．Forexample，wesavedanancientcomputerfromashipdestroyedatseaoffthesoutherncoastofGreece，andsucceededinfindingthemeaningofEgyptianhieroglyphics（象形文字）．Carefulworkcanbringpreviouslylostwisdombacktolife．However，thekeypointisthatthereisacertainculturalcontinuitywiththoseancienttimesthatallowsustoreasonandmakeprogressinthedark：weknowwearedealingwiththelegacy（遗赠）ofotherhumans．Withoutthatlink，thesurvivalofobjectsandrawdatadoesn'tguaranteethesurvivalofknowledge．Andalackofcontinuityinlanguagewithanyfutureintelligencewouldbeabarrier．Knowledgeiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage．Whenalanguagediesout，wecanlosesystemsofreasoningthattheycontain．Ifthat'slost，thenitcan'tberecovered．Allthismeansthatothermindsmightnotbeabletofullymakehumanknowledgealivewhenwearegone．Itisbettertoconcentrateonnotdyingoutinthefirstplace．1、WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph1？______A．Topresentaninterestingidea．B．Tostateaproblemofthefuture．C．Toinformusoftheearthin3700．D．Tointroducethetopicofthetext．2、Whatdothewords"similarthings"inParagraph3probablyreferto？______A．Developingtheminds．B．Rememberingthewiseman．C．Makinglostwisdomaliveagain．D．Learningfromtheancientcivilization．3、Whatplaysthekeypartingettingculturalcontinuityaccordingtothetext？______A．Language．B．Intelligence．C．Knowledge．D．Information．4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？______A．Canhumanbeingsliveon？B．Willourwisdomsurviveus？C．HowwecanprotectourcultureD．Whattheearthwillbelikeinthefuture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）FailingSuccessfullyTwoyearsagoItookpartinaspeechcompetitionanddeliveredamemorizedspeech.Itwasahardtimeformewhenthejudge1thewinners.Atlast,themomentoftruthcame.Igottheworst.Afternotbeingplacedinthecompetition,Ireallywantedto2again.Irealizedthatfindingtherighttopicwasthemostimportantpartofthewhole3.Itneedstobemotivationalandinspirationaltothe4.SoIreworkedmyspeechforthefollowingyear,5adifferenttopicandspendingmanyhoursbeforethecomputerandinlibrariesdoingresearch.ThenIworked6thespeech,linebyline,wordbyword,makingit7better.ThenextyearIparticipatedinthecompetitionagain.Igavemy8intwoparts,onewasaboutmyownexperienceandtheotherwasaboutthefeelingsthatpeopleusuallyhavewhengivingaspeech—how9itis,standingonastageallalone,witheveryonesittingandwatchingthem.Myspeech10downwellandIwashopingtodothatalittlebitbetter.11,mywishdidn’tcometrue.ThecompetitionwassofierceandagainIwasn’t12.Iwasdeeplydisappointed,sinceIcouldn’tacceptthefactthatIhad13twiceinsomethingthatIhadworkedsohardon.However,Iknewthatlosingis14andpartoflife.Oneofthejudgessaidtomethatmyspeechwasquitegood,15itneededtobebetterifIwantedtogoanyfurther.Headvisedmetostruggleto16somethinglikesomeoftheemptygestures.HesaidthatIwouldsurelysucceedsomeday.WhileIdidn’tearn17asaresultofthecompetition,Ididgainanewviewpoint.IdiscoveredthatIcouldfailsuccessfully.IthinkI’ll18toworkhardandenterthenextcompetition.Now,wheneverI’mfacedwithadefeat,I19myselfofwhatafamouspersonsaid,“Thepathwaswornandslippery.Myfootslippedfromunderme,knockingtheotheroutoftheway,butIrecoveredandsaidtomyselfthatit’saslipandnota20.”1、A．interviewedB．predictedC．observedD．announced2、A．competeB．sufferC．winD．check3、A．rangeB．conditionC．systemD．process4、A．companionB．audienceC．directorD．author5、A．reviewingB．supposingC．pickingD．comparing6、A．duringB．againstC．behindD．through7、A．increaseB．occurC．exposeD．flow8、A．choiceB．instructionC．reasonD．speech9、A．annoyingB．surprisingC．frighteningD．confusing10、A．slowedB．droppedC．wentD．rolled11、A．AngrilyB．SadlyC．StrangelyD．Eagerly12、A．placedB．treatedC．settledD．affected13、A．decreasedB．escapedC．struggledD．failed14、A．flexibleB．typicalC．appropriateD．normal15、A．butB．soC．forD．or16、A．assumeB．declareC．overcomeD．acquire17、A．awardsB．profitsC．commentsD．qualities18、A．continueB．agreeC．regretD．apply19、A．allowB．informC．accuseD．remind20、A．fallB．pushC．kickD．walk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）TheDunhuangMogaoGrottoesisaworldheritage(遗产)site1．(locate)inGansuProvince,NorthwestChina.In2016,thefirstphaseofDigitalDunhuangresourcedatabasewentonline.Nowpeoplefromallovertheworldcanenjoyhigh-definitionimagesandpanoramic(全景的)toursof30cavesontheDigitalDunhuangwebsite.DigitalDunhuang2．(integrate)allkindsofdata,includingvideos,3Ddata,picturesandothers,intodigitalimagesthatcanbesharedgloballyovertheInternet,AlthoughtheDigitalDunhuangprojecthasalongway3．(go),ithassignificantmeaningto4．(culture)heritageprotection.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：在错的词下画一横线，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。May1wasabrightlyday、LiYueandZhangHuasetoutatriptotheSunshineNursingHometovolunteering、Theelderlypeopleinthenursinghomewaspleasedtoreceivefreshfruitfromthetwoyoungstudent、Next,theystartedcleaningtheelderlypeople’srooms、Afterthat,theysitdoym,chattingwiththeelderlypeopleuntilitwastimeforthemtoleave、Theelderlypeopleofferedtheygreatthanksoverandoveragainforthattheyhaddone,andtheysmiledgently、Theheartfeltsatisfactionofdoingag