广东省肇庆学院附属中学2023-2024学年高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

广东省肇庆学院附属中学2023-2024学年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．Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing2．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't3．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven4．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven5．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid6．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a;a D．the;/7．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem8．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since9．When________questionsinclass,oneshouldanswerthemasclearlyaspossible.A．asking B．toask C．tobeasked D．asked10．---Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．----_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please11．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be12．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．asB．sinceC．untilD．before13．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must14．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed15．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup16．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that17．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped18．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake19．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．amnotinvited20．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on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）NewYorkWalkingTour◆StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandWalkingTourStartthisexcitingguided4-hourtourbygettingearlyReserveLineAccessboardingontheferrytoLibertyIsland.Oncethere，goinsidethebaseofthestatueandheadtotheobservationdecksforanawesomeviewofNewYorkCityanditssurroundings.ThencomebackontheferrytoEllisIslandtolearnaboutthehistoryofimmigration(移民)toAmericathattookplaceherebetween1892and1954.◆CentralParkWalkingTourWalkthroughCentralPark’smostpicturesquehighlightsona2-hourtourwithaprofessionalphotographer.RememberyourNewYorkCityadventurewithunforgettableimagesofyouwithfamilyorfriendsasyoucirclethetowersatBelvedereCastle，walkthroughpathswithflowersintheConservatoryGarden，orfeedtheswansbytheLoebBoathouse.◆NewYorkCityArchitectureWalkingTourLearnaboutthehistoryofthebuildingsthatdefinetheNewYorkCityskylineona3-hourwalkingarchitecturetour.Walkdownthefamous42ndStreetcorridorwithalongtimeNewYorkresident(居民)andarchitecturalexpert，stoppingalongthewaytolearnaboutMidtownManhattan’smosticonicstructuresliketheChryslerBuilding，FordFoundation，GrandCentralStationandtheNewYorkPublicLibrary.◆GreenwichVillageWalkingTourGreenwichVillageisoneofNewYorkCity’smostbeautifulandfamousneighborhoods.Takeaguided2-hourwalkingtourofthislegendaryLowerManhattanspace.Hearaboutthefamousartistswhooncelivedhere，fromEdgarAllanPoetoBobDylan，JimiHendrixandcountlessothers.WalkthewindingstreetsandvisitpopularWashingtonSquarePark，relivingmorethan200yearsofhistory.1、WhydotouristsvisitEllisIsland?A．ToknowaboutAmericanimmigrationhistory.B．Toexplorethesurroundingsoftheisland.C．TogetawholeviewofNewYorkCity.D．ToobserveStatueofLibertyclosely.2、WhowillgowithtouristsonCentralParkWalkingTour?A．Anexperiencedguide.B．Anarchitecturalexpert.C．Aprofessionalphotographer.D．AlongtimeNewYorkresident.3、Whichtourtakesthelongesttime?A．CentralParkWalkingTour.B．GreenwichVillageWalkingTour.C．NewYorkCityArchitectureWalkingTour.D．StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandWalkingTour.4、WhatcantouristsdoonGreenwichVillageWalkingTour?A．Takeunforgettablepictures.B．ComeacrossBobDylan.C．VisitNewYorkPublicLibrary.D．Learnaboutfamousartists.22．（8分）AcompanyinSanFrancisco,California,hasfoundawaytoturnusedplasticbottlesintowomen’sshoes.Everyday,millionsofAmericansdrinkwaterandotherliquidsfromplasticbottles.Morethan60millionofthemarethrownawayeachday.Manyoftheplasticbottlesendupinlandfillsorareburnedwithotherwasteproducts.ASanFranciscostart-upcompanycalledRothy’s,however,turnsthisplasticwasteintoenvironmentallyfriendlyshoes.RothMartinisthecompany’sco-founder.Heexplainshowtheyturnplasticintosoftmaterialforwomen’sfeet.Theytaketheplastic,cleanit,andbreakitdownintosmallpieces.Thentheypressthemthroughadevicethatmakessoftfibers.Thosefibersarethencombinedtogether.Thisisdonebya3Dmachine.Itisdesignedtoreducewastewhilemakingtheshoes.Theknittedstuffandtheinnerpartoftheshoearethenattachedtotheshoe’souterpart,calledthesole(鞋底).Thisoutersoleisalsomadefromenvironmentallyfriendlymaterial:responsiblysourcedno-carbonrubber.Rothy’sshoesaresoldonline.Theyareflatshoes,witheitheraroundedorpointedtoe.Theycomeindifferentcolorsanddesigns.Theycosteither$125or$145perpair,dependingonthedesign.AfterAmericanactressGwynethPaltrowdiscoveredthemlastyear,thedemandfortheshoesgrew.Martinsaysthereisnoshortageofmaterialtofillthatdemand.“We’renotgoingtorunoutofwaterbottlesanytimesoon.Sowehavealimitlesssupplyofmaterial,andIthinkthatisagoodsignforourfuture.”Whentheenvironmentallyfriendlyshoeswearout,customerscanreturnthematnocosttoacompanythatusestherecycledmaterialstomakeotherproducts.Fornow,theshoesareonlyavailabletobeshippedintheUnitedStates.However,thecompanysaysitwilladdinternationalshippinginthenearfuture.1、Howareusedplasticbottlesusuallydealtwith?A．Theyareburiedorburned.B．Theyareusedtomakeshoes.C．Theyarechangedintosoftmaterials.D．Theyarcreturnedtofactoriesforreuse.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordknittedinthethirdparagraphmean?A．Attached. B．Fixed.C．Combined. D．Repaired.3、WhichofthefollowingdirectlyhelpedtoincreasethesalesofRothy’sshoes?A．Thedesignandcolor. B．Thereasonableprice.C．Thecompany’sadvertisement. D．ThestarpowerofGwynethPaltrow.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toadvertiseanewkindofshoes.B．Todescribetheprocessofmakingshoes.C．Tointroduceanewwayofrecyclingplasticwaste.D．Tostresstheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.23．（8分）Thisisthemostexcitingkayakingexpedition（皮划艇探险）possibleforbeginnerkayakers.Youcanexpecttoexperienceawholerangeofdifferentconditionsandscenery.Thisexpeditionisatotalof8.27kmindistanceanditactuallyentersthestreamsintheNorthofUbinandexitsintheSouth.Threeandahalfkilometersofpuremangroves（红树林）,makesthisthelongestpuremangrovekayakingexpeditioninSingapore.Thedistancespentinsidethemangrovegivesyouthemaximumopportunitytowitnesswildlifewithinthemangroveecosystem.Comeexperiencethechallengeofoperatingyourkayakthroughthelabyrinth（迷宫）ofwaterwaysandbeamazedatthecalmandquietbeautyofthewetlands.ThislastcornerofnaturalwildernessinSingaporeissoinaccessible,thatvery,veryfewhaveeverexperiencedit－whichmakesthisatrulyspecialprogram.MostRecentTravelerReviewsTravelerA:TraveledfrombottomtotopofSingaporeinrushhourtrafficinordertogettoUbinfora9:30start—onlytofindnoguidethere.Although,oncehearrived,theguidewaslovely—offeringaveryknowledgeabletourandlotsofenthusiasmaroundabeautifulpartoftheworld—our6-hourkayakingtripwasactuallyoverbefore2:30pm,despiteonlyhittingthewaterat12noon.TravelerB:Theguideswerenice,howeverthebiggestdisappointmentwasthetiming.Wethoughtweweregoingfora4-hourkayakbutwerebackin2hoursandthatincludedtheprekayaksafetytalk.Themangrovesarelovelybutweweretoldthatastormwasnear.Wefeltthattherehadneverbeenanyintentionofgoingoutforlonger.1、Whatisspecialaboutthekayakingtripfortravelersisthatthey______.A．haveagoodrelaxationbykayakingB．feelthechallengeofkayakingC．enjoythebeautyofthewetlandsD．experiencethewonderofmangroves2、WhichofthefollowinginformationisTRUEaboutthekayakingexpedition?A．Thetime,distanceandcostarereferredto.B．Thekayakingtripstartsat9:30amandendsatnoon.C．Thedistancespentinsidethemangroveis3.5kilometres.D．ThemangrovewetlandsofUbinlieinthesouthofSingapore.3、Whichisthecommonpointreferredtobythetwotravelers?A．Theunpleasantweather. B．Theshorteneddistance.C．Thelovelywildlife. D．Theguide’sservice.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thesafetyofthekayakingtravelersisnotwellguaranteed.B．Theeco-systemofUbinnaturereserveiswellprotected.C．Thetimingofthekayakingtripissatisfactoryonthewhole.D．Travelers’complaintsmaynotbeconsideredbythetravelingcompany.24．（8分）ReadersinGrenoblecannownibble(啃)fictionafterPublisherShortEditionintroducedeightshort-storydispensers(自动售货机)aroundtheFrenchcity.Thefreestoriesareavailableatthetouchofabutton,printingoutonrollsofpaperlikeareceipt.Readersareabletochooseoneminute,threeminutes,orfiveminutesoffiction.“Thefeedbackwegothasbeenextremelypositive.Justtwoweekssinceitslaunch,morethan10,000storieshavealreadybeenprinted.Wearethrilledtoseeitworkingsowell,”saidtheco-founderQuentinPleple.“ThereareonlyeightdispensersinthecityofGrenoblefornowbutweareplanningtointroducemore.Wearegettingrequestsfromallovertheworld-Australia,theUS,Canada,Russia,Grace,Italy,SpainandChile.”Pleplesaidheandhisteaminitiallycameupwiththeideaacoupleofyearsagowhentakingabreakatadrinkdispenser.“Wethoughtitwouldbecooltohaveitforshortstories,”saidthepublisher.‘Then,wedecidedtomakeadifference:theshort-storydispenserwasborn.”TheFrenchpublisherhopesthestorywillbeusedtofillthe“deadtime”ofapassenger.“Inthebusorthesubway,everyonecanmakethemostofthesemomentstoreadshortstories,poems,orshortpicturebooks,”saidastatementfromShortEdition.“Andtheycanbesuretoenjoythequality.”ThedispensersarcnowinlocationsincludingGrenoble’stownhall,itstouristofficeanditslibrary.Thestoriesaredrawnfrommorethan60,000storiesonShortEdition’swebsite.Butthereisaproblemthatusersarenotabletochoosewhattypeofstorytheywouldliketoread.“Rightnowtheycanonlychoosethelength.Butthatisexactlywhatreallycounts,isn’tit?”saidPleple.1、Wherecanyouprobablyseeashort-storydispenseratpresent?A．InChile.B．InCanadaC．InFrance.D．InItaly.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“launch”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Comingintouse.B．Beingthrownaway.C．Beingfoundout.D．Breakingdown.3、WhydidShortEditionprovideshort-storydispensers?A．Tohelppeoplekilltimeinthejourney.B．Toencouragepeopletowriteshortstories.C．ToattractinternationaltouriststoGrenoble.D．Todoresearchinthefieldofnewtechnology.4、Inwhataspectdoestheshort-storydispenserneedtoimprove?A．Thelengthofthestories.B．Thequalityofthestories.C．Thenumberofthestories.D．Thechoiceofdifferentstories.25．（10分）Abitefromatsetseflyisanextremelyunpleasantexperience.Tomakemattersworse,severalspeciesoftsetseflycantransmitdiseases.Oneofthemostdangerousisaparasite(寄生虫)thatcauses"sleepingsickness".Aftertheinitialbite,sleepingsicknesssymptomsoftenstartwithafever,headachesandachingmuscles.Astheillnessgoeson,thoseinfectedbecomeincreasinglytired,whichiswhereitgetsitsname.Itisworthnotingthatsleepingsicknessisnolongerasdeadlyasitoncewas.Intheearly20thCenturyseveralhundredthousandpeoplewereinfectedeachyear.Bythe1960sthediseasewasconsidered"undercontrol"andhadreachedverylownumbers,makingitsspreadmoredifficult.Butinthe1970stherewasanothermajorinfection,whichtook20yearstocontrol.Sincethen,betterscreeningprogramsandearliertreatmentshavereducedthenumberofcasesdramatically.In2000thisfiguredroppedtofewerthan3,000.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)hopesthediseasewillbecompletelyremovedby2020.Moreproblematically,aseriesofnewstudieshaveshownthattheparasiteismorecomplicatedthanpreviouslybelieved.Sleepingsicknesshasalwaysbeenconsidered—andanalyzed—asablooddisease,becausetheparasitescanreadilybediscoveredinthebloodofitsvictims.However,inarecentstudyfoundthattheparasitecanstayintheskinandfat,aswellasintheblood.Theremayevenbeahigherdensity（密度）oftheparasiteintheskinthanintheblood.Thatmeansapersoncanhavenosymptomsbutstillbothharborthediseaseandspreadit.Thefindingcouldexplainthemysterious1970sinfection,andwhythediseasecanspringupinareasthathadpreviouslybeencleared.1、What'sthedangerofatsetseflybite?A．Itmakespeoplesleepy.B．Itcausesskindisease.C．Itbringsaboutdeaths.D．Ittransmitsdeadlyparasites.2、WhatcanweinferaboutsleepingsicknessfromParagraph3?A．It'sstillathreattohumanhealth.B．It'snotthatdangerousatpresent.C．It'sincurableintheearly20thcentury.D．It'scompletelyundercontrolinthe1960s.3、Whatdoestheunderlined"harbor"mostprobablymean?A．carryB．resistC．exchangeD．hide4、Whatdoesthelatestresearchindicateaccordingtothepassage?A．Sleepingsicknessisablooddisease.B．Skinismoresuitablefortheparasitetogrow.C．Sleepingsicknesscanbespreadwithnosigns.D．Parasitesintheskincausedthe1970sinfection.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）YanWei,a30-year-oldblindman,hasjustcoveredamarathononSunday.Thistimehe1hispersonalrecordwithanewtimeof3hours,15minutesand58seconds.Hehadtwo2tohelphimandwas3themwithasafetyrope.”Yan,wholosthis4whenhewasafewmonthsold,startedrunningthreeyearsago,afterlearningthatvolunteerswereavailableto5blindrunnersatthe2015BeijingMarathon.Whenhestartedtrainingwiththehelpofhis6andparents,hecouldrunonlyfor2or3kmatatime.Butsoonhe7somuchthathissisterhadtorideabiketostay8himandguidehim.Ittookhimjustfourmonthstobe9forhisfirstmarathon.Yan10hisquickprogresstodailyexercise.“I’dliketo11200kmpermonth.Ifeel12ifIdonotrunfortwodaysinarow.”saysYan.Buttrainingisbecoming13forYannow,becausetherearefewguideswhocanrunfasterthanhim.Hisguidesneedtobeinbetter14conditionthanhim.“He’snevermissedasingletraininginthepastthreeyears.Iam15notonlybyhisstrengthbutalsohis16totrain,”saysShuHao,an17runnerwhohastakenpartinalotofmarathonsandoneofYan’srunningguides.Insteadofdyingtoprovehimself18heran,Yanhastakendelightinrunningandnowmovedto19theprocess.Hehascompletedfourteen20inthelasttwoyearsandjustwantstokeepgoing.1、A．beatB．copiedC．researchedD．preserved2、A．dogsB．coachesC．guidesD．judges3、A．liftedbyB．tiedtoC．separatedfromD．fixedon4、A．parentsB．strengthC．voiceD．sight5、A．assistB．comfortC．representD．consult6、A．teachersB．classmatesC．brotherD．sister7、A．donatedB．occupiedC．improvedD．witnessed8、A．awayfromB．aheadofC．behindD．for9、A．readyB．lateC．gratefulD．harmful10、A．adjustsB．owesC．devotesD．applies11、A．runB．driveC．swimD．fly12、A．unluckyB．embarrassedC．uncomfortableD．ignored13、A．stricterB．looserC．easierD．harder14、A．livingB．physicalC．mentalD．educational15、A．praisedB．evaluatedC．impressedD．inspected16、A．instructionB．pressureC．absenceD．determination17、A．experiencedB．honestC．overweightD．upset18、A．soonafterB．everytimeC．asifD．eventhough19、A．delayB．registerC．simplifyD．enjoy20、A．projectsB．operationsC．marathonsD．tasks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）Stress:GoodorBad?Stressusedtobeanalmostunknownword,butnowthatweareusedtotalkingaboutit,Ihavefoundthatpeoplearebeginningtogetstressedaboutbeingstressed.Inrecentyears,stress1．(regard)asacauseofawholerangeofmedicalproblems,fromhighbloodpressuretomentalillness.Butlikesomanyotherthings,itisonlytoomuchstress2．doesyouharm.Itistimeyouconsideredthatiftherewerenostressinyourlife,youwouldachievealittle.Ifyouarestuckathomewithnostress,thenyourlevelofperformancewillbelow.Uptoacertainpoint,themorestressyouareunder,the3．(good)yourperformancewillbe.Beyondacertainpoint,though,furtherstresswillonlyleadtoexhaustion,illnessandfinallyabreakdown.Youcantellwhenyouareoverthetopandonthedownwardslope,byaskingyourself4．numberofquestions.Doyou,forinstance,feelthattoomuchisbeingexpectedof5．,andyetfinditimpossibletosayno?Doyoufindyourselfgettingimpatientor6．(annoy)withpeopleoverunimportantthings?...Iftheanswertoallthosequestionsisyes,youhadbetter7．(control)yourstress,asyouprobablyareundermorestressthanisgoodforyou.Tosomeextentyoucancontroltheamountofstressinyourlife.Doctorshaveworkedoutachartshowinghowmuchstressisinvolvedinvariousevents.Gettingmarriedis50,pregnancy40,movinghouse20,Christmas12,etc.Ifthetotalstressinyourlifeisover150,youaretwiceaslikely8．(get)ill.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。I’m18yearsold、Asthefinal-yearhighschoolstudent,Iwasthinkingaboutmyfuture、BecauseI’minterestingincultureandhistory,IwouldliketostudyAnthropology(人类学)inuniversity、Myparentshavegreatlyexpectationsofme、TheythinkaboutthatComputerScienceisgettingveryimportantsotheyshouldstudyComputerScience、MyparentsbelieveIcanmakealotmoneywithaComputerSciencedegreeandtheysayIcan’tevenfindajobunlessIsticktomyinterest、Thattheysaymaybetrue、ShouldIfollowmyparents’advicesormyowninterest?第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，是育才中学的学生会主席，近期一批来自美国的高中生与你校学生开展了为期两周的交流项目。现在，他们即将回国，你将在欢送会上致辞。请根据以下提示写一篇发言稿。1.回顾双方的交流项目（如学习、生活、文艺等方面）；2.谈谈收获；3.表达祝愿。Dearfriends,Howtimeflies!___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________