2024届湖北鄂州市高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

2024届湖北鄂州市高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where2．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while3．Thankstothespecialchemical________ofthesoilinthemountainousarea,thiseconomicplantgrowswellthere.A．compositionB．competenceC．constructionD．conclusion4．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup5．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare6．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved7．—FlightMU257_______________.Imustbeoffnow.—Haveanicetrip.A．isbeingannouncedB．hasannouncedC．wasannouncingD．hadbeenannounced8．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because9．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．am B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe10．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．asfoolishlyD．sofoolishly11．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.12．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout13．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．across D．over14．---Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.---Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout15．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken16．Onlywhen_________hard__________makeyourdreamcometrue.A．doyouwork;youcan B．youwork;youcanC．doyouwork;canyou D．youwork;canyou17．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot18．.JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．if B．when C．as D．where19．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since20．--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For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）Asagestureoffriendship,MayorYukioOzakiofTokyo,JapangaveWashington,DCagiftofmorethan3,000JapanesecherrytreesonMarch17,1912.Everyspring,thecherrytreesinWashington,DCtakebloom,beginningoneofthecountry’sloveliestcelebrations,theNationalCherryBlossomFestival(March17-April15).Bookyourtripnowtoseethisvibrantdisplayofpinkandwhiteinthiscityfullofhistory!Washington,DCCherryBlossomIn-DepthTourPrice:$45Available:Mar25-Apr15Duration:1DayHighlights:VisitWashington,DC;experiencethepeakperiodofcherryblossom(April8-12)Itinerary:GuestswouldstarttocelebratetheNationalCherryBlossomFestivalanddiscoverthebeautyofcherryblossoms.Next,wewillbeginoursightseeingcitytourincludingLincolnMemorial,WhiteHouse,USCapitol,MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum,WashingtonMonumentandInternationalSpyMuseum.ThenvisittheJeffersonMemorial,thebestlocationtoviewthecherryblossoms.Finally,guestsmayboardaPotomacRivercruisetoseethecityfromthewater.Thentourends.PriceIncludes:GroundTransportationServicefeeforthetourguide:$10/personAdmissionFees:DestinationAdultChildSeniorInternationalSpyMuseum(Optional)$21.95$14.95(3-12yrs)$19.95(Over65yrs)MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum(Optional)$23$17(3-12yrs)$20(Over65yrs)PotomacRiverCruise$26$18(3-12yrs)$23(Over65yrs)Note:Ifyouwouldliketojoinintheoptionalactivities,pleasepaythefeeincashtothetourguide.YoucannotbuytheticketsonyourownoruseCityPasses.Thetourguidewillarrangetheticketsforthegroup.1、OnMarch25,touristscanenjoy.A．thecherryblossomsinfullbloomB．theNationalCherryBlossomFestivalC．adiscountedtourofacityfoilofhistoryD．theanniversarycelebrationofthegiftoftrees2、Thetourcoverstouristspotswithoutadmissionfees.A．four B．fiveC．seven D．eight3、Touristsaresupposedto.A．paytheservicefeeforthetourguideB．takecareofthegroundtransportationC．showtheCityPassattheticketofficeD．chooseatleastoneoptionaldestination4、Itcostsforyouandyourgrandpa(aged67)togoonthetour,withthewaxmuseumincluded.A．$156 B．$143C．$153 D．$10822．（8分）OneofIndia’stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghouses,sayingaddictiontosurfing,gamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents’performance,makingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)inMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.“Now,astudentdoesn’tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternet,”saidPrakashGopalan,deanofStudentAffairs.“Theolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgone.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.”IIT-Mumbai,withabout5,000students,isoneofthesevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworld.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcourses,toughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents.DepressiveanddysfunctionallifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudents,andatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousestohelpthemintheirstudies,butmanyalsouseittosurf,chat,downloadmoviesandmusic,blogandforgaming.“StartingMonday,Internetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12:30p.m.atIIT-Mumbai’s13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshells.”Gopalansaid.Butthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulated.“Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullaby(摇篮曲)togotosleep.”saidRajiv,anelectronicsstudent.1、WhatmayhappentothestudentsaddictedtotheInternetinIIT-Mumbai?A．Feellonelyandevensuicidal.B．Performwellinstudies.C．Knowtheirclassmatesbetter.D．Participateinsocialactivities.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dysfunctional”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．unpopularB．meaningfulC．abnormalD．exciting3、WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninIIT-Mumbai?A．Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m.B．StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternetoncampus.C．StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.D．Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnightinboardingbuildings.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorder.B．Somestudentscomplainaboutthebanningorder.C．ThereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampuseversince.D．MorestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternet.23．（8分）IwasrecentlysurfingtheInternetwhenIcameacrossacollectionofstrangebeachphotoswhereeveryonehadaclothwallsurroundingtheirlittlepatchofsand．Ihadneverseenanythinglikeitbefore，andIwasinterestedinit．SoIstartedsearchingallsortsofphrasesthatmightthrowlightonthemysteryofPolishbeachseparators．IfoundasiteonPoland'saffairsthatactuallycoveredthis"phenomenon"indetails．Accordingtothesite，beachseparatorshavebeenapartofPolishbeach-goingcultureforalongtime，buthaverecentlybeengettingalotofattentiononline，afterforeigntouristsstartedpostingphotosonsocialnetworks．Beachseparatorsvaryinsizeaccordingtothesizeofthegroup．You'llseetinyonesonlysurroundingthespacearoundasinglebeachtowel，andgiantonesseparatingalargepartofthebeach．Theyweren'tdesignedtoprotecttheirusersfromprying（窥探）eyes．It'snosecretthatstrongwindsareverycommonontheshoresoftheBalticSea，sotheywereoriginallymeanttoallowbeach-goerstoenjoysunbathingwithouthavingtheirbelongingsblownaway，orsandblownintheirfaces．However，inrecentyears，peoplehavebeguncriticizingthem．Duringthesummer，beachseparatorsareplacedsoclosetoeachotherthatapersoncanhardlypassbetweenthem，letalonefindaplacetoputtheirownbeachtowels．Thiscreatesaproblemforforeigntouristsunfamiliarwiththem，whojustwantaplacetoliedownonthesand．Andthustheycaneasilycreateallkindsofconflictsduetothelackofspace．Forexample，somepeopleleavethebeachforhoursbutleavetheirseparatorsinplacetomakesurethattheirspacedoesn'tgetoccupiedbysomeoneelse．Havingvisitedafairnumberofseasideresorts（度假胜地）acrossEurope，IadmitthatIhaveneverseenanythinglikethisbefore．1、Whatattractedtheauthor'sattentionaccordingtothefirstparagraph？______A．Somephrases B．TheclothwallsC．Thesandpatches D．Thecolorfulstones2、Whydidthebeach-goessetupseparators？______A．Toattractothers'attention B．TokeepthemselvesinprivatesC．Tostopwindsdisturbingthem D．Toprotectthemselvesfromsunburn3、Whatseemstobetheproblemwithbeachseparators？______A．TheycauseplentyofgarbageB．TheymakethebeachovercrowdedC．TheyleavetheirseparatorsunattendedD．Theyleadtomanycrimesagainstforeigners4、What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage？______A．ToencouragethelocaltourisminPolandB．TointroduceakindofPolishbeachcultureC．TodiscussthepossibilitiesofsolvingthebeachproblemD．Tourgethetourismdepartmenttofacethebeachproblem24．（8分）Trees,someofthetallestintheworld,toweredaboveHannahGriffithsandhercolleagueseachmorningastheywalkeddeepintotherainforestintheMaliauBasininBorneo,wheretheyhadsetupasetofexperimentstolookattheecologicaleffectsofsmallcreatures:termites(白蚁).Termitesgetabumrap.TheymakeheadlinesforchewingupbillionsofdollarsofpropertyeachyearintheU.S.Andtheyareresponsibleforsomethingliketwopercentofglobalcarbonemissions,simplyasaresultoftheirhugepopulationsandpreferenceforchewingthroughcarbonrichmaterials.Awholeindustryisaimingatkillingthem.Buttheyplayakeyroleinmanynaturalecosystems.Scientistshaveknownforyearsthatintropical(热带的)forests,termiteschewupfallenleavesanddeadwood,keepingthefallenmaterialundercontrolandlettingnutrientsfromthedeadmaterialbackintothesystemtobeusedbyotherplants,insects,andanimals.Buttheydidn’tknowexactlyhowimportanttheinsectswereinkeepingtheforesthealthyandfunctional,sotheyremovedtermitesfromaparticularspotintheforestandsawhowitresponded.Asluckwouldhaveit,HannahGriffithsandhercolleaguesstartedtheirexperimentwhentheforestwashitbyanextremedrought(干旱).Duringthenon-droughtyears,theysawtherewasn’tmuchdifferencebetweenthenormalplotsandtheoneswherethey’dremovedthetermites.Butduringthedrought,theeffectsweremarked.Whattheyfoundwasunexpected:inthetermite-richareas,thesoilstayedslightlywet,moretreeseedlingssprouted(抽芽),andthesystemwasfullofactivitydespitethelong,harddryspell.ForGriffiths,itwasonlybecausetheyhappenedtostudythedroughtthattheycouldpickouttherealimportanceoftermitestothesystem,shepointsout.“Andthatringsalarmbellsinmyhead,”shesays,“becauseitmakesmethink,wellwhatelsedon’tweknow?Ifwestartdamagingbiologicalcommunities,wedon’tknowwhatthatwilldo.”1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“abumrap”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Unfairblame. B．Widepopularity.C．Publicattention. D．Specialpreference.2、Whathavescientistslearnedabouttermites?A．Theydoseriousharmtotropicalrainforests.B．Theycontributealottotheecosystemtheylivein.C．Theyactasfoodforotherplants,insectsandanimals.D．Theyspeedupthelossofnutritionintherainforest.3、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingofGriffithsexperiment?A．Termiteshelprainforestssurviveclimatechange.B．Termitespreferdroughtyearstonon-droughtones.C．Termitesbenefitmorefromtheforestduringthedrought.D．Termitesenjoyeatingtreeseedlingsduringthedrought.4、WhatdoesGriffithstellusinthelastparagraph?A．Termitesarenowindangerofextinction.B．Termitesdamagebiologicalcommunities.C．Weshouldthinktwicebeforedamagingaspecies.D．Weshouldstudythedroughttoimprovethesystem.25．（10分）WhenIspentthesummerwithmygrandmother,shealwayssetmedowntothegeneralstorewithalist.BehindthecounterwasaladylikenooneI’deverseen.“Excuseme,”Isaid.Shelookedupandsaid,“I’mMissBee.”“Ineedtogetthese.”Isaid,holdingupmylist.“So?Gogetthem.”MissBeepointedtoasign.“There’snoonehereexceptyouandmeandI’mnotyourservant,sogetyourselfabasketfromthatpile.”IvisitedMissBeetwiceaweekthatsummer.Sometimessheshortchargedme.Othertimessheovercharged.Goingtothestorewaslikegoingintobattle.Allsummerlongshefoundwaystotrickme.NosoonerhadIlearnedhowtopronounce“bicarbonateofsoda”andmemorizeditslocationontheshelvesthanshemademehuntforitalloveragain.Butbysummer’sendtheshoppingtripthathadoncetakenmeanhourwasdonein15minutes.“Allright,littlegirl,”shesaid.“Whatdidyoulearnthissummer?”“Thatyou’reameanie!”Ireplied.MissBeejustlaughedandsaid,“Iknowwhatyouthinkofme.Well,Idon’tcare!MyjobistoteacheverychildImeetlifelessons.Whenyougetolderyou’llbeglad!”GladImetMissBee?Ha!Theideawasabsurd…Untilonedaymydaughtercametomewithhomeworktroubles.“It’stoohard,”shesaid.“Couldyoufinishmymathproblemsforme?”“IfIdoitforyou,howwillyoueverlearntodoityourself?”Isaid.Suddenly,IwasbackatthatgeneralstorewhereIhadlearnedthehardwaytoaddupmybillbymyself.HadIeverbeenoverchargedsince?1、Whatdidtheauthor’sgrandmotheralwaysaskhertododuringhersummervacation?A．Makelistsforhershopping.B．Buysomethinginthegeneralstore.C．Sendliststotheladyinthegeneralstore.D．Gotoseetheladyinastore.2、WhatcanweinferaboutMissBee?A．Sheusedtolearntopronouncethenamesofsomegoodsinthestore.B．Sheneithershortchargedtheauthornoroverchargedher.C．TeachingkidslessonswasMissBee’sjobatthattime.D．Hertricksmadetheauthorfinishshoppinginashortertime.3、Theauthormentionedherdaughterto__________.A．showhersatisfactionwithherkid’shomeworkB．informreadersofherirresponsibilityforherkidC．tellreadersMissBee’sinfluenceonherD．expressheroppositiontoMissBee4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AnunforgettablesummertravelB．BeingaresponsiblemotherC．MeangrandmagivingapreciouslessonD．Makingameaningfullifelist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）Manypeoplethinkthatbabysittingisoneofthe1jobsforyoungpeople.Theyimagineateenagerputtingafewwell-behavedchildrentobedandthencontinuingtowatchtelevisionuntiltheparentsreturnhometohandoversomemoney.Well,Icantellyouhow2thatthoughtis.Inowworkall3onWednesdaysforaUkrainianfamilywiththreeyoungboys.Intheearlymorning,Igothereto4theoldertwowhiletheirmotherdoesherjobsortakescareofhersix-month-oldbaby.However,Iamalsothereto5theirEnglishbyteachingthemsongsandgamesinmynativelanguage.Now,fourmonthslater,Igethomeattheendoftheday6exhausted！Babysittingisnotajobforthe7ortheweak.Iexpected8childrenwhowouldbehavewellandlistentomeallthetime.9,Idon’tthinkthosekindofchildrenexistatall.Whilemytwoboysareusuallypoliteandcalm,theyare10childrenandalsoliketofight,screamandlosetheirtemperfornoreal11.Ioftenhavenoideawhytheycrytogether.Beingababysitterrequiresyoutoplayahundreddifferent12throughouttheday.IhavetobeafriendwhenIplaywiththeboys,buttheir13whenItellthemtodosomething.Whentheyhurtthemselves,Ihavetobetheir14,andwhentheyfightover15thingslikesharingtheircrayons(彩笔)，Ihavetobeanegotiator(调停者)。Whenlunchtimerollsaround,Iama(n)16topreparethemealandthenamaidasIcleanupafterlunch.Finally,inEnglish,ifsomeoneisvery17,wesaytheyhavethe“PatienceofGod”.IthinkIembody(体现)this18sometimes!Despitethe19involvedinmyjob,Iusuallydoenjoyit.WorkingwithchildrenissotiringthatIalwaysfeel20afterleavingthemwiththeirparentsattheendoftheday！1、A．hardestB．worstC．easiestD．heaviest2、A．wrongB．wonderfulC．rightD．believable3、A．morningB．afternoonC．nightD．day4、A．takeoffB．struggleagainstC．sendforD．lookafter5、A．learnB．improveC．exploreD．recognize6、A．suddenlyB．graduallyC．completelyD．exactly7、A．lazyB．youngC．strongD．rich8、A．impoliteB．perfectC．tallD．noisy9、A．AmazinglyB．StrangelyC．SadlyD．Hopefully10、A．traditionalB．formalC．unusualD．ordinary11、A．purposeB．doubtC．reasonD．question12、A．jobsB．partsC．looksD．toys13、A．teacherB．gardenerC．driverD．assistant14、A．nurseB．trainerC．guideD．protector15、A．surprisingB．unimportantC．seriousD．expensive16、A．managerB．eaterC．adviserD．cook17、A．patientB．impatientC．energeticD．lucky18、A．actionB．languageC．lessonD．expression19、A．satisfactionB．exhaustionC．disagreementD．kindness20、A．frightenedB．energeticC．relaxedD．nervous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）About25millionpeopleplaysoccerintheU.S.,1．isalmost10%ofthetotalpopulation.Manyoftheseplayersareyoungpeople,andsoccer’s2．(popular)hasgrownovertheyearsinpartbecausechildrenasyoungasfiveyearsoldcanplayon3．(organize)teams.4．contrast,mostbaseballandbasketballleaguesdon’tstartuntilagesseven5．eight.Also,mostparentswanttosigntheirkidsupforsoccerteamsbecausethesports6．(consider)verysage,7．(like)baseballandbasketball.Most8．(importance),thecultureofyouthsoccerinAmericaplacesgreaterimportanceonteamworkthanbeing9．(compete).Becauseofthis,playersofallskilllevelsareabletobepartof10．team.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。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限一词;2、只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。Graduatedattheageof90fromtheUniversityofBuckinghammightinvoke(引起)theexpressionof"latesaner,butsoathingistheresultofalongprocess、Ileftoutschoolat14in1935、MyhighereducationformalbeganwhenIwasinmy60s,asIhadnothadaopportunitytostudybeforemyretirement、Butlongbeforethen,firstworkingasaclerk,andthenjoiningthearmy、Iambroughttoabroaderculture、ThirstyforknowledgecanexplaintherestAsIcameLateformyformalhighereducation,IhadalwaysbeenlearningIwouldadviseothertodothesameasmeandreturnformallearningafterretirement、第二节书面表