杭州第二中学2024届高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

杭州第二中学2024届高三第二次联考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．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout2．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem3．Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views4．Itisreportedthatthe______inLibyaishottingup.A．strength B．violence C．power D．activity5．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account6．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated7．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether8．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/9．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what10．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is11．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．are;eversince B．are;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime12．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup13．AlthoughMailerwasnotaloneinwelcomingthefloweringofcreativity,theauthoritieshatedit,______didmanypassengers.A．which B．as C．that D．so14．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when15．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those16．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar17．一Wouldyoubesokindastotakethisheavyboxupstairsforme?一A．It'smypleasure．B．Helpyourself．C．Sure，withpleasure．D．Takeyourtime．18．—Tedhasneverbeensorude!—He______somethingheshouldn’thave,butIguesshedidn’tmeanthat.A．hassaid B．hadsaidC．said D．wassaying19．Youaresubjecttopunishmentifyoufailto________tothecustomswhencarryingtheprohibitedarticleslistedabove.A．stateB．declareC．announceD．communicate20．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup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）Manymanagersbelievethatoverworking

isanevidenceofdevotionfromtheiremployees’side.Stillfewothersregardthiscustomasathreattotheworkers’work-lifebalance,whichmaynegativelyinfluencethelevelofproductivityandefficiency.EmployeesatAmsterdamdesignstudioHeldergroenwon’tbeputtinginmuchovertime.Notintheoffice,atanyrate.That’sbecauseeverydayat6:00pm,theirdesks,tablesandotherworksurfaces,withtheircomputersattached,areliftedtotheceilingbysteelcables（绳索）normallyusedtomoveheavyprops（道具）intheatricalproductions.Ifyouleaveahalf-eatensandwichonyourdesk,you’reoutofluck.“Oncethechairsandotherworkplaceparaphernaliaareclearedaway,thespaceisfreeforeveningandweekenduseasadancefloor,yogastudio...oranythingelseyoucanthinkof–thefloorisactuallyyours,”doctorSanderVeenendaalsaid.Inaway,theofficespaceitselfisworkingovertimeforHeldergroen,bringingaboutlotsofpublicityandcarryinganenlightened（有启发的）messageofcareer-lifebalancefarandwide.”Wethinkthatdoingactivitieslikethismakesiteasierforpeopletoworkhere,”saysVeenendaal.“Youknowwhenitistimetorelaxordosomethingelsethatinspiresyou.”Thatsoundsawesome.There’sjustonecatch.Inthemorning,thedesksreappearandeverybodyhastogobacktowork.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheemployeesatHeldergroen?A．TheyareunwillingtoworklateB．TheyarediscouragedfromworkingovertimeC．TheyarepersuadedtoleavetheofficeearlierD．Theyaretoputawaytheircomputersafterwork2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“paraphernalia”inparagraph3referto?A．Props.B．Food.C．Equipment.D．Cables.3、WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheHeldergroen’sofficedesign?A．Creative.B．InconvenientC．OrdinaryD．Strange22．（8分）Atfirstsight,AlmaDeutscher,atwelve-year-oldgirlfromEnglandappearstobelikeanyothertypicalpre-teen.Shelovestoskiprope,readandplaywithheryoungersister.Butthismodestyoungster,whocomposedherfirstmusicalworkatagesix,firstshortoperaatageseven,andfirstfull-lengthoperabasedonCinderellaatageten,isanythingbutaverage.Thoughherparentsdownplayherextraordinarytalent,youngAlmaisbeingdescribedas“littleMozart”bythemusicworldAlma'soperatictakeontheclassicfairytale,whichshebeganwritingatageeight,hasaslighttwist.HerCinderellaisamusicianwhomeetsherPrinceCharmingthroughasong.“InmyCinderella,shesingsthebeginningofaballad---butatmidnightsheflees.Eventually,theprincefindsherafteraskingallthemaidensofthelandtosingtheendoftheballad.”TheoperawasfirstperformedinVienna,AustraliaonDecember29,2016,wherethetheneleven-year-oldskillfullyswitchedbetweenthepianoandtheviolinandreceivesenthusiasticreviews.Theyounggeniushassinceperformedtwonewpianoworks,onceinAustraliaandtheotherinChina.Whilethismayappeartobealotforsomeonesoyoung,Almaisnotworried.Shesays,“ofcourseIhavetoworkhard.Butallchildrenhavetoworkhardforexams,andatleastwhenIworkhard,Iworkhardforsomethingincrediblyexciting,likeseeingmywholeoperaputonstage.Alma'smusicaltalentfirstcametolightbeforeshecouldeventalk.Herparentsrecallthatasan18-month-oldtoddler,shewasabletohumapitchperfectversionofthechildren’srhymeTwinkleTwinkleLittleStar.However,Alma’sabilitiesonlygainedinternationalattentionin2012,afterafamilyfriendpostedavideoonlinecomparinghertoMozart.ThefamilywassuddenlyswampedwithmediarequestedandAlmabecameanovernightstar,dubbed“littleMozart”.Thisnicknamemakesherparentsunhappybecausetheybelieveitputsaddedpressureontheyounggirl.Theywouldinsteadpreferhertobecalled“acomposerandmusician”.Almadoesnotwanttobecomparedtothefamousartisteither,saying,“TherewasonlyoneMozart,andIprefertobelittleAlma.”Regardlessofwhatshecallsherself,thetwelve-year-oldischangingtheworldofmusicforever!1、WhatdoweknowaboutAlmaDeutscher?A．Shehasshowngreatmusicaltalentfromayoungage.B．Shecomesfromafamousmusicalfamily.C．SheregularlyperformstheclassicalmusicofMozart.D．Shehasadaptedsomefamousworksofclassicalmusic.2、HowdidAlmagettobewidelyknown?A．ByperformingontelevisionB．ThroughanonlinevideoC．ByputtingonanoperaD．Throughherparents’promotion3、WhatisAlma’sattitudetowardshersuccess?A．Sheisstillunsatisfiedwithherperformance.B．SheismodestabouthermusicalachievementsC．Sheisuncomfortablewithsomuchpressure.D．Sheisproudtohavebecomeaprofessionalmusician.4、WhatcanweinferaboutAlma’sparents?A．Theyareverywell-educatedpeople.B．TheyhavemadeagoodlifeplanforAlma.C．TheyhavepushedAlmatotakeupmusic.D．Theyareprotectiveoftheirdaughter.23．（8分）Aprettyfaceisneverforgotten.Doyoubelieveso?Butmaybeitisuntrue!Psychologistsbelievebeautifulpeoplearelesslikelytoberecognized.Anewstudysuggeststhatattractivenesscanactuallypreventtherecognitionoffaces,unlessaprettyfacehasparticularlydistinctivefeatures,suchasAngelinaJolie’s.Germanpsychologiststhinktherecognitionofprettyfacesisdistorted(扭曲)byemotions.ResearchersHolgerWiese,CarolinAltmannandStefanSchweinbergerattheUniversityofJena,Germany,discoveredinastudythatphotosofunattractivepeopleweremoreeasilyrememberedthanprettyoneswhentheyshowedthemtoagroupofpeople.Forthestudy,whichwaspublishedinsciencemagazineNeuropsychologia,thepsychologistsshowedphotosoffacestotestsubjects.Halfofthefaceswereconsideredtobemoreattractiveandtheotherhalfaslessattractive,butallofthemwerebeingthoughtofassimilarlydistinctivelooking.Thetestsubjectswereshownthefacesforjustafewsecondstomemorizethemandwereshownthemagainduringthetestsothattheycoulddecideiftheyrecognizedthemornot.Theresearchersweresurprisedbytheresult.“Untilnowweassumedthatitwasgenerallyeasiertomemorizefaceswhicharebeingconsideredasattractive,justbecausewepreferlookingatbeautifulfaces,”Dr.Wiesesaid.Butthestudyshowedthatsuchaconnectioncannotbeeasilyproven.Heassumesthatrememberingprettyfacesisdistortedbyemotionalinfluences,whichenhancethesenseofrecognitionatalatertime.Theresearchers’ideaisbackedupbyevidencefromEEG-recordings(脑电图记录)theyusedduringtheirexperimentwhichshowthebrains’electricactivity.Thestudyalsorevealedthatinthecaseofattractivefaces,considerablymorefalsepositiveresultsweredetected.Inotherwords,peoplethoughttheyrecognizedafacewithouthavingseenitbefore.“Weobviouslytendtobelievethatwerecognizeafacejustbecausewefinditattractive.”Dr.Wiesesaid.1、WhatdoweknowaboutthephotosfromParagraph3?A．Theywereallofprettyfaces.B．Theywereselectedatrandom.C．Theywerenotdistinctiveatall.D．Theywereshowedtwicetothetestsubjects.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“falsepositiveresults”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Peopleactuallyonlyrecognizefewprettyfaces.B．Peoplerecognizemoreuglyfacesthanprettyones.C．Peopleclaimtorecognizeafacetheyhaveneverseen.D．Peoplerecognizefewerfacesthantheyhavethought.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthenewstudy?A．Peoplearereluctanttorecognizeuglyfaces.B．Beautifulpeopleareparticularlydistinctive.C．Attractivenesspreventstherecognitionoffaces.D．Attractivefacesarealwayseasytoberecognized.4、Whichwordcanshowtheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefindingsoftheresearch?A．Doubtful.B．Disapproving.C．Favorable.D．Objective.24．（8分）In1938Portugalheldanationalcompetitiontoidentifythecountry'smost''Portuguese”Village.Stickingtoarockypromontory（海角）farabovetheBeiraBaixaplains,Monsantoiseasilythemostimpressive.Soitcameoutontop.Cottages,alotofwhicharemadeofverylargeroundrocks,seemtogrowoutofthemountainitself.Abovethemrisesastonefortress(城堡),partsofwhichpredateeventhearrivaloftheMoors.Andviewsacrosstheplainsare,simplyput,astonishing.SincebeinghonoredasthemostPortuguesevillage,Monsantohasremindedlargelyseparatedfrommodernization.Thesedays,goatsandchickensseemtooutnumberhumansinthevillage.Mostyoungpeopleleaveforlargecitiesandthegrowinginvestmentinthearea’sheritage(遗产）hasnotencouragedmoreattractionsfortheyoungergeneration.Touristswalkingalongthevillage'stinystreetscanseeelderlywomenwalkingandchattingindoorways.Severalhousesnearthevillageentrancearesurprisinglygrand.Halfwaytothecastleyou'llcomeacrossthegruta,acozycaveapparentlyonceusedasapub…andstillusedassuch.Thisstonefortressseemsalmosttohavegrownoutofthehillsidethatsupportsit.It’sawonderfullybeautifulsite,populatedbywildflowers.AlterDomSanchoIdroveouttheMoorsinthe12thcentury,thefortresswasstrengthened.DomDinisimprovedit,butaftercenturiesofattacksfromacrosstheborderitfinallyfellintoruin.Justbelowtheentranceisapublicsquare.TotherightisaruinedRenaissancechurchandbelltower.On3MayMonsantocomesaliveintheFestadasCruzes,rememberingasiege(围困）intheMiddleAges.ThestorygoesthatthestarvingvillagersthrewtheirIasilonelycowoverthewalls,makingtheirenemiesbelievetheyhadplentyoffood,becausetheyimmediatelyabandonedthesiege.Thesedays,younggirlsthrowbasketsofflowersinstead,afterwhichthere'sdancingandsingingbesidethecastlewall.1、WhatisMonsantoliketoday?A．Ithasalotoffarms.B．Itsyouthlovefarming.C．Itspopulationisfalling.D．Ithasbecomemoremodern.2、Whydidtheenemiesendthesiege?A．Theyfelthungry.B．Theyweretricked.C．Theywereattacked.D．Theyfearedthecow.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthefortress?A．Ithaslongbeenusedasapub.B．ItwasfirstconstructedbyDomDinis.C．ThereiscelebrationeveryMaybesideit.D．Youhavetogothroughittoenterthevillage.4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．TodiscussrurallifeinPortugal.B．Toreportanationalcompetition.C．ToexplainthehistoryofthePortugal.D．Tointroduceauniqueancientvillage.25．（10分）Woodhasmanygreatcharacteristicsthatmakeittheperfectbuildingmaterial.Itischeap，durable(耐用的)，easilyavailable，andmostimportantly，environmentallysustainable.Theonethingitisnot，istransparent(透明的).NowthankstoateamofscientistsatStockholm'sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnology，thematerialmayevenbeabletoaddthatfeaturetoitsalreadyimpressivelist.LeadresearcherDr.LarsBerglundsaidhewasinspiredtocreatethetransparentwoodafterlearninghowJapaneseresearchershaddevelopedasee-throughpaperforuseinflexibledisplayscreensforelectronicdevices.Theteambeganbypullingoutthewood'slignin(木质素).Thelignin-freewoodwasthendippedintoapolymer(聚合物)andbakedatatemperatureof158Fforfourhours.Theresultwasahybridproductthatwasnotonlystrongerandlighterthantheoriginalwoodbutalso，almosttransparent.Theresearcherswereabletoadjusttheleveloftransparencybyvaryingtheamountofthepolymerinjectedandalsobychangingthethicknessofthewood.Whilescientistshavepreviouslycreatedasee-throughwoodforsmall-scaleapplicationslikecomputerchips,hetransparentwoodisthefirstonebeingconsideredforlargescaleapplications.Theresearchers,whorevealedtheirfindingsinBiomacromoleculesonApril11,pictureusingthetransparentwoodinbuildingstoallowformorenaturallight,ortocreatewindowsthatletinthedesiredamountoflightwithoutsacrificingprivacy.Woodthatallowslighttopassthroughcouldleadtoabrighterfutureforhomesandbuildings.Berglundalsothinksthewoodcouldplayasignificantroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.Thesemi-transparentmaterialwouldbeabletokeeplightlongerandgiveitmoretimetointeractwiththeconductor,thusresultinginbettersolarefficiency.Additionally,substitutingthecurrentlyusedglasswiththisnewproductwouldhelpsolarenergymanufacturersimprovetheircarbonfootprintandlowerthecost.Theyarenowexperimentingwithwaystoscaleupthemanufacturingprocesssothatthetransparentmaterialiscost-effectivetomakeandeasytouse.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"thatfeature"inParagraph1referto?A．Cheapness. B．Durability. C．Sustainability. D．Transparency.2、Whichofthefollowingisnottheprocessinwhichthetransparentwoodismade?A．Dipthewoodintoapolymer.B．Reducetheamountofthepolymer.C．Makethewoodlignin-free.D．Bakethewoodforsometime.3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Berglundgottheideaoftransparentwoodwhilemakingpaper.B．Varyingtheamountofthepolymerchangesthewood'shardness.C．Thecostofmakingthetransparentwoodstillneedstobecutdown.D．Thetransparentwoodwouldbeusedonlyforhomesandbuildings.4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout？A．Thebrightfutureofthetransparentwood.B．Thewood'sroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.C．Thedisadvantagesofthecurrentlyusedglass.D．Solarenergymanufacturers'carbonfootprint.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）完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列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。Thehumannoseisanunderestimatedtool.Humansareoftenthoughttobe1___smellerscomparedwithanimals,butthisislargelybecause,unlikeanimals,westandupright.Thismeansthatournosesare2todetectingthosesmellswhichfloatthroughtheair,3themajorityofsmellswhichsticktosurfaces.Infactthough,weareextremelysensitivetosmells,evenifwedonotgenerallyrealizeit.Ournosesarecapableof4humansmellsevenwhentheseare5tofarbelowonepartinonemillion.6,somepeoplefindthattheycansmellonetypeofflowerbutnotanother,whileothersaresensitivetothesmellsofbothflowers.Thismaybebecausesomepeopledonothavethegenesnecessarytogenerate7smellreceptorsinthenose.Thesereceptorsarethecellswhichsensesmellsandsend8tothebrain.However,ithasbeenfoundthatevenpeopleinsensitivetoacertainsmellatfirstcansuddenlybecomesensitivetoitwhen9toitoftenenough.The10forinsensitivitytosmellseemstobethatbrainfindsit11tokeepallsmellreceptorsworkingallthetimebutcan12newreceptorsifnecessary.Thismayalsoexplainwhywearenotusuallysensitivetoourownsmellswesimplydonotneedtobe.Wearenot13oftheusualsmellofourownhousebutwe14newsmellswhenwevisitsomeoneelse's.Thebrainfindsitbesttokeepsmellreceptors_15forunfamiliarandemergencysignalssuchasthesmellofsmoke,whichmightindicatethedangeroffire.1.A．sensitiveB．outstandingC．insensitiveD．awkward2.A．limitedB．committedC．devotedD．conducted3.A．catchingB．ignoringC．missingD．tracking4.A．distinguishingB．discoveringC．determiningD．detecting5.A．reducedB．reservedC．rescuedD．refused6.A．FortunatelyB．StrangelyCHappilyD．Amazingly7.A．unusualB．particularC．uniqueD．typical8.A．signsB．informationC．messagesD．signals9.A．subjectedB．leftC．drawnD．exposed10A.expectationB．expressionC．extensionD．explanation11.AconvenientB．competitiveC．inefficientD．adequate12.AintroduceB．gatherC．developD．produce13.AsureB．sickC．awareDtired14.AtolerateB．resistC．neglectD．notice15.AavailableB．reliableC．valuableD．suitable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）Withmysummerholiday1．(approach),IdecidedtomakeaplantogotravellinginYunnanProvince.Bysearchinginformationonline,IgettoknowsomeplacesofinterestinDali.Everyyear,touristscomefloodingintothesmalltownofDalifromalldirections.Thestreetsare2．(usual)crowdedwithpeople,buyingsouvenirsandtakingpictureseverywhere.Inaddition,afteratalkwithsomeofmyfriendshavingatripinDalibefore,Ican’twaittotravelinYunnan3．(enjoy)thebeautifulscenerythere.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不计分。Asasayinggo,“Pressureisanotherformofmotivepower”.However,manypeoplecan’tdealwithpressureinanappropriatewaysothattheybecomemoreanxiously.Seriously,itmaycausemanyterriblepersonalproblem.Buthowcanyoudealwithpressure?To,beginwith,anybodyhaspressure,butyoushouldacceptthepressure.Ifyouareindeeppressure,youcandistractyourattentionbydoingsomeinterestedthingslikerunning,craftingorlisteningtomusic.Secondly,youshouldtalktofamilymembersandfriendstoreducingthestress,maybetheycangiveyousomepracticaladvice.Thirdly,youareneedtolearnhowtoself-adjust,thatisthemosteffectivewaytohelpyourself.Inword,pressureisaninevitablepartofyourlife.Youaresupposedtomakethemostofit