湖南省十四校联考2024年高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

湖南省十四校联考2024年高三第二次调研英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent2．—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—_______.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.A．Thatistrue B．ItsoundslikefunC．Idon’tthinkso D．Youarekidding3．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain4．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged5．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't6．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded7．HewasadmittedtoHarvardUniversity,________wasjustwhathisparentsexpected.A．who B．whichC．what D．where8．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid9．Accordingtotheschoolrule,nochildbeallowedoutoftheschool,unlessaccompaniedbyhisorherownparents.A．should B．mustC．shall D．can10．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were11．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding12．Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．as B．that C．which D．X13．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus14．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?15．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．aretransported16．Iwouldappreciateyoucouldcometomybirthdayparty.A．that B．thatit C．if D．itif17．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake18．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that19．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where20．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation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）TheIslandRuleisoneofthebestexplanationsscientistscouldgivetotheobservablephenomenonthatanimalsandhumanshaveevolved(演变)dependingontheresourcesavailableintheirhabitat(栖息地).Throughtime,scientistshavenoticedthroughfossil(化石)recordsthatsomelargeanimalsfrommainlandhabitatshavedwarf(矮小的)versionsinblandhabitats.AreportfromBBCdescribedtheexistenceofwhatscientistscall“hobbitisland”offasmallislandsomewhereinIndonesia.Itwasgivensuchanamebecausefossilrecordsoftiny,humanlikecreatureshavebeenfoundintheregion.Whattheycalledas“hobbits”or“HomoFloresiensis”,areonlyastallasonemeterandarcsmallversionsofearlyhumanspecieswithtinierbrains.Thoughscientistscannotperfectlytracetheoriginofthe“HomoFloriensis”,theybelievethattheyarchumanrelatives,butitisthe“islandlife”thathascausedthemtoevolveastheyhave.Scientistshavenoticedthroughfossilrecordsandexistingorganisms(有机体)todaythatitseemsiflargeanimalsgrowsmallinislandswhilesmallanimalsgrowlargeinlargerislands.Intheory,animalandhumanbodieshaveadjustedtotheavailablefoodandfreshwaterintheirhabitats.Sincethereisnoopportunityforthemtoleavetheirisland,theymightaswelladapt.NewYorkMagazineexplainedthatislandsusuallyhavefewerpredators(捕食者)thanmainlandecosystems.However,itisthelackofresourcesthatcausethedeathofmanyanimals.Asameansofnaturaladaptation,thebodiesoftheseanimalshaveevolvedsmallerthantheirancestors,makingtheirbodiesrequirefewerresources.AreportfromWebEcoistlisteddownafewexamplesofanimalsthathaveshrunksignificantlycomparedwiththeirancestors.SomeoftheseincludetheBalitigerassmallasleopards(豹).1、Howdidthename“hobbitisland”comefrom?A．Scientistsdiscovereddwarfpeoplelivingontheisland.B．Onemetertallhumanbeingmadealivingontheseislands.C．Scientistsfoundhumanspecieswithtinierbrainsonanisland.D．Evidencesshowingtiny,human-likecreaturesontheislandwerefound.2、Whatdoyouknowabout“HomoFloricnsis”?A．TheyusedtoonlylivesomewhereinIndonesia.B．Theyweretheearliestancestorofhumanbeings.C．Theylooksmallcomparedwithnormalhumans.D．Theygraduallygrewlargeronthelargerislands.3、AccordingtoNewYorkMagazine,.A．animalsonislandlackenoughfoodtoliveonB．manyanimalsdiedofffornoapparentreasonC．toomanypredatorswilldodamagetotheecosystemD．predatorsmakeislandanimalsturnsmaller4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Morepredatorscanhelpanimalsgrowstrongerandlarger.B．Balitigerturnssmallbecauseofadaptationtotheenvironment.C．Morefoodresourcesshouldbeprovidedloislands.D．Animalsonmainlandarcfiercerthanthoseonislands.22．（8分）BooksatAmazon:Bestsellersofthemonth—Feb,2018FreshwaterbyAkwaekeEmezi—February6,2018Hardcover:$15.91AudioCD:$29.99Anextraordinarynovel.Freshwaterexplorestheamazingexperienceofhavinganotherself.ItcentersaroundayoungNigerianwoman,Ada,whodevelopsseparateselveswithinherasaresultofbeingborn“withonefootontheotherside.”Freshwaterisasharpcallofararewayofexperiencingtheworld,onethatshowshowweallconstructouridentities.MilkandHoneybyRupiKaur—February16,2018Hardcover:$18.00Paperback:$8.99AudioCD:$8.99Acollectionofpoetryandprose(散文)aboutsurvival.Abouttheexperienceofviolence,abuse(虐待),love,loss,andfemininity(女性).Itissplitintofourchapters，andeachchapterservesadifferentpurpose.Dealswithadifferentpain.Healsadifferentheartache.MilkandHoneytakesreadersthroughajourneyofthemostbittermomentsinlifeandfindssweetnessinthembecausethereissweetnesseverywhere;ifyouarejustwillingtolook.EducatedbyTaraWestover—February13,2018Hardcover:$16.80Paperback:$28.00Audiobook:$6.00AudioCD:$8.99Anunforgettablebiographyaboutayounggirlwho,keptoutofschool,leaveshersurvivalistfamilyandgoesontoearnaPhDfromCambridgeUniversity.Educatedisanaccountofthestruggleforself-invention.Itisataleoffiercefamilyloyalty,andofthesadnessthatcomesfromseveringone’sclosestties.ForceofNaturebyJaneHarper—February20,2018Hardcover:$17.10Paperback:$23.41Audiobook:FreeAudioCD:$34.15AnattractivenovelfromtheauthoroftheSundayTimestop10bestseller.Fivewomengoonahike.Onlyfourreturn.Whenfivecolleaguesareforcedtogoonacorporateretreatinthewilderness,theyreluctantlypickuptheirbackpacksandstartwalkingdownthemuddypath.Butoneofthewomendoesn’tcomeoutofthewoods.Andeachofhercompanionstellsaslightlydifferentstoryaboutwhathappened.1、Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefourbooks?A．Theyarealldifferentinthestyleofwriting.B．Theyallareonlyavailableonline.C．Theyallhaveapresentationoffemale.D．Theyarealllistedaccordingtothetimelineofpublication.2、Ifyouwanttobuyalldifferenteditionsofabook,whichonewillcostyoumost?A．Freshwater.B．MilkandHoney.C．Educated.D．ForceofNature.3、Whichauthortellsreadersvariousfeelingsoremotionsofpersonallifeinhis/herbook?A．AkwaekeEmezi.B．RupiKaur.C．TaraWestover.D．JaneHarper.23．（8分）Thevaluesofartisticworks,accordingtoculturalrelativism(相对主义),aresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.Suchaview,however,failstoexplaintheabilityofsomeworksofarttoexcitethehumanmindacrossculturesandthroughcenturies.HistoryhaswitnessedtheendlessproductionsofShakespeareanplaysineverymajorlanguageoftheworld.ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthalls,asJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleries,Uniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday’spopularart,eveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.Theyhavesetthemselvesapartintheirtimelessappealandwillprobablybeenjoyedforcenturiesintothefuture.Ina1757essay,thephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecause“thegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform(不变的)inhumannature,”thevalueofsomeworksofartmightbeessentiallypermanent.HeobservedthatHomerwasstilladmiredaftertwothousandyears.Worksofthistype,hebelieved,spoketodeepandunvaryingfeaturesofhumannatureandcouldcontinuetoexistovercenturies.Nowresearchersareapplyingscientificmethodstothestudyoftheuniversalityofart.Forexample,evolutionarypsychologyisbeingusedbyliteraryscholarstoexplainthelong-lastingthemesandplotdevicesinfiction.Thestructuresofmusicalpiecesarenowopentoexperimentalanalysisasneverbefore.Researchfindingsseemtoindicatethatthecreationbyagreatartistisaspermanentanachievementasthediscoverybyagreatscientist.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutculturalrelativism?A．Itintroducesdifferentculturalvalues.B．Itexplainsthehistoryofartisticworks.C．Itrelatesartisticvaluestolocalconditions.D．Itexcitesthehumanmindthroughouttheworld.2、InParagraph2,theartistsarementionedinordertoshowthat_____.A．greatworksofartcangobeyondnationalboundariesB．historygivesartworksspecialappealtosetthemapartC．popularartsarehardlydistinguishablefromgreatartsD．greatartistsareskilledatcombiningvariouscultures3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A．AreArtisticValuesUniversal?B．ArePopularArtsPermanent?C．IsHumanNatureUniform?D．IsCulturalRelativismScientific?24．（8分）InShanghai’sGrandTheater,afashionable,mainlyyoungaudienceapplaudsenthusiasticallyasGuoYongtakescenterstage.Heholdsalargebushytreebranchwithleaves.Blowingononeoftheleaves,heproducesasoundlikethesingingofbirdsasheplaysatraditionalBuyifolksong.SomeothermusiciansarealsoplayingthetraditionalinstrumentsfromvariousethnicgroupsinChina.It’sthefirsttimesuchmusichaseverbeenperformedintheGrandTheater.ButallthisistheeffortsofZhuZheqin,aCantonese-bornsinger;whohasmadeithermissiontohelppreserveChina’straditionalethnicmusic.Severalyearsago,afterbeingappointedaUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramambassador,ZhutraveledthroughsomeofChina’sremotestregionsinanattempttodocumentthetraditionalmusicofvariousminoritygroups.Inthecourseotherfour-monthtrip,sherecordedmorethanathousandsongs.Butshenoticedthatmanyofthebestmusicianswereold,andsomeofthemusicwasatriskofdyingout.“IwasshockedthebeautyofwhatIheard-itwassogood,”shesays.“Butitneededsupport.Ihopetoletpeopleseethebeautyofthesethingsinthecontemporarytimes.”SoZhudecidedtointroducesomeofthemusicianstoawideraudience.Bydoingthis,shehopestorekindle(再次点燃)theinterestoftheyoungergeneration.“Youngpeopledon’tlikethismusicmuch;theypreferpopmusicandlovesongs.Theythinkthesesongsaresomethingtheirgrandmasings.Thiskindofrepackaginggivesyoungpeopleanewdoorintotheirheritage.”ZhubelievesChinaneedstolookagainatitsownroots.“ChinatodayisbasicallyallWesternart;inourconservatories(音乐学院)Westernclassicalmusicisthetop,”shesays.“ForChinatoreallycontributetotheworld,weneedtogoonourownpath.SowhatcanrepresentChinatoday?”Theanswer,shesuggests,istomovefrom“madeinChina”to“createdinChina”.1、Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthat________.A．theaudienceareallyoungpeopleB．GuoYongisplayingtheBuyifolkmusicC．GuoYongistheonlyminorityperformeronthestageD．treebranchesmakegoodmusicalinstruments2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofZhuZheqin?A．Sheteachesmusicinaconservatories.B．SheishelpingpreserveChineseethnicmusic.C．SheworksasanofficialintheUnitedNations.D．She’screatedallthemusicfortheGrandTheater.3、ZhuZheqintraveledtosomeofChina’sremotestregionsto________.A．recordthetraditionalethnicmusicB．helpthelocalmusiciansplaythemusicC．showtheUNChinesemusicaltraditionsD．enjoythemusicofvariousethnicgroups4、WhatisZhuZheqin’sideaaboutChinesetraditionalmusic?A．Itiscompletelyoutofdate.B．Onlyoldmusiciansplayitwell.C．Itneedschangestoattractyoungpeople.D．Itisquicklydyingout.5、WhatdoesZhuZheqinmeaninthelastparagraph?A．Thetraditionalmusicshouldberepackaged.B．Chineseconservatoriesshouldn’tteachWesternmusic.C．ChinahascontributedalottotheWesternart.D．OnlythethingscreatedinChinacanbesymbolsofChina.25．（10分）Surfing:FamousBeaches,FamousWavesNorthShore,Oahu,Hawaii:FamousforbeingthebirthplaceofsurfingWide,sandybeachesstretchnearly20milesalongthePacificOcean.BetweenDecemberandFebruary,thissurfingdestinationissuitableonlyforexperiencedsurfers,asitsbigwavescanreach30feet.Insummer,theoceancanbealmostcompletelyflat,makingitperfectforswimming.HuntingtonBeach,California:FamousfortheUSOpenofSurfingcompetitionThisbusy8.5-mile-longbeachattracts8millionvisitorsayearforbodysurfing,boogieboarding（趴板冲浪）,andboardsurfingateverylevel,beginnertoexpert.Atnight,thebeach’sfirepits（深坑）drawfamiliesasmuchasthewavesdoduringtheday.Thebesttimeforsurfersiswinter,whentheswellscanhit15feet.JeffreysBay,SouthAfrica:FamousforbeingthesettingoftheclassicmovieTheEndlessSummerThisareaoftheoceanmaycontainthemostconsistentwavesontheplanet,withsomeupto10feet.ThebestwavesarebetweenlateMayandlateAugust.Thebeachsometimesclosesbecauseofsharks,butatothertimes,surfersareluckyenoughtosurfalongsidedolphins.Tamarindo,CostaRica:FamousforbeingfeaturedinthemovieTheEndlessSummerⅡThisbeachhaswavesupto12feethigh,whicharegoodforlong-boardersorshort-boarders,beginnersorexperts,withthebestwavesfromApriltoJuly.Bodysurfingisnotrecommendedbecauseofoffshorerocks.Thelaid-backatmosphereandnearlyperfectyear-roundweathermakeitfeelliketheCaliforniabeachesofthe1950s.1、Thebeachwiththebiggestwavesis______.A．Oahu’sNorthShore B．HuntingtonBeachC．JeffreysBay D．Tamarindo2、JeffreysBayandTamarindoarebothknownfor______.A．offshorerocks B．competitionsC．movies D．dolphins3、HowareNorthShoreandHuntingtonBeachsimilar?A．Bothbeachesarethesamelength.B．Botharesuitableforallsurfinglevels.C．Thewavesarebothperfectforbodysurfing.D．Winteristhebesttimetosurfatbothbeaches.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“laid-back”meaninEnglish?A．Worried. B．Relaxed.C．Excited. D．Depressed.5、TheHuntingtonBeachinformationdiffersfromtheothersinthatitincludes______.A．theheightofthewaveB．theweatherconditionsC．thebesttimetovisitD．thenumberofvisitorseachyear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）Iwascleaningoutanoldboxwhenanoldcardcaughtmyeye：QueenCityCasketCompany．“Whatisit?”Iwondered．I36itover．There，infadedink,wasahand-scrawled(手写的)37.Immediatelymymindtraveled38manyyears．Iwasnineyearsold,walkingdownthecold，wetstreetsofSpringfield，withabagofmagazinesonmyshoulder．Onmy39thatday．IcametothatCompanyfinally,whoseowner,Mr.Rader，hadalwaystakenmetheretoaskhisworkers40theywantedanymagazines．Shakingoffthe41likeawetdog．IenteredMr.Rader’soffice．Afteraquickglance,he42meovertothefire-place．Noticingthe43inthetopofmy44，hesaid，“Comewithme!”，pullingmeintohispickup45．wepulledtoastopbeforeashoestore．Inside，asalesman46mewiththefinestpairofOxfordsIhad47seen．I48about10feettallwhenIgotup49them．“We’dlikeapairofnewsockstoo．”MrRadersaid．Backinhisoffice,MrRadertookouta50，wrotesomethingonit,andhandedittome．With51eyes，Iread，“Dotoothersasyouwouldhavethemdotoyou．”Hesaidaffectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，Iwantyouto52Iloveyou”．Isaidgood-bye,andforthefirsttimeI53aflickerofhopethatsomehowthingswouldbe54．WithpeoplelikeMrRaderintheworld，therewashope，kindnessandlove，andthatwouldalwaysmakea55．1、A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed2、A．address B．1ist C．message D．information3、A．forward B．so C．ahead D．back4、A．return B．rounds C．trip D．arrival5、A．ifonly B．how C．whether D．why6、A．dust B．sweat C．tail D．rain7、A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried8、A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover9、A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag10、A．truck B．factory C．home D．store11、A．dressed B．fitted C．showed D．comforted12、A．ever B．already C．never D．hardly13、A．appeared B．seemed C．looked D．felt14、A．for B．with C．on D．in15、A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook16、A．tearful B．unbelievable C．curious. D．puzzled17、A．admit B．know C．consider D．express18、A．sensed B．received C．lost D．gained19、A．mistaken B．fight C．allright D．possible20、A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference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）Asadoctor,Ibecamethe1．(great)surgeoninthecountryandthepresidentoftheNationalSocietyofSurgeons.Forthisreason,acelebration2．(hold)inmyhonorButIcouldn’thelpfeelingsad.Ontheday,myfriendcameuptomeandsaid:“You’veachievedsomethingthatotherscan’tevendreamabout.3．areyousosad?”“I’veachievedsomethingthatIdidn’tevenwant,”Isaid,“I4．wantedtobeasurgeonandnowIcan’tescapefromit.IfIwouldsuffera5．(fail)thenmaybeIwouldhaveachancetodosomethingthatIreallylove.Butfornow,I’mchainedtoathingthatIdon’tevenlike.”“You6．bejoking?”myfriendcriedout,“Thebiggesthonorforasurgeonis7．(become)thepresidentofournationalsociety.Yourwifeishappy,yourchildrenarehappy.Everyonehasthehighestrespectforyou!”ButIdontrespectmyself,that’s8．iswrong.Iwantedtobeadancer,butmyparentswereagainst9．andIlistenedtothem.Iwasweak.Ibecameagreatsurgeon,butIamnotworkinginthefieldthatIwantedtodevotemylife10．.ThatiswhyIamunhappy.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。ThereisanEnglishsaying“Itneverrainsbutitpours”、Inowbelieveitwasprobablytrue、LastSaturday,Ihadaterribletime、Itwasrathercold,orquitesunny,soafterlunchIwentdowntown,plantobuyasweater、Iwaslookingatthewindowofclothesshopwhensomeonestolemywallet、While