江苏省常州市2024届高三第二学期月考试卷（二）英语试题含解析

江苏省常州市达标名校2024届高三第二学期月考试卷（二）英语试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.—shouldwelookdownuponthepoor.

…I'mwithyouonthat

A.ByallmeansB.ByanymeansC.BymeansofD.Bynomeans

2.一Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though,arestillinusehere.

一Well,ifsnoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.

A,banningB.bannedC.tobanD.havingbanned

3.Ifyouhaveajob,yourselftoitandfinallyyou'llsucceed.

A.dodevoteB.todevote

C.devotingD.devoted

4.AlthoughMailerwasnotaloneinwelcomingthefloweringofcreativity,theauthoritieshatedit,didmany

passengers.

A.whichB.asC.thatD.so

5.Goodnews!Wedidn'tspendwehadexpected.

A.ashalfmuchmoneyasB.muchmoneyashalfas

C.asmuchmoneyashalfD.halfasmuchmoneyas

6.--Theyarequiet,aren'tthey?

---yes.Theyareaccustomedatmeals.

A.totalkingB.tonottalkingC.tonottalkD.totalk

7.EnterourprizeandwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.

A.drawB.searchC.matchD.collection

8.Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillagethehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.

A.whereB.whenC.thatD.which

9.IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways!

A.biteshistongueB.saveshisskin

C.stealsmythunderD.pullsmyleg

10.travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour.

A.AsB.ByC.SinceD.With

11.Theycarryoutchecksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.

A.commonB.natural

C.ordinaryD.regular

12.Westronglyadviseyoueatingyourmealsolate.Ifsnothealthy.

A.onB.againstC.fromD.over

13.IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseItohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.

A.haveexposedB.hadbeenexposedC.havebeenexposedD.wasexposed

14.Oneisexpectedtobehaveonsomespecialoccasions.

A.accuratelyB.preciselyC.appropriatelyD.rightly

15.Asitseconomyismaturing,China'sagreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.

A.definingB.assumingC.guaranteeingD.assuring

16.Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjobsheowestheworlda

visit.

A.becauseB.thatC.whereD.why

17.Thefellowwespokenocommentatfirst.

A.tomakeB.tomade

C.madeD.tomaking

18.——Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!

—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshavealloverthecity.

A.woundupB.sprungupC.heldupD.madeup

19.ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsan

audienceofapproximately4,000.

A.whereB.whose

C.whichD.when

20.Heisverytired,soheneedssometimedutyforrelaxationandrest.

A.throughB.on

C.withD.off

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)Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe

100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:

ThePilgrim'sProgressbyJohnBanyan(1678)

AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan'sprosemakesthisanEnglish

classic.

RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(139)

Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.This

world-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.

Gulliver'sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)

Agreatworkthat'sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift'sGulliver'sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebest

novelswritteninEnglish.

ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)

Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebook

thatSamuelJohnsondescribedas"thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.

TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)

TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincethey

havecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.

EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)

JaneAusten'sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseof

feelings.

TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)

EdgarAllanPoe'sonlynovel-aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements-hasfascinatedandinfluenced

generationsofwriters.

1、WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?

A.RobinsonCrusoe.B.Gulliver^Travels.

C.TomJones.D.Emma.

2、WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?

A.Alovestory.B.Quarrelsinafamily.

C.Thehumanheart.D.Thespiritsofthelime.

3、WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?

A.Theirclassiclifestyles.

B.Theirdifferentnationalities.

C.Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.

D.Theirrepresentationofthesociety.

22.(8分)ParkingInformation

ThereisamixofpaidandfreeparkingonGranvilleIsland.Belowyouwillfindallrelevantinformationtoparking

andtrafficmanagement.

FREEPARKINGSTALLS(停车位)

FreeparkingthroughoutGranvilleIslandforallmotorizedvehiclesisintendedforvisitorsonly.Freeparkingstalls

areavailableandvehiclesarelimitedtooccupyonestall,onceperday,andwithinthemaximumpostedtimelimit.

Whenthepostedtimelimitisreachedyoumoveyourvehicle,orshouldyourequireadditionalparkingduringthesame

day,yourvehiclemustbeparkedinapayparkingstall.

FreeParkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.

Onceyourvehicleisparked,youarenotpermittedtomovetoanotherfreestallonGranvilleIslandatanyother

timethroughouttheday.Youmaymovetoanyofthepaystalls.

PAIDPARKINGSTALLS

Payparkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.

DailyParking

TheDailyPassisvalidfor24hoursfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOID（无效）ifnotplacedfaceupwith

thedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.

WeeklyParking

TheWeeklyPassisvalidfor7daysfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOIDifnotplacedfaceupwiththedate

andtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.

MonthlyParking

Monthlyparkingislimitedandavailableonafirstcomefirstservebasisandsoldstartingonthetwenty-sixth（26）

ofeverymonth.MonthlyParkingPassesareavailableattheGranvilleIslandAdministrationOfficefrom

8:30am-5:00pm.

Amonthlyparkingpassallowsavehicletobeparkedinanappointedparkingstallonlywhenitisclearly

displayed.

Lostmonthlypassescannotbereplaced.

1、VisitorstoGranvilleIslandcan.

A.parktheircarsforfreeaslongastheywish

B.movetheircarstodifferentfreestalls

C.paytheparkingwhenthetimelimitisreached

D.usethesamefreestallformanytimes

2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenotice?

A.paidparkingpassisvalidonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.

B.CarswiththeDailyParkingPasscanbeparkedinafreestall.

C.OnecanbuytheMonthlyParkingPassonanydayofthemonth.

D.OnecanapplyforanewMonthlyParkingPassifitislost.

23.（8分）You'veprobablyvisitedtheTiananmenGatetower-thelandmarkbuildingofBeijing,butyoumay

nothaveheardofKuaiXiang.Alongwithhim,thefollowingremarkablearchitectsalltookthecenterstageattheir

times.

KuaiXiang(1399—1481)

TiananmenGatetowerisuniversallyconsideredthebrainchildofKuaiXiang.Byfollowinginthefootstepsof

ancienthomebuilders,hesuccessfullypresentedtheEmperorJudywithagrandwoodenstructurewhichhasstoodthe

testoftimeforalmost600years.Visitorsarealsohookedonitsdelicatepaintings.

leobMingPei(1917-present)

Hismottois：Traditionsshouldbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums.Heisalwaysstrugglingwith

innovation.AlthoughundergrillingfromFrenchconservativecritics,hestillplantedaglasspyramidintothecourtyard

oftheLouvre.HisotherworksincludeJohnF.KennedyLibrary,BeijingFragrantHillHotelandSuzhouMuseum.

ZahaHadid(1950-2016)

In2004,shebecamethefirstwomantowinthePritzkerArchitecturePrize,theNobelPrizeforarchitecture.She

usedtrickstomaximizeavailablespace.Herfluid-styleworkspioneertheconceptofmicro-living.Thecurves(曲线)of

GuangzhouOperaHouseperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofitssurroundingbuildings9formingauniqueview.

MengFanchao(1959-present)

Manypeopledismissedthebuildingofamegabridgeasapipedream,butMengFanchaoturnedthisintoreality

bybuildingHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge.Thislongestcross-seabridge,whenviewedafar,lookslikeadynamic

dragonbravingtherollingwavesofLingdingSea.

1、WhatcanweinferaboutKuaiXiang?

A.Heneverfollowstraditions.B.Helacksfinancialsupport.

C.Heisasuccessfularchitect.D.Helikesdelicatehooks.

2、WhafsIeohMingPei'sattitudetowardscreation?

A.Positive.B.Uncaring.

C.Subjective.D.Disapproving.

3、WhatdoZahaHadidandMengFanchaohaveincommon?

A.Theyemphasizetheuseofspace.B.Theysetaremarkablerecord.

C.Theylikefollowingothers'opinions.D.theirworksmeetwithaboycott

24.(8分)MelindaSkaarwasn*texpectinganyphonecalls.SkaarwasworkinglateinherofficeattheFirstInternet

bankofCalifornia.By10:45thatnightshewasalmostreadytogohomewhenthephonerang.Pickingitup,sheheard

aguardshouting,uThereisafire!Getoutofthere."Skaardidn'tpanic.Shefiguredthatitwasjustasmallfire.Her

officebuildingwashuge.Therewere62floorsandherdeskwasonthe37thfloor.Skaarcalledouttoofficemate

StephenOksas,whoalsostayedlatetowork.Butwhentheygotouttothehallway,theyweremetbyacloudofblack

smoke.Rushingback,Skaarshutthedoorandfilledthespaceatthebottomofthedoorwithherjackettokeepthe

smokeout.

Thentheycalled911.Beforetheycouldcalltheirfamilies,however,thelinewentdead.Thatmeantthattheywere

completelycutofffromtheoutsideworld.Alltheycoulddowaswaitandhopesomeonewouldcometorescuethem.

Minutestickedby.Smokebegantofloatintotheoffice.Soonitbecamehardforthemtobreathe.Lookingaround,

Skaarnoticedasmallworkroom.Itseemedtohavecleanerair.Sotheycrowdedthere.Thathelpedforawhile,butin

timeeventheworkroomwasfilledwithdeadlysmoke.Hopeless,theytriedtobreakthewindows,buttheglasswasnot

breakable.Everythingtheythrewatitjustbouncedback.Defeated,theystruggledbacktotheworkroom.Theyfelt

weakanddizzy.SoonSkaarfoundOksashadpassedout.

AsSkaarandOksaslayneardeath,rescuerswererushingtofindthem.Atlast,atabout4a.m.,firefightersfound

them.

SkaarandOksasknewtheywereluckytobealive.Sundayismybirthday,Skaartoldareporter.Shewouldbe

turning29,butsheknewshehadalreadygotthebestpresentpossible—thegiftoflife.

1、WhatdidSkaarandOksasdowhentheywerestoppedbythefire?

A.theytriedtorundownthestairs.B.theycalledtheirfamilies.

C.theywaitedwheretheywere.D.theyrushedbackandshutthedoor.

2、ThefollowinghelpedSkaarandOksassurvivethefireexcept.

A.calling911forhelp

B.shuttingthedoorandkeepingthesmokeoutwithajacket

C.breakingthewindowstogetsomefreshair

D.crowdinginasmallworkroomforcleanair

3、whatcanweconcludefromSkaar*sactioninthefire?

A.shewastrainedasafirefighter

B.shewasclevererthanOksas

C.shehadhadtheexperienceofbeingcaughtinfire.

D.sheremainedcalminthefaceofdanger

25.(10分)Itseemsthatweareonestepclosertofindingalienlifeandmaybeafuturehomeforhumanity.

ScientistsfromNASA(NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration)havefoundanewsolarsystemHlledwith

planetsthatlooklikeEarthandcouldevensupportlife.

Thegroupofsevenplanets,whichorbitsastarcalledTrappist-1,is40lightyearsawayfromEarthinthe

constellationofAquarius（水瓶座）.Andthreeofthemareintheso-called“habitable（宜居的）zone”——theareaarounda

starwhereliquidwaterismostlikelytobefound.Thisisimportantbecausewaterisanecessaryingredientforlife.

Alloftheplanetswerefoundusingamethodcalled“transitphotometry."Thisworksbywatchingoutforwhena

planetpassesinfrontofitshoststart.Thisblocksoutasmallamountoflight,allowingustoseetheplanetandlearn

aboutitssize.

“Thisisanamazingplanetarysystem-notonlybecausewehavefoundsomanyplanets,butbecausetheyareall

surprisinglysimilarinsizetotheEarth/5astronomerMichaelGillonfromtheUniversityofLiegeinBelgiumtoldThe

Independent.

Trappist-1isa"dwarfstar（矮星）“whichiscolderandshinesdimmerthanoursun.Ifapersonwereononeofthe

sevenplanets,everythingwouldlookalotdarkerthanusual.Theamountoflightheadingtowardoureyeswouldbe

about200timeslessthanwegetfromthesun,accordingtoTheIndependent.

Becauseofthat,Trappist-1,togetherwithmanyotherdwarfstars,wasneveronthelistofplaceswherescientists

lookforalienlife,butMichaelGillon,leadresearcherbehindthediscovery,decidedtogivedwarfstarsachance.He

builtatelescopeinChiletoobserve60oftheclosestdwarfstars,anditturnedoutthatTrappist-1wasworthyofthe

effort.

Theresearchershopethattheycanspendmoretimewatchingthenewlyfoundplanetstolearnmoreaboutthem.

Eventhoughmoreresearchisneededbeforedeterminingwhethertheseplanetscouldreallysupportlife,thediscoveryis

stillencouraging.ItshowsjusthowmanyEarth-sizeplanetscouldbeoutthere.

“ThediscoverygivesusahintthatfindingasecondEarthisnotjustamatterofif,butwhenJNASAscientist

ThomasZurbuchentoldtheTelegraph.

1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewlyfoundplanets?

A.Itwilltakehumanbeingsabout40yearstotraveltothem

B.Someofthemmighthavetheproperconditionstosupportlife

C.TheyarespreadoutinthehabitablezonearoundTrappist-1

D.Undergroundicehasbeenfoundinsomethem

2、“Transitphotometry”isaspecialmethodmainlyusedto・

A.tellapartdifferentstars

B.testthebrightnessofstars

C.searchforandmeasureplanets

D.workoutthedistancebetweenstars

3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethat.

A.scientistswillsoonfindanEarth-likeplanetthatcansupporthumanlife

B.researchersknowalittleabouttheenvironmentonthenewlyfoundplanets

C.dwarfstarshavelongbeenapopularchoiceinthehuntforEarth-likeplanets

D.thesizeofaplanetisthetopconcernwhenscientistssearchfora“secondEarth”

4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Lifeinspacesoon?

B.Anyaliensinspace?

C.Trappist-1,adarkdwarfstar

D.Newrecord,sevennewsolarsystems

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）MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroominDublin,Ohio,inAugust2016whenthedoorburst

open.Itwashermother,LeighWilliams,witha（an）1story:"Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank（化粪池），andno

onecan2him."Thenshemadethis3ofher13-year-olddaughter:Canyouhelp?

MadisonandLeighrantoaneighbor'syard,wheretheyfoundtheboy's4motherandotheradults

surroundingaseptictankopening.Itsdiameterwas5widerthanabasketball.Theboyhad6inand

wasdrowninginthesewage（污水）.

Madisonquickly7thesituation.Shewastheonlyonewhocould8throughthesmallhole.Without

9,shetoldtheadults,“Lowermein."Inside,thetankwasdark,andtheair10,Intheprocessoffindingthe

boy,herleftwristwasinjuredbyahiddenpoleso11thatthehandwasuseless.ButMadisonwentonskimming

thesurfaceofthesewage,hopingto12theboy."Everyonceinawhile,I'dseehislittletoesshesays."ThenI

wouldtrytograbthem.”Afterseveralfailed13,shefinallymanagedtograsphisfoottightlywithher14

hand.66Pullmeup!”sheshoutedtotheothersabove.TenminutesafterMadisonhadenteredthetank,sheandtheboy

were15out.

Buttheboywasn'toutof16,Hehadbeentakenawayfromoxygenlongenoughthathewasn'tbreathing.

Hewas17onhisside,andanadultgavehimseveralhardbeatsonthe18,onerightaftertheother,until

theboycoughedupliquids.ItwasonlywhenMadisonheardhimcrythatsheknewhewasallright.

IttookMadisonlongerto19thantheboy.Sheexperiencedmonthsofphysicaltreatmentforherwrist,

which,saysneighborMary,madethegirFsactionsmore20.

1、A.amazingB.puzzlingC.embarrassingD.frightening

2、A.reachB.findC.seeD.hold

3、A.decisionB.requestC.recommendationD.order

A.cautiousB.curiousC.anxiousD.courageous

5、A.tightlyB.closelyC.slightlyD.specially

6、A.skippedB.runC.wanderedD,slipped

7、A.surveyedB.lookedC.decidedD.described

8、A.suitB.walkC.breakD.fit

9、A.permissionB.hesitationC.doubtD.question

10、A.disgustingB.confusingC.brightD.dry

11、A.obviouslyB.hardlyC.lightlyD.severely

12、A.noticeB.searchC.feelD.strike

13、A.attemptsB.studiesC.ideasD.invitations

14、A.leftB.strongC.goodD.injured

15、A.pickedB.liftedC.pushed1D.put

16、A.breathB.troubleC.sorrowD.control

17、A.placedB.lainC.sentD.carried

18、A.headB.chestC.backD.foot

19、A.drownB.coughC.cureD.recover

20、A.attractiveB.impressiveC.modestD.considerate

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）Historianshavesaidthatwehavealwayshadasweettooth.Oursweettoothhasgrownovertheyears

andpeoplearenowmoreattachedl.sweetsthaneverbefore.

TimRichardson,!,famoushistorian,hascreatedatimelinetoshowourloveofsweets,startingasearlyas8,000

yearsBC.Hesaid,“Asweetthing3.（enjoy）duringthedaycanbeasourceofsimplecomfortandpleasurecheeringus

up.Peoplehaveknownthisfor4.（century）.Throughouthistory,manysweetshavekepttheircharmandpopularity

becausetheyhavekeptupwiththe5.（late）tastetrends."Gavepaintingshavebeenfoundofourearlyancestors

attackingbeehives（蜂窝）6.（find）honey

Afunfactaboutthesesweetsisthathoneycomb（蜂巢）wasthefirsteversweeteaten.Astheyears7.（go）on,

lollypops（棒棒糖）werefirsteatenin9ADandgumswereenjoyedasearlyasthe16509s.Amainproductofthesweet

markettoffeeappearedinthe189O's・Otherpopularsweets,suchasboiledsweets,chewinggumandbubblegum,came

later.Chewinggumhasahistorythat8.（date）backtotheancientGreeks.9r_,itwasn'tuntil192810.WalterDiemer

happenedonjusttherightgumrecipetomaketheveryfirstbubblegum.

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（A）,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。

Johnwentshoppinginastore,andheforgottobringabag>Sohebuysashoppingbag>Afterarrivinghome,it

occurredhimthathecouldmakeabagbyusinghisoldtrousers>Severalhoursearlier,hemadehimselfaverynice

bag、Hismotherwasamazingatwhathehaddone>Avoidingspendingmoneyunnecessarilyisawayofsaving>And

makingagooduseofthingsisanapproachtoprotecttheenvironment>Whafsmore,itishelpfulforyoutoimprove

theabilitytomakethingsbyhands>Itnotonlybringsuspleasurebutreducewastearoundus>140

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack想学习汉语，你推荐他去孔子学院，请给他写封邮件，内容包括：

1.推荐理由；

2.相关课程，如中国历史，传统文化等。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：孔子学院ConfuciusInstitute

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、D

2、B

3、A

4、B

5、D

6、B

7、A

8、C

9、C

10、D

11>D

12、B

13、C

14、C

15、B

16、B

17、B

18、B