湖北省仙桃市汉江高级中学高三第二次调研新高考英语试卷及答案解析

湖北省仙桃市汉江高级中学高三第二次调研新高考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．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten2．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding3．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto4．Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometime_________thesituationimproves.A．since B．whenC．unless D．before5．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded6．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem7．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where8．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare9．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who10．Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.A．needed B．needingC．need D．toneed11．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．afterwhen B．sincewhichC．afterwhich D．sincewhen12．---Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.---__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry13．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since14．—CouldyoucheckmylisttoseeIhaveforgottenanything?—Noproblem.A．whetherB．whichC．thatD．what15．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience16．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would17．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating18．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．arekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept19．---Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?---Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto20．Inordertomakemycompositionclearerandsmoother,myteacheraskedmeto_________theunnecessarywordsandsentences.A．leavealone B．leavebehindC．leaveoff D．leaveout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）Tourismisoftenaboutseekingdeeperemotionalandpersonalconnectionswiththeworldaroundus.Notalltravelexperiences,however,needtotakeplaceintherealworld.Withtheevolutionofvirtualreality(VR)technology,tourismwillincreasinglybecomeacombinationofphysicalandvirtualworlds.VRmayevenremovetheneedtotravelentirely.ButcanaVRexperiencereallyequalarealworldone?Manyexpertsbelieveitcan.StudieshaveshownthatourbrainshaveaninbuiltVR-likemechanismthatenablesustoliveimaginedexperiences.Muchofourwakinglifeisspentthinkingabouteitherthepastorthefuture.Thisisknownas"mindwandering".Duringtheseeventswe'renotpayingattentiontothecurrentworldaroundus.Instead,we'rerecallingmemories,orcreatingandprocessingimaginedfutures.Whenengagedinmindwandering,ourbrainsprocessthesementalimagesusingthesamepathwaysusedtoreceiveinputsfromtherealworld.So,theimaginedpastorfuturecancreateemotionsandfeelingssimilartohowwereacttoeverydaylife.VRcancreatethesesamefeelings.Whilecriticsmightarguethatavirtualexperiencewillnevermatchreality,thereareseveralwaysVRtourismcouldmakeapositivecontribution.Firstlyitcouldhelpprotectsensitivelocationsfromover-tourism.InrecentyearsfamoussitessuchasMayaBayinThailand,andCambodia'sAngkorWatTempleshavehadtolimitthenumberofvisitorsbecauseoftheirnegativeimpact.TheseplacesarenowproducingtheirownVRexperiencesthatwillallowtouriststopassthroughvirtualmodelsofthesites.Virtualrealitymayalsoallowpeoplebackintime,toexperiencehistoricalevents,visitancientcities,andeventowalkamongdinosaurs.Finally,inaworldwheremanypeoplesufferfromstressanddepressionduetooverwork,virtualtourismmayprovideacheapandconvenientwayforpeopletotakebriefholidaystootherwiseunreachabledestinationsandrechargetheirbatteries,withouteverleavingtheirhomes.Itsoundslikesciencefictionbutit'salreadyhappening.Asvirtualtechnologyimprovesandaspeoplecontinuetodemandnewandinterestingexperiences,expectmorevirtualtourism,bothincombinationwiththerealworldandinsteadofit.1、Whatisdrivingthedevelopmentofvirtualtourism?A．Companiesseekingtomakemoremoney.B．Improvementsinvirtualrealitytechnology.C．People'sdemandformoresharedexperiences.D．People'sdeeperunderstandingofthephysicalworld.2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"mindwandering"?A．ThebrainprocesseswhichhelppeoplethinkVRisreal.B．Thewaythebrainprocessesinputsfromtherealworld.C．Brainactivitiesfocusingonpastorfutureevents.D．Experiencescomingfromaperson'simagination.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Sciencefiction.B．Virtualtechnology.C．Virtualtourism.D．Therealworld.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．TodescribetheadvantagesofVRtourism.B．Togivesuggestionsforreducingover-tourism.C．ToencouragepeopletodevelopVRtechnology.D．ToargueVRtourismwillreplacetherealworldtravel.22．（8分）Questioningtheexistenceofaliensissomethingthatscientistshavedonefordecades.Infact,mostpeopledobelievethataliensexistinsomefashion.Themainnecessitiesforlifearewaterandsomeformofenergysource.Notsurprisingly,therearesomeplanets,exoplanetsandmoonsthatfitthebill.Hereareseveralbestchancesatfindinglifeintheuniverse.◆TRAPPIST-1TRAPPIST-1isaplanetarysystemafewdozenlight-yearsaway,whosediscoverywasannouncedinearly2017.ThissystemconsistsofsevenEarth-likeexoplanetsorbitingan"ultra-cool"star,anditisoneofourshotsatfindingpossiblelifebeyondourownsolarsystem.◆TitanTitanisthelargestmoonofSaturn,thesixthplanetfromourSun.Thismooncouldpotentiallyharborlifebutpossiblynotinthesensethatwethink.Titandoesnotexactlyfitthedescriptionofbeinginatypicalhabitablezone.Titanhaswater,andithasliquid.Itjustdoesn'thaveliquidwater.Thewateronthismooniscompletelysolidbecauseoftheextremelycoldtemperature.◆EuropaEuropaisoneofJupiter'smoonshereinourownsolarsystem.Itisanothercandidateduetoitspotentialtoholdliquidwater.Europaisthoughttohaveallthenecessitiesforlifeincludingwater,energysources,andtherightchemicalbuild-up.◆MarsTheRedPlanet,thefourthfromtheSun,isprobablyoneofthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidatesforextraterrestrial(地球外的)lifeandevenforhumancolonization.Despitesomedifferentvoices,findingextraterrestriallifeonMarsreallyisaseriouspossibility.Weknowbynowthatwewon'tfindlittlegreenmenoranyintelligentformoflifethatweunderstand.However,thereisevidencethattherewasandmaystillbemicroscopiclifeonthesmallredplanet.1、Thecommonpointofthesecelestialbodiesisthat_______.A．solidwaterexistsonthemrespectivelyB．lifemightexistoneachofthemC．theyallcontainliquidwaterD．eachofthemhaslivingthingsonit2、Whichcelestialbodycouldhavelifedifferentfromhumanimagination?A．TRAPPIST-1.B．Titan.C．Europa.D．Mars.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Europaisthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidateforextraterrestriallife.B．TRAPPIST-1istheonlybodythatcontainslifebeyondthesolarsystem.C．Allthescientistsdobelievethataliensexistinsomemanner.D．ThereisproofthatlifeexistedonthecelestialbodyMars.23．（8分）DepressionandsuicidalthoughtshavedoubledinyoungAmericans,accordingtoanewstudyfromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.Likelytriggers?Cellphonesandsocialmedia.“MoreUSadolescentsandyoungadultsinthelate20s,vsthemid-10s,experiencedseriouspsychologicaldistress,majordepressionandmoreattemptedsuicide(自杀)”,saysleadresearcherJeanTwenge,professorofpsychologyatSanDiegoStateUniversity.“Thesetrendsareweakornon-existentamongadults26yearsandover,suggestingagenerationalshiftinmooddisordersinsteadofanoverallincreaseacrossallages.”Twengebelievesthistrendispartiallyduetotheexplosionofdigitalcultureoverthepastdecade,whichmayhavetwistedmodesofsocialinteractionenoughtoaffectmooddisorders.ThestudyanalyzeddatafromtheNationalSurveyonDrugUseandHealth,whichtrackeddrugandalcoholuseandmentalhealthissuesinmorethan1,000youthsaged12to17from15to27andalmost400,000adultsfrom18to27.Majordepressioninthelast12monthsincreasedby52percentinkidsfrom15to27and63percentinyoungadultsaged18to25from19to27.Therewasalsoa71percentjumpinyoungadultsexperiencingseriouspsychologicaldistressintheprevious30daysfrom18to27.Sowhat’ssodifferentnow?Twengesaysresearchshowsyoungpeoplejustaren’tgettingasmuchshuteyeastheydidinpreviousgenerations.WhereasolderAmericansmighthaveestablishedmorestabilityintheirlives,sleep-disruptingsocialstressorsarelikelyattheirpeakforteensandyoungadultsinthisdigitalera,shesays.Olderadultsarealsolesslikelytoletdevicesinterfere(干预)withsleep.Theseresultssuggestaneedformoreresearchtounderstandhowdigitalcommunicationversusface-to-facesocialinteractioninfluencesmooddisordersandtodevelopspecializedinterventionsforyoungeragegroups.Hersuggestion?Putyourphonedownatleastanhourbeforebedtime.1、HowisParagraph6developed?A．Bystatingfacts. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byprovidingstatistics. D．Bypresentingtheories.2、WhatmightProfessorTwengeagreewith?A．Mooddisordersshownodifferenceacrossallages.B．Teensarelesslikelytoletdevicesinterferewithsleep.C．Digitalculturalexplosionmightcausedepressioninteens.D．Thepastdecadehasseenasharpdecreaseinteensmentaldisorders.3、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“socialstressors”inPara8mean?A．Interactionmodes. B．Mentalhealthissues.C．Drugandalcoholuse. D．Cellphonesandsocialmedia.4、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Abiologytextbook. B．Asciencemagazine.C．Atravelguidebook. D．Amedicalcase.24．（8分）Ithurtstokeepsecrets.Secrecy(保密)isassociatedwithlowerwell-being,worsehealth,andlesssatisfyingrelationships.Researchhaslinkedsecrecytoincreasedanxiety,depression,symptomsofpoorhealth,andeventhemorerapidprogressionofdisease.Thereisaseeminglyobviousexplanationfortheseharms:hidingsecretsishardwork.Youhavetowatchwhatyousay.Newresearch,however,suggeststhattheharmofsecretsdoesn’treallycomefromthehidingafterall.Therealproblemwithkeepingasecretisnotthatyouhavetohideit,butthatyouhavetolivewithit,andthinkaboutit.Tobetterunderstandtheharmsofsecrecy,researchersfirstsetouttounderstandwhatsecretspeoplekeep,andhowoftentheykeepthem.Theyfoundthat97%ofpeoplehaveatleastonesecretatanygivenmoment,andpeoplehave,onaverage,13secrets.Acrossseveralstudies,researchersaskedparticipantstoestimatehowfrequentlytheyhidtheirsecretduringconversationswithothers,andalsohowfrequentlytheythoughtaboutthesecretoutsideofsocialinteractions.Theyfoundthatthemorefrequentlypeoplesimplythoughtabouttheirsecrets,thelowertheirwell-being.Followingupthisresearch,anewpaperrevealswhythinkingaboutsecretsissoharmful.Turningthequestionaround,theconsequencesoftellingsecretsareexamined.Researchersfoundthatwhenapersonrevealsasecrettoathirdparty,itdoesnotreducehowoftentheyhavetohidethesecretfromotherswhoarestillkeptinthedark.Rather,itreduceshowoftentheirmindwanderstowardthesecretinirrelevantmoments.Therefore,ifyouchoosetostillkeepsomethingsecret,talkingtoanotherpersoncanmaketheworldofdifference.Secretsdon’thavetohurtasmuchastheydo.1、Whichisnotoneoftheharmsofkeepingsecrets?A．Beingphysicallysick. B．Mentalproblems.C．Harmedrelationships. D．Hidingsomewhere.2、Whyiskeepingsecretssoharmful?A．Becauseyoumusthidethem.B．Becauseyouoftenthinkaboutthem.C．Becauseit’sdifficulttokeepsecrets.D．Becauseyoumustwatchwhattosay.3、Howcanpeoplereducetheharmofkeepingsecrets?A．Byworkinghard. B．Bykeeping13secrets.C．Bythinkingaboutthesecrets. D．Bytellingsecretstoathirdperson.4、Whichisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Anadvertisement B．AresearchreportC．Abiologytextbook. D．Atravelbrochure.25．（10分）ResearcherswiththeUniversityofCambridgesaytheyhavethefirstrealevidenceofanewstateofmatter,some40yearsafteritwasfirsttheorized.Knownas“quantumspinliquid(量子旋转水)”,thematterstatecausesnormallyunbreakableelectronstobreakintopiecescalled“Majoranafermions.”Thesefermionsareanimportantdiscovery.Physicistsbelievethematerialisvitaltofurtherdevelopquantumcomputing.ComputersemployingMajoranafemuonswouldbeabletocarryoutcalculationsbeyondthescaleofmoderncomputersquickly,theysay.Quantumspinliquidexplainssomeoftheeccentricbehaviorsinsidemagnetic(磁性的)materials.Inthesematerials,theelectronsshouldbehavelikesmallbarmagnets,alladjustingtowardsmagneticnorthwhenamaterialiscooled.Butnotallmagneticmaterialsdothis—ifthematerialcontainsquantumspinliquid,theelectronsdon’talllineupandbecomeinvolved.“Untilrecently,wedidn’tevenknowwhattheexperimentalfingerprintsofaquantumspinliquidwouldlooklike,”researcherDr.DmitryKovrizhinsays.“Thatcreatedachallengefortheresearchers,sotheydecidedtoemployneutronscattering(神经扫描)techniquestolookforevidenceofbreak”.Whattheyfoundsurprisedthem.ThefeaturesmatchednearlyexactlywithquantumspinliquidmodelstheorizedbyphysicistPhilAndersonin1973.TheresultsoftheirbreakthroughwerethenpublishedinthescientificjournalNatureMaterialsonMonday.Don’tgettooexcitedjustyetonitsapplications,though.Kovirzhin’sworkisonlythebeginningandaswe’veseenwithquantumcomputingthereisalotofworktobedone.Butit’sstillexcitingregardless.“It’sanimportantstepforourunderstandingofquantummatter,”Kovrizhinsays.“It’sfuntohaveanothernewquantumstatethatwe’veneverseenbefore—itpresentsuswithnewpossibilitiestotrynewthings.”1、Whatcanwelearnabout“Majoranafermion”accordingtoParagraph2?A．Itisanimportantdiscovery40yearsago.B．ItisasurprisingtheoryraisedbyPhilAnderson.C．Itisakeypieceindevelopingquantumcomputer.D．Itisanunbreakableelectronsemployingcomputer.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“eccentric”inParagraph3?A．Strange.B．Complex.C．Permanent.D．Obvious.3、Howdidtheresearchersmakethebreakthrough?A．Byadjustingmagneticmaterials.B．Byusingneutronscatteringtechniques.C．Byrepeatingmathscalculations.D．Bychangingelectronicstructure.4、Whatistheauthor’stoneaboutthefutureofquantummatter?A．Negative.B．Doubtful.C．Indifferent.D．Optimistic.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）TeachersselectedfromeachdistrictschoolfortheTeacheroftheYearcompetitionwererecognized.Thecompetition'swinnerwillbe1inthespring.Allthosemodelteachersgotmetothinkaboutsomeofmyteachersthroughtheyears,andhowthey2me.Mycollegeadviser,J.C．Casey,hadabig3onmylife.Shewasateacherandfriend.She4metoconsiderjournalismasacareer.Myhighschoolmathteacher,KathyCloud,tookthetimeto5mathtomeinawayIcould6understand.I'dstruggledwithmathuntilIgotinCloud'sclasses.Shegavemethe7torealizeIcoulddoit.Myfirst-gradeteacher,DarleneDryden,heldmeback.Now,mostpeoplewouldn't8theteacherthatkeptthembackagradefondly,butDrydenhasalwaysbeenmy9teacher.Iwastheyoungestpersoninmyclassandveryshy.ShethoughtI10anotheryeartomaturebeforemovingontosecond11.Shedidn'tmakemefeel12forhavingtorepeatthegrade.Instead,hemademefeel13.IthinkIwasherfavorite,too.Mysenioryearofhighschool,rightbefore14,IwroteDrydenanotelettingher.knowthatI'dbecomeagoodstudentandwasgoingto15andthatshe'dhada16inthat.TheNormanteachers17Wednesdayarejustafewofthemanywhoareintheclassroomseverydaymaking18intheirstudents'lives.Theymaynotevenknowthe19impact（影响）they'rehaving.Iknowit'snotan20job,butteachers,justrememberthatyou'reaMrs.Drydentosomebody.1、A．impressedB．emphasisedC．announcedD．understood2、A．blamedB．influencedC．consideredD．awarded3、A．educationB．lectureC．forceD．effect4、A．encouragedB．warnedC．forcedD．begged5、A．passB．explainC．requestD．invite6、A．usuallyB．suddenlyC．actuallyD．hardly7、A．chanceB．confidenceC．courageD．importance8、A．doubtB．respectC．missD．remember9、A．favoriteB．terribleC．seriousD．curious10、A．wastedB．delayedC．neededD．planned11、A．classB．familyC．groupD．grade12、A．stupidB．comfortableC．pleasantD．troublesome13、A．commonB．specialC．proudD．sad14、A．graduationB．workC．youthD．sleep15、A．nurseryB．collegeC．schoolD．factory16、A．pointB．balanceC．senseD．part17、A．acceptedB．employedC．honoredD．punished18、A．differencesB．preparationsC．chargesD．decisions19、A．passiveB．smallC．painfulD．positive20、A．interestingB．elegantC．easyD．important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）Sendinggiftsvariesgreatlyfromcountrytocountry.InAustralia,Canada,theUnitedStates1．Europeancountries,sendinggiftsisrarelyexpected.Whileseenasanicegesture,itismoreimportanttoavoid2．(give)highlypersonalgiftssuchasclothing.Whenvisitingthehomeofacolleaguefromoneofthese3．(country),itisnormallyappropriatetobringagifttothehostess.InAmerica,4．(expense)giftsaredefinitelyout.Agood5．(choose)istotakethedeservingpersontodinner,orto6．entertainmentorasportingevent.7．thecontrary,giftgivingisatraditionalcustominJapan.InJapanthepropergiftisthought8．(express)thegiver'struefriendship,gratitudeandrespectfar9．(well)thanwordscan.SoifyouplantovisitJapanortohaveanyJapanesevisityouhere,beprepared.Australiaisknownforitsfriendlinessandinformality.Somodestgifts,suchasadiary,apaperweight,oracoffeecupmight10．(present)toafriend.Atatradeshow,Tshirts,ties,baseballcaps,orapinmaybeappropriatesouvenirs.Anythingmorethanthesetypesofgiftscouldcauseembarrassment.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：把错的词下划一横线，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。Everyonetendshavemanyproblemswhilegainingknowledge．Therefore，yourwillingnesstodealwiththeseproblemswilleventuallyenableyoutoworkitout．WhatI’dliketoshareismyapproachestosolvetheproblems．First，youmustfocusonwhichyouarefacedwith．Thereseemstobealotofattractivethings，likecomputersorgame．Tostayfocused，youcanlistthesethingsandtellyourselfyoushouldtouchthemafterfinishingyourwork．Second，believetoyourself．Thoughthereisnodoubtthateachofusmightmakemistakesorcomeacrosssometoughproblemsinlearning，butitcanneverbeareasonforthelossofconfidence．Last，keepmodest．Neverfee1embarrassi