2024-2025学年广西南宁市第四中学高三第二学期学业水平考试英语试题含解析

2024-2025学年广西南宁市第四中学高三第二学期学业水平考试英语试题注意事项：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．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded2．Itisreportedthehousingpricesinsomebigcitiesfallindifferentdegrees.A．whichB．whatC．thatD．where3．—FlightMU257_______________.Imustbeoffnow.—Haveanicetrip.A．isbeingannouncedB．hasannouncedC．wasannouncingD．hadbeenannounced4．HadMarynotbeenhurtinthecaraccident,________thenextweek’smarathon.A．shewouldrun B．shewouldhaverunC．shewillrun D．shemusthaverun5．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed6．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might7．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which8．DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.9．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced10．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how11．Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．aid C．belief D．access12．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup13．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't14．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat15．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired16．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever17．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how18．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute19．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup20．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough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）Itmaysurprisebookworms,butapparentlymasterpiecessuchasJaneEyrearelackinginsomething—soundeffects.Anelectronic-bookfirmisaddingbackgroundnoisesandmusictotheworksofCharlotteBronte,SirArthurConanDoyleandWilliamShakespeareinthehopeofattractingyoungerreaders.Inoneexample,adescriptionofrainlashingagainstawindowinaSherlockHolmesstorywillbe“enhanced”withmatchingnoises.Thefirstmultimediae-books—withsoundstoaccompanynovels—willbeavailablethisFridayintheUK.TheBooktrackreleasesareavailabletoiPadusers,withothertabletcomputerversionstofollow.TheconceptisalreadyinuseintheU.S.,wheretheclassicscomewithaddedsoundeffects.ReadersforexamplecanhearthechinacupschinkinginMr.Darcy’sgardenastheyreadPrideAndPrejudice.AstorybyBookerPrizewinnerSalmanRushdiewillbereleasedlaterintheyearwithaspeciallycraftedorchestralscore.Rushdie’sstoryInTheSouthwillbereleasedwithasoundtrackprovidedbytheNewZealandSymphonyOrchestra.ThePowerOfSixbyPittacusLore,anovelforyoungadults,isoneofthefirsttobetestedwithasoundtrackwhichbuildsinsuspenseinkeepingwiththeplot.Itworksbytimingthespeedofeachreaderandthesoftwaremeasuresthe“turning”ofapageandmovesthemusicorsoundsalongaccordingly.IthasbeencreatedbyBooktrackwhichsynchronizes(使同步)musictoeachnovel.ItisfundedbyPeterThiel,aco-founderofPayPal.Mr.Thielsaid,“It’salwaysexcitingtowitnessthecreationofanewformofmedia.Thetechnologypromisestocaptivatereadersinadifferentway.”However,theyhavebeengreetedwithhorrorbytraditionalists,whosaythetechnologytakesawaythepleasureofhavingone’simaginationstimulatedbyastory.Theyalsoraisetheprospect(预期)ofhavingtoaskanoverlyeagerreadertoturntheirbookdown.DavidNicholls,whosebestsellerOneDaywasrecentlyturnedintoafilmstarringAnneHathaway,said,“Thissoundsliketheoppositeofreading.Itwouldbeadistraction.”1、What’sthepurposeoftheelectronic-bookfirmaddingsoundeffectstomasterpieces?A．Toaddsomecreativefactorstothee-books.B．Toarouseinterestofthereaders.C．Tosatisfythereaders’greatneed.D．Topromotethetechnologyprogress.2、Wherewastheideathatsoundsareaddedtoaccompanynovelsfirstputforward?A．Britain.B．Australia.C．NewZealand.D．America.3、Thefollowingshouldbedonetomakeasoundtrackwork,EXCEPT________.A．measuringhowlongeachreaderspendsinreadingB．increasingthevolumeofthemusicorsoundsC．makingoutthereadingspeedD．changingthemusicorsoundswithpagesturned4、What’sMr.Thiel’attitudetothefutureofthenewformofmedia?A．Doubtful.B．Indifferent.C．Hopeful.D．Negative.22．（8分）Breakdancingissettomakeitsfirstdebut(亮相)asanOlympicsportatParis2024,TonyEstanguet,headoftheParisorganizingcommittee,saidonFebruary21st.Skateboarding,sportclimbingandsurfing,whichhavealreadybeenaddedtotheprogrammeforthe2020TokyoOlympics,havebeeninvitedtoreturninParisfouryearslater.TonyEstanguetsaidthechoicesrespondedtoaneedtomaketheOlympics“moreurban”and“moreartistic”.WehavechosentopresenttheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)withthefoursportsbecausetheyarecreative,appealingtoyouthandcompletelyinlinewithourvision.TheyreflectperfectlyParis2024’sidentity.Breakdancingisanexampleofasport“Whichcanbeplayedanywhereandanytimeinurbanandotherenvironment.”Itappearedatthe2018YouthOlympicsinBuenosAiresintheformofhead-to-head“battles”.Incompetitivebreakdancing,“breakers”faceoffin“battles”againsteachother,eitherasindividualsorteams.Breakdancersuseamixofphysicalandartisticskillscombiningelementsfromgymnasticsoracrobatics(杂技).TheIOChadannouncedthatthenumberofcompetitorsatParis2024wouldberestrictedto10,500,whichlimitedtheopportunitytoaddsports.ButtheorganizerssaidtheinclusionofthefoursportsinPariswouldnotnecessitatetheconstructionofpermanentfacilitiesandwouldinvolvejust248competitors,ofwhich32wouldheinbreakdancing.ThesurfingeventsarelikelytobeheldinestablishedsurfcentressuchasBiarritzorLacanauinsouthwestFrance.TheinclusionstillneedtoberubberstampedbytheIOC,whichisexpectedtodecideonwhichsportstoaddinParisafternextyears’TokyoGames.1、Whatdoweknowaboutbreakdancing?A．Itinvolvesmultipleskills.B．It’slimitedtogroupcompetition.C．ItwillshowupinParis2024.D．Itneverappearedintheworldevents.2、WhyhaveParisorganizerschosenthefoursports?A．Becausetheyattractyoungpeople.B．BecausetheyperfectlyreflectParis’identityC．BecausetheymakeParismoreurbanandartistic.D．Becausetheycanbeplayedanytimeandanywhere.3、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．10,500competitorswillcompeteforthenewsports.B．MoresurfcenterswillbespeciallydesignedforParis2024.C．TheIOCwillrejecttheproposalbecauseofinadequatefacilities.D．Theinclusionwon’trequireadditionalcompetitionspacetohebuilt.4、Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“rubberstamped”inthelastparagraph?A．approved 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D．designed23．（8分）VolunteeringJustliketheanimalsweshelter,peopleareveryspecialtous.TheAnimalShelterofSacramentoCountyhas300activevolunteersandisalwayseagertoaddmore.Ifyouhaveafewhourseachweekandalovefordogsandcats,weattheshelterwelcomeyourparticipation.YouthVolunteersChildren10yearsofageorolderareallowedtotakepartinsomeofourprogramsasyouthvolunteerswhenaccompaniedbyanadult.Theadultcanbeaparent,orguardian18yearsofageorolder.Volunteeringisrewardingforanumberofreasons.Youthvolunteerslearnresponsibilityastheyservethecommunity.Volunteersarerewardedwiththeloveforourshelteredanimals.Volunteerslearnabouttheneedsofdogsandcatsandhowtocareforthoseneeds.YouthVolunteerQualificationsAyouthvolunteermust:*caredeeplyaboutanimalsandtheirhappiness*completeanapplicationform*beatleast10yearsofageandaccompaniedbyanadult*attendatrainingprogramYouthVolunteerOpportunitiesYouthvolunteersmayfillthepositionofdognuzzler,catsnuggler,orkennelaide,ifthereareopenings.Pleasecallourvolunteerinformationhotlineat1-800-290-5992toheararecordingofthepositionsavailable.DogNuzzlersDogsneedtoexchangeinformationwithhumanandexercisetostayhealthyandfeelcomfortablearoundpeople.Dognuzzlersmustbeknowledgeableaboutdogsandabletodealwithmedium-sizedtolarge-sizeddogs.Youthvolunteerdognuzzlersmustbeabletoworkatleasttwohoursbetween9a.m.and5p.m.oneitherSaturdaysorSundays.CatSnugglersLookafterourcats,givingthemlotsofattention.Catsnugglersmustbeknowledgeableaboutcatsandtheirneeds.Youthvolunteercatsnugglersmustbeabletoworkatleasttwohoursbetween9a.m.and5p.m.oneitherSaturdaysorSundays.KennelAidesProvidingfoodandwaterfortheanimalsattheshelterisademandingjob.KennelaidesassisttheAnimalShelterstaffinfeedingtheanimalsinourcare.Kennelaidesmustbeabletoworkatleasttwohoursbetween9a.m.and5p.m.oneitherSaturdaysorSundays.1、WhatbenefitcanyouthvolunteersgainattheAnimalShelter?A．Animalswillhelpthemkilltimeonweekends.B．Theywilllearnmoreabouttheneedsofothers.C．Theywilllearnhowtoapplyforajobinthefuture.D．Animalswillbringthemgreatpleasureinreturn.2、Which10-year-oldchildcanbestserveattheAnimalShelter?A．Matt,whoseyoungersistercancomewithhimat4:00p.m.onSaturdays.B．Jim,whocantakepartwithhismotheronSundaymornings.C．Amber,whocanparticipatewithhisfatheronweekdays.D．Katie,whoseparentshavetoworkeveryday.3、IfoneisinterestedinYouthvolunteer,whatwillheprobablydofirst?A．Servethecommunity.B．Fillintheapplicationform.C．Callthevolunteerinformationhotline.D．Receivetraininginlookingafteranimals.4、Itcanbeinferredthatdognuzzles________.A．arelesscomfortablearoundlarge-sizeddogsB．getalongbetterwithmedium-sizeddogsC．needtocommunicatewithdogsD．shouldbeavailablethewholedayonweekends5、Themainpurposeofthistextisto________.A．lookforyouthvolunteersB．callonpeopletoprotectanimalsC．introducewhatthevoluntaryworkisD．teachpeoplehowtocareforanimals24．（8分）AHongKongDisneylandparkadmissionticketisyourpassporttoafulldayofmagicaladventures.Learnthewaystobuyyourticketsnow.Threetypesof1-dayticketareavailable:TicketType

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D．8:00pm25．（10分）In2013，areportfromTheNeroEnglandJournalofMedicineshowedthatincreasedbodyweightisrelatedtothedeathrateforallcancers.Thisisbasedonastudyinvolvingabout900,000people,spanningmanyyears.Thestudy,startedin1992bytheAmericanCancerSociety,includedmenandwomenfromall50states.Theyoungestparticipantswere30yearsold,andtheaverageagewas57.ByDecember2008,24%oftheparticipantshaddied,justaquarterofthemfromcancers.Inanalyzingtheresults,researchersattemptedtotakeaccountofsuchpotentialfactorsassmokingdrinkingalcohol,takingaspirinandawidevarietyofotherfactorsthatmightotherwiseaffecttheresults..Theresultsareclear:themoreyouweigh,thegreateryourriskofdyingofcancerwillbe(upto52%higherformenand62%forwomen).Inmenaswellaswomen,theonlycancersthatdidnothaveastrongconnectionwithweightwerelungcancerand-braincancer.Forwomen,thestrongestcorrelationwithweightwasuterinecancer(子宫癌),whichis6.5timeshigherforwomenwithaBMI(BodyMassIndex)of40ormore.Formen,itwaslivercancer,whichis4.5timeshigherinmostobese(肥胖的)men.Smokerstendtobemoresuccessfulinkeepingweightoffthannon-smokers,slightlyreducingtherisk.Butmanyofthemdon’thavegoodlungs.Thus,inanotherway,theyalsofacerisks.Asforwhyextraweightleadstoexcesscancerdeathrate,there’snoclearagreement.ButthedecreaseinvitaminDinobesepeopleseemsalikelyfactor.VitaminDisknowntohavearoleinpreventingcancer.Also,thereisasimplefactthatobesitymakesthemanagementofcancermoredifficult.Althoughfornowthereisnosimpleanswertowhyobesityincreasesaperson’scancerrisk,allweknowforcertainisthattheriskisreal.1、Thepassageismainlyconcernedwiththerelationshipbetween________.A．dietandcancerB．bodyweightandcancerC．sexandcancerD．smokingandcancer2、Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlythrough________.A．timeorderB．spaceorderC．analysisandcomparisonD．figuresandexamples3、Theunderlinedword“spanning”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”.A．lastingB．includingC．happeningD．changing4、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutthestudy?A．Thereisaclearexplanationconcerningwhyobesityleadstomorecancers.B．Generallyspeaking,womenfacefewerrisksofdyingofcancerthanmenC．WomenwithaBMIof40dyingofuterinecanceraremorethanotherwomen.D．Smokersarestilllikelytofacerisksofdyingofcancerthoughkeepingweightoff.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）Whenyouthinkoffriends,youoftenthinkofthosewhoaccompanyyouforalongtime.Butthereisanotherkindof1—onethatdoesnotunfoldovera2periodoftimebutspringsentirelyfromaparticular3.Inmyeighthgrade，therewasJenny.I4tostayatherfarmhousewithcatsanddogs.Eighthgradewasaterribleyear.Weboth5it，butwedidn'ttalkaboutit.Oncoldwinterdays，she6mehowsheliedonherponyRedwing'sback.Thenwewould7onlongjourney，ridingandwalking.SheleftinninthgradeandI8her.Wehadgotteneachotherthrougha9time.Anyonewithchildrenknowstherapidfriendshipsformedwithparallelparents.ToJulie,Iwillbeforever10.Wemetona11inNewJersey.Hertwinboyswereaboutthesame12asmydaughter.Shelivedinthebeachtown.Ilivedalonewithmy13ablockaway.MyhusbandhadleftforNorthDakota,leavingmeto14outwhattodonext.Now,15,therewassomeoneIcouldtalkto.Forthenextweeks，wemetatthebeach，andIwouldgo16withhersothatthe17couldgoonplaying.Thenormalstateofherlittlehome18mybrokenheart.Suchfriendsastheseoften19whenyourownlifeisoffbalance；they20youtilltheworldsettlesonitsaxis(轴)onceagain.1、A．classmate B．friendship C．marriage D．neighbour2、A．brief B．special C．consistent D．long3、A．custom B．festival C．ceremony D．moment4、A．loved B．tended C．attempted D．demanded5、A．overlooked B．knew C．forgot D．preserved6、A．inspired B．required C．consulted D．showed7、A．goout B．makeup C．slowdown D．fallbehind8、A．followed B．admired C．missed D．forgave9、A．cheerful B．difficult C．grand D．decisive10、A．reliable B．merciful C．generous D．grateful11、A．beach B．farm C．playground D．square12、A．size B．intelligence C．age D．weight13、A．daughter B．husband C．sister D．parents14、A．turn B．puzzle C．point D．carry15、A．punctually B．ridiculously C．suddenly D．theoretically16、A．home B．downtown C．shopping D．swimming17、A．adolescents B．boys C．children D．girls18、A．ached B．hardened C．comforted D．bled19、A．withdraw B．arrive C．disappear D．gather20、A．recommended B．promoted C．tolerated D．supported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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankNothingwouldhavemademehappierthanknowingtheInternationalOlympicCommitteehasawardedthe2022WinterOlympicGamestoBeijingatits128thsessioninKualaLumpuronFridayFourteenyearsago,IwasinMoscowcoveringtheIOC's112thsessioninMoscow,1．IwitnessedBeijing'ssuccessfulbidforthe2008SummerOlympicGamesSevenyearslater,Icoveredthe2008OlympicGamesasanaccreditedjournalistIndeed,Beijinggotafacelift,inmanyaspects,asthe2008Games'hostAsitbecomesthefirstcityever2．(host)boththeSummerandWinterOlympics,Icouldn'thelpwondering3．toexpectfromtheGamesthistime?Hereismywishlist:PermanentblueskiesEffortstocurbpollutionsaheadofthe2008GamesdramaticallyimprovedtheairqualityinBeijing,atleastforawhileIstillrememberhowcleartheskywasduringthe2008ParalympicGamesthatopenedtwoweeksaftertheOlympicGames4．(end)Sadly,pollutioncontinuedtohauntBeijingafterwards,5．alargeextentneutralizingthe2008effortsOnceagain,expectationsarehigh6．stagingtheWinterOlympicGameswillpushBeijingtoreducepollutionandimprovetheairqualitymoresincerelyandeffectivelySucheffortswillnotonlybemadeinBeijingbutinneighboringHebeiprovinceandTianjinmunicipalityaswell,7．suggestedbyadevelopmentactionplantointegratethethreeplacesHopefully,blueskieswillbecomearegularfeatureevenaftertheGamesBettertransportationAlthoughBeijingisthehostcityofthe2022WinterGames,ChonglicountyofZhangjiakouinHebeiwillhostsomeofthesnoweventsIwasthereonceacoupleofyearsagoforskiing,andIhadtospend10longhoursonacongestedwindingroadinthemountainsonmywaybackbecausethehighwaywasclosedafterheavysnowThenightmarishexperiencestoppedmefrommaking8．attempttogoskiinginChongli,9．IbelieveboastedthebestfacilitiesforwintersportsinNorthChinaatthattimeItisapleasuretolearnthatahigh-speedrailwaylinkingBeijingandZhangjiakouisintheworks,10．(shorten)thetraveltimefromanaverage4hoursto50minutes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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。InthevillagewhereIgrewup,everyoneknewanoldman,thatspentallhistimeinpainting、Peoplethatlivedinthevillageusedtoadmiringhisworksandheoftengavehispaintingstohisfriends、Whetherhewasofferedmoney,hewouldnevertakeit、Hesaidhepaintedforapleasure、Heoncegaveoneofhispaintingstomyfather,whoactuallywasn’tinterestinginart、YearslaterIfoundatouroldhouse、Bythattimetheoldmanhaddiedandpeoplehadstartedtorecognizehispaintingsasgre