广西桂林“八校”2024届高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

广西桂林“八校”2024届高三第二次联考英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished2．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．abadpennyalwaysturnsup D．apennysavedisapennyearned3．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo4．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken5．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever6．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof7．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown8．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．assoonas C．until D．aslongas9．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．an;/ B．a;the C．a;/ D．an;the10．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich11．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．apply B．appealC．add D．reply12．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where13．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were14．IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult15．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout16．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall17．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder18．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless19．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May20．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when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）Mrs.JoneswasmyfirstpatientwhenIstartedmedicalschool—andIoweheralot.Shewasundermycareforthefirsttwoyearsofmymedicaltraining,yetIknewverylittleabouther,exceptthatshewasthin,perhapsinhermid70s.Itmightseemrathernegligentnottoknowthebasicfactsofmypatient,butIhadavalidreason—Mrs.Joneswasdead,andhadbeendeadforaboutthreeyearsbeforeImadeapatientofher.Mrs.JoneswasthedeadbodythatIdissected（解剖）overthefirsttwoyearsofmymedicaltraining.Ofcourse,hernamewasn’treallyMrs.Jones,butitseemedalittleimpolitetobeconductingresearchintosomeone’sbodywithoutevenknowingitsname,sooutofcourtesy,Ithoughtsheshouldhaveone.“MeandMrs.Jones,we’vegotathinggoingon,”wentthesongcomingoutoftheradioasIunzippedthebagofheronmyfirstday—andsoshewaschristened.Asthemonthspassed,IsoonforgotthatMrs.Joneshad,infact,oncebeenalive.Oneday,though,shesuddenlybecameveryhumanagain.I’dbeendissectingMrs.Jonesagood18monthsbeforeIgotaroundtotheuterus（子宫）.AfterI’dremovedit,theprofessorcameuptome,“Ifyoulookattheopeningcarefully,you’llseethattheangleindicatesthatthiswomanhashadseveralchildren,probablythree.”Istaredatit,andIsuddenlyfeltverystrange.Thiswoman,whohadgivenmesomethingincrediblypreciousthatI’dbeguntotakeforgranted,wasn’tadeadbody.Shewasaperson,amother,infact.Atmygraduation,thesameprofessorcameovertocongratulateme.IexplainedthestoryaboutMrs.Jonestohim,andrecalledwhathe’dtoldmeaboutherhavingchildrenandhowthathadaffectedmeallthoseyearsago.“Well,”hesaid,“atthebeginningofyourtrainingyouhadadeadbodyandmanagedtoturnitintoaperson.Nowyou’readoctor,thetrickistohaveapersonandnotturnthemintoadeadbody,”andhelaughed,shookmyhandandwalkedaway.1、Whydidn’ttheauthorknowmuchaboutMrs.Jones?A．Becausehewasirresponsibleforhispatients.B．Becausehewasn’tallowedtoaskforherprivacy.C．Becausehedidn’tknowheruntilshepassedaway.D．Becausehewastoocarelesswhiledissectingher.2、HowdidMrs.Jonesgethername?A．Itwaspasseddownfromtheseniorsofmyschool.B．Itcamefromasongbeingplayedwhenwefirstmet.C．Shewasnamedafterawell-knownsingerIlikedbest.D．ItjustoccurredtomewhenIopenedthebagofher.3、Whatcouldbetheauthor’sfeelingforMrs.Jonesnow?A．Grateful.B．Pitiless.C．Hateful.D．Guilty.4、Whatdidtheprofessorimplybyhiswordsinthelastparagraph?A．Medicalstudentsareabletobringthedeadbacktolife.B．Beingadoctorhasnothingtodowiththemedicaltraining.C．Gooddoctorsneverfailtosavetheirpatientsfromdying.D．Medicalstaffoughttohaverespectforlifeandhumanity.22．（8分）Recently,onlinehike-sharinghasbecomethenewfavoriteinChina.Inmajorcities,bikesin,yellow,orange,blue,whiteandgreen,canbeseenalmosteverywhereonthestreet.Itseemsthatthesebikesappearedsuddenly,addinganewbeautifulscenerytoChinesecities.Boththemarketandthepublicwelcomeonlinebike-sharing,butisitreallyapromisingbusiness?Well,itdepends.Afterall,onlinebike-sharingplatformscannevergetawaywithhugeoperatingcostanduncertaingovernmentpolicy.Sometheoristsmightsaythatonlinebike-sharingplatformscanearnafortunesimplythroughdeposit.Sinceuserswillalwaysneedtorentbikes,theirdepositwillalwaysbekepttoonlinebike-sharingplatforms.However,althoughonlinebike-sharingplatformsmaybeabletousethedepositforotherpurposesattheprimarystage,theywillhavetosetupaspecialaccount,sothatthedepositshallbeusedspeciallyforitsdesignated(指定的)purpose.Asthemarketgetsincreasinglymature,theywillhavetodosowhethertoberesponsibleforusersorinconsiderationofpossiblegovernmentregulations.Nowthatonlinehike-sharingplatformscan’tmakeprofitthroughdeposit，howcantheybecomeprofitableasfiercermarket

unfolds?AlthoughHuWeiwei,CEOofMobike,statedinanarticlethatshewouldtakeMobikeascharitable(慈善的)projectifshefailed,runningastartupisabsolutelydifferentfrommanagingacharityorganization.Afterall,shehastopaybackinvestors’billionsofinvestment(投资).Tomakeprofit,onlinebike-sharingplatformsmighthavetoincreaserentfeeforeachtrip,justasDididid.Fromthisaspect,itmightbeareallygoodbusiness.Ifweconsiderfullscreenadsfee,recommendationfeeforbusinessowners,etc.,itsannualincomemightreachatleastRMB15billion.Ifweconsiderthehugeoperationcost,includingbikerepairs，bikes’servicelifeandlaborcost,theremightnotbemuchnetprofitleft.Afterall,offlineoperationcosthasalwaysbeenanunbearableburdenforsuchinternetplusmode-basedstartups.1、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureofonlinebike-sharingplatforms?A．Optimistic.B．Doubtful.C．Hopeful.D．Secure.2、Howdosometheoriststhinkonlinebike-sharingplatformscanmakemoney?A．Throughadvertisements.B．Throughservices.C．Throughdeposit.D．Throughinvestment.3、Howshoulddepositbedealtwithwhenthemarketismatureaccordingtotheauthor?A．Usedforotherpurposes.B．Keptinaspecialaccount.C．Usedforcharity.D．Leftasidetotheusers.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂unfolds＂meaninthepassage?A．Shrinks.B．Spreads.C．Shows.D．Develops.23．（8分）I’mlearningtodriveinSwitzerland.IthinkitwillbeagoodideatolearnnowbecauseIhaveplentyoffreetimeandamearningalittlemoneytopayforlessons.IneverlearntwhenIlivedintheUK,soluckilydrivingonthe“wrong”sideisn’taproblem.However,therearealotofrulestoremember.Whenyouseearoadtoyourrightandtherearenowhitelinesontheground,thecarstoyourrighthavetherighttogobeforeyourcarandyouhavetostopforthem.Inpractice,lotsofpeopleforgetthisandcarseitherwaitforeachotherwhilebothdriverstrytorememberwhattodo,orbeep(鸣喇叭)ateachotherifbothtrytogoatthesametime!Whenyoudriveroundaroundabout,youshouldcheckallyourmirrors.Torememberhowtodothis,Ioftencountthemaloud—one,two,three—thenasecondglanceatyourblindspotwhenyou’reintheroundabout.OnefriendcamedrivingwithmeandafteraboutanhouraskedwhyonearthIwascounting.Hehadpassedhistestsolongago,hecouldn’tremembereverhavingtocheckthreemirrors!DrivingstillseemsscarytomesoIdrivequiteslowly.Ialsodon’tknowthecountrysideroadsverywellanddon’tknowwhat’scominguproundthecomeroroverthenexthill.IdriveslowlysoIfeelsafe,butmydrivinginstructortellsmetospeeduporcarswillbumpintomefrombehindortrytoovertakesomewheredangerous.Sodrivingslowlyisjustasdangerousasdrivingfast!I’mnotaverypracticalpersonsolearningtodrivehasbeenachallenge.Idon’thavealotofconfidenceandfinditquitedemotivatingtodosomethingthatdoesn’tcomenaturallytome.Tomakedrivingmorefunandinteresting,IlearninSwissGerman,somyinstructorgivesmeinstructionsinSwiss.ThiswayI’vetrickedmyselfintoenjoyingdrivingandhopefullywillpassthetest!1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisn’tapropertimefortheauthortotakedrivinglessonsnow.B．Drivingonthe“wrongside”doesn’tinfluencetheauthor..C．TheauthorwastoopoortopayfordrivinglessonsinSwitzerland.D．ItiseasyfortheauthortogetconfusedaboutthedrivingrulesinSwitzerland.2、Theauthoroftencounts“one,two,three”aloudwhendrivingroundaroundaboutto________.A．remindhimselftocheckthemirrorsB．speedupC．overtakesomewheredangerousD．makedrivingmoreinteresting3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demotivating”inParagraph5mean?A．Encouraging.B．Amazing.C．Exciting.D．Discouraging.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Drivingspeed.B．Strictdrivinginstructors.C．Anecdotesofmydrivingexperience.D．ComplicateddrivingrulesinSwitzerland.24．（8分）Myfavoritebook,TheSecretbyRhondaByrne,talksaboutaformulacalled“SFF”whichstandsfor“stoppingfindingfaults”.Iusedtobeacriticalpersonandtriedtofindfaults.IguessIsomehowinheritedthischaracterfrommyfather.Actually,manygoodqualitiesofmyfatherareworthadmiringexceptthis.Myfatheristhepersonwhoconstantlylooksformistakesinotherpeopleandhethinksnooneisperfectintheworld.Hischaractercreatedanegativeatmosphereinmyfamily.Iwasthesameasmyfather,soIoftenfeltangry,disappointed,depressed,andlonelyinschool.AfterIhadreadmyfavoritebookIbegantoseek“goodthings”inotherpeople.Ithascompletelychangedmylife.NowIfeelhappier,Ihavemorefriends,Ihavemoretrustinpeople,andIrealizeeveryonehastheirownstrength!AnotherimportantlessonIgotfromthisbookisthatIshouldalwaysbehavemyselfinapositivemanner.Let’sadmitthatwesometimescomplainaboutoursituation.That’snotgood.“Believeitornot,peopledon’tliketolistentonegativeopinions.”OnemorevaluablelessonIgotfromthebookisthatIshouldbeagoodlistener.WhenIwasyounger,IonlywantedpeopletopaywholeattentiontomywordssothatIcouldshowthemhowimportantIwas.Iwasveryproudandwouldshowoffmyachievementsinschoolwithoutconsideringothers’feeling.Ihadveryfewfriendsandmostpeopleconsideredmeasan“arrogant”person.Now,Ifinditmusheasiertomakefriendsaftermakingsomechanges!1、WhydoestheauthorlikethebookTheSecret?A．Becausehe’sfoundthesecretofsuccessfromit.B．Becausethebookuncoversthesecretsofhappiness.C．Becausehe’slearnthisfather’scharactersfromit.D．Becauseithelpshimchangehisattitudetowardslife.2、Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor’sfather?A．Hemakeshissonfeelangryanddisappointed.B．Helikesfindingfaultswithpeoplearoundhim.C．Heseemsacriticalpersonbutinfacteasy-going.D．Hecancreateanegativeatmospherewhennecessary.3、Theunderlinedword“arrogant”probablymeans“______”.A．self-important B．admirableC．troublesome D．cold-blooded4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Topersuadereaderstobegoodlisteners.B．Tosharehispainfulchangingexperience.C．Totellreaderstheinfluenceofabookonhim.D．Toshowtheresultofhisfather’snegativecharacter.25．（10分）Whileweatherforecasterscanmakefairlyaccuratepredictions,there'salwaystheriskyou'llbecaughtoutwhiledrivingintherain.ButthedaysofhavingtoquicklycloseyoursunroofcouldsoonbeathingofthepastthankstoJaguarLandRovefslatesttechnology.Thefirmisdevelopingcarsthatcanadaptautomaticallybyclosingwindowsandroofsorstartingtheheateriftheydetectbadweatherisontheway.Theweatherforecastingsystemusesasetofairpressure,humidity（湿度）andlightsensors（传感器）tohelpitsvehiclespredictchangesinconditionsandadapttothem.Carsequippedwiththesystemcouldmakeslightchangestotheairconditioningifitfindstheweatherisgettingwarmerduringajourneyorincreasethecabintemperatureifitwillgetcolder.Theforecastmayindicatethereisapossibilityofoneormoreweatherconditions,suchasrain,withinaperiodoftime,suchasfiveminutes.Thevehiclemaythenadapttothelocalweatherconditions.Inparticular,itmaycloseoneormorewindows,orclosearoofofthevehicleinresponsetoaforecastbeingasignofrain.Similarlywindowscouldbedarkenedusingelectrochromic(电致变色的)glasstoimprovevisibilityifbrightsunshineisforecast.Althoughitsunclearwhetherthistechnologywillmakeitswaytoaproductionvehicleanytimesoon,suchasystemwouldbeadvantageousonautonomousvehicles.Sincethere'snohumandriverpresent,thesystemwillallowthevehicletomakeitcomfortableforitspassengers,basedoncurrentweatherconditions.Itcanalsomakethevehiclesaferifitknowsrainorsnowiscoming.1、HowwillJaguarLandRovefslatesttechnologybenefitdrivers?A．Vehiclescanautomaticallydrivethemselves.B．Vehiclescanfindpositionsandroutesthemselves,C．Vehiclescanactasmobileweatherforecastingstations.D．Vehiclescanopenwindowsandsunroofsautomatically.2、Whatisthefeatureoftheglassofavehiclewiththenewtechnology?A．Itcanhelpadjustthetemperature.B．Itcanstillbeclearinrainydays.C．Itistoostrongtobreakintopieces.D．Itscolourcanchangewiththesunshine.3、Whatcanweknowabouttheweatherforecastingsystemfromthetext?A．Itisintelligentenoughtostopraining.B．Itmakesthedrivermorecomfortable.C．Itcan'tpredicttheweatheraccurately.D．Itmakesautonomouscarssaferinbadweather.4、Wheremightthetextbetakenfrom?A．Abookreview. B．Asciencereport.C．Asciencefiction. D．Atravelbrochure.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）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchillwasyoung,heattendedapublicschoolcalledHarrow.Hewasnota1student.Asamatteroffact,he’dhavebeenthrownoutoftheschool,ifhehadn’tbeenthesonofafamousleader.However,he2hisstudyatHarrow,wentontotheuniversity,andthenhadasuccessful3inthearmy.HelaterwaselectedPrimeMinisterandbroughtgreathonortoBritain.TowardtheendofhisperiodasPrimeMinister,hewas________toaddresstheyoungboysatHarrow,hisold4Hegavethisshortbutmovingspeech:“Youngmen,nevergiveup.Nevergiveup!Nevergiveup!5!”Manypeople________AbrahamLincolntobethegreatestpresidentofalltime.Yetitshouldbe6howmanyfailuresanddefeats7hisearlylife.Hegrewuponasmallfarm.Inthoseearlyyears,hisfamily8hadapennyandhehadonlyoneyearof________education.In1832,helosthisjob.In1833he9inbusiness.In1835,thewomanheloveddied.In1843hewas10whenhetriedtoentertheCongress(国会).In1856,hewasdefeatedinthe________forvicepresident.Inspiteofthese,hedidn’t11,andhewaselectedPresidentoftheUSin1860.Personalhistory,education,situation—noneofthesecan12astrongspirit.Someoftheworld’sgreatestpeoplehave________hugeproblemsanddifficultiesatsometimeintheirlives,butthey’vegoneontodo13deeds.BuryhiminthesnowsofValleyForge,andyouhaveaGeorgeWashington.Makeamusicalgenius________tohear,andyouhaveaLudwigvanBeethoven.Callhim________tolearn,andwritehimoffasstupid,andyouhaveanAlbertEinstein.1、A．clever B．lazy C．famous D．good2、A．abandoned B．supported C．completed D．appreciated3、A．fight B．career C．speech D．movement4、A．invited B．ordered C．forced D．informed5、A．family B．school C．centre D．hometown6、A．Always B．Sometimes C．Once D．Never7、A．ignore B．want C．sense D．consider8、A．forgiven B．forgotten C．remembered D．blamed9、A．respected B．served C．marked D．spared10、A．usually B．hardly C．fairly D．merely11、A．regular B．special C．extra D．royal12、A．appeared B．opened C．succeeded D．failed13、A．lost B．defeated C．valued D．cared14、A．exchange B．election C．entrance D．benefit15、A．makeup B．agreewith C．takeover D．giveup16、A．holdback B．dependon C．keepup D．applyfor17、A．answered B．controlled C．met D．avoided18、A．crazy B．small C．new D．great19、A．unable B．hesitate C．hopeful D．likely20、A．slow B．wise C．quick D．Strong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）OurschoolplannedatripforustostudyEnglishinanothercountrythisholiday.Iwasexcitedforitwasmyfirsttime1．(travel)abroad.I2．(pack)everythingIthoughtIwouldneedintomybackpack.IknewIwasgoingtohavesomuchfun.Afterboardingthebustotheairport,Isaidgoodbyetomyparents.Ilookedoutthewindowofthebusanddreamedabout3．wewoulddowhileonourtrip.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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Threedaysbefore,myauntwenttoattendameeting、Afterthemeeting,shewenttoarestaurantforalunch、Therefore,whenitwastimetopaythebill,shecouldn’tfindherpurse、Shethoughtitmusthavestolen、Justthen,amaninhisearlytwentycameupandpaidforher、Myauntwasverygratefully、Theytalkedabouteachotherforawhileandmyauntfinallyrealizewhohewas、Myaunthadcollectedsomemoneytohelpingaboybefore、Thatyoungmanwastheboy、Myauntdidn’trecognizeher,butthekindnesshadneverbeenforgotten、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，高考（collegeentranceexa