陕西省西安市西安电子科技大附中2023-2024学年高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

陕西省西安市西安电子科技大附中2023-2024学年高三第二次联考英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．aslongasC．asifD．eversince2．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any3．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one4．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how5．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto6．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked7．Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout8．Weallsighedwith________reliefwhen________planefinallylandedsafely.A．a;/ B．/;theC．a;a D．a;the9．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital10．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling11．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast12．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter13．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer14．Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeople_____ourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.A．insympathywith B．intermsofC．inhonourof D．incontrastwith15．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular16．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read17．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which18．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.19．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how20．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe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）Docompaniesneedastrongleadertostaycompetitive?Manywouldsay“yes,definitely”,buttheemployeesofoneSwedishsoftwareconsultancycompanywouldtellthemotherwise.Theydon’thaveaCEO.Nobodytellsanyonewhattodo,instead,allthe40employeeshavemeetingsanddecidetogether.Crisphasbecomeworldfamousfornothavingaboss.Hopingtogetitsemployeesmoreinvolved,itmovedontochangeitschiefexecutiveofficer(CEO)annually,butultimately,the40-strongstaffdecidedtoscrapthepositionaltogether.Well,itturnsoutthatnothavingaboss,andbeinginvolvedindecisionmakinghasmadeCrisp’s40employeesmoreresponsibleandmotivated.Andevenifsomeonedoesmakeabadcallatsomepoint,it’sdefinitelynottheendoftheworld.AccordingtotheBBC,theuniqueSwedishcompanyisapparentlysetupmorelikeafamily–nobodytellsanyonewhattodo,buttheunspokenunderstandingisthat“youdon’tmessupthehouse”.Crispdoesholdfour-daymeetingsforthewholestafftwoorthreetimesayear,whentheydecideonthingsthataffecteveryone,likechangingtheirheadquarters,butgenerally,companyemployeesareencouragedtomaketheirowndecisions.Theyalsohaveacompanyboard,alegalrequirementinSweden,whichactsasalastresort,incasesomethinggoeshorriblywrong.Sofar,the“noCEO”experimenthasgonesurprisinglywell.HenrikKniberg,anorganizationalcoachatCrisp,claimsthatnothavingtoaskthebosstoapproveprojectdecisionsorbudgetsmeansthatthingshappenalotfasterandthecompanycanrespondtoclientsquicker.However,KnibergstressesthatnothavingtoasktheCEO’spermissionaboutstuffdoesn’tremoveemployees’responsibilitytoconsultwiththeircolleaguesandexplaintheirdecisions.However,someCEOsbelievethattheideaonlyworksinsmallstartups,becauseitwouldbetoochaotic（混乱的）inlargeorganizations.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．TherewasnoCEOinthecompanyfromtheverybeginning.B．Everyoneinthecompanyistheboss.C．EveryemployeetakesturnstotakechargeofCrisp.D．Thecompanyboardwasfoundedformorethanlegalpurpose.2、Crisp’spracticewithoutabossissuccessfulbecause________.A．ithasencouragedeverystaffmembertocontributetothecompanyB．ithashelpeditsemployeesavoidmakingmistakesC．ithasmadeCrispworldfamousinthecompetitiveenvironmentD．ithassavedmoneyotherwisepaidtotheCEO3、ItcanbeinferredfromthetextEXEPTthat________.A．Crisp’ssuccessfulwaymaynotbepopularizedinabigcompanyB．makingquickdecisionsisanadvantageinbusinessC．employeesinCrisphavetodiscusswitheachotherD．Crisp’semployeesareactuallyrelatives4、WhichfactormayNOTcontributetoacompany’ssuccessaccordingtothetext?A．Quickresponsetoitsclients.B．Employees’responsibility.C．Acompany’sscale（规模）.D．Employees’motivation.22．（8分）ItookdowntheviolinImadeinthepasttwomonths,andwalkedtowardsthefarmlandoutside.Theviolinshinedinthesunlight,andIadmitted,unwillingly,thatitlookedgood.ButIknewitwasamockery(笑柄)ofmyfailuretofindbeauty.“Whatmakesaviolinbeautiful?”Ifirstaskedthisquestionasathree-year-oldchildandnowagainasateenager.WhenIlistenedtoaviolinforthefirsttime,IwassoastonishedbyitsbeautythatIimaginedafairylivinginthewoodenframe.ButfairiesfadedwhenIgrewolder.Iwantedareasonableanswertothequestion.IreferredtoProfessorRuan,myviolinteacher,whointroducedtheviolintome14yearsago.This85-year-oldmanrhapsodizedabout(热烈赞美)thelegendofAntonioStradivari.“Hisviolinsarethemostbeautifulworkshumanhasevercrafted.”“Makeaviolinwithyourownhands,”ProfessorRuansuggested,“Whenyouplayit,you’llknow.”However,whenProfessorRuanintroducedtomeaviolinworkshop,whatIsawwasfarfrommyexpectation.Infrontofmewasafatworker,shirtlessandsunburned,soontobecomemymaster.Whatshockedmemostwasthatthe“master”knewnearlynothingaboutmusic.Hisroughhandshadbeentendingcrops,notinstruments,formostofhislife.Twomonthslater,standingoutsidetheworkshop,Iwasdisappointed.Yes,IjustfinishedorcopiedaStradivariusviolin.ButIdidn’tfindbeautyinit.ThenIrememberedProfessorRuan’swords,“Whenyouplayit,you’llknow.”SoIclosedmyeyes,andfocusedonwheremyfingersandstringstouched.MusicflowedsuddenlysobeautifullythatforamomentIdoubtedmyownears.SlowlyIopenedmyeyes,andwithsurprisefoundthefairyofmychildhoodfantasydancingtomymusic—thetwo-year-olddaughterofthemaster.ProfessorRuanwasright.Ididn’tfindbeautyuntilIplayedmusicwiththeviolin,becausebeautyisn’tintheinstrumentitself.It’sjusthere,deepdown,inourselves.1、Whenhelistenedtoaviolinforthefirsttime,whathappenedtothewriter?A．Hefoundtheviolinlookedbeautiful.B．Hewasastonishedtoseeafairyintheviolin.C．Hebecameinterestedintheviolin.D．Hebegantolearnhowtoplayviolin.2、AfterconsultingProfessorRuan,whatdidthewriterthinkmadeaviolinbeautiful?A．Thepersonwhomakestheviolin.B．Thepersonwhoplaystheviolin.C．Theappearanceoftheviolin.D．Thesoundoftheviolin.3、Whatdidthewriterdointheworkshopduringtwomonths?A．HelistenedtothelegendofAntonioStradivari.B．Hetaughtthemasterknowledgeofmusic.C．Heplayedmusicwiththeviolinforthedaughterofthemaster.D．Hemadehisownviolinwiththehelpofthemaster.4、Whydidthewriterfeeldisappointedwhenhewasoutsidetheworkshop?A．Hecreatedanugly-lookingviolin.B．Hismasterknewlittleaboutmusic.C．Hefailedtofindbeautyintheviolin.D．Hehadtoworkinaterribleworkshop.5、Thetextmainlytellsusthat________.A．musicbringsbea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B．beautyliesinourheartsC．weshoulddevelopahobby D．teachersareimportanttostudents23．（8分）Chinahasannouncedit'sabolishingitsone-childpolicy.Whatdifferencehasitmade,statisticallyspeaking?400millionbirthspreventedTheone-childpolicy,officiallyinplacesince1979,hasprevented400millionbirths.Parentshavefacedfinesandotherpunishmentsforhavingmorechildren.ThemajorityofthedecreaseinChina'sfertility(生育)ratehappenedinthe1970s.Itdroppedfrom5.8childrenperwomanin1970t02.7in1978.Despitetheone-childpolicytheratehadonlyfallent01.7by2013.21:28babydeathrateSincetheone-childpolicywasintroduced,babygirlshavebecomemorelikelytodiethanboys.Inthe1970s,accordingtotheUnitedNations,60malesperl,000livebirthsdiedundertheageofone.Forgirlsthefigurewas53.Inthe1980s,aftertheone-childpolicybecameofficial,therateforbothwas36.Bythe1990s,26malesperl,000livebirthsdiedbeforetheageofone-and33girls.The2000ssaw21boysperl,000livebirthsdyingand28girls.1.16boysbornforeverygirlSexuallyselectiveabortionshavebeenconsideredasamajorcauseofChina'sunusualsexualimbalance.Gietel-Basten,associateprofessorinsocialpolicyatOxfordUniversity,saysthebirthsofmanygirlsarenotregisteredifparentshavebrokentherulebyhavingtwochildren,addingofficialsoftenturnablindeye.It'sestimatedtherearenow33millionmorementhanwomeninChina.4：2：1familiesWiththeageingofChina'spopulationandthecontinuationoftheone-childpolicy,a“4:2:1”homeisthedescriptiongiventohouseholdsinwhichtherearefourgrandparentscaredforbytwoworkingageparents,whothemselveshaveonechild.By2050,it'spredictedthataquarterofChina'spopulationwillbe65orolder.Thepredicteddeclineinthenumberofpeopleofworkingageisthoughttohavepersuadedthegovernmenttodroptheone-childpolicy.1、Whenwasthebabydeathrateforbothboysandgirlsequal?A．Inthe1970s. B．Inthe1980s.C．Inthe1990s. D．Inthe2000s.2、Whatmakestheone-childpolicyabolishedaccordingtothepassage?A．Thedeclineofbirthrate.B．Theriseofbabydeathrate.C．Thechangeoffamilystructure.D．Thedeclineofworkingagepeople.3、Thepassagesumsuptheone-childpolicyby___.A．number B．exampleC．contrast D．analysis24．（8分）Astudyof500，000songsreleased（发行）intheUKbetween1985and2015showedthatpopmusichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPress．Thestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom1985like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"Soitlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleseemtowanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto．A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDown25．（10分）Your38ReadingList,ProvidedbyBillGatesMostofuscan’tlivelikebillionaireMicrosoftco-founderBillGates,butwecanreadlikehim.Gatesrecommendedfourbooksin38—thoughsomewerepublishedearlier.LeonardodaVinci,byWalterIsaacson(37)ThebestsellingbiographerofSteveJobsandAlbertEinsteinresearcheddeeplyintodaVinci’scontributionsbeyondart,highlightingthebreadthofhisscientific,technological,andcreativeoutput.“Leonardonearlyunderstoodalmostallofwhatwasknownontheplanetatthetime.That’smostlybecauseofhiscuriosityabouteveryareaofnaturalscienceandthehumanexperience,”saidGates.TheBestWeCouldDo:AnIllustratedMemoir,byThiBui(37)Gatescallsthisgraphicnovel“reallyimpressive”.BuiisthedaughterofVietnameserefugeeswhocametoAmericaafterthefallofSaigon,andbecomingaparentinspiredhertolookintoherownparents’miserablehistory.“IwasstruckbyhowtheexperiencesBuiillustratesmanagetobebothuniversalandspecifictotheircircumstances,”saidGates.LincolnintheBardo,byGeorgeSaunders(38)Saunders,along-timeshortstorywriter,wonhighpraiseforthisnovel.Thebookimaginestheghoststhathaunt(萦绕)thebasementofWillieLincoln,AbrahamLincoln’sson,whodiedat11inreallife.“Willie’sdeathaftertheCivilWarmadethepresidenthaveanewunderstandingofthegriefhe’screatinginotherfamiliesbysendingtheirsonsofftodieinbattle,”saidGates.OriginStory:ABigHistoryofEverything,byDavidChristian(38)ThisnewbookisbythecreatorofBigHistory,afree,onlinesocialstudiescourse.Ittraceshistoryinwide,sweepingmovements,startingwiththeBigBang,anditprovides,ineffect,ashortcourseinmodernscience.Thisisabriefhistoryoftheuniverse.“DavidgetsalittlestuckonthecurrenteconomicandpoliticalproblemsintheWest,andIwishhetalkedmoreabouttheroleinnovationwillplayinpreventingtheworsteffectsofclimatechange,”saidGates.1、Whichbooksrefertothefieldofscience?A．OriginStoryandLeonardodaVinci.B．LincolnintheBardoandOriginStory.C．LeonardodaVinciandTheBestWeCouldDo.D．TheBestWeCouldDoandLincolnintheBardo.2、Ifyouareinterestedinthrillers,whosebookwillyoumostprobablychoose?A．WalterIsaacson. B．ThiBui.C．GeorgeSaunders. D．DavidChristian.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TheBestWeCouldDoisanautobiography.B．LincolnintheBardohasbeenwarmlyreceived.C．DavidChristiantalksmuchaboutthepartthatinnovationwillplay.D．ReaderscanonlyreadaboutLeonardodaVinci’scontributionstowardsart.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）Acoupleofyearsago,therewerebillboardsabouttheachievementsofBostonAthleticAssociation.Besidethephotosweresome1words,expressingthereasonsforrunning.Eachhaddifferentwords,butonereally2.Itwassimple:“BecauseIcan.”Askids,manytalestoldusaboutthespiritofdetermination,ofbelievinginourselves.As3,wedon’talwayshavetalestoteachusthesevaluablelessons.Asaresult,westartmaking4.“BecauseIcan”removestheseexcuses.Itgivesusalessontodothethingsthatwethinkwe5.And,itenablesustobelieveinourselves.Practicing“can”thinkingisimportanttokeepingusyoung,tohavinga(n)6outlook,tostayingactiveandto7ourgoals.Further,itcanhelpus8richerandfullerlives.Thefactthatyouhavetheabilitytodosomethinggivesyouthepowertodoit,9thetaskmightbe.Howcanyouusethepowerof“BecauseIcan”?Herearethreeways:Bemoreactive.10itistogettothestoreorwork,orifitisclimbingthe11insteadoftakingthelift,holdinga“BecauseIcan”12isaneasywaytoincludemoreactivitiesinyourlife.Breakthe“I’mtired”or“Itistoohard”or“Itistoofar”cycle.Increasingyouractivitylevelwill13alotofbenefits.Trysomethingnew.Itiseasyforustomakeexcusesforwhyweshouldn’ttrynewthings.Maybeyouthinkitis14yourcomfortzone.Maybeitseemstoodifficult.Telling15that“Youcan”trysomethingnewwillhelpyouto16pasttheseroadblocksand17newthingsaboutyourselfandpossiblenewinterests.Increaseyourwillpower.Saying“No”toourfavoritethingsisnoteasy.18,developingastrongwillpowerissomethingthatisgoodforyou.19timeyouwanttodosomethingyouthinkyoumight20,trytellingyourselfthatyoucansayno.Youhavethepower.1、A．disappointingB．puzzlingC．satisfyingD．encouraging2、A．stoodoutB．turnedoutC．heldoutD．pickedout3、A．teachersB．runnersC．adultsD．audience4、A．differencesB．excusesC．adjustmentsD．preparations5、A．can’tB．mustn’tC．shouldn’tD．needn’t6、A．sensitiveB．positiveC．imaginativeD．objective7、A．developingB．makingC．settingD．reaching8、A．arrangeB．buildC．leadD．change9、A．whicheverB．wheneverC．whereverD．whatever10、A．WhetherB．IfC．ThoughD．Since11、A．wallB．stairsC．ladderD．hill12、A．mottoB．activityC．attitudeD．position13、A．PreserveB．provideC．possessD．protect14、A．besideB．withoutC．beyondD．within15、A．himB．himselfC．youD．yourself16、A．moveB．jumpC．overcomeD．defeat17、A．consultB．informC．discoverD．experience18、A．MoreoverB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Otherwise19、A．EveryB．EachC．LastD．Next20、A．regretB．requestC．recommendD．remind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）Anewdishis1．(usual)giventhenamesofitsinventor.Thesandwichgetsitsnamefromthe4thEarlofSandwich,JohnMontague(1718-1792).Hespentlonghours2．(work)anddidn’twishtostopforameal.Hehadhisservantsputmeatbetweentwoslicesofbreadtoeatwhileheworked.Hisfriendsbegantoaskforsimilarsnacks(快餐),and3．name“sandwich”cameintocommonuse.TheChinesedishKungPaoChinken4．(create)inSichunProvincewasverypopularwhenitsinventorDingBaozhenwasgovernoroftheprovincefrom18765．1886.AfterDingdied,peoplenamedthedishfor6．(he).Morethanjust7．(food)takepeople’snames.ManyenjoyridingonaFerriswheel(摩天轮),8．wasnamedforengineerGeorgeW.G.Ferris.He9．(design)thefirstoneforChicago’sWorld’sColumbianExpositionin1893.Illnesses,sportsterms(术语)10．placesaroundtheworldusepeople’snames.Theyareeverywhere.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；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。InMarch1984,DrJohnFellows,wholivedinEngland,anddecidedtovisithismarrieddaughterintheUSA．HeboughtareturnairtickettoNewYorkandflewKennedyAirport．Whenhereached,however,herealizedthathehadforgottenhisdaughter’saddress．Evenbadly,hediscoveredhecan’trememberherfamilynametoo!DrFellowsspentseveralhoursattheairporttriedtothinkwhathisdaughter’snamewasandwhereitwaswhichshelived,butwithmuchluck．Eventually,hedecidedthathewouldhavetogi