陕西省渭南市尚德中学2024届高三上学期第二次质量检测 英语试卷（Word版含答案含听力音频无听力原文）

第第页陕西省渭南市尚德中学2024届高三上学期第二次质量检测英语试卷（Word版含答案含听力音频无听力原文）渭南市尚德中学2024届高三第一学期第二次质量检测

英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace

A.Onatrain.B.Inahotel.C.Atatrainstation.

2.Whatisthewomanprobablydoing

A.Havingaclass.B.Conductinganinterview.C.Chairingameeting.

3.Whoisthemanprobablyspeakingto

A.Awaitress.B.Ahotelmanager.C.Ashopassistant.

4.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob

A.It'schallengingbutrewarding.

B.It'shardespeciallyinsummer.

C.Itattractsalotofyoungpeople.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout

A.Anactivity.B.Aplace.C.Aperson.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whathappenedonthespeakers'lasttrip

A.Theywerestuckintraffic.

B.Theylosttheirsleepingbags.

C.Theyforgottobringthepowerbank.

7.Whatwillthewomanbringforthetrip

A.Snacks.B.Beef.C.Bottledwater.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo

A.Createalink.B.Joinagroupbuyingdeal.C.Helpherchoosetheproducts.

9.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext

A.Reserveahotel.B.Buyamovieticket.C.Collectsomeplatforms.

听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。

10.Whoisthemanprobably

A.Aguide.B.Ahistorian.C.Atravelagent.

11.Whatkindofattractionsisthewomaninterestedin

A.Moderncities.B.Naturallandscape.C.Historicbuildings.

12.Whichparkisfamousforrainforest

A.BanffNationalPark.B.ElkIslandNationalPark.C.PacificRimNationalPark.

13.WhatdoesthemansayaboutQuebecCity

A.Itwasbuiltintheseventeenthcentury.

B.ItisthemostpopulardestinationinCanada.

C.ItisthesecondearliestcityinNorthAmerica.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatisthemandissatisfiedwithaboutthehotel

A.Itsservice.B.Itslocation.C.Itsprice.

15.Whyisithardtobookhotelroomsinthatarea

A.Therewillbelotsoftourists.

B.Someroomswillbedecorated.

C.Abigconferencewilltakeplace.

16.Whatdidthehotelofferthemanasanapology

A.Agiftcard.B.Carrentalservice.C.Adiscountonafuturestay.

17.Whatdoesthewomanadvisetodoatlast

A.Stayatthehotel.B.Findanotherhotel.C.Complainaboutthehotel.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Howwillthetouristsstarttheday

A.Joggingaroundthesquare.

B.Havingaspecialbreakfast.

C.Visitingtheclocktower.

19.Wherewillthetouristsgolastlybeforelunch

A.Havedinner.B.Themarket.C.TheCharlesBridge.

20.Whatwillthetouristsdofirstintheevening

A.TheCastle.B.Gotobars.C.Listentoaconcert.

第二部分阅读(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

A

FourOutdoorSpringActivitiesforKids

Whilewe’retemptedtostayinsidewhereit’stemperature-controlledandcomfortable,gettingoutsideisimportantforachild’sdevelopment.I’msureyou’llfindsomanyfunoutdoorspringactivitiestodowithyourkids.TheyprovidethemwithvitaminDfromthesun,strengthentheirbodies,enhanceproblem-solvingandcriticalthinkingskills,helpchildrenappreciatenature,andsomuchmore.

Kid-madeBirdFeeder

Ourkid-madebirdfeederismadefromrecycledmaterialsandbirdseed.Simplyhaveyourchildrenfilleachbowlintheeggcarton(蛋盒)withbirdseedandhangitinatreewhenyou’refinished.Thisprojecthelpskidsworkonmeasuring,pouring,concentration,hand-eyecoordinationandotherskills.

ExploringLifeatthePond

Gotoalocalpondtoexplorethereforacoupleofhours.Studythepondecosystem,searchforcreaturesinthewaterandoutsideit,suchasfish,worms,turtlesandbirds.Useourfreeprintertocheckoffeachcreatureorplantasyoufindit.Thishelpsstimulatethecuriosityaboutnatureofyourlovedones.

DIYSeedBombs

Learnhowtomakehomemadeseedbombstogiveasgiftstofriendsandneighbors.Theseearth-friendlyseedbombsaremadewithrecycledpaperandcanbeplanteddirectlyintothesoil.Includeseedsfromyourfavoritegrassesorflowersintheseedbombs.

GardeningwithKids

Gardeningisoneofthebestspringoutdooractivitiesthatyoucandowithyourchildren.Ithelpskidslearnpatience,responsibilityandself-confidence.Plus,knowinghowtogrowyourownfoodisavaluableskill!

21.Whichactivitymaystimulatekids’environmentalawareness

A.Kid-madeBirdFeederandDIYSeedBombs.

B.Kid-madeBirdFeederandGardeningwithKids.

C.ExploringLifeatthePondandDIYSeedBombs.

D.GardeningwithKidsandExploringLifeatthePond.

22.WhatcanyoudoatExploringLifeatthePond

A.Findoutwhatbirdsliketoeat.B.Learnhowtogrowfood.

C.Makeearth-friendlyseedbombs.D.Studyavarietyofwildlife.

23.Forwhomisthetextintended

A.Children.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Travelers

B

Inearly2023,Ihitarutinmystudies.AsadoctoralcandidateattheUniversityofChicagoinIllinois,Iworkedtodesignsafer,moreeffectivematerialsforvaccinedelivery.AlthoughIhadbeenproductiveearlyinmygraduatecareer,mylonghoursandhardworkwerenolongertranslatingintosuccessinthelaboratory,andIfelthopelessaboutachievingmygoals.Somethinghadtochange.

AsIbegantosearchforthecauseofmystruggles,Ibecameincreasinglyawarethatmy“quiettime”atthelabbench—forinstance,whenIwasrunningcolumnsorexperiments—wasanythingbut.Insteadofthinkingaboutscience,Iwaswatchingtelevisionorinteractingwithsocialmediaonmysmartphone.AlthoughIcouldcoverupthisinefficiencywithlongerhours,myworkfeltchaotic(混乱的)anddisorganized.Iwouldcomehomefromalongdayinthelabandrespondtoe-mailsormessagesoverdinnerorinbed.Thisallcametoaheadlastsummer,whenmyinabilitytobalanceworkandlifeledmetoseekhelpfromtheuniversity’sstudentmental-healthservices.

Throughacombinationofconsultationandpersonalreflection,Icametounderstandmyproblem.Toregainmyfocus,IchosetoreducemyconnectivitybyusingabasicmobilephonewithoutanInternetconnectionduringworkhours,andremovingunnecessaryappsfrommysmartphonewhenIdiduseit.

Underscoringtheaddictivenatureofsmartphones,IexperiencedsymptomsofwithdrawalwhenIfirstdidthis.Withtime,however,Ibegantomakepracticaluseofmyquiettime.Istartedreadingpapersduringlongexperiments,anddevelopedahabitofwritinginmydowntime.Perhapsmostimportantly,Ihavefeltmyanxietydecreaseandmyproductivityandcreativityimprovedramatically,tradingmychaoticwork-liferelationshipforonewithclearerboundariesandplentyofnewscientificideas.Now,evenwhenIdocarrymysmartphone,Ifeellessforcedtocheckfore-mailsormessages,andcanconcentratemorecloselyonwhatevertaskisathand.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“hitarut”inparagraph1mean

A.Stoppedprogressingsmoothly.B.Hadveryslowreactions.

C.Acceptedhardwork’svalue.D.Overcameabigproblem.

25.Whatmadetheauthorstruggle

A.Runningcolumnsorexperiments.B.Hisinabilitytogetmental-healthservices.

C.Replyingtoe-mailsormessages.D.Hisaddictiontothephone.

26.Whatdidtheauthorchoosetododuringhisquiettimelater

A.Reflectonhissuccessesandfailures.B.Learnpracticalwriting.

C.Watchtelevisionnews.D.Dosomereading.

27.Howdoestheauthorfeelnow

A.Morecourageous.B.Moresociable.C.Morefocused.D.Moreunderstanding.

C

WhenthecompanyOpenAIdevelopeditsnewartificialintelligence(AI)program,ChatGPT,inlate2022,educatorsbegantoworry.ChatGPTcouldcreatetextthatseemedlikeahumanwroteit.HowcouldteachersdiscoverwhetherstudentswereusinglanguagecreatedbyanAIchatbottocheatonawritingtask

Asalinguistwhostudiestheeffectsoftechnologyonhowpeopleread,writeandthink,Ibelievethereareothermorepressingconcernsbesidescheating.TheseincludewhetherAI,moregenerally,threatensstudentwritingskills,thevalueofwritingasaprocess,andtheimportanceofregardingwritingasatoolforthinking.

AspartofmyresearchontheeffectsofAIonhumanwriting,IsurveyedyoungadultsintheU.S.aboutsomeissuesrelatedtothoseeffects.Oneparticipantsaidthatatsomepointifyoudependonpredictivetext,you’regoingtoloseyourspellingabilities.Enter“WasRom”intoaGooglesearchandyou’regivenalistofchoiceslike“WasRomebuiltinaday”.Type“ple”intoatextmessageandyou’reoffered“please”and“plenty”.Thesetoolscompleteoursentencesautomatically,givinguslittlechancetothinkaboutourspelling,andcontinuouslyaskingustofollowtheirsuggestions.

EvanSelinger,aphilosopher,worriedthatpredictivetextingreducesthepowerofwritingasaformofmentalactivityandpersonalexpression.“Byencouragingusnottothinktoodeeplyaboutourwords,predictivetechnologymaychangehowwedealwitheachother,”Selingerwrote.“Wegiveothersmorealgorithms(算法)andlessofourselves.Automationcanstopusthinkingandtheresultingtextdidn’tfeellikemineanymore.”

IaskedChatGPTwhetheritwasathreattohumans’motivationtowrite.Thebotresponded:“Therewillalwaysbeademandforcreative,originalcontentthatrequirestheuniqueviewpointofahumanwriter.”Itcontinued:“Writingservesmanypurposesbeyondjustthecreationofcontent,suchasself-expression,communication,andpersonalgrowth,whichcancontinuetoencouragepeopletowriteevenifcertaintypesofwritingcanbeautomated.”

Iwasgladtofindtheprogramhadseeminglyadmitteditslimitations.

28.Whatistheauthor’smainconcernaboutChatGPT

A.Whetheritwillleadtostudents’cheating.

B.Whetheritwillshapestudents’writingstyle.

C.Howstudentswillmakeuseofitatschool.

D.Whateffectsitwillhaveonstudents’writing.

29.WhatwillpredictivetechnologydotousaccordingtoEvanSelinger

A.Giveusmorecreativeideas.

B.Makeuswritelikeamachine.

C.Encourageustothinkmoredeeply.

D.Makeustendtoignoregrammaticalmistakes.

30.WhatcanwelearnfromChatGPT’sresponse

A.Writingwillbecomecompletelyautomated.

B.Robotswillworkwithhumansinwriting.

C.Robotwritingwillbecomemorecreative.

D.Humanwritingwillstillmatteralot.

31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext

A.WhatimpactwillAIbringtowriting

B.Whatisthefutureofmodernliterature

C.HowtoimprovewritingwithAI’shelp

D.HowtoapplyAItechnologytoeducation

D

Two-thirdsoftheworldpopulationlivesunderconditionswherethefreshwaterdemandismorethantwicethenaturalwateravailabilityforatleastonemonthperyear.Accordingtoofficialstatistics,onebillionofthoseliveinIndiaand0.9billionliveinChina.OtherareasfacingthisproblemforlongerperiodsincludeBangladesh(130millionpeople),thewesternandsouthernstatesoftheUSA(130million),Pakistan(120million),Nigeria(110million),andMexico(90million).

Communitiesusearangeoftechniquestoovercomethisissue.Indrysummers,thosenearthecoastcandesalinate(淡化)seawater,althoughtheprocessrequiresalargeamountofenergyandexpenditure.Someremoteinlandcommunitieshavealternativemethodsthatsuittheirparticularconditions.Forexample,manyhigh-altitudeChileancommunitiesintheAndesusefogcollectors,specializednetsthatcangatherjustafewlitersaday.

Elsewhere,there’sanotheroptionavailable.ResearchersatETHZurichhavedevelopedanewdevicethatpassivelyharvestswaterfromtheairaroundtheclock.Thedeviceismadeupofaspeciallycoatedglasspane(玻璃板)thatreflectssolarradiationandalsoradiatesawayitsownheat.Indoingso,itcoolsdownbyasmuchas15degreesCelsiusbelowthesurroundingtemperatures.Thisdifferenceintemperaturebetweentheairandthepanecauseswatervaportocondense(凝结)onitsunderside,whichcanthenbeeasilycollected.

TestssofarhavebeenconductedonauniversitybuildinginZurichandsuggestthatthedevicecanproducetwiceasmuchwaterperdayasotherpassivewater-collectiontechnologies.Underidealconditions,researchersharvested0.53decilitresofwaterpersquaremetreofthesurfaceperhour.“That’sclosetothetheoreticalmaximumvalueof0.6decilitresperhour,whichisphysicallyimpossibletoexceed,”saysIwanHachler,adoctoralstudentwhoisworkingonthetechnology.

Thezero-energyinputoftheset-upcouldmakeitsuitableforuseindevelopingcountries,particularlyinremotecommunitieswherewatershortageisoftencombinedwithpowershortages.Thescientistsarehopefulthatthedevicecouldbeusedwithotherwater-collectionmethods,suchasdesalination,toincreaseproductivity.

32.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbymentioningofficialstatisticsinParagraph1

A.Freshwaterinsecurityisaglobalcrisis.

B.Waterresourcesareunevenlydistributedglobally.

C.Lackofwaterseriouslyrestrictsmanycountries’growth.

D.Developedcountriesarebetterathandlingwatershortages.

33.HowdomanyChileanslivingintheAndesdealwiththeinadequatewatersupply

A.Byharvestingwaterfromfog.

B.Bybringinginseawaterandpurifyingit.

C.Bymovingtowater-richareasinsummer.

D.Bycuttingdownontheirwaterconsumption.

34.Whyisacoatedglasspaneusedinthenewdevice

A.Toholdthecondensedwater.B.Toworkasacoolingsurface.

C.Togetridofharmfulsolarradiation.D.Torecordthechangesintemperature.

35.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthenewdevice

A.Itproducessatisfyingoutcomes.B.Itislimitedtolaboratoryenvironments.

C.Ithasmetwiththeoreticalbottlenecks.D.Itneedsfurtherconfirmationfromexperts.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

“Beautyisonlyskindeep”itissaid.Thismeansthataperson’sappearanceisnotasimportantastheircharacter.Yetitisstrangewhypeopleandespeciallywomenarewillingtospendafortuneonmakingthemselvesmoreattractivephysically.36Thereasoncanonlybeone,anditisthatbeautyhasitsadvantages.

Attractivepeoplearemorepopulargenerally.Beautydrawsapositiveresponsefromthepeoplearound.Thisisobviouswithchildren.Forexample,basedonobservation,thereisatendencyforadultstotreatgood-lookingchildrenbetter.Thisfavorabletreatmentcontinuesintoadulthood,asattractivepeoplearemorelikelytobechosenforleadershippositionsandgivenmoreopportunities.37

Anotherimportantbenefitthatgood-lookingpeopleenjoyisthattheyfindahusbandorwifemoreeasily.38Thisinitialattractionmaythendevelopintoromanticfeelingsandaseriousrelationshipifthecouplefindthattheyarecompatible(和睦相处的)witheachother.

Ontheotherhand,beautyhasanumberofdisadvantagesaswell.Firstly,agood-lookingpersontendstoattractunwantedattentionfromallkindsofpeople.Theadmirermayhavebadintentionsandcauseproblemsforthetarget.39Itisthoughtthatbeautyandbrainsdonotgotogether.Thus,attractivepeoplemaynotgainrespectevenwhentheydeserveitbecauseofthisprejudiceagainstthem.

Whileeveryindividualshouldtakecareoftheiroutwardappearanceandlooktheirbest,theyshouldnotneglect(忽视)theirinnerbeautyorcharacter.40Also,theyshouldnotforgetphysicalbeautyisindeed,onlyskindeepandwillnotlast.

A.Lifeisnotalwayseasyforbeautifulpeople.

B.Theskincareindustryisamulti-billiondollarbusiness.

C.Itturnsoutbeingconventionallybeautifulhasitsbenefits.

D.Itisafactthatpeoplearefirstattractedtooutwardappearance.

E.Theyshouldnotplacesuchimportanceonbeautythattheybecomeproud.

F.Beingwell-treatedgivesattractivepeoplemoreconfidenceandtheyperformbetter.

G.Anotherproblemfacedbygood-lookingpeopleisthattheymaynotbetakenseriously.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，送所给题中的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It'stheseasidebirdsthatdeserveatleastpartoftheblameforgettingNickBurchillblacklistedattheFairmontEmpressHotelinVictoria,Canada.

Burchillwas41atthehotelonbusinessandplanningto42somefriendsinthearea.Theyhadaskedhimto43somepepperoni(辣香肠)frombackeast.Sohe44asuitcasefullofpepperoni.Ashewas45thatitwouldbetoowarm,he46itoutonthetablenearanopenwindow.Hethoughthispepperoniwas47andwellchilled(冷却)andhe48.

That'swhenthingswent49."Irememberwalkingdownthelong50andopeningthedoortomyroomtofindanentireflockofseagulls,"Burchillsaidinarecentletterof51tothe4-starhotel."Theseagullsimmediatelywent52.Theyrushedtothewindow,30or40birdsalltryingto53atthesametime,andpepperoni—everywhere.Thecurtainswerefallingdown,thelampswerefallingdown,Itwasareal54.

Olderandwisernow,Burchillchalkeduptheincidenttoyouthfulindiscretion(莽撞).

"Ihave55andIadmitresponsibilityofmy56,"hesaidintheletter."Icometoyou,57,toapologizeforthe-damageIhad58causedandtoaskyouto59mylifetimebanfromthehotel."Hisletter60.Bannedfromthehotelsince2023.Burchillisnowwelcometocomeback,theFairmontsaid.

41.A.studyingB.stayingC.lookingD.packing

42.A.visitB.helpC.followD.make

43.A.sellB.haveC.bringD.taste

44.A.filledB.lockedC.abandonedD.lost

45.A.surprisedB.pleasedC.excitedD.worried

46.A.dugB.clearedC.cutD.laid

47.A.deliciousB.safeC.softD.ready

48.A.leftB.noddedC.waitedD.regretted

49.A.farB.funnyC.wrongD.blind

50.A.beachB.drivewayC.hallD.table

51.A.applicationB.apologyC.requestD.invitation

52.A.hungryB.deadC.missingD.wild

53.A.wakeupB.getoutC.takeoffD.breakin

54.A.messB.puzzleC.fightD.challenge

55.A.recoveredB.retiredC.escapedD.matured

56.A.sufferingB.plansC.madnessD.actions

57.A.handsinpocketB.noseintheairC.hatinhandD.feetontheground

58.A.indirectlyB.deliberatelyC.cautiouslyD.secretly

59.A.replaceB.rememberC.reconsiderD.renew

60.A.arrivedB.workedC.endedD.disappeared

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinesecalligraphy(书法)isanartformthat61(involve)theskilledanddeliberateuseofbrushandinktocreatebeautifulandexpressivecharacters.

TheoriginsofChinesecalligraphycanbetracedbackthousandsofyearstotheShangDynasty,makingitoneofthe62(old)continuousartistictraditionsintheworld.ItsevolutionisaccompaniedwiththedevelopmentoftheChinesewritingsystem,63consistsofthousandsofcharacters,eachwithitsownartisticstructureandstrokeorder(笔顺).

CalligraphyinChina64(regard)asoneofthehighestformsofartisticexpression.Itisnotonlyameansofcommunication65awaytodevelopone’scharacter,discipline,andspirituality.Thepracticeofcalligraphyrequires66(patient),concentration,andadeepunderstandingofthebalancebetweenemptyspaceandsolidforms.

Differentstylesofcalligraphyhaveemergedthroughouthistory,eachwithitsowndistinctcharacteristicsandartisticconventions.Themostfamous67(style)includeregularscript(kaishu),runningscript(xingshu),cursivescript(caoshu),andsealscript(zhuanshu).

Chinesecalligraphyhasaprofoundinfluence68otherartforms,suchas69(paint),poetry,andsealcarving.ItisoftenconsideredasanimportantpartoftheChinesetraditionalculture,wherescholarsandartistswouldgatherina70(culture)salontoappreciateanddiscusscalligraphicworks.

写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分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；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Thereisnodoubtthatcellphonesplayaimportantpartinourdailylife.However,beaddictedtocellphonesdoesalotofharmstotheusers.First,staringatacellphonescreenforhourscanleadtodryeyesorothereyediseases.Second,ifyoualwaysoveruseyourcellphone,yourheadaswell