陕西省延安市2024届高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

陕西省延安市2024届高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata2．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI3．---Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?---I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget4．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those5．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could6．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore7．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited8．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping9．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup10．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied11．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those12．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent13．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans14．Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination15．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．as D．after16．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最爱》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．amwaitingfor17．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use18．Ifyouwanttogofurtherinthenewsport,thebestwayisto______andpractisemorefrequently.A．diveinB．dropoutC．catchonD．springup19．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot20．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize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）Anonlinesupermarketcompany—OcadointheUK,hasrecentlydisplayedarobotichandthatcanpickfruitsandvegetables!Whenanembryoisinthewomb(子宫),theveryfirstsenseitdevelopsistouch.Thesense

oftouchisalsotheonethatlaststhelongest—aswegetolderandourvisionandhearingbeginstoweaken,touchstillremains.Humansusetheirtouchtoprotectthemselves,tocreateemotionalrelationshipswithotherpeopleandtoexperiencepleasure.Canyouimaginelifewithoutit?Thesenseoftouchcomesfromanetworkofnerveendings(神经末梢)andspecialtouchreceptorsonthesurfaceoftheskin.Whiletherearedifferentkindsoftouchreceptors,theyhelpus

judgepressure,textureandvibrations(震动).Theyarelocatedinourfingertips,palms,solesofourfeet,face,lipsandtongue.Whenwetouchsomething,themechano-receptorsfeelthetouchandthroughanetworkofnervessendsignalstothebrain.Thisinformsthebrainaboutthelocationofthetouch,theamountofforceused,andthespeedatwhichitwasused.Severaldifferenttechniqueshavebeentriedinthepastfewyearstocreatesucharobotichand—usingthreefingers.ButthislatestdesignbySomacopiesthehumanhand.Thegripper(钳子)ismadeupofflexiblematerialswhichgraspthethingbasedonitssizeandshape.Thenairpressureisusedtocontrolthemovementoftheroboticfingerstopickobjectssafelyandwithoutcausingdamage.Thenextstepwouldbefortherobottojudgehowripethefruitsandvegetablesare,andapplypressureaccordingly.Membersoftheresearchteamarecurrentlyworkingonaddingcomputerizedvisiontotherobots,sothattheycanseewhattheyaregrasping.Doesallthismeanrobotscanreplacepeople?AccordingtoOcado,ithelpsimproveproductivitybyremovingsomeoftherepetitivetasksdonebyhumans.1、Whatisfocusedoninthesecondparagraph?A．Theoriginoftouch.B．Theimportanceoftouch.C．Thedevelopmentoftouch.D．Theprocessoftransportingtouch.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referto?A．Thebrain. B．Thetouch.C．Thenerve. D．Thesignal.3、Whatisthetypicalfeatureofthelatestrobots?A．Theycanseewhatthey'retakingholdof.B．Theycantaketheplaceofpeopleinworkplaces.C．Theycantellwhetherthefruitsandvegetablesareripe.D．Theycanholdthingsfirmlyaccordingtotheirouterfeatures.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ASenseofTouchforRobotsB．ARoboticHandforClassifyingFruitsC．ARoboticHandwithaGentleTouchD．ARobotMadeofFlexibleMaterials22．（8分）OxfordandCambridgehavenowdecidedtoremovethewordsCAN'TandIMPOSSIBLEfromtheirdictionary.JessicaCox,bornin1983,inArizona,istheworld’sfirstlicensedarmlesspilot.ThegirlfromTucson,ArizonagottheSportPilotcertificatelatelyandbecamethefirstpilotlicensedtoflyusingonlyherfeet.

JessicaCoxwasbornwithoutarms,butthathasonlystoppedherfromdoingonething:usingtheword"can't."CoxgraduatedfromtheUniversityofArizonain2005withabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyandaminorincommunications.Coxhasnotusedprostheticarmssincesheturned14.Usingherfeetasmostpeopleusetheirhands,sheisable,amongotherthings,todriveanunmodifiedcarwithanunrestrictedlicense,totypeonakeyboardat25wordsperminute,andtoputinandremovehercontactlenses.JessicaCoxflewinasingleengineairplaneforthefirsttimeviaWrightFlightin2005.Coxearnedherpilot’scertificateonOctober10,2008afterthreeyearsoftrainingandisqualifiedtoflyalight-sportaircrafttoaltitudeof10,000feet.“She'sagoodpilot.She'srocksolid,”saidParrishTraweek,42,theflyinginstructoratSanManuel'sRayBlairAirport.

ParrishTraweekrunsPCAircraftMaintenanceandFlightServicesandhastrainedmanypilots,someofwhomdidn'tcomeclosetoCox'sabilities.Doctorsneverlearnedwhyshewasbornwithoutarms,butshefiguredoutearlythatshedidn'twanttouseprostheticdevices.

So,thenexttimeyouarereadytotellyourself,"Ican'tpossibly..."rememberthisamazingyoungwomanandchangeyourvocabulary.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraphs?A．OxfordandCambridgefeltalittledisappointed.B．Noarmlesspeoplehadgotapilotcertificatebefore.C．JessicaCoxwasn’tallowedtousetheword“can’t”.D．Theword“can’t”woulddisappearfromtheEnglishdictionary.2、WhatdoyouthinkofJessicaCox?A．Sheisacleverandbravegirl.B．Sheispositiveanddetermined.C．Sheisindeedapoorlyeducatedgirl.D．Sheonlytakesinterestinaircraft.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prostheticmeaninParagraph3?A．artificialB．damagedC．unusualD．abnormal4、Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,JessicaCox_____.A．sufferedfailurewhensearchingforjobs.B．madeastarttotaketrainingtobecomeapilotC．decidedtouseherfeetasmostpeopleusehands.D．triedherbesttotakecareofherselfinherdailylife.23．（8分）Physicscouldsoonmakeitpossibletoreplacethoseheavyglasslenses（镜头）oncameraswith“metalenses”－materialsengineeredtofocuslightatafraction（少量）oftheweightandsizeoftraditionallensing.AteamfromHarvardUniversity’sschoolofengineeringhasdesignedametalensthatcanfocusnearlytheentirevisiblelight.Previousmetalensescouldfocusonlynarrowcolorwavelengths,orwavelengthsoutsidethevisible.Whenlightmovesthroughglass,thedifferentwavelengthsthatmakeupthelightslowatdifferentrates.Thiscausestheirpathsthroughtheglasstobend,sothattheyseparate.Passabeamofwhitelightthroughaprism（棱镜）,andthiseffectwillcausearainbowtoburstouttheotherend.Thispresentsachallengetolensmakers;asinglefocusingelementwillprojectapicturethathascolorsfromredtoviolethittingdifferentspotsonthefilm.So,modemcameralensesusemanydifferentglasselementstoreversethateffect,pushingthedifferentwavelengthsoflightbackontoasinglefocalpoint,althoughthatdoesn’tworkperfectly;manyphotographersknowthepainofbuyinganexpensivelensonlytofindavioletedgearoundthesubjectsintheirphotographs.Ametalenstakesadifferentapproachtofocusinglight.Insteadofusingthereflectionofglass,ametalensusestinystructures,typicallymadeoftitaniumdioxide（二氧化钛）,tobendwavelengthstowardthemetalensfocalpoint.Inthepast,though,metalensescouldbendjustonewavelengthatatime,orinmoreadvancedcases,anarrowbandofthevisuallight.Thenewlycreatedmetalensbendsnearlythefull.Metalenseshaveotherchallengestoovercomebeforetheycancompeteseriouslywithtraditionalglass.Themostsignificantone:resolution（分辨率）,accordingtoajournalarticle.Noneofthemetalensessofarareparticularlysharpcomparedwiththeirbestglasscompetitors.But,again,asthetechnologyprogresses,itcouldaddressthatlimitation.Metalensesmightnotlandonstoreshelvesanytimesoon,buttheyarecoming.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“metalenses”fromParagraph1?A．It’ssmall.B．It’sexpensive.C．It’svisible.D．It’snarrow.2、Whyisittoughinmakinglens?A．Lightislowatdifferentrates.B．Lightpathisbentwhenlighttravels.C．Animagehascolorsfromredtoviolet.D．Whitelightwillcausedifferentcolors.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reverse”inParagraph4mean?A．Change.B．Exchange.C．Increase.D．Improve.4、What’suniqueinwaysoffocusinglightforanewmetalens?A．Itthrowstheglasslightback.B．Itusesmetalsinthestructure.C．Itnearlymakesthevisuallightallbend.D．Itismoreadvancedandnarrow.24．（8分）Squattingdownonmydisorganizedclosetfloor,Ilookedeagerlythroughmyalbumsforthepictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights.IsearchedsolongandsoeagerlythatIlostallfeelinginthelegs.Ignoringthepain,Iwentonwithmysearch,becausefindingthepicturewasworthit.Mybelovedgrandmaonmydad’sside,whopassedawayalmostfouryearsago,woulddecoratetheChristmastreeslikeitwasherjob.Eachyearshewoulddecorateanornate,12-foot-tall,shiningtreeinherlivingroom,andmostyearsshewouldhaveanadditionalpinktree,palmtree,colored-lighttree,white-lighttree,bedroomtree,etc.Theideasvariedyearafteryear,butthethemewasalwaysthesame:LetThereBeLight.Fortheoutsideofthehouse,mygrandmahiredpeopletocomeandstringthousandsoflightsthroughthetreesinheryard.Itwasn’teasy,anditwasn’tcheap,butitwasalaboroflove.Peopleinthesmalltowncameandparkedtheirkid-packedcarsonthestreet,gazingatthethousandsuponthousandsofshininglightsyearafteryear.Theybroughtusmagic,whichwasgrandma’slegacy.ThatisthefamilyactIamsupposedtofollowfortherestofmylife.It’swhatI’mdyingtorecreateandpassontomyownkids.Ifeelsomuchpressurebecausenooneiscapableofdoingit—andofdoingitcorrectly—butme.So,it’smeandonlyme,eachyearunfasteningcountlessstringsoflights,windingthemrounda10-foot,pricklytree,andsendingthelightstothehighestbranches.ThoughI’monlyeverjustscratchingthesurfaceofgrandma’smagic,Iuncoveralittlemoreeachyear.Istillhaven’tfoundthatpictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights,butIknowitexists,andIwillfindit,evenifitmeanslosingallfeelinginmylegs.1、Whydidtheauthorsufferfrompain?A．Becauseshewasmissingherbelovedgrandma.B．Becauseshehadtroublefindinggrandma’slights.C．Becauseshekeptanuncomfortablegestureforlong.D．Becauseshebrokeherlegswhilesearchingforsomething.2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Grandma’sChristmastrees.B．TheatmosphereofChristmas.C．ThebeautyofChristmastrees.D．Christmasmemoriesinchildhood.3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesgrandma’syardonChristmas?A．Colourfulandmessy.B．Interestinganddizzy.C．Noisyandcrowded.D．Shinyandattractive.4、What’stheauthorsattitudetowardshergrandma’swaytospendChristmas?A．Itisthebestwaypeoplelike.B．Itisherdutytopassiton.C．Itneedstobeimproved.D．Itistoocostlytodoit.25．（10分）Hackingisn’tjustforcomputersandsmartphones.Accordingtoastudy,scientistshavefoundawaytohackaplant’sgenesinordertomakeitusesunlightmorequickly.Someday,theresultscouldincreasethenumberoffoodproducedaroundtheworld.Scientistsusedtobaccoplantsinthestudybecauseitiseasytochangetheplants’genes.Hackedplantsarelargerthannormalplants.Photosynthesisisthewordusedtodescribehowplantsusesunlight,waterandcarbondioxidetomaketheirownfood.Scientistssaythisisaveryslowprocess.Plantsuselessthan1percentoftheenergy.Butbyhackingaplant’sgenes,thescientistswereabletoincreasetheamountofleafgrowthonplantsbetween14and20percent.Scientistshackedtheplant’sprotectivesystem.Normally,thissystemstartswhenaplantgetstoomuchsunlight.Whentheplantsensesthelight,itcreatesmoreleaves.Whentheplantisinshade,theprotectivesystemisturnedoff.Buttheprocessisslow.Thenewstudyspeduptheprocessbychangingtheplant’sgenes,theprotectivesystemturnedonandoffmorequicklythannormal.Asaresult,leafgrowthontheplantsscientistsusedinthestudyincreased.Leafgrowthontwoplantsincreasedby20percent,whileleafgrowthonathirdplantincreasedby14percent.Scientistsconductedthestudyontobaccoplants.Buttheythinkthegeneticchangeswouldproducethesameresultsincornandrice.AgricultureprofessorTalaAwandasaidthestudymakessense,butcautionedtheyield（产量）mightnotbequitesohighforconventionalfoodcrops.Still,sheaddedinanemail,“thisstudyremainsabreakthrough,”1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Wecanfindhackingonlyindigitaldevices.B．Aplant’sgenescanbechangedbyhacking.C．Hackinghasbeenusedinimprovingfoodproduction.D．Hackingcanbeusedtochangewhateveryouwant.2、Whydidscientistschoosetobaccoplantstostudy?A．Becausetheyareveryeasytoget.B．Becausetheirgenesareeasytochange.C．Becausetheyarelargerthanotherplants.D．Becausetheycanabsorbsunlightquickly.3、Whatdoweknowaboutphotosynthesis?A．Ithelpsplantstoproduceenergy.B．Itisregardedasaproductivesystemforplants.C．Itcanincreaseleafgrowthonplantsby14percent.D．Itismadeupofsunlight，waterandcarbondioxide.4、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatchangingtheplants’genesproved________.A．useless B．deadlyC．effective D．unrealistic5、WhatisTalaAwanda’sattitudetowardthestudy?A．Doubtful. B．Neutral.C．Objective. D．Critical.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）Rockywasa65-pounddog.Ritawashiseleven-year-old1.WhenRockywasgiventoher,Ritaimmediatelylikedhim.Whenevershewasnotinschool,thetwowere2togetherandwithintouchingdistance.Thefamilywouldoftenlovingly3thepairas“RandR”.ButRockyhadone4—hefearedwaterverymuch,whichwasduetoanawfulexperiencehehadattheageofsevenweeksinhis5home.Hewasnearly6byanaughtyboywhohadbeenblamedbyhisfather.Onelateafternoon,Rita’smother7RandRtoashoppingareanearalake.Ritawasrunningalongtheboardwalkabovethesurfaceofthe8,enjoyingthebeautifulsceneryaround.Itwasthenthataboyonabicycle9Rita.Sheletoutacryofpainandfellintothelake10there.Rita’smotherwasattheentranceofa11whichwasahundredfeetaway.Sherushedtothelakeshoutingforhelp.Rockyseemedto12hisfearandjumpedintothewatertosavehisowner.RockyimmediatelywenttoRitaand13herbytheshoulder’sclothes.Thiscausedherto14sothatherfacewasoutofthewaterandshecoughed.15,thewaterwascalm,theywerenotfarfrom16,andRockyquicklyreachedadepthwherehis17wereonsolidground.HedraggedRita18herheadwascompletelyoutofthewater,andthenstood19her,licking(舔)herface.Ritaandherfamilybelievethatitwasonlythebigdog’s20forthelittlegirlthatcausedhimtotakeactionthatmightbelife-threatening.1、A．friendB．guardC．ownerD．trainer2、A．sometimesB．seldomC．oftenD．always3、A．recognizeB．refertoC．considerD．laughat4、A．shortcomingB．habitC．mistakeD．pain5、A．comfortableB．poorC．previousD．new6、A．killedB．drownedC．ruinedD．abandoned7、A．tookB．accompaniedC．followedD．sent8、A．iceB．snowC．waterD．frost9、A．beatB．metC．hurtD．hit10、A．lyingB．swimmingC．pushingD．floating11、A．parkB．gardenC．storeD．theater12、A．overcomeB．easeC．senseD．realize13、A．comfortedB．seizedC．rescuedD．approached14、A．rolloverB．showoffC．lookupD．turnaround15、A．UnexpectedlyB．HopefullyC．FortunatelyD．Eventually16、A．ashelterB．dangerC．arockD．shore17、A．armsB．feetC．legsD．hands18、A．untilB．beforeC．afterD．once19、A．forB．besideC．withD．against20、A．courageB．devotionC．sympathyD．love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）语篇语法填空LanternFestivalfalls1．thefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.Thisisthefirstfullmoonofthenewyear,representingunityandperfection.Thisfestivalalsomarksthe2．(office)endofthelongholiday.Therearemanylegends(传说)relatedtotheoriginsofLanternFestival.Accordingtoonelegend,onceinancienttimes,acelestial(天堂的)swancameintothehumanworldwhereit3．(shoot)downbyahunter.TheJadeEmperor,the4．(high)godinHeaven,wasangryaboutthis.He5．(plan)anattackonEarthonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth,withorderstodestroyallpeopleandanimals.Buttheothercelestial6．(begin)todisagreewithhimandriskedhislives7．(warn)thepeopleofEarth.As8．result,beforeandafterthefifteenthdayofthefirstmonth,everyfamilyhungredlanternsoutsidetheirdoorsandsetofffirecrackersandfireworks(烟花爆竹),givingtheimpression9．theirhomeswerealreadyburning.BysuccessfullytrickingtheJadeEmperorinthisway,humanbeingsweresavedfrom10．(destruct).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；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．Releasedon6Aug．2010，FlippedisarguablymyfavoriteUSfilm．IttoldtheheartwarmingstoryofaboynamedBryceoragirlnamedJuli．It'shardtoimaginethattwoteenagers，whoinothers'eyemightnotknowaboutlove，actuallyhavesoapureandbeautifullove．Besides，thefilmisnotonlyaboutpuppylove．Italsotellsusaboutdreams，respect，self﹣esteemandtheimportantofworkinghard．Juliesattitudetowardsthelifeisalsoworthappreciating．Shehascharacteristicsmanyofusgraduallylosewithwegrowup．Thefilmsuccessfulcreatesawarmatmosphereforaudienceslon