陕西省咸阳市示范中学2023-2024学年高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

陕西省咸阳市示范中学2023-2024学年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．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed2．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat3．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough4．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet5．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing6．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May7．—John,doyouknowwhythesuspectwassetfree?—Forlackof________evidence.A．solidB．apparentC．ambiguousD．concrete8．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff9．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation10．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．accounts D．receipts11．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound12．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup13．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown14．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown15．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting16．---Areyousatisfiedwiththishouse?----________.Wecan’thaveaniceroneA．NotalittleB．NotabitC．AlittleD．Abit17．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked18．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot19．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．arecreated D．arecreating20．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical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）Scientiststhisweekannouncedthatlightningcantravelmuchfartherandlastmuchlongerthanpreviouslythought.TheconclusionisbasedonobservationsofastorminOklahomathatproducedalightningbolt(霹雳)nearly200mileslong,nearlyhalfthewidthofthestate.Thelongest-lastingflashwasobservedinsouthernFrance,whereasingleflashin2012lastedfor7.74seconds.Mostlightningboltslastlessthanasecondandtravelonlyafewmiles.“Weshouldbemoreawareoflightningifwecanhavelightningthatcantravel200miles.”saidRandyCerveny,thespokesmanonweatherandclimateextremesfortheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization,whichaddedforthefirsttime,lightningtoitslistofextremeweatherevents.Thislistincludesrecordsforheat,cold,windspeed,rainfallandotherevents.ScientistssaidthattheOklahomalightningboltshotfromTulsa,Okla.westward,nearlytotheTexasborder.Ittouchedthegroundinseveralplaces.Thelightningcanstarttensorhundredsofmilesawayandthencomebacktowhereweare.That’swhywehavetobecarefulofwherethelightningiscomingtoground,eventhoughthestormispast.OfcoursenotallstormshaveextremelightninglikethatobservedinOklahomanandFrenchstorms.TheOklahomaboltcameinthemidstofaparticularlybadpatchofweatherearlyonJune20,2007.“Mostlightningwillstrikewithinthe30-30rule,”saidDr.Cerveny.“The30-30ruleisonethatwestillwanttostressandmakesurepeopleareawareof...butitdoesconfirmthatlightningcanhitfarfromwherethestormactuallyis.”The“30-30”rulestipulates(规定)thatifthunderfollowslightningwithin30seconds,peopleshouldgoinsidefor30minutes.Ifitlastslonger,it’ssafetostayoutside.Studyinglightningisimportantbecauseitcanbefatalwhenitstrikes.Thisyear,35deathshavebeenblamedonlightningstriker,accordingtodatafromtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration.That’sthehighestdeathtollrelatedtolightningstrikesinanysingleyearsince2007,reportsTheWeatherChannel.Thoughthunderisjustthesoundoflightening,therumble(隆隆声)arrivesafterthelightflashduringastorm,becauselighttravelsmuchfasterthansound.Theboomingsoundisashockwavecausedbytherapidexpansionofairsuddenlyheatedbythelightningholt.1、Accordingtotheauthorities,lightningmay________.A．causeasgreatharmasasevereearthquakeB．parallelhurricanesintheirharmtohumansC．impactonpeopleinalargerareathanrainsD．befarmoredifficulttoforecastthanstorms2、The“30-30rule”isestablishedtoshow________.A．whenwecancarryoutobservationsonlightningboltsB．whattherelationshipisbetweenlightningandastormC．wherelightningmaypossiblyreachandcausedamageD．howwemightkeepourselvessafefromalightningbolt3、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．thelongerdistanceaboltcovers,themoredangerousitmaybeB．lightningboltstendtotakeplaceinextremelyhotsummerdaysC．wemustn’tstopcaringabouttheboltsuntiltheycometoanendD．wherethereisnostorm,thereisnodangerfromlightning4、Thepassagetellsusabout________.A．anapplicationinlightningB．anupdateonlightningC．anexperimentonlightningD．ananalysisoflightning22．（8分）Inthestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”fromAesop’sFables,athistycrow(乌鸦)dropsstonesintoanarrowjartoraisethelowlevelofwaterinsidesohecantakeadrink.Nowscientistshaveevidencetobackupthatstory.Crowsactuallydounderstandhowtomakewaterdisplacement(移位)worktotheiradvantage,experimentsshow.Theresultssuggestthatthebirdsare,atleastinsomeaspects,assmartasfirst-graders.Researchers,ledbySarahJelbertattheUniversityofAucklandinNewZealand,presentedsixcrowswithtubesfilledwithwater.Insidethetubes,awormorpieceofmeatonapieceofwoodwasfloating,justoutofreachofthecrow.Infrontofthetubes,theresearchersarrangedseveralrubbererasersthatwouldsink,andsomeplasticobjectsthatwouldfloat.Thecrowsfoundoutthattheycoulddroptheerasersintothetubesinordertoraisethewaterlevelandgettheirsnack.However,thebirdshandledawkwardlyinexperimentsinwhichtheycouldchoosetodropobjectsineitherawidetubeoranarrowonetogetasnack,theresearcherssaid.Droppingobjectsintonarrowtubewouldliftthewaterlevelbyagreateramountandputthetreatwithinreachafterjusttwodrops;whileittookaroundsevendropstoraisethesnacktothesamelevelinthewidetube.Thecrowsobviouslydidn’trealizethis,andmostofthemwentforthewidetubefirst.Previousstudiesshowedthatchimpsandhumanchildrencansolvesimilartasks.Ina2011study,chimpsandkidsfoundoutthattheycouldputwaterintoatubetoreachapeanutthatwasfloatinginasmallamountofwateratthebottom.1、HowdidthecrowsgetthesnackinSarah’sexperiment?A．Bybreakingthetube.B．Bydroppinginerasers.C．Bystandingonthewood.D．Byremovingthewood.2、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thebirdshandledawkwardly”inparagraph4?A．Theywereunabletotelldifferentshapes.B．Theydroppedobjectsonlyintonarrowtubes.C．Theywerenotawareofthesnackatfirstsight.D．Theymostlyavoidedtheeasierwaytogetthesnack.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?A．StoriesofAesop’sFables.B．Thedevelopmentofcrows.C．Crows’intelligence.D．Human-animalcommunication.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Crowsarealmostascleverasfirst-gradersinsomerespects.B．Crowsunderstandwaterdisplacementcompletely.C．Chimpsandchildrenaremuchsmarterthancrows.D．Thestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”lacksevidence.23．（8分）LUKLA,Nepal(Xinhua)–Qomolangma,knownasMountEverestintheWest,oncenegativelyrecognizedasthe“world’shighestjunkyard”,issettobecomecleaneras30,000porters（搬运工）havebeenmobilized（动员）forwastecollectionanddisposalfromthemountain’ssouthernside.ThecleanupdrivewaslaunchedrecentlynearLuklaairport,oneoftheworld’smostdangerousairportsyetavitalgatewaytotheworld’shighestpeak.“OurmajortaskistokeepEverest,whichistheprideoftheworld,clean.Thiscampaignaimstotransport100tonsofnonburnablegarbagefromtheEverestregiontoKathmanduin2018,”AngDorjeSherpa,chairmanoftheSagarmathaPollutionControlCommitteesaid.TheSPCC,anenvironmentalconversationorganization,hasmadeitmandatory（强制性）since2013thateveryclimbershouldcarrydown8kilogramsoftrash,butfortrekkers（旅行者）thereisnosuchregulation.Duetothis,morethan100tonsofwastegetscollectedintheregionannually.AccordingtoNepalesegovernmentstatistics,nearly50,000domesticandforeigntrekkersvisittheQomolangmaregionannually,whilemorethan400mountaineersattempttoscalethepeak.Thecollectedwastemostlyincludesemptybeerbottlesandcans,oxygenbottles,torntentsandsleepingbags,foodbins,anddiscardedmountaineeringandtrekkingequipment.Thetrashwascollectedbylocalgroupsinmorethanadozenvillageswhilethewastewastransporteddownthemountaininsacks（麻布袋）byportersandyak-hybridanimalsaszopkyos.Thecleanupcoveredsettlementsfromupto5,000metersnearthebasecamp,toLuklaairportlocatedatanaltitudeof2,805meters.Onthefirstdayofthecampaign,severaltonsofwastewassentofftoKathmandofromLulkaonplanesbelongingtoTaraAirlines,oneoftheleadingprivateairlinesinNepal.Theairlineshavesetanambitioustargetofflyingout100tonsofwastefromtheregionin2018,asapartofitscommitmenttotheUNSustainableDevelopmentGoalsagainstclimatechange.Thecompany’sCEOUmeshChandraRaisaid:“Wehopethatthiscampaignwillhelpthelocalpeopletomaintainapristine（原始的）,naturalandunspoiledenvironmentsothatmoretrekkerswillcomefromeverywhere,makingthetrekkingindustryheremoresustainable.”1、What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．ThebasicsituationofMountEverest.B．Theintroductionoftheclean-upcampaign.C．Theuniquewaytopreventenvironmentpollution.D．Thedescriptionofthemostdangerousairportintheword.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph3referto?A．Theruleforvisitorsmadebythelocaltravelagencies.B．Theclean-upcampaignlaunchedbyAngDorjeSherpa.C．ThedemandfortheclimbersmadebytheSPCCsince2013.D．ThelawforthelocalpeoplemadebytheNepalesegovernment.3、Howdoestheauthorindicatethattheclean-upcampaignisverytough?A．Bylistingfigures.B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Bygivingsomeexamples.D．Byanalyzingsomecauses.4、What’sUmeshChandraRai’sattitudetowardstheclean-upcampaign?A．Doubtful.B．Curious.C．Enthusiastic.D．Unfavorable.24．（8分）Traditionally,robotshavebeenhard,madeofmetalandotherrigidmaterial:ButateamofscientistsatHarvardUniversityintheUShasmanagedtobuildanentirelysoftrobot-onethatdrawsinspirationfromanoctopus(章鱼).DescribedinsciencejournalNature,the“Octobot”couldpavethewayformoreeffectiveautonomousrobotsthatcouldbeusedinsearch，rescueandexploration.“TheOctobotisminimalsystemwhichmayserveasafoundationforanewgenerationofcompletelysoft,autonomousrobots”thestudy’sauthorswrote.Robotsbuiltforprecise,repetitivemovementsinacontrolledenvironmentdon’tdosowellonroughterrains(地形)orinunpredictableconditions.Andtheyaren’tespeciallysafearoundhumans,becausethey’remadeoutofhardandheavypartsthatcouldbepotentiallydangeroustotheirusers.Soresearchershavebeenworkingonbuildingsoftrobotsfordecades.They’retakeninspirationfromnature,lookingtoanimalsfromjellyfishtocockroaches,whichareoftenmadeupofmoreflexiblematter.Butcreatingacompletelysoftrobotremainsachallenge.Evenifengineersbuildasilicone(硅酮)body,it’sstillagrandchallengetoconstructflexibleversionsofessentialparts,suchasasourceofpower.“Althoughsoftroboticsisstillinitsearlystage,itholdsgreatpromiseforseveralapplications,suchassearch-rescueoperationsandexploration,”BarbaraMazzolaiandVirgilioMattolioftheItalianInstituteofTechnology’CenterforMicro-BioRobotics,wroteinacomment.“Softrobotsmightalsoopenupnewapproachestoimprovingwellnessandqualityoflife.”1、What’sthespecialfeatureof“Octobot”？A．It’ssoft.B．It’smadeofmetal.C．It’sverysmall.D．Itlookslikeanoctopus.2、What’sthedisadvantageoftraditionalrobots?A．They’rehardtocontrol.B．They’retooheavytomove.C．Theycan’tpredictconditions.D．Theycan’tbehavewellallthetime.3、OneofthebiggestchallengesistobuildOctobot’s________.A．siliconebodyB．complexcomponentsC．precisemovementsD．flexiblepowersource4、Whatcanweinferabouttheapplicationof“Octobot”？A．IthasbeenusedinvariousfieldsB．Ithasnotbeenputintouseonalargescale.C．IthasbeenusedinthefieldofrescueD．Ithasnotbeenimprovedyet.25．（10分）Herearetheresponsesfromparentstotheposts(帖子)abouttoys.●MicheleManhireMysonAaronis8.It’sbeen8birthdaysand9Christmasesof“Whatcanweget,Aaron?”withoutpropertoysalongtheway.Heisjustsimplyparticularabouttoys.Icanhonestlytellyou,Iamprintingthislist,andheadingtoacoupleofstores(someonline)thatIcangetsomeoftheseitems!Maybethiswon’tbesuchadepressingChristmas.●VeraDoyouhaveanyyamballs(纱球)？Iboughtagiantoneformyclassroombutendedupkeepingitformyownkids.They’restrongenoughtothrowbutsoftenoughtouseasadollbed●NatalieExcellentpost!Thankyousomuchforputtingthistogether.IhavebeenlookingthroughspecialneedstoyliststofindonethatIthoughtwouldbemosthelpfultomyfollowers.Thispostagreestoourpersonalexperiencemostclosely.Ihaveshareditwithmanyothergroupsandthefeedbackhasbeenwonderful.●MeaganThisisagreatlistMysonlovedhiseggchairandemptybottlesarealwaysawin.Healsolovestoturnaglobeandlookatwondertubes.Wondertubesareabout$6onAmazon.Thisyearoneofhisgiftsisagel(凝胶)filledmedicineball.1、Whatarethefourpostsrespondingto?A．Agamelist.B．ApartylistC．AtoylistD．Afoodlist.2、WhatisMichele’sproblem?A．Shehasnomoneyfortoys.B．Shecantfindgoodtoysforherself.C．Hersonhasaspecialtasteforgifts.D．Hersonmissedtoomanybirthdays.3、Whosuggestsagoodtoywhichcanbeusedasabedfordolls?A．MicheleManhire.B．Natalie.C．Meagan.D．Vera.4、Whichofthefollowingcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Veraworksasateacherherself.B．MicheleManhireonlybuystoysonline.C．Meaganispuzzledbyherson’schangingtoys.D．Nataliefollowsmanygroupsinchoosingtoys.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）Agirlcomplainedtoherfatheraboutherlifeandhowthingsweresohardforher.Withouta1,thefathertookhisdaughtertothekitchen.Hefilledthreepotswith2andplacedeachonahigh3.Inoneheplacedcarrots,inthesecondeggs,andinthelastcoffeebeans.Thedaughtersuckedherteethandwaited4,wonderingwhathewasdoing.Inabouttwentyminutesthefatherturnedofftheheat.He5thecarrotsandeggsoutandplacedthemintwoplates.Thenhepouredthecoffeeintoacup.Heasked6,“Darling,whatdoyousee?”“Carrots,eggs,andcoffee.”shereplied.Heaskedherto7thecarrots.Shedidandsaidtheywere8.Thenheaskedhertotakeaneggand9it.Afterpullingofftheshell,she10thehard-boiledegg.Finally,heaskedhertodrinkthecoffee.She11,asshetasteditsricharoma(芳香).“Whatdoesit12,Father?”Sheasked.Heexplainedthateachofthemhad13thesameadversity(困境),boilingwater,buteachreacted14.Thecarrotwentinstrongandhardbutitturnedsoftand15.Theegghadbeenfragile,butaftersittingthroughtheboilingwaterits16becamehardened.Thecoffeebeanswere17,however,aftertheywereintheboilingwater,theyhad18thewater.“Whichareyou?”Fatheraskedhisdaughter.Shewasthenwordlessasif19inthought.Whenadversityknocksonyourdoor,howdoyou20?Areyouacarrot,aneggoracoffeebean?1、A．comment B．joy C．result D．word2、A．milk B．water C．sand D．oil3、A．place B．roof C．fire D．stove4、A．angrily B．impatiently C．quietly D．nervously5、A．fished B．handed C．picked D．pulled6、A．coldly B．eagerly C．gently D．slowly7、A．feel B．eat C．get D．wash8、A．red B．hot C．soft D．fresh9、A．draw B．see C．try D．break10、A．cut B．observed C．touched D．hold11、A．agreed B．hesitated C．smiled D．cried12、A．become B．mean C．have D．want13、A．escaped B．found C．realized D．faced14、A．differently B．quickly C．immediately D．positively15、A．small B．bad C．weak D．mild16、A．heart B．inside C．content D．surface17、A．black B．tasty C．solid D．unique18、A．mixed B．dyed C．change D．ruined19、A．absorbed B．trapped C．got D．pushed20、A．do B．respond C．explain D．behave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）Ilovenaturalscience,whichcamefrommycuriosityinnature.From1．earlyage,Icaughtfrogsandinsectsinthenearbywoods.Iexploredthecoolstreams2．(run)throughthewoodsandsearchedforfishlivinginthewater.AsIgrewup,myinterestsexpandedaroundsubjectsinschool,particularly3．biology,chemistryandphysicsinhighschool.Theseinterestswereincreasedwithmoretime4．(spend)inthedesertsofArizona.Thedesertwasnottotallynewtome,sinceI5．(visit)relativesinPhoenixseveraltimesbeforeImovedthere.However,exploringthedesertonmyownwasnew.Icheckedundereveryrockandbushlookingfor6．(sign)oflife.Ifoundmanyincredibleanimals.OnceIhappenedtodiscover7．(poison)snakesunderarock.Iwasverysacred.However,I8．(eventual)grewtobecautiousofthemandnowsnakesaremyfavoritestudysubject.Iamnowanecologist.Ihavedoneresearchindeserts,forests,streamsandlakes.Findingnewspeciesstill9．(excite)me.Iamgladtohaveastrongcuriosityinthenaturalworld.Myhobbyandcuriositymakeme10．Iamnow.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l1处起）不计分。I’mwritingtocomplainaboutthequalityofthecomputerwhichIpurchasefromyourstoreonJanuary1,2019、Itunexpectedwentwrongafewdayslate、Themonitorturnedouttobeablackscreen、Ireadthroughaccompanyinginstructions,andtriedmybestrestartthecomputerseveraltime,butitstillfailedtowork、However,I’msurethereissomethingwrongforthecomputer、IamhopingifyoucandirectmetoastorewhereImayreturnitforanewreplacementwithinthenextthreedays、Sinceyourstorehasbeengainedagoodreputationforcustomersatisfaction,I’mconf