毕节市2024届高三第二次诊断性考试（二诊）英语试卷（含标准答案）

保密★启用前毕节市2024届高三第二次诊断性考试英语 2024.03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，再选涂其他答案标号。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。第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANationalPublicRadio(NPR)Music'sTinyDeskContestisback.ArtistscanbegintosubmitanentryfromthismorningonFeb.2nd.Thesubmissionwilllast14days.Thisisn'tjustanotherregularyearoftheContest—it'sthe10thanniversary.Thepanel(小组)ofjudgeshasdoubledinsizecomparedtopreviousyears.Thepanelhasagroupofindustryexpertswhoareeagertoseewhatthisyear'sparticipantscanshare.Andthere'sagreatteamofNPR'sMusicstationhostsonthepanel:AmeliaMason,NovenaCarmelandStasTHEEBoss.Alsonewthisyear:Notonlywillthe2024winnerplayaTinyDeskconcert,beinterviewedonAllThingsConsideredandgoontourwithNPRMusic---they'llalsobepairedwithatutorintheindustrywhowillhelpthemnavigatetheirmusicjourney.Ourjudgesaredeterminedtogivethusyear'swinnerthesupportthey'llneedtotaketheirmusictothenextlevel.Thewinnerwillalsobefeaturedattwofestivalsthissummer:CelebrateBrooklynandtheMillenniumParkSummerMusicseriesinChicago.Andforthefirsttimethisyear,theContestisintroducingafanfavoritevote.Laterthisspring,ContestjudgeswillsharetheirfavoriteentriesaspartoftheannualTinyDesk-ContestTopShelfseriesonYouTubeandthenartistsandfanswillbeabletovotefortheirfavoriteamongthoseselections.Here'showtoenter:Recordavideoofyouplayingoneoriginalsongbehindadesk,uploadyourvideotoYouTube,andsubmitthevideoonourTinyDeskContestwebsite.1.What'sthedeadlineofthesubmission?A.Feb.21.B.Feb.2.C.Feb.16.D.Feb.15.英语试卷第1页(共8页)2.InwhatwayistheContestspecialthisyear?A.Therearefewerjudgesinthepanel.BFansareabletovoteintheContest.C.JudgesgoontourwithNPRMusic.D.Winnershostfestivalsthissummer.3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToattractpeopletojoinintheContest.B.ToremembermusiciansintheContest.C.TomarktheanniversaryoftheContest.D.TotalkaboutthehistoryoftheContest.BIusedtobelievethatonlywordscouldcatchtheessence(本质)ofthehumansoul.Theliteraryworkscontainedsuchdistinctstoriesthattheyshapedthewaywesawtheworld.Wordswerewhatcomposedthequestionswesoughttouncoverandtheanswerstothosequestionsthemselves.Wordswereeverything.Thatbeliefchanged.Inanordinarymathclass,myteacherposedasimplequestion:What's0.99roundedtothenearestwholenumber?Easy.Whenroundedtothenearestwholenumber,0.99=1.Somehow,Ithoughteventhough0.99isonly0.01awayfrom1,there'sstilla0.01difference.Thatmeanseveniftwothingsareonlyalittledifferent,theyarestilldifferent,sodoesn'tthatmakethemcompletelydifferent?Myteacheransweredmyquestionbypresentinganotherequation(等式):1=0.9,whichcouldalsobeexpressedas1=0.999999…repeatingitselfwithouteverending.Therewassomethingmysteriousbutfascinatingabouttheequation.Theleftsidewasunchangeable,objective:itcontainedanumberthatended.Ontherightwassomethingendless,anumberrepeatingitselflimitlesstimes.Yet,somehow,thesetwoopposedthingswereconnectedbyanequalsign.Lyinginbed,Ithoughtabouthowmuchtheequationparalleled(使平行)ourexistence.Theleftsideoftheequationrepresentsthatsometimeslifeitselfissounchangeableandsoclear.Theconcrete,wholenumberofthedaywhenyouwerebornandthedaywhenyouwoulddie.Butthenthereisthatgapinbetweenlifeanddeath.Therightsidemeansatimeandspacefulloflimitlesspossibilities,andendlessopportunitiesintotheopenfuture.Sothat'swhatlifeis.Objectivebutimaginative.Unchangeablebutlimitless.Lifeisanequationwithtwosidesthatbalancesitselfout.Still,wecan'tevertrulyseemtoputtheperfectwordstoit.Sopossiblynumberscanexpressideasasequallywellaswordscan.Fornow,let'sleaveitatthat:1=0.999999…andlivealifelikeit.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribe“words”inparagraph1?A.Difficult.B.Clear.C.Powerful.D.Interesting.5.Whatmaythenumber“1”referto?A.Valuablechances.B.Definitefacts.C.Creativityimagination.DSocialdevelopment.6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkof“1=0.9”?A.Theyrevealthemeaningoflife.B.Theyarereliableinexpressingideas.C.Theyareusefulinlearningmaths.D.Theygivelimitedpossibilities.英语试卷第2页(共8页)7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?AWhytheequationexistseverywhere.B.Whichequationisimportantforpeople.C.Hownumberscanexpressideaslikewords.D.Whennumberscaneasilymakeupequations.CForthousandsofyears,humanshaveusednamestocommunicatewithoneanother.Wealsogivenamestoanimals,especiallyoneswelove,suchaspets.Untilnowtherehasbeenlittleevidenceofanimalsnamingoneanother,butanewstudysuggeststhatelephantsusespecificnoisestoidentifyotherelephants.Afewanimals,includingparrotsanddolphins,havebeenknowntousesoundsthataresimilartonames.Eachdolphininventsasignaturewhistlethatisuniquetoit,andothermembersofitsspeciescommunicatewithitbysimulatingthisspecialcall.Thenewstudy,ledbyMichaelPardoofColoradoStateUniversity,showsthatwildAfricanelephantsusenamesinawaythatisnotjustcopyingsoundsandismuchclosertothewayhumansusenames.Forthestudy,theresearchersrecorded625soundsmadebywildAfricanelephantsinKenyathattheycalled“rumbles(隆隆声)”.Thisisthemostcommontypeofcallproducedbyelephants,anditcantravellongdistances——asfaras3.7miles.Ittakesplaceataverylowfrequency,whichmeanshumanscan'thearit.Theresearchersanalyzedthesoundsusingcomputersandfoundthatcertainrumblesweredirectedatspecificelephantstogettheirattention.Theyfoundthatalltheelephantsintheherdusedtheidenticalcalltogetaparticularelephant'sattentionthesecallswerenotjustnicknamesusedbyoneoftheelephant'sfriends.Also,unlikethewaydolphinscommunicate,therumbleswerenotjustimitationsoftheelephanttheyweretryingtocommunicatewith.Theresearchersthenplayedbacksomeoftherecordedrumblestotheelephants.Theyfoundthatelephantsrespondedmoretotheirownnamethantoothercalls,comingtowarditmorequicklyorcallingbackfaster.CaitlinO'Connell-Rodwell,anelephantexpert,said,“Thestudyshowsthatelephantscanstillkeepintouchwithoneanotherevenacrossalargearea.”ShetoldLiveScience,“Therumblesaremagical,whichallowthemtospreadoutmuchfurtherandstillhaveveryclosetabs(密切关注)onindividuals.”8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“simulating”inparagraph2probablymean?A.Copying.B.Inventing.C.Transforming.D.Receiving.9.Howdowildelephantsspototherelephants?A.Bymakingcertainrumblesheardbypeople.B.Byusingspecificlanguageslikepeople's.C.Bymakingspecificnoiseswithahighfrequency.D.Byusingnamesinawayclosertopeople's.10.WhatcanwelearnfromMichaelPardo'sresearch?A.Itrecords625soundsfromseveralspecies.B.Itissubjectiveintheanalysisofsounds.CItiscarriedoutwiththehelpofcomputers.D.Itshowsdolphins'callstravellongdistances.英语试卷第3页(共8页)11.WhichofthefollowingdoesO'Connell-Rodwellagreewith?A.Elephantscommunicatewithnosesacrossalargearea.BRumblesareimportantinelephants’communication.C.Elephantsmaybelostonthewaytotheirhabitats.,D.Rumblesenableelephantstostandorplaycloser.DScientistshavedesignedwaysto“read”wordsdirectlyfrombrains.Brainimplants(植入物)cantranslateinternalspeechintoexternalsignals,allowingcommunicationfrompeoplewithparalysis(瘫痪)ordiseasesthatstealtheirabilitytotalkortype.Newresultsfromtwostudies,presentedonNovember14provideadditionalevidenceoftheextraordinarypotentialthatbrainimplantshaveforrestoringlostcommunication,saysLeighHochberg,aphysicianatMassachusettsGeneralHospitalinBoston.“Thenewstudiestargetedinternalspeech,whichrequiresthatapersononlythink.Ourdevicepredictsinternalspeechdirectly,allowingthepatienttojustfocusonsayingawordinsidehisheadandtransformitintotext,”saysSarahWandelt.Neuralsignalsassociatedwithwordsaredetectedbyelectrodes(电极)implantedinthebrain.Thesignalscanthenbetranslatedintotext,whichcanbemadeanoralspeechbycomputerprograms.Anotherapproachpresentedatthemeeting,ledbyneuroscientistSeanMetzgeroftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFranciscoandhiscolleagues,reliedonspelling.TheparticipantwasamancalledPanchowhohadn'tbeenabletospeakformorethan15yearsbecauseofadisease.Inthisstudy,Panchoattemptedtosilentlythinkcode(代码)words,suchas“alpha”forAand“echo”forE.Bystringingtheselettersintowords,heproducedsentencessuchas“Idonotwantthat”and“Youhavegottobekidding.”EachsessionwouldendwhenPanchoattemptedtosqueezehishand,therebycreatingamovement-relatedbrainsignalthatrefusedthedecoding(解码).Withthissystem,Panchoproducedaboutsevenwordsperminute.That'sfasterthanthefivewordsperminutehisusualcommunicationdevicemakes,butmuchslowerthannormalspeech,typicallyabout150wordsperminute.Thetechniqueswillneedtogetfasterandmoreaccuratetobeuseful.It'salsounclearwhetherthetechnologieswillworkforpeoplewithmoreseriousspeechdisorders.“Thesearestillearlydays,”Hochbergsays.12.Whoarebrainimplantsintendedfor?A.Peoplewhodoresearchonspeaking.B.Peoplewhoarefondoftalking.C.Peoplewhoaretiredofspeaking.D.Peoplewhohavedifficultyintalking.13.Whatdopatientsneedtodointhefirstapproach?A.Predictinternalspeechdirectly.B.Sayawordinsidetheirheads.C.Detectwordsimplantedinthehead.D.Makeanoralspeechdirectly.14.HowcanPanchostop“speaking”?A.Bypressinghishand.B.Bydecodingthespeech.C.Bystringingtheletters.D.Byconsideringcodewords.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Scientistsdevelopadevice.BBrainimplants“help”tospell.C.Brainimplants“read”thoughts.D.Scientistshelppeopletospeak.英语试卷第4页(共8页)第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多;项。HowtoSaveHumanityfromExtinctionModernhumanshaveonlyexistedforarelativelybriefamountoftime,andprobablywe'd;tostickaroundalotlonger.Forexample,ifwewanttoreachour500,000thbirthdayasaecies,whatshouldwefocuson?16.·17TheEarth'sclimatehaschangedandshiftedformillionsofyears.Therehavebeentimesinaepastwhenit'sbeenhotterthanitistoday,andtimeswhenit'sbeencooler.Butthereisomethingdifferentaboutthepastcentury.Asfaraswecantellfromthegeologicrecord,thereaasbeennotimeinEarth'sentirehistorywhentheclimatehaswarmedsomuchinsuchashortamountoftime.18.Whileclimatechangedoesn'tnecessarilycauseanexistentialthreattohumanexistence,itsurelyposesathreattohowweliketoliveourlivesinmodernsociety.·FigureoutnuclearweaponAgain,asinglenuclearweapondoesn'tposeathreattoallofhumanity,butthethousandsofwarheadsintheworldrightnowcertainlydo.Butastimegoeson,thechancesofonenuclearexplosionincreases.Justconsiderallthe“nearmisses”inrecenthistory,whereall,outnuclearwarwasavoidedthanksonlytothequickthinkingandcalmnessofindividuals.19,therewillbenonuclearconflict.Soit'spossibletoreducetheriskofcatastrophe.·Exploreasteroids(小行星)20.Justaskthedinosaurshowwellitworkedoutforthem.Asteroidsandcometshavetheabilitytosparkoffmassiveextinctionevents,wipingoutvastnumbersofentirespecies.Whilethesekindsofeventsarethankfullyincrediblyrare,therisktheypresentarehorrible.Forhumanitytomakeittothelong-term,weneedtoequipourselveswithhardasteroiddetectionandreliefstrategies.A.TackleclimatechangeB.MakegeologicrecordCIf.humanbeingscalmdownD.HerearesomegoalsweneedtoachieveE.IfwewanttosafeguardourselvesagainstpotentialrisksF.AndwecanseetheeffectsofclimatechangeeverywhereG.Ifyoudesiretoknowthehorribleconsequencesforignoringspacethreats第二部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分;满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。英语试卷第5页(共8页)MyauntManthalovedChristmas.Shealwayswentoutofherwaytomakeit21andcosyforeveryonearoundher.December2022wasno22.Manthadrovethreehourstovisiteveryonetwoweeksbeforethe25thandtodropoff23toherfriends.Wechattedaboutourplans,24andkissedgoodbyewhenitwastimeto25.SowhenonDecember18,Mantha'ssoncalledussadlytotellusManthahadpassedaway26athome,noneofuscouldquitebelieveit.SoclosetoChristmas,noneofusfeltlike27.Thatwasuntilmysister-in-law,Vera,toldusaboutsome28ofhersintheofficewhowerefromChinahadjustarrivedintheUK.Weknewwecouldn'tleavethemtospendthedaybythemselves,especiallyafterweheardhow29theyweretoexperienceaproperEnglishChristmas.Moreimportantly,weknewManthawouldhavewantedustothrowopenourdoorsandgivethemaChristmasto30.Whenthedayfinallycame,we31themintothehousewithopenarmsandtriedto32ourpainsowecouldgivethemthefullChristmas33.Itdidn't34thepainofMantha'sabsencebutconnectingwithstrangersand35ourculturehelpedusgetthroughthedayandturnedouttobetheverythingweallneeded.

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D.magicalD.regretD.helpD.cooperatedD.meetD.permanentlyD.treasuringD.colleaguesD.shyDwaItD.droveD.putasideD.cultureD.easeD.following英语试卷第6页(共8页)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。OnQctober14th,theTimesSquareinNewYork36(take)overbythefull-screenposterofthe“2023TianfuBookFair”!The2023TianfuBookFair,37(title)“MutualLearningAmongCulturesAmidFragranceofBooks”,showcasedarangeofoutstandingChinesepublications,makingtheirwayoverseas.TheInternationalPavilionwasahighlight,displayingover1,000typesand38(approximate)6,500copiesoforiginalliterature,children'sbooks,andpicturebooksinEnglish,Japanese,andotherlanguages.Plus,theHarryPotterPop-upStore,39hadbeenstealingtheshow,offeredreaders40immersiveexperiencewiththecompleteHarryPotterseriesandofficialmerchandise.Butwait,there'smore!Aseriesofexcitingcultural41(activity)werealsolinedup.Guestscouldattendculturallectures42thethreeSuscholars'culture,trytheirhandatpanda-themedtraditionalChinesepainting,andwitnessaface-changingperformanceofChineseSichuanopera.Thisfairwasnotjustaboutbooks;itwasanexcellentchancethatallowedoverseasreaderstodiscoverthecharmofSichuanculture43therichnessoftraditionalChineseculture.ItwasapowerfulshowcaseofChineseculture,makingthetrustworthy,lovable,and44(respect)imageofChinamorerealandtangiblethaneverbefore.Inthefuture,Chinawillmakeeveryeffort45(spread)excellenttraditionalChineseculture.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)为了丰富校园生活，你校组织了为期三天的篮球赛，请你写一则报道，刊登在学校英文网站上。内容包括：1.时间和地点；2.比赛情况;3.活动意义。注意：1.可以增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.词数80词左右;英语试卷第7页(共8页)第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短OnOct.4,2021,JamesandhisfriendRaphaelweresqueezinginalunchtimeworkoutoPier(码头)15,overlookingtheEastRiver,whenJamesfroze.“Somebody’sinthewater,shouted.BeforeRaphaelcouldrespond,Jamesclimbedovertherailattheedgeofthepieran:leapedintothecold,pollutedwaterwithouttakingthetimetoremovehisshoes.WhatJameshadheardwasanalarmedfishermanshoutingfromPier16,nearly50yardsaway,“Help!He'sinthewater!”Andwhathe'dseenwasapersonfloating,lifeless.Raphaeldidn'tneedtoseethevictim.“Maybethefishermansawsomeoneinthewaterwhoneedsourhelp,”hethought.“Ormaybeit'sthefishermanwhoneedsmyhelp.Eitherway,I'mgoingin.”Heyankedoffhisshoesandswan-dived.Approachingtheunconsciousvictim,Jamessawthatitwasamiddle-agedman.Hewasbi;around200pounds,respectablydressedandsinkingfast.Hewas3feetbelowthesurfacebythetimeJamesreachedhim.Jamesdove,feltaround,graspedthemanandkickedupwarduntiltheybothresurfaced.Raphaelwastherenow.Treading(踩,踏)water,thetwofriendsfloatedthemanonhisback.AsRaphaelloopedhisarmsaroundtheman'sshouldersandJamessupportedthehipsandknees,theymadetheirwaybacktoPier15,exhausted.Theymighthavebeenhaulingacorpse(尸体).Theman'sskinwasblue,andneitherRaphaelnorJamsdetectedanybreathing.WhenatlasttheyreachedPier15,theyfacedanewuncertainty.Howtogetout?Thepier'sdeckingstoodanunreachable10feetabovetheirheads.Ametalbeamwascoveredbysharpbarnacles.IfRaphael,shoeless,attemptedtoclimbontoit,he'dhurthisbarefeet.Suddenlythemanbreathedagain,stirredandclobbered(狠揍)confusedlyRaphaelinthefacebeforefadingbacktonearunconsciousness.注意：1.续写词数应为150词左右；2.请按如下格式作答。“Didwedosomethingwrong?”Raphaelaskedhimself.Atthemoment,onthepier,acrowdhadgatheredfromsomewhere.英语试卷第8页(共8页)

毕节市2024届高三第二次诊断性考试英语参考答案与评分建议第一部分(1—20题:共20小题,每小题2.5分;满分50分)1-3DBA4-7CBAC8-11ADCB12-15DBAC16-20DAFCG第二部分第一节(21—35题:共15小题,每小题1分;满分15分)21-25DABAC26-30ACDBC31-35BDBDC第二节(36—45题:共10小题,每小题1.5分;满分15分)36.wastaken37.titled38.approximately39.which40.an41.activities42.on/about43.and44.respectable45.tospread第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)一、评分原则1.总分15分，按照五个档次给分。2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整档次，最后给分。3.词数少于60和多于100的，从总分中减去2分。4.评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的丰富性和准确性及上下文的连贯性。5.拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。6.如书写较差，以致影响交际，降低一个档次。英语参考答案第1页(共4页)

二、各档次给分范围和要求第五档(13-15分)完全完成了试题规定的任务。—覆盖所有的内容要点。—应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。—语法结构和词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；具备较强的语言运用能力。—有效的使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。完全达到了预期的写作目的。第四档(10-12分)完全完成了试题规定的任务。—虽漏掉1，2个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。—应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。—语法结构和词汇运用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构和词汇所致。—应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。达到了预期的写作目的。第三档(7-9分)基本完成了试题规定的任务。—虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容。—应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。—有一些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。—应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文内容连贯。整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作的目的。第二档(4-6分)未适当完成试题规定的任务。—漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。—语法结构单调，词汇项目有限。—有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。—较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。信息未能清楚地传达给读者。第一档(1-3分)未完成试题规定的任务。—明显漏掉主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未能理解试题要求。—语法结构单调，词汇项目有限。—较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解。—缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。信息未能传达给读者。0未能传达给读者任何信息：内内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。英语参考答案第2页(共4页)三、OnePossibleVersionAimedatenrichingstudents’life,abasketballgamewasorganizedinthegymlastweek.Thematchwhichlastedforthreedayswasintense.Duringthematch,theseniors