2023-2024学年湖南省常德市石门县二中高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖南省常德市石门县二中高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷注意事项: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．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom2．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake3．---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.---Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush4．—Howdiditcomethatyoudamagedyourcarsobadly?—I____intoatreeontheroadsidetheotherday.A．ran B．hadrun C．wasrunning D．run5．Jasonwillneverforgetabouthis18thbirthday,sawhisbeingadmittedtoHarvard.A．when B．which C．that D．it6．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup7．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay8．Thepurposeofhertalkingtomelastnightactually_______this:ThatIshallnevertrusthimanymoreinfuture.A．comesround B．comesout C．comeson D．comesto9．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done10．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding11．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced12．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those13．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever14．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were15．Thereisapopularview________incitystrangersarelesslikelytohelpanelderlyperson.A．that B．whetherC．why D．how16．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．as B．thatC．which D．where17．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While18．There’sanotherwaytosurvivethiscompetition--awaynooneeverseemstotellyouabout,_____youhavetolearnforyourself.A．one B．it C．that D．another19．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure20．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot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）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦)inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem—whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse,suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds—roughlythetimeittakestoblink(眨眼)—twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen—eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDrChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionary(演化的)viewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries.”Thestudywasinpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingat100mstotheseparticularcries,sothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.FellowresearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheyheardthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscrying.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit________.A．keepsoncrying B．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpain D．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”.A．cause B．remove C．avoid D．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.B．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cries.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scry.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Howtorecognizedifferentbabies’cries.B．Whyyoucan’tgetababy’scryoutofyourhead.C．Whyababyiseasyandlikelytocry.D．Howtopreventababycrying.22．（8分）Whyhavesomanyawardsceremoniesappearedrecently?Shakespeareneverwonaprize,nordidLeonardodaVinciorAdamSmithorCharlesDickens.Itwouldbepossibletosay,however,thatinthepast,scientistsandartistscouldwin"patronage"fromrichpeople-akingoralordwouldgivetheartistorscientistmoneytohavethempainttheirpalacesorhelpthemdevelopnewwaysofmakingmoney.Withthechangeinsocialsystemsacrosstheworld,thisnolongerhappens.Alotofscientificresearchisnowcitherfundedbythestateorbyprivatecompanies.Perhapsawardsceremoniesarejustthemostrecentfaceofthisprocess.However,thereismoretoitthanthat.WhenafilmwinsanOscar,manymorepeoplewillgoandseeitorbuytheDVD．WhenawriterwinstheNobelprize,manymorepeoplebuyhisbooks.WhenagroupwintheMTVawards,theceremonyisseenbyhundredsofthousandsofpeopleacrosstheworld.Theresult?Thegroupselllotsmorerecords.Mostawardsceremoniesarenowsponsoredbybigorganizationsorcompanies.Thismeansthatitisnotonlythepersonwhowinstheawardwhobenefitsbutalsothesponsors.TheMTVawards,forexample,aregreatforpublicisingnotonlymusicbutalsoMTVitself！Onthesurface,itseemstobea"win-win"situation,witheveryonebeinghappy,butletmeaskyouaquestion-howfardoyouthinkthatpublicityandmarketingarewinninghere,andhowmuchgenuinerecognitionofachievementistakingplace?1、WhyaresomesuccessfulpeoplelikeShakespearementionedattheverybeginningofthepassage?A．Toshowgreatadmiration. B．Toprovidethebackground.C．Toprepareforthetopic. D．Toanswerthequestion.2、Artistsandscientistsusedtoreceivemoneyfrom______.A．richpeople'ssupport B．alesoftheirworksC．differentawards D．thegovernment3、Thewriterthinksawardsactuallydoabetterjobin____.A．gettingthewinners'greatachievementsrecognizedB．financiallysupportingascientist'soranartist'sworkC．improvingthestatusofthegreatestscientistsorartistsD．earningmoremoneyfortheawardsceremonysponsors4、Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsawardsceremonies？A．Subjective. B．Approving.C．Doubtful. D．Indifferent.23．（8分）TheUnitedStates’jobmarkethasmillionsofunfilledjobs.Manyofthosejobsrequiretechnicalskills.However,employerssaymanyofthosejobsarevacantbecausetheycannotfindpeoplewiththerightskills.Laborexpertscallthisparadoxtheskillsgap.Anumberofeffortshavebeenlaunchedtobetterunderstandandsolveit.NicholasWymanwroteabookcalled,“JobU:HowtoFindWealthandSuccessbyDevelopingtheSkillsCompaniesActuallyNeed.”Hecallstheskillsgap,“alabormarketmismatch—peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople.”IntheUnitedStates,thecostofatraditionalfour-yearcollegecanbeveryhigh.U.S.collegesanduniversitiesproducemanygraduateseveryyear.Yetunemploymentratesamongnewgraduatesarehigh.NicholasWymansaysacombinationoftechnicalclassesandon-the-jobtraining—anapprenticeship(学徒)—wouldbeabetterchoiceformanypeople.Henotesthat,“Anapprenticeshipiswhereyoulearnfromaspecialist,youareprovidedguidanceandyoulearninanon-the-jobenvironment.Itisvitaltogettechnicalskillsthatareofimmediatevaluetoanemployer.Anditisimportanttogettransferrableskillsbecausetechnologyandthenatureoftheworkplacearechangingatafasterratethanbefore.”Therearequestionsaboutthedefinition,size,andnatureoftheskillsgapinthelaborforce.IowaStateUniversityresearchersstudiedsomeofthesequestionsrecently.Theyexaminedemployment,educationandpopulationinformation,andfoundtheevidenceofaskillsgapisweak.IowaState’sLieslEathingtonnotedthatmanypolicymakersandemployerssaythereisopportunityin“middleskills”areas,likemachining.Yetshesaidthemostrecentrecession(经济衰退)hitsomeofthosejobareashard.Shesaidstudentsshouldbeonguardbecause“oureconomyreallyisn’taddingthatmanyjobsthatrequirethemiddleskills.”Shesaidemployerscouldgetmorewell-qualifiedapplicantsiftheyofferedhigherwages.Shenotedthatgraduatesoftwo-yeartrainingprogramsstillgenerallymakelessmoneythangraduatesoffour-yearcolleges.Thequestionoffindingthenightpersonfortherightjobremainsadifficultone.TheDepartmentofLaborsays8.7millionArmeniansareunemployedandanother6.7millioncanfindonlypart-timework.1、Theunderlinedword“paradox”inparagraph1refersto________.A．thelargenumberofunemployednewgraduatesB．thedemandsemployersmakeonemployeesC．peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeopleD．peopledisqualifiedforthevacantpositions2、WhatwillNicholasWymanprobablyadvisenewgraduatestodotogetemployed?A．Toreceivetechnicaltraining. B．Todropthecostlycollegeeducation.C．Tovaluethejobopportunities. D．Toarmthemselveswithvariousskills.3、AccordingtoLieslEathington,whatisthesolutiontotheskillsgap?A．Reformingthedullnessofeconomy. B．Guardingagainstrecessions.C．Updatingworkers’professionalskills. D．Raisingemployees’earnings.24．（8分）InAmerica,parentstendtoencouragetheirchildrentodeveloptheirpotential(潜能)tothefullestextent.Fathersandmothersfrequentlyteachtheirchildrenbothambitionandtheconfidencenecessarytoworktowardtheirgoals.Americanparentsarealwaysactiveinconcentratingonwhattheirkidscando,notwhattheycan’t.Asaresult,millionsofAmericanboysandgirlsgrowuphopingtobecomeactorsandathletes,diplomatsanddoctors.Manyofthemevenwanttobecomepresident.Americanparentsoftenencouragetheirchildrentobecomeinvolvedinextraactivitiesofalltypesatschool,suchasstudentgovernment,sportsandmusic.Theybelievethatonlythroughtakingpartintheseactivitiescantheirchildrenbecomematureyoungadults.Asweallknow,schoolworkisimportant.Butparentsshouldrealizethatthesocialskillstheirchildrenlearnfromnaturalconversationswitheachotherareasimportantasschoolworkandtheskillstheywillneedinthefuturework.What’smoreimportantintheirworkisthattheirchildrenshouldhaveasoundknowledgeofphysicsortheabilitytocommunicateeffectively.Asarule,Chineseparentsdon’teducatetheirchildrenaboutthesamekindofambitionandconfidenceasAmericansdo,nordotheyencouragethesamelevelofparticipationinextraactivities.Childrenaretypicallyadvisedtostudyhardandpassexams.Theyhavetospendalotoftimeindoingmuchschoolworkeveryday.Itisagreatwasteoftimetodoso.NowmoreandmoreChineseparentshaverecognizedthattheyshouldpayattentiontodevelopingthepotentialoftheirchildren.IhopethatleadersinChineseeducationalcirclesshouldtakesomemeasurestodevelopthepotentialoftheirchildren.Iamveryconfidentaboutit.1、Fromthepassage,weknowtheAmericanparentspaymuchmoreattentionto.A．thesocialskillsthanChineseparentsB．theirchildren’sstudyinghardandwellC．whattheirchildrenwantbuttheycan’tD．extraactivitiesthanschoolwork2、Accordingtothepassage,Chineseparents.A．knowmorethanAmericanparentstoeducatetheirchildrenB．owningambitionandconfidenceisnecessaryandimportantC．paymuchmoreattentiontotheirchildren’sfinefutureD．don’tencouragetheirchildrentoparticipateinextraactivities3、Fromthepassage,wecaninfer.A．AmericanchildrenarebraveandadventurousB．AmericanchildrenaremoreactiveintheirstudiesC．ChinesechildrenhavetheabilitytocommunicateeffectivelyD．somethingshouldbedonetodevelopthepotentialofthechildreninChina4、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsChineseeducationreform?A．Neutral. B．Indifferent.C．Positive. D．Negative.25．（10分）Notsurewhatgifttogetyourlovedones?Thinktechnology!Youmayevenfindsomethingspecialforyourself!MiniQuadcopterWouldyouliketohaveaflyingtoy,butlackspacetoflyone?ConsideraMiniQuadcopterthatissmallenoughtofitinsideyourhand.ThisMiniQuadcoptercanbecontrolledtoflyinanydirectionwithitsremotecontrol.TheMiniQuadcopterisavailablefromHammacherSchlemmerfor$39.95.SelfieToasterDoesyoursweetieliketakingselfiesandeatingtoast?Well,whynotcombinethetwowiththeSelfieToaster?TheSelfieToastercratesanimageonthepieceoftoastsoyoucansmileatyourselfeverymorning.TheSelfieToasterisavailablefromEtsyfor$10.95.AmazonEchoGivetheknowledgeoftheworldwiththeAmazonEcho.Theadvicecananswerquestions,tellyouaboutweatherconditions,telljokes,playmusicandmore.TheEchoalsoactsasaBluetoothspeakersoyoucanconnectyourphoneandlistentoyourfavoritesongs.TheEchoisavailablefromAmazonfor$179.IndoorSnowfallLightGetintothespiritoftheholidayseasoninyourhomewiththeIndoorSnowfallLight.Thelightshowssnowflakeshapesinyourroomtogiveyouthefeelingofawintersnowfall.Youcancontrolthespeedofthesnowfall,unliketherealwhether.TheIndoorSnowfallLightisavailablefromSharperImagefor$59.99.1、WhomaybemostinterestedinaMiniQuadcopter?A．Drivers.B．Children.C．Teachers.D．Housewives.2、What’sthefunctionofaSelfieToaster?A．Itkeepsyourfoodfresh.B．Ithelpsorderyourfood.C．Itmakesyourpictureprettier.D．Itputsyourimageonyourfood.3、YouwillneedanAmazonEchowhenyouare________.A．atameetingB．intheclassroomC．onalongtripD．havinganinterview4、WhichwebsiteisprobablyvisitedmostatChristmas?A．Etsy.B．Amazon.C．SharperImage.D．HammacherSchlemmer.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）完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。Mymotherknewthatshecouldnotsendmetocollegeandpayforit．IfIwantedtogotocollege,itwasuptoroetofindouthowtogetthere．IfoundthatI36forsomegrants（助学金）.Therewasenoughto37schoolandbooks,butnotenoughforroomandboard．Iacceptedajobaspartofawork-studyprogram．Iwasheddishesintheschoolcafeteria．Mygradeswent38．ItwasthehardestworkIhad39done．JustwhenIthoughtIwasgoingto40ofmycollegecareer,afriendtoldmethathisgrandmotherneededhelpontheweekends．41thatwasrequiredofmewascookingmeals．NowIwouldhavetimetostudy．Iwenttomeethisgrandmotherandacceptedthejob．Myfirst42washisgrandmother'sgreatloveofmusic．Oneday,shetoldmeIdidn'thaveenough43inmylifeanddecidedtoteachmetheart．Grandmawas44withmyabilityandencouragedmetocontinue．Weekendsbecamemorethanjustbooksandcooking;theywere45WhenChristmasbreakcame,Grandmagotachestcold46Iwasunwillingtoleaveher．Ihadn'tbeenhomesinceLaborDay,andmyfamilywas47toseeme．Isaidmygood-bye,48forhertemporarycareandreturnedhome．49Iwasloadingmycartogobacktoschool,thephonerangandmyfriendtoldmeGrandmadied．Ihungupthephonefeelinglikemyworldhadended．Ihad50myfriend,andthatwas51worsethanknowingIwouldhavetoreturntodishwashing．Fourweekslater,Iaskedtobeginthework-studyprogramagain．Thefinancialaidadvisorlookedatme52Ihadlostmymind．I53myposition,thenhesmiledandslidmeanenvelopewhichwasfromGrandma．Shehadknownhowsickshewas．IntheenvelopewasenoughmoneytopayfortherestofmyschoolyearandarequestthatItakepianolessonsinher54．Now,yearslater,whenIwalkbyapiano,I55andthinkofGrandma．Sheisplayingthepianoinheaven,Iamsure．1、A．fit B．matched C．suited D．qualified2、A．cover B．offer C．contain D．include3、A．backtofront B．insandouts C．upanddown D．lefttoright4、A．even B．ever C．never D．still5、A．cutout B．dropout C．leaveout D．turnout6、A．Everything B．Something C．All D．Anything7、A．ideaB．job C．finding D．discovery8、A．money B．fun C．energy D．ambition9、A．persuaded B．stuck C．impressed D．beaten10、A．filledwith B．coveredwith C．dottedwith D．equippedwith11、A．therefore B．then C．or D．and12、A．nervous B．surprised C．anxious D．shocked13、A．settled B．recommended C．organized D．arranged14、A．Before B．As C．After D．Since15、A．lost B．missed C．forgotten D．known16、A．far B．fairly C．very D．more17、A．aslongas B．asif C．evenif D．nowthat18、A．explained B．expressed C．realized D．announced19、A．way B．need C．memory D．response20、A．smile B．cry C．leave D．escape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）Researchclearlyshowsthatyoungchildrenareabletobecomefluentinmorethanonelanguageatthesametime，ifthereisrichinputineachlanguage.Inthiscontext，itis1．(good)tostartasyoungaspossible.Learninginlanguageclassesatschoolis2．(complete)different.Thenormalpatternoftheseclassesistohaveoneormorehourly3．(lesson)perweek.Tosucceedinlearningwithsuchlittleinput4．(require)meta-cognitive(元认知)skillsthatdonotusuallydevelop5．ayoungage.Forthisstyleoflanguagelearning,thelateryearsofprimaryschoolis6．idealtimetostart.Whatdoesthistellusaboutwhenweshouldstartteachingsecondlanguagestochildren?Intermsofthe7．(develop)oflanguageproficiency，themessageisfairlyclear.Ifweareabletoprovidelotsofexposuretorichlanguageuse,earlychildhoodisbetter.8．theonlyopportunityforsecondlanguagelearningisthroughmoretraditionallanguageclasses,thenlateprimaryschoolislikelytobejustasgoodasearlychildhood.However,iflanguagelearningrelieson9．(be)self-directed,itismorelikelytobe10．(success)afterthelearnerhasreachedadulthood.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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。例如：Itwas