2023-2024学年河南省许昌平顶山两市高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年河南省许昌平顶山两市高三第二次联考英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．Somepeoplesuggestchangingthedateforthecollegeentranceexamsinto______SaturdayandSundayofthefirstweekofJune,whichIthinkis______goodadvice.A．/;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．the;/2．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．assoonas3．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich4．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough5．DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.6．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported7．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself­disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless8．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution9．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which10．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway11．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it12．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where13．Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto14．Thiswinter,oneofthelargest______snowstormshitmanyareas.A．recording B．recordedC．beingrecorded D．torecord15．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however16．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact17．Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for18．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince19．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a20．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observe B．adaptC．lead D．devote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）Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(听觉的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from3to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof1,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof12people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．advertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearing22．（8分）SECONDARYPROGRAMS&RESOURCES1、Whatopportunitycanstudentsgetaccordingtothetext?A．HelpinginthesummerZooCamp．B．Feedingandtraininganimalsinthezoo．C．Volunteeringinthezoo’sroutinework．D．Earningtheirgrade10biologycredit．2、Howmuchdoesaprogramaboutclimatecost?A．Freeofcharge． B．$2．C．$3． D．$4．3、Howcanpeoplegetalltheprograminformation?A．Call416—392—5932．B．Visit：torontozoo．com．C．Emailtzvolunteers@torontozoo．ca．D．Visit：torontozoo．com／educationandcamps／zooschoo1．23．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvert(改变)themintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”

saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“To

mitigate

thedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgrids(方格)ofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（程序）

isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword

“mitigate”

inparagraph5probablymean?A．ignoreB．destroyC．increaseD．reduce2、Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A．TheadvantagesofGazeSpeakovertheCurrenteye-trackinginputsystems.B．SmartphoneApphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyesmovement.C．ThestickerplaysanimportantroleinGazeSpeak.D．ThewriterismakinganadvertisementforGazeSpeaker.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheinventionofGazeSpeaker?A．doubtfulB．negativeC．favorableD．unclear24．（8分）Infairytales,it'susuallytheprincessthatneedsprotecting.AtGoogleinSiliconValley,theprincessistheonedefendingthecastle.ParisaTabrizisa31-year-oldwithperhapsthemostuniquejobtitleinengineering-“GoogleSecurityPrincess”.Herjobistohackintothemostpopularwebbrowser（浏览器）ontheplanet,tryingtofindweaknessesinthesystembeforethe“blackhats”do.TodefeatGoogle'sattackers,Tabrizmustfirstlythinklikethem.Tabriz'srolehasevolveddramaticallyintheeightyearssinceshefirststartedworkingatGoogle.Backthen,theyounggraduatefromIllinoisUniversitywasoneof50securityengineerstodaythereareover500.Cybercrime（网络犯罪）hascomealongwayinthepastdecade-fromtheNigerianPrinceScamtocreditcardtheft.Tabriz'sbiggestconcernnowisthepeoplewhofindbugsinGoogle'ssoftware,andselltheinformationtogovernmentsorcriminals.Tofightagainstthis,thecompanyhassetupaVulnerabilityRewardsProgram,payinganywherefrom$100to$20,000forreportedmistakes.It'saworldawayfromTabriz'scomputer-freechildhoodhomeinChicago.ThedaughterofanIranian-Americandoctorfather,andPolish-Americannursemother,Tabrizhadlittlecontactwithcomputersuntilshestartedstudyingengineeringatcollege.Gazeacrossaline-upofGooglesecuritystafftodayandyou'llfindwomenlikeTabrizarefewandfarbetween（稀少的）thoughinthelastfewyearsshehashiredmorefemaletechgeniuses.Sheadmitsthere'sanobviousgenderdisequilibriuminSiliconValley.Funnilyenough,duringtrainingsessionsTabrizfirstasksnewcolleaguestohackintonotacomputer,butavendingmachine.Tabriz'sjobisasmuchabouttechnologicalknow-how（专门知识）asunderstandingthepsychologyofattackers.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutTabrizfromthepassage?A．ShewasthefirstfemaleengineeratGoogle.B．Shemustthinkdifferentlysoastodefeattheattackers.C．Herjobrelatestonotonlytechnologybutalsopsychology.D．Herfrequentcontactwithcomputersinchildhoodbenefitsheralot.2、WhyhasGooglesetupaVulnerabilityRewardsProgram?A．ToprotectGoogleagainstcybercrime.B．TomonitorthenormaloperationofGoogle.C．Tohelpthegovernmentlocatethecybercriminals.D．Toraisepeople'sawarenessofpersonalinformationsafety.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disequilibrium”inParagraph4referto?A．Imbalance.B．Preference.C．Difference.D．Discrimination.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．WhatleadstocybercrimeB．The“SecurityPrincess”whoguardsGoogleC．MeasurestakenbyGoogletoprotectitsusersD．Howtobecomeanexcellentsecurityengineer25．（10分）MaryTram,thecreatorandmanagingdirectorofMistralComputers,hasbeenwidelycommendedasamajorinnovator（创新者）inthecomputerindustry.Somejournalistsinthecomputerworldhavealsoclaimedthatsheistheleadingforcetodayinthechangingcomputermarket.TramwasthefirstdesignertoactuallyhandcraftpersonalPCsusinglightdurableattractivematerials.Shewasthefirsttorecognizetheopeninginthissideofthemarketandher“seizetheday”mentalityhasbeenmakingvastamountsofmoneyforhercompanyeversince.Recentlytheworldoftechnologyhasbeencommendingherworkagain.Tramhastakentheboldmoveofcuttingthepriceofcomputersinanalreadydecliningmarket.Mostcompanieshavebeenunabletomatchherlowpricesandthushavebeenunabletomatchherprofits.Tramhasmadesomechangestohercompany’sproductionmethods,makingtheproductionfasterandmoreefficient.Inaddition,MistralComputersisresponsibleforallofitssales,withouttheuseofanymiddlemen;peopleeithergoonlineortelephonethecompany,withouthavingtogotoanyshopsorhavingtouseanysalespeople.Attheendoftheday,MistralandTramhaveproventohavewhatittakestosucceedinalimewhenthemajorityofcompaniesdon’t.Loweringthecostsandmaintaininghighstandardsofcustomerservicehavemadethedifferenceforthiscompany.1、Whywasthearticlewritten?A．Todiscussanewaspectintheworldofcomputertechnology.B．TogiveinformationtoexecutivesaboutthenewandimprovedPCs.C．Togiveashortdescriptionofasuccessfulexecutive.D．Totalkaboutcoststructureinthecomputerworld.2、Whatisthespecialsalespolicyofthecompany?A．Tocutpriceswhenthemarketisweak.B．Toofferpersonallydesignedcomputers.C．Tomakeamassofproducts.D．Toselldoortodoor.3、Theword“commend”inParagraph1,isclosestinmeaningto“”.A．blamedB．recommendedC．praisedD．appointed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）I'msweatingheavilyinmychair.Mr.Fogartyslowlylooksovertherowsofboys,eachholdinghisbreathand1it'snothisturn.Mr.Fogarty'seyespassoverthemandtheycan2again.Hiseyeslandonmeandmyheartjumps.Thisisthe3IgothrougheveryTuesdayduringjazzpractice.I'mfineduringpractice4it'stimeforeachofustostandandplayourinstrument,alone,witheveryonewatching.IalwaysprayforMr.Fogartyto5me,butheneverdoes.6,hecallsmeoutinfrontofeveryone,everytime.Mr.Fogartymouths,"You're7"Mystandpartnersmiles.HeknowshowmuchI8thismomenteachweekandinsomewayitgiveshim9toseemesweat.Ipraythatthekidbeforemehasa(n)10solo,ormaybeanearthquakewillinterruptus.Butthentheboybeforemefinisheshissolo.MyheartbeatssohardIcan11breatheasIstandup.Istarttobreatheoutthefirstnotes.IholdthemaslongasIcanandthenIlookatthemusic,hopingto12thesafepatternofmusicalnotesthattellmewhattodo.Butno,Ihavetotrustmyself.13thenotesonthepagestartjumpingatme,eachcomingsofastI'mnot14whichtoplayfirst.SoIplaythemall.Mythoughtsarenolongerwords,butmusical15,andthey'removingsofastIdon'thavetimeto16whattoplaynext.Ijustletmyhandsgo.I’msocaughtupinmysolothatIdon't17howlongI'vebeenplaying.Mr.Fogartygivesmeasignaland,abruptly(突然地)I18,andfreemyhandsfromthesaxophonewhichisstillwarmfrommy19fingers.Isitsohardthatthechairmakesanoise.Iignoremystandpartner's20andlookupatmybandteacher'sapprovingsmile.1、A．explainingB．prayingC．realizingD．imagining2、A．talkB．playC．practiceD．breathe3、A．projectB．businessC．routineD．exam4、A．untilB．whenC．thoughD．because5、A．rememberB．forgetC．helpD．guide6、A．InsteadB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Meanwhile7、A．aloneB．lateC．lostD．next8、A．expectB．hateC．fearD．enjoy9、A．burdenB．pleasureC．reliefD．benefit10、A．unsuccessfulB．wonderfulC．cheerfulD．never-ending11、A．nearlyB．merelyC．barelyD．slightly12、A．followB．formC．practiceD．show13、A．GraduallyB．SuddenlyC．ActuallyD．Naturally14、A．afraidB．anxiousC．confusedD．sure15、A．notesB．starsC．instrumentsD．patterns16、A．refertoB．thinkaboutC．pickoutD．watchout17、A．understandB．mindC．noticeD．discover18、A．stopB．singC．danceD．fall19、A．unskilledB．strongC．dancingD．helpless20、A．apologyB．questionC．invitationD．praise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）China'sresearchicebreakerXuelong,1．126crewmembersaboardonthe35thAntarcticresearchmission,onThursdaylocaltimelefttheZhongshanStationon2．(it)waybacktoChina.SnowEagle601,China'sfirstfixed-wingaircraftforpolarflight,onThursdaynightalsodepartedfromtheAntarcticafter3．(complete)allassignments.Xuelong,4．arrivednearZhongshanonFeb9,suppliedthestationwithfueloil,andthenpickedupsummerexpeditionteammembersattheKunlun,TaishanandZhongshanstations,aswellas5．(member)ofthefixed-wingaircraftproject.SixteenmembersoftheKunlunteam6．(previous)completedallscientificexpeditionsatDomeArgus(DomeA),theSouthPole'shighesticecap.They,togetherwith21membersoftheTaishanteam,7．(return)toZhongshanonFeb8.TheZhongshanteamcompletedtasksincludinginstallationofandtestsforLiDAR,drillingoficebedrock,atmosphericsounding8．(observe),surveysofbirdsandaerialexplorationcarriedoutbythefixed-wingaircraft.AsthesummerexpeditionteamatZhongshanleft,19memberswouldstayforwinterexpeditions.Also9．(know）astheSnowDragon,theicebreakercarryingaresearchteamsetsailfromShanghaionNov2lastyear,beginning10．country's35thAntarcticexpedition.ItisexpectedtoarriveinShanghaiinmid-March.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同臬之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺问处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的同用斜线(\)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同。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Thismorningourschoolorganizedusstudentstopayingastudyvisit、WerodethebusattheschoolgatethengotoffatCityRevolutionaryMemorialat7：50．Therewelistentostoriesaboutrevolutionariesandpresentedflowers、At9:30wearrivedatthehomefortheold,andplayedmusicforthemhappy、Theneveryonechattedwithelderlypeoples,bringingthemjoy、Laterwereachedatourcity’sspecialeducationschool,whichwesawdeafandblindstudentstaughtindifferentmethods、Wegavetheirgiftsdonatedbyourclass、Alsoweplayedgameswiththem,hopedwecoulddomore、At11:30wereturnedtoourschool、Whataimpressiveexperience!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，暑假想去旅行并了解一下多伦多的大学，请你给在多伦多的笔友写封邮