广东省佛山市禅城实验高级中学2023-2024学年高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

广东省佛山市禅城实验高级中学2023-2024学年高三第二次联考英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe2．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which3．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid4．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what5．—Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.—Oh,________.I’minnohurry.A．takeyourtimeB．that’sagreatideaC．youarewelcomeD．I’dliketo6．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating7．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify8．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder9．Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．allthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime10．ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,____he?A．needn’t B．hasn’t C．didn’t D．mustn’t11．Thenewteacherwassowell-organizedthatshebegan________westoppedyesterdaysothatnopointwasleftout.A．when B．inwhichC．how D．where12．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof13．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense14．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised15．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway16．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected17．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup18．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind19．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who20．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened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）TrainingtheBrainPeoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic-likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse’sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,theMAsscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(细致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete______.A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsizeB．showsagiftinmentalabilitytestsC．usesthememorizingtechniquebetterD．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory2、Whydoestheauthormention“speedreading”inParagraph3?A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Thereisavarietyofunforgettablescenes.B．Memorypalacescanbequicklyforgotten.C．Impressivepicturesareinactualbuildings.D．Onepersonprobablyhas57,000bodyparts.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cubbyholes”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Smallspaces. B．Blacksholes.C．Technicalskills. D．Differentnumbers.22．（8分）Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamily,andothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I’mnotgoingtosayluck,talent,andcircumstancesdon’tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligence,andthat’sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.However,tosucceedinlife,onefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.And,inadditiontothat,inordertogetreallygoodatsomething,oneneedstospendatleast10,000hoursstudyingandpracticing.Tobecomegreatatcertainthings,it’llrequireevenmoretime,timethatmostpeoplewon’tputin.Thisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulove.Ifyoudon’tenjoywhatyoudo,itisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyougiveupwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccess,youknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It’ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalent,butthinkingthatwaydoesyounogood,andthere’sahugechancethatyou’rewronganyway.Whateveryoudo,ifyouwanttobecomegreatatit,youneedtoworkdayinanddayout,almosttothepointofaddiction,andoveralongperiodoftime.Ifyou’renotwillingtoputinthetimeandwork,don’texpecttoreceiveanyprize.Consistent,hardworkwon’tguaranteeyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywant,butitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.1、Paragraph1mainlytalksabout________.A．thereasonsforsuccess B．thestandardsofsuccessC．theimportanceofsuccess D．whatpeoplethinksuccessis2、Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause________.A．workmakesonefeelpain B．onetendstoenjoyhisworkC．ittakesalotoftimetosucceed D．onegivesuphisworkeasily3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A．Successfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.B．Peopleneedtoachievesuccessatthecostoflife.C．Peoplesometimessucceedwithoutluckortalent.D．Ithelpstothinkthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.4、Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A．Luck,talentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccess.B．Onecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpractice.C．Havingagoalisveryimportanttosuccess.D．Beinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreat.23．（8分）ClimbingWithoutRopesThepopularimageofthemountainclimberisofapersoncarefullyclimbingasteepcliffwithanetworkofsafetyropes,butitisnottheonlykind.Manyclimbersnowenjoybouldering.It’smoreaccessibleandbetterfortheenvironment.Whatisbouldering?Boulderingisasportthatinvolvesclimbingon,over,andaroundbouldersuptoapproximatelytwentyfeetabovetheground.Participantsemploynosafetyropes.Whyboulder?improveyourclimbingskillsbyfocusingonbasicsplacestoclimb,suchasclimbingwallsatgymsandparks,easytofindlesstimecommitmenttoboulderingthantomountainclimbingintellectualandphysicalenjoymentasonesolvesproblemsBoulderingTermscrimp:averysmallhandholdfoothold:aplacewhereonemayplaceafoottoaidinclimbingboulderjug:averylargehandholdthatiseasytouseproblem:Thepathupaboulderisreferredtoasthe“problem”thatonemustsolve.The“solution”isthesequenceofmovesonemakesupandoveraboulder.Hereisanexampleofaclimberaddressingaboulderingproblem.Figure1:Theclimberhastworoutesshecouldtake,onetotheleftandonetotheright.Theleftoneappearseasierbecauseithasajugwithineasyreach,butlookwhathappensifshechoosesthatdirection.Shegetsstuckontherockandhastogobackdown.Sometimesthatisevendifficultthangoingup.Figure2:Theclimbertakestheonetotherightthistime.usingafootholdandplacingherrighthandinacrimp,sheisabletolifeherselfupandlocateotherhandholds.Afteronlyafewmoves,sheisabletothrowherlegoverthetopoftheboulderandpullherselfup.1、Accordingtothepassage,bouldering________.A．isanindoorsport B．hasnosafetyprotectionC．needsmapsandequipment D．isasteepcliffclimbing2、Boulderingbecomespopularbecause________.A．itchallengesthelimits B．itcostslessC．itbuildsmindsandbodies D．itisateamgame3、Accordingtotheexample,therightrouteis________.A．ashortcut B．adeadendC．toughbuttothetop D．linedwithjugs24．（8分）Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountries,theparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisisbecauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents“pointofview,theonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents”completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,theteensseeitinexactlythesameway,exceptoppositely.Bothfeeltrapped.Inthisarticle,I’lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsoverunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen’shair,thecleanlinessofthebedroom,thepreferredstyleofclothing,thechild’sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needingtoberight.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis-politics,thelawsofphysics,ortheproperwaytobreakanegg-thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandotherpersoniswrong,forbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority-someonewhoactuallyknowssomething-andthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.1、Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent-teenwartoaborderconflict?A．bothcancontinueforgenerations.B．Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline.C．Neitherhasanyclearwinner.D．Neithercanbeputtoanend.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A．Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.B．Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict.C．Theteenscausetheirparentsofmisleadingthem.D．Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents.3、Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto.A．giveorderstotheotherB．knowmorethantheotherC．gainrespectfromtheotherD．gettheothertobehaveproperly25．（10分）Nowthatmymodelmachineworks,mynextengineeringprojectwillbehookingituptothealarmsystemofanactualcar.Iwanttohelpparentsavoidtheriskofforgettingbyaccident,whichcouldchangethefamily’slivesforever.Ihaveparticipatedinseveralsciencefaircompetitions,likeGoogleScienceFairandSantaGertrudisSchoolScienceFair,individuallyandasateamwithmyolderbrothers.BroadcomMASTERShasbeenveryimportantinencouragingmetopursue(探求)STEM-Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics.STEMisthemainsourceofknowledgeforeven1fieldintheworld.Youcanfindscienceineveryactivityyoudoanditdoesnothavetobeacomplicatedsubjectatschool.Thisiswhatfirstinterestedmeinit.ItchangedthewayIsawtheworld.WhenIwaspresentingmyprojectatStateofTexasScienceFair2017,Iwasn’tfeelingtoogreat,andafterthejudgescameby,IfeltlikeIwasn’tgoingtowin.ThenIsawfourfamiliescrowdingaroundmyboard-Iwasshocked.Theywantedmetopresentmyprojecttothembecausetheyknewaboutitfromthenews.Theseparentsaskedmetotalktotheirkidsandinspirethem.IfellveryexcitedbecauseIgottopresenttheinventionthatledmetowhatIamnowtotheworld.MycurrentgoalsaretoextendrangesinSTEMinhighschool,sinceinmiddleschoolyouaremorelimited.IwouldliketocompeteintheUniversityinterscholasticTeam,participateinIntelISEF,competeintheGoogleScienceFairagain,andpresentbetterprojectsforsciencefair.InsteadofwatchingthatonelastplotofaTVshow,goandthinkofhowyoucancreatesomethingormakesenseofsomethingyou’reenthusiasticabout.Workhardineverythingyoudoforeverymomentofyourlife,makethatonethingintothebestthing,andimproveyourplanningoftheproject.1、Howwilltheauthorhelpparentsavoidtheriskofforgetting?A．Bychangingthefamily’slivesforever.B．Byfittingthealarmsysteminactualcars.C．Byrunningtheriskingoftrafficaccidents.D．Bymakinghismodelmachineworkwell.2、Whatchangedthewaytheauthorsawtheworld?A．Hisprojectpresentation.B．HispursuingSTEM.C．Hisinventiveachievements.D．Hisattendingcompetitions.3、Whydidthefourfamiliescrowdaroundtheauthor’sboard?A．Towitnesshisproject.B．Toacquirehissignature.C．Topurchasehispatent.D．Toinspiretheirchildren.4、Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodo?A．Doalltothebestofourability.B．Workhardtobecomefamous.C．ConsiderflowtocreateaTVplot.D．Employtimeeffectivelytoliftus.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）TheHappyDoorHappinessislikeastonedroppedintoapooltosetinmotionanever-wideningcircleofripples.AsStevensonhassaid,beinghappyisa1.Thereisno2definitionoftheword“happiness”.Happypeoplearehappyforallsortsofreasons.The3isnotwealthorphysicalwell-being,sincewefindbeggars,invalids(病弱者)andso-called4aresometimesextremelyhappy.Beinghappyisasortof5bonus.Butstayinghappyisanaccomplishment,a6ofsoulandcharacter.Itisnotselfishto7forit.Itis,8,adutytoourselvesandothers.Beingunhappyislikeaninfectiousdiseasethatcan9others.Itcausespeopletoshrinkawayfromthe10.Hesoonfindshimself11,miserableandbitter.Thereis,how-ever,acuresosimpleastoseem,12,ridiculous;ifyoudon’tfeelhappy,13tobe!It14.Beforelongyouwillfindthatinsteadofrepelling(使反感)people,you15them.Youdiscoverhowdeeplyrewardingitistobethecenterofwiderandwider16ofgoodwill.Thenthemake-believebecomesa17.Youpossessthesecretofpeaceofmind,andcan18yourselfinbeingofservicetoothers.Beinghappy,onceitisrealizedasadutyandestablishedasa(n)19,opensdoorsintounimaginablegardensfilledwithgrateful20.1、A．senseB．gloryC．dutyD．prize2、A．exactB．goodC．extraD．regular3、A．problemB．doubtC．approachD．key4、A．successesB．winnersC．competitorsD．failures5、A．unexpectedB．impossibleC．unobtainableD．unfinished6、A．pointB．victoryC．performanceD．dream7、A．strikeB．getC．struggleD．gain8、A．whateverB．indeedC．furthermoreD．however9、A．envyB．understandC．monitorD．affect10、A．suffererB．strangerC．beggarD．patient11、A．togetherB．aloneC．singleD．difficult12、A．atfirstglanceB．atlastC．attimesD．innotime13、A．wantB．tryC．pretendD．stop14、A．differsB．worksC．resultsD．prefers15、A．hitB．drawC．catchD．attract16、A．fieldsB．circlesC．spotsD．areas17、A．realityB．thoughtC．possibilityD．hope18、A．rememberB．forgiveC．forgetD．remind19、A．behaviorB．actC．relationD．habit20、A．parentsB．teachersC．friendsD．classmates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）语法填空。WhenIwasstartingmyownbusiness,Ialwaysthosesuccessfulbusinessmeneitheroffline__1．__onlineabouttheirexperiences.ThebestadviceIevergotwassimilartothisstatement:Youare__2．__(respond)foryouownexperience.SoonIrealizedthatthisistrueforeverythinginlife.Inmyopinion,oneofmistakesthatwemakeas__3．__(human)istolookuptosomeoneasour“rolemodel”.Althoughtheconceptof“rolemodel”isgood,__4．__itcanpotentiallyleadtocanbedangerous.Wealwaystrytoconvince__5．__(we)thatifwecopytheirsuccessstorythenwewillbenaturallyend__6．__withthesamesuccess.Thisisn’ttrueatall.It’stheirexperiencethatmadethemwhattheyare.Youcan’trepeatthat.OnceI__7．__(open)afirmtomakeelectronicdevices,andIregardedBillGatesasmyrolemodel.IhadthoughtthatyearslaterIwouldbeassuccessfulashim.Buttheresultwasjustcontrarytomy__8．__(expect),andIfailed.Astimewenton,Irealizedthatdifferentpersonshavedifferentstrongpoints,abilitiesandcapabilities.Sostop__9．__(try)tocopyothers’experiences,butbuildyourown.Enjoywhatlifethrowsatyouandmakethe__10．__(well)outofit.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（＼）画掉。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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。InOctoberlastyear,Iwasstudying