2023-2024学年北京市东城区第五十中学高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年北京市东城区第五十中学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，再选涂其它答案标号。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（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe2．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/3．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained4．EveryfouryearsAmericans__________thetransferofpower.A．carryoverB．carryoffC．carryonD．carryout5．I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.A．willB．mustC．canD．may6．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame7．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live8．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that9．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．apply B．appealC．add D．reply10．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what11．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when12．Theclassroomisbigenoughfor25studentsfornormaluseyouneedmorespaceforspecialactivities.A．once B．because C．if D．unless13．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while14．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover15．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when16．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．attractedD．changed17．Housepricesareusuallymuchhigher________therearesubwaystationsaround.A．where B．unless C．while D．though18．–What’swrongwithyouripad2?Thesound____isnotclear.--Yes.Ithasbeenbrokenforsometime.A．comeout B．comingout C．tocomeout D．cameout19．Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce20．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where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）Twoheadsarebetterthanone.Itmeansthattwopeopleworkingtogetherhaveabetterchanceofsolvingaproblemthanonepersonalone.Butnoteveryonelikesworkinginagroup.Therecanbeanumberofreasonswhypeopledislikegroupwork.Somemayfeelnervousoruneasyingroupsituations.Othersmighthavehadabadexperiencewithindividualswhodidnotworkwellasateam.Anothercommentisthatteachersorinstructorsfailtoproviderolesforgroupmembers.Thismaycreateasituationwhereeveryoneornoonewantstolead.Whatevertheissue,theresultisthesame:thegroupdoesnotrealizeitsgoal.Cooperative(合作的)learningisaneducationalmethodthatcanhelptosolvethisproblem.Therearemanymethodsofcooperativelearning.Todaywewilltalkaboutone:givingeachpersoninasmallgroupaspecificdutytoreachasharedgoal.Forexample,iflearnersaredividedintogroupsoffourpeopleeach,theirrolesmightbe:leader,writer,checkerandspeaker.Thisstructurehelpsensurethateveryonetakespartequallyingroupworkandallowseachmembertoplayameaningfulpartincompletingthesharedgoal.Beforedividinglearnersintogroups,itisagoodideafortheteacherorclub’sinstructortofirsthaveknowledgeaboutthelanguageskilllevelsofparticipants.Thegoalistomakeeachgroupamixtureofhigher-andlower-levellanguagelearners.Puttingtoomanypeoplewithsimilarskilllevelstogethercouldmaketheworktoodifficultoreasy.Rolecardscanbeahelpfultoolinthismethodofcooperativelearning.Theirpurposeistoremindlearnersofeachperson’srole.Beforethecooperativeactivity,theroleoftheteacheroractivityinstructoristoexplaintwothingstothegroup:themainjobfortheactivityandhowthecooperativeroleswork.ThepersoninchargemayappointtheserolesorlettheEnglishlearnerschoosethem.Then,duringtheactivity,theinstructor’sjobistowatchthegroupsandprovidemoreguidancewhenneeded.Aftertheactivity,theinstructormaywishtoprovidefeedbacktogroupsontheirworkandtheiruseofcooperation.Withthiscooperativelearningmethod,youcansaythatfourheadsarebetterthanjustone.1、What’stheoutcomeifpeopledonotenjoygroupwork?A．Theaimofthegroupcannotbeachieved.B．Specificroleswillbegiventogroupmembers.C．Groupmemberswillfeelateaseingroups.D．Groupmemberswillfailtoworkindividually.2、Whydoestheteacherneedtoknowaboutthosewhotakepartintheactivity?A．Tofindoutlanguagelearnerswithsimilarlevels.B．Toclarifyhigher-andlower-levellanguagelearners.C．Tocombinelearnerswithdifferentlanguagelevels.D．Toincreasethedifficultyinfinishingthework.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheroleofinstructors?A．Tooffergroupmemberstimelyhelpateachstep.B．Tolistentotheresponsefromgroupmembers.C．TohelptheEnglishlearnerschoosetheirfavouriteroles.D．Tomakeclearaboutthetaskandworkingprinciplesoftheroles.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TwoHeadsAreBetterthanOne.B．CooperationIsaMustinLearning.C．GroupWorkMakesaGreatDifferencetoLearners’Achievement.D．CooperativeLearningContributestotheSuccessofGroupWork.22．（8分）IfyoulookontheInternet,youwillseethatalmosteverydayoftheyearcelebratessomekindoffood.These“holidays”havebecomeverypopularacrosstheUnitedStates.TheyoftenaretrendingstoriesonTwitter,anddescribedintheU.S.media.Theygivepeopleachancetoenjoysomethingtheymightnoteatnormally,likeNationalOnionRingDay,forexample.Foodholidaysalsogiverestaurantsandotherbusinessesachancetopromotetheirproducts.ButwheredidthesedistinctlyAmerican“holidays”comefrom?ManyaretheinventionofanAlabamaman,John-BryanHopkins.HewritesaboutfoodforhisFwebsite.HopkinstoldTimemagazinethatwhenhebeganhissitein2006,therewereonly175“holidays.”“Ifilledintherest,”hesaid.SomeofhisfavoritesareNationalOreoCookieDayonMarch6andNationalTaterTotDayonFebruary2.TheNationalDayCalendarhasalistofallthedifferentfoodandnon-foodrelated“holidays.”Inthepast,thewebsiteusedtoletanyonecreatetheirownday--foraprice.Butnow,thesiteonlyacceptsrequestsfrombusinessesandotherorganizations.Whilesomefood“holidays”areindeedmade-up,manyhavehistoricalroots.Forexample,NationalBeerDayonApril7markstheendofaU.S.banontheproduction,transport,importandsaleofalcoholicdrinks.Thebanlastedfrom1920until1933.TheSalvationArmy,aChristiangroup,launchedU.S.NationalDoughnutDayonJune1,1938.ItwasmeanttohonorwomenwhoservedsoldiersdoughnutsduringWorldWarI.Butnoteveryonelikesfoodholidays.BethanyJeanClementisafoodwriterfortheSeattleTimesnewspaper.Shewrote,“Igetthatsomepeoplemightbeexcitedby,say,NationalDoughnutDay.Butyoureallycanhaveadoughnutanydayyouwant!”TaviJuarez,ofF,thinksnationalfoodholidaysareheretostay.ShetoldtheSeattleTimes,“Inmyhumbleopinion,Ibelievethatfoodholidayswillcontinuetogrowinpopularityonline.Becausethere’salotofnegativityoutthere,whynotchoosetocelebratefoodinstead?”1、WhatcanwelearnaboutfoodholidaysfromParagraph1？A．Peoplecanenjoytheirfavoritefoodontheholidays.B．Restaurantswillmakemuchmoneyduringtheholidays.C．Peoplecaneatanyfoodtheywantontheholidays.D．Onlyspecialfoodareservedontheholidays.2、WhendidthefirstNationalBeerDayprobablybegin?A．In1920B．In1933C．In1913D．In19383、Howmanyfoodholidaysarementionedinthepassage?A．FourB．SixC．FiveD．Three4、WhatadvicedoesTaviJuaregiveinthelastParagraph?A．Celebratingfoodholidays.B．Celebratingfoodinsteadoffoodholidays.C．Toreducethenegativityoffoodholidays.D．Tosupportfoodholidaysonline.23．（8分）Iremembermychildhoodsummersfondly,asmanyofusdo.ThosegoldendaysinwhichIwouldleavethehouseafterastillsleepy,leisurelybreakfastandcomehomeonlyforlunchinthemiddleofadayspententirelyoutdoors.Wedidnotliveintownand,thus,playmateswerelimitedtosiblings(兄弟姐妹)andthecousinswholiveddowntheroad.Ourbackyardbecametheplaygroundinwhichourimaginationswouldrunwild—turningthosefewacresintomagicalforests,thecreek(小溪)intoaviolentriverandourtrustydog,Rex,intothemanyrolesofhorse,monsterandanyothercreaturethatwechildrendidnotwanttoplay.Bytheendofthethreemonthsofsummerbreakweweresunburnedfromourhoursinthesun,fullofthememoriesofathousandmagicalmomentsandbondedtooursiblingsinawaythatwinter’sforcedhibernation(冬眠)neverseemedtoconnectus.Today,IliveonthesameacreagethatIdidasachild.Mychildrenhavetheblessingofhavingthesamegrassypatchestoscratchtheirbarefeetastheyrunthroughit,thesamecreektostomp(跺脚)through,andnotthesamedog—buttheirveryownenergeticpuptoimagineawaythedayswith.However,thisisnotthesameworldasitwastwenty,thirtyyearsago.Therearescreenseverywhereinthehousetodemandattention—televisionswithhundredsofchannels,computerswithaccesstoathousandentertainingsites,tabletsstockedwithapps.Thereisalsonolongertheexpectationofastretchofanunscheduledthreemonths.Theirschoolfriendstellcompetitivestoriesofcarefullyplannedvacations,spendingtimetravelingtoallofthelocalattractions—variousparks,thezoo,thesciencecenter,allofthefestivalswhichcomebreezingthroughtown.Ontheveryfirstdayofschooltheywillbeaskedtolisttheirfavoriteactivitiesofthesummerandnolongeraretheselistsfilledwiththingslikefindingwoodtomakeabridgeoveracreekoradayspentinimaginativeplaywiththeirsiblings.Thelistsarenowfulloftrips,overscheduleddaysand“camps”thatnolongerofferastayinnature.Ourchildrenhavebecomeusedtobeingentertainedeveryminute.Inourhouse,wehavelimitsonelectronicsandkickthekidsoutsideonaniceday.Evenaswetryasparentstosetlimitsandgetourchildrenoutinnature,thenewcryofchildhoodseemstobe“I’mbored,”whichisnotreallyjustmeaning“I’mbored,”“but“Pleasefindsomethingtoentertainme,asInolongercanentertainmyselfevenforashortperiodoftime.”Ourchildrennolongerknowhowtositinsilence,entertainthemselveswhileevenwaitingforafewminutesandhavelosttheaweofnatureastheyhavebecomeaddictedtoscreentime.Wehavemadeachoiceinthishouseholdtodowhatisnolongerexpectedofchildreninmanyhouseholds—wewillensurethattherearedaysof“boredom.”Werefusetospendourdaysschedulingourchildren’severyhour.Therewillbemanydayswithnoplansatall,whentheywillbesentoutsidewithonlythegrassandthetreesandtheirownimaginationstoentertainthem.Thescreenswillbeturnedoffandourchildrenwillfindthattimesofquietcanbejustasorevenmoreentertaining.Theywillbondwiththeirbrotherandsister,makingmemoriesthattheywillreplayintheirmindswellintoadulthood.Eventhoughsunscreenwillbereligiouslyapplied,theywillleavesummerwithsunburnedandscratchescomingfromclimbingtrees,stompingthroughcreeksandchasingthedoginthefield.ThissummerIwillbegivingmychildrenthegreatestgiftofall—boredom.Forinsideboredomisthegiftofgettingtoknowyourownmind,offindingcomfortandjoyinnatureandintherealizationthatthegreatestgiftsareexperience,notthings.1、Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanknowthattheauthor.A．participatedinmanyorganizedactivitiesB．enjoyedanunscheduledvacationC．exploredmagicalforestsandaviolentriverD．realizedthestrengthofpatience2、Theauthorthinkstoday’schildren’sactivitiesare.A．lessmeaningfulB．lessaccessibleC．morerelatedtonatureD．moreinlinewiththenatureofplay3、Whatistherealreasonforchildren’sfeelingofboredom?A．Childrenareaddictedtoscreentime.B．Childrenarelimitedtousingelectronics.C．Childrenhavenopatiencewitheverything.D．Childrenlacktheexperienceofexploringentertainment.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardshischildren’schildhood?A．Sympathetic.B．Envious.C．Unsatisfactory.D．Indifferent.5、Whatisheauthor’spurposetoensurechildrenthedaysof“boredom”?A．Tokeepchildrenawayfromelectronics.B．Toencouragechildrentoclimbtreesandstompthroughcreeks.C．Tosetasidemoretimetoimprovetheiracademicperformance.D．Toprovidechildrenwiththeopportunitytoseekhappinessinnature.6、Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．ThegiftofboredomB．ThememoryofchildhoodC．TheattractionofnatureD．Theexperienceoftwogenerations24．（8分）AseasideLongIslandvillageonSaturdayhonoredthememoryofagirlwhosemessageinabottlewasfoundafterSuperstormSandy,discoveredbycleanupworkersadozenyearsaftershethrewitintotheocean.Aplatewasplacedonarocknearthebridge,wherethebottlewasdiscoveredinDecember.Itreads:“Beexcellenttoyourselfdude(朋友),”thesamemessageinsidethebottle.Thenote,alinefromthe1989KeanuReevesmovie“BillandTed'sExcellentAdventure,”waswrittenbySidonieFeryandthrewintotheoceaninsideabottle.Shediedin2010attheageof18inafallfromacliff(悬崖)inSwitzerland.Thebottleonlytraveledamileortwowestwardfromwhereitwaslikelydepositedtothelocationwherecleanupworkersfoundit.Itwasintermingledwithbrokenclothes,boatingequipmentandarangeofseatrash.Butbecausethenoteincludedthegirl'sNewYorkCityphonenumber,whatotherwisewouldhavebeenaworthlesspieceoftrashbecameapricelesssouvenir.WorkersinPatchogue,about60miles(100kilometers)eastofManhattan,calledthenumberandreturnedthebottletohermother,MimiFery.Ferysaidshesobbedwhensheheardworkershadfoundthebottleandwasgratefultothem.“It'sunbelievable,”shesaidSaturdayoftheceremony.“Thetownisamazing,mydaughterwasalovelyandlivelypersonandveryfun,shewoulddofunthings.Shealwaysbroughtjoytoeverybodynomatterhowshefelt.”Theplatealsoreads:“Ilearnedthateventhoughsomeoneisverysmalltheymayhaveabigheart”andbearsaphotoofasmiling,youngSidoniealongwiththedatethebottlewasfound:Dec.6,2012.1、Thepassageismainlywrittento_____.A．tellushowtowriteanoteB．informusofsomeusefultipsC．sharewithusamovingstoryD．introducethebottlemessage2、Theunderlinedword“intermingled”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A．crowdedB．mixedupC．filledupD．secured3、Whichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsmentionedinthepassage?a.Sidoniefellfromacliffanddied.b.Sidoniewrotealineandthrewitintotheoceaninabottle.c.Keanu’smovie“BillandTed’sExcellentAdventure”cameout.d.AplatewasplacedtohonorthememoryofSidonie.e.CleanupworkersfoundthebottleandcalledFery.A．c-b-a-e-dB．c-b-e-a-dC．c-a-b-d-eD．c-a-b-e-d4、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSidonie?A．Helpfulandoptimistic.B．Smallbutpromising.C．Lovelybutpitiful.D．Smartandbeautiful.25．（10分）“AreyougoingtoSeattle?”ananxious—lookingwomanaskedafemaletravelerattheAmtrakStationinSacramento.“No,I’mgoingtoEugene,”thetravelerreplied.“Oh,Iwashopingyoucouldwatchoutformydaughter,she’sneverbeenonatrainbefore.”SinceIamaseasonedtraintraveler,Iknowthatseatsandcarsareassignedbydestination.SoIapproachedthewomanandherfrightened—lookingdaughterandtoldthemthatherdaughtercouldsitwithmeandthatIwouldtakecareofherforthedurationofthejourney.Thetrainhadarrived25minuteslate,andpeoplerushedtogettheirseatassignments.Theconductorwantedtoknowiftherewerepeopletravelingtogether,soIpushedmywaytothefrontofthelinewiththegirlandwewerearrangedtositnexttoeachother.Onceonboard,Ishowedherwheretoputherluggage,andtookhertothebathroomarea.Wesettleddowntosleep.Inthemorning,shebecamecomfortableenoughtodowhatmost15—yearoldsdo;talkandtextonhermobilephone.Throughoutthetrip,ImadesureshepickedupherID,whichhadfallenoutofherbackpack,andgenerallykeptaneyeonherinanon—intrusiveway.Ihopesomeonetakesherundertheirwingwhensheflies(anotheranxiety—producingfirst)backtoSacramento.Idohopethatkindnesswillspreadaroundtheworldthroughtheseways.We’reconditionedtothinkthatourlivesrevolved（旋转）aroundgreatmoments.Butgreatmomentsoftencatchusunaware,beautifullywrappedinwhatothersmayconsiderasmallone.1、Wherewastheauthorgoingbytrain?A．SeattleB．Eugene.C．Sacramento.D．Amtrak.2、Whydidtheauthorpushtothefrontoftheline?A．Togethisseatassignment.B．Togetaseatinthefront.C．Tohelpthegirlfindherseat.D．Toaskforthetwoseatsnexttoeachother.3、Whatcanbelearntfromthetext?A．Thegirlhasnevertravelledbyairbefore.B．ThegirlhasneverbeentoSeattlebefore.C．Themotheranddaughterhavenevertakenthetrainbefore.D．Thegirlwastoonervoustodonothingalonethroughoutthetrip.4、Whatdoestheauthor’sstoryintendtotellus?A．Experienceisthebestteacher.B．Youneverknowtillyouhavetried.C．Happinessliesingivinghelptoothers.D．Dosomethinggoodeventhoughitmaybetiny.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）ProfessorWilliamslivedaloneandhewasvery．Heusedtoarriveattheuniversitytogivealectureandfindthathehadforgottentobringhisnotes．Orhewouldlosehisspectaclesandbeunabletoseethe．Hecouldneverfindanychalktowith，andheoftenforgotthetimeandwouldramble(漫谈)onforhoursbecausehehadhiswatchathome．Butthemostthingofa11abouthimwashis．Hisovercoatwasrarely，asmostofthebuttonswere．Hisshoeswereusuallyuntiedbecausehehadlostthelaces．Hemusthavelosthiscombaswellbecausehishairwasalwaysstandingon．Histrouserswerebyanoldtieinsteadofabelt．Hewasachainsmoker．Hewouldsmokeinclass．Cigaretteashwasliberallyscatteredoverhiswaistcoat．1、A．hard-working B．warm-hearted C．good-temperedD．absent-minded2、A．blackboard B．floor C．ceiling D．window3、A．sign B．deliver C．write D．address4、A．put B．placed C．1eftD．forgotten5、A．exciting B．amazing C．attractiveD．delightful6、A．appearance B．act C．behaviorD．conduct7、A．tied B．fastened C．ironedD．packed8、A．1osing B．falling C．missingD．hanging9、A．roundedup B．stucktogether C．puttogetherD．heldup10、A．even B．frequently C．constantlyD．continuously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）Somemisunderstandingisputtingsharkpopulationsatrisknow.Thousandsofsharksaredyingas1．resultofpeople'sfalsebeliefs.Femalesharksneedmalestomakebabies.Somefemalesharkshavetheabilitytoproduceababybythemselvesandhaveyoungsharks2．amaleshark.That'ssomething3．(common)seeninplantsandinsectslikeantsandbees.Sharkfinshavemedicalfunction.Traditionally,sharkfinsoup4．(believe)tohavehealthbenefitsandisquitespecialinChina.5．modernscientistspointoutthatsharktissue（组织）canbeextremelyhighinpoison.What'smore,sharkfishingkillsupto100million