2023-2024学年广东省肇庆市封开中学高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年广东省肇庆市封开中学高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme2．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome3．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one4．—CouldyouturntheTVdownalittlebit?—________.Isitdisturbingyou?A．Takeiteasy.B．I’msorry.C．NotabitD．Itdepends5．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take6．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed7．ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChina_____shedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.A．where B．thatC．how D．why8．---Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?---yes.Theyareaccustomed____atmeals.A．totalking B．tonottalking C．tonottalk D．totalk9．—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed10．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This11．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when12．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto13．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich14．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that15．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo16．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how17．Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who18．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion19．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical20．—Davidisagreenhandatsuchthings.—ButIbelieveheisquite________tothetask.A．relevantB．accessibleC．equalD．unique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）AsaleadingChineselanguageschoolandaculturalexchangeInstituteinChina,GlobalExchangeEducationCenterhasbeenprovidingMandarinlanguagecoursesandculturalexchangeprogramsforadecade.Howtoapplyforourprograms■Inordertoapplyforallofourprograms,youmustbeatleast18yearsold.ingoodhealth.aseniorhighschoolgraduate.■ApplicationProcedureforChineseLanguageProgramsStep1.Sendusacompletedapplicationformbyemailorfax.Step2.Sendus$60applicationfeeafterreceivingouremailconfirmation.Step3.Arrangethepaymenttransfer.Step4.PlanthetriptoBeijing.■ApplicationProcedureforChineseBusinessInternship(实习)ProgramStep1.SendusacompletedapplicationformwithyourCVandpersonalstatementfortheprogrambyemailorfax.Step2.Sendus$310，including$60applicationfeeand$250internshipplacementdeposit,afterreceivingourletterofacceptancefortheprogram.Step3.Arrangefinalpaymenttransferafterreceivingoursecondconfirmation.Step4.PlanthetriptoBeijing.■PersonalStatementforapplicantsforChineseBusinessInternshipProgramYoushouldstatewhyyouwanttotakethisprogramandwhatyourexpectationsoftheprogramare.Howyouwillmakeuseofthisprograminyourfuturecareer.■ApplicationDeadlinesTheapplicationsformostprogramsarereviewedonarollingbasis.Youareencouragedtosubmityourapplicationaheadoftheapplicationdeadlines.■ConfirmationHavingreceivedyourapplication.GlobalExchangeEducationCenterusuallysendsoutanemailconfirmationforthebookingwithin2-5workingdays.Pleaseclickhereformoreinformation.1、Thetextisprobablywrittenfor________.A．juniorhighgraduatesB．languagetrainersC．jobseekersD．internationalstudents2、Ifyouapplyforbothoftheprograms,thetotalapplicationfeeswillbe________.A．$310B．$120C．$250D．$3703、Wherecanyoupossiblyreadthispassage?A．posterB．internetC．brochureD．newsreport22．（8分）Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclockstellthemthey’redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncellphonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsthatclockbasedworkscheduleshindercreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m,researchfrom10a.mtonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipantsorganizedifferentactivitiesfromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyogabytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder“clocktime”vs.“tasktime”.Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficient(有效率的)butlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperformingajobthatrequiresmorecreativity.It’llmakethosetaskseasier,andthetask-doerswillbehappier.1、Whatdoestheauthorsayaclock-basedwork?A．Itmakesworkersverytired.B．Itremindsworkerstoleaveontime.C．Itmakesworkersawareoftheprecioustime.D．Itmayhaveabadeffectonthecreativity.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hinder”inparagraph2mean?A．Block.B．Consider.C．Increase.D．Value.3、WhatdidTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellierfindintheirexperimentsaboutclock-timers?A．Theyseizeopportunitiesastheycomeup.B．Theyalwaysgettheirworkdoneintime.C．Theytendtobemoreproductive.D．Theycancontroltheirlives.4、Whatdotheresearcherssuggest?A．Task-basedtimingispreferredfordoingcreativework.B．Itisimportanttokeepabalancebetweenworkandlife.C．Performingcreativejobstendstomakeworkershappier.D．Ascientificstandardshouldbeadoptedinjobevaluation.23．（8分）Itsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue，butanewstudyonsleepingbrainssuggeststhatlisteningtolanguageswhileyousleepcanactuallyhelpyoutolearnthem．Forthestudy，researchersplayedrecordingsofforeignwordsandtheirtranslationstosubjectsenjoyingslow-wavesleep，astagewhenapersonhas1ittleconsciousnessoftheirenvironment．Toensurethattheresultswerenotcompromisedbyforeignlanguagewordsthatsubjectsmayhavehadsomecontactwithatsomepointintheirwakinglives，researchersmadeuptotallynonexistentforeignwords．Whenthesubjectswokeup，theywerepresentedwiththemade-upwordsagainwithouttheirtranslations．Thesubjectswerethenaskedtoimaginewhetherthismade-upwordindicatedanobjectthatwaseithersmallerorlarger．Thisvague(模糊的)wayoftestingtheirunderstandingofthewordsisanapproachthatissupposedtotapintotheunconsciousmemory．Unbelievably，thesubjectswereabletocorrectlyclassifythewordsinthiswayatanaccuracyratethatwas10percenthigherthanrandomchance．That’snotaratehighenoughtohavethemsuddenlycommunicatinginaforeigntongue，butitisenoughtosuggestthatthebrainisstillabsorbinginformationonsomelevel，evenduringsleep．Researchershavelongknownthatsleepisimportantformemory，butpreviouslyitsroleinmemorywasthoughttorelateonlytothepreservationandorganizationofmemoriesacquiredduringwakefulness．Thisisthefirsttimethatmemoryformationhasbeenshowntobeactiveduringsleep．Inotherwords，ourbrainsarelisteningtotheworld，andlearningaboutit，evenwhenourconsciousselvesarenotpresent．Thenextstepforresearcherswillbetoseeifnewinformationcanbe1earnedquickerduringwakefulnessifitwasalreadypresentedduringsleep．Ifso，itcouldforeverchangehowwetrainourbrainstolearnnewthings．Sleeplearningmightbecomeawidespreadpractice．1、Whydidresearchersusesomemade-upwordsinthestudy?A．Toguaranteetheaccuracyofthetestresult．B．Toincreasethedifficultyoftestinginformation．C．Toavoidthesubjectscheatingintheexperiment．D．Totestifourbrainaregoodatlearningsomethingnew．2、Whatwerethesubjectsaskedtodointhestudy?A．Classifywhattheyheardbysize．B．Makeupawordtorepresent“large”or“small”．C．Repeatthewordstheyheardinthesleep．D．Imaginethemeaningsofthemade-upwords．3、Whatconclusiondidresearchersdrawfromthisstudy?A．Sleepisnecessaryforagoodmemory．B．Memoryformationgoesonduringsleep．C．Listeningduringsleepisgoodforourbrain．D．Learninglanguagesinsleephasbettereffects．4、Whatwillbetheresearchers’nextplan?A．Totrainpeoplehowtolearnduringsleep．B．Toprovetheexistenceofunconsciousmemory．C．Todigoutthereasonforunconsciouslearning．D．Tostudytheeffectofsleeplearningonconsciouslearning．24．（8分）GetInvolved!MakeaDonation!Sowhatisrewilding?Imagineournaturalhomesgrowinginsteadofshrinking.Imaginespecies(物种)diversifyinginsteadofdeclining.That'srewilding.Rewildingisecologicalrestoration.Rewildingoffershopeforwildlife,humansandtheplanet.Whyisrewildingimportantandnecessary?●Ournaturalecologyisbroken.Theplaceswhereyouwouldexpectwildlifetoexisthavebeenreducedtowetdeserts.Theseabedhasbeendestroyedandtherehavebeennolivingcreaturesanymore.●Ourwildlifeisdisappearing.Manywonderfulspecieshavedeclinedoverthepastcentury.We'velostmoreofourlargeanimalsthananyEuropeancountry.●Weneedkeystonespecies.Thesevitalspecies,includingtoppredators(食肉动物),driveecologicalprocesses.Theirlosshasworsenedourlivingsystems.●Naturelooksafterus.Goodnaturalecologycanprovideuswithcleanairandwater,preventfloodingandstorecarbon.Rewildingcanleavetheworldinabetterstatethanitistoday.Whatarechallenges?Asalong-termproject,our“rewildingbritain”hasitschallenges.Manypeoplearenotinterested,becausewehavegotusedtothelackofnativeforests.Manyfarmersopposetheidea.Theythoughtitacrazyideatobringbackpredatorsbecausetheywouldstartkillingfarmanimals.Ittakestimetoeducatethem.Aboveall,weneedmoney!Soweneedyourhelp!Makeadonation.Helpusbringbacklivingsystemsandrestorewildnature!Withyourhelpwecan...●Openupnewchancesforrewildingandpushforchange.●Developtoolstoeducate,influenceandspreadtheword.Thanksforyoursupport.1、Whichofthefollowingistheresultofrewilding?A．Speciesbecomevarious. B．Alotofanimalsdisappear.C．Environmentsaredestroyed. D．Naturaldisastershappenregularly.2、Accordingtothepassage,oneofthechallengesatpresentis_______.A．people'sdoubts B．alackofvolunteersC．ashortageoftime D．farmers'disagreement3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewproject.B．Tocallonpeopletogivemoney.C．Towarnpeopleofthenaturalecology.D．Toconvincepeopletochangetheirmind.25．（10分）ThehousingmarketinCanadahasbeeninadangeroussituation.Arecentnewsitemsaidthattheowneroftwohigh-risebuildingsofrentalapartmentshadtoldhistenants(房客)thattheirrentwoulddoubleinthreemonths.Torontodoesn’thaverentcontrolstostopthissortofthingfromhappening.However,thepoliticianswarnalmostimmediatelythatlandlords(房东)shouldbecarefulbecauseitcouldcausenewlawstopassthattheymaynotlike.Tenantsinthetwobuildings,meanwhile,areangryandsomewillhavetomoveoutbecausetheysimplycan’taffordtostay.ThenextdayanothernewsstorynotedthatthepurchasepriceofahouseinTorontohasjumped33percentthisyear,whichmightdestroythedreamofowningahouseformostyoungpeople.BothofthesestoriescameoutofTorontobutsimilarthingsarehappeninginCanada’sothermajorcitiessuchasVancouver,Ottawa,MontrealandCalgary.Thecostofbothhomerentalandhomepurchaseisrelatedtothesupplyanddemandpressuresofthemarketplaceandthisisprobablyasitshouldbe.Thecatchisthattherapidincreaseinbothcostsisfaroutstripping(超过)theincreaseinsalaries,particularlyinthosejobsthatbeginnersandprobablyeventhemajorityofpeoplecanget.Wecan’tleavethesepeopleoutonthestreets.Ithinktheexpandinggulfbetweenthehavesandthehave-notsthatweareseeinginCanadaisdangerousbecausewhensomepeopleseemtohaveeverythingandothersarenexttonothingitcanleadtodesperation,depressionandsometimestoviolence.Idoubtwhetherthisphenomenonislimitedtomycountrybutit’sveryconcerninghere.Ifeelsorryfortheyoungpeoplejustenteringthehousingmarket.1、Whydothepoliticianswarnthelandlordsnottodoubletheirrentsinthenearfuture?A．Theyarekind-heartedmenandfeelsorryforthepoor.B．They’llhavetoraisethesalariesforworkersifrentsaretoohigh.C．ItiscoldinCanada,soitisdangeroustoleavepeopleonthestreet.D．Thegovernmentwilltakemeasurestoprotecttheinterestoftenants.2、ThatthewriterthinksthehousingmarketinCanadainadangeroussituationisbecause________.A．Canadadoesn’thaverentcontrolstostoprentsfromrisingB．mostyoungpeopletakenointerestinbuyingtheirownhouseC．thegovernmentareunabletoprovidethepoorwithfreehousesD．theproblemscausedbyhighrentsmayleadtoserioussocialconflicts3、Accordingtothecontext,whichoffollowingwordhastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“catch”inparagraph4?A．Problem.B．Dilemma.C．Depression.D．Desperation.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BeyondMostBuyersB．TenantsWillMoveOutC．TorontoIsNoLongeraGoodPlaceD．ToHelptheYoungorNot,ThisIsaQuestion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）Abouttwoyearsago,IwasatastopsignwhenIheardwhimpering(微弱的狗叫声)comingfrominsideacarparkedonthestreetnexttome.Itwasvery1andthedogwastryingtogetsomeofthecoolerfreshairoutsidethecar.WithoutthinkingI2mycarandgotouttohelphim.Thecarwaslockedandtherewasnowayto3thedog.ThinkingoftheirresponsibleownerIbecame4Ididn’tknowifIshould5thewindowandtakethedogortrytocontact(联系)theowner.Justthen,I6apolicecarontheoppositesideofthestreet.Iranoutandflaggeditdown.Whenthepoliceofficerhelpedopenthedoor,thedog7bothofusandranquicklybehindthehousethecarwasparkedinfrontof.We8thedogtomakesurehewasOK.Thenwesaw9thedoghadrun:Thedog’sownerwas10inthemiddleofhisgarage.Apparentlythemanhadaconditionthatcausedhimtohavea(n)11Thisonewasparticularly12andrequiredmedicalattention.AftertheincidentIlearnedthathadInot13,boththedogandthemanwouldlikelyhavedied.Iwasovercomewith14andmyeyesswelledup.Irealizedhowmuchofaneffectyoucanhaveonotherpeople’slivesbydoingthe15thing.Iwassoquickto16assumingthedog’sownerwasneglecting(疏忽)hispet.AndhadthepoliceofficernothavebeenaroundImayhavejustlefta(n)17onthecarafterItookthedog.Icannot18whatIwouldfeelifIknewthatmanhaddiedbecauseofanynumberofthingsthatmayhavewent19Itmademeunderstandthatthingsarenotalwaysasthey20.1、A．hot B．dark C．quite D．dry2、A．drove B．parked C．took D．locked3、A．find B．save C．walk D．touch4、A．sad B．bored C．puzzled D．angry5、A．break B．open C．clean D．replace6、A．hit B．called C．stopped D．noticed7、A．disappointed B．frightened C．surprised D．excited8、A．wentafter B．lookedafter C．shoutedat D．pointedat9、A．how B．why C．when D．where10、A．lying B．sleeping C．standing D．working11、A．opportunity B．rest C．attack D．fight12、A．bad B．strange C．important D．clear13、A．known B．continued C．stayed D．helped14、A．uncertainty B．anxiety C．exhaustion D．emotion15、A．right B．hard C．risky D．big16、A．act B．judge C．blame D．agree17、A．note B．address C．mark D．number18、A．believe B．imagine C．face D．remember19、A．quickly B．perfectly C．differently D．smoothly20、A．seem B．happen C．expect D．prefer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）MarkTwain,borninFlorida1．November30th,1835,2．(bring)upinHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiRiver.Heisbestknownforhis3．(novel)setinhisboyhoodworldontheriver,suchasTheAdventuresofTomSawyerandTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.Somuch4．helovetheriverthatevenhispennamewasabouttheriver.Thephrase“marktwain”meansthatthewateristwofathomsin5．(deep).TheplayinthisunitisadaptedfromTheMillionPoundBankNote6．(write)byMarkTwin.Itwasthesummerof1903,7．twowealthybrothersmadeabet.Oneofthemdoubted8．amancouldsurviveamonthinLondonwithamillionpoundbanknote.Atthismoment,theysawapennilessman9．(wander)onthepavement.ItwasHenry,10．Americanbusinessman,whowaslostinLondon.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（\）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。Itwas9a、m、、Thesunhasshonebrilliantly、Istoodbythelake,waitedformyturntoboat、Justthen,alittledoglieatmyfeetquietly、“AmIsupposedtotouchthem?”Withlittleexperienceofdealingwithanimals,Ihesitated、Afterwhile,itseemedtobedisappointinganddisappearedfrommysight、LaterIgotachancetorowaboatinthelake、Seeingsomepigeonflyingthewhitewingsintheskyandothersfeedingthemselvesontheb