2023-2024学年江苏省常州市高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省常州市高三第二次调研英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat2．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive3．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect4．——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime5．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter6．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should7．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether8．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．asaresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords9．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention10．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing11．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．are;eversince B．are;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime12．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked13．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that14．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a15．Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．administrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation16．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime17．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for18．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which19．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold20．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit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）TraditionalChinesemedicine（TCM）isgainingglobalpopularity．Accordingtoagovernmentwhitepaper，TCMhasbeenintroducedin183countriesandregionsaroundtheworld．Westerners'understandingofTCM，however，maybelimitedtoacupuncture，cuppingandmassage（针灸，拔罐和按摩）．Forinstance，thepurple，injury﹣likemarksleftonU．S．swimmerMichaelPhelps，backfromcuppingforthepurposeofrelaxinghismusclesandreducingpainbecamethecenterofattentionduringtheRioOlympicsin2016．Asamatteroffact，ChineseherbsplayamoreimportantroleingettingridofdiseasesandkeepingthebodyingoodconditionintheTCMtreatmentsystemthanphysicaltreatment．Itisthereforedishearteningtoknowthatwhile103WorldHealthOrganizationmembercountrieshavegivenapprovaltothepracticeofacupuncture，notmanyrecognizeChineseherbalmedicine．TCMfallsfarbehindWesternmedicineowingpartlytotheslowdevelopmentofChineseherbs．Herbsaremadeintopills，powderandsoup，andthekindofherbsused，theirqualityandquantity，andtheprocessingoftheingredients（原材料）jointlydeterminetheeffectivenessoftheprescription．ComparedwithWesternmedicine，whichhasstandardizeddrugproductionprocessesandtreatmentmethods，TCMlacksstandardization，withthechemicalcompositionandfunctionsofitsmedicinesbeingunclearandtheireffectsbeingunstable．Fortunately，standardizationhasimprovedinrecentdecades，withanincreasingnumberoffactoriesproducingpatentedTCMdrugs．AnotherfactorthathaspreventedthedevelopmentofTCMprescriptiondrugsisthelackofcreativity．WhileWesternmedicine﹣makingcompaniescomeupwithnewproductseveryyear，TCMdrugproducerstendtomakemedicinesaccordingtoprescriptionshandeddownfromthepast．ChinesechemistTuYouyou'swinningthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicineforherresearchintomalaria（疟疾）treatmentmaydrivecreativitytosomeextentinChina'sTCMindustry．However，thecurrentstateofaffairscannotbechangedwithinashorttime．1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheexampleofMichaelPhelps？A．Becausehewasinjuredinhisswimming．B．BecausecuppingisakindofimportantTCMtreatment．C．BecausewesternersknowalittleaboutTCM．D．BecausewesternersattachgreatimportancetoTCM．2、Whydon'tsomemembercountriesofWHOrecognizeChineseherbalmedicine？A．BecauseChineseherbscangetridofdiseases．B．Becausetheyonlyapprovethepracticeofacupuncture．C．BecauseWesternmedicineismoreeffective．D．BecausemedicinemadeoutofChineseherbsdevelopsslowly．3、ComparedwithWesternmedicine，whatistheweakpointofTCMinParagraph4？A．Themethodsofplantingherbs．B．Theeffectivenessofprescription．C．Lackinginstandardization．D．Itsstablefunctions．4、ThelackofcreativityinTCMreferstothefactthat．A．medicine﹣makingcompanieslackcreativityB．prescriptionsaregotfromthepastC．WesterncompaniesaremoreexperiencedD．medicine﹣makingcompanieslackdrivingforce22．（8分）AdultEducationCoursesComputerStudiesTechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace,andwerelymoreandmoreoncomputersforeverythingfromcookingtoorganisingourtaxes.Thissix-weekcoursewillgiveyouanunderstandingofcomputerfundamentals,includingtheuseofsoftwarepackages(Word,ExcelandPowerpoint)andhowtousetheInternet.Start:May2,2019Time:Wed7pm-9pmCost:$300Length:6weeksPlace:SydneyCollegeWoodworkLearnthebasicsofwoodworkingwithsimplehands-onprojectstobuildyourconfidenceandskills.Eachlessonexploresadifferentareaofwoodworkingthatwillprovideyouwiththeskillsneededforanywoodworkingproject.Flexiblelearningallowsyoutochooseonlythelessonsthatinterestyou.Start:April15,2019Time:Mon5pm-7pmCost:$30perlessonLength:12weeksPlace:AdultLearningCentreWebDesignProvidesadvancedtraininginsoftware,design,andcodingfortheweB．Studentsmusthavealreadycompletedarecognisedbasicwebdesigncourseorhaveatleast2years'relevantworkexperience.StudentscompletingthecoursewillreceivetheDiplomainAdvancedWebDesign.Start:June1,2019Time:Weekdays9am-4pmCost:$4,990Length:40weeksPlace:UniversityofTechnologyArtThispracticalcourseisintendedtohelpestablishedartiststaketheircreativityfurther.Fromsketchingandcolour,tocomposition,paintingandexperimentingwithstyle,youwillstudyandexploreanengagingvarietyofcreativemediaandsubjectmatter.Start:April21,2019Time:Thur3pm-6pmCost:$750Length:15weeksPlace:CityArt201、Whichcoursesaresuitableforbeginners?A．WebDesignandArt.B．ComputerStudiesandArt.C．WoodworkandWebDesign.D．ComputerStudiesandWoodwork.1、Whichcourseawardsstudentsanofficialcertificate?A．Art.B．Woodwork.C．WebDesign.D．ComputerStudies.2、HowmuchwillastudentwhoattendsonlyhalfofalltheWoodworklessonspayintotal?A．$30. B．$180.C．$250. D．$360.23．（8分）Parentswhosechildrenshowaspecialinterestinasportfeelverydifficulttomakeadecisionabouttheirchildren’scareers.Shouldtheyallowtheirchildrentotraintobecometopsportsmenandsportswomen?Formanychildrenitmeansstartingschoolworkveryyoung.Andgoingoutwithfriendsandotherinterestshavetotakeasecondplace.It’sverydifficulttoexplaintoayoungchildwhyheorshehastotrainfivehoursaday,evenattheweekend,whenmostofhisorherfriendsareplaying.Anotherproblemisofcoursemoney,Inmanycountriesmoneyfortrainingisavailablefromgovernmentfortheverybestyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Ifthishelpcannotbegiven,itmeansthatitistheparentswhohavetofindthetimeandthemoneytosupporttheirchild’sdevelopmentandsportsclothes,transporttocompetitions,specialequipment,etc.Allcanbeexpensive.Manyparentsareworriedthatitisdangeroustostartserioustraininginasportatanearlyage.Somedoctorsagreethatyoungmusclesmaybedamagedbytrainingbeforetheyareproperlydeveloped.Professionaltrainers,however,believethatitisonlybytrainingwhenyoungthatyoucanreachthetopassuccessfulsportsperson.Itisclearthatveryfewpeopledoreachthetop,andbothparentsandchildrenshouldbepreparedforfailureevenaftermanyyearsoftraining.1、Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?A．Anadvertisement.B．Adiary.C．Anewspaper.D．Anoticeboard.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“totakeasecondplace”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Tobecomelessimportant.B．Toputitatanotherplace.C．Tohappenagain.D．Theyarethemostimportantofallthethings.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．It’seasytomakeadecisionwhenyourchildrenwanttotakeupsports.B．Mostofthestudentsmaybecometopsportsmenafteralongperiodoftraining.C．Earlytrainingmaydamageyoungmuscles.D．It’snotveryexpensiveforparentstosupporttheirchildren’sdevelopmentinsports.24．（8分）Uncoveramagicalmixofnewandunforgettableexperienceswhenyouaddthemeparkadmission.Item1:Anall-NewLanaandEveningShowatDisney’sAnimalKingdomThemeporkBuryyourselfinthemagicofnaturelikeneverbeforeatPandora-TheWorldofAvatar.Visitthisdestinationtostartinnovative(革新的)travelandenjoythemeddiningandshoppingopportunities.Andatnight,treatyoursensetoRiversofLight–anincrediblemixtureofwater,soundandlight!Item2:DazzlingNewShowsatMagicKingdomParkGetreadytowonderatOnceUponaTime,anewnightprojectionshowthatbringsCinderellaCastletolifewithprojectionsofbelovedDisneyscenesandcharacters.Inaddition,catchtheimpressiveHappilyEverAfterninthwhenitisperformedforthefirsttimeonMay12,2017.Item3:AttractiveEscapadesatEpcotBoardanancientNorwegianshipandgotothekingdomofArendelleduringaFrozenEverAfteradventure.Then,stopbytheRoyalSommerhustomeetAnnaandElsa—andmaybeevenstartawarmhug.Longingforanairadventure?Takeflightonthere-imagineSoarin’andfeelasthoughyou’reflyingabovesomeoftheearth’smostsurprisinglandmarksandlandscapes.Item4:EpicEntertainmentatDisney’sHollywoodStudiosCatchexcellentstageshowslikeBeautyandtheBeast—LiveonStage,havefunplayingvirtualgamesonToyStoryMania!,andwrapupyourdaywithStarWars:AGalacticSpectacular,alaserandspecialeffectsshowsettoaniconicmusicalscore.SeriousShopping,One-of-a-KindEateriesandWorld-ClassActsatDisneySprings.Discoverawaterfrontdestinationfilledwithmorethan150placestoshop,dineandbeentertained—includingbrandnamestores,restaurantswithrooftoproomsandtheonlyplaceintheworldtoseeCirqueduSoleilTMLaNouba.1、WhatdoItemIandItem4haveincommon?A．Diningandshopping.B．Adventureanddining.C．Shoppingandperformance.D．Shoppingandadventure.2、Wherecanvisitorsfindacastle?A．AtEpcot.B．AtMagicKingdomPark.C．AtDisney’sHollywoodStudios.D．AtDisney’sAnimalKingdomThemePark.3、HowcanvisitorsarriveatthekingdomofArendelle?A．Byair.B．Onfoot.C．Byship.D．Bytrain.25．（10分）Weavinghammocksisanartthattakesasharpeye,askilledhandandlotsofpatience.ButinLenwoodHaddock’scase,beingblindworkstohisadvantage.Histrained,sensitivehandsareacutelyawareofeverystepoftheprocess.Sincebeginninghiscraftin1986,Lenwoodhaswovenabout145,000perfecthammocks.Lenwoodlosthissightin1973,atage18,duringahuntingaccident.“Mywholeworkingcareerhasbeenblind,”hesays.Hefirstfoundajobasawoodworker,butwhenthatorganizationclosed,theNorthCarolinaDivisionofServicesfortheBlindconnectedhimwithHatterasHammocks.Onhisfirstdayofwork.“Ididatotalofonehammock,”Lenwoodrecalls,laughing.“AndthenIcamehomeandlaydowntosleep.Iliftweights,butIwasn’tastoughasIthoughtuntilIstartedweaving.lttakesalotofenergy,andyou’restandingupallday.”Intime,however,Lenwoodfoundhehadaknack(窍门)forthejob.Atfirstheworkedon-siteatthecompany,butafterayearLenwoodmovedhisoperationtothehomeworkshopwherehehadworkedfor10yearsduringhiswoodworkingdays.There,hecreatesdozensofhammockseachweekfromropesinavarietyofsizes.Oneday,herealizedthestepcounteronhisphonerecordedhimwalkingeightmileswithouteverleavinghisshop.Theprocessofweavingahammockinvolvesmakingandcatchinghundredsofloops(环).Asinglemissedstitch(织针)createsaholethatcanwidenandmakethehammockuncomfortableorevendangeroustouse.Experiencedweaversmissloopssometimes,buttohiscompany’sknowledge,Lenwoodhasneverturnedinahammockwithevenonedroppedstitch.Lenwood’sskilledfingersarequicktocatchandfixanymistakes.ThecompanyhasacquiredotherbrandsandchangeditsnametoTheHammockSource.Today,itistheworld’slargestmakerandsellerofhammocks,allbuiltbyhand.However,Lenwood’sroutinehaschangedlittle.Heworkshisfingersbackandforthacrosstherows,loopingtheropeandpullingit.Witheveryhammock,Lenwoodpresentshimselfaperfectproduct.“I’mnotsurehowsightedpeopledoit,”headmits.1、Lenwoodstoppeddoinghisfirstjobbecause.A．itwasforpeoplewithgoodeyesightonlyB．thecompanyfailedtogoonwithitsbusinessC．thecompanydidn’tproducehammocksD．hewasnotskilledatdoingwoodwork2、ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatLenwood.A．hasbeenblindallthroughhislifeB．usedtoworkasahuntertosupporthisfamilyC．wasborninthe1950swithgoodeyesightD．hasworkedasahammockweaverfor10years3、WhatcanwelearnaboutLenwoodfromthe4thparagraph?A．Hemovedveryoftenwhilehewasworkingonahammock.B．Hehadtomakedifferentropesbeforehewoveahammock.C．Hehadtostay8milesawayfromtheworksitetocompleteit.D．Heneededropesofabout8mileslongtocompleteahammock.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．thesuccessoftheHammockSourceCompanyB．ablindcraftsmanwhomakesperfecthammocksC．howtoweaveperfecthammocksbyhandD．howtobecomeasuccessfulcraftsman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）完形填空。Thelonglineofrushhourtrafficwounditswaydowntherain­slick(湿滑的)streetasIglancednervouslyatmywatch.5：30!Nothinghadgonerightallday.Thistrafficjamseemedtheperfectendingtoa(n)______day.Isighedloudly，______therewasnoonetohear.Latelymylifeseemed______morethananever­ending______ofregulartasks.Surelytherewasmoretolivingthanthis.IguessIwassimplytootiredtolookforit.Andthen,looking______，Isawhim.Thelone(孤零零)flagmanwasstanding______thestreet，______directingfourdrivingwaysoftrafficasthey______intoone.Buttherewassomething______aboutthisflagman,andasmycar______，Irealizedwhatitwas.Standingamongdozensofimpatientmotorists,hewassmilingand______ateverydriverthatpassed.AsIsatwaitingmy______inmywarmcar,Ibegantofeel______.Ifthisman,whodidnothingalldaybutwatchonecarafteranother______，couldstandinthecoldrainhourafterboringhourandstillhaveafriendly______foreverysinglepersonwhopassed,whatrightdidIhaveto______mylife?Itwas______myturntopasstheflagman.“Thankyou，”Imouthed______thewindow.HesmiledandnoddedandIdroveon,spiritslifted，______changed.Andintherearviewmirror(后视镜)Icouldseehim,raisinghishandand______toeverycarthatpassed.1、A．dangerous B．enjoyable C．horrible D．interesting2、A．though B．so C．if D．when3、A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something4、A．cycle B．discovery C．expectation D．sacrifice5、A．right B．left C．backward D．forward6、A．nextto B．inthemiddleof C．awayfrom D．aheadof7、A．wisely B．eagerly C．patiently D．calmly8、A．exchanged B．combined C．crashed D．jumped9、A．common B．wrong C．outstanding D．unusual10、A．approached B．started C．stopped D．passed11、A．shouting B．staring C．aiming D．waving12、A．order B．turn C．request D．fortune13、A．annoyed B．delighted C．ashamed D．disappointed14、A．goby B．goup C．getalong D．getthrough15、A．glance B．gesture C．move D．treat16、A．setaside B．burstinto C．lookdownupon D．complainabout17、A．certainly B．luckily C．finally D．merely18、A．through B．from C．off D．in19、A．anxiety B．attitude C．experience D．doubt20、A．talking B．explaining C．whispering D．greeting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）Haveyoueveraskedyourselfwhychildrengotoschool?Youwill1．(probable)saythattheygotolearnlanguages,history,scienceandsomeotherknowledge.That’squitetrue,butdoyouknow2．theylearnthesethings?Wesendourchildrentoschooltopreparethem3．thefuturewhentheygrowupandhavetoworkfor4．(they).Nearlyeverythingtheystudyatschoolhassomepracticaluseintheirlife.Butisthat5．onlyreasonwhytheygotoschool?Thereismoreineducationthanjust6．(learn)facts.Wegotoschooltolearnhowtolearn,sothatwhenwehaveleftschoolwecancontinuetolearn.Aman7．reallyknowshowtolearnwillalwaysbe8．(success),becausewhenhehastodosomethingnew,hewillnotonlybeabletodoitwellhimself,hewillalsobeable9．(teach)othershowtodoitinthebestway.Sothepurposeofschoolsisnottoteachlanguages,history,science,etc.,buttoteach10．(student)thewaytolearn.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桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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