广东省颜锡祺中学2024届高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

广东省颜锡祺中学2024届高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact2．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．approaches B．meansC．methods D．ways3．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough4．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．amphoningD．havephoned5．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata6．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor7．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which8．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking9．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．allC．notall D．none10．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect11．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich12．WhileinteractingwithpeopleinIndia,Iwas________toawayoflifecompletelydifferentfrommyown.A．reducedB．exposedC．committedD．transferred13．Thepolicehaveanyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.A．appealedtoB．attendedtoC．respondedtoD．attachedto14．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering15．---I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.---Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday16．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up17．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit18．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a;the D．/;a19．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for20．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though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）Astudyof500，000songsreleased（发行）intheUKbetween193and2015showedthatpopmusichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPress．Thestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom193like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"Soitlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleseemtowanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto．A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDown22．（8分）Therepairmantoldme,“Nocharge,ProfessorPan!”We’refriends.“I’dratherpay,’’Ireplied.“Ifit’sfree,Ican’taffordit!”Chineseoftenrefusepaymentforprofessionalservices.insisting,“We’refriendsnow!”ButthentheyshowuplatertoaskmetotutortheminEnglish，orgetthemintoanAmericanuniversity,andIwishI’dhavejustpaidthe30yuanIowedtheminthefirstplace!AccordingtotheAmericans,“Thereisnofreelunch.”,meansthatthere’sapriceforeverything.AndI’malwayslookingaroundtofigureoutwhatthismeans.Manyofourneighbourshavegivenusfruitorflowersorcostlyteas,neveraskinganythinginreturn.Foryears,abicyclerepairmanhasrepeatedlyrefusedtoletmepayhim.“Waituntilyouhavesomethingmajortofix!”heinsists.ImentionedtoapeasantfriendthatIwishedIhadastonemilltogrind(磨)flourforbread.Amonthlaterheshowedupwithabeautifulmillthatheandhisuncleinthecountrysidehadcarvedfromasolidblockofstone.ChinesegenerosityisarealeducationforAmericanslikeme,whowouldratheravoidsocialentanglements(纠纷)andjusthandoverthemoney.Butcashcan’tcompensate(补偿)forthegreatestgift—friendship.WhenanAmericansawsomeofmyfriendssittingonbamboostoolsunderthetrees,sipping(呷)tea,hesaid,“Theymusthavenothingbettertodo.”“Actually,”Isaid,“theyareprofessors,withplentytodo.Butprobablyyouarerightinsayingthat,atthismoment,theyhavenothingbettertodo.AndneitherdoI!”AndIjoinedthegroup.WhenchattingaboutteaandChinesecookingandhowmuchmyboyshavegrownsincewearrived,onemansaid,“Theywerepocket-sizedwhenyoucamehere.Nowthey’retallerthanyou.Howtimeflies!.”Howlifeflies.AndChinesearesmartenoughtosharewhattheyknowtheycannotkeep.Theyfreelygiveofftheirtime,nevertoobusytohelpafriend.Andtheyareteachingme,slowly,tobothgiveandreceive.Sothenexttimesomeonesays,“Nocharge.We’refriends!”Iwillthankthemheartily.ButiftheyshowuplateraskingmetotutortheminEnglish,I’llmakesuretheytutormysoninChineseaswell,becausethere’sstillnofreelunch.1、Whydidtheauthorinsistpayingtherepairmanwhilehewasofferedfreerepairs?A．Becausehewasanuprightman.B．Becausehedidn’tknowtherepairmanC．Becausehethoughtitnaturaltopayforother’sservice.D．Becausehedidn’twanttohelpothersinreturn.2、Generally,theauthorthinksthat.A．ChinesearegenerousalwaysreadytohelptheirfriendsB．ChinesearegoodatexchangeofequalvaluesC．ChinesearefreeenoughtodrinkandchatwiththeirfriendsD．Chinesearehelpfulbutdon’ttreasuretime3、Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“”A．StillNoFreelunchB．AGoodLessonFromChineseC．TrueHelporNotD．LearntoBothGiveAndReceive4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．AlltheChinesethatoncegavetheauthorhelphaveaskedhimtotutortheminEnglishB．Whenapeasantknewtheauthorneededamill,hemadeonefortheauthorhimselfC．TheauthorthinksthatChinesearewiseenoughtoenjoythelimitedlifeD．TheauthorthinkslittleoftheChinesewayoflife.23．（8分）TourInformationofBodleianLibraries,UniversityofOxfordImportantnotes:Allourguidedtoursareconductedbyourprofessionallytrainedvolunteerguides.Weareabletotakechildrenaged11andoverintotheworkingareasoftheBodleianLibraryonthesetours.Weregretthattheg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B．At13:00onSaturday.C．At14:00onThursday. D．At12:00onSunday.2、Whatarevisitorsrequiredtodotogoonthetours?A．Bringtheirownguides. B．Setoffearlyinthemorning.C．Avoidtakingchildren. D．Makereservationsinadvance.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．lThefirsttourcanbebookedviatelephone.B．Thesecondtourshowsamodemundergroundreadingroom.C．Thethirdtourcoststhemost.D．Thefourthtourlaststhelongest.24．（8分）TopMusicFestivalsSummerfestivalseasonisjustkickingoff,andthereisalottolookforwardtointheupcomingmonths.PitchforkMusicFestivalAnyonewholikesindie(独立的)musicandup-and-comingartistswillhaveanamazingtimeatthePitchforkMusicFestivalinChicago’sUnionPark.Thisisanindierockhaventhatexploresmoreundergroundandlesser-knownbandsthantheotherbigChicagosummerfestival,Lollapalooza.Date:July14—16,2018Location:Chicago,Illinois,USAMusicType:IndierockPrice:$126-$2,700EssenceMusicFestivalNomatterwhattimeoftheyearitis,NewOrleansisanincredibleplaceifyoulovelivemusic.TheEssenceMusicFestivalisacelebrationoflegendary(大名鼎鼎的)artistslikeDianaRoss,ChakaKhanandMaryJ.Blige.Date:June29—July2,2018Location:NewOrleans,Louisiana,USAMusicType:R&B，soul,rockPrice:$75-$365SzigetFestivalBudapestknowshowtoholdaparty,andSzigetisoneofthebiggestcelebrationsofmusicandcultureinallofEurope.YoucanexpecttofindfavoriteartistslikeBadReligionandMacDeMarcotakingthestageshereduringthisthree-dayfestival.Date:August9-11，2018Location:Budapest,HungaryMusicType:IndierockPrice:$70-$296FlowFestivalTheFlowFestivalisagreatexcusetoexplorethecityofHelsinki.ArtistsincludingLanaDelReyandTheXXwillbeplaying,amongmanyothers.Cometothisfestivaltoenjoyarelaxingatmospherewithanearth-friendlybelief.Date:August11-13,2018Location:IHelsinki,FinlandMusicType:Rock,soul,jazzPrice:$106-$1991、Whatdothemusicfestivalshaveincommon?A．Theyincluderockmusic.B．TheyareheldintheUSA．C．Theyaregivenintheopenair.D．TheylakeplacefromJulytoAugust.2、ComparedwithEssenceMusicFestival,thePitchforkMusicFestivalintroducesmore.A．typesofmusicB．lessfamousbandsC．musicknowledgeD．topartists3、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofFlowFestival?A．Itsstyleiswildandunlimited.B．Everymusiclovercanaffordit.C．Participantsinitareallfriendly.D．ItwillattractmanyvisitorstoHelsinki.25．（10分）FrankLloydWrightisoftencalledthefatherofAmericanmodernarchitecture．HedesignedbuildingsandhomesacrosstheUnitedStatesformorethan70years．Hecreatedmostofhisworksfrom1900throughthe1950s，buthisopen-livingspacesandimaginativedesignsstillappearverymoderntoday．Lastweek，theUnitedStatesnominated(提名)10ofhisbuildingsfortheUNEducational，Scientific，andCulturalOrganization—orUNESCO—theWorldHeritageList．TheWorldHeritageListrecognizesthemost，importantculturalandnaturalsitesworldwide．The10buildings，titled．“KeyWorksofModernArchitecturebyFrankLloydWright，”werebuiltbetween1906and1969．Theyincludeseveralofhispersonalhomesandstudios，churches，governmentbuildings，privateresidences，andoneveryfamousmuseum—NewYorkCity’sGuggenheimMuseum．TheSolomonR．GuggenheimMuseumisoneofthemostvisitedsitesinNewYorkCity．Aboutonemillionpeoplevisititeveryyear．FrankLloydWrightworkedonitfrom1943to1959．Itwasdesignedtocreateanewtypeofspacefornewtypesofart．ThemuseumremainsaninternationalsymbolofmodernarchitecturethatrepresentsWright’suniquedesign．ManyofMr．Wright’smodernbuildingsandhomesintheU．S．MidwesthavealsobecomesymbolsofmodernAmericanarchitecture．RichardLongstrethisthepresidentoftheFrankLloydWrightBuildingConservancy．HecallsMr．Wrisht“thefatherofmodernarchitecture，fundamentallyredefiningthenatureofformandspaceduringtheearly20thcenturythatwouldhaveenduringimpactsofmodernarchitectureworldwide．”TheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteewillannounceitsdecisioninmid-2016．IfFrankLloydWright’s10buildingswerechosenforthelist，theywouldbethefirstWorldHeritagelistingsformodemU．S．architecture．TheWorldHeritageListalreadyincludes22otherAmericansites，includingtheGrandCanyon，YellowstoneNationalParkandtheStatueofLiberty．1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____．A．Mr．Wright’sdesignsareoutofstyletodayB．Mr．Wright’sdesignshavebeenwidelyrecognizedC．Mr．Wright’sdesignsonmodernbuildingsandhomesareafailureD．Mr．Wrightistheowneroftenbuildings2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGuggenheimMuseumistrue?A．ItisamasterpieceshowingMr.Wright’suniquedesign.B．Itisagoodexampleoftraditionaldesign．C．ItisthemostfamoussiteinNewYorkCity.D．ItisthesymbolofNewYorkCity．3、Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A．News B．ScienceC．Biography D．Economy4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．FrankLloydWright—theFatherofAmericanModernArchitectureB．TheWorldHeritageList—CulturalCollectionWorldwideC．GuggenheimMuseum—InternationalSymbolofmodernArchitectureD．FrankLloydWright’Buildings—OnthewaytoWorldHeritageList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）Inwinter,Ioftenwalkinanearbyparkduringlunchtime.Theparkis1,asfewpeoplehavethetimetoenjoythewintersunonaweekday.Thetwopeoplethatareoftenseenareamiddle-agedfatherandhislittledaughter2herschooluniform.Thefatherlookslikehehasallthetimeintheworld—he3tohurryalongthejoggingpath;insteadhematcheshispacewith4ofthelittlegirl.Sometimestheyarelying5inthesun,laughingandchatting.Themancertainlydoesn’tlook6.WhatsortofjobcanhehavethatgiveshimtheflexibilitytowalkintheparkinthemiddleofthedayAndtoday,we7satontherocksandhadalittlechat.“Youmustenjoytheparkverymuchtocomeheresooften,”Isaid.Thefathernodded.“How”Iaskedcuriously,“doyou8toleaveyourofficetobewithyourdaughtereveryday”

The9thatthefather,SatyendraDugbey,toldmeshowedmehow,ifwe10underthesurface,evenordinarypeople’slifecanbequite11.“Iusedtobenodifferentfromanyofthosethousandsofofficeworkers12toworkeveryday,”hebegan.Hiswifeandhewerewell13butrarelymanagedtimeoffforleisure.Everythingchangedaftera(n)14inwhichDugbeywashitbyacar.Ashelayinhospital,terrifyingthoughtscameintohismind.“Howwouldmydaughter,thenonlyfour,remembermeifIdiedthatday”“Wouldmydaughterhave15ofbeingwithherfather”Themomentherecoveredandwentbacktowork,Dugbeytooktimeoffatlunch,16herdaughterfromschoolwhichwasjustnextdoortohisworkingplace,andtookhertothepark.Itwasactuallyaverysmallchangehe’dmade,hesaid,butit17himeverydaytoseethedifferenceit18tohislife.“Itbringsmesomuch19thatIcan’tbelievewhyothershaven’tthoughtofdoingthesamething.”hesaidsimply.Igotuptocontinuemy20walk,unexpectedlyhappyafterhisstory.1、A．noisyB．appealingC．quietD．still2、A．onB．inC．withD．under3、A．tendsB．intendsC．inspiresD．refuses4、A．itB．thatC．thisD．those5、A．heavilyB．tiredlyC．lazilyD．lonely6、A．unemployedB．untrainedC．untestedD．unwanted7、A．trulyB．generallyC．entirelyD．finally8、A．succeedB．failC．manageD．suggest9、A．newsB．storyC．dataD．phenomenon10、A．digB．pushC．cleanD．knock11、A．extraordinaryB．commonC．peacefulD．reliable12、A．hurryingB．wanderingC．hesitatingD．hating13、A．downB．overC．aboveD．off14、A．affairB．accidentC．situationD．sight15、A．associationB．considerationC．misunderstandingD．memories16、A．pickedupB．pickedoutC．tookupD．tookout17、A．botheredB．puzzledC．frightenD．amazed18、A．tookB．ledC．madeD．got19、A．loveB．joyC．reliefD．depression20、A．long-sufferingB．long-lostC．long-forgottenD．long-lasting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）Chineseculturecertainlyhasnoshortageofsymbolsofgood1．(fortunate)manyofthemarisingfromwordplayorriddles.Forexample,fishinChinaareconsideredtobeasymbolofluckinseveralways.SincetheChinesepronunciationoffishisthesameas2．ofanotherwordmeaningsurplus,fishareoftenusedas3．signofwealthorabundance.DuringtheSpringFestival,afish4．(prepare)butleftuneatentorepresentthedesiretoalwayshavesomething5．(leave)overforthecomingyear.Onecanalsooftenseecarp(鲤鱼)inAsianartwork.Thisfishisabletogrowveryold,therefore6．(serve)asasymboloflongevity.Italsorepresentsunitysincetheyoftenswimtogetherinpairs.Thisexplains7．fishcharmsareoftengiven8．aweddinggifttorepresentaperfectunion.Finally,fisharealsoasymboloffertilitybecauseoftheir9．(able)toreproduce10．(rapid)andinlargevolumes.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误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。Ropeskippingisasportsuitableforpeopleofallage、Peopleskipropeforfunandexercise、Everystudentareabletolearntoskip、Youcanskipaloneorwithyourclassmates、Ifyouskipalone,youwillneedshortropeaboutdoublethelengthofyourhigh、Youshouldturntheropeslowsothatyoucanskipsafely、Itmighthelpwithifyoucansingarhymewhileskips、Whenyouskiprope,yourheartbeatsfastthanusualandyourbodyisstressed、Therefore,stopforarestafteryouinjureyourself、So,pickuparope,findingasillyrhymeandstartskipping、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，是你校英文报纸“Teens’Life”的编辑。请你用英文为报纸写一篇介绍中国传统节日“端午节”的文章。要点如下：1.节日的日期；2.节日的由来；3.庆祝的方式。注意：1.词数100左右；2.短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇:战国时期theWarringStatesPeriod;自杀commitsuicide;粽子Zongzi。TheDragonBoatFestival_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、C5、A6、D7、A8、D9、B10、A11、C12、B13、A14、D15、C16、B17、D18、A19、A20、A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、1、D2、D3、A4、A22、1、C2、A3、A4、C23、1、C2、D3、C24、1、A2、B3、D25、ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,including