广州黄埔区第二中学2024年高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

广州黄埔区第二中学2024年高三第二次联考英语试卷注意事项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．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed2．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto3．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute4．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．athandB．atwillC．ontrialD．ontrack5．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever6．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until7．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing8．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends9．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking10．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．aren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．areyou11．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a12．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．arehaving13．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor14．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for15．Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrow,whenacoldfronttoarrive.A．isexpectedB．isexpectingC．expectsD．willbeexpected16．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for17．Hecouldn’tmakehisvoice______abovethenoiseofthe

traffic.A．tohearB．hearingC．heardD．hear18．—Jackshouldhavecalmeddownattheparty!—Butthekidsmadesomuchnoisethathecouldn’thelpbut_______.A．facethemusicB．eatlikeabirdC．mendhiswaysD．flyoffthehandle19．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto20．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/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）Australianscientistsaretryingtogivekangaroo-stylestomachstocattleandsheepinordertocutthegreenhousegasestheysendout,whichisthoughttoberesponsibleforglobalwarming.Thankstospecialbacteriaintheirstomachs,kangarooflatulence(肠胃气胀)containsnomethaneandscientistswanttotransferthatbacteriatocattleandsheepwhoproducelargequantitiesoftheharmfulgas.Whiletheusualimageofgreenhousegaspollutionisabillowingsmokestack,pushingoutcarbondioxide,farmanimals’passingwindcontributeasurprisinglyhighpercentageoftotalemissionsinsomecountries.“FourteenpercentofemissionsfromallsourcesinAustraliaarefromentericmethanefromcattleandsheep,”saidAtholKlieve,aseniorresearchscientistwiththegreenslandstategovernment.“AndifyoulookatanothercountrysuchasNewZealand,whichhasgotamuchhigheragriculturalbase,theyareactuallyuparound50percent,”hesaid.Researcherssaythebacteriaalsomakethedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficientandcouldpotentiallysavemillionsofdollarsinfeedcostsforfarmers.Butitwilltakeresearchersatleastthreeyearstoisolatethebacteriabeforetheycanevenstarttodevelopawayoftransferringittocattleandsheep.Anothergroupofscientists,meanwhile,havesuggestedAustraliansshouldfarmfewercattleandsheepandjusteatmorekangaroos.Andabout20percentofhealth-consciousAustraliansarebelievedtoeatthenationalsymbolalready.It’slowinfat,it’sgothighproteinlevelsanditisverycleaninthesensethatbasicallyitisfree-range(放养的)animal,”saidPeterAmptoftheUniversityofNewSouthWales’instituteofenvironmentalstudies.1、Scientistsintendtoputbacteriaintocattleandsheep________.A．tohelpAustralianfarmerstoearnmoremoneyB．topreventthemfromsendingoutharmfulgasesC．sothattheycanprotectAustralianecosystemD．sothattheycanmakefulluseofspecialbacteria2、AtholKlieveseemstobelievethat_________.A．farmanimalsaretoblameforgreenhousegasesB．lesscattleandsheepareraisedinNewZealandC．cattleandsheepproducelesscarbondioxideD．NewZealandhasthemostanimalsintheworld3、TheadvantagesPeterAmptlistsaboutkangaroosdon’tinclude________.A．itisrichinproteinB．itislowinfatC．itischeaperthanbeefD．itiscleanerthansheep4、Themainideaofthepassageisto________.A．discussabetterwaytoprotecttheearthB．warnfarmersofthedangerofanimalwasteC．explainthepossiblesolutionstopollutionD．presentarecentstudyonglobalwarming22．（8分）BeforeChristmasEvein1870RichardWagnerandhiswife,Cosima,hadagreednottobuyeachotherChristmaspresents.Theyweresimplytoopoor.ButWagnerwasplanningasurprisegift.FormorethantwomonthshehadbeencraftingapieceofmusictobeperformedoutsideCosima’sbedroomdooronChristmasmorning.HehadbaseditonthemeslatertobeusedinhisoperaSiegfried,plusalittlenurserysonghehadwrittenfortheirchildrentwoyearsearlier.HecompletedtheSiegfriedIdyllthreeweeksbeforeChristmasandarrangedforconductorHansRichtertochoosethemembersofthesmallorchestra.Richterconductedsecretrehearsals,firstinZurichthenatahotelinLucerne.WagnerinvitedphilosopherFriedrichNietzschetothefinalrehearsalonChristmasEveattheHotelduLacandtheyarrivedtogetherattheWagners’homeinthevillageofTrihschen.TheretheyfoundCosimadecoratingtheChristmastreeandpreparingpresentsforthechildren.Atseveno’clockonChristmasmorningthemusiciansarrivedandquietlyarrangedthemselvesonthestairsoutsideCosima’sroom.Theybegantoplay.“AsIawoketothelightofdawn,”Cosimasaidlater,“mymindpassedfromonedreamintoanother.FamiliarsoundsfromSiegfriedcametomyears.Itwasasifthehouseormoreaccuratelyourentirebeing,wasrisingupinmusicandgoinguptoheaven.Sacredmemories,birdsongandsunrise,interwovenwithmusicfromSiegfriedcalmedmyheartandIcametorealizethatIwasnotdreaming,andyetwasexperiencingthemostwonderfuloneofalldreams.NowatlastIunderstoodallofRichard’swritinginsecret.”AndyetWagnerhadkepthispromisenottobuyhiswifeaChristmaspresent.December25thwasCosima’sbirthday.1、WhydidtheWagnersagreenottobuyChristmaspresentsforeachother?A．Theybothdidn’tliketobuypresents.B．Theywereonlytoopoor.C．Theywereveryrich.D．Theydidn’thavethehabit.2、WhatwasCosimadoingwhenthefinalrehearsalwasconductedonChristmasEveattheHotelduLac?A．Cosimawassleeping.B．Cosimawasplayingwiththechildrenathome.C．CosimawasbusywiththepreparationforChristmas.D．Cosimawascookinginthekitchen.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“themselves”inParagraph4referto?A．Christmas.B．Themusicians.C．Thestairs.D．Thechildren.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．AgreatChristmas.B．Agreatlove.C．Agoodbirthday.D．Asurprisegift.23．（8分）Leadershipisthemostsignificantwordintoday’scompetitivebusinessenvironmentbecauseitdirectsthemanagerofabusinesstofocusinwardontheirpersonalabilitiesandstyle.Expertsonleadershipwillquicklypointoutthat“howthingsgetdone”influencesthesuccessoftheoutcomesandindicatesarightwayandawrongwaytodothings.Whenanotedleaderontheartofmanagement,PeterDrucker，coinedthephrase“Managementisdoingthingsright;leadershipisdoingtherightthings,”hewasseekingtoclarifythedistinctionsheassociateswiththeterms.WhenStephenCovey,founderanddirectoroftheLeadershipInstitute,exploredleadershipstylesinthepastdecade,hefocusedonthehabitsofagreatnumberofhighlyeffectiveindividuals.HisSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplebecameapopularbestsellerveryquickly.Hisideasforcedareexaminationoftheearlyleadershipexample,whichcenteredonthefeaturethatwasfoundinthecharacterethicandthepersonalityethic.Theformerethicsuggestedsuccesswasfoundedonmodesty,loyalty,courage,patience,andsoon.Thepersonalityethicsuggesteditwasone5sattitude,notbehavior,thatinspiredsuccess,andthisethicwasfoundedonabeliefofpositivementalattitude.Incontrasttoeachoftheseideas,Coveyadvocatesthatleadersneedtounderstanduniversalprinciplesofeffectiveness,andhehighlightshowvitalitisforleaderstofirstpersonallymanagethemselvesiftheyaretoenjoyanyhopeofoutstandingsuccessintheirworkenvironments.Toachieveadesiredvisionforyourbusiness,itisessentialthatyouhaveapersonalvisionofwhereyouareheadedandwhatyouvalue.Businessleadershipmeansthatmanagersneedto“putfirstthingsfirst，”whichimpliesthatbeforeleadingothers,youneedtobeclearonyourownvalues,abilities,andstrengthsandbeseenastrustworthy.1、WhatdoesPeterDrucker’sphraseinfer?A．Leadersshouldbegoodatmakingrightdecisions.B．Leadersshouldbegoodatdoingthingsright.C．Leadersshouldbegoodatignoringthedistinctionsheassociateswiththeterms.D．Leadersshouldbeskilledinpredictingfuture.2、Underwhatconditionarepeoplelikelytosucceed,intermsofwhatthepersonalityethicsuggests?A．Whenpeoplehavelittledetermination,theywillbesuccessful.B．Whenpeoplehavegoodbehaviour,theywillgainsuccess.C．Ifpeoplehavepositivementalattitude,theyarelikelytosucceed.D．Ifpeoplehavenegativementalattitude,theyarecertaintosucceed.3、Howcanleadersenjoyoutstandingsuccessintheirworkenvironments,accordingtoStephenCovey?A．Firstlytheyhavetothinkhighlyofthemselves.B．Theyaresupposedtobenefitthemselves.C．Theycannotadjustthemselves.D．Firstpersonallytheymustmanagethemselves.4、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“vision”？A．Brightfuture. B．Goodbeginning.C．Goodscenery. D．Prettybackground.5、Tobegoodleaders,whatmustmanagerspaycloseattentionto?A．Theymustpaycloseattentiontouniversalprinciplesofeffectiveness.B．Theymustpaycloseattentiontotheirownvalues,abilitiesandstrengths.C．Theymustpaycloseattentiontomodesty.D．Theymustbeconcernedaboutcourageandpatience.24．（8分）Chinahasenteredthecinematicspacerace.WanderingEarth,thecountry’sfirstblockbustersciencefictionfilm,isontracktobeoneofthehighest-grossing(总收入)filmsinChina’shistory.Thefilmhasbroughtinmorethan2bnyuan(£232m)inthesixdayssinceitsreleaseonFebruary5.Sofar,itisthehighest-grossingfilmreleasedovertheholidayseason,apeaktimefortheChineseboxoffice.WanderingEarthisbasedontheworkofLiuCixin,theauthoroftheThree-BodyProblemseriesandthefirstChineseauthortowinaHugoaward.“WanderingEarthfillsthegapinChinesesciencefictionmovies.ItmeansthatChina’ssciencefictionmovieshaveofficiallysetsail,”onefanofthefilmwroteonthereviewsiteDouban.ThefilmisseenbysomeasthedawnofChinesesci-fi—agenrethathaslongbeenledbyHollywood.SeveralotherChinese-madesci-fifilmsareduetodebut(首映)thisyear,includingShanghaiFortress,aboutanalieninvasion,andPathfinder,whichfollowsaspaceshipthathascrashedonadesertedplanet.FrantGwo,thedirectorofWanderingEarth,said,“2019couldberememberedasyearzeroofChinesescience-fictionblockbusters.Itisnotjustaboutonesuccessfulmoviebutaboutmultiplefilms.”Criticsofthefilmhavepointedouttheplotholesandtheone-dimensionalfemalecharacters—somethingWanderingEarthshareswithitsHollywoodpeers.Inresponsetoplotcriticismsaboutthenecessityofejecting(喷射)Earthfromthesolarsystem,Liusaid:“Ofcoursewedon’tneedtoescapesoon.That’swhyit’samovieinsteadofareal-lifecrisis.”1、WanderingEarthhasbecomeChina’s________.A．firstblockbustersci-fifilm B．highest-grossingfilmC．onlysci-fifilmthisyear D．firstsci-fifilmtowinanaward2、Whatisthefan’sattitudetowardthefilmaccordingtoParagraph4?A．Doubtful. B．Negative.C．Praiseful. D．Uncaring.3、Whichaspectdothecriticsthinkisashortcomingofthefilm?A．Thetheory. B．Theending.C．Thespecialeffects. D．Theplotholes25．（10分）Agoodbookisindeedthebestfriendofaperson.Thesamegoesforhigh-profileCEOsofworldrecognizedcompaniesaswell.Let’shavealookatthefavoritebooksofsomeoftheworld-famousCEOs.AppleCEO—TimCook,CompetingagainstTimebyGeorgeStalkJr.andThomasM.HoutThisbookisbasedon10yearsofvaluableresearchdonebytheauthors.Ittalksabouthownewconceptsofmanagingtimeinnewproductdevelopment,productionandsalesprovidecompanieswiththeadvantagestosucceedinthishighlycompetitiveworld.MicrosoftCEO(Former)—BillGates,TheCatcherintheRyebyJ.D．SalingerAfewthemesexploredinthenovelarerebellion（叛逆）,anxietyandconfusion.Ittellsthatyoungpeoplearealittleconfused,butcanbesmartaboutthingsandseethingsthatadultsdon’treallysee.Gatessaid,“Ididn’tactuallyreadTheCatcherintheRyeuntilIwas13,andeversincethenI’vesaidthat'smyfavoritebook.”OracleCEO—LarryEllison,NapoleonbyVincentCroninThisbookisconsideredbyfarthebestbiographyeverwrittenonNapoleonBonaparte.Ellisonsaid,"It'sinterestingtoreadabouthimforacoupleofreasons:toseewhatanordinarymancandowithhislifeandtoseehowhistorycandistort（歪曲）thetruthentirely."OWECEO—OprahWinfrey,ToKillaMockingbirdbyHarperLeeThisbooktalksabouthowalittlegirlobservesthepeoplearoundher.Winfreysaid,“Ireaditineighthorninthgrade,andIwastryingtorecommendthebooktootherkids.SoitmakessensetomethatnowIhaveabookclub,becauseIhavebeendoingthatprobablysinceIreadthisbook.”1、WhatisthethemeofCompetingAgainstTime?A．Howtoincreaseproduction. B．Howtoimproveefficiency.C．Howtoenrichexperience. D．Howtosaveenergy.2、Whichbookmaybechosenbyparentstolearnaboutrebelliouskids?A．CompetingagainstTime. B．TheCatcherintheRye.C．Napoleon. D．ToKillaMockingbird.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromWinfrey’swords?A．Shelovedreadingwhenyoung.B．Shereadthebookwithotherkids.C．Thebookhasaninfluenceonhercareer.D．Thebookisaboutagirl’sthoughts.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）ChristopherGarrettwasanengineerwiththeU.S.Army’s10thMountainDivision.WhileservinginAfghanistan,Christopherwasshotand1.Hewashospitalizedandthenmedically2.Christopherwas3tobereturninghometohiswife,Brittany,andwaslookingforwardtogettingbacktonormallife.Soon,4,itbecameclearthat“normal”wasgoingtohaveanew5.Christopher’s6madethingsdifficult.Thingsthathadoncecome7tohim-likemowingthelawn(修剪草坪)—nowseemedalmostimpossible.Evenstill,Christopherwas8nottolethisinjuriesgetthebestofhim.Eventhoughheonlyhadanold-fashioned,non-motorizedpushmower,he9togooutandmowtheyard,workingthroughthe10untilthejobwasdone.Itwas11forBrittanytowatchherhusbandgothroughthispain.WhenshesawChristopherthrewhimselfdownonthegroundintearsoneday,sherantohim,thinkinghewas12anemotionalbreakdown.Whenshegotouttotheyard,however,shesawthe13ofChristopher’stearsSittingintheyardwasa(n)14ridinglawnmower.Attachedwasanote:“Ihopethis15timeforthethingsthatmattermostinyourlife.Thankyouforyour16andformyfreedom.AgratefulAmerican.”ThoughtheGarrettshaveno17wholeftthemowerintheiryard,itisclearaneighborhadseenChristopher18andwantedtohelp.Thatpersonmayneverknowjusthowmuchthe19meanttotheGarretts,butforthiscoupleitwaslife-changing.Christopherstillhasalong20aheadofhimintherecoveryprocess,butthankstothisgenerousstranger,thejourneyisnowalittleeasier.1、A．caught B．wounded C．trapped D．killed2、A．recovered B．refused C．retired D．removed3、A．fortunate B．disappointed C．happy D．unwilling4、A．though B．therefore C．meanwhile D．instead5、A．story B．direction C．result D．meaning6、A．disability B．strength C．fear D．appearance7、A．steadily B．quickly C．naturally D．easily8、A．forced B．determined C．astonished D．persuade9、A．continued B．preferred C．promised D．intended10、A．hunger B．sorrow C．pain D．anger11、A．embarrassing B．unusual C．annoying D．difficult12、A．suffering B．imagining C．overcoming D．performing13、A．source B．outcome C．purpose D．power14、A．special B．ordinary C．strange D．new15、A．takes B．saves C．occupies D．leaves16、A．honesty B．service C．kindness D．attention17、A．doubt B．question C．idea D．way18、A．searching B．complaining C．struggling D．crying19、A．note B．gift C．reward D．solution20、A．life B．experience C．wait D．road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）MytriptoPariswassomemorable.Firstofall,thehotelwasfantastic.ItoverlookedtheSeine,thefamousriverI1．(read)aboutinsomanypoems.Welistenedtothelaughterofthechildrenandwatchedtheriverrunby2．(slow)below.Next,Montmartrewasawonderfulplaceforpainters.Theairwasfilledwiththesoundsofhappypeopleandthesmellofpaint.3．Ienjoyedmostwerethecafes.ThereIhadacupofcoffeeandwatchedpeopleonthestreet.Everyonehadasenseofstyle.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。Westernpeopleoftensay“Excuseme”.InChina,“Excusesme”isonlyusedapologizewhenapersonhasdonesomethingwrongandhashurtsome