甘肃省银川二中高三第二次调研新高考英语试卷及答案解析

甘肃省银川二中高三第二次调研新高考英语试卷注意事项: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．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged2．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．aslongas D．until3．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked4．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where5．—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded6．China’sChang’e4roboticprobeenteredlunarorbitonWednesday,________amajorstepinitsmissiontomakeasoftlandingonthemoon’sfarside.A．marking B．tomarkC．havingmarked D．marked7．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while8．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will9．Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto10．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts11．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized12．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor13．Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion14．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence15．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound16．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed17．—Ken,________,butthemusicyouareenjoyingistooloud.—Oh,I’mterriblysorry.I’llturnitdownonthespot.A．IamreallytiredofthisB．IneedyourhelpC．I’dliketotalkwithyouD．Ihatetosaythis18．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might19．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose20．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding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）Whateverholidayyoucelebrate,onethingisforsure—you’llfindeventsforchildrenonLongIslandthroughoutthemonthofDecember.Fromholidayperformancestocrafts,lightshows,Santabreakfastsandmore,herearesomeofourfavorites.TheMagicalPolarExpressFamiliestravelviatrolley(有轨电车)to“TheNorthPole,”atop-secretspotwherefamiliescangrabhotcocoaandcookiesthenmeetSanta,elvesandothercharacters(forabout30minutes)beforereturningtopointsofdeparture.Trolleyridesfeaturemusicandstorytelling.Pajama-wearingisencouraged;photo-takingisfree.TrolleydepartsfromAll-StarBowlinginRiverheadandTheOmniHamptonJitneyTerminalinSouthampton;7p.m.—9:30p.m.Fridays,Saturdays,SundaysrunningthroughDec.23(additionaltimesmaybeavailable;arrive30minutesinadvance)ACharlieBrownChristmasCharlieBrownandhisfriendslearnwhatthetruemeaningofChristmasisinthistouchingplay.StayafterforphotoswithSantaandMrs.Clausandtomakeaholidaycraft.WHEN|WHERE3p.m.Dec.21,23p.m.Dec.27attheNYCBTheatreatWestbury,960BrushHollowRoad,WestburyLongIslandFestivalofTreesThe28thannualLongIslandFestivalofTreestakesplaceatCradleofAviationMuseum(CharlesLindberghBlvd.，GardenCity).Itfeaturesdisplayofdesigners，decoratedtrees,gingerbreadcreations,cookiedecorating,costumedcharactersandvendorsfrom10a.m.—6p.m.Nov.24—25and10a.m.—5p.m.Nov.26.ImaginationMoversReindeerPartyTheEmmyAward-winningrockbandforfamiliesisthrowingaReindeerPartyforLongIsland.Comeandlistentotheirpositivehitsongs,withatouchofholidaycheerandsongsinthemix.Price:$15,$10forchildrenages2to12,freeages1andyounger;ticketsavailableinadvanceatcradleofaviation,org.1、Atwhicheventwillthevisitorsenjoyaplay?A．ACharlieBrownChristmas.B．TheMagicalPolarExpress.C．LongIslandFestivalofTrees.D．ImaginationMoversReindeerParty.2、WhatcanthevisitorsdoattheMagicalPolarExpress?A．Goontrolleyrides.B．Enjoytheliveconcert.C．Learnphotographforfree.D．Experiencetraditionalcrafts.3、Howmuchwillamotherwithtwo4-year-oldtwinspaytoattendaReindeerParty?A．$50. B．$54.C．$34. D．$35.22．（8分）Foodstoringiscommoninmembersofthecrow（乌鸦）family.Anewstudytestedthebirdsoutsidethisnaturallyoccurringbehaviour,whichmayhaveevolved（进化）specificallybecauseitgivescrowsasurvivaladvantage.Somecrowspeciesareknowntonaturallyusetoolstorecoverfood.Sotheresearcherstestedwhetherthebirdscouldstoreandrecoveratoolsotheycouldgetitattheirfoodafteragapof17hours—somethingwewouldn’texpectthemtodonaturally.Buttheywereabletoinstantlyselectthetooloutofanumberofunnecessaryitems.Inanotherexperiment,theresearcherstaughtcrowstoselectatoken（礼品券）fromanumberofitemssothattheycouldthenexchangeforfood.Again,thebirdsthenshowedthattheycouldplanforthefutureusingthisnewbehaviour.Thisisdifferentfromallofthepreviousstudiesinfutureplanning,whichhavefocusedonnaturallyoccurringbehaviour.Forexample,weknowthatchimpanzeesselect,transportandsaveappropriatetoolsforfutureneeds.Thesestudieshaveshownthatanimalscanplanforthefuture—buttheyleftanimportantquestionopenfordebate.Areanimalsonlyabletoplantouseabilitiesthathaveevolvedtogivethemaspecificadvantage,orcantheyflexiblyandintelligentlyapplyplanningbehaviouracrossvariousactions?Mostcriticswouldsaytheformer,astheanimalsweretestedinnaturallyoccurringbehaviours.Butthenewresearchprovidesthefirstevidencethatanimalspeciescanplanforthefutureusingbehaviourthatdoesn’ttypicallyoccurinnature.Thissupportstheviewthatatleastsomerecognitiveabilitiesinanimalsdon’tevolvejustinresponsetospecificproblems.Instead,itsuggeststhatanimalscanapplythesebehavioursflexiblyacrossproblemsinasimilarwaytohumans.Weneedtoinvestigatehowflexiblebehaviourevolved.Thenwemightbeabletoseehowcrows’abilitytoplanforthefuturefitsinwiththeirbroadercognitivepowers.1、What’sthenewfindingaboutsomecrowsaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Theycanstorefood.B．Theycanusetoolstorecoverfood.C．Theycanstoreandrecovertools.D．Theycanselectandstorefood.2、Whatarecrowstrainedbyscientiststodowhengivenatoken?A．Rejectitcasually.B．Exchangeitforfood.C．Saveitastheirfood.D．Buildanestwithit.3、Whatdoscientiststhinkofthestudiesthatanimalscanplanforthefuture?A．Theyarecontroversial.B．Theyaredisappointing.C．Theyarecontradictory.D．Theyareconvincing.4、Whatcanbeinferredaboutrecognitiveabilitiesinanimals?A．Theydeveloponlywithage.B．Itisunclearhowthey’veevolvednow.C．Noanimalsbutcrowsbenefitfromthem.D．Planningforthefuturehelpstheirevolution.23．（8分）StMoritz,theshowiestofSwitzerland’sAlpineresorts(旅游胜地),isnoordinaryskitown.It’sresponsibleforwintertourismasweknowittoday.ItwasasmallbandofEnglishholidaymakersthatchangedSwitzerlandforever.In1864abettookplacebetweenhotelierJohannesBadruttandthevacationersonadampSeptembereveninginStMoritz.AstheysataroundthefireattheEngadinerKulmHotel,concernedaboutreturningtothefoggyLondonwinter,theSwissmanagersawagoldenopportunity.“Youholidayhereinsummer,”hechallengedthemoverabottleofredwine.“Whynotenjoythemountainsyear-round?Winterissopleasantthatonfinedaysyoucanevenwalkwithoutajacket.”Attractedbythepromiseofcleanskiesagainstabackdropoftoweringpeaks,theEnglishmenwerepleasedtoacceptit;upuntilthen,StMoritzhadbeenamodesthikingdestinationinJulyandAugust.ButifBadrutt’spromiseprovedfalse,thehotelierwouldpayfortheirjourneyandwinter-longstay.Howcouldtheylose?Comemid-December,thegroupofmenreturnedtoSwitzerland.Towardstheendoftheirweek-longjourney,sittingonahorse-pulledsledgeandwrappedhead-to-toeinfurs,theywentthroughthe2,284mJulierPassinsoutheasternSwitzerland.ButbythetimeoftheirarrivalinStMoritz,theskieshadcleared,theyweresweatingabundantly,andBadrutt,jacketlessandwithhisshirtsleevesrolledup,wastheretogreetthem.Ofcourse,Badruttwonthebet.WordquicklyspreadthroughoutBritainaboutStMoritz’sdistinctiveclimate—dryandsunnywithahighdegreeofsnowcertainty.Year-roundtourismlandedtheAlpinetownofStMoritz.ThatBadruttalmostsingle-handedlymarketedthisundevelopedwinterwonderlandisalittleunbelievable.ThefirsttouristofficeinSwitzerlandhadbeenestablishedinthesameyearasthebet.OtherresortsliketheonesinDavosandGrindelwaldwerealsopoppingupthen.ThestoryofStMoritzis,insomeways,alsoataleofsocialtransformation.ButwhatBadruttdidmadetheSwissmountainsaccessibleinawaythatnooneelsehaddonebefore,sohisroleaspioneercannotbedownplayed.1、WhatcanweinferaboutJohannesBadrutt?A．Hehadagoodsenseofbusiness.B．Hewasamanwithsomedisabilities.C．Hedislikedlivinginmountains.D．Hewasaddictedtogambling.2、HowdidtheBritishvacationersreacttothebet?A．Theyrefuseditbecausetheythoughtitwasunfair.B．They’dratherpayfortheirwinterjourneybythemselves.C．Theythoughtthatajacket-freewalkwaspossible.D．TheyweresurethatBadruttwouldlosethebet.3、WhatfinallymadeBadruttthewinnerofthebet?A．Hiswarmestwelcome.B．Thehotelier’scourageandwealth.C．Thevacationers’passionfortravelling.D．TheuniqueclimateofStMoritz.4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthesuccessofStMoritz?A．DavosandGrindelwaldhelpedalot.B．Heowesitcompletelytothebet.C．Badruttplayedanimportantrole.D．Thesuccesswasmadebytouristoffice.24．（8分）Summerheatcanbedangerous,andheatleadstotragedyfartoooften.Accordingtokidsandcars,org,anaverageof37youngchildrenperyeardieofcarheatintheUS,whentheyareaccidentallyleftinahotvehicle.ForBishopCurry,afifthgraderfromMckinney,Texas,onesuchincidenthitclosetohome.Asix-month-oldbabyfromhisneighborhooddiedafterhoursinahotcar.Afterhearingaboutherdeath,Currydecidedthatsomethingneededtobedone.YoungCurry,whoturned11thisyear,hasalwayshadaknackforinventingthings,andhedrewupasketch(草图)ofadevicehecalled“Oasis.”Thedevicewouldattachtocarseatsandwatchthetemperatureinsidethecar.Ifitreachedacertaintemperatureinthecar,andthedevicesensedachildinthecarseat,itwouldbegintocirculatecoolair.CurryalsodesignsthedeviceusingGPSandWi-Fitechnology,whichwouldalarmthechild’sparentsand,iftherewasnoresponsefromthem,thepolice.Curry’sfatherbelievesthattheinventionhaspotential.“ThecoolthingaboutBishop’sthinkingisnoneofthistechnologyisnew,”hesaid.“Wefeellikethewayhe’sthinkingandcombiningallthesetechnologieswillgettoproductionfaster.”HisfatherevenintroducedthedevicetoToyota,whereheworksasanengineer.ThecompanywassoimpressedthattheysentCurryandhisfathertoacarsafetyconferenceinMichigan.InJanuary,Curry’sfatherlaunchedacampaignfortheinvention.Theyhopetoraisemoneytofinalizethepatent,buildmodels,andfindamanufacturer.Theirgoalwas$20,000,butsomanypeoplebelievedinOasis’potentialthattheyhaveraisedmorethantwicethat--over$46,000.Curry’sfatherremembersthefirsttimehesawhisson’ssketch.“Iwassoproudofhimforthinkingofasolution,”hesaid.“Wealwaysjustcomplainaboutthingsandrarelyoffersolutions.”1、WhatinspiredCurrytoinventOasis?A．HisnarrowescapefromdeathafterbeinglockedinacarB．Hisknowledgeofmanychildren’sdeathbecauseofcarheatC．Thedeathofhisneighbor’sbabyafterbeingleftinahotcarD．Theinjuryof37childreninhisschoolinacaraccident2、WhatwouldOasisdoifitwashotinacarwithachild?A．ItwouldinformtheparentsoreventhepoliceB．ItwouldpumpoutthehotairinthecarC．ItwouldsoundthealarmattachedtothecarD．Itwouldgetthewindowopentosavethechild3、WhatdoesCurry’sfatherthinkiscoolaboutCurry’sinvention?A．ItusedsomeofthemostadvancedtechnologyB．ItsimplycombinedtechnologiesthatexistedC．ItcouldaccelerateproductionofnewtechnologyD．Itisthemostadvancedamongsimilarproducts4、WhydidCurry’sfatherstartacampaigntoraisemoney?A．ToconductexperimentstotesttheinventionB．TogetotherchildrendevotedtoinventionsC．TosupportacharityofmedicalaidforchildrenD．Togetthepatentandbringittoproduction25．（10分）Disney’sTheLionKingVenue:LyceumTheatrePhone:02074920810Duration:2hours30minutesCategories:Family&KidsMusicalsPerformancedates:Tuesday-Saturdayat7.30pmWednesday,Saturday&Sunday2.30pmTicketsPrice:from￡42WaltDisney’slongrunningandmulti-awardwinningmusicalTheLionKingcontinuestodelightaudiencesinLondon’sWestEnd.BasedontheDisneyanimatedfilm,TheLionKingcametostateonBroadwayin1997andTheLionKingLondonopenedinOctober1999,playingtopackedhouseseversince!SetagainstthegrandSerengetiPlainsandtotheuniquerhythmsofAfrica,Disney’sTheLionKingisunlikeanythingeverbeforeseeninmusicaltheatre,andwillredefineyourexpectationsofwhattheatrecanbe.DirectoranddesignerJulieTaymorcraftsacolorful,imaginativeandhighlycreativeworldthatbringstheplantsandanimalsofAfricatolive.Featuringtheoriginalsongsfromthe1994film,including“CircleofLife”,CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight”,“BePrepared”and“HakunaMatata”TheLionKingmusicalisatreatforaudiencesofallages.FamiliesyoungandoldcontinuetopacktheLyceumTheatrewiththeirLionKingticketstocelebrateintheimpressivestorytellingthattransportsyoutoawonderfulworldthatexplodeswithgloriouscolours,breathtakingeffectsandenjoyablemusic.“Thereissimplynothingelselikeit!”----NewYorkTimes.“Youhopeallnightsatthetheatrewillbelikethis.”----DailyMail.Pleasenote:TheLionKingisrecommendedforages6andup.Childrenundertheageof3willnotbeadmittedintothetheatre.Allpersonsaged16orundermustbeaccompaniedbyanadultandmaynotsitontheirownwithintheauditorium.Allpersonsenteringthetheatre,regardlessofage,musthaveaticket.125、Accordingtothepassage,TheLionKing__________.A．istobeshownsevendaysaweekB．isanOscarawardwinnerC．hasbeenpopularforabout20yearsD．lastsabout90minutes1、Whichofthefollowinggroupwillnotbeadmittedintothetheatre?A．Foursecond-yearstudentsatuniversityB．TwoprimaryschoolgirlswithateacherC．Acouplewithtwosonsaged5and7D．Ayoungmomwithher2-year-olddaughter2、Thispassageisintendedto_____________.A．instructB．educateC．advertiseD．entertain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）IrememberthefirsttimeIgotonahorse.WhenIwasalittleboyagedtwo,mymomagreedtoletmetakeashort1andthatwasit!Fromthenon,Imademyparentsalmost2constantlybeggingforahorse.WhenIwasfour,IwasstruckbythediseaseMutism,inwhichchildren3speakingincertainsocialsituations.Iwentdays,weeks,monthswithouta(n)4atschool.Atmost,Imight5haveawordwithafriend.I6silentlythroughschooluntilIwastenwhenapsychologisthadanidea.HeaskedmewhatI7morethananythingelseintheworld.Consideringmyhesitation,thepsychologist8metowhispertheanswerinmymother'sear,"Ahorse."Iwastogetalittlehorse,butIhadalistofweeklytasksIhadto9.Ihadtoanswerthephonefivetimesperweek,somethingIhad10donebefore.Ihadtosayonewordtomyteacheratschoolandthelistwasnot11.Idideverythingthatwasaskedofmeandthedayfinally12.Ig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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、A5、D6、A7、B8、C9、B10、D11、D12、B13、C14、C15、C16、C17、D18、D19、D20、B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、A2、A3、D22、1、C2、B3、A4、B23、1、A2、D3、D4、C24、InJanuary,Curry’sfatherlaunchedacampaignfortheinvention.Theyhopetoraisemoneytofinalizethepatent,buildmodels,andfindamanufacturer.☞D选项Togetthepatentandbringittoproduction25、ThesciencefictiontypeofentertainmentisconsideredbymottobefatheredbyJulesVerne(AJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthandTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea)andH.G.Wells(TheTimeMachineandTheWaroftheWorlds).Sei-Fi,asitiscommonlyshortened,isafictionalstoryinwhichscienceandtechnologyhaveasignificantinfluenceonthecharactersandplot.Manysuchworksareguessworkaboutwhatthefutureholdsandhowscientificfindingsandtechnologicaladvanceswillshapehumankind.Writinginthelate1800s,JulesVernewasremarkablysuccessfulinhis10guessesaboutfuturetechnologiesofairconditioning,automobiles,theInternet,television,andunderwater,air,andspacetravel.Unbelievably,ofallplacesfromwhichtochoose,JulesVerneguessedTampa,Florida,USAasthelaunchingsiteofthefirstprojecttotheMoon,whichwasonly200kilometersawayfromtheactual1969locationatCapeCanaveral,Florida.Oneofthebest-knownsciencefictionbooksisNineteenEighty-FourbyGeorgeOrwell.Publishedin1949,itwasnotmeantasaprediction,butasawarning:Orwellwasdescribingwhathesawastheoutcomeoftheideas,trends,andemergingtechnologiesofhistime.Manyinventedtermsfromthisnovelhavebecomecommonineverydayuse,suchas“bigbrother”and“doublethink”.Eventheauthor’snamehasbeenmadeintoanadjective—Orwellian—andhasbecomeawarningdescriptorforsituationswhereprivacyislostandtheindividualhasnopowerandiscompletelycontrolledbythegovernment.NineteenEighty-Fourwastranslatedintosixty-fivelanguageswithinfiveyearsofitspublication,settingarecordthatstillstands.Whathelpsbringsciencefictionintobeingisusuallyanewdiscoveryorinnovation.Theauthorcreatesananalysisofthepotentialinfluenceandconsequencesandthenwrapsitinapleasantstory.Forexample,thebeginningofspaceexplorationwasfollowedafewyearslaterbytheStarTrektelevisionprogramandmovieseries.Thescience