湖北省襄州一中枣阳一中等四校高三第二次联考新高考英语试卷及答案解析

湖北省襄州一中枣阳一中等四校高三第二次联考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．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．afford C．buy D．spend2．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are3．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any4．Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though5．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout6．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed7．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic8．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever9．---WhatdoesPM2.5mean？---It'saprofessional_____________indicatingtheconditionofairpollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item10．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches11．---Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.---It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．as12．Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewas_____left.A．none B．noone C．any D．some13．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed14．—ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It’sreallyapitythatyoudidn’tmakeit.—Sorry,I________.Iwastoobusythen.A．didn’tB．didC．wouldn’tD．would15．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．address16．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．andyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand17．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which18．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those19．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded20．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway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）Scientistshavelongknownthatherbivores(食草动物)affecttheplantdiversityaroundthem.Inhighlyproductiveecosystems,likejungles,animalswouldfavordominant,fast-growingplants.Thiswouldfreeupnutrientsandspace,allowingforagreatervarietyofplantstoboom.Incontrast,herbivoresinregionswithlowplantbiomass,likedeserts,wouldeatwhatevertheycouldfind,onlydrivingdownplantdiversity.Now,ateamofscientistshastestedthishypothesis(假说).Burkepile,abiologyprofessorinUCSantaBarbara,andhiscolleaguesreviewed252studiescomparingplantdiversityinareaswhereherbivoreswereandwerenotexcluded.Theirstudyrevealedthatwhetherherbivoresincreaseordecreaseplantdiversitydependsonwhat’sonthemenu.Ingeneral,thecorrelation(相关性)betweenherbivoryanddiversitywasn’tnearlyasclearaseveryonehadexpected.However,theteamnoticedamuchstrongerassociation:whentheecosystemhostedaparticularlyvigorousspeciesofplant,herbivoryseemedtobecrucialinmaintainingbiodiversity.Forinstance,grasslandsinthetallgrassprairieintheAmericanMidwesttendtobedominated(控制)byfast-growinggrasses,suchasbigbluestem.Theteamdiscoveredthatherbivoreshadanoutsizedeffectonmaintainingbiodiversitybykeepingbigbluestemfromtakingoverdozensofsmaller,slowergrowingplantspecies.Howevernotallherbivoresareonanequalfoot.Theteamfoundthattheconnectionbetweenherbivoryanddiversitywasparticularlystrongingrasslandswheremoreanimalsfeedongrassthanonherbsandbushes.Thisseemsreasonable,sincegrassestendtobethedominantspeciesingrasslands,asthenamesuggests.Thesefindingsaremorethanacademic.“We’veseenthreedecadesofreallyimportantpaperssayingthatecosystemsworkbetterwhenyouhavemorespeciesinthem,”Burkepilesaid.“Whatourdatasuggestsisthatherbivoresareespeciallyimportantformaintainingthisbiodiversityinplaceswhereyouhaveareallydominantplantspecies.”Asbiodiversitycontinuestodeclineworldwide,conservationistsarelookingforwaystopreventcatastrophiclosses.“Thissuggeststhatonepossibleapproachtomanagingecosystemsandbiodiversityistouseherbivorestomanagethesedominantspecies,”Burkepileadded.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,howdoherbivoreshelptoincreasebiodiversity?A．Byconsumingdominant,fast-growingplants.B．Bydestroyingjunglesandfreeingupspace.C．Byaddingmorenutrientstothesoil.D．Byeatinguplowplantbiomass.2、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mostprobablyimpliesthat____________.A．herbivoryhasnothingtodowithbiodiversityinagivenecosystemB．herbivoresdecreasebiodiversityintallgrass-dominatedecosystemsC．smallanimalshelptoprotectbiodiversityingrasslandswithoutbushesD．thedegreetowhichherbivoresaffectbiodiversityisrelatedtoplantspecies3、Whatistheauthortryingtotellusinthelastparagraph?A．Thelimitationsofthenewstudy.B．Thepotentialapplicationofthenewstudy.C．Thecontradictionbetweenthepastviewandthenewfindings.D．Theimportanceofmaintainingecosystemsandbiodiversity.22．（8分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonisthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculateandincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thus,youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflatonthefloor.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgetpainful.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheother,itcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringshowedthat.A．crossingyourlegscanraiseyourbloodpressureB．crossingonelegovertheothercanincreasethebloodcirculationC．youshouldhaveyourlegscrossedonceeveryhourD．youshouldgetupandwalkaroundformorethan15minutes2、Crossingyourlegscancausesomehealthproblemsexcept.A．pressureonveinsandnervesinlegsandfeetB．permanentnervedamageC．unstablepostureD．neckandbackpain3、Whatseemstobethewriter’sattitudetowardcrossinglegs?A．Supportive.B．Negative.C．Casual.D．Confused23．（8分）Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide.Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies’AssociationinLondonforthepromotionoffemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkofstartingagirls’schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopeningofaboys’school.Mrs.Gutzlaff’scomprador(买办）happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwasactuallymyfather’sfriendandneighbor.ItwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheardaboutMrs.Gutzlaff’sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeansthatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool,Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytomewhymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucianschool,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.MostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeenmoresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,thantoallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenueinChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.IcanonlyguessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparentshopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.Inthiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositiontoenterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.IamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparentstoputmeintoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventuallybroughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.1、HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool?A．Throughhisfather’srequest.B．Throughhisfather’sfriend’shelp.C．Throughhisowneffortsatexams.D．ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff’sinfluence.2、Whydidtheauthor’sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.B．AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.C．Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.D．ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents’decisiontoputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．Itwasskeptical.B．Itwaswonderful.C．Itwasthoughtful.D．Itwasmysterious.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sequences”inthelastsentenceprobablymean?A．Results.B．Orders.C．Series.D．Progress.24．（8分）MyFirstDayofSchoolFearstartedtakingover,IwaswalkingintomyfirstschoolinAmerica.IhadtraveledalongdistancefromIndiainordertojoinmyparents,whohadbeenforthreeyears,hopingAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.MyfatherdecidedthatIwouldbebetteroffgoingtoschoolhere,soIenrolled(登记)inthelocalhighschoolinmynewtown.IwasafraidhowIwoulddo.Onthefirstday,IwenttomysecondperiodclassafterIhadmissedmyfirst.Withanxiety,Ireachedforthedoor,openingitslowly.Withoutpayingattentiontomyclassmates,Iwentstraighttotheteacherandaskedifthiswastherightclass.Withasoftvoiceheanswered.“Yes.”Hisvoicecomfortedmealittle.HegavemeasheetcalledCourseRequirements,whichIwouldnevergetinIndiabecausewedidn’thaveanythinglikethat.ThenheaskedmetochoosewhereIwouldsit.Ididn’tactuallywanttopickaseat.InIndiawehadfixedseats,soIneverneededtoworryaboutthat.Ispenttherestoftheclasstakingnotesfromtheimageproducedbytheoverheadprojector.InIndianschools,wedidn’tusethetechnologywehad.Wehadtotakenotesastheteacherspoke.Itwasnoon.IwasveryconfusedaboutwhenIwouldhavelunch.IwenttomynextclassandthebellrangasIentered.IwentthroughtheregularprocessofaskingtheteacherifIwasintherightclass.Shesaid,“It’sstillfourthperiod.”“Butthebelljustrang,”Isaid.Changingfromagentletonetoaharsher(刺耳的)one,shesaid,“Thatisthelunchbell,youngman.”Iapologized.WithoutanotherwordIheadedforthecafeteria.Ifeltluckybecausewedidn’thavethisinIndia.EveryconfusionseemedlikeabarrierIhadtogetthroughtoreachmygoal.Attheendoftheday,Iwasonmywaytothebuswhichwedidn’thaveinIndiaeither.Ispottedmybusandsatdowninsidehappily.Iwasthinking,todaywasn’tobad.1、TheauthorattendedanAmericanhighschoolbecause_______.A．hisfatherpreferredAmericanschoolsB．hisfamilywantedhimtohaveabrightfutureC．hismotherhadworkedinitfor3yearsD．hehadbeenlongingtoleavehishomeland2、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfirstdayofschool?A．HewenttothewrongclassforthesecondperiodB．HemetsomeenthusiasticteachersandclassmatesC．HegottheCourseRequirementssheetfromhisclassmateD．HeexperienceddifferencesfromtheIndianschoolsinmanyways3、Howdidtheauthorfeelattheendoftheday?A．Worried B．PuzzledC．Relieved D．Excited25．（10分）BroadBand:byClaireL.Evans.Portfolio，2018($27)Thoughoftenoutnumberedbymen，womenstayedintheboomingfieldofcomputing.Inthisinspiringtale，writerEvansrecordsthecontributionsofsomeofthemanywomenwhoaidedtheriseofthemodernInternet.MemorablecharactersincludeElizabeth"Jake"Feinler,aninformationscientistwhohelpedresearchersnavigatetheArpaneandStacyHorn，whostartedoneofthefirstsocialnetworks，Echo.TheWizardandtheProphet:byCharlesC．Mann.Knopf，2018($28.95)Thehumanpopulationismovingtoward10billion---someexpertsthinkwe'llnearlyhitthatmarkby2050.Howwilltheearthfeed，houseandotherwisesupportsuchacrowd?Environmentalthinkersusuallyfallintooneoftwocamps:thosewhopreferconservationandcontrollingconsumption，likeWilliamVogt，andthosewhotrustinnovationtosolveourproblems,NormanBorlaug,forexample.WriterManncarefullyrecordsthelivesandthoughtofthefoundersofthesetwophilosophies.ALabofOne'sOwn:byPatriciaFara.OxfordUniversityPtess，2018($24.95)InWorldWarImanywomenintheU.K.replacedtheirapronswithchemicalsuitsandsteppedintopreviouslymale-onlyfieldsofscience,wheretheyledwarresearchefforts.SciencehistorianFaraillustratesthelivesofmanyoftheseforgottenwomen.Althoughtheeramarkedamajorstepforwardforwomenscientists,manyworkedforsmallwagesinanenvironmentofdiscrimination.Inthenearly100yearssince,womenhavecomealongway,Farawrites,buttheglassceilingsremainsolidandthepipelinesleaky.AtomLand:byJonButterworth.TheExperiment，2018($19.95)Butterworthtakesreadersonanamusingjourneythroughtheunknownworldofparticle(粒子)physics.Thefirststopis"AtomLand，"whereButterworthexplainshowelectrons，protonsandneutronscometogethertobuildupeverythingweknow.Asthejourneyunfolds，welearnaboutlesser-knownparticles.Thankfully,ourshipisequippedwithtoolssuchasmathematicalequations（方程式）anda"laserlight"thatlightsupthedarkestofconcepts.1、Whofocusesonthefutureofourearth?A．ClaireL.Evans. B．CharlesC．Mann.C．PatriciaFara. D．JonButterworth.2、Whichbookswillyouprobablyreadifyouareinterestedinwomen'scareer?A．BroadBand&AtomLand.B．TheWizardandtheProphet&AtomLand.C．BroadBand&ALabofOne'sOwn.D．ALabofOne'sOwn&AtomLand.3、What'sthepurposeofwritingthepassagesabove?A．Toclarifysomeconcepts.B．Tointroducesomefamouswriters.C．Tomakecommentsonsomebooks.D．Torecommendsomebooks.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）IwaseighteenyearsoldandIwasthegoldengirl.Iwaspresidentofthecollegedramasociety,amemberofthestudentsenateandsoon.Iwasthe1ofallmyfriendsandIwasinastateof2.TheoldGreektragedies3usthatwhenpriderises,punishmentfalls.Myuniverse4withgreatsuddenness.Thescenery（舞台布景道具）fellonmyheadandIwasleftalmost5forthenextfourmonths.Mymemorywasinamessandwithinafewmonthsallmy6weretakenaway.IwaseventoldthatIwouldhavetoleavethecollegeattheendofthespringterm7,clearly,Icouldn’tdoacademicwork.”Sad,Itookonelast8byDr.JacobTaubes.HewasthemostbrilliantteacherIhadever9andinhisclass,Ibegantoraiseatentative10andaskanoccasionalquestion.Hewouldanswerwithgreatintensity,andsoonIfoundmyselfasking11questionsconstantly.OnedayIwaswalkingtothebuswhenIheardDr.Taubes12me,”MissHouston,letmewalkwithyou.Youknow,youhaveamost13mind.”“Me?Ihaveamind?”“Yes,ofcourse.”Thenheaskedmyunderstandingofsomeproblemsdiscussedintheclasses.Fromthatdayon,Dr.Taubescontinuedto14metothebus,always15mewithintellectuallyvigorousquestions.Withinseveralweeksmyeyesightcamebackandmyspirit16.WhatIacquiredfromthisexperiencewasa17senseoflife.Iremaindeeply18fortheattentionDr.Taubeshadshown.He19mewhenImostneededit.IsworethenthatIwouldtryto20andacknowledgetheunluckypersonasIhadbeenacknowledged.1、A．starB．envyC．centerD．hero2、A．dangerB．messC．prideD．panic3、A．informB．warnC．guaranteeD．explain4、A．cutoffB．turneddownC．gotthroughD．brokedown5、A．blindB．deafC．dumbD．hurt6、A．officesB．memoriesC．sensesD．emotions7、A．untilB．afterC．whenD．since8、A．examB．chanceC．lectureD．course9、A．attachedB．contributedC．experiencedD．longed10、A．headB．handC．armD．voice11、A．extraB．fewerC．additionalD．more12、A．addressingB．remindingC．askingD．shouting13、A．complexB．considerateC．interestingD．disappointed14、A．walkB．followC．leadD．invite15、A．treatingB．challengingC．entertainingD．accompanying16、A．sankB．developedC．bloomedD．inspired17、A．tragicB．comicC．oppositeD．magic18、A．encouragedB．gratefulC．satisfiedD．guilty19、A．admitsB．permitsC．respectsD．acknowledges20、A．sendB．reserveC．reachD．sacrifice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）Itisinyourdailylife1．youalwaysgetintoasituationwhereyourparentscontrolhundredsofthingsforyouwhenyouareakid,suchastheclothesyouwear,thefoodyoueat,whereyougoandwhatevercankeepyou2．(spellbind).Itisagoodthing.Kidsneedthiskindofprotectionandhelpbecausetheyarenotoldenoughtotakecareof3．(they)andmakedecisions4．(correct).Butwithyougrowingolder,thepartofbeingateenisdevelopingyourownidentity,5．isdifferentfromyourparents’.Differentattitudestowardseventslikepartyingmayleadtoarguments,becauseyourparentswillalways6．(concern)aboutyouandkeepyousafe,nomatterhowoldyouare.Asaresult,yourparentsfeel7．hardtogetusedtothenewsituationwithout8．(know)yourlatestnews.Whatkidsshouldkeepinmindisthatinmostcases,yourparentscanunderstandwhatyouaregoing9．becausethey10．(be)teensonce.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。Thepersonwhotouchedmemostisanunknownlady、Istudyinacityschoolbutlivesinavillage15kilometersaway、Oneafternoon,Ireceiveacallfrommyfamilysayingmymomwasseriousill、Ihurriedtothebusstation,onlyfindthelastbushadleft、Feelanxious,Idecidedtowalkhome、OnthewayacarstoppedandthedriveraskedmethatIneededhelp、Worriedaboutbeingcheated,Isaidanything、ButshewassuchsincerethatIfinallyacceptedheroffer、Whenwereachedmyvillage,itwasdark、See