江苏省苏州五中高三第二次诊断性检测新高考英语试卷及答案解析

江苏省苏州五中高三第二次诊断性检测新高考英语试卷注意事项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．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof2．She________tosomeoneonthephone,soIjustnoddedtoherandwentaway.A．talked B．hastalkedC．hadtalked D．wastalking3．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup4．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual5．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom6．Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views7．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior8．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof9．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated10．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might11．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical12．—Irisisalwayskindand________tothesufferingofothers.—Nowondershechoosestobeareliefworker.A．allergicB．immuneC．relevantD．sensitive13．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What14．—I’mburntoutasI’vebeenworkingonmyessayallthetime.—____________.You’llsurelymakeit.A．Don’tputonairs B．GivemeabreakC．Don’tgetonmynerve D．Hanginthere15．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those16．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference17．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat18．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where19．Atthattime,mymindwasacomplete_______;Icouldn'tthinkofasingleanswer.A．blank B．bonusC．blow D．bottom20．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which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）Bambooisoneoftheworld'smostusefulplants.Forthousandsofyears,bamboohasbeenusedinmanydifferentways-fromfoodtomedicinetoclothingand,insmallways,asabuildingmaterial.However,bambooisnotoftenusedasabuildingmaterialinthedevelopedworld.AprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburghinPennsylvaniaistryingtochangethat.Theprofessorandhisstudentsaretestingthestrengthofbamboo.Theyaretestinghowmuchpressureorweightitcantakebeforebreaking.KentHarriesisaprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh.Harriessaysthattestingmethodsforbambooneedtobethesameforall.Theyneedtobestandardized.Standardizingtestmethodsforbamboowillhelptobringtheplantintocommonuse.Itwillalsogiveengineersandbuildersaroundtheworldadependablestandard.Harriessaysthatbambooisstronginnature.Thestrengthofatleastthreespeciesofbambooissimilartosteel.Besidesitsstrength,bamboohasotherfeaturesthatmakeitveryusefulinbuilding.Hesaysitisresilient(有弹力的),meaningitkeepsitsshapeandstrengthevenunderpressure.Bambooalsogrowsquickly.Bamboothatissuitableforconstructionneedsmuchlessresourcesthanwood.Theharvestcycleofbambooisabout3years.Softwoodssuchascedar,pineandsprucehaveaharvestcycleofabout10years.Andhardwoodsthatcomefromfloweringplantssuchasoakandwalnutneedmorethan30years.Bambooiswidelyusedasfoodforpandabears.Itisalsousedforflooringandwindowcovers.However,forbuilding,bambooisnotusedmuchoutsideitsnativegrowingarea.Thisismostlybecauseofitsroundshape.Butthereareotherreasonstoo.Peoplethink--orhavethementality--thatbambooisalowqualitybuildingmaterial.1、What

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space.22．（8分）AppleandMicrosofteachlaunchednewproducts.Onecompanyastonishedeveryone.Theothermadepeoplesleepy.Canyouguesswhichwaswhich?Youprobablyguessedwrong.BecauseApple,famousforitscreativeproducts,wasthetechgiantwhosenewproductcausedacollectiveshrug(耸肩).WhileMicrosoft,whichstoleamoveoutoftheApplePlaybook,woncheersfromhigh-end,creative-classconsumerslikebusinessanalysts,mediadesignersandmusicproducers.AsHayleyTsukayamaremarkedatTheWashingtonPost,theSurfaceStudio,oneofMicrosoft'snewproducts,isreallyjustasuper-sizedversionoftheSurfaceBooksproductthatMicrosofthasbeensellingforyears.Butifyou'veeverwatchedsciencefictionmovieslikeMinorityreport--whereTomCruiseseemstooperatepicturesanddatahangingonmid-airbytouchingthem,spreadinghisfingerstoincreaseondetails,andsendingfilesandinformationslidingfromonefoldertoanotherwithaclickofthefingers,youcanseehowMicrosoftistryingtoshowthesameexperience.Meanwhile,apple'snewproductswerealmostlikesomefinepromotionsforitsAppleTV.Theyboast(炫耀)thatthenewMacbookProshasasmallersizeandmorefunctions,andanewtouchscreenbaronlaptopkeyboardswherefunctionkeysusedtobe.Sowhat'sgoingon?Inmanyways,AppleisfocusingonattractingtheaverageconsumerswhohavebeenattractedbyMicrosoft.AndMicrosoftisfocusingontargetingthehigh-endprofessionalsApplehashistoricallybeenassociatedwith.Youcanevenseethisisthecompanies'adcampaigns:Microsoft'sadsstressimaginationandcreativity,whileApple,scommercialchiefperformanceandconvenienceofitsMacbooks.SoAppleistryingtocontroltheworldofdevicesandlaptopsfromthetopdown,startingwiththehigh-endmarketandmovingontoappealtoabroaderbaseofconsumers.Microsoft,havingalreadystrengtheneditselfwithinthebiggerlow-endmarket,isnowattemptingtheoppositewithabottom-upstrategy.Willthesesucceed?Timewilltell...1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Microsoft'snewproductsmadeabighit.B．Apple'sproductsaimathigh-endconsumers.C．AppleandMicrosoftdevelopedthesameproducts.D．ThedesignofMicrosoft'sproductsisoriginalandunique.2、WhydoestheauthormentionthesciencefictionmovieinParagraph2?A．ToshowhowtrendyMicrosoft’snewproductsare.B．TotellusMicrosoft'snewproductscanbeusedinmovies.C．Toencouragemorepeopletoseethesciencefictionmovie.D．ToshowMicrosoft’snewproductsareinspiredbythemovie.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwopartsofthetext?A．Appleischangingitsfocusonconsumergroupsfromaveragetohigh-endones.B．Microsoftischangingitsfocusonconsumergroupsfromhigh-endtoaverageones.C．Thetwocompaniesareadoptingdifferentbusinessstrategiesfromtheirownbefore.D．Thetwocompaniesarefacingfiercecompetitionwitheachother.4、Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A．LeisureandEntertainment.B．EconomicsandBusiness.C．CultureandEducation.D．LifeandFashion.23．（8分）Watchingwoodendollscometolifemaynotbeoneofthemostpopularformsofentertainmenttoday,butwithovertwentyyears’experience,talentedpuppeteer(木偶表演者)PeterRobertshasearnedhimselfthetitle“masterpuppeteer”becauseofhisgreatabilitytoturnpuppetsintobelievable,almostlivingcharacters.“PeoplearequiteoftensurprisedtohearwhatIdoforalivingandhavelittleappreciationofpuppyasaformofentertainment.Butwhiletheexactoriginsofpuppettheatreareunknown,ithasbeenpopularinmanyculturesandmayhavebeentheveryfirstkindoftheatre,”heexplains.Roberts’showsarehighlyoriginal.“Apuppetshowcaninvolveanythingfromclowning(傻逗)tostorytelling,”hesays.Equallydiversearetheaudiencesheperformsfor.“Someareattractedbythepuppetsthemselves,whileothersenjoythedialogue.”Robertsbelievesthatthisformofentertainmentcanbeappreciatedbypeopleofallagesandcultures.Roberts’interestinpuppetsstartedwhenhereceivedsomebeautifulglovepuppetsoneChristmas.HestartedputtingonshowswiththeseforfamilyandfriendsandthenmovedontohandmadeChinesestringpuppets.Learningmostlyfrombooksandpersonalexperience,heexplains,“Iwasalreadyspendingmostofmyfreetimecarvingpuppetsandputtingonshows,soIhardlynoticedthechangefromstudentstofull-timeprofessionalpuppeteer.”Thepuppetsaredesignedspecificallyforeachshow,whichisextremelytimeconsuming.AccordingtoRoberts,“Sometimeswhatyouexpectandwhatyouactuallycreateintheendaretwoverydifferentthings.I’vemadesomeofmybestpuppets‘accidentally’.”Whenmostpeopleheartheword“puppetry”,theymorethanlikelythinkofawayofkeepingchildrenentertainedatbirthdayparties.Certainlythesubjectmatterwillbeexpectedtobelight-heartedratherthanserious.However,Robertswantstopointoutthatpuppetsconveyseriousmessagessometimes.”hesays.1、Whatdoweknowaboutpuppetryinthefirstparagraph?A．Itisamostpopularformofentertainment.B．Itcannotgivepeoplepleasureanymore.C．ItwasfirstbroughttolifebyPeterRoberts.D．Itsvalueasanartformisnotfullyrecognized.2、InRoberts’eyes,hispuppetshows.A．usuallyattractpeoplefullofhumorB．aremostsomethingforoldagedaudienceC．displaysomethingmeaningfulfordifferentpeopleD．involvehardworkandgreatintelligence3、Robertsdevelopedaninterestinpuppetsbecauseof.A．thepuppetshowbooksB．hisuniversitymajorC．aChristmasgiftD．someChinesestringpuppets4、WhatdoesRobertswantpeopletothinkofpuppettheatre?A．Itisjustakindofentertainmentforkids.B．Itcanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining.C．Itisonlyakindofseriousartform.D．Itshouldbekeptlight-hearted.24．（8分）“Mum,whatdoesitmeanwhensomeonetellsyouthattheyhaveaskeleton（骨骼）inthecloset（衣橱）?”Jessicaasked.“Askeletoninthecloset?”hermotherpausedthoughtfully,“Well,it’ssomethingthatyouwouldrathernothaveanyoneelseknowabout.Forexample,ifinthepast,someoneinDad’sfamilyhadbeenarrestedforstealingahorse,Itwouldbe‘askeletoninhisfamily’scloset’.Hereallywouldn’twantanyneighbortoknowaboutit.”“Whypickonmyfamily?”Jessica’sfathersaidwithanger.“Yourfamilyhistoryisn’tsogood,youknow.Wasn’tyourgreat-great-grandfatheraprisonerwhowastransportedtoAustraliaforhiscrimes?”“Yes,butpeoplethesedayssaythatyouarenotarealAustralianunlessyourancestorsarrivedasprisoners.”Gosh,sorryIasked.IthinkIunderstandnow,”Jessicacutinbeforethingsgrewworse.Afterdinner,thehousewasveryquite.Jessica’sparentswerestillquiteangrywitheachother.Hermotherwasironingclothesandeverynowandthensheglaredatherhusband,whohidbehindhisnewspaperpretendingtoread.Whenshefinished,shegatheredthefreshlypressedclothesinherarmsandwalkedtoJessica’scloset.Justassheopenedthedoorandreachedintohangaskirt,abonyarmstuckoutfromthedarkdepthsandabundleofwhitebonesfelltothefloor,Jessica’smothersankintoafaint（晕倒）,walkingonlywhenJessicaputacold,wetclothonherforehead.Shelookeduptoseetheworriedfacesofherhusbandanddaughter.“Whathappened?WhereamI?”sheasked.“Youjustdestroyedtheschool’sskeleton,Mum,”explainedJessica,“Ibroughtithometohelpmewithmyhealthproject.Imeanttotellyou,butitseemedthatassoonasImentionedskeletonsandclosets,itcausedaproblembetweenyouandDad.”Jessicalookedinamazementasherparentsbegantolaughmadly.“Theyarebothcrazy,”shethought.1、AccordingtoJessica’smother,“askeletonintheclothes”means______.A．afamilyhonorB．afamilysecretC．afamilystoryD．afamilytreasure2、WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeAustralian’sancestorsfromParagraph2?A．TheywerebroughttoAustraliaasprisoners.B．TheyweretheearliestpeoplelivinginAustralia.C．TheywereinvolvedinsomecrimesinAustralia.D．Theywerenotregardedascriminalsintheirdays.3、Jessica’smotherfelldownintoafaint______.A．becauseshewasknockedB．becauseshewasfrightenedC．becauseshewasinjuredD．becauseshewassurprised4、Jessica’sparentslaughedmadlyattheendofthestoryprobablybecause______.A．theywerecrazyB．theywereoverexcitedC．theyrealizedtheirmisunderstandingD．theyboththoughttheyhadwonthequarrel25．（10分）FinlandisthehappiestplaceonEarth,accordingtothe2018WorldHappinessReportof156nations.Thereport,releasedWednesdaybytheUnitedNations’SustainableDevelopmentSolutionsNetwork,ranksthecountriesoftheworldbasedonsixdifferentcategoriesofwell-being:income,freedom,trust,lifeexpectancy,generosityandsocialsupport.Thisyear'sreportalsopaysspecialattentiontothehappinessofeachcountry’simmigrants.TheU.S.droppedfourspotsfrom2017andlandedin18thplace,andlastyear’swinner,Norway,cameinsecondplace—followedbyDenmark,IcelandandSwitzerland.“Thetopfivecountriesallhavealmostequallyhighvaluesforthesixfactorsfoundtosupporthappiness,andfourofthesecountries—Denmark,Switzerland,NorwayandnowFinland—havebeeninfirstplaceinthesixWorldHappinessReportrankingssincethefirstreport"in2012,”co-editorJohnHelliwelltoldCNN.“Inadivisionwithsuchexcellentteams,changesinthetopspotaretobeexpected."Roundingoutthetop10happiestcountrieswasCanadainsixthplace,thenNewZealand,SwedenandAustralia.Theorderofthetop10nationschangedfromthe2017listbutthecountriesdidnot,accordingtothereport.Theywerealso10ofthe11topspotsintheimmigranthappinesscategory(includingMexico—24thoverall,but10thinimmigration).“Themoststrikingfindingofthereportistheremarkableconsistencybetweenthehappinessofimmigrantsandthelocallyborn,”Helliwellsaidinastatement.“Althoughimmigrantscomefromcountrieswithverydifferentlevelsofhappiness,theirreportedlifeevaluationsresemblethoseofotherresidentsintheirnewcountries.Thosewhomovetohappiercountriesgain,whilethosewhomovetolesshappycountrieslose.”Othermajorworldpowersplacedinsignificantlylowspotsonthelist.Germanycamein15th,theUKwas19th—followedbyJapanin54thplace,Russiain59thandChinain86th.Thereport,basedonsurveyscompletedbycitizenvolunteers,camejustunderaweekbeforeWorldHappinessDayonMarch20,whentheUNdeclaredtorecognize“therelevanceofhappinessandwell-beingasuniversalgoalsandaspirationsinthelivesofhumanbeingsaroundtheworldandtheimportanceoftheirrecognitioninpublicpolicyobjectives”1、TheUSranked______in2017.A．14 B．10C．18 D．222、Whatisthemostsignificantfindingofthereport?A．Thatimmigrantsaredifferentfromresidentsinthecountry.B．Thatimmigrantscomefromcountrieswithdifferentlevelsofhappiness.C．Thatimmigrantsbecomehappywhentheyleavethecountry.D．Thatimmigrantsandlocalsfeelthesimilarlevelofhappiness.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Happinessisnolessimportantthananyotheraspectinlife.B．People’shappinessandwell-beingshouldbeconsideredwhenitcomestopolicy-making.C．ThehappinessreportcameunderaweekbeforeWorldHappinessDay.D．WhattheUNdeclaredwasbeneficialtoallhumanbeings.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．WorldHappinessDay. B．Happiness—foreverpursuit.C．What'syourhappinessindex(指数)? D．The2018WorldHappinessReport.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）Inoldtimes,ayoungathleticboyishungryforsuccess.Forhim1waseverythingandsuccesswasmeasuredbysucha2.Oneday,theboywaspreparinghimselfforarunning3inhissmallnativevillage.Alargecrowdhadgatheredto4thesportingwonderandawiseoldman,upon5ofthelittleboy,hadtravelledfartoattendit.Theracestarted,lookinglikealevelheatatthe6line,butsureenoughtheboyworkedhardandcalledonhisdetermination,7andpower.Hetookthewinninglineandwasfirst.Thecrowdwascrazyandcheeredand8attheboy.Thewisemanremainedstillandcalm,expressingnothing.Thelittleboy,9,feltproudandimportant.Asecondracewascalled,andtwonewyoung,fit10cameforward,torunwiththelittleboy.Theracewasstartedandsureenoughthelittleboy11successandfinishedfirstonceagain.Thecrowdwascrazyagainandcheeredandwavedattheboy.Thewiseman12thesameandsaidnothing.“Anotherrace,anotherrace!”saidthelittleboy.Thewiseoldman13forwardandpresentedthelittleboywithtwo14challengers,anelderlyladyandablindman.“Whatisthis?”15thelittleboy.“Thisisnorace!”he16.“Race!”saidthewiseman,Theracestartedandtheboywastheonlyfinisher,becausetheothertwochallengersjust17atthestartingline.Thelittleboywashappy,andraisedhisarmsin18.Thecrowd,however,wassilentshowingnodelighttowardthelittleboy.“Whathas19?Whydidn’tthepeoplejoininmy20?”heaskedthewiseoldman.“Raceagain,”repliedthewiseman.“Butthistime,finishtogether,allthreeofyou,finishtogether.”1、A．failingB．winningC．discussingD．advising2、A．processB．resultC．prizeD．effort3、A．difficultyB．positionC．chanceD．competition4、A．prayB．chatC．witnessD．apply5、A．informingB．talkingC．accusingD．hearing6、A．finishingB．deadC．waitingD．defending7、A．kindnessB．strengthC．rewardD．examination8、A．knockedB．ranC．wavedD．travelled9、A．thereforeB．besidesC．howeverD．unless10、A．customersB．challengersC．operatorsD．settlers11、A．achievedB．managedC．consultedD．demanded12、A．respondedB．requiredC．obtainedD．discovered13、A．putB．broughtC．turnedD．stepped14、A．newB．poorC．sickD．familiar15、A．orderedB．suggestedC．explainedD．asked16、A．rememberedB．shoutedC．comfortedD．supported17、A．ranB．stoodC．jumpedD．cried18、A．delightB．sorrowC．concernD．decision19、A．continuedB．beganC．happenedD．changed20、A．prideB．vocationC．performanceD．success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）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom对中国谚语（Chineseproverbs）很感兴趣。他来信请教有关知识。请给他回信，内容包括：1.中国谚语的由来（人们的智慧和经验，简短有意义，口口相传）2.学习中国谚语的方法。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Aneighbortoldusaboutatriphetookwithhis3-years-oldson、Itwasthefirsttimethefatherandtheboyhavebeenawaybythemselves、Thefirstnighttheirspentinahotel,thefathermovedhisbedcloselytotheboy’sandwhentheywereallreadytosleep,heturnedthelight、Afterafewminutes,alittlevoicesaid,“Itsurelyisdark,isn’tit?”“No,”saidthefather,“It’sprettydark,andeverythingisallright、”Therewassilentforafewmoreminutes,andthenasmallhandreachedoverandtookthefather’shand,“I’lljustholdyourhand,”saidthelittleboy,“incaseofyougetfrightened、”127第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是新华中学的高三学生李华，你校的外教MrPearson开设了一个英语辅导班(EnglishTutorial),可根据学生的实际需要进行辅导。报名者须根据个人实际情况提出申请并选择辅导内容。请你给外教写一封电子邮件申请加入辅导班。内容主要包括：1.介绍个人情况；2.说明辅导意向（如口语、语法、写作、文化知识等其中的一项或几项）；3.表达愿望。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearMrPearson,I’mmorethandelightedthatyouhavestartedEnglishTutorial.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________