甘肃省兰州市第五十五中学高三第二次联考新高考英语试卷及答案解析

甘肃省兰州市第五十五中学高三第二次联考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．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what2．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．areplanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning3．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked4．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．atC．withD．to5．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．are C．isthere D．arethere6．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected7．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.A．hadregisteredB．haveregisteredC．registeredD．wereregistered8．Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling9．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid10．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor11．Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhas______itsfocustotabletcomputersandsmartmobilephones.A．switched B．shapedC．directed D．discovered12．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise13．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account14．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．asthough15．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone16．---Whereisyournewhomenow?---Inthenewdevelopedzone.ButI______downtownforfiveyears.A．lived B．hadlivedC．havelived D．wasliving17．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.18．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem19．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which20．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how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）Planyourdreamvacationtooneoftheseexcellentdestinations.St.LuciaAbundant（丰富的）rainforestsandsplendidmountainsareallreasonstovisitthisCaribbeanisland.St.Luciaofferstheperfectmixofrelaxationandadventure.Totakeinthebreathtakingscenery,plantohikethePitonMountainsordiveinthewatersofAnseChastanet.Banff.AlbertaThisCanadiandestinationwillbringouttheexplorerinanyonewhovisits.Fromhikingandwhitewaterraftingtoskiingandsnowboarding,Banffofferstravelersanabundanceofyear-roundoutdooractivities.TheLakeLouiseSkiResortisoneofthelargestinNorthAmericaandthestrikingphotoopportunitiesoftheCanadianRockiesfromMoraineLakecan’tbeunderestimated(低估).MachuPicchuAccordingtotravelers,avisittothisPeruvianUNESCOWorldHeritage(遗产)siteisaonce-in-a-lifetimeadventure.LocatedintheAndesMountains,itisthemostfamiliaricon(象征物)ofIncacivilization.SpendafewdaysaccustomingyourselftothealtitudeintheneighboringcityofCusco,whereyoucanexperienceamixofIncanandSpanishcultures.GreatBarrierReefIt’seasytoseewhytheGreatBarrierReefisoneoftheSevenNaturalWondersoftheWorld–itstretchesnearly1,500milesalongtheeasterncoastlineofAustraliaandfeaturesabout3,000reefs,900islandsandmorethan1,500speciesoffish.Travelerscanseetheseamazingnaturalstructuresfromtheairorunderwater.However,largeamountsofcoralbleaching(褪色)causedbyrisingoceantemperaturesputthisplace’scontinuedexistenceatrisk,soplanyourvisitsoontoseethisawesomesightupclose.1、WhatcanyouenjoybothinSt.LuciaandBanff?A．Hiking.B．Skiing.C．Diving.D．Snowboarding.2、Wheremayahistorianchoosetogo?A．St.Lucia.B．Banff.Alberta.C．MachuPicchu.D．GreatBarrierReef3、WhatdoweknowabouttheGreatBarrierReef?A．It’sonthewesterncoastofAustralia.B．It’sfamousforcoralreefsratherthanfish.C．Peoplemusttakeaplanetoenjoyitsbeauty.D．Itmaydisappeariftemperaturekeepsonrising.22．（8分）In2011,BritishwildlifephotographerDavidSlatertraveledtotheTangkokoNatureReserveontheislandofSulawesiinIndonesia.Afterfollowingabout25endangeredblackmonkeysintheforest,Slatersetuphiscamera.Themonkeyswentuptoit,andwereattractedbyitimmediately.Finally,theybeganplayingwiththecameraandtookphotosofthemselves.Onemonkeytookmanyphotos,someofwhichappearedwithaJuly2011DailyMailarticleaboutSlaterplayingwiththemonkeys.OneofthephotosbecamethecoverofabookofSlater’swork.WildlifePersonalities,whichwaspublishedin2014byBlurb,Inc.,inSanFrancisco.Slaterisconsideredasthecopyright(版权)ownerofthephotos.InSeptember2015,however,thePeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals(PETA)consideredthemonkeyitcallsNarutoasthecopyrightownerofthephotos.Throughhis“friends”atPETA,Narutowassuing(控诉)thephotographerandthepublishingcompanyBlurbforcopyright:“ThephotosresultedfromthepurposefulactionsofNarutoandwerenothelpedbySlater,resultinginworksofauthorship…byNaruto.”“IfahumanhadtakenaphotowithSlater’scamera,thatpersonwouldownthecopyrighttothephoto,”saysJeffKerro£PETA．“Narutoshouldbetreatednodifferently.”ThelawyerforSlaterandBlurb,AndrewDhuey,requiredthatthecasebedismissed(被驳回)inNovember2015.Dhueymentioneda2004caseinwhichthecourthadtodecidewhetherwhalescouldsuetheUSNavyforthedangerthey’dreceivedfrommachinesusedbytheNavy.Thecourtruledthattheycouldnot.InJanuary,thecourtruledinfavorofdismissingthecase.PETAlawyerJeffKerrobjected,“WebelieveithasbeenstatedclearlyintheCopyrightAct.TheActallowscourtstofillindecisionslikethisone.”1、What’sthepurposeofParagraph1?A．Totellastorytosupportthetopic.B．Togivethebackgroundinformation.C．Toexpresstheauthor’sopinion.D．Toattractreaders’attention.2、WhydidPETAchallengethecopyrightofthephotos?A．ThecamerawasnotSlater’s.B．SlaterdidharmtoNaruto.C．ThephotosweretakenbyNaruto.D．Slaterjusthelpedalittle.3、WhatdidDhueydotohelpSlaterandBlurb?A．Hemadeapublicspeech.B．HehadatalkwithPETA．C．HeturnedtotheUSNavy.D．Hegaveanexample.4、Howdidthecourtruleonthecopyrightofthephotos?A．Narutocan’townit.B．NarutoandSlatershouldshareit.C．Slatercan’tusethephotosanymore.D．SlatershouldpaysomemoneytoPETA．23．（8分）AmathandphysicsteacherfromruralKenya,whogivesaway80%ofhismonthlyincometohelpthepoor,haswona$1millionprize.PeterTabichiwasawardedtheGlobalTeacherPrizeonSunday.HeteachesataruralKenyanschoolinPwaniVillage,withonlyonecomputer,poorInternetandastudent-teacherratio(比率)of58:1.Nearlyallhisstudentsarefrompoorfamilies,andalmostathirdofthemhavenoparentsoronlyoneparentalive.TabichigetsonlineeducationalcontentbyvisitingInternetcafesandusesitofflineinclass.Heguidedtheschool’sscienceclub,inwhichstudentsnowcompeteinnationalandinternationalcompetitions.ThemathematicalscienceteamqualifiedtocompeteintheINTELInternationalScienceandEngineeringFairthisyearinArizona.HisstudentsalsowonanawardfromtheRoyalSocietyofChemistryafterusinglocalplantlifetoproduceelectricity.“Thisprizedoesnotrecognizemebutrecognizesthisgreatcontinent’syoungpeople,”Tabichisaid.Hisstudentsfacemanychallenges,includingfoodshortage,drugabuse,teenagepregnanciesandyoungmarriages.YetattheKerikoMixedDaySecondarySchoolwhereTabichiteaches,thenumberofstudentshasdoubledoverthreeyearsandmoreofthestudentsaregoingontocollege.Tabichiwaschosenfrom10,000applicantsin180countries.HeacceptedtheawardfromactorHughJackman.TheannualGlobalTeacherPrizewasfirstlaunchedin2014bySunnyVarkey,founderandchairmanofGEMSEducation.Nowinitsfifthyear,theGlobalTeacherPrizeisthelargestofitskind.The$1millionawardispresentedtoanexceptionalteacherwhohasmadeanoutstandingcontributiontotheirprofession.1、WhatdoweknowaboutPeterTabichi?A．Heenjoysahighenoughincometohelpthepoor.B．Hemakesadifferencetomanyofhisstudents’life.C．HedoesonlineteachinginInternetcafessometimes.D．Hehelpstakecareofparentlessstudents’dailylife.2、WhatdoweknowaboutPeterTabichi’sstudents?A．TheysolvedtheproblemofelectricitysupplyinPwani.B．Theyaretrainedtocompeteforvariousacademicawards.C．TheyshowgreatpotentialwiththehelpofPeterTabichi.D．Theypersuadetheirfriendstogotoschooltogether.3、Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?A．Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.B．Providesomeadviceforthereaders.C．Addsomebackgroundinformation.D．Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ARuralKenyanTeacherGuidesStudentsinCompetitionsB．ARuralKenyanTeacherChangesStudents’LifePathC．ARuralKenyanTeacherDonatesMoneytothePoorD．ARuralKenyanTeacherIsAwardeda$1MillionPrize24．（8分）Thousandofstudents,fromallaroundtheworld,havehelpedtheirinternationalcareersbytakingEISEnglishstudiesatSouthThamesCollegeLondon–STCL.Youtoocantakeourfirst-classEIScoursestolearn,andliveEnglishinLondon@STCL.1.OurexperienceWehaveprovidedEnglishforInternationalStudentsEIScoursestopeoplefromaroundtheworldfor40years.Morethan1,000studentstakeourEIScourseseachyear,oftenafterarecommendationfromafriendorrelative.Ourteachershaveworkedinmanycountries;theirexperiencewillhelpyoutodevelopinternationalEnglishcommunicationskills.2.AworldinonecollegeThecollegehasstudentsfrommorethan100countries.WhenyoustudyEnglishwithus,youwillhavetheopportunitytomeetnotonlyUKstudents,butalsopeoplefromallovertheworld.3.MorethananEnglishschoolThecollege’smainpurposeistoprovideeducationandtrainingforourlocalcommunity.Wehavemorethan20,000students,onarangeofacademic,technicalandvocationalcoursesinadditiontoEnglishlanguagecourses.Allstudentscanalsousethefacilitiesavailableatthecollege—libraryservices,freeInternetaccess,sports&more.Youcanjoinarrangeofleisureandsocialactivities.4.OurrangeofcoursesWehaveawiderangeofcoursesdesignedtomeettheneedsofglobalcitizensinaninternationalenvironment.OurcoursesprepareyoubothforlifeinLondon–perhapsasastudent–andforyourfuturecareer,anywhereintheworld.WehelpyouimproveyourEnglishsoyoucancommunicatemoreeffectively—forstudy,workorsocializing.IntensivecoursesmeetUKimmigrationregulationsforstudents.ForinformationaboutoutintensiveEnglishcourses,clickhere.1、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toattractstudentsfromaroundtheworld.B．TomakeSouthThamesCollegeLondonknown.C．TostresstheimportanceofEIScourses.D．TocompeteagainstotherlanguageschoolsinLondon.2、Fromthepassagewelearnthat________.A．theCollege’shistorygoesbackoveracenturyB．theteacherstherecomefromallovertheworldC．theCollegehasagoodreputationamongitsEISstudentsD．thecoursestherejustfocusonlanguagelearning3、WhichkeyinformationisNOTgiveninthispassage?A．Experienceofteacher.B．MainpurposeoftheCollege.C．RangeofCourses.D．Approvedqualityfromauthorities.25．（10分）Thehumanbeingsseemtobefacingacrisis（危机）．AfterourbestGoplayersweredefeatedonebyonebytheartificialintelligence（AI）AlphaGo，welostourprideofbeingatthetopoftheintelligencechain．AndinOctober，whenSaudiArabiagavecitizenshiptoarobotnamedSophia，anotherprivilegeofbeinghumanwastakenaway．ItlookslikeeverythingthatseparateshumansandAIisatriskfightnow．Butwekeephopingthatinsteadof"everything"，there'sstillsomethingleftinusthatmakesusirreplaceable．ToHaoJingfang，winnerofthe2016HugoAwardforBestNovelette，that"something"isourconsciousness．"AlphaGoisintelligentinacertainway，butnotintelligentenoughtoasktheimportantquestions--DoIlikeplayingGo？DoIwanttoplayGotoday？WhydoIhavetoplayGowhenyoutellmeto？"sheoncesaid．Inotherwords，computerprogramsdon'thaveachoicetosay"no"．Theyprobablydon'tevenknowwhata"choice"is--alltheyeverdoiscalculate．AndtoHeHuaihong，aphilosophy（哲学）professoratPekingUniversity，imaginationandcreativityarealsowhatmakeusspecial．"Amachinecouldn'thavecomeupwiththetheoryofgravityjustbecauseitwashitbyafallingapple"，hesaid．"It'shumanimaginationthatconnectswhatseemtobecompletelyrandomandirrelevantconcepts，somethingthatamachine--whichworksbyfixedrulesonly--can'tdo，atleastfornow．"ThisiswhyBBCreporterViktorMayer-Schonbergersuggestedthatinsteadoffocusingonhowcomputershaveovershadowedusoncalculatingabilitiesthanhumans，weshouldprobably"considerourqualityatadifferentendofthespectrum（光谱）：creativity，originality（原创性），evenplainillogicalcraziness，insteadofhard-nosed（顽固的）logic"，hewrote．Somaybeinthefuture，asartificialintelligencebecomesevenmoreintelligent，humansandA1willlearntouseeachother'stalentsforgood．IfAIcanhandletheboringtaskslikecalculatinganddrivingforus，we'llhavemoretimetocreate，think，andbebusywith"beinghuman"．1、WhatcanwelearnaboutAlphaGo，accordingtoHaoJingfang？______A．Itwillbetaughttosaynointhefuture．B．Itwillbemoreintelligentthanhumansoneday．C．Ithasdifficultyansweringpersonalquestions．D．Itisunabletothinkindependentlyashumansdo．2、WhatdoesHeHuaihongbelieveisuniquetohumans？______A．Intelligence．B．Originality．C．Theabilitytomakerules．D．Theabilitytomakechoices．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"overshadowed"inparagraph5probablymean？______A．CompetedwithB．TakencontrolofC．BeenmoresuccessfulthanD．Influenced4、WhatcouldbethefutureofAIaccordingtotheauthor？______A．Itwillbeusedtohelphumans，ratherthancompetewithus．B．Itmaydevelopcreativitybesidesbetterlogicalthinking．C．Itmightbeverydangeroustohumansindifferentfields．D．Itwillbeappliedtoprovidedrivingserviceforhumans．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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Itwasabitter,coldeveninginnorthernVirginiamanyyearsago.Theoldmanwas____forarideacrosstheriver.Thewaitseemed____.Hiebodybecamestiff(僵硬的)fromthecoldnorthwind.Heheardthe____ofapproachinghooves(马蹄)runningalongthefrozenpath.Anxiously,he___asseveralhorsemenroundedthebend.Heletthefirstonepassby____anefforttogethisattention.Thenanotherpassedby,andanother.____,thelastriderdrewnear.Theoldmancaughttherider’seyesandsaid,“Sir,wouldyou____givinganoldmanaridetotheotherside?”Reining(勒住)hishorse,theriderreplied,“Surething.Hop____.”Thehorsemangotoffandhelpedtheoldmanontothehorse.Hetooktheoldmannot____acrosstheriver,buttohisdestination.Astheynearedthetinybutcozycottage,thehorseman’s____causedhimtoinquire,“Sir,Inoticedthatyouletseveralotherriderspassby.I’mcurious___youwouldwaitandaskthelastrider.WhatifIhad____andleftyouthere?”Theoldmanreplied,“Ilookedintotheeyesoftheother___andimmediatelysawtherewasnoconcernformysituation.Itwouldhavebeen____eventoaskthemforaride.ButwhenIlookedintoyoureyes,kindnessandcompassionwere____.Iknewyourgentlespiritwould_____theopportunitytohelpme.”Thoseheartwarmingcomments____thehorsemandeeply.“I’mmost____forwhatyouhavesaid,”hetoldtheoldman.“MayI___gettoobusyinmyownaffairssothatIfailto____totheneedsofotherswithkindnessandcompassion.”withthat,ThomasJeffersonturnedhishorsearoundandmadehiswaybacktotheWhiteHouse.1、A．waiting B．searching C．preparing D．leaving2、A．wordless B．priceless C．careless D．endless3、A．number B．distance C．rhythm D．length4、A．stopped B．watched C．followed D．wandered5、A．beyond B．with C．through D．without6、A．Finally B．Luckily C．Sadly D．Slowly7、A．enjoy B．avoid C．mind D．admit8、A．ahead B．aboard C．below D．above9、A．still B．yet C．even D．just10、A．courage B．determination C．curiosity D．bravery11、A．why B．when C．how D．where12、A．agreed B．changed C．escaped D．refused13、A．soldiers B．riders C．leaders D．enemies14、A．successful B．necessary C．useless D．impolite15、A．obvious B．missing C．hidden D．helpful16、A．order B．force C．allow D．welcome17、A．affected B．touched C．injured D．shocked18、A．careful B．peaceful C．grateful D．powerful19、A．never B．always C．usually D．often20、A．stick B．lead C．point D．respond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）Thereisawidevarietyofbooksavailablethatcontaincross-culturalcharacters.Manyofthefriendshipsfeaturedinearlypicturebookstend1．(include)verysimpleexamples,butaschildrenbecomemorefluent2．(read),'thereisagreatervarietyofbookswithcomplexexamplesoffriendshipamongthemaincharacters.Forexample,inthepicturebookTheSandwichSwap3．(write)byQueenRaniaA1AbdullahofJordan,theauthorillustratesthecross-culturalfriendshipbetweenSalmaandLily,andthesimilaritiesanddifferencestheyshare.Theyarebestfriendsatschool,4．theyhappilydrawpictures,playontheswings,andjumprope.SalmaandLilyalsoeattheirlunchtogetherinthecafeteria,andatthatpointtheyrecognize5．difference.Salmaeatsahumus(鹰嘴豆泥)sandwich.6．Lilyeatsapeanutbutterandjellysandwich.Atfirst,theyannouncethateachother’ssandwichis“yucky,”andthedisagreementcontinuesuntilit7．(final)leadstoafoodfight.However,SalmaandLilylearntoworkout8．(they)differences.Whentheyeachtrytheother’ssandwich,theyrealizethedifferentsandwichesaretasty.Althoughthisbook9．(describe)friendswhoenjoysocializingtogetherandtherelationshipisalesscomplexformoffriendship,itdoesshowthatsmallthingscanruinfriendships.However,10．thiscase,thefriendshipturnsouttobestronger.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（＼）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。Sometimesthere’snosomuchworkforyoutodealwithandyoufeltit’sbeyondyourabilitytofinishthem.Actually,youcantakemeasuretohelpyourselfout.Firstly,listallthetaskswhichmustbedoneanddecidewhichonerequiresimmediatelyattention.Secondly,dividetheworkintoseparatefrompartssoit’llbeeasierforyoutoseewhethereachpartisbeingaccomplishedasdesiring.Besides,assignalittleextratimeforeachtask,suchthattheworkwillbecarriedoutsystematically.Finally,you’llfindsenseofaccomplishmentwillreplacetheanxiousyoufeltatfirst.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高三学生