安徽六安市舒城中学2024届高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

安徽六安市舒城中学2024届高三第二次调研英语试卷注意事项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．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that2．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced3．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend4．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound5．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could6．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt7．MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth8．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich9．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides10．---WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.---You_________itinthewrongplace.A．mustput B．shouldhaveputC．mighthaveput D．mightput11．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying12．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough13．ProfessorLi________forhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.A．knownB．knowingC．havingknownD．tobeknown14．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides15．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when16．—HeissodelightedtomakefriendswithJohnson.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______theyhavemuchincommon.A．whereB．howC．whatD．because17．WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．arebeingpaintedB．arepaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting18．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof19．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical20．---CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？---I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．any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）Scientiststhinktheyhaveansweredamystery:Howsomeoceancreaturesgotsohugesoquickly.Afewmillionyearsago,thelargestwhales,averagedabout15feetlong.Thenseeminglyovernight,onetypeofwhale,thetoothlessbaleenwhale（须鲸类）becamehuge.Modernbluewhalesgetasbigas100feet.NicholasPyensonoftheSmithsonianNaturalHistoryMuseumsaid,“Whyisthat?””Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye,whichmakesithardertofigureoutwhathappened,”saidGrahamSlater,leadauthorofthestudy.Theirstudyhassuggestedananswer:Iceagesinthelast3to5millionyearsstartedit,changingtheoceansandfoodsupplyforwhales.Theresearchersusedfossilrecordsofthesmallerwhalestocreateafamilytreeforbaleenwhaleswhichincludebluewhales,humpbacksandrightwhales.Usingcomputersimulations（模拟）andknowledgeabouthowevolutionworks,theyconcludedthatwhenthesizechangesstarted,thepolesgotcolder,iceexpandedandthewatercirculationintheoceanschangedandwindsshifted,SlaterandPyensonsaidcoldwaterwentdeepandmovedclosertotheequator(赤道）andtheneventuallymovedbackupwithsmallfishandothersmallanimalsthatwhaleseat.Baleenwhale,whichhavenoteeth,feedbyeatinghugeamountsoffishtheycapture.Toothedwhales,likespermwhales(抹香鲸),huntindividualfish,sotheoceanchantsthatmadefoodlessevenlyspreadoutdidn’taffectthemasmuch.Butbaleenwhaleshuntschoolsoffish.OlivierLambertattheRoyalBelgianInstituteofNaturalSciencescallsit“areallyconvincingsituation”.Buthesaidthelackoffossilsincertaintimeperiodsisanissue.Asoceanswarmfromman-madeclimatechange,theseaswillbemorelikeitwaswhenthewhalessmallerandtheywillhaveamoredifficulttimesurviving.1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye”inthesecondparagraph?A．Thechangeofbaleenwhaleshappenedtooquickly.B．Thechangeofbaleenwhaleswastoodifficulttoexplore.C．Researcherspaidlittleattentiontothechangeofbaleenwhales.D．Researchersthoughtthechangeofbaleenwhaleswasunimportant.2、Whatplayedthekeyroleinbaleenwhales’becominghuge?A．Man-madeclimatechange.B．Itseatingahugeamountoffish.C．Thewatercirculationintheoceans.D．Theincreaseoffoodsupplyforwhales.3、Whatdoweknowaboutspermwhalesandbluewhalesaccordingtothetext?A．Spermwhaleseatmorefood.B．Bluewhalerlivemuchlonger.C．Spermwhalesprefertohuntschoolsoffish.D．Bluewhalesusuallyswallowschoolsoffish.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Therearenowhalefossilsnow.B．Thewhalesmaybecomeevenbigger.C．Globalwarminghasthreatenedthewhales.D．OlivierLamberthinksthestudyisperfect.22．（8分）October31,2009,CaliforniaTsienHsue-shen,PhD’39,oneofthefoundersoftheJetPropulsionLaboratory,diedonOctober31,Hewas98.Tsien,bomintheeasternChinesecityofHangzhou,graduatedfromtheNationalQinghuaUniversityin1934andinAugustof1935heleftChinatostudyattheMassachusettsInstituteTechnology.In1936hewenttotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologytocommencegraduatestudies.Tsienobtainedhisdoctordegreein1939andwouldremainatCaltechfor20years,becomingtheGoddardProfessorandestablishingareputationasoneoftheleadingrocketscientistsintheUnitedStates.In1943,TsienandtwoothersintheCaltechrocketrygroupdraftedthefirstdocumenttousethenameJetPropulsionLaboratory.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,hewasamongsttheotherscientistsparticipatedthe"ManhattanProject".AfterWorldWarIIheservedasaconsultanttotheUnitedStatesArmyAirForce.Duringthistime,ConlonelTsienworkedondesigninganintercontinentalspaceplane.HisworkwouldinspiretheX—20Dyna-SoarwhichwouldlaterbetheinspirationfortheSpaceShuttle.In1945TsienHsue-shenmarriedJiangYing,thedaughterofJiangBaili——oneoftheChinesenationalistleaderChiangKai—shen’sleadingmilitarystrategists.Butin1950,theChinese-bornscientistwasaccusedofharboringCommunistsympathiesandstrippedofhissecurityclearance.InSeptember1955hewaspermittedtoleaveforChina,whereTsienresumedhisresearch,foundedtheInstituteofMechanics,andwentontobecomethefatherofChina’smissileprogram,atrustedmemberofthegovernmentandParty’sinnercircle,andthenation’smosthonoredscientist,Tsienretiredin1991andhasmaintainedalowpublicprofileinBeijing,China.ThePRCgovernmentlauncheditsmannedspaceprogramin1992andusedTsien’sresearchasthebasisfortheLongMarchrocketwhichsuccessfullylaunchedtheShenzhouVmissioninOctoberof2003.TheelderlyTsienwasabletowatchChina’sfirstmannedspacemissionontelevisionfromhishospitalbed.Inhislateyears,sincethe1980s,Tsiendevotedhimselftospiritualityresearch,andadvocatedscientificinvestigationoftraditionalChinesemedicine,Qigongand""specialhumanbodyfunctions".1、Theunderlinedword"commence"inthispassageprobablymeans________.A．makeup B．getC．begin D．promise2、TsienHsue-shengotmarriedattheageof________.A．45 B．28C．24 D．343、WhatistherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoTsienHsue-shen?a.hislaterlifeb.returntoChinac.careerintheU.S.Ad.hisearlylifeandeducationA．a-b-c-d B．d-c-b-aC．d-b-c-a D．c-b-d-a4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TsienHsue-shengotadoctor’sdegreein1939.B．TsienHsue-shenmarriedJiangYing,thedaughterofChinesenationalistleaderChiangKai-shen.C．TsienHsue-shenhasmadeacontributiontotheSpaceShuttle.D．TsienHsue-shenwasinterestedintraditionalChinesemedicine,qigongand"specialhumanbodyfuncitions"inhislaterlife.23．（8分）TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?A．Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.B．Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C．Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.D．Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.2、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.A．meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldmanB．keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorC．joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyD．finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached3、Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A．wasted B．lackedC．avoided D．abandoned4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheTwoSaddestWords. B．TheEmotionalWell-being.C．TheMostUsefulRule. D．ThePeaceofMind.24．（8分）AccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.Therecentstudy,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournalRoyalSociety;OpenScience,showthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.Initially,thesheepweretrainedtoapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines,“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligentandindividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers.”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface-recognitionabilities,closetothoseofhumansandmonkeys.”Recognizingfacesisoneofhismostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntington’sdisease,affectthisability.“Sheeparelong-livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntington’sdiseasethatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitive(认识的)abilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange.”Mortonsaid.1、Accordingtothenewresearch,what’sunusualaboutsheep?A．Theyhavelargebrains.B．Theycanrecognizetheirowners.C．Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.D．Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.2、Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?A．Bygivingfoodrewards.B．Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.C．Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.D．Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Sheephaveahigherface-recognitionabilitythanmonkeys.B．Thenewdiscoveryisofgreatbenefittothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.C．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.D．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AWonderfulScientistB．TheLifeofSheepC．ANewDiscoveryaboutSheepD．HowSheepRecognizeEachOther25．（10分）AblogpostedDec

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PMbyAlannaMallonAlannaMallonisaCambridgeCityCouncilor.EachyearinNovember,IreceiveaflurryofemailsandtextsfromfriendswhowanttovolunteerwiththeirfamiliesonThanksgivingasawaytogiveback.IalsofieldphonecallsfromorganizationswhowanttodonatetolocalprogramsthatprovideThanksgivingmeals.However,asanofficialwhostillworksinthenonprofitsector,IalsofeeldeeplyanxiousbecauseIknowtheother51weeksoftheyear,thesecriticalprogramsthatprovidefoodaccesstoresidentsinneedarestarvingforbothvolunteersanddonations.Hungerisayearroundproblem,andeachweekvolunteersarethenecessaryparttoensurethatprogramsareabletoservethecommunity.AtFoodForFree,werelyonabout100volunteersperweek,andeachofthosevolunteersisextremelyimportanttoprovidingfresh,healthyfoodtopeopleintheGreaterBostonareawhoneedit.SchoolchildrenwhotakebackpacksoffoodhomeonFridays,communitycollegestudentswhorelyonourFamilyMealsprogramtothriveinclass,elderlyanddisabledresidentswhoreceivetwicemonthlydeliveriesoffoodtotheirdoorsthroughourHomeDeliveryprogram,—theyallrelyonusensuringenoughvolunteersshowuptodothework.Thesevolunteersdon’tshowupinyoursocialmediafeeds,theydon’twinawardsandnoonewritesabouttheminthelocalnewspapers.Buttheyareheroes.Andyoucanbetoo.Ifeveryonemadeapromisetovolunteeronceamonth,orevenonceaquarter,Iknowthatwecouldreducesomeoftheanxietytheseorganizationsfeel,asamorereliablevolunteernetworkallowsthemtofocusonhelpingpeople,notfillingvolunteerslots.HereisalistofafeworganizationswhoaredoingcriticalworkinCambridgetoaddressfoodinsecurity.Offeryourtimetoanorganization,theywillbedeeplygrateful—andIamgoingtobetthatyouwillfeelprettygoodaboutyourselftoo.FoodForFree:

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686、Whatcanbelearntfromthefirsttwoparagraphs？A．Thefoodsafetyworriestheauthor.B．Volunteersareneededallyearround.C．DonationscanbemadethroughtheInternet.D．PeoplelikegettingtogetheronThanksgiving.1、Paragraph3ismainlyabout________.A．theneedforfreshfood B．thedutyofFoodForFreeC．thevalueofvoluntarywork D．thedifficultlifeoflocalpeople2、Thepassageisto________.A．callforaction B．expressthanksC．advertiseprograms D．introducewebsites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）ItwasonasunnySaturdayafternooninthespringof1949thatIlearnedanimportantlifelessonaboutjudgingothersbytheirphysicalappearance.Asasenioratschool,Iworkedparttimeasasalesmanin1center.Thejobprovidedapleasantworkingenvironmentandamodest2.Myweeklypaycheck3abasesalaryandcommissions(佣金)earnedonthe4ofradiosandmusicrelatedaccessories(配件).Formaximum5atacquiringcommissions,especiallyonsalesofhigher-priceditems,twootherteenagesalesmenandIusedthe“up”system,takingturnsgreeting6enteringtheshop.Onthat7afternoon,atall,unshavenmanwalkedinwearingclothingmore8foryardworkthanforshopping.Thisslim,9fellowwasmy“up”,butafterglancingathis10,quicklyconcludedmy11wouldbemoreprofitablyspentwithanotherapparently12customer,soIlookedatmyco-workerNormanandsignaledthatIwasgivingupmy13tohim.Norman14asthisunseemlylookingfellowwalkedtotheradiodisplay.ThenthisfellowpointedattheTrans-Oceanicandaskedwhetherhehadsixin15.Normanlooked16,thenturnedandwentintothestoreroom.Heimmediately17andsaidthatthereweresix.ThenthebuyeropenedhischeckbookandwaitedforNormantowritethe18.AndIwasaskedtohelpcarrythesixTrans-Oceanicboxestothebackseatofthebuyer’scar19nearby.Eversincethatnotableafternoon,someyearsago,Ihavecarefully20judgingothersonlyontheirappearance.1、A．musicB．sportsC．drawingD．dancing2、A．productB．incomeC．pensionD．profit3、A．determinedB．adjustedC．combinedD．contributed4、A．spreadB．focusC．recordD．sale5、A．freedomB．purposeC．fairnessD．expression6、A．farmersB．customersC．workersD．educators7、A．unbearableB．uncomfortableC．unreasonableD．unforgettable8、A．coolB．suitableC．responsibleD．available9、A．raggedB．politeC．proudD．crazy10、A．statusB．movementC．expressionD．appearance11、A．effortsB．rewardsC．trendD．safety12、A．busyB．wealthyC．plainD．common13、A．turnB．causeC．bondD．plan14、A．apologizedB．compromisedC．pretendedD．approached15、A．storeB．exchangeC．advanceD．demand16、A．annoyedB．frightenedC．amazedD．disappointed17、A．stoppedB．trembledC．returnedD．forgot18、A．bonusB．receiptC．discountD．comment19、A．soldB．insuredC．parkedD．selected20、A．admittedB．consideredC．riskedD．avoided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）TheNotreDame(巴黎圣母院)fireItfeelsasthoughtheveryheartofFranceandthesoulofEuropehavebeenbroken.ThefireofNotreDameinParis1．Mondayeveningwasanactofblindandterribledestruction,2．(cause)greatemotionalpainstousall.WeallshareFrance’sterribleloss.Thefirestruck3．(quick)anduncontrollably.Itgatheredforcewithhugepower.Muchoftheroofandthecentralbuildingcaughtfire.Afteranhourorso,theParisfirefighterswereable4．(get)partofthefireundersomedegreeofcontrolandtoprotectother5．(part)ofthebuildingthatmaysurvive.Asnight6．(fall),thegreatwesttowersstillstoodagainstthesky,proudbuthurt.TheNotreDameisthesymboloftheFrenchcapitalandofFranceitself.It7．(be)initsplacesincethe12thcentury.ItisworldfamousnotsimplyasaParisianbuildingbutthroughthe8．(write)ofVictorHugo,9．madethebuildingitselfcomealiveinhisnovelHunchbackofNotreDame.WebelievetheDamewillriseagainintime.Thisterriblefireisnotaneventthatshould10．(ignore)orquicklyforgotten.WestandwithFranceinitshourofheartbreak.Wewillnever,ever,turnaway.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。ChallengesofliferemindmeofmydaysinseniorhighschoolwhichIjoinedinthemilitarytraining、ItwasthefirsttimeIhaveliv