甘肃省张掖市重点中学2024届高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

甘肃省张掖市重点中学2024届高三第二次调研英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish2．---Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass.---_____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso3．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost4．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held5．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare6．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those7．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited8．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout9．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though10．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether11．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto12．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what13．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when14．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever15．Sincewecandonothingaboutit,we_________aswellconsultMr.Smithaboutthematter.A．can B．mustC．need D．may16．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup17．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter18．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though19．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave20．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized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）Anewstudyshowsthatrisinglevelsofplanet-warminggasesmayreduceimportantnutrients（营养物质）infoodcropsResearchersstudiedtheeffectsofcarbondioxideonrice，Intheexperiment，scientistsgrew18kindsofriceinfieldsinChinaandJapan．Theysetcarbondioxidelevelstowhatscientistsarepredictingforourplanetbytheendofthecentury．Ricegrownunderhighcarbondioxideconditionshad，onaverage，13t030percentlowerlevelsoffourBvitaminsand10percentlessprotein（蛋白质）Thecropsalsohad8percentlessironand5percentlesszincthanricegrownundernormalconditionsHowever，vitaminEleveLsincreasedbyabout13percentonaverage．Theresearcherssaidtheeffectsofplanet-warminggaseswouldbemostsevcreforthepoorestcitizensinsomeoftheleastdevelopedcountries．Thesepeoplegenerallyeatthemostriceandhavetheleastcomplexdiets．Thatincludesabour600millionpeopleinIndonesia，Cambodia，Myanmar，Bangladesh，Laosandothernations，mainlyinSoutheastAsia．Otherstudieshaveshownthathighertemperaturesfromclimatechangeandweatherextremeswillreducefoodproduction．Butscientistsarefindingthatrisinglevclsofcarbondioxideandotherplanet-warminggasesthreatenfoodquality．Earlierstudiesshowedthatwheat，rice，fieldpeasandsoybeansgrownunderhighcarbondioxideconditionsallhadIowerlevelsofproteinandmincrais．Scientistspredictedthatalmost150millionpeoplemightbeatriskofhavingtoolittleproteinorzincintheirdietby2050．Thenewstudysuggestsawaytolowerthenutritionalharmofclimatechange．Thatistogrowdifferentformsofricethatcanadapttohighercarbondioxidelevels．1、Growingriceunderhighcarbondioxideconditionsmay____．A．increaseironinthericeB．makeitlessnutritiousC．causelossesofVitaminED．makeitmoredelicious2、Howcanpeoplereducethenutritionalharmofclimatechange？A．ByimportingricefromChinaandJapan．B．Bytakingotherkindsoffoodinsteadofrice．C．ByavoidingeatingricefromSoutheastAsia．D．Bygrowingricesuitablefortheenvironment．3、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext？A．Toinfomreaderswhatnurrientsfoodcropscontain．B．Tocallonpeopletocarefortheplanettheyliveon．C．Tosharetheresultsofsomestudiesonpeople’sdiets．D．Totellreaderswherefoodcropsaremainlyproduced．4、Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthetext？A．Advertisements．B．Artsandculture．C．Sciencereport．D．Businessnews．22．（8分）Mostofusstrugglethroughthetimeittakestogetacupofcoffeetoourlipsonceouralarmsgooff.Luckily,thiscoffee-brewingalarmclockcouldmakethosefewstrugglingminutespracticallydisappear.Analarmclockthatbrewsafreshpotofcoffeeassoonasyouwakeupactuallyexists,andyoucanbuyitrightnow.ThankstotheBarisieur,yourmorningtimewillneverbethesame.Here’showitworks:Beforeyougotobed,filltheglasscontainerwithwaterandpourgroundcoffeeintothefilter(过滤器).Notablackcoffeedrinker?Nottoworry---specialdrawerskeepyourcreamcoldandstoreyoursugar,too.Then,justsetyouralarmandgotosleep.Thismachinewilltakecareoftherest.Afewminutesbeforeyouralarmgoesoffnextmorning,theBarisieurwillbegintobrewyourcoffee.Andvoila!Ahotcupofcoffeeiswaitingforyouwhenyouralarmringsandyouopenyoureyes.Youwon’tevenhavetoleaveyourbed.LondondesignerJoshuaRenoufdesignedthisinventionhimself,raisingover$500,000throughdonationsonIndieGoGo.Coffeeloversshouldactfastandputinapre-orderonthewebsitenow,payingjust$300.Otherwise,youhavetowaituntilithitsstoresandpay$420.Owningoneoftheseclockswillbetotallyworthit.Nothingsays“seizetheday”quitelikewakinguptoapotoffreshlybrewedcoffee,afterall.Also,themachineisn’tlimitedtomakingcoffeeonlyinthemorning.Youcangooutandreturnhomewithahotcupofcoffeewaitingforyou.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthestruggle?A．Toshowmakingcoffeeischallenging.B．Toshowcoffeecanmakeusfeelbetter.C．Toshowthecoffee-brewingalarmclockisgreat.D．Toshowitisdifficulttogetupearlyinthemorning.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．TheBarisieur. B．Themorningtime.C．Ahotcupofcoffee. D．Theglasscontainer.3、What’sthebenefitofpre-orderingtheclockonthewebsitenow?A．Youcangetonemuchearlier.B．Youcangetoneatagreatdiscount.C．Youcangetdonationsfromitsdesigner.D．YoumayhaveachancetomeetJoshuaRenouf.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Totellushowtomakecoffeeeasily.B．Toadvertiseanewproductinastore.C．Torecommendaspecialkindofalarmclock.D．Tocomparetraditionalalarmclocksandnewones.23．（8分）Scientistshavebeenstudyinghowpeopleusemoneyforlong.Nowthey’refindingsometheoriesmayapplytoonegroupofmonkeys.Researchersrecentlytaughtsixmonkeyshowtousemoney.Theygavethemonkeyssmallmetaldisks(圆片)thatcouldbeusedlikecashandshowedthemsomeyummyapplepieces.Themonkeyssoonfiguredoutthatiftheygaveoneofthediskstoascientist,theydreceiveapieceofappleinreturn.Ifyouthinkthatisallthemonkeyscanfigureout,youarewrong.Tworesearchers,JakeandAllison,actedasapplesellersintheexperiments.Themonkeysweretestedoneatatimeandhad12diskstospendineachexperiment.Jakealwaysshowedthemonkeysoneapplepiece,whileAllisonalwaysshowedtwopieces.Butthat’snotnecessarilywhattheygavethemonkeys.Thenumberofapplepiecesgivenforadiskwasdeterminedatrandom.ExperimentOne:Allisonshowedtwopiecesofapplesbutgavebothpiecesonlyhalfthetime.Theotherhalf,shetookonepieceawayandgavethemonkeyjusttheremainingpiece.Jake,ontheotherhand,alwaysgaveexactlywhatheshowed:onepieceforeachdisk.ThemonkeyschosetotrademorewithAllison.ExperimentTwo:Allisoncontinuedtosometimesgavetwopiecesandsometimesonepiece.Butnow,halfthetime,Jakegavetheoneapplepiecehewasshowing,andhalfthetimeheaddedabonus.Guesswhat?ThemonkeyschosetotrademorewithJake.Inthefirstexperiment,themonkeyscorrectlyfiguredoutthatiftheytradedwithAllison,they’dendupwithmoretreats.Inthesecondone,whenamonkeyreceivedtwopiecesfromJake,itseemedlikeagain.WhenAllisongavethemonkeyonlyonepieceinsteadofthetwosheshowed,itseemedlikealoss.ThemonkeyspreferredtradingwithJakebecausethey’drathertakeachanceofseemingtowinthanseemingtolose.Wealsosometimesmakesillybusinessdecisionsjusttoavoidthefeelingthatwe’regettingless,evenwhenwerenot.Wouldyouhavemadethesamechoices?1、Whatconclusionmightexpertsdrawfromthefirstexperiment?A．Themonkeysshowcertainbusinesssense.B．Businesstheoriescanapplytoallmonkeys.C．Peoplearesmarterintermsoffinance.D．It’seasytoteachmonkeyshowtotrade.2、Whatdoesabonusinparagraph5referto?A．Ametaldisk.B．Anapplepiece.C．Achance.D．Acoin.3、WhydidthemonkeyschoosetotrademorewithJakeinthesecondexperiment?A．BecauseJakealwaysgavethemtwoapplepieces.B．BecausetheapplepiecesfromJakewereyummy.C．Becausetheydidn’tlikethefeelingoflosing.D．BecausetheygetmoreapplepiecesfromJake.4、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．People’sBusinessDecision:LoseorGain?B．Moneky’sBusinessSense:SmartorSilly?C．ShoppingforBargain:Sameordifferent?D．DiskforApple:WhotoTradewith?24．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration（再校准）andrelativelysteadysetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toreducetheshortcomings…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutGazeSpeak?A．TheGazeSpeakappcanrecognizeeyemovementsdirectly.B．ItallowsALSsufferstocommucicatewithotherswithoutaphoneC．ALSsufferscanuseseveralwaystocommunicate.D．SmartphoneapphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyes.2、Whyisthenewsmartphoneappbetterthantheolderone?A．It’seconomical,robustandeasytouse.B．It’sexpensive,notrobustundersunlight.C．Itrequiresfrequentre-calibration.D．Itcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligence.3、What’stherealpurposeofthepassage?A．Tosellanewsmartphone.B．Topersuadeconsumerstobuyanewsmartphoneapp.C．Tointroduceanewsmartphoneapp.D．Todevelopanewsmartphoneapp.25．（10分）Thereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.Manyassociatefoodfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesandittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromourfamilyoftenbecomesthecomfortfoodweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationandstress.Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.Immigrantsbringitwherevertheygo,anditisasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditionaldishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhattheywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlyselldishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangesabouttheoriginaldishestocatertoawiderrangeofcustomers.Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeeptheculturalsignificanceofthedishes.Weshouldembraceourheritage（传统）throughourculture’sfoodbutalsobecomemoreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportanttorememberthateachdishhasaspecialplaceintheculturetowhichitbelongs,andisspecialtothosewhoprepareit.Foodisawindowintoculture,anditshouldbetreatedassuch.1、What’sthefunctionoffoodmentionedinthearticle?A．Tohelpmotivatehomesickness. B．Toshownationalidentity.C．Toreflectacountry’shistory. D．Toshowacommunity’ssuperiority.2、Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inParagraph2rferto?A．Thespecifictraditionalfood. B．Thenationalculture.C．Atraditionalexpressionoffood. D．Theold-fashionedtaste.3、Whydosomeimmigrantshavetochangetheoriginaldishesintheirrestaurant?A．Toattachculturalimportancetotheirdishes.B．Toannouncethebeginningoftheirlifeonforeignsoil.C．Tomakethedishespopularamongcustomers.D．Topresenttheirownfoodcultureinanewway.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsdifferentfoodcultures?A．Negative. B．Balanced.C．Unfair. D．Unchangeable.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）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Perhapsyou’veattendedsomeparties.ButlikeNewYork，whereapartyordinneroften__36__businesswithpleasure,aWashingtonpartyisa__37__partofthebusinessofpolitics,thebusinessofmaking__38__connections.SomeWashingtonpartieshavea__39__aura(气氛)aboutthem,dependingonwhogivesthemandwhoisthere,butmostpartiesareopen-house__40__infact,withthehostsnotknowingmostofthe__41__whoarethere.Iwenttoafewoftheseparties__42__IwantedtoseetheinsideofsomeoftheWashingtonmansions(公馆)Ihad__43__somuchabout.Almosteverytimeduringtheeveningsomemanwouldcomeclosetotalkwithme__44__,wedidn’tknoweachotheratall.Sucha__45__exchangeclearlyproves“agatheringoffriends”__46__Washingtonpartystandards.Youdon’tevenneedan__47__toattendmanyWashingtonparties.Youjusthavetoknowaboutthem.NoWashingtonhostesswould__48__herservantstoaskyouwhoyouwere.Mostofthebiggerparties,thosewith300or400guests,__49__toimpresssomebody,andWashingtonians150__.MostmembersoftheCongress,forexample,__51__middle-classbackgroundsinsmallercommunities__52__thecountry.Theyaredazzled(眼花缭乱的)by__53__.Theyaredazzledbybignames.TheyarereadytohelpWashington__54__hostesses.Theygoalongwiththembecausetheyaregoodfriendsortheydon’tnoticethatthey__55__ortheydon’tcareiftheyare.1、.A．followsB．connectsC．mixesD．goes2、.A．dailyB．necessaryC．chiefD．cheap3、.A．stillB．cruelC．mentalD．important4、A．socialB．nervousC．terribleD．simple5、A．eventsB．affairsC．conferencesD．games6、A．guestsB．customersC．guardsD．guides7、A．sothatB．inorderthatC．asifD．because8、A．foundB．noticedC．heardD．wrote9、A．sinceB．thoughC．whenD．whether10、A．commonB．strictC．publicD．special11、A．includingB．comparingwithC．accordingtoD．dependingon12、A．invitationB．envelopeC．instrumentD．acceptance13、A．refuseB．allowC．agreeD．warn14、A．aregivenB．giveC．aresuppliedD．supply15、A．easilyforgetB．hardlyrememberC．easilyimpressD．areeasilyimpressed16、A．hearfromB．writetoC．comefromD．callout17、A．overB．belowC．betweenD．across18、A．moneyB．equalC．freedomD．discussion19、A．strangeB．famousC．poorD．stupid20、A．areusingB．arebeingusedC．areobeyingD．arebeingobeyed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）Inmanyfilms,wheneverEarthfacesadisaster,the1．（solve）isalwaysfleeingtheplanet2．spaceship.ButnowtheChinesesci-fimovie,TheWanderingEarth3．（offer）adifferentand4．（encourage）idea.Inthefilm,Earthisbeingdestroyedbythedyingsun.Inresponse,humansaroundtheworldworktogether5．(build)agiantenginesystem,6．willpushEarthawayfromthesun.This"ambition"didn'tcomefromnowhere.Uptonow“homeland”7．(have)asoftspotintheheartsandmindsofChinesepeople.Thisspecialculturalbackground8．(probable)makesTheWanderingEarthdifferentfromotherfilms.ThefilmwasreleasedonFeb5,thefirstdayofChineseNewYear.Itwas9．timewhenmanypeoplehadjustmadethehardjourneybackto10．(they)hometowns.Sothereisonlyonepossiblewaytotellthestory：Earthgoeswhereverhumansgo,becauseit'sourhome.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。LastweekIvisitedmyfriendLiLei.Hismothersincerelyaskedustostayforlunchwiththem,andIagreed.Therewasonlythreepeopleforlunchallaltogether.However,myfriend’smotherpreparedeightdishandwecouldn’tfinishedthefoodatall.Asaresult,thefoodthatwasnotfinishedthrownawayintheend.WhenIwentbackhomeIsawsomehomelesspeoplebegthestreet,whereremindedmeofthewastedfood.Ifeltreallysad.WhatIwishthatnofoodwillbewastedfromnowon!Inthisway,nobodyontheearthwillbehungry.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，春节即将到来，你的英国笔友Tom对中国的农历新年非常感兴趣，他写信向你询问国内有关春节的一些