湖北省钢城第四中学2023-2024学年高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

湖北省钢城第四中学2023-2024学年高三第二次调研英语试卷注意事项: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．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive2．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a;\ D．\;the3．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．areplanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning4．—Ihavegotaheadache.—Nowonder.You___infrontofthatcomputertoolong.A．work B．areworkingC．havebeenworking D．worked5．—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?—Oh,sheisreally________ofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.A．something B．somebodyC．everything D．everybody6．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where7．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse8．—Doyouoftencomeheretohaveawalk?—No,only_________,becausewearemuchtoobusy.A．occasionallyB．eventuallyC．merelyD．frequently9．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade10．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.11．Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout12．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where13．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．as B．thatC．which D．where14．一Wouldyoubesokindastotakethisheavyboxupstairsforme?一A．It'smypleasure．B．Helpyourself．C．Sure，withpleasure．D．Takeyourtime．15．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track16．—HowdidyoufindProfessorSmith’sspeechlastnight?—Tobefrank,hisspeechdidn’t________tome.A．appeal B．belongC．refer D．occur17．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends18．Idecidedtodoarandomactofkindnesslastyear.And______thatthepersonIwouldenduphelpingmostwouldbemyself.A．Ilittleknew B．littledidIknew C．littledidIknow D．littleIknew19．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith20．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto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）Humansmakemistakes.Evensurgeonswithyearsofexperiencearenotinfallible.Butwhatifthesedoctorscouldpooltheirknowledgeandexperiencetogetherandcreateasurgicalstandardofcare,tobecarriedoutbymachines?That'stheideabehindsurgicalrobots,whichmaysoonperformmostsurgeries,fromsewinguptinywoundstoperformingheartprocedures.Manyoftheseoperationsare,infact,alreadycompletedwiththeassistanceofrobots.Butarecenttestsuggeststhatrobotsintheoperatingroommaysoongoastepfurther,performingonsofttissuecompletelyontheirown,fromstarttofinish.TheSmartTissueAutonomousRobot（STAR）,successfullycompletedsurgeriesonpigs."We'rethefirstgrouptodevelopautonomousroboticsurgerywithsoft-tissuesurgery,andwhencomparedtostandardoperation,it'sbetter,"saysPeterKim,professorofsurgery."Theideaisnottoreplacesurgeons；itwillmakethesurgeonsbetterandmaketheproceduressafer."ArecentMayoClinicstudyfoundthatmajorsurgicalerrors-includingoperatingonthewrongsiteorsideofthebody,orevenleavingtoolsorobjectsinsidethepatient-occureveryoneoutof22,000procedures.That'srare,butrobotslikeSTARwouldaimtolowerthenumberevenfurther.InthedaVincisurgicalsystem,surgeonsplacetheirarmsinsideinstrumentsandusetheirhandstocontrolthemovementofrobotictoolsontheoperatingtablefromafar.Therobot'severymajormoveiscontrolledbysurgeons,andthusitsresultsmayvarybasedonthesurgeon'strainingorexperience.STAR,ontheotherhand,isentirelyautonomous.It'snotonlyabletoworkonitsownandperformsurgerieswithamoreflexible"hand",butit'sabletoreacttotheunexpectedincidents.Cuttingintohardtissuelikebonesisonething,butoperatingonmovingsofttissueisfarmorecomplex.STARreactstoachangingenvironment,similartohowself-drivingcarsareprogrammedtonotonlydriveonthehighway,butalsoreacttoanotherdrivermakingamistakeandgettinginyourway.1、Theunderlinedword"infallible"inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．quitesmartB．reallycreativeC．ratherresponsibleD．alwaysright2、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatSTAR______.A．canperformtheoperationonitsownB．hasbeenwidelyusedintheoperatingroomC．canmakesurgeriesmuchfasterD．willtaketheplaceofsurgeons3、InthedaVincisurgicalsystem,______.A．robotsaretrainedfromafarB．robotsalwaysmakemistakesC．surgeryresultsdependonsurgeonsD．surgeonshavetroublecontrollingrobots4、Inthelastparagraph,theauthormentionsself-drivingcarsinordertoshow______.A．howsmartanautonomousrobotcanbeB．howdifficultself-drivingonthehighwayisC．howbadgettinginanotherdriver'swaymightbeD．howdangerousoperatingonpeopleis.22．（8分）Areyouscaredaboutmovinguptoseniorhighschool?Itcanbeanewexperience,butyoushouldn'tworry.We'veputtogetheraguideonhowtosurvivethefirstweek.You'renotaloneRemembereverybody_else_in_your_year_is_in_the_same_boat,youmaynotrealizeit,butthey'rejustasnervousasyouare.Movingtoseniorhighschoolisanopportunity,notaproblem.Thingsaredifferentandallyouneedtodoisbepoliteandlearnthenewrules.Teachersarereadytohelp!Ifyou'reunsurewhattodoorareworriedaboutanythingthenyouhadbetteraskforhelp.Teachersareprobablythebestpeopletoturntoasthey'reexperiencedinhelpingnewstudents.Someseniorhighschoolsalsohavea“friendssystem”.Ifyourschoolhasthis,thenyouwillbepairedwithanolderstudent.Theywilllookoutforyouandhelpyouifyouhaveanyproblemsorquestions.AllchangeTherearelotsofdifferencesbetweenjuniorhighschoolandseniorhighschool.You'llhaveahomeworkdiaryorastudentplanner.Youwillhaveyourlessonswithdifferentteachersindifferentrooms.Youwillhavehomeworkfordifferentsubjectsondifferentdays,somakesureyougetorganized.Makesureyouhaveacopyofyourschooltimetablewrittendownsoyouknowwhichroomsyourclassesareinandonwhichdaysyouwillhaveyourdifferentsubjects.OtherpointsIfyou'vegotanolderbrotherorsisterattheschoolthenaskthemforadvice.Beyourself!Itsoundssimple,butpeoplewillknowyoumuchbetterifyoujustactnaturally.Havingearlynightsmakesadifferenceandyou'llfinditeasiertogetupinthemorning!1、What’stheclosestmeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?A．OtherstudentshavetolearnboatingwithyouB．OtherstudentswillteachyoupolitenessandnewrulesC．OtherstudentshavesimilarfeelingstoyoursD．Otherstudentswillhelpyousolveyourproblems2、Whydothenewstudentsturntoteachersfirstwhenhavingproblems?A．TeachersareequaltoeverystudentB．TeachersaregoodathelpingsolveproblemsC．ParentsaretoobusytohelpthemD．Teacherswon'tblamethemasparentsdo3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．YoucanactinanaturalwayB．YoushouldgotobedearlyenoughC．YoumayaskyourolderbrotherforadviceD．Youmustfocusondressingproperly4、What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A．TohelpnewstudentstogetusedtolifeinseniorhighschoolB．TotellstudentstheimportanceoflearningC．TomakeadifferencewhenmovinguptoseniorhighschoolD．Towarnstudentsnottoignorefriendshipinseniorhighschool23．（8分）Withanimprovedeconomy,manytravelershavebeenbuyingfirstandbusinessclassseats,leavingfewerforupgrades(改善).Herearesomestrategiesforscoringafreeupgrade.1.Flyalot.Thisisthemostcommonwaytoearnafreeupgrade.Mostairlinesreservesomespacefortravelerswhoflyatleast25,000milesperyear.Fiveyearsago,thismeanthalformoreofdomestic(国内的)firstclasstravelerssatupfrontforfree.Butnow,airlinesaresellingmorehighpriceseats,soonpopularroutesitisnotunusualformorethan40travelerstocompeteforoneortwoupgrades.Butonrouteswithfewerbusinesstravelersfreeupgradesremainmoreplentiful.2.Usemiles.Ifyou’renotafrequenttravelersbutstillhavesomemilesbanked,youmaybeabletousethemforanupgrade.Becareful,though,asmanyairlinesnowasknotjustformilesbutalsoacashco-pay.Oneexample:OnflightstoEurope,AmericanAirlinescharges25,000miles,plus$350,foraone-wayupgradefromdiscountedeconomytobusinessclass.Formostdomesticupgrades,Americanwants15,000milesplus$75.3.Getlucky.Sometimesairlinesoverbookcoach,andafewtravelersgetnoseats,onlybecausenoseatsremaininback.Agentstrytoensuretheairline’smostloyaltravelersgetthenod.SometimesAgentsusuallyhavesomeflexibilitytomakesuretheplaneisfullandtakesoffontime.Soit’stheeasiestwayforthemtodoit—theymightupgradesomeoneelseoutoforder.4.Savealife.Flightattendantsdon’tusuallyupgradepassengers,evenwhenemptyseatsremain.Doctorsandnurseswhoansweranemergencycallaresometimesanexception.Iftheycomfortapassenger,flightattendantsmightallowthemtositinbusinessorfirstclassfortherestoftheflight.1、Whatmightbethebesttopicforthepassage?A．Thebestwaystogetupgradedtofirstclass.B．Howtogetontheflightsafelyandontime.C．Thebestwaystogetfreeflighttickets.D．Howtosavealifeonaplanequickly.2、Whocanhavethechancetogetafreeupgrade?A．Thepersonwhoalwaysobeystherulesontheflight.B．Thepersonwhosavestheplaneimmediatelyandsafely.C．Thepersonwhoisafriendoftheflightattendants’.D．Thepersonwhotravelsforalongtimeandlongdistancebyplane.3、Whymightmedicalpersonnelbeallowedtositinbusinessorfirstclasssometimes?A．Becausetheywouldliketotalkwithflightattendantskindly.B．Becausetheywanttohaveacompleterestafteralongjourney.C．Becausetheyneedtotreatpassengerswhoareinemergentcondition.D．Becausetheyaretiredofstayingwithcommonpassengers.4、Wherecanwefindthepassage?A．Alifeguide.B．Atravelguide.C．Ashoppingguide.D．Apilotguide.24．（8分）BabiesmadefromthreepeopleapprovedinUKBabiesmadefromtwowomenandonemanhavebeenapprovedbytheUK’sfertilityregulator.Thehistoricandcontroversialmoveistopreventchildrenfrombeingbornwithdeadlygeneticdiseases.DoctorsinNewcastle—whodevelopedtheadvancedformofInVitroFertilizationorIVF(人工授精)—areexpectedtobethefirsttooffertheprocedureandhavealreadyappealedfordonoreggs.Thefirstsuchchildcouldbeborn,attheearliest,bytheendof2017.Somefamilieshavelostmultiplechildrentoincurablemitochondrial(线粒体的)diseases,whichcanleavepeoplewithinsufficientenergytokeeptheirheartbeating.Thediseasesarepasseddownfromonlythemother,soatechniqueusingadonoreggaswellasthemother’seggandfather’sspermhasbeendeveloped.TheresultingchildhasatinyamountoftheirDNAfromthedonor,buttheprocedureislegalandreviewssayitisethical(伦理的)andscientificallyready.“Itisadecisionofhistoricimportance,”saidSallyCheshire,chairwomanoftheHumanFertilisationandEmbryologyAuthority(HFEA).“I’msurepatientswillbereallypleasedbywhatwe’vedecidedtoday.”Butsomescientistshavequestionedtheethicsofthetechnique,sayingitcouldopenthedoortogenetically-modified(转基因)‘designer’babies.TheHFEAmustapproveeveryclinicandeverypatientbeforetheprocedurecantakeplace.Three-personbabieshavebeenallowedonlyincaseswheretheriskofachilddevelopingmitochondrialdiseaseisveryhigh.ProfMaryHerbert,fromtheNewcastleFertilityCentre,said,“Itisenormouslypleasingthatourmanyyearsofresearchinthisareacanfinallybeappliedtohelpfamiliesaffectedbythesedevastatingdiseases”.“Nowthatwearemovingforwardtowardsclinicaltreatments,wewillalsoneeddonorstodonateeggsforuseintreatmenttopreventaffectedwomentransmittingdiseasetotheirchildren.”ProfSirDougTurnbull,thedirectoroftheWelcomeCentreforMitochondrialResearchatNewcastleUniversity,said,“Wearedelightedbytoday’sdecision.Wewillalsoprovidelong-termfollowupofanychildrenborn.”NHSEnglandhasagreedtofundthetreatmentcostsofthefirsttrialofthree-personIVFforthosewomenwhomeettheHFEAcriteria,aslongastheyagreetolong-termfollowupoftheirchildrenaftertheyareborn.1、Whyisithistoricallyimportanttoapprovebabiesmadefromthreepeople?A．Ithelpscoupleswholosetheabilitytogivebirthtoababy.B．Itmarksafoundationstonetochangebabies’appearancesbeforebirth.C．Itstopsdeadlygeneticdiseasespassingdowntonewly-bornbabies.D．ItturnsouttobeanadvancedformofInVitroFertilization.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmitochondrialdiseases?A．Theypassdownontobabiesfromtheirparents.B．Theypreventpeople’sheartfromfunctioningnormally.C．Somechildreninfectedcanbecuredwithpropertreatment.D．Babiescanbeinfectedwiththemthroughadonor’segg.3、Howcanaclinicorapatientbeapprovedofapplyingthethree-personbabytechnique?A．Onlywhenthebabytobebornneedsittosurvive.B．Onlywhenthepatientgetsfinanciallyprepared.C．Onlywhentheclinicgetsscientificallyready.D．Onlywhenthetechniqueisethnicallyaccepted.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheapprovalofbabiesmadefromthreepeople?A．Supportive B．Indifferent C．Worried D．Objective25．（10分）JohnH．JohnsonwasborninablackfamilyinArkansascityin1918．HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassix．Hewasreachingthehighschoolage，buthishometownofferednohighschoolforblacks．Fortunatelyhehadastrong﹣willedcaringmother．Johnrememberedthathismothertoldhimmanytimes，"Son，youcanbeanythingyouwantreallytobeifyoujustbelieve．"Shetoldhimnottodependonothers，includinghismother．"Youhavetoearnsuccess，"shesaid．"Allthepeoplewhoworkharddon'tsucceed，buttheonlypeoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkhard．"Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgradeeducation．Shealsoknewthatbelievinghardworkdon'tmeaneverything．Sosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenoughtotakeherson，whowasthen15，toChicago．Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksouthernerswerelookingfor．John'smotherandstepfathercouldnotfindwork．ButhereJohncouldgotoschool，andherehelearnedthepowerofwords﹣asaneditorofthenewspaperandyearbookatDuSableHighSchoolhiswishwastopublishamagazineforblacks．Whileothersdiscouragedhim，John'smotherofferedhimmorewordstoliveby．"Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry．"Shealsolethimpawn（典当）herfurnituretogetthe﹩500heneededtostarttheNegromagazine．ItisnaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedJohncloselyuntilhebecameverysuccessful．Healwayskeepshismother'swordsinmind．"Son，failureisnotinyourvocabulary!"NowJohnH．Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica﹣worth﹩150million．1、WhydidJohn'smotherdecidetomovetoChicago?A．hisfatherdiedwhenJohnwasveryyoungB．lifewastoohardforthemtostayonintheirhometownC．JohnneededmoreeducationbadlyD．therewerenoschoolsforNegroesintheirhometown2、John'smother．A．didn'tbelieveinordependonothersB．thoughtonecouldbewhateveronewantedtobeC．believedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkinghardD．thoughtnoonecouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry．"mean?A．ifyoutry，youwouldsucceedB．afailureisdifficulttobeat，evenifyoutryC．atryisalwaysfollowedbyafailureD．nofailurecanbebeatenunlessyoutry．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）Ibelieveinrespectingandthankingthedustmen.Inmymind,theyarethemost1peopleallovertheworld.2HurricaneKatrinahitNewOrleans,ittookawhilebeforethedustmencouldgetbacktotheirjobs.Therewerealotof3aboutwhytrashwasn’tpickedypmorequickly.HavinglivedinNewOrleansformanyyears,Ifeltextremely4toseethecitywhereIgrewupturnintothebiggestlandfill(垃圾场)inthecountry.Thedustmenfinallycamewithexcavators(挖掘机)anddumptrucksto5theirtask.Maybeweshouldbeinhighspiritsasthey6thetrash,butwecouldn’tinfact.Weallhadastrongsenseofgreat7andlossastheyloadedouronceprizedpossessionsintothebackofthedumptruckasuseless8.MymotherandIstoodthere,9thedustmendoingtheirjobs.Wewaitedforthatfinalfeelingof10thattherewasnomoretrashtoworryabout,butitdidn’tcome.Asthemanintheexcavator11apieceofbrokenpreciousfurniture,mymothersuddenlyburstoutcrying.Seeingthis,thedustman12shutdowntheexcavatorandwalkedovertomymotherto13her.Afewminuteslater,themanandmymotherwalkedovertotheexcavatoragain.Then,Isawmymotheractually14theexcavator.Shepickedupourtrashanddumpeditintothedumptruck.Mymotherwasexcited,andhertearsofsadnessandpainturnedtotearsof15.Whathedidmademevery16.Whenalltheworkwasfinished,Isincerely17him.Oneyearhasgone,andthankstothedustmen,thecitylooks18thanexpected.Now,wheneveratrashtruckblocksmypathinthestreet,Iusuallyexpressmy19forthedustmenthrough20waitingforthemtocompletetheirjob.1、A．confidentB．beautifulC．ambitiousD．outgoing2、A．UntilB．AfterC．WhileD．If3、A．conversationsB．commentsC．complaintsD．concerns4、A．frustratedB．amazedC．relaxedD．scared5、A．competeB．changeC．confirmD．complete6、A．dividedB．removedC．checkedD．possessed7、A．richnessB．kindnessC．sadnessD．happiness8、A．trashB．furnitureC．truckD．gift9、A．helpingB．imaginingC．hearingD．watching10、A．responsibilityB．satisfactionC．disappointmentD．curiosity11、A．dugupB．showedupC．gaveupD．broughtup12、A．immediatelyB．absolutelyC．basicallyD．probably13、A．meetB．recognizeC．appreciateD．comfort14、A．destroyB．produceC．operateD．repair15、A．forgivenessB．panicC．joyD．anxiety16、A．angryB．confusedC．gratefulD．curious17、A．thankedB．hurtC．annoyedD．ignored18、A．uglierB．smallerC．dirtierD．better19、A．worriesB．excitementsC．respectsD．troubles20、A．doubtfullyB．patientlyC．fearfullyD．stubbornly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）Therewasatime1．Tomraisedapig．Butoneyearlater，hefelttired2．itandwas3．（determine）togiveitup．However，thepigalwaysknewthewaytogohomeso4．themancouldn'tsucceedin5．（do）soseveraltimes．Oneday，Tom6．（drive）hiscar，turningmany7．（time）ontheway，thengaveitup．Lateatnight，hefoundhewasintrouble．Hetelephonedtohisrelativeandasked8．（hope），"Hasn'tthepigreturnedhomethistime？"Amemberofhisfamilyanswered，"Ithas!Andwhereareyounow？"Themanshouted，"Idon'tknow．Iam9．（lose）!""Whatcanwedoforyou？""Letit10．（answer）thetelephone．"Themanburst．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，错误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。LastSaturdayIwentcampingwithseveralfriends.Inthelaterafternoon,weputupourtentinthemiddleofafield,Thenwecookedamealoveranopenfire.Thefoodsmeltgood.Afterameal,wetoldstoryandplaye