甘肃省兰州市市区片2024年高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

甘肃省兰州市市区片2024年高三第二次联考英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware­housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．achievement B．reputationC．character D．standard2．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead3．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what4．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit5．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether6．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote7．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though8．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went9．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing10．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect11．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible12．KatewasverysadoverlossofthephotosshehadshotinChina,____thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．ifB．whenC．asD．which13．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t14．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout15．Julieisoneofthosewomenwhoalwaysthelatestfashion.A．putupwith B．keepupwith C．comeupwith D．getonwith16．—I’mtiredout.Ican’trunanyfurther,Tom.—________!Mike.I’msureyoucandoit.A．Comeon B．NohurryC．Noproblem D．Welldone17．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．agreed B．reportedC．explained D．decided18．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased19．IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanything____toyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?A．tobetaken B．totake C．taken D．beingtaken20．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available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）YoucanseeaseaturtlenamedHerman,anoctopus(章鱼)calledOctavia,andasealnamedLidiaattheSmithsonian’sNationalZooinWashington,D．C．Ratherthanrealanimals,theyareactuallyartworksmadeoutofplastictrashfromtheocean.Theseartworksarepartofatravelingexhibitcalled“WashedAshore:ArttoSavetheSea”.TheWashedAshoreproject,ledbytheartistcalledPozzi,workstoraiseawarenessaboutplasticpollutioninEarth’soceans.Morethan315billionpoundsofplasticlittertheworld’soceanstoday.Mostoftheplasticisgarbagefromtownsandcities,aswellastrashthatpeopleleaveonbeaches.Rainwater,winds,andhightidesbringthetrashintotheoceanorintoriversthatleadtotheocean.Onceitisunderthewaves,theplasticbeginstobreakupintosmallerandsmallerpieces.Thousandsofseaanimalsdieeachyearfromeatingplasticbagsandotherthings.Eachyear,millionsmorepoundsofplasticendupintheocean.Arecentstudyfoundthatifthatcontinues,by2050thetotalweightofplasticwillbemorethanthatofallthefishintheocean.TheWashedAshoreprojectisworkingtostopthatfromhappening.Since2010,WashedAshorevolunteershavecollected38,000poundsofplastictrashfrommorethan300milesofbeaches.TheyhelpedPozzicreatemorethan60artworksofseacreaturesharmedbyplasticpollution.“Theseartworksareapowerfulreminderofourpersonalroleandglobalresponsibilityinpreservingbiodiversity(生物多样性)onlandandinthesea,”saysDennisKelly,directoroftheNationalZoo.1、WhatisthepurposeoftheartworksshownattheSmithsonian’sNationalZoo?A．Toletpeopleknowaboutanimalsintheocean.B．Tointroduceonewayofrecyclingplastictrash.C．Towarnpeopleofplasticpollutionintheocean.D．ToshowPozzi’sgreatgiftforcreatingartworks.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatisthesourceofplasticpollutionintheocean?A．Garbagefromtownsandcities.B．Trashleftonbeachesbypeople.C．Plasticbagsbrokenupbywaves.D．Littercreatedbyhumanactivities.3、ThedatainParagraph5isgiventoprovethat.A．plasticpollutionwillbemoreseriousintheoceanB．moreandmoreartworksofseacreatureswillbemadeC．theWashedAshoreprojecthasmadegreatachievementsD．volunteerscansolvetheoceanpollutionsuccessfullyby20504、What’sDennisKelly’sattitudetowardstheartworks?A．Worried.B．Supportive.C．Doubtful.D．Unconcerned.5、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TurningTrashintoArtB．WorkingforWashedAshoreC．CollectingPlasticTrashD．StoppingEnvironmentalPollution22．（8分）TheancientRomansdrank47milliongallonsofwineeveryyear:abottleadayforeveryman,woman,andchildinthecity.Winewasconsumedbyboththerichandthepoor,drunkateverymeal.Evenslavesweregivenaweeklyamountof5quartseachinordertopreservetheirstrength.Thoughwinewasalwayspopular,theRomansdidnotplanttheirownvineyards(葡萄园)untiltheyhadtakencontroloftheItalianpeninsulainthesecondcenturyAD．VineyardsquicklysprangupallovertheRomancountrysideandbeyond.Bythefirstcentury,winewasbeingimportedfromGaulandIberia(moderndayFranceandSpain)inordertoquenchRome’sendlessthirstforit.Transportingwineoversuchvastdistanceswasaseriouschallenge.Winecontainersneededtobeairtightinordertopreventoxidation(氧化),strongenoughtokeepfrombreaking,andlightenoughtobecarriedbyhand.Itwasalsoimportantthatthecontainerbemadeoutofamaterialthatwouldn’tupsetthewine’sflavorandbekeptatacool,stabletemperatureinordertopreventdamage,amajorconcernforwinemakerstothisday.TheRomansusedclayandoaktosolvetheseproblems,creatingoneofthegreatestandmostwine-soakedcultures.ThedrinkinghabitsofAncientRomehadanenormousinfluenceonEuropeanculture.AstheyconqueredEurope,theynotonlybroughttheirlaws,butalsotheircustoms,exportingtheirloveofwinethroughouttheirempire.TheywerethefirsttoplantvineyardsintheRhoneValleyandacrossFrance.TheyintroducedwinetoGermanyandBritain,andusedtheirknowledgeofwinecrafttotransformandexpandSpanishvineyards.TheRomanstudyofvineyardskillsnotonlyimprovedthewine’squality,butalsohelpedguaranteeitssurvivalfollowingthebreakdownofRomeandtheturmoil(动乱)oftheMiddleAges.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“quench”inParagraph2mean?A．Limit. B．Satisfy.C．Explain. D．Experience.2、Whatdowinemakersmostcareaboutaccordingtothetext?A．Howtodistinguishthequalityofwine.B．Howtospreadthecultureofwine.C．Howtochoosewinecontainers.D．Howtopreservewineproperly.3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlyfocuson?A．TheRomans’contributiontowineculture.B．TheRomans’ruleoftheEuropeancontinent.C．TheRomans’effortsinbuildingabigempire.D．TheRomans’remarkableskillsinmakingwine.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．TheRomansproducedwinemainlyforexport.B．TheRomanslearnttopreservewinefromtheEuropeans.C．TheRomansgaveslaveswinetomakethemworkharder.D．TheRomansbegantoplantvineyardswhenwinefirstbecamepopular.23．（8分）Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-nillion-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”roboticcat.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliot.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia（痴呆）.TheboyforAllcatthatElliotboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileEliotisatwork.Elliotsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenhewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.D．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe________.A．cheaperB．smallerC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.B．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.B．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.C．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.D．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.24．（8分）Beesareunimaginablyterritorial(有地盘意识的),fightingtodeathtodefendtheirhomewithpainfulstings(螫刺).Butkillerbeesareparticularlyfierce.TheyappearedafterAfricanbeeswereimportedtoBrazilinthe1950s.Bythe1980s,theyhadspreadnorthtotheUnitedStates,outgunningnativebeesalongtheway.Theirmassiveattackshavekilledmorethan1,000people.MarioPalma,abiochemistatSaoPauloStateUniversityinRioClaro,Brazil,whostudiessocialbehaviorinbees,wantedtounderstandthebasisofthisaggression.Soheandhiscolleaguesswungablackleatherballinfrontofsomekillerbeesandcollectedthebeeswhosestingersgotstuckintheballduringtheattack.Theyalsocollectedkillerbeesthatremainedinthecell.Theanalysissuggestedthatkillerbeebrainshavetwoproteinsthat—intheaggressivebees—quicklybreakintopiecestoformaso-called“neuropeptide(神经肽)”,theyreportedthisweekintheJournalofProteomeResearch.Palmaandhiscolleaguesalreadyknewthatbeebrainshavethesetwoproteins.“Wewereastonishedwhenweidentifiedsomeverysimpleneuropeptides,whichwereproducedinafewseconds,”Palmasaid.Killerbeesthatremainedinthecelldidnotmaketheseneuropeptides,hereported.Andwhenhisteamputtheseneuropeptidesintoyoung,lessaggressivebees,they“becameaggressivelikeolderindividuals”.Palmaaddedthattheseneuropeptidesalsoincreasetheproductionofenergyandalarmchemicals.Theycouldalsoencouragethenervecellsinkillerbeesneededtomakethestingingattack.“Thereisafinebiochemicalregulationinthekillerbeebrain,”hesaid.Researchershavefoundtheseneuropeptidesinotherinsects,butfewhadassociatedthemwith“fight”behavior.1、Whatisspecialaboutbees?A．Theyareparticularlyfierce. B．Theyshowterritorialbehavior.C．TheywereimportedtoBrazil. D．Theyliveinharmonywithotherinsects.2、WhydidPalmaandhiscolleaguesperformtheexperiment?A．Tounderstandbees’socialbehavior.B．Tostudywhykillerbeesareaggressive.C．Toprovebeesloveflyingaround.D．Tolearnhowbeescommunicatewitheachother.3、Whatfindingsurprisedtheresearchersduringtheexperiment?A．Therearetwoproteinsinkillerbeebrains.B．Youngkillerbeesarefiercerthanolderones.C．Thekillerbeesmakeanattackimmediately.D．Killerbeebrainsproduceneuropeptidequickly.4、Whatwilltheauthorprobablytalkaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?A．Theformoftheseneuropeptidesinkillerbees.B．Thefunctionoftheseneuropeptidesinotherinsects.C．Theapplicationofthesescientificmethodsinotherinsects.D．Theproductionofenergyandalarmchemicalsinkillerbees.25．（10分）IstartedreadingShakespearewhenIwasnine,aftermygrandfather,anactor,sentmeacopyofRomeoandJuliet.Thestoryandthelanguageattractedme.IfoundoutaboutShakespeareGlobeCentreNewZealand(SGCNZ)andstartedvolunteeringforthemwhenIwasabout10.WhenIwas13,ImanagedtorunafilmprojectwithSGCNZ.I'mhome-educatedandapart-timecorrespondencestudent(函授生)aswell.Wehaveadramagroupmadeupofquiteafewpeoplewhoarealsohome-educated.I'vealsojoinedWellingtonYoungActors,ayouththeatrecompany.Therearemanysimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenbeinghome-educatedandattendingafive-dayprogramme.Ilovehearingotherstudents'reactionswhenmeetingthemandsharemydifferentwaysofexperiencingtheworldwiththem.WhileexplainingthewayIlearncanbeachallenge,Ilovehelpingpeopletounderstandthereisn'tjustonewayoflearning.Beinghome-educatedhasofferedmethefreedomtohaveanindividualizededucationandtopursuemypassions.MyeducationhasalwaysbeenaboutmakingthosefocusesbutIdolotsofthesamethingsaspeoplewhoattendfive-dayprogramsdo.ShakespeareisagreatapproachtolotsofthingsaroundEnglish,historyandthearts.Ithinksomethingyoulearnwhenyouperformisconnection.Youhavetohaveaconnectionwithyourfellowactors,withtheaudienceandwithShakespeare.IlearnthisfromactuallybeingonstageandfromtakingpartindifferentShakespearefestivalprograms.Ibelieveit'stheemotioninShakespearethatmakesitrelevanttoday.Youcanbereadingsomethingthatwaswritten400yearsagoandbeabletoseepartsofyourlifeintheworkasitshowsyouhowtounderstandtheworldandexplorealotofdifferentideas.1、Whatcan“afive-dayprogram”be?A．Afilmproject. B．Areadingactivity.C．Schooleducation. D．Stageperformance.2、Whydoestheauthorchoosehomeeducation?A．Tobedifferentfromothers. B．Tobetterfocusonhispassions.C．Toenjoymorepersonalfreedom. D．Toimprovehisacademicperformance.3、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A．Afamousyoungactor. B．Aloyalprogramvolunteer.C．ahomeeducationwriter. D．AdevotedShakespeare-lover.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）John’sparentsacquiredthewasherwhenhewasasmallboy.IthappenedduringWorldWarⅡ.Hisfamilynever1awashingmachineand,sincegasolinewasexpensive,theycouldnot2tripstothelaundryseveralmilesaway.Keepingclothes3becameaproblemforyoungJohn’shousehold.Afamilyfriendjoinedthearmy,andhiswife4togowithhim.John’sfamily5tostoretheirfurniturewhiletheywereaway.Tothefamily’s6,thefriendsuggestedtheyusetheirBendix.Sothisishowthey7thewasher.YoungJohnhelpedwiththewashing,andacrosstheyearshe8alovefortheold,greenBendix.But9thewarended.Whenthefriendscametotakeitback,Johngrewterribly10.Hismother11himandsaid.“Youmustremember,thatmachine12belongedtousinthefirstplace.Thatweevergottouseitatallwasagift.So,insteadofbeingmadatitbeingtaken13,let’susethis14tobegratefulthatwehaditatall.”Thelessonturnedout15.Yearslater,Johnwatchedhiseight-year-olddaughterdieaslowandpainfuldeathofleukemia(白血病).Thoughhe16formonthswithherdeath,Johncouldnotbegingettingoverfromthe17untilherememberedtheoldBendix.Hisdaughterwasa18.Whenherealizedthesimplefact,everythingchanged.Hecouldnowbeginrecoveringfromthedeathofhisdaughter.Hestartedtoseeherasamarvelousgiftthathewasfortunateenoughto19foratime.Hefelt20.Hefoundstrengthandrecovery.Heknewhecouldgetthroughthevalleyofloss.1、A．required B．repaired C．saw D．owned2、A．afford B．take C．have D．ride3、A．warm B．nice C．clean D．good4、A．agreed B．prepared C．managed D．desired5、A．decided B．offered C．expected D．promised6、A．astonishment B．disappointment C．sadness D．regret7、A．bought B．got C．borrowed D．used8、A．achieved B．reduced C．produced D．developed9、A．obviously B．finally C．immediately D．peacefully10、A．upset B．frightened C．hopeless D．confused11、A．explained B．encouraged C．comforted D．taught12、A．once B．already C．never D．hardly13、A．out B．down C．up D．away14、A．success B．event C．treasure D．chance15、A．invaluable B．important C．necessary D．reasonable16、A．thought B．struggled C．missed D．forgot17、A．lesson B．illness C．loss D．difficulty18、A．gift B．washer C．death D．loser19、A．spend B．live C．share D．earn20、A．grateful B．energetic C．relaxed D．happy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）IamAdamRouse.Ifirst1．(buy)cannabisfromamaninthestreetandcontinuedtobuycannabisfrom2．(he)forsixmonthsandasaresult,Igotaddicted3．it.Oneday,themanofferedmesomecrackcocaine,amore4．（power）addictive.WhenIwentbacktothemanformorecrackcocaine,heaskedmeforalotofmoney.IwasinterriblepainwhenIcouldn’taffordtobuyanydrugs.5．(get)money,Ibrokeinto6．houseandstolesomethingtosellformoney.ThemoredrugsItook,themoreaddictedIbecame.SoIhadtostealsomethingeverydaytopayforthedrugs.Oneday,I7．（catch）stealingandsenttothepolicestation.Thenextday,adoctorcametoseemeandtoldmethatIcoulddie8．Icouldn’tstoptakingdrugs.Itookhisadviceandstopped9．(immediate).NowIworkinacenterfordrugaddicts,10．(help)otherstostoptakingdrugs.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。Ihavetwopets,PollyandSally、Theyaregreen-and-blueparrot、Theirhomeisashadytreeinthegardenwheretheyarefreelytoflyfrombranchtobranc