2024屆湖南省衡陽四中高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷含解析

2024屆湖南省衡陽四中高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that2．Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever______him.A．fails B．disappointsC．controls D．worries3．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none4．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t5．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must6．She________tosomeoneonthephone,soIjustnoddedtoherandwentaway.A．talked B．hastalkedC．hadtalked D．wastalking7．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven8．Theyintendedtohavetheschoolbetterequipped，thelocalgovernmentwas notabletogetenoughmoneytodoso.A．unless B．while C．a(chǎn)lthough D．once9．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout10．Hissisterlefthomein1998,and_________________since.A．hadnotbeenheardof B．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof D．hasnotheardof11．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward12．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing13．–Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?–_______I’drathernottalkaboutit.A．Nothing. B．Allright. C．Getaway! D．Noway!14．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held15．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout?? B．cameoutC．gaveout?? D．turnedout16．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto17．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．a(chǎn)goodSamaritan D．a(chǎn)sacredcow18．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif19．WhenIwastwenty,Ihadto________beforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.A．comeout B．stayoutC．leaveout D．dropout20．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Humanshavebeenkeepinganimalsaspetsfortensofthousandsofyears,butDr.Jean-LoupRault,ananimalscientistattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,believesnewcompanionsarecoming:robotpets.“Technologyismovingveryfast,”RaulttoldABCNews,“TheTamagotchiintheearly1990swasreallythefirstroboticpet,andnowSonyandotherbigcompanieshaveimprovedthemalot.”Thismaynotsitwellwithpetlovers.Afterall,whowouldchooseaplastictoyoveralovelypuppy?ButRaultarguesthattherobotickindhasalotgoingforit:“Youdon’thavetofeedit,youdon’thavetowalkit,itwon’tmakeamessinyourhouse,andyoucangoonaholidaywithoutfeelingguilty.”Thetechnologyalsobenefitsthosewhoareallergictopets,shortonspace,orfearfulofrealanimals.It’snotclearwhetherrobotpetscanreplacerealones.Butstudiesdosuggestthatwecanbondwiththesesmartmachines.Peoplegivetheircarsnamesandkidsgivetheirtoyanimalslifestories.It’sthesamewithrobots.WhenSonystoppeditsrepairserviceforitsrobotdogAiboinMarch2014,ownersinJapanheldfunerals.Asananimalwelfareresearcher,Raultisconcernedabouthowroboticpetscouldaffectourattitudestowardsliveanimals.“Ifwebecomeusedtoaroboticcompanionthatdoesn’tneedfood,waterorexercises,perhapsitwillchangehowhumanscareaboutotherlivingbeings,”hesaid.Soaredogsandcatsathingofthepast,asRaultpredicts?Forthosewhogrewupwithlivingandbreathingpets,themechanicalkindmightnotdo.Butforournextgenerationwhoareinconstanttouchwithsmarttechnology,afutureinwhichlovelypetsneedn’thaveaheartbeatmightnotbeafar-fetcheddream.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitwellwith”means?A．berefusedbyB．bebeneficialtoC．makeadifferencetoD．receivesupportfrom2、Whataretheadvantagesofrobotpets?a.Theyareplasticandfeelsmooth.b.Ownersneedn’tworryaboutthemwhengoingout.c.Theycanhelpcureallergies.d.Theysavespaceandcosts.A．a(chǎn)b.B．bc.C．bd.D．cd.3、Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A．theadvantagesofrobottoysB．thepopularityofrobotpetsC．livingpetsaredyingoutD．robotpetsarecoming22．（8分）“Thisway,everyone.”saidtheyoungBahamianasheledthewaytothehoar.Astheboatmovedoverthewaves,Ithoughtbackelevenyearstomyfirstislandvisitviaacruiseship.Aswelanded,Inoticedasignadvertisingswimmingwithdolphins.Ilookedatmymother;sheknewexactlywhatIwanted,butIwastooyoung.“Maybesomeothertime,”shesaid.Ithinkeveryoneknowsthatthosefourwordsusuallytranslatetonever.Itmademe,alittleboy,depressedformanydays.Fromthatdayon,itwasmydreamtoswimwiththosegentlecreatures.Now,after15minutesoftravelling,wereachedtheSanctuaryBay.Aswearrived,Isawthegraycreaturesshowingofftheiruniquetalentbeforemyeyes.Wewereledofftheboat,pastabackbuilding.Ourguidetolduswewouldhavethepleasureofspendingthenext90minuteswithKaholo,ayoungmale,andRobola,thelargestfemale,whoisquitefamousforhavingplayedtheleadinthefilmZeusandRoxanne.MyfatherandIwerejoinedbyfourothersandfollowedthemanoncemore.Hetoldustojumpintothewaterwhileheletthedolphinsintothatpartofthebay.Forthefirst20minutes,wecouldgoanywhereandtouchthedolphinsastheyswamby.KaholoandRobolamusthaveknownIwastheirbiggestfanbecausetheyswamtowardsmeasifIhadhadfish.Aftertheintroductoryperiod,theyjumpedoverourheads.IgotahugandkissfromRobola,andalsolearnedhowtohaveKaholotalktome.Thiswasbyfarthemostmagicalexperienceofmylife.Nexttimeyourparentssay“Maybesomeotherday”,havefaithinthem.Yourdreamsareimportanttothemtoo,andtheywilldowhatevertheycantomakeitpossible,becausedreamscancometrue.1、Whatwastheauthor’sdreamaccordingtothetext?A．Travellingwithhisparents.B．Swimmingwithdolphins.C．VisitingtheSanctuaryBay.D．Watchingafilmplayedbydolphins.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelafterthefirstislandvisit?A．Excited.B．Puzzled.C．Unhappy.D．Energetic.3、WhatdidKaholoandRoboladoduringthevisit?A．Theystayedawayfromtheauthor.B．Theylearnttohaveatalktotheauthor.C．Theyhadspecialinterestintheauthor’sfish.D．Theyshowedafriendlyattitudetowardstheauthor.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．DreamsDoComeTrueB．PlaywithDolphinsC．MyParents’PromiseD．TheFirstIslandVisit23．（8分）Seattle’sPikePlaceMarketstretchesforfourcityblocks.Itincludesacollectionofoldbuildings,bunchesofstallsandstreetmusiciansandaftersthatdrawbothlocalsandvisitors.Thethemedmarketwakesupeachdayat5:00a.m.Amongthefirsttoarriveareflower

vendors

andfishmongers(小販)likeJasonScott.Mystandisknownforitstraditionofthrowingfishbeforewrappingitupforacustomer.IcamebackoutofhighschoolandI’vebeenhereeversince.I’m46now.ManyPikePlaceMarketstoresarefamily-runandhavebeenaroundforgenerations.Russian-speakingimmigrantsopenedPiroshkybakery25yearsago.NotalotofpeopleunderstandwhatPiroshkyis.Peoplethinksometimesit’salastname,sowedohavetoeducatepeoplealot.IfyougotoRussiaandyougotoamarketlikethis,youcouldhearthelatestscreamout-Piroshky,Piroshkyandthat’swhywecallitPiroshky.NexttoPiroshkyisaChinesebakerycalledMeeSum

pastry.It’sownedbythethirdgenerationoftheFongfamily.Theycalltheirsignaturepastry,thebestandbiggestcombos(套餐)intowns.LikeChinesehamburger,youcanputchickenorpuppykibbleorcrispyevenvegetableinit.Butinthis

sprawling(無序擴展的)market,oneofthemostunusualplacesisn’tafoodorcraftstall.It’sthegumwallwherepeoplecansticktheirtinychewedup

clump

onaroll.Apparently,theydon’tgiveitmuchthought,tryingtobeoriginal.Thisgumwallstartedabout20yearsagowhenthetheateraskedpeoplenottobringguminsidebecausetheydidn’twantitundertheseats,sopeoplewouldputgumupontheoutside.Marketofficials

initiallytriedtoclearthestickystuffoffthewall,butnewgumalwaysreappearedsotheyfinallygaveup.Thegumwallquicklybecameatouristattraction.Andjustlikethat,thegumwallturnedintoanattraction,highlightingamoreunusualsideofSeattlethatlocalsandvisitorslove.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSeattle’sPikePlaceMarket?A．It’ssmallanddelicate. B．It’stidyandinorder.C．It’sspecialandattractive. D．It’smodernandnew.2、WhatisPiroshky?A．ARussian-speakingimmigrant. B．Akindofbakedpies.C．People’slastname. D．AChinesebakery.3、Howdoesthewriterfindthegumwall?A．Itshouldbeclearedaway.B．ItshowsthespecialsideofSeattle.C．Itismadeonpurpose.D．Itresultedfromthemarketofficials’wrongdecision.24．（8分）WhatCocktailPartiesTeachUsYou’reataparty.Musicisplaying.Glassesareclinking.Dozensofconversationsaredrivingupthedecibel(分貝)level.Yetamongallthosedistractions,youcantuneyourattentiontojustonevoicefrommany.Thisabilityiswhatresearcherscallthe“cocktail-partyeffect”.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanFranciscohavefoundwherethatsound-editingprocessoccursinthebrain—intheauditorycortex(聽覺皮層)justbehindtheear,notinareasofhigherthought.Theauditorycortexboostssomesoundsandturnsdownotherssothatwhenthesignalreachesthehigherbrain,“it’sasifonlyonepersonwasspeakingalone,”saysinvestigatorEdwardChang.Thesefindings,publishedinthejournalNaturelastweek,explainwhypeoplearen’tverygoodatmultitasking—ourbrainsarewiredfor“selectiveattention”andcanfocusononlyonethingatatime.Thatinborn

ability

hashelpedhumans

survive

inaworldbuzzingwithvisualandauditorystimulation(刺激).Butwekeep

trying

topushthelimitswithmultitasking,sometimeswith

tragic

(悲劇的)consequences.Driverstalkingoncellphones,forexample,arefourtimesaslikelytogetinto

traffic

accidentsasthosewhoaren’t.Manyofthoseaccidentsaredueto“inattentionalblindness”,inwhichpeoplecan,ineffect,turnablindeyetothingstheyaren’tfocusingon.Themoreattentionataskdemands,thelessattentionwecanpaytootherthingsinourfieldofvision.Imageslandonourretinas(視網(wǎng)膜)andareeitherboostedorplayeddowninthevisualcortexbeforebeingpassedtothebrain,justastheauditorycortexfilterssounds,asshownintheNaturestudylastweek.“It’sapush-pull

relationship

—themorewefocusononething,thelesswecanfocusonothers,”saysDianeM.Beck,an

associate

professorof

psychology

attheUniversityofIllinois.Studiesoverthepast

decade

attheUniversityofUtahshowthatdriverstalkingonhands-freecellphonesarejustasinfluencedasthoseonhands-heldphonesbecauseitistheconversation,notthedevice,thatisdistractingtheirattention.Thosetalkingonanykindofcellphonereactmoreslowlyandmissmoretrafficsignalsthanothermotorists.Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntoscancrowdsforfacesandconductorscanlistenforindividualinstrumentswithinthe

orchestra

asawhole.Manymorethinktheycaneffectivelymultitask,butareactuallyshiftingtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither,expertssay.1、WhathavescientistsinUniversityofCaliforniafoundabout“thecocktail-partyeffect”?A．Usuallythereisonlyonepersonwhoisspeakingalone.B．Allkindsofannoyingsoundsdriveupthedecibellevel.C．Thehigherbrainprocessessoundsandimagesselectively.D．Soundsaresortedoutbeforereachingthehigherbrain.2、Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A．Wearebiologicallyincapableofmultitasking.B．Wesurvivedistractionsinlifebymultitasking.C．Wecannotmultitaskwithoutextraattention.D．Webenefitfrompushingthelimitwithmultitasking.3、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof“inattentionalblindness”?A．Acarelessdriverlosthiseyesightafteracaraccident.B．Policescannedthecrowdsandlocatedthecriminal.C．Amanagertalkedonahands-freephonewithhisclient.D．Apedestrianhadacaraccidentbecauseofphubbing(低頭).4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A．compareandcontrastB．informandexplainC．a(chǎn)rgueanddiscussD．examineandevaluate25．（10分）AssistantprofessorinMusicalTheatreDanceWichitaStateUniversityseeksafull-time,9-monthassistantprofessor,beginninginAugust.Applicantsarerequiredtohaveadegreeindancearea,teachingexperienceataprofessionalorcollegelevel,abilitytodirectandteachstagemovement.Thesalarydependsonqualificationsandexperience.Forcompleteinformationvisit.FullProfessorinTheatreandDanceTheDepartmentofTheatreandDanceattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego(http：∥www.theatre,)isseekinganexperiencedtheatreartistinlightingdesign.Applicantsmustworkforusforatleastoneyear.Significantprofessionalexperienceisrequired.Thispositionisexpectedtoteachatbothgraduateandundergraduatelevels.AreviewofapplicationswillstartonJune1st.Applicationdeadline:September1st.TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArtsDeSalesUniversity’sPerformingandFineArtsDepartmentseeksahighlyskilled,professionaltechnicaldirector.Thepositionisa10-monthstaffpositionwiththepossibilityofsummeremploymentwiththePennsylvaniaShakespeareFestival.Professionalexperienceisrequired;MFAispreferred.Pleaseemailmaterialstojohn.bell.Screeningofapplicationsbeginsimmediatelyandwillcontinueuntilthepositionisfilled.AssistantDirector-MediaResourcesCenterMarylandInstituteCollegeofArtisseekinganassistantdirectorofMediaResourcesCenterintheAcademicAffairsDivision.QualificationsforthepositionincludeadegreeinArtHistoryorrelatedfieldswithknowledgeofartanddesignhistory,libraryexperience,excellentinterpersonalcommunicationskillsandfamiliaritywithphotoshopandscanning.Areviewofapplicationswillbeginimmediately;jobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionisfilled.Applicantsarerequiredtoworkforusatleast11monthsandcansendemailstojobs.Thesalarydiffersdependingonyourexperience.Pleaseincludeyourdesiredsalaryinyourapplicationletter.1、Ifanapplicanthas9.5-monthfreetime,heorshecanpaycloseattentiontotheadof________.A．AssistantProfessorinMusicalTheatreDanceB．FullProfessorinTheatreandDanceC．TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArtsD．AssistantDirectorMediaResourcesCenter2、Ifyouhaveexcellentinterpersonalcommunicationskills,youcanapplyto________.A．WichitaStateUniversity B．theUniversityofCaliforniaC．MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt D．DeSalesUniversity3、Accordingtotheadvertisements,wecanlearnthat________.A．a(chǎn)llthejobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionsarefilledB．a(chǎn)llthejobsmentionedabovepromiseagoodsalaryC．a(chǎn)llthereviewsofapplicationswillbeginimmediatelyD．a(chǎn)llthejobsmentionedinthetextrequireexperience第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）InfrontofthebigShibuyatrainstationinTokyo,thereisalife-sizebronze(青銅)statueofadog.Eventhoughthestatueisverysmallwhencomparedtothehugeneon(霓虹燈)signsflashing,itisn’t1tofind.Ithasbeenusedas2since1934andtodayyouwillfindhundredsofpeoplewaitingtherefortheirfriendsto3—justlookforthecrowds（人群）.Hachiko,anAkitadog,wasbornin1923andbroughttoTokyoin1924.Hisowner,ProfessorEisaburoUyenoandhewereclosefriendsthatcannotbe4rightfromthestart.EachdayHachikowouldgowithhisowner,aprofessorattheImperialUniversity,toShibuyatrainstationwhenheleftforwork.Whenhecameback,theprofessorwouldalwaysfindthedog5waitingforhim.6,theprofessordiedsuddenlyatworkin1925beforehecouldreturnhome.7Hachikowasstillayoungdog,thebondbetweenhimandhisownerwasverystrongandhe8towaitatthestationeveryday.Sometimes,hewouldstaytherefordaysatatime,thoughsomebelievethathekeptreturningbecauseofthefoodhewasgivenbystreetvendors.Overtimehebecamea9sighttopeoplegoingtoandfromworkeveryday.In1934,astatueofhimwasput10thestation.In1935,Hachikodiedattheplacehelastsawhisfriendalive.1、A．difficult B．important C．pleasant D．polite2、A．a(chǎn)parkingplace B．a(chǎn)trainingcenterC．a(chǎn)startingline D．a(chǎn)meetingpoint3、A．leave B．a(chǎn)rrive C．die D．work4、A．touched B．separated C．reached D．moved5、A．nervously B．disappointedly C．patiently D．carefully6、A．Sadly B．Clearly C．Luckily D．Honestly7、A．Because B．Since C．Although D．Unless8、A．decided B．a(chǎn)greed C．offered D．continued9、A．familiar B．strange C．comfortable D．funny10、A．inside B．outside C．behind D．a(chǎn)bove第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.NothingwouldhavemademehappierthanknowingtheInternationalOlympicCommitteehasawardedthe2022WinterOlympicGamestoBeijingatits128thsessioninKualaLumpuronFriday.Fourteenyearsago,IwasinMoscowcoveringtheIOC's112thsessioninMoscow,1．IwitnessedBeijing'ssuccessfulbidforthe2008SummerOlympicGames.Sevenyearslater,Icoveredthe2008OlympicGamesasanaccreditedjournalist.Indeed,Beijinggotafacelift,inmanyaspects,asthe2008Games'host.Asitbecomesthefirstcityever2．(host)boththeSummerandWinterOlympics,Icouldn'thelpwondering3．toexpectfromtheGamesthistime?Hereismywishlist:PermanentblueskiesEffortstocurbpollutionsaheadofthe2008GamesdramaticallyimprovedtheairqualityinBeijing,atleastforawhile.Istillrememberhowcleartheskywasduringthe2008ParalympicGamesthatopenedtwoweeksaftertheOlympicGames4．(end).Sadly,pollutioncontinuedtohauntBeijingafterwards,5．a(chǎn)largeextentneutralizingthe2008efforts.Onceagain,expectationsarehigh6．stagingtheWinterOlympicGameswillpushBeijingtoreducepollutionandimprovetheairqualitymoresincerelyandeffectively.SucheffortswillnotonlybemadeinBeijingbutinneighboringHebeiprovinceandTianjinmunicipalityaswell,7．suggestedbyadevelopmentactionplantointegratethethreeplaces.Hopefully,blueskieswillbecomearegularfeatureevenaftertheGames.BettertransportationAlthoughBeijingisthehostcityofthe2022WinterGames,ChonglicountyofZhangjiakouinHebeiwillhostsomeofthesnowevents.Iwasthereonceacoupleofyearsagoforskiing,andIhadtospend10longhoursonacongestedwindingroadinthemountainsonmywaybackbecausethehighwaywasclosedafterheavysnow.Thenightmarishexperiencestoppedmefrommaking8．a(chǎn)ttempttogoskiinginChongli,9．IbelieveboastedthebestfacilitiesforwintersportsinNorthChinaatthattime.Itisapleasuretolearnthatahigh-speedrailwaylinkingBeijingandZhangjiakouisintheworks,10．(shorten)thetraveltimefromanaverage4hoursto50minutes.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。TodayIwasintheshoppingcenterwithmyneighbor,whowastheretocollectseveralitemforafriend、Oneofthefriend’sparentswerestruckbyaseriousdisease、Whilestayingt