百校聯考2024屆高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from2．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a;the B．the;a C．a;不填 D．the;不填3．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan4．IadmiremyEnglishteacher.Icanrememberveryfewoccasions_____shestoppedworkingbecauseofillhealth.A．that B．whenC．where D．which5．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any6．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup7．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited8．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto9．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto10．We______becarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.A．may B．can C．might D．should11．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited12．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging13．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should14．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom15．—Smokingshouldbebannedinpublic.—.____Itisharmfultoboththesmokersandnon-smokers.A．I’dlovetoB．It’smypleasureC．I’mwithyouonthatD．It’suptoyou16．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich17．Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse18．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe19．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed20．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where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）Anewtechnologyisgoingtoripe,onethatcouldtransformourdailylives,helptoformnewindustries,evenremoveworldeconomicpowersfromtheirpresentpositions.UnlikethewaveofindustrializationthatbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld,thenewdevelopmentsaretakingplaceinresearchlabsallovertheglobe—andAsiansareintheforefront.Physicistsarecreatinganewclassofmaterialsthatdisplayanamazingpropertyunforeseeneventwoyearsago—superconductivity(超導體技術).Usedtodayonlyinspecializedequipment,superconductorshavethepotentialtoradicallychangemostoftheelectricalandelectronicappliancesfoundinthehome,makingthemsmaller,morepowerfulandefficient.Theycouldfreeourcitiesofpollutionbyreplacingpetrolanddiesel(柴油)vehicleswithelectriccars,andcutthecostofelectricity.Thenewmaterialsdosomethingthateventhebestofconductorssuchascopperandsilvercannot—theydoawaywithallelectricalresistance.Thesignificancesforenergystoragearegreat.Thetechnologyisinitsearlystage,stillaccessibletocountriesthatdecidetoinvestbrainsandmoney.For75yearsithadremainedlittlemorethanascientificcuriositywithlimitedpracticalusebecausethephenomenonoccurredonlyatextremelylowtemperatures.Itwasfirstobservedin1911byaDutchscientistnamedHeikeKamerlinghOnnes,whocooledmercury(水銀)totemperaturesbelow-269℃withliquidhelium(氦).TheninJanuarylastyear,twoIBMscientists,K.AlexMullerandJ.GeorgeBednorz,foundametaloxideceramic(氧化陶瓷)thatsuperconductedat-243℃.TheirreportwentlargelyunnoticeduntillastDecember,whenitwasconfirmedatascientificmeetinginBoston.TodayJapan,India,ChinaandotherAsiancountriesallhavetheirshareofexpertswhospendtheirdaysandnightsinlabs,actingasmidwives(助產士)toanewtechnology.1、Asisindicatedinthepassage,thetechnologyofsuperconductivity____________.A．hasalreadybeendevelopedB．isstillunderdevelopmentC．willbeusedonlyinspecializedequipmentD．willbeusedindailylivesinafewyears2、Thenewtechnologydiffersfromtheothersinthat____________.A．itbeganintheEastandspreadlatertotherestoftheworldB．itbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworldC．itisbeingcultivatedinresearchlabsaroundtheworldD．itisaccessibletophysicistswhoareintelligentandrich3、Fromthepassage,wemayconcludethat____________.A．AsianscientistsgaintheleadinthegrowthofthenewtechnologyB．Dutchscientistskeptreportingnewfindingsforthelast75yearsC．IBMscientists'reportreceiveimmediateattentionallovertheworldD．theWestwasastonishedatthenewtechnologydevelopedbytheAsians4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheProspectofaNewTechnologyB．Superconductivity:ANewTechnologyC．ANewTechnology:TheKeytoChangetheWayofOurLivesD．ANewTechnology:AJointEffortofManyCountries22．（8分）Youknowthesaying"You'reasyoungasyoufeel."Well,theremaybesometrutht,accordingtothat,accordingtoresearchersatHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.EllenLanger,aHarvardpsychologistwhostudieshowthemindinfluencesthebody,andcolleaguesreviewedthescientificliteratureforevidencethataperson’sperceptionoftheiragemightinfluencetheirhealth.TheypublishedtheirresultsinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.InonestudythatLangerled,47womenhadtheirhairdone.Thewomenwhothoughttheirnewhairdosmadethemlookyoungerdidlookyoungertoobjectiveobservers,whowereshownbefore-and-afterpictures.Thewomenwhothoughttheylookedyoungeralsoshowedadropinbloodpressure.Anotherstudyinvolving4,421menfoundthatthisewhobecamebald(禿頂)atarelativelyyoungageweremorelikelytogetcancerandheartdiseasethanmenwhodidnot.Similarly,anotherstudyinvolving2,017menfoundthatthosewholosttheirhairearlyweremorelikelytodevelopheartdisease.“Webelievethatthefeelingsassociatedwithbeingolderthanone’srealageaccountforsomeofthesehealthoutcomes,”theresearcherswrote.Theresearchersalsodescribedstudiesthatfoundthatwomenwhohadchildrenlaterinlifeweremorelikelytobehealthierandlivelongerthanthosewhohadchildrenearly,whichtheyattributedtothefactthatthesemotherstendtospendmoretimewithyoungerwomen.Similarly,peoplewhomarryyoungerpartnerstendtolivelongerthanthosewhomarryolderpartners,accordingtootherstudies.Takentogether,theresearch“supportsthegeneralmind-bodyhypothesis(假說)thatwhenayoungermindisprepared,ayoungerbodycanaccompanyit.”Whilethemechanismremainsunclear,theresearchersfiguredthatsuggestionsassociatedwithagingcan“makeoneunconsciouslyorconsciouslyawareofoldageandsetinmotionaseriesofphysiologicalprocessesthatcanhaverealeffectsonshort-termandlong-termhealth.”1、Theunderlinedword“perception”inParagraph2means.A．viewB．appearanceC．influenceD．creation2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Bloodpressureishighlyrelatedtohairdos.B．Feelingolderthanrealagemaybetiedtohealthproblems.C．Gettingcancerorheartdiseaseisthecauseofhairlosing.D．Thewomenwholovehairdoslookyoungerthanthosedon’t.3、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.A．ayoungermotherismorelikelytolivelongerB．theyoungeroneofacouplelivesmuchlongerC．oftenstayingwithyoungerpeoplecanbenefitpeople’shealthD．peoplewhowanttolivelongerneedtomarryyoung4、Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A．GettingbaldtooearlyisnotgoodtomarryyoungB．WomenhadbettergivebirthlaterintheirlifeC．FeelingyoungertoacoupleisveryimportanttotheirhealthD．People’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth23．（8分）“I’vealwayslovedfood,”saysCassieDawsoninthekitchenofherflatinLondon.“ButI’vebecomeboredwitheatingout.I’vehadtoomanydisappointingmealsandpaidtoomuchmoneyforthem!Atonepoint,fedupwithmycomplaint,afriendsuggestedIopenmyownrestaurant.Impossible,Ithought.ButthenIheardaboutsupperclubs...”Supperclubsareamixtureofarestaurantandadinnerparty—yougotoastranger’shouseandhe/shecooksdinnerforyou.Likearestaurant,youpayforyourfood,butlikeadinnerparty,youeatatthesametableasotherpeople.Theyareadvertisedthroughsocial-networkingsiteswithamenuandlittleinformationaboutwherethesupperclubisuntiljustbeforethemeal.“It’slikerunningasecretrestaurantforonenight,”saysCassie.“Thenextmorning,Isetthetablesandchairsaside.IputtheTVbackandit’smylivingroomagain.”Cassieopensher“restaurant”forpeopleaboutonceamonth,andshereallyenjoystheeveningsshe’shadsofar.Sheusesfresh,localingredientsandatypicalmealcostsaboutthesameasatakeaway—muchlessthanarestaurantmeal.Sohowdoesshemakemoneyoutofit?“Idon’t,”saysCassie.“Infact,atfirstIwasworriedaboutlosingmoneyonmyclub.I’mgoodatcookingbutmymathsisterrible!ButIwassurprisedbyhowcheaplyIcouldmakeagoodmeal.Thisisn’taboutmoney.It’saboutadifferenteatingexperience.”Andwhataboutinvitingcompletestrangersintoherhouse?WasCassieevernervousaboutthat?“Notatall,”shesays.“Almosteveryoneatthesupperclubisjustinterestedinhavingagoodmealwithotherinterestingpeople.”1、WhydidCassiedecidetoopenherownrestaurantfinally?A．Toearnaliving.B．Tosatisfyherfriend’sneeds.C．Tomakefriendswithstrangers.D．Tocookcheapandgoodmealsforothers.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph2referto?A．Dinnerparties.B．Supperclubs.C．Freshingredients.D．Invitationstodinner.3、WecanknowthatCassie’srestaurant________.A．servesmealsforfreeB．onlyservestakeawaysC．isonlyopentoherfriendsD．isonlyopenintheevening4、HowdoesCassiefeelaboutherrestaurantnow?A．Worried.B．Content.C．Annoyed.D．Sensitive24．（8分）NewYorkCityTourGuideCENTRALPARKPHOTOTOUR$79WithSamL.CometoshootintheCentralParkofNewYorkthatwillallowyoutotakehomedigitalpostcards.ThistourisagreatintroductiontoCentralParkandcombinesviewsofthebridges,lakesandskyline.Ateachstopofthephototour,Iwillprovideyouwithexplanationsaroundphotography（攝影）,camerasettings,etc.Youwillbeabletoputthesetipstogooduseimmediately.NEWYORKRUNMNGTOUR$50WithSebastienB．Loverunning?LoveNewYork?Doyouwanttoseethesitesofthecity?Contactmeandwe'lltakeaspecialtour.Allyou'llneedtodoistoputonyoursportsshoesandwe'llbeoff.I'llshowyoumyfavoriterunningspotsalongtheHudsonRiverornorthofCentralParkandawayfromallthetourists.Ifyou'rethinkingoftrainingforsomething,I’llgiveyoutheexplanationsandtipstomakethebestofyourtimetraining!GREENWICHVILLAGEFOODTOUR$75WithManhattanW.Discoverunbelievableplacestoeat.ThisistherealGreenwichVillagegastronomic（美食的）experience.Alongtheway,findouthowthevillagehaskeptitsuniquecharacterthroughouttheyears,fromtheDutchandEnglishcontrolledperiodstotoday.Tourrunseverydayfrom12:30PM-2:30PM.NEWYORKBYNIGHTPHOTOTOUR$115WithSamL.WehavealreadypreparedNYCforthemostuniquepointsforyou.Duringthe21Thenighttourteachesnightphotographytechniqueswhilediscoveringthe"darker"sideofthecitythatneversleeps:theUNheadquarters,42ndstreet,GrandCentralTerminal,theChryslerBuilding,RockefellerCenterandRadioCityMusicHall.1、WhowillyoucontactifyouwanttotakepicturesoftheCentralPark?A．SamL.B．SebastienB．C．ManhattanW.D．Rockefeller.2、HowmuchcanyouspendrunningalongtheHudsonRiverwithSebastienB?A．$79.B．$50.C．$75.D．$115.3、WhatcanyoudoifyouchooseManhattanWasyourtourguide?A．Youcanshootsomepictures.B．Youcandosomesports.C．Youcanenjoysomedeliciousfood.D．Youcanlearnnightphotographytechniques.4、Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthiskindofpassage?A．Advertisement.B．History.C．Science.D．Politics.25．（10分）InarecentseriesofexperimentsattheUniversityofCalifornia,researchersstudiedtoddlers’thinkingaboutwinnersandlosers,bullies(欺凌)andvictims.Inthefirstexperiment,toddlers(學步兒童)watchedasceneinwhichtwopuppets(木偶)hadconflictinggoals:Onewascrossingastagefromrighttoleft,andtheotherfromlefttoright.Thepuppetsmetinthemiddleandstopped.Eventuallyonepuppetboweddownandmovedaside,lettingtheotheronepassby.Thenresearchersaskedthetoddlerswhichpuppettheyliked.Theresult:20outof23toddlerspickedthehigher-statuspuppet—theonethatdidnotbowormoveaside.Itseemsthatindividualscangainstatusforbeingdominant(占優勢的)andtoddlerslikewinnersbetterthanlosers.Butthenresearchershadanotherquestion:Dotoddlerslikewinnersnomatterhowtheywin?So,researchersdidanotherexperimentverysimilartotheonedescribedabove.Butthistime,theconflictendedbecauseonepuppetknockedtheotherdownandoutoftheway.Nowwhenthetoddlerswereaskedwhotheyliked,theresultsweredifferent:Only4outof23childrenlikedthewinner.Thesedatasuggestthatchildrenalreadyloveawinnerbytheageof21-31months.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthepreferenceisinborn:21monthsisenoughtimetolearnalotofthings.Butifapreferenceforwinnersissomethingwelearn,weappeartolearnitquiteearly.Evenmoreinteresting,thepreferenceforwinnersisnotabsolute.Childreninourstudydidnotlikeawinnerwhoknockedacompetitordown.Thissuggeststhatalreadybytheageof21-31months,children’slikingforwinnersisbalancedwithothersocialconcerns,includingperhapsageneralpreferenceforniceorhelpfulpeopleoveraggressiveones.Inatimewhenthenewsisfullofstoriesofpublicfigureswhocelebratewinningatallcosts,theseresultsgiveusmuchconfidence.Humansunderstanddominance,butwealsoexpectstrongindividualstoguide,protectandhelpothers.Thisfeelslikegoodnews.1、Oneofthepurposesoftheexperimentsisto________.A．teachtoddlershowtogainhigherstatusB．offertoddlersachancetowatchasceneC．observetheprocessoftoddlers’solvingaconflictD．findouttoddlers’attitudetowardwinnersandlosers2、Thetoddlersregardedbowingandmovingasideasasignof________.A．obeyingrulesB．gainingstatusC．givingintotheotherD．showinggoodmanners3、Whatdoesthesecondexperimenttellusabouttoddlers?A．Theyareexcellentlearners.B．Theyarealwayschangeable.C．Theyshowmercytotheloser.D．Theyvaluekindnessoverwinning.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheresultsoftheseriesofexperiments?A．Disappointing. B．Encouraging.C．Unexpected. D．Controversial.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）I’llbetthatnoonecandescribethefeelingonehaswhentheygohomeforthefirsttime,IknowIcouldn’t.Afterlivinginthedormforthreeweeksandgellingover1,Iwasactuallylookingforwardtohavingsomequiettimeathome.OnFriday,September13,Ipackedupafewthingsandleftcampusaround2:00p.m.2beingFridaythe13th,themainquestiononmymindwas,3woulditbeliketogohomeforthefirsttimeafterjustgettingoverhomesickness?AsmymotherdrovethroughtownIcouldtellthatnotmuchhad4,butstillfeltweird.5itdawnedonme.IwasstartingtothinkofCedarCrestasmyhome.Ihadagreatweekend.I6Jewishservicesmostoftheweekend,butIdidhavetimetofoolaroundonAmericaOnlineanddoafewotherthingsthatIhad7forthreeweeks.Ispentalotoftimeplayingwithmypetbunnyrabbit8Imissedheralot.WhenSundaycamearoundI9wantedtogetbacktoCedarCrest.Myfatherbroughtmeback.Whenwearrived,allhedidwasto10meunloadthecarwhileIcarriedallthestufftomyroom.ThenIhuggedandkissedhimgood-bye,andhe11.Itwasamazingtome12Ijustsenthimhomelikethatwithoutwantingtohopbackinthecar.IguessallthatIwantedwastobebackinthesafetyofmy13roomandseeallmy14again.Ihavebeenhomeoncemore15.Itstillfeltweird,butnotas16asitdidthefirsttime.Whenitwastimetogobacktoschoolforthe17time,myfathersaid:“Sowhatdoyouwanttodonow?”My18?“Iwanttogohome!”19Iwantedtogobacktoschool.Iguessyoucouldsay,“There’sno20likehome!”1、A．illnessB．homesicknessC．sadnessD．loneliness2、A．ForB．ByC．BesidesD．Except3、A．thatB．whichC．whoD．what4、A．changedB．happenedC．heardD．learned5、A．SuddenlyB．FortunatelyC．ImmediatelyD．Generally6、A．tookB．paidC．attendedD．offered7、A．lostB．spentC．madeD．missed8、A．althoughB．becauseC．soD．if9、A．exactlyB．actuallyC．patientlyD．hopefully10、A．tellB．pushC．findD．help11、A．arrivedB．walkedC．leftD．came12、A．whyB．whenC．howD．where13、A．dormB．readingC．classD．living14、A．friendsB．relativesC．booksD．movies15、A．beforelongB．soonafterC．asusualD．sincethen16、A．manyB．muchC．fewD．little17、A．presentB．lastC．firstD．second18、A．predictionB．responseC．opinionD．suggestion19、A．showingB．sayingC．meaningD．asking20、A．placeB．roomC．schoolD．home第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Manypeoplelivingincitiesseeridingabicycleasgoodexercise.But,arecentmedical1．researchwarnedthatcyclistsshouldthinktwicebeforecyclinginthestreets：itactuallydoesmoreharmthangood2．theirbodies.Iscyclingincitiesreallybadforyourhealth?Probablyyes.Themaindangercomesfromtheairaroundyou.Breathing3．inairpollutionfromtaxisandbusescandamagebloodvessels（血管）.Scientistssaythedamagecouldoutweighthehealthbenefitsofcycling.DavidNewby,aBritish4．researcheratEdinburghUniversitybrokethenews.Inhistests,15healthymencycled5．onexercisebikesinaroomwithlevelsofairpollutionsimilartothosefound6．onacrowdedcitystreet.Afteranhourofcycling,thescientistsfoundtheirbloodvesselsbecamelessflexibleandproducedlessofaprotein（蛋白質）7．theheartneeds.Thedamageleadstotheearlystagesofheartdisease.What'sworse,thefasteracyclistpedals（蹬車），8．moreairtheybreathein.Sothosewhobelieve9．theyareimprovingtheirfitnessthemostarestoringupthebiggesttroubleforthemselves10．.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、B5、D6、A7、D8、A9、A10、D11、D12、A13、B14、C15、C16、D17、D18、B19、C20、D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、1、B2、C3、A4、B22、MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitant(猶豫的)totrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplane(習泳區）inswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三項全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkids