廣西桂林中山中學高三第二次診斷性檢測新高考英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast2．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich3．Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．availableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable4．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas5．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since6．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．as D．but7．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown8．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there9．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot10．—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon11．USslangishugely______thankstothemanydifferentethnicgroupsthathavesettledinthecountry.A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate12．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．allvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles13．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general14．-Couldyoupassmethesugar,please?-OK,____A．nevermindB．soundsgreatC．hereyougoD．thereitis15．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose16．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check17．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．are C．isthere D．arethere18．Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened19．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending20．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one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）On14September2015,theuniverse’sgravitationalwavesobservedfortheveryfirsttime.Thewaves,whichwerepredictedbyAlbertEinsteinahundredyearsago,camefromacollisionbetweentwoblackholes.Ittook1.3billionyearsforthewavestoarriveattheLIGOdetectorintheUSA．ThesignalwasextremelyweakwhenitreachedEarth,butisalreadypromisingarevolutioninastrophysics.Gravitationalwavesareanentirelynewwayofobservingthemostviolenteventsinspaceandtestingthelimitsofourknowledge.LIGO,theLasterInterferometerGravitational-WaveObservatory,isacollaborativeprojectwithoveronethousandresearchersfrommorethantwentycountries.Together,theyhaverealizedavisionthatisalmostfiftyyearsold.The2017Nobelwinnershave,withtheirenthusiasmanddetermination,eachbeeninvaluabletothesuccessofLIGO.PioneersRainerWeissandKipS.Thorne,togetherwithBarryC．Barish,thescientistandleaderwhobroughttheprojecttocompletion,ensuredthatfourdecadesofeffortledtogravitationalwavesfinallybeingobserved.Inthemid-1970s,RainerWeisshadalreadyanalysedpossiblesourcesofbackgroundnoisethatwoulddisturbmeasurements,andhadalsodesignedadetector,alaser-basedinterferometer,whichwouldovercomethisnoise.Earlyon,bothKipThorneandRainerWeisswerefirmlyconvincedthatgravitationalwavescouldbedetectedandbringaboutarevolutioninourknowledgeoftheuniverse.Gravitationalwavesspreadatthespeedoflight,fillingtheuniverse,asAlbertEinsteindescribedinhisgeneraltheoryofrelativity.Theyarealwayscreatedwhenamassaccelerates,likewhenaice-skaterpirouettesorapairofblackholesrevolvearoundeachother.Einsteinwasconvinceditwouldneverbepossibletomeasurethem.TheLIGOproject’sachievementwasusingapairofgiganticlaserinterferometerstomeasureachangethousandsoftimessmallerthananatomicnucleus,asthegravitationalwavepassedtheEarth.Sofarallsortsofelectromagneticradiationandparticles,suchascosmicraysorneutrinos,havebeenusedtoexploretheuniverse.However,gravitationalwavesaredirecttestimony(However,gravitationalwavesaredirecttestimony(證詞)todisruptionsinspacetimeitself.Thisissomethingcompletelynewanddifferent,openingupunseenworlds.Awealthofdiscoveriesawaitsthosewhosucceedincapturingthewavesandinterpretingtheirmessage.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．AlbertEinsteinobservedgravitationalwavesahundredyearsagoB．ThecaptureofgravitationalwaveswillopenanewearinastrophysicsC．TherewasnowayofobservingthespaceeventsyearsagoD．Morethan20countrieshaveLIGOdetectors2、Whycouldgravitationalwavesbesuccessfullyobserved?A．BecausethescientiststotallytrustEinstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativityB．BecausetheycanbeeasilydetectedastheyfilltheuniverseC．BecausescientistslikeBarryC．BarishworkedhardonthisforlongD．Becausehugechangeappearedasthewavespassedtheearth3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpirouettesprobablymean?A．runatahighspeedB．slidefastC．fallsviolentlyD．turninacircularway4、Whatwouldthebesttitleofthepassage?A．GravitationalwavesfinallycapturedB．ThreepioneersinastrophysicsC．OpeningupunseenworldD．Nopain,nogain22．（8分）Sports&ActivityDaySunday,14May20172:00pm—6:00pmAmkActivePark（AngMoKioStreet15）LearnASport&PlayAsAFamily◆JoinusforourSpores&ActivityDayaswecelebratetheFinaleoftheSingaporeFamilyCelebrations2017!◆LearnasporttogetherasafamilyatourSportingCentrewithmanyactivities,includingAmoraMassDanceTraining!◆Getyourfamilytogetherthroughafun-filledPowerUpTraining!RegisterNow◆RegistrationisFREE!◆Bethefirst2000toregisterbylMaysothatyoucanreceiveAmorafreegiftworth$70.◆Registrationclosesby10MayandyoucanregisterbySMSto71819223oremailrequire@sfc.sgthefollowing:<AmoraMassDanceTraining>,<yourname>,<age>and<contactnumber>.Formoreinformation,call7771661.TherewillalsobebusservicesforfreeatAMKPointon14MayforallSingaporeFamilyCelebrationsparticipants!1、Theeventismainlydesignedfor.A．familiestogetcloserB．friendtolearntodanceC．childrentolearnasportD．parentstoorganizeagame2、Theeventwill.A．betakenpartinonlyby2000peopleB．lastforfourhoursintheafternoonC．takeplaceindifferentplacesD．beopentoregistrationuntil14May,20173、Wecanlearnfromthetextthatalltheparticipantcan.A．getAmorafreegiftworth$70B．registerinthreedifferentwaysC．call71819223formoreinformationD．takeafreebusrideatAMKPointonMay144、Thetextisprobably.A．astoryB．areportC．aposterD．anotice23．（8分）ThepopularTVprogramReadershaspromptedmorepeopleinChinatopracticereadingaloudinbooths(小間)setupinbigcitiesacrossthecountry.AsthelatestTVshowtohelppeople'sloveforliteraturerecover,theCCTVprogramReadersinvitespeoplefromallwalksoflifetoreadaloudtheirfavoritepoems,essaysandbooks,orevenpersonalletterstheywrotetotheirlovedones.Justastheweeklyshowhasbeenwell-received,itsreadingbooths,equippedwithprofessionalrecordingdevicesandcameras,havebecomeinstanthits.Acrowdofmorethan200peoplewerepicturedliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibraryat11amonMarch4—thefirstdayofthebooth'sopeningtothepublicinShanghai.Thedeadlineforregistrationswasbroughtforwardto2pminsteadofthescheduled5：30pm,asthenumberofwaitingreaderscontinuedtogrow.Somewaitedmorethanninehoursforatryoutinthebooth,accordingtolibrarymanagement.“Thereisanoldphotointhelate1970scapturingpeop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cessproblemtotheinformation,notthatthey’reunabletolearnorstorethismemory.”1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheresearchersatMIT?A．Theyarethepioneersofbrainresearch.B．Theyhaveusedthemethodinhumantrials.C．TheycancureAlzheimer’susingthenewmethod.D．TheycangetbackmemoriesinmicewithAlzheimer’s.2、WhydidtheAlzheimer’smicebehavenormallyathirdtime?A．Theyfailedtoremembertheelectricshock.B．Theywereaccustomedtothesituation.C．Theymanagedtoovercomethefear.D．Theyactivatedtheassociation.3、Forlong-termmemory,theearlyAlzheimer’smice_______.A．canactivatetheirbloodcellsB．can’tlearnnewtrickswellC．caneasilygetbacktheirmemoryD．can’taccesstheinformationstored4、Themainpurposeofthetextisto_______.A．introduceamethodofaresearchB．reportthelatestdiscoveryaboutadiseaseC．giveadviceonhowtoimprovememoryD．explainhowourbrainstoresinformation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）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1～15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Carmen’smotherMariahadjustsurvivedaseriousheartattack.Butwithoutahearttransplant(移植)herlifewasinconstant1Boththemotheranddaughterknewthatthechanceswereverysmall:findingadonorheartthat2Maria’sbloodtypecouldtakeyears.However,Carmenwasdeterminedtosavehermother.Shekept3hospitalsalloverthecountry.Daysstretchedout.ByChristmas,Mariahadtrouble4fromoneendoftheroomtotheother.Carmenlostallhope.Shefellintoa5ofthehospital,crying.“Areyouokay?”amanasked.Carmensobbedasshetoldthestrangerherstory.Thismiddle-agedmanwasnamedFrank,whosewife,Cheryl,atenderanddevotedmotheroffourlovelychildren,hadbeeninhospitalwithabraindiseaseandwouldn’t6itthroughthenight.Suddenly,anideacametoFrank’smind.HeknewCherylhadalwayswantedto7somethingfromherself.Couldher8gotoCarmen’smother?Afterreviewingthedata,doctors9Frankthathiswife’sheartwasbysomemiracleaperfectfitforCarmen’smother.Theywereableto10thetransplant.Thatcoldnight,whenCherylwas11dead,FrankcametoknockatMaria’sdoor.Shewas12forFrank’sfamilyasshehadbeendoingeverydayrecently.ThoughMariahadnevermetFrankbefore,theybothfeltastrangebondastheyhuggedandcried.OnNewYear’sEve,CarmenattendedCheryl’s13withFrank’sfamily,whoweresingingtheirfavoritesong“Myheartwillgoon.”Onedaylater,onNewYear’sDay,Maria14withCheryl’sheart.Yes,Cheryl’slovingheartwouldgoon,foritwas15inanotherlovingmother’schest.1、A．changeB．dangerC．disorderD．pain2、A．matchedB．replacedC．controlledD．cooperated3、A．findingB．interruptingC．touringD．phoning4、A．rollingB．runningC．walkingD．jumping5、A．cornerB．bedC．manD．nurse6、A．putB．supportC．passD．make7、A．saveB．recycleC．donateD．separate8、A．heartB．brainC．husbandD．spirit9、A．informedB．warnedC．congratulatedD．reminded10、A．giveupB．carryoutC．searchafterD．putoff11、A．noticedB．predictedC．foundD．declared12、A．prayingB．beggingC．decoratingD．singing13、A．funeralB．operationC．performanceD．anniversary14、A．passedawayB．leftbehindC．wokeupD．dressedup15、A．activeB．aliveC．necessaryD．changeable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）NeverForgetWhyYOUstartedAtthe19thNationalCongressoftheCPC1．endedlastmonth,“Neverforgetwhyyoustarted”wasakeymessage.Andthatsamemessage2．(apply)toeveryone’slife.Ambitious,meaningthingsyouwanttoachieveverymuch,play3．importantroleinourdailylife.WhenIwasastudent,myfathertoldmethathisambitionsincehischildhoodwastobeatranslator.Hewantedtoworkinsidebigbuildingsasawhite-collarworker.Withhisstrongambitioninmind,hewasdetermined4．(work)hardateverysubject,5．(particular)English,andasaresult,he6．(admit)tothebestuniversityinhisprovince.Afterwards,hecametoShanghaiforajob.Therewasonethingheregretted:hedidn’tgetajobasatranslatorbutbecameateacherinstead.Thisstorygavebirthtomyambitionandit“told”metorealizethisdream.Withtime7．(go)by,somepeopleforgettheirambitions.Howcanyoukeepyourambitionsalive?Firstofall,writingdownyourambitionisagoodwaytoremindyou.Second,takeactiontostayclosertoyourambition.Forexample,IhavetomemorizeEnglishwordsto8．(large)myvocabulary.IalsotrytospeakEnglishasmuchasIcansothatIcancommunicatewith9．(foreign)freely.“Neverforgetwhyyoustarted”isthekey10．yoursuccess.Ifyoufindyourambition,catchitquickly,protectitandkeepitinyourheart.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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。Iwasusedtobeahealthygirl,butmorethantwoyearsago,Igetintothehabitofeatingalotofjunkfoodandsnacks、Inaddition,Ispentalotoftimelayonthesofa,watchingTV,anddoinglittleexercise、Asaresult,IputonsuchmuchweightthatIfounddifficulttoclimbthestairs、SoIdecidedtochangemyunhealthylifestyle、Ibegantohaveabalancingandhealthydiet、Ialsotookpartinvarioussportsactivitysuchasswimming,skating,runningorplayingbasketball、Oneyearlate,Ibecameasfitasbefore、第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你正在參加國際學生夏令營，請根據以下三個方面寫一篇英文發言稿，介紹你最喜歡的中國傳統藝術:WhatisyourfavoritetraditionalChineseart?Whendidyoufirstexperienceit?Whydoyoulikeit?注意:1.詞數100左右；2.開頭已給出，不計入總詞數。Hello,everyone!I’mLiHuafromBeijingChina._____________________________________________________________________________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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、D2、C3、A4、A5、B6、D7、A8、D9、C10、A11、C12、A13、C14、C15、C16、D17、A18、A19、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、D4、A22、1、A2、B3、D4、C23、Artificialintelligence,orAI,hasbeenappliedinawiderangeoffieldstoperformspecifictasks,includingeducation,finance,heavyindustry,transportation,andsoon.EducationThereareanumberofcompaniesthatcreaterobotstoteachsubjectstochildrenrangingfrombiologytocomputerscience,thoughsuchtoolshavenotbecomewidespreadyet.Advancementsinnaturallanguageprocessing,combinedwithmachinelearning,havealsoenabledautomaticgradingofassignments.AIhasalsoledtoanexplosioninpopularityofMOOCs,orMassiveOpenOnlineCourses,whichallowsstudentsfromaroundtheworldtotakeclassesonline.FinanceUseofAIinbankingcanbetrackedbackto77.Banksuseartificialintelligencesystemstoorganizeoperations,maintainbook-keeping,investinstocks,andmanageproperties.Also,systemsarebeingdeveloped,likeAtria,totranslatecomplexdataintosimpleandpersonablelanguage.Therearealsowallets,likeWalletAI,whichmonitoranindividual’sspendinghabitsandprovideswaystoimprovethem.HeavyindustryRobotshavebecomecommoninmanyindustriesandareoftengivenjobsthatareconsidereddangeroustohumans.Robotshaveproveneffectiveinjobsthatareveryrepetitivewhichmayleadtomistakesoraccidentsduetofailureinconcentrationandotherjobswhichhumansmayfinddegrading.TransportationToday’ScarscanhaveAI-baseddriverassistfeaturessuchasself-parkingandadvancedcruisecontrols.AIintransportationisexpectedtoprovidesafe,efficient,andreliabletransportationwhileminimizingtheimpactontheenvironmentandcommunities.ToysandgamesCompanieslikeMattelhavebeencreatingAI-enabledtoysforkidsasyoungasagethree.UsingproprietaryAIenginesandspeechrecognitiontools,theyareabletounderstandconversations,giveintelligentresponsesandlearnquickly.AIhasalsobeenappliedtovideogames,forexamplevideogamebots,whicharedesignedtostandinasopponentswherehumansaren’tavailableordesired.4、WhichistrueaboutAIandeducation?A．Robotshavebeenwidelyusedtoteachchildren.B．AIhasbeenusedtogradestudents’homework.C．AIhasenabledmorestudentstoreceiveeducationatschool.D．EducationwasthefirstfieldwhereA1wasused.5、Whichcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Atriacanhelppeopleunderstandcomplexdata.B．WalletAIcanhelppeoplemakemoremoney.C．Robots’jobsareconsidereddangeroustohumans.D．Robotscanhelppeopleconcentrate.6、Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanknowthat_______________.A．Today’sdriversneedn’tlearntoparktheircarsB．AIensuressafe,efficient,andreliabletransportationC．AI-enabledtoysisdesignedtoimprovekids’intelligenceD．Videogamebotscanfightagainstyouinvideogames7、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThelatestprogressinAI.B．AIisofgreatuse.C．SomeapplicationsofAI.D．AIisusedinallfields.24、A“smartdrug”takenbystudentstoimprovetheirperformancereallydoeswork,scientistshavefound.Thedrugmodafinil（莫達非尼）iscurrentlyusedtotreatsleepdisorder,butitiswidelyusedoff-labelbystudentstohelpthemreviseforexamsorfocusonlongessays.Untilnow,therehasbeenalackofclearevidenceoverwhetheritcanactuallyboostconcentrationandalertness.Butanewanalysisoftheresearchrevealeditdoesimproveplanninganddecisionmaking,flexibility,learningandmemory,andevencreativity.Thefindingsraiseseriousethical(處方的，道德的)questionsaboutwhethermodafinilshouldbe“classified,toleratedorcondemned”,scientistssaid.ProfessorGuyGoodwin,PresidentoftheEuropeanCollegesaid:“It’sthefirstrealexampleofa‘smartdrug’,whichcangenuinelyhelp,forexample,withexampreparation.”Previousethicaldiscussionsaroundsmartdrugsassumedmajoreffectsofthedrugsbeforeitwasclearthattherewereany,headded.Hecontinued“Ifcorrect,thepresentupdatemeanstheethicaldebateisreal:howshouldweclassify,tolerateorcondemnadrugthatimproveshumanperformance?”[Afifthofuniversitystudentsacrossthecountryclaimtohavetakensmartdrugs,

accordingtosurveysbystudentnewspaperTheTab.AndtheuseofmodafinilismostwidespreadatOxfordUniversity,whereaquarterofstudentshavereportedtohaveusedit.Overtheyears,universitieshavediscussedhowbesttorespondtotheuseofsmartdrugs,andsomehavesuggestedOlympic-styledopingtestsforstudentssittingexams.ProfessorGoodwinsaidthereshouldbeasociety-widedebateonhowmodafinilshouldbelicencedandregulated,aswellaswhatuniversitiesshoulddoaboutitsuse.Hesaid:“Regulationhasbeenandremainsuncertain.Wecannotknoweitherifdemandformodafinilinthesamesocietieswillactuallybesignificant,whethersocietywillbemoreacceptingandhowregulationwillthenbeframed.”5、Whoarelikelytoturntothe“smartdrug”modafinil?A．Childrenwholackstrength.B．Studentswhohavepoormemory.C．Oldpeoplewhohavepoorsight.D．Patientswhohaveaheartdisease.6、Whydoesthewriterrefertothestudentsof