安徽馬鞍山市2024屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷含解析

安徽馬鞍山市2024屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)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．Accordingtothelocallaw,noone______enterthebuildingsitewithoutpermission.A．canB．mustC．shallD．dare2．Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing3．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid4．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when5．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck6．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone7．Inmanyways,themagicofAIis________it’snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.A．whether B．whatC．that D．why8．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior9．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing10．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．a(chǎn)llowance D．bonus11．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright12．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen13．Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.A．inneedof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．a(chǎn)saresultof14．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what15．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated16．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened17．Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．a(chǎn)s18．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding19．a(chǎn)singleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless20．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Whenitcomestocarhiring,allcarhirecompaniesrequirethatyoushouldhaveafulldrivinglicenseforatleastoneyear,someofwhommayaskfortwoyears,especiallyforyoungerdrivers.Mostcarhirecompanieswillnotautomaticallyhireoutacartosomeoneundertheageof25ortopeopleover70.Butthereareexceptions.Somelistedcompaniesarenormallypreparedtoservepeopleof21andover.Andsomemaygoovertheagelimitandprovideserviceforolderpeople(aged70andover)providingyouhavenorecordofbreakingthelawandvalidlicense,andadoctor'sletterofgoodhealth.Nowreadonforsomeinformationaboutnationalcompanieswithmanybaseshiringoutcarstopeopleaged21andolderdrivers.1、Whichisarequirementfor72-year-oldBritishMichaeltorentacar?A．Havingacleandrivinglicense.B．Havingrichdrivingexperience.C．Havingalivelyandsharpmind.D．Havingadoctor'srecommendation.2、InwhatwayisAlamoRent-A-Carspecial?A．Itsetsnoupperlimitonage.B．Itchargesthelowestinsurancefee.C．Itonlyprovidesnationwideservice.D．Ithiresoutnoautomaticcarstounder25s.3、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．ToexplainhowtohirecarsintheUK.B．ToshowthebenefitsofhiringcarsintheUK.C．ToinformpeopleoftheUK'scarrentalservices.D．TointroducesomecheapcarhirespecialsintheUK.22．（8分）TheMinistryofConstructionhasreleasedthenamesofthefirstgroupof20nationalparks,including9Suzhouclassicalgardens:ZhuozhengGarden,LiuGarden,WangshiGarden,HuanxiuVilla,LionGrove,YipuGarden,OuGarden,TuisiGardenandCanglangPavilion.Nationalparksrefertothefamouscityparksandgardens.SuzhouclassicalgardensarepartsofChina'spreciousculturalheritage(遺產(chǎn))(allthe9gardensareonthelistofWorldCulturalHeritage)aswellasanecessarypartofthelifeofSuzhoucitizens,nottomentiontheyarealsoworld-famoustourismresorts(勝地).Infact,theiruniquehistoricalandculturalbackgroundservestocontributetotheirrankingamongnationalparks.TheearliestclassicalgardensinSuzhoucandatebacktotheSongDynasty.However,thegardensimpresstheirvisitorsnotonlywiththeirage-oldhistorybutalsowiththeirdelicatescenes,particularlyCanglangPavilion,ZhuozhengGarden,LionGroveandLiuGarden,themostfamousfourthatrepresentdifferentstylesofdynastiesofSong,Yuan,MingandQing.In1978,animitation（仿造物）ofaSuzhouclassicalgardenwassetupbyChenCongzhou(theauthorofthebookSuzhouClassicalGardens)intheCityMuseumofArtinNewYork,US,whichwasthefirsttimeevertodirectlyintroduceChineseancientarchitecturetoWesterners.1、________parksandgardensareselectedasNationalParksinthefirstgroup.A．9 B．8C．20 D．42、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutSuzhouclassicalgardensisNOTtrue?A．TheyarepartsofChina'spreciousculturalheritage.B．Theyareworld-famoustourismresorts.C．TheyareanecessarypartofthelifeofSuzhoucitizens.D．Theycameintobeingatthesametime.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplainthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"delicate"?A．a(chǎn)stonishing B．deliciousC．beautiful D．impressive4、ThefirstimitationofaSuzhouclassicalgardenwassetupin________.A．London B．NewYorkC．Paris D．Toky23．（8分）Adecade-longstudy,alsothefirstmajorresearchintoairpollutionanddiseasehasshownthatlivingnearamainroadincreasestheriskofdementia(癡呆).Thestudyof6.6millionpeoplefoundthatonein10dementiadeathsinpeoplelivingwithin50metresofabusyroadwasduetowastegasandnoise.

Airpollutionisalreadyknowntocontributetothedeathsofaround40,000peopleinBritaineachyearbyworseningbreathingandheartconditions,whilepreviousresearchshowedemissions(排放物)cancausebrainshrinkage.

ButthenewstudybyCanadianpublichealthscientistsisthefirsttofindalinkbetweenlivingclosetoheavytrafficandtheincreasingofdementia,adiscoverydescribedas"believable"and"impressive"byBritishexperts.

DrHongChensaid."Ourstudysuggeststhatbusyroadscouldbeasourceofenvironmentalstressorsthatcouldgiverisetotheonsetofdementia.

Populationgrowthandurbanizationhasplacedmanypeopleclosetoheavytraffic,andwithwidespreadexposuretoheavytrafficandgrowingratesofdementia,evenamodesteffectfromnear-roadexposurecouldcausealargepublichealthburden.

Moreresearchtounderstandingthislinkisneeded,particularlyintotheeffectsofdifferentaspectsoftraffic,suchasairpollutantsandnoise."Inthenewstudy,theteamtrackedalladultsagedbetween20and85livinginOntarioformorethanadecadefrom2001to2012.Theyusedpostcodestodeterminehowclosepeoplelivedtoamainroadandanalyzedmedicalrecordstoseeiftheywentontodevelopdementia,Parkinson'sdiseaseormultiplesclerosis(多發(fā)性硬化).

WhiletherewasnocorrelationbetweenlivingneararoadandParkinson'sdiseaseormultiplesclerosis,dementiariskreducedaspeoplelivedfurtherfromamainroad,witha7percenthigherriskindevelopingdementiaamongthoselivingwithin50metres;a4percenthigherriskat50-100metresanda2percenthigherriskat101-200metres.

After200metrestherewasnoincrease.

Researchersbelievethatnoiseoftrafficmayalsoplayaroleintheraisedriskaswellasotherurbanpollution,whichisoftenpresentnearbusyroads.1、WhatcanweknowaboutCanadian'snewstudy?A．Britishexpertsthinkhighlyofit.B．Itbringsbenefitstodementiapatients.C．Itshowsthatairproductionisveryserious.D．Itshowsthatairpollutioncancausebrainshrinkage.2、WhatDrHongChensaidshowedthat______.A．peoplearediagnosedwithdementiamainlyduetoairpollutionB．widespreadexposuretotrafficwillreducetheriskofhavingdementiaC．thelinkbetweenlivingnearroadsandhavingdementiawasnotobviousD．busyroadscouldbeasourceofenvironmentalstressorsthatcauseddementiatoincrease3、Whatdoestheunderlinedtheword‘correlation’mean?A．Change.B．Improvement.C．Association.D．Secret4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Livingnearamainroadaddstotheriskofnoise.B．Livingbeyond300metresofamainroadissafeforpeople.C．Livingwithin200metresofamainroadhasalowerriskofhavingdementia.D．Thefurtherpeopleliveawayfromheavytraffic,thesmallertheriskofhavingdementia.24．（8分）Theclockalwaysseemstobetickingrathertoofastinthedoctor’sofficeandthequeueofpatientsoutsidethedoorseemstobepressingrathertoohard.Somesayit’shightimeforthemodelofshort,sharpone-to-oneappointmentstogivewaytosharedmedicalappointments(SMAs共享醫(yī)療預(yù)約).SMAsaredoctor-patientvisitsinwhichagroupofpatientsreceivepatienteducationandcounseling(咨詢),physicalexaminationandmedicalsupportinagroupsetting.TypicallySMAsaredesignedtohaveoneormoredoctorsattendtoagroupofpatientswhoshareacommonillnessormedicalcondition.Incontrasttoone-to-onevisits,SMASprovidealongerappointmenttime-frameaswellastheopportunityforpatientstohaveimprovedaccesstotheirphysiciansandmeanwhilepickupadditionalinformationandsupportfrompeers.However,doctorswhohavepioneeredthesharedappointmentapproachreportthattherearesignificantchallengesinvolved.Dr.Sumego,directorofsharedmedicalappointments,ClevelandClinic,identifiesculturechangeasthemostsignificantchallenge.Physiciansandnursesaretrainedinamodelofpersonalserviceandprivacy;theSMAapproachisafundamentalchallengetothosefixedideas.Theyneedsharedgoalsandawayoftestingtheinnovationagainstagreedstandards.Dr.Sumegosays,“Thephysiciansmaybeworriedaboutthepossiblechaosandefficienciesthataremarketed.Theyalsohavetomakethepatientsunderstandwhattheirappointmentis,andwhattheexpectationis.”“So,ifanorganizationwaslookingtostartsharedmedicalappointments,Iwouldadvisethemtostartthebuy-infromafewchampionphysicians,developthework-flowanddevelopsomeexperience.Providesomesupportbehindwhatthatbestpracticeshouldlooklike.Createsomestandardssothat,astheconceptspreads,youcanemploythatexperiencetostartthenextsharedmedicalappointmentsandthenext.”1、WhatisthepurposeoftheSMAapproach?A．Toimprovemedicalservice. B．Topromotedoctors’reputation.C．Toconductmedicalresearch. D．Tomeetpatients’expectation.2、AccordingtoDr.Sumego,whatpreventstheSMAapproachfrombeingwidelyadopted?A．Personalservice. B．Fixedideas.C．Lackofequipment. D．Sharedgoals.3、Whatcantheunderlined“buy-in”inParagraph4bereplacedby?A．practice. B．organization.C．purchase. D．support.4、WhatcanbelearnedabouttheSMAapproachinthelastparagraph?A．Itiscurrentlybeingquestioned. B．Itisimpracticalinsomeareas.C．Itwillenjoywidepopularitysoon. D．Itshouldbecarriedoutstepbystep.25．（10分）Inrecentyears,agrowingbodyofresearchhasshownthatourappetiteandfoodintakeareinfluencedbyalargenumberoffactorsbesidesourbiologicalneedforenergy,includingoureatingenvironmentandourperception（感知）ofthefoodinfrontofus.Studieshaveshown,forinstance,thateatinginfrontoftheTV(orasimilardistraction)canincreasebothhungerandtheamountoffoodconsumed.Evensimplevisualclues,likeplatesizeandlighting,havebeenshowntoaffectportionsizeandconsumption.Anewstudysuggestedthatourshort-termmemoryalsomayplayaroleinappetite.Severalhoursafterameal,people'shungerlevelswerepredictednotbyhowmuchthey’deatenbutratherbyhowmuchfoodthey'dseeninfrontofthem—inotherwords,howmuchtheyrememberedeating.Thisdisparity(新舊研究的差異）suggeststhememoryofourpreviousmealmayhaveabiggerinfluenceonourappetitethantheactualsizeofthemeal,saysJeffreyM.Brunstrom,aprofessorofexperimentalpsychologyattheUniversityofBristol."Hungerisn'tcontrolledindividuallybythephysicalcharacteristicsofarecentmeal.Wehaveidentifiedanindependentroleformemoryforthatmeal，"Brunstromsays."Thisshowsthattherelationshipbetweenhungerandfoodintakeismorecomplexthanwethought."Thesefindingsechoearlierresearchthatsuggestsourperceptionoffoodcansometimestrickourbody’sresponsetothefooditself.Ina2011study,forinstance,peoplewhodrankthesame380-caloriemilkshakeontwoseparateoccasionsproduceddifferentlevelsofhunger-relatedhormones（荷爾蒙），dependingonwhethertheshake’slabelsaiditcontained620or140calories.Moreover,theparticipantsreportedfeelingmorefullwhentheythoughtthey'dconsumedahigher-calorieshake.Whatdoesthismeanforoureatinghabits?Althoughithardlyseemspracticaltotrickourselvesintoeatingless,thenewfindingsdohighlightthebenefitsoffocusingonourfoodandavoidingTVandmultitaskingwhileeating.Theso-calledmindful-eatingstrategiescanfightdistractionsandhelpuscontrolourappetite,Brunstromsays.1、Whatissaidtobeafactoraffectingourappetiteandfoodintake?A．Howwefeelthefoodweeat.B．Whenweeatourmeals.C．Whatelementthefoodcontains.D．Howfastweeatourmeals.2、Whatwouldhappenatmealtimeifyourememberedeatingalotinthepreviousmeal?A．Youwouldprobablybemoreparticularaboutfood.B．Youwouldnotfeellikeeatingthesamefood.C．Youwouldhaveagoodappetite.D．Youwouldnotfeelsohungry.3、Whatdowelearnfromthe2011study?A．Foodlabelsmaymisleadconsumersintheirpurchases.B．Foodlabelsmayinfluenceourbody’sresponsetofood.C．Hungerlevelsdependonone'sconsumptionofcalories.D．Peopletendtotakeinalotmorecaloriesthannecessary.4、WhatdoesBrunstromsuggestwedotocontrolourappetite?A．Trickourselvesintoeatingless.B．Choosefoodwithfewercalories.C．Concentrateonfoodwhileeating.D．Pickdishesoftherightsize.5、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Eatingdistractionsoftenaffectourfooddigestion.B．Psychologicalfactorsinfluenceourhungerlevels.C．Ourfoodintakeisdeterminedbyourbiologicalneeds.D．Goodeatinghabitswillcontributetoourhealth.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Iworkasthereceptionmanageratmyhotel.A(n)1cameinafewweeksagowithanoteattachedthattheguestwouldbetravellingwithher2father.Justsothatwewouldbeawarewhen3withthemwhentheyarrivedashisdaughterwantedtomakehistriptoIrelandas4aspossible.UponseeingthisnoteandnotingIwouldbetheoneto5themin，Idecidedtolearnsomebasic6language.Igreetedtheguestinmyusualway，7forthesurnameonthebooking.OnceIheardthenameI8immediatelywhowasstandinginfrontofme.Ihadbeenlearningforovertwo9howtosay”welcometoIreland.Mysignlanguageis10，butifyouneedanythingduringyour11justletmeknowandwewillhelpyou”.Ismiledatthefatheranddaughterinfrontofme，turningtothefatherwhoIgreetedinsignlanguageandbeganthebitIhad12forhim.Thefathersmiledandwasso13.Seeinghisreactionwas14forme.Itwassoworththelastfewweeksoflearningbasicsignlanguage.Oncheck-outIsadlywasn’t15.buttheyhadleftagiftformewithanotesaying”thankyouverymuchforwhatyoudidoncheck-in.Myfatherhasbeenin16formsinceyoucheckedusinandinsistedwegetyoua17beforeweleft.Youhavenoideahowmuchthis18tomyfatherandmeandwecan’tthankyouenough.You’vemadehistripveryspecialwithonesimple19”.Theywrotealettertothegeneralmanageralsoaskingtogivemearaise.whichIreally20.Icriedforasolid5minuteswhenIcametoworktodaytofindthisgiftinmylocker.1、A．guestB．invitationC．bookingD．warning2、A．deafB．blindC．forgetfulD．stubborn3、A．discussingB．dealingC．cooperatingD．bargaining4、A．soonB．1ongC．formalD．smooth5、A．guideB．inviteC．checkD．drive6、A．bodyB．signC．officialD．foreign7、A．a(chǎn)skingB．payingC．chargingD．a(chǎn)pplying8、A．greetedB．decidedC．forgotD．realized9、A．hoursB．daysC．weeksD．months10、A．fluentB．terribleC．standardD．helpful11、A．stayB．travelC．studyD．dinner12、A．1earnedB．1eftC．bookedD．bought13、A．kindB．tiredC．politeD．happy14、A．fairB．enoughC．naturalD．regular15、A．sleepingB．noticingC．workingD．waiting16、A．healthyB．normalC．a(chǎn)mazingD．hopeful17、A．jobB．giftC．surpriseD．chance18、A．meantB．devotedC．a(chǎn)ttachedD．owed19、A．wordB．noteC．commentD．gesture20、A．deservedB．doubtedC．a(chǎn)ppreciatedD．suggested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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Myclassm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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、C2、C3、C4、D5、D6、C7、C8、A9、C10、A11、B12、B13、D14、A15、D16、C17、A18、C19、A20、A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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、A3、C22、1、C2、D3、C4、B23、WilkieCollinswasborninLondonin1824andhisfirstnovel--ahistoricalromancecalled“Anatonia”--waspublishedwhenhewas26.ShortlyafterthishemetCharlesDickens,andtheyformedaclosefriendshipthatlastedfortenyearsandinfluencedbothmen'swriting.Collinswentontopublish25novelsaswellasmanyshortstories,playsandworksofnon-fiction.However,heismostwellknownforthetwomysterynovels“TheWomaninWhite”and“TheMoonstone”.CollinspublishedbothmysteriesasserialsinAlltheYearRound.Whenitappearedinthemagazinein1860,“TheWomaninWhite”wassopopularthatitbecamethesubjectofasongandaplay.Iteveninfluencedfashion,andmanywomenstartedtodressinwhite.Eightyearslater“TheMoonstone”waspublishedandearnedCollinsthetitle"thefatherofthemodernEnglishdetectivenovel".TSElliot,anotherfamouswriter,saidthatTheMoonstonewasthe"firstandgreatestofEnglishdetectivenovels",anditisstilladmiredbymoderncrimewriterstoday.Anauthorofmanymysteries,DorothyLSayersconsidered“TheMoonstone”tobe"probablythefinestdetectivestoryeverwritten",andmanypeopleagreewithher.Thereareseveralreasonswhytheythinkso.OneisthatCollinsusesdi