2024屆云南省玉溪市新平一中高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷含解析

2024屆云南省玉溪市新平一中高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。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(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(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．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor2．Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“”.A．All’swellthatendswellB．LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC．ItneverrainsbutifpoursD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed3．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a(chǎn);a D．the;/4．AnewmovieSacrificecameoutlastyear,GeYouplayedadoctorsavedanorphanatthecostofhisownbaby.A．inwhich;who B．when;who C．onwhich;bywhom D．where;whom5．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．a(chǎn)pply B．a(chǎn)ppealC．a(chǎn)dd D．reply6．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while7．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.8．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken9．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid10．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched11．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when12．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海嘯）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced13．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed14．Thereisnoeasywaytorememberprepositions,asitisoneareaofEnglish____therulesseemveryirregular.A．that B．whereC．whose D．which15．IhadhopedtotakeaholidaythisyearbutIwasn’tableto______.A．getaway B．dropin C．checkout D．holdon16．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive17．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone18．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed19．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen20．Theonlineword“selfie”isgaining______andmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.A．a(chǎn)ccessB．a(chǎn)dmissionC．controlD．currency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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）TheIndiangovernmentmayuse3Dpaintingsasvirtualspeedbreakers（減速帶）onmajorhighwaysandroads,inordertocheckspeedingandcarelessdriving,andfinallymakeitsdeadlyroadsalittlesafer."Wearetryingout3Dpaintingsusedasvirtualspeedbreakerstoavoidunnecessaryrequirementsofspeedbreakers,"India'stransportministerNitinGadkariwrote.Theopticalillusions(視覺錯覺)aresupposedtoencouragedriverstoslowdownautomatically.Earlier,Indiahadorderedtheremovalofallspeedbreakersfromhighways,whichareconsideredtobeasafetyhazardforhigh-speedvehicles.Indiahasthehighestnumberofroadaccidentdeathsintheworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganisation,over200,000peoplearekilledbyroadaccidents.TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakerswasfirstpioneeredintheAmericancityofPhiladelphiain2008,aspartofacampaignagainstspeedingmotorists.ThetechniquehasalsobeentriedoutinChinatocreatefloating3Dcrossings.InIndia,citiessuchasAhmedabadandChennaihavealreadyexperimentedwith3Dzebracrossingsinthelastoneyear.InAhmedabadforinstance,amotherandherdaughter,bothartists,havepainted3Dcrosswalksinthefirstfewmonthsof2016.Theartistssaytheirmottois"toincreasetheattentionofdrivers",andthattheconcepthasbeensuccessfullytestedinaccident-pronezonesonahighway.However,criticsarguethatoncedriversknowthatthesespeedbreakersarevisualillusions,theymayignorethem.OthersalsopointoutthatIndia'sdecisiondoesnotconsiderthesafetyofalargenumberofpedestrians.Intheend,thenewpolicymaybejustonesteptowardsimprovingroadsafety.1、Whyare3Dpaintingsusedonmainhighwaysandroads?A．Tomakethesurroundingsmorebeautiful.B．Toattracttheattentionoftourists.C．Toreducetherateoftrafficaccidents.D．Toshowtheadvancedtechnology.2、Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosesttothemeaningof“hazard”inparagraph2?A．ReminderB．ThreatC．RegulationD．Theory3、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3and4?A．TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakersiscontroversialinIndia.B．PhiladelphiaisthesecondplacetousevirtualspeedbreakersintheUS.C．TheideatestedinAhmedabadrecentlyhasbeenafailure.D．Thenewpolicyof3Dzebracrossingsmustbecarriedout.4、Whatdoweknowabout3Dzebracrossingsfromthetext?A．Theycanimmediatelylowerthedeathrate.B．TheyhavebeenwidelyusedinIndiasofar.C．Theyaredesignedtoincreasedrivers’attention.D．Theyarewelcomedbybothdriversandpedestrians.22．（8分）Markisalwaysengagedinhiswork.Butthistimehefeltthatitwastimeforhimtotakepartinhiscommunity,sohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Theareacitycouncilwomanwasleadingadiscussionabouthowthequalityoflifewasonthedecline.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therewerechartsforparkingproblems,crime,andforproblemsinemptybuildings.Markreadfromthecharts,“Policepatrolscutback,illegalparkingup20%”.Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.ItwastoomuchforMark.“Theproblemsaretoobig”,hethought.Heturnedtothemannexttohimandsaid,“Ithinkthisisawasteofmytime.NothingIcandowouldmakeadifferencehere.”Ashenearedthebusstoponhiswayhome,Marksawawomancarryingagrocerybag,andababy.AsMarkgotcloser,herotherchild,alittleboy,suddenlyranintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhim,butasshemoved,herbagshifted,andgroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy’sarmandledhimbacktohismother.“Yougottastaywithmom,”hesaid.Thenhepickedupthestraygrocerieswhileandthewomansmiledinrelief.“Thanks,”shesaid,“You’vegotgreattiming.”“Justbeingneighborly,”Marksaid.Asherodehome,heglancedatthewallsofbus.Ononeofthemwas“Smallactsofkindnessaddup.”Marksmiledandthought,“Maybethat’sagoodplacetostart.”1、WhatwasbeingdiscussedwhenMarkarrivedattheneighborhoodmeeting?A．Thehighpriceofgrocery.B．Theeducationproblemofchildren.C．Theworseningofqualityoflife.D．Thehousingconditionsinthecommunity.2、What’sMark’sopinionaboutthecommunityproblemsaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A．Peoplecouldsolvetheproblemsbythemselves.B．Hedidn’thavetheabilitytosolvesuchproblems.C．Hedidn’thaveenoughtimetosolvetheproblems.D．Peopleweretooselfishtohelpotherssolvetheproblems.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“Smallactsofkindnessaddup”meaninthelastparagraph?A．Allsmallactswilladduptokindness.B．Everyoneshouldtryhisbesttodogooddeeds.C．Allsmallkindactscanmakepeoplegrowupquickly.D．Everyonecanplayhisownparttomakethingsbetter.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A．Markalwaysplayedanactivepartincommunityactivities.B．Visualaidswereusedtodisplaytheseriousnessofproblems.C．Manypeoplewerediscouragedbytheproblemsfacingthem.D．Thecitycouncilwomanwasresponsibleforthefallingoflifequality.23．（8分）Asparents,wewantourchildrentoreachtheirfullacademicpotential.Wereadtothem,encouragetheirspecialtalents,andsupportthemwhentheyhaveproblems.Iftheychoosetoparticipateinmusicorsports,wealsohelpthemreachtheirpotentialinthoseareas.Theseareallgoodgoals.Thereis,however,anevenmoreimportantgoal.Itisagoalmoredifficultthanexcellenceinarithmeticorsoccerortheviolin.Parentsareresponsibleforprovidingtheirchildrenwithamoralcompass.Theyneedtonurtureandtreasuregoodnessintheirchildren.Everychildhasthecapacitytobecomeagood,decenthumanbeing.Tofulfillthiscapacity,childrenneedtheguidanceandsupportofparentsandotheradults.Raisinggood,moralchildrenisthemostimportantjobwewillhave.Whatisagood,decenthumanbeing?Whilewemaydifferonsomedetails,mostwouldagreethatrespectforothers,kindnessandcaring,honestyandhonor,andareverence(尊重)forlifearekey.Good,decenthumanbeingsarepeoplewithafirmsenseofdirectionandpurpose—amoralcompass—toguidetheirlives.Childrenneedourhelptodevelopthesecharacteristicsandvalues.Whilemostpeopletrytoactwithhonorandkindness,doingsoconsistentlyisdifficultandrequireslifelongeffort.Goodnessisnoteasyforanadultanditisevenmoredifficultforachild.Theydonothavetheknowledge,experiences,orcognitiveskillstounderstandtheimpactandconsequencesoftheiractions.Reinforcementissometimesanefficientapproachtobuildingpositivebehavior.Thechildbehavesinadesiredwayandtheparentsprovidereinforcement.Thebehaviorthentypicallyincreasesinfrequency.Thisapproachworksforteaching“Please”and“Thankyou”.Thenewbehaviorismaintained,becauseithelpsthechildgetalongintheworld.Loving,everydayinteractionsarethebeginningofraisingmoralchildren.Thechildwhofallsandreceivesadultconcernlearnshowtotreatotherskindlywhentheystumble(絆倒).Thechildwhomakesamistakeandisencouragedtotryagainlearnshowtosupportothers.Whenparentsintercede(調(diào)解)graciouslyfortheirchild,thechildcanseethebasisforfriendship.Whenwetreatchildrenwithrespectandcare,weprovideapositivemodelofhowtobehave.Theseearlyexperiencesestablishpatternsfortheirtreatmentofothers.1、Whatareadultssupposedtodotomakechildrenbecomegood,decenthumanbeings?A．Toencouragetheirchildrentolearnmoreaboutsportsormusic.B．Tohelptheirchildrentodeveloptheirspecialtalents.C．Tosupporttheirchildrenwhentheyhaveproblems.D．Toreinforcepositivebehaviorthrougheverydayinteraction2、Whyisitdifficultforachildtoactwithhonorandkindness?A．Becauseitisdifficultforadultstodoso.B．Becauseachildisnotmatureenoughtodoso.C．Becauseachilddoesnotunderstandtheabstractconceptof“goodness”.D．Becauseachilddoesnothaveamodeltofollow.3、Theauthortalksaboutteaching“Please”and“Thankyou”todemonstratethat________.A．saying“Please”and“Thankyou”isagoodhabitB．politenessisthenatureofamoralcompassC．politenesshelpsthechildgetalongintheworldD．reinforcementisanefficientapproachtobuildingpositivebehavior4、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?A．Everychildwithoutexceptionwillbecomeagood,decenthumanbeing.B．There’sauniversallyacceptedcriterionfor“agood,decenthumanbeing”.C．Themorereinforcement,themorethechildbehavesinapositiveway.D．Thechildwithasingleparentwillnotbecomeagood,decenthumanbeing.5、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Toemphasizetheimportanceofadults’concernwhenachildfalls.B．Toshowhowtoguidechildrentodevelopfriendship.C．Toexplainwhyadultsshouldtreatchildrenwithrespectandcare.D．Toshowhowloveandeverydayinteractionsworkinmoldingamoralchild.24．（8分）Since1984,Philadelphiahasbeencleaningupitsact.Onebyone,graffiti-coveredwallsarebeingchangedintooutdoorart.Sofar,morethan1,800murals(壁畫)havebeenpainted.PhiladelphianowhasmoremuralsthananyotherAmericancity.Thewallsthatwereonceuglywithgraffiti(涂鴉)arenowcoveredwithbeautifulpicturesofhistoricalheroesandmodernart,thankstotheMuralArtsProgram(MAP).Itsworkmakesschoolsandpublicplacesattractive,anditscitizensveryproud.TheprogrambeganaspartofPhiladelphia’sAnti-GraffitiNetwork.JaneGoldenistheMAP’sartisticdirector.“Whenpeopleaskmewhatourprogramisabout,”shesays,“Ianswerthemwithoneword:hope”.Eachyear,theMAPoffersyouthartprogramsandworkshops.Someone-timegraffitiwritersevenhelppaintMAPmurals.TheMAP’swork,saysGolden,isallaboutdevelopingasenseofcommunity.Whenaneighborhoodrequestsamural,theMAPworkswiththepeopletheretodevelopamessage.Somemessageshavebeen“SafeStreets”,“LoveandCare”,and“PeaceWalk”.1、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Love,fromGraffitiWriterstoMuralistsB．MAP,aNewCompanyinPhiladelphiaC．Jane,anExcellentMuralArtistD．Hope,OneWallataTime2、WhatistheMuralArtsPrograminPhiladelphiaaimedat?A．Helpingtheyoungfindjobs.B．Protectingtheneighborhood.C．Fightingagainstgraffiti.D．Attractingmorevisitors.3、HowdoestheMAPdecideonthemessageforamural?A．Byhavingdiscussionswithpeopleinthecommunity.B．Byseekingadvicefromthecitygovernment.C．Bylearningfromtheyounggraffitiwriters.D．Bystudyingthehistoryofthecity.4、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheworkoftheMAP?A．Difficult.B．Dangerous.C．Experimental.D．Successful.25．（10分）Wanderingaroundtheairportterminal(航站樓),afterlearningmyflighthadbeendelayedfourhours,Iheardanannouncement,“IfanyonenearGaleA-4understandsanyArabic,pleasecometothegateimmediately.”IwentthereandsawanoldwomaninfulltraditionalPalestiniandresscryingonthefloor.Ayoungmanfromtheairportstaffaskedmetotalktohertofindoutwhatwasherproblem.Hesaidshestartedtocrywhenhearingtheannouncementabouttheflight.Ikneltdown,putmyarmsaroundherandaskedherwhatwaswrong.MyArabicwasn’tgoodenoughbutImanagedtogetmymeaningacross.Shesoonstoppedcryingandtoldmeshehadthoughttheflighthadbeencanceled.SheneededtobeinElPasoforanimportantmedicaltreatmentthenextday.Isaid,“You’llbefine.You’llgettherebutonlyafewhourslate.Whoisgoingtopickyouup?Let’scallhim.”Wecalledherson.IspoketohiminEnglish.ItoldhimIwouldstaywithhismothertillweboardedtheplane.Later,IcalledmydadwhoseArabicwasbetterandaskedhimtotalktoher.Shelookedmuchmorerelaxedwhiletalkingonthephone.Latershetookoutasackofhomemadecookiesstuffedwithdatesandnutsandofferedthemtoallthewomenatthegate:thetravelerfromArgentina,themomfromCalifornia,thelovelywomanfromLaredo.Everybodysmiledandacceptedhercookiestoeat.AndmynewbestfriendandIwereholdinghands,whiletheothersaroundusweretalkingwitheachotherwithdifferentaccents.Ialmostwantedtohugallthoseotherwomentoo.Ilookedaroundthatgateandthoughttomyself,“Thisissurelytheworldwanttolivein.”1、Whydidtheoldladycryattheairportterminalgate?A．Theplanewascanceled.B．Hermedicaltreatmentwascanceled.C．Shedidn’tknowwhichflighttotake.D．Shemisunderstoodtheannouncement.2、Itcanbeinferredthat________.A．theauthorwasPalestinianB．mostpassengerswerefromAmericaC．theauthor’sfirstlanguagewasEnglishD．theoldladyhadnevertravelledabroad3、Accordingtothepassage,welearnthattheauthorwas________.A．talkativeandactiveB．warm-heartedandhelpfulC．creativeandintelligentD．enthusiasticbutaggressive第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）ThetownofPressureandthetownofPleasurewereneighborsbuttheyhad1incommon.Residentsbuiltwallsto2influencefromthe3town.InPressure,everyonestruggledtobetheverybest.Whenwomen4birth,theywouldcompetetohavethebabywiththe5cry.Therewasviolentcompetitionineveryaspectoflife.Because6wasthesymbolofsuccess,peoplewerealways7makingmoney,withnotimeforrelaxation.Someyoungpeoplecouldn’tbeartheintensityandchosetodrivetoescape.8,overinPleasure,themottowas“Aslongasyoulikeit,doit.”People9withoutpressureandcoulddoanything10liked.Childrenplayedcomputergamesdayandnight.Atschool,teachersdidn’tcare11studentscameornot.Workersmightsitaroundtheoffice12drinkingcoffeeanddoingnothing.13thelackofregulations,nobodyworriedaboutlosingtheirjobs.Itwaspleasurethatmattered.Noonehadtheslightestthoughtofmoving14,eitherforthemselvesorforthetown.Thecomputerstheyused15oldmethodsfromthetownofPressure.Someoftheyoungwereaddictedto16becauseoftheemptinessoftheirlives.Then,peopleinthetwotownsbeganaskingthemselves.“Whatislife17?”Butjustbeforelifeinthetwotownscompletelyfailed,therecameagreatperson—Mr.Reason.Hewentfromdoortodoor,18withpeopleandgivingadvice.PeopleinPressurelearnttobecontentwithwhattheyhad,whilepeopleinPleasurebegantomakeplans.They19thewallbetweenthemandbuiltaroadtoconnectthetwo.Thetowns’people20torealizethetruth---thereisnogapbetweenPressureandPleasureiftheydon’tgotoextremes.1、A．a(chǎn)nythingB．nothingC．everythingD．something2、A．keepoutB．lookoutC．workoutD．giveout3、A．a(chǎn)notherB．a(chǎn)nyC．everyD．other4、A．gaveB．tookC．offeredD．brought5、A．loudB．louderC．loudestD．loudly6、A．wealthB．healthyC．healthD．wealthy7、A．lazyB．busyC．easyD．hard8、A．AtthattimeB．MeanwhileC．AtonetimeD．Onceinawhile9、A．gotupB．broughtupC．setupD．grewup10、A．weB．youC．theyD．it11、A．whetherB．whoC．whereD．what12、A．a(chǎn)lldaylongB．a(chǎn)llnightC．a(chǎn)llalongD．a(chǎn)lltheway13、A．BecauseB．ThankstoC．OwetoD．Accordingto14、A．backwardB．downwardC．upwardD．forward15、A．wasB．a(chǎn)reC．isD．were16、A．drugsB．moneyC．workD．books17、A．inB．toC．forD．to18、A．talkedB．talkingC．talksD．totalk19、A．wentdownB．putdownC．pulleddownD．wrotedown20、A．wentB．cameC．happenedD．returned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.WhattheBibleSaysAboutMoneyMostpeopleknowSeanHymanformhisregularappearancesonFoxBusiness,CNBC,andBloombergTelevision,butwhattheydon’tknowisthatSeanisaformerminister,andthathissecretto1．(invest)ishiddenwithintheBible.Perhaps2．canexplainwhy,despitehismysteriousabilitytopredictaccuatemovesinthestockmarket,Seanisoftenlaughedatforhisuniquestrategyforinvesting.Forexample,afewmonthsagoSeanappearedonBloombergTelevision.Atthattime,BestBuy3．(drop)toall-timelowsof$16ashare.Seanpredictedthestock4．godownto$11ashare,andwouldthenquicklyreboundto$25pershare,andafterthatwouldrestoreto40pershareoverthenextyear.AnothercommentatorontheshowactuallychallengedSeanforhisprediction,saying“$40onBestBusy?Ifthat’sthecaseAppleisgoingto$1500.That’sthemostridiculousthingIhaveeverheard!(Editor’sNote:Atthetime,Applewastradingat$650pershare.)Withinafewweeks,Seanwouldreceivethelastlaugh.BestBuydroppeddownto$11.20ashareandhassincereboundedto$30ashare,5．(continue)itspathto$40….exactlyasSeanpredicted.(Ironically,Applehasdroppeddowntoabout$400pershare.)DuringarecentprivatedinnerwithSean,oncehe6．(bless)thefood,Iwastednotime7．(ask)himwhathissecretisforinvestingsosuccessfully.IexpectedSeantosaythatitwashisyearsofexperienceatCharlesSchwaborperhapsoneofthecomplicatedalgorithms(算法)heusesfortimingthesto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