黃石二中、鄂南高中、鄂州高中三校2024屆高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views2．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)chieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve3．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained4．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo5．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad6．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe7．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether8．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone9．----CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?----Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit10．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue11．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.12．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing13．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though14．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a15．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use16．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which17．____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although18．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how19．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base20．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads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）Mycollegeexperienceincludedthislife-skilllesson:Drinkalcoholonafullstomach.Oryouwillgetinebriatedtooquickly.Ofcourse,mostcollegestudentsshouldn’tbedrinkingatall,butweknowfromtheNationalInstituteonAlcoholAbuseandAlcoholismthatcloseto60percentofcollegestudentsaged18to22doconsumealcohol,whichmakesharm-reducingapproachesimportant.Unfortunately,campusauthoritiesandresearchersarereportingapracticethatturnsthefull-stomachdrinkingstrategyonitshead:ratherthanfillingupbeforeanightofpartying,significantnumbersofstudentsrefusetoeatalldaybeforeconsumingalcohol.Thisisahigh-riskbehaviorcalled“drunkorexia,”whichisoneparteatingdisorder,onepartalcoholism—averydangerouscombinationforcollege-agestudents.Thetermdrunkorexia,whichcanalsoincludeexcessiveexerciseorpurgingbeforeconsumingalcohol,wascoinedabout10yearsago,anditstartedshowingupinmedicalresearcharound2012.Drunkorexiaaddressestheneedtobethelifeofthepartywhilestayingextremelythin,pointingtoaflawedmind-setaboutbodyimageandalcoholismamongcollegestudents,mostlywomen.Imaginethisscenario:Afemalecollegefreshmandoesn’teatanythingallday,exercisesonanemptystomach,thendownsfiveshotsoftequilainlessthantwohours.Becausethere’snofoodinhersystemtohelpslowtheabsorptionofalcohol,thoseshotsaffectherrapidly,leadingtoinebriationandpossiblypassingout,vomitingorsufferingalcoholpoisoning.That’sdrunkorexia.TavisGlassman,professorofhealtheducationandpublichealthattheUniversityofToledoinOhio,researchesdrunkorexiaandworriesaboutscenariossuchastheonedescribedabove:“Withnothinginhersystem,alcoholhitsquickly,andthatbringsupthesameissuesaswithanyhigh-riskdrinking:gettinghomesafely,sexualassault,unintentionalinjury,fights,hangoversthataffectclassattendanceandgrades,andpossiblyendingupinemergencybecausethealcoholhitssohard,”hesays.“Alcoholcannegativelyaffecttheliverorgastrointestinalsystem,itcaninterferewithsleep,lowertheimmunesystemandislinkedtoseveraltypesofcancers,”Hultinsays.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inebriated”inparagraph1mean?A．excited B．overwhelmed C．a(chǎn)ddicted D．drunk2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____________.A．a(chǎn)largenumberofcollegestudentsspendmostoftheirnightspartyingB．somecollegestudentsrefusetoeatbeforedrinkingalcoholtokeepslimC．ThereisadirectlinkbetweenbodyimageandconsumingalcoholD．femalecollegestudentismorelikelytobehurtifshedrinksalcohol3、WhichofthefollowingmayTavisGlassmanagreewith?A．Withmorefoodinone’ssystem,hemaysufferfromtheeffectsofalcoholslowly.B．Drinkingfiveshotsoftequilainlessthantwohoursistheperformanceofdrunkorexia.C．Thosewhodon’tattendclassesandhavelowergradestendtobeaddictedtoalcohol.D．Alcoholhasnegativeeffectsontheimmunesystemandmayleadtoseveralcancers.22．（8分）Ageingandrobotsaremorecloselyrelatedthanyoumightthink.Youngcountrieswithmanychildrenhavefewrobots.Ageingnationshavelots.ThecountrieswiththelargestnumberofrobotsperindustrialworkerincludeSouthKorea,Singapore,GermanyandJapan.whichhavesomeoftheoldestworkforcesintheworld.Theconnectiondoesnotmerelyreflectthefactthatyoungcountriestendtobepoorandcannotaffordfancymachines,whichtheydonotneedanyway.Itholdsgoodwithinrichcountries,too.ThosewithrelativelyfewrobotscomparedwiththesizeoftheirworkforceincludeBritainandFrance,bothofwhich(byrich-countrystandards)areageingslowly.Tworecentstudiesquantifytheconnection.DaronAcemogluofMITandPascualRestrepoofBostonUniversityshowthat,between1993and2014,thecountriesthatinvestedthemostinroboticswerethosethatwereageingthefastestmeasuredasariseintherateofpeopleover56comparedwiththoseaged26-55.Theauthorspositaruleofthumbaten-pointriseintheirageingrateisassociatedwith0.9extrarobotsperthousandworkers.AstudyfromGermanyuseddifferentmeasuresbutreachedthesameconclusion.Theyfoundthatthegrowthinthenumberofrobotsperthousandworkersrisestwiceasfastasthefallinthegrowthrateofthepopulation(e.g.if)populationgrowthfallsby1%,thegrowthinrobotdensityrisesby2%).Populationgrowthiscloselyrelatedtoagestructure.Thesefindingsshouldnotbesurprising.Robotstypicallysubstituteforlabour.Thatiswhymanypeoplefearthattheywilldestroyjobs.Countrieswithplentyofyoungworkersdonotneedlaboursubstitutes.Wagestherealsotendtobelowmakingautomationunprofitable.Butageingcreatesdemandforautomationintwoways.First,topreventoutputfallingasmorepeopleretire,machinesarenecessarytosubstituteforthosewhohavelefttheworkforceortoenableageingworkerstocontinuetodophysicallabour.Second,oncepeoplehaveretiredtheycreatemarketsfornewkindsofautomation,includingrobotsthathelpwiththemedicalandotherrequirementsofcaringforpeoplewhocannolongerlookafterthemselves1、Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A．AgeingiscloselyrelatedtorobotsB．Ageingcountrieshavefewrobots.C．Robotsareneededinyoungcountries.D．Youngandrichcountrieswantmorerobots.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"posit"underlinedinParagraph3?A．Want. B．Remove.C．Assume. D．Obey.3、Howmuchwilltherobotpopulationgrowifthehumanpopulationgrowthdecreasesby3%?A．1%. B．2%.C．3%. D．6%.4、Whydoesageingcreatedemandforrobots?A．Becauseretiredpeoplehavelowerwages.B．Becauserobotsaresubstitutesforretiredworker.C．Becauserobotsareunprofitableinyoungcountries.D．Becausetheretiredneedthesamerobotstheyusedbefore.23．（8分）PoliceForcepresentsCommunityRoadshow2017Wanttofindoutmoreaboutpolicework?ComeandvisitusatthevariouslocationsacrossSingapore.EnjoytheperformancesbythefriendlydogsfromthePoliceK9UnitandthePoliceBand.ComewithyourfamilyandtakepartinthefunactivitiesDetailsofRoadshowDate:16-17June2017Time:10am-7pmVenues:PunggolArcadeSerangoonCentreTampinesHubShuttlebusserviceswillbeavailabletoandfromthenearestMRTstations.EachfunnilycanredeemafunpackwhichConsistsof:·miniaturepolicecar·keycnaln·notepad·penPerformances·K9Showat11amand3pm·PoliceBandat6pmActivities·RockClimbing·BouncyCastle(forchildrenbelowtheageof12years)·ArtCompetitionTotakepartintheArtCompetition,Participantsmustregisteronlineby12June2017.Thiseventissponsoredby:·ArtforUs·DallyMinlMart·RockClimbCompanyLuckyDrawTimlngs:1pmand5pm(daily)1stprize:$300voucher2ndprize:$150voucher3rdprize:$100voucher10consolationprizesof$20eachWinnerswhoarenotpresentduringthedrawWillbenotifiedviaemailby19June2017.OrganisedbytheSingaporePoliceForce1、Whatisthepurposeoftheadvertisement?A．ToinformparticipantsoftheArtCompetition. B．Toadvertisethefunpack.C．TopromotethePoliceCommunityRoadshow. D．Toencouragerockclimbing.2、ParticipantswhowishtotakepartintheArtCompetitionmustregisteronlinebyA．12June2017 B．16June2017C．17June2017 D．19June20173、Whatdoweknowfromtheadvertisement?A．Therewillbetwodogshowsdaily.B．TheRoadShowwillendat6eachday.C．Thereisapolicecarkeychaininthefunpack.D．TheSingaporePoliceForceisoneofthesponsors.24．（8分）SPECIALEVENTSTHISWEEKENDCaptainGoodfellowDoyourchildrenenjoyinterestingstories,funnygames,andexcitingdances?CaptainGoodfellowwillbereadytoteachallthesethingstochildrenofallagesattheCityTheatreonSaturdaymorningat10:00;free.AWalkingTouroftheTownForgetyourworriesonSaturdaymorning.Takeabeautifulwalkandlearnaboutlocalhistory.MeetatthefrontentranceofCityHallat9:30.Wearcomfortableshoes!FilmsattheMuseumTheatreTwoEuropeanfilmswillbeshownonSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre:SeeBrokenWindowat1:30.TheWorkerswillbeat3:45.Forfurtherinformation,call4987898.InternationalPicnicAreyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometoCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5:00pm.WatchtheballgameIt’sOctober,andtonightisyourlastchancetoseetheRedbirdsthisyear.Getyourticketsatthegate.Itmightbecoldoutside.Don’tforgetsweatersandjackets.DoYouWanttoHear“TheZoo”?“TheZoo”.apopularrockbandfromAustralia,willgivetheirfirstUSconcerttomorrownightat8:00atRoseHall,CityCollege.1、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．CaptainGoodfellowwillteachchildrenfrom5-12todance,playgamesonSaturdaymorning.B．Youareremindedtowearcomfortableshoestowatchtheballgame.C．Totakeawalkandlearnaboutlocalhistory,youshouldgatheratthefrontentranceofCityHallat9:00onSaturdaymorning.D．YoucanprobablyeatdifferentkindsoffoodatCentralParkonSaturday.2、IfyouwanttokillsometimeindoorsonSaturdayafternoon,youwouldprobablygoto.A．theMuseumTheatreB．CityCollegeC．theCityTheatreD．CentralPark3、Whatcolumnisthisarticlemostlikelytobetakenfrominanewspaper?A．SportsB．LifeC．CultureD．Science25．（10分）AmericanactressMarisaTomeiwonanAcademyAwardforherworkinthe1992movieMyCousinVinny.Peoplelaughedwhentheysawherfilmcharactertellingaboyfriendthattheyneedtogetmarried.Whymarriage?Becauseherbiologicalclockistickingandshewantsababy.“WellIhatetobringitupbecauseIknowyougotenoughpressureonyoualready.But…weagreedtogetmarriedassoonasyouwonyourfirstcase(lawcase).Meanwhile,tenyearslater…myniece…thedaughterofmysisterisgettingmarried.Mybiologicalclockistickinglikethis(stomp,stomp,stomp).Andthewaythiscaseisgoing…Iain’tnevergettingmarried.”“Lisa,Idon’tneedthis.IsweartoGodIdon’tneedthisrightnow.”Usingitthisway,abiologicalclockmeansthetimeinawoman’slifewhensheisabletobearchildren.Inthenot-so-distantpast,mostpeoplethoughtthatwhenawomanreachedher40sitwastoolateforhertohavechildren.Thetimeonherbiologicalclockhadrunout.Well,thathaschanged.Thesedayssomewomenareresettingtheirbiologicalclocks.Theyaregivingthemselvesmoretimetohavechildren.Makenomistake.Beinga“SingleMotherbyChoice”isverydifferentfromyoungerwomenwhofindthemselvespregnant,perhapsnotbychoice.Generallyspeaking,singlemothersbychoiceareolderandwelleducated.Theyareusuallyfinanciallysecureandsuccessfulintheircareers.So,theyhavethemoney.Whattheymaynothaveisapartner.ThisistheplaceinlifewherewriterKerryReichsfoundherselfseveralyearsago.Shesaysshedidnotplantobecomeasinglemother.Shesaysshejustdidnotfindtherightpartner.“Well,IthinkIhadasetofstandardsforthepartnerIwaslookingforandIdidn’tmeetanyonethatfitthosestandards.And,at39Ifoundmyselfsingle,withoutchildrenandIwantedthemverymuch.So,ImadethedifficultdecisionthatIcoulddothisonmyown.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatisabiologicalclock?A．It’saclockmadeofbiologicalmatters.B．Itreferstoawomen’scertainlifeperiod.C．Itrecordswhenwomenneedtobearchildren.D．Itreferstoawomaninher40s.2、Accordingtothepassage,inthepast,whenawomanreachedher40s,________.A．shecan’tgetmarried. B．shemightnotbeabletohavechildren.C．herbiologicalclockwillneedtobereset. D．herstatusofbeingasinglemotherisdifficult.3、Whatdoes“SingleMotherbyChoice”mean?A．Itmeanssinglemothershaveachoice.B．Itmeanssinglemothersarepregnantbychance.C．Itmeanssinglewomenintheirlate30sorearly40sdecidedtohavechildren.D．Itmeanswomenwanttomakeachoice.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Choosingtobeasinglemother. B．Awoman’sbiologicalclock.C．Gettingmarriedbyforce. D．Singlewomenwantingmarriage.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）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選取出適合填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑?！癗ow,”Mrs.VirginiaDeViewsaid,smiling,“wearegoingtodiscoverourprofessions.”Theclassseemedtobegreatlysurprised.Ourprofessions?Wewereonly13and14yearsold!Theteachermustbe1.“Yes,youwillallbesearchingforyourfuture2Eachofyouwillhaveto3someoneinyourfield,plusgiveanoralreport.”Eachdayinherclass,VirginiaDeViewremindedusaboutthis.Finally,Ipickedprintjournalism.This4Ihadtogotointerviewatrue-bluenewspaperreporter.Iwasextremelynervous.Isatdowninfrontofhim5abletospeak.Helookedatmeandsaid,“Didyoubringapencilorpen?”Ishookmyhead.“Howaboutsome6?”Ishookmyheadagain.Finally,IthoughtherealizedIwas7,andIgotmyfirstbigtipasa8“Never,nevergoanywherewithoutapenandpaper.Youneverknowwhatyou’llruninto.”Afterafewdays,Igavemyoralreporttotallyfrom9inclass.IgotanAontheentireproject.Yearslater,Iwasincollegelookingaroundforanewcareer,butwithnosuccess.ThenI10VirginiaDeViewandmydesireat13tobeajournalist.AndIcalledmyparents.Theydidn’t11me.Theyjustremindedmehowcompetitivethefieldwasand12allmylifeIhadrunawayfromcompetition.Thiswastrue.Butjournalismdidsomethingtome:itwasinmyblood.13gavemethefreedomtogouptototalstrangersandaskwhatwas14Forthepast12years,I’vehadthemostsatisfyingreportingcareer,15storiesfrommurderstoairplanecrashesand16choosingmystrongestarea.17Iwenttopickupmyphoneoneday,anincrediblewaveofmemorieshitmeandIrealizedthathaditnotbeen18VirginiaDeView,Iwouldnotbesittingatthatdesk.Iget19allthetime:“Howdidyoupickjournalism?”“Well,yousee,therewasthisteacher…”Ialwaysstartout.IjustwishIcould20her.1、.A．good B．mad C．careless D．curious2、.A．university B．family C．professions D．life3、.A．interview B．findout C．a(chǎn)dmire D．learnfrom4、A．expressed B．ordered C．expected D．meant5、.A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly6、.A．drink B．newspapers C．preparations D．paper7、A．satisfied B．comfortable C．terrified D．sorry8、A．student B．journalist C．teacher D．writer9、.A．research B．books C．imagination D．memory10、.A．called B．recognized C．remembered D．visited11、.A．a(chǎn)nswer B．promise C．stop D．persuade12、.A．how B．whether C．why D．when13、.A．It B．VirginiaDeView C．Myparents D．Myoralreport14、.A．breakingin B．gettingdown C．fallingoff D．goingon15、.A．makingup B．listeningto C．covering D．writing16、.A．ofcourse B．finally C．doubtfully D．a(chǎn)boveall17、.A．When B．Aslongas C．Once D．Onconditionthat18、.A．for B．with C．of D．to19、A．hurt B．excited C．disappointed D．a(chǎn)sked20、.A．respect B．support C．thank D．favor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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Helpingothers1．(be)agoodthing,becausewecangetsomeenjoymentoutofit.SoI2．(firm)believethatparticipatinginavolunteeringactivitycanbenefitusalot.Firstly,wecangetalotoflifeexperienceandgain3．(skill)tohelpthoseinneed.Secondly,wewouldmakemorefriendsandlearnmuchknowledge.Thenwecangetwell4．(prepare)forourfuture.Thirdly,wemaygainaspecialskill5．canhelpuslivebetterin6．(challenge)conditions.Andlastly,takingsuch7．a(chǎn)ctivitymeanslettingeveryoneintheworldfeeltheexistenceofloveand8．(warm).Maybewewillknowmoreabout9．thehappinessis.So,trytobecomeavolunteeranddoourbesttohelpothers.Ibelievewecanknowmoreaboutourselvesandour10．(wonder)future.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。

ItookatriptoChinaafewmonthsbefore．Itwasawonderfulexperiencewhereisbeyonddescription．WespentthreeweeksvisitingBeijing，Shanghaiandseveralothertouristattraction．ThecloserweapproachedthecentreofChina，themuchIlikedit．ThenwewenttoHongKonglastweek，whichIthinkisdifferentwithBeijing．ItisnoisiestplaceIhaveeverseen．Andanotherthingthatgivemeadeepimpressionwasthepeoplethere—theyweresomuchfriendly．Anyway，thetripitselfwasinterested．Ican’twaittoflyingtoChinaagain、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）《××英語報社》正在征集保護環(huán)境的文章。請根據(jù)以下提示，并結(jié)合自己的想法或者做法，以Protecttheenvironment,startsfromme!為題寫一篇100詞左右的短文。AdviceReasons1.Don'tthrowawaythingsmadeofglass,plasticandpaper,butrecyclethem.Throwingthingsawayiswasteful.2.Reuseyourplasticbagsas