2024屆重慶第二外國語學校高三下學期聯(lián)合考試英語試題含解析

2024屆重慶第二外國語學校高三下學期聯(lián)合考試英語試題注意事項: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(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．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海嘯）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced2．—Jenny，howdidyourmathexamgo?—IthoughtI________，butinfactIcameinthetop10%intheclass.A．mighthavefailed B．couldn’thavefailed C．shouldhavefailed D．mustn’thavefailed3．Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture4．---Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.---___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder5．Themoviecouldn’tbemoreboring.IwishI________toit.A．hadnotbeen B．havenotbeenC．didnotgo D．havenotgone6．–Whichdriverwastoblame?--Why,______!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.A．both B．eachC．either D．neither7．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．whileC．a(chǎn)sD．however8．Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome9．Theclassroomisbigenoughfor25studentsfornormaluseyouneedmorespaceforspecialactivities.A．once B．because C．if D．unless10．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight11．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated12．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful13．–Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?–_______I’drathernottalkaboutit.A．Nothing. B．Allright. C．Getaway! D．Noway!14．TheladystandingovertheremaybefromtheUSA,_____Iguesshaslostherway.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where15．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation16．--Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?--Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeI____aloneathome,boredtodeath.A．hasleft B．hadleft C．hadbeenleft D．havebeenleft17．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused18．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't19．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why20．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so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）LOSANGELES,Nov.12(Xinhua)—LegendarycomicbookwriterStanLeehasdiedattheageof95,accordingtomediareportsonMonday.Lee,borninStanleyLieberonDec.28th,1922,beganhiscareerin1939andjoinedtheMarvelComicsin1961.HeisconsideredasoneofthemostlegendarynamesinthehistoryofcomicbooksandtheleadingcreativeforcebehindtheriseofMarvelComics.Heco-creatediconicfictionalcharacterssuchasSpider-Man,X-Men,theAvengers,andmanymore.Lee’scharactersoftenhavesuperpowers,buttheyalsohaveweaknesses.Theywerehumans,notgods.Theynotonlystruggledtosavetheworld,butalsotopaytheirbills,makefriends,andholdjobs.ThismadeMarvelcomicbookheroesstandapartfromitscompetitorDC,whichproducedtheseeminglyperfectheroeslikeSupermanandWonderWoman.Thosesuperheroeshavebeenadaptedintoblockbusterfilms,mostofwhichweremadeafterDisneyacquiredMarvelina4-billion-dollardealin2009.Inastatement,BobIger,chairmanandCEOoftheWaltDisneyCompanysaidStanLeewasasextraordinaryasthecharactershecreated.MarvelalsopraisedLeeonitswebsitebyputtingononeofLee’sfamousquotes,whichgoes,“IusedtobeembarrassedbecauseIwasjustacomic-bookwriterwhileotherpeoplewerebuildingbridgesorgoingontomedicalcareers.AndthenIbegantorealize:entertainmentisoneofthemostimportantthingsinpeople’slives.Withoutit,theymightgooffthedeepend.Ifeelthatifyou’reabletoentertain,you’redoingagoodthing.”PraisefromhisHollywoodpeersandcolleagueswasgenerous.PresidentofMarvelStudiosKevinFeigeappreciatedLee’sunparalleledimpactontheindustry.“NoonehashadmoreofanimpactonmycareerthanStanLee,”Feigesaid.“OurthoughtsarewithhisfamilyandthemillionsoffanswhohavebeenforevertouchedbyStan’sgenius,charismaandheart.”1、HowdoLee’scharactersdifferfromthoseofDC?A．Theyareperfectheroes.B．Theyoftenhavesuperpowers.C．Theyarenothumans,butgods.D．Theyhavehumanshortcomings.2、WecanlearnfromLee’sstatementinParagraph6that________.A．itisembarrassingtobeacomic-bookwriterB．a(chǎn)tasteofentertainmentisnecessaryinpeople’slivesC．entertainmentisthemostimportantthingintheworldD．youcandoeverythingwellifyouareabletoentertain3、Accordingtothepassage,wecouldknowthat________.A．LeeinfluencedKevinFeige’scareeralotB．LeejoinedtheMarvelComicsinhisfortiesC．LeecreatedthefictionalcharactersallbyhimselfD．ThesuperheroeswereadaptedintofilmsbeforeDisneyacquiredMarvel4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ComicsLegend—theMarvelsandDCB．TheSuperheroesinStanLee’sComicsC．Marvel’sComicsLegendStanLeeDiesat95D．TheLifeStoryofMarvelComicsLegendStanLee22．（8分）Evenifyoudon'thavetowork,eatorsleep,youwon'tbeabletogetthroughallinformationonblogsandsocialnetworks.Theproblemwefaceisthatmuchofthisinformationseemsveryinterestingatfirstglance.Actually,muchoftheinformationisunimportant,disposableanditdistractsusfrommoremeaningfulpursuits.Worsestill,whenwespendlotsoftimeconsuminginformationfromoursocialmediastreams,wemayfindithardtoconcentrateonwhatwe’redoingandwehaveatendencytoforgetwhatwehaveconsumedanyway.AnewstudyfromSweden’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologyhasfoundthattoomuchsocialmediaexposureactuallyreducesyourabilitytoprocessinformationanddepletes(耗盡)yourshort-termworkingmemory.Ourworkingmemoryplaysacriticalroleinourcapacitytofilter(過濾)informationandrememberwhatisvaluablebutitisnotalimitlessresource.ErikFransen,aprofessorinComputerScienceatKTHandtheleaderofthisisnewstudyonsocialmediaoverloadsaysthiscanexplainwhyourcapacity(容量)forprocessinginformationbeginstofailwhenweattempttoputmoreinformationintheworkingmemory.Infact,whenyoutrytoprocesstheinformationlikespeechorvideo,youaregoingtoneedpartlythesamesystemofworkingmemory,soyouarereducingyourownworkingmemorycapacity.Andwhenyoutrytostoremanythingsinyourworkingmemory,yougetlessgoodatprocessinginformation.Itistheperiodsofdowntimeofyourbrain—preferablydisconnectedfromthedistractionsofyourcomputerorsmartphone—thatareneededformemoryconsolidation(鞏固)andtransferringimportantinformationtoyourexposuretonewinformation.Besides,youcanemptyyourmindofthoughtsquicklytorelaxcompletely,goforashortwalkorspendafewminuteslisteningtomusic.Thiswillhelpyouimproveyourcapacitytoprocessinformationandincreaseyourproductivity.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutsocialmediaoverloadfromParagraph1?A．Itdistractsourattention.B．Itisbeneficialtous.C．Itbringsuswhateverwewant.D．Itkeepsusinformedofeverything.2、Whydoesyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbegintofallsometimes?A．Muchoftheinformationisunimportant.B．Yourworkingmemoryisalimitedresource.C．You'relessgoodatprocessinginformation.D．Youdon'tmakethemostofyourbrain.3、Whichisrecommendedtorelaxyourbrain?A．Thinkingoverthingscarefully.B．Listeningtomusicforawhile.C．Takingenoughphysicalexercise.D．Focusingmoreonthepresent.23．（8分）Newresearchinmonkeysmayprovideaclueabouthowthebrainmanagesvastamountsofinformationandrememberswhatitneeds.Theresearchersfoundthatwhenmonkeysweretaughttoremembercomputerclipartpictures,theirbrainsreducedthelevelofdetailbysortingthepicturesintocategoriesforrecall,suchasimagesthatcontained"people,""buildings,""flowers,"and"animals."Thecategorizingcellswerefoundinthehippocampus,anareaofthebrainthatprocessessensoryinformationintomemory.Intheexperimenteachmonkeywasshownoneclipartpicture,andafteradelayofoneto30seconds,pickedtheoriginaloutoftwotosixdifferentimagestogetajuicereward.Byrecordingcellactivityduringhundredsofthesetrialsinwhichthepictureswerealldifferent,theresearchersnoticedthatcertaincellsweremoreactivewhenthepicturescontainedsimilarfeatures,suchasimagesofpeople–butnototherobjects.Theyfoundthatdifferentcellscodedimagesthatfitdifferentcategories.Thecategorycellsgroupedimagesbasedoncommonfeatures–astrategytoimprovememory.Forexample,thesamecellrespondedtobothtulipsanddaisiesbecausetheyarebothflowers."“Whilesuchcategorizationisahighlyefficientmemoryprocess,itmayalsohaveadownside,”saidDeadwylerPh.D．,“whenthetrialsincludedmorethanonepicturewithpeopleinit,insteadofdifferentimages,themonkeysoftenconfusedtheimagewithapictureofotherpeople."Solearningmoreabouthowthebrainrememberscouldhavefar-reachingbenefits."Ifwecanunderstandinadvancehowthebrainworkswhendecisionsaremade,wecanpredictwhenthebrainwillmakeamistake,andcorrectit,"saidTimPons,Ph.D．,"Thisfindingabouthowlargeamountsofinformationareprocessedbythebrainwillhelpustoultimatelyachievethatgoal."1、Thepurposeoftheexperimentsonmonkeysistofindout_________.A．howthebrainprocessesamountsofinformationintomemoryB．theareaofthebrainthatprocessessensoryinformationintomemoryC．howthemonkeysrespondtodifferentthingsD．whatisthemonkeysmostlikelytoremember2、Theresearchindicatesnumerousinformationcanberememberedmoreeasilyby________.A．rememberingthedetailsB．separatingitintocategoriesC．showingalotofpicturesD．rememberingallfeatures3、Accordingtotheresearch,whichofthefollowingimagesmayconfusethemonkeys?A．Books,toysandcarsB．Plants,animalsandpeopleC．Tulips,daisiesandrosesD．People,buildingsandflowers4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．FurtherstudyonhowthebrainremembershasmorebenefitsB．CategorizationisthebestwaytoimprovememoryC．WecanpredictwhenthebrainwillmakeamistakeD．Howthebrainremembershasbeenfoundout24．（8分）Weoftenseekfoodafterfocusedmentalactivity，likepreparingforanexam.Researchersguessthattoomuchthinkingconsumesalotofenergyfromthebrain.Sothebrain，sensingthatitmaysoonrequiremorecaloriestokeepgoing，apparentlyleadstobodilyhunger，andeventhoughtherehasbeenlittlephysicalmovement，weeat.Theresearchersnotethattiringactivitybothincreasestheamountofbloodsugarandlactate(乳酸鹽)circulatinginthebloodandincreasesbloodflowtothehead.Becausethebrainusessugarandlactateasfuel，researcherswonderediftheincreasedflowoffuel—richbloodduringexercisecouldfeedaworn—outbrainandreducetheurgetoovereat.Thirty—eighthealthycollegestudentswereinvitedtodeterminetheirfitnessandmetabolic(新陳代謝)ratesandtoreportwhattheirfavoritepizzawas.Afterward，theysatquietlyfor35minutesbeforebeinggivenasmuchoftheirfavoritepizzaastheywanted.Atalaterdate，thevolunteersreturnedandspent20minutesmakingselectionsfromcollegeandgraduate-schoolentranceexams.Next，halfthestudentssatquietlyfor15minutes，beforebeinggivenpizza.Therestofthevolunteersspentthose15minutesdoingintervalsonatreadmill(跑步機)twominutesofhardrunningfollowedbyaboutoneminuteofwalking，repeatedfivetimes.Thesestudentswerethenallowedtogorgeonpizza，too.Butbyandlarge，theydidnotovereat.Whentheresearchersfactoredin(將……作為因素考慮)thecaloriesburntonrunning，theydeterminedthatthosestudentsactuallyconsumed200fewertotalcaloriesaftertheirbrainworkoutsthantherestingstudents.Theresearchersdonotknowiftherunnersconsumedextracaloriesatdinner.Theyalsocannottellwhetherothertypesofexercisewouldhavethesameeffectasrunning，althoughtheresearcherssaytheysuspectthatifanactivitycausessomeonetobreakintoasweat，itshouldalsoincreasebloodsugarandlactate，feedingthebrainandweakeninghungerscall.1、Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Weeatformorephysicalmovements.B．Abusybraincanmakeonehungry.C．Energyfromthebraincan’tbeusedup.D．Anexamresultsincaloricconsumptionmost.2、Whatcanaphysicalmovementdo?A．Increasebloodflow. B．Increasetheamountofbloodsugar.C．Urgeonetoeatmore. D．Makethebraintied.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“gorgeon”inparagraph5mean?A．Eat. B．Purchase. C．Taste. D．Obtain.4、Whatdotheresearcherswanttoknowfromthestudy?A．Whetherbrainusessugarandlactateasfuel.B．Whetherbraincanbetiredduringexercise.C．Whetherexercisecanreduceeatingdesire.D．Whetherexerciseincreasesbloodsugar.25．（10分）Iamtravelinghome.Itisbitterlycoldandsnowy,butthewarmtrainisrightontime.IfeelpleasantlysatisfiedasIlookoutattherushhourtrafficonthemotorway.Ifeelmoresatisfiedasthesmelloffreshcoffeeannouncesthearrivalofthedrinksservice.Swissfriendsoftentellme,proudly,thattheirrailserviceisthebestintheworld,butrecently,oneexperiencehasprovedthatthegreatSwissloveaffairwiththeirrailwayhasturnedalittlesour.Itallbeganwiththedecisiontoendticketsalesontrains.OnecoldmorningIarrivedatmylocalstationonlytofindthattheticketmachinewasbroken.Nomatter,Ithought,Ihavegotasmartphone,andIhurriedlysetaboutbuyingmyticketthatway.ThiswasnotaseasyasIhadexpected,busyingmyselfbetweencreditcardandphonewithfreezingcoldfingers,but,bythetimeIgotonthetraintoGenevaIhadane-ticketandIproudlyshowedittotheconductor.Unfortunatelyshetoldmethatmyticketwasnotvalid.SeveralweekslateraletterarrivedfromSwissrailwaystogetherwithafinefor190francs($210).Thegoodpeopletheretellmetheformalpaymentformyticketfrommycreditcardcompanyarrivedfourminutesaftermytrainleftthestation.Thatmeans,theysay,thatIboughtmyticketonthetrain—andthatisstrictlyprohibited.Swissrailwayssaytheirpolicyisdesignedtoprotecthonestticket-payingpassengers,butaquicklookattheirbalancesheetsuggestssomethingelse.Thecompanyismakingabout$2millionamonthfromfines.Althoughtraintravelisstillpopular,thoseseatsdonotfeelascomfortable;thecoffeedoesnotsmellquitesogood—becauseSwissrailwayshavelost,fornowanyway,somethingfarmorepreciousthan$2millionamonth:goodrelationswiththeircustomers.1、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?A．TheSwisstrainsusuallycomelate.B．Trafficonthemotorwaygoessmoothly.C．TheauthorhatestravelingontheSwisstrain.D．TheauthorisgenerallypleasedwiththeSwissrailservice.2、Whydidtheconductorsaythattheauthor’se-ticketwasinvalid?A．Itwaspurchasedonline.B．Itwaspaidforafterthetrain’sdeparture.C．Itwaspurchasedonaticketmachine.D．Itwaspaidonasmartphone.3、Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingtheexperience?A．Thefinewasunfair.B．Theconductorwasimpolite.C．E-ticketsaregettingpopular.D．Creditcardscanbeinconvenient.4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthenewpolicyofSwissrailways?A．Itattractsmorepeopletotravelbytrain.B．Itmakesthecompanylosealotofmoney.C．Itdamagescompany-customerrelations.D．Itprotectshonestticket-payingpassengers.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）Inaworldwherecomparisonshappennon-stop,itisdifficulttolookoutsideyourselfandto

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hardyouworkandhow13youare,therewillalwaysbesomeonewhocanrunalittlefaster,jumpalittlehigher,scorealittlebetterorlookalittlenicerinaswimsuit.Andifthere'snot,youcan14someoneiscomingupfastbehindyou.Sohowcanyoualwayswininlife?Becomeyourbest15.Havinganimageofyourmostrecentpastlimitsistheperfectthingto16youtothenextlevel.

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own19isallyouneed.Ifyou20toaslightlyhigherstandardofyourselfeveryday,youwillalwaysbeatthetopofyourgame.1、A．patientB．strictC．contentD．concerned2、A．strongerB．wiserC．lazierD．better3、A．outB．upC．insideD．outside4、A．a(chǎn)ccurateB．carefulC．usefulD．powerful5、A．endB．bestC．sideD．convenience6、A．WhetherB．IfC．OnceD．Either7、A．lazyB．inspiredC．busyD．satisfied8、A．funB．nothingC．sureD．success9、A．reallyB．fullyC．exactlyD．a(chǎn)ctually10、A．toB．byC．forD．within11、A．a(chǎn)llowedB．suggestedC．instructedD．directed12、A．PositionB．situationC．occasionD．a(chǎn)ccommodation13、A．diligentB．dedicatedC．optimisticD．a(chǎn)ddicted14、A．declareB．concludeC．a(chǎn)nnounceD．bet15、A．a(chǎn)ssistantB．coachC．competitorD．teacher16、A．leadB．pushC．exposeD．cause17、A．wondersB．saysC．caresD．a(chǎn)sks18、A．differenceB．senseC．changeD．effort19、A．benefitB．resultC．habitD．progress20、A．commitB．devoteC．tendD．contribute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）AllChina’smajorcitieshavegoodtransport1．(network).Therearethetourbuses,minibuses,taxis,aswellaspublicbuses,BusesinChinesetownsarealways2．(crowd).Thefaredependsondistance,andispayabletothe3．(conduct)ofbuses.Ataxiisoften4．mostconvenientmeansoftravelintheCity.Theyareavailableatairports,railwaystationsandhotelsandeveninurbanareas.Thetotalfaredependsonthestartingmeterprice,5．canrangefrom5to12yuan,andthedistance.Extrafees6．(charge)forwaitingandlowspeeddrivingduringtrafficjams.Ifyoutakeataxiafter11pm,a20percentsurchargeappliesoverthebasicfare.Theminibusisacompromisebetweenthe7．(relative)expensivetaxisandfullpublictransport.Theirchargeisalittlemorethanthatofthebus,about2yuanormore8．(depend)ondistance,butitisveryconvenient,becauseitcanstop9．a(chǎn)nypointyouwantalongtheroute.Tourbuses,normally10．(equip)withairconditioningandTV,aremanagedbytravelagencies,hotelsandairportsandprovidedforshorttours.Atourguideisusuallypresentonsuchbuses.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。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(﹨)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。TwomonthsagomymotherandIwerewalkinghomefromshoppingwhilewenoticedasmalldoglyingsillonthemiddleoftheroad、Howdangeritwas!Wegotcloselytohimandfoundthathewasbadlyinjured、Sawthepoordog,wedecidedtohelphim、Immediatelywecalledataxiandsendhimtoananimalhospital,wherehewasexaminedandreceivedtreatment、Afterstayinginhospitalforfewdays,hebecamegoodenoughtowalk、Thenwetookhimhomeandlookedafterhimcarefullyuntilh