2024屆江蘇省蘇州外國語學校高三第二次調研英語試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Bettywasfeelingprettyblueforawhile,butshe’sbetternow.—_______.A．Oh,that’skindofyou B．CongratulationsC．Oh,I’mgladtohearthat D．It’smypleasure2．________________theheavyrain，thecouplewenttothesupermarkettobuytheirsonagift.A．Inspiteof B．ExceptforC．Butfor D．Insteadof3．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes4．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which5．TrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawill________itspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesforasummitwithKimJongUn.A．taketoB．makeupC．standbyD．holdout6．Thestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfrom______ofmostChineseuniversitieswherevisitorswereamazedbythecomplexarchitecturalspaceandabundantbuildingtypes.A．that B．one C．theone D．those7．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired8．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye9．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide10．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor11．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there12．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending13．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed14．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed15．Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.16．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane17．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address18．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take19．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which20．Inthepastfewyears,we’veseenworksbyChinesesci-fiwriterswinninginternational______.A．conclusion B．standardC．potential D．recognition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）InsiderTravelTipsforYourNextJourneyAnyonecanbookatrip,butnoteveryonecanplananadventurethat’saffordable,accommodating,andfunforeveryoneinyourgroup.AtT,weaimtoprovideyouwiththebestinsidersecretsinthetravelbusinessandastate-of-the-arttravelcomparisontooltomakeplanningeasierthanever.EmbraceTuesdayTravelThestrategyofbuyingairlineticketsonTuesdaysforthebestdealsisstillagoodidea.Forticketspurchasedthreeormoreweeksinadvance,theaveragepriceofaticketonTuesdayischeaperthananyoftheotherdaysbetweenMondayandFriday.PricesskyrocketwhenyoupurchaseonSaturdaysandSundays.AskforaCornerRoomWhenyoucheckinatahotel,askifthere’sacomerroomavailable.Theseareusuallylargerandquieterforthesamepriceasonesinthemiddleofthehall.Upgradesaremostoftenofferedattheendofthedaywhenhotelshaveabettersenseoftheiroccupancy.GettheWeeklyCarRentalRateIt’sabitpuzzlingthatcarrentalcompanieschargemorefordrivingless,buttheweeklyrateisoftencheaperthandrivingjustfourdays.Youmaybeabletogettheweeklyrateforjustfivedays,sokeepthecarabitlongerifyoucan.FillUpaReusableWaterBottleBottledwateroncruiseshipscancostupto$4!Savemoneybybringinganemptyreusableoneinyourbag.Thewateriscleanandflowsfromafilteredreservoirontheship.1、Itisgenerallythemostexpensivetobuyanairlineticketon.A．SaturdayB．TuesdayC．WednesdayD．Friday2、Youcansavemoneybythefollowingtipsexcept.A．askingforaComerRoomB．takingareusablebottlewithyouC．keepingthecaraslongaspossibleD．bookanairlineticketonTuesdaysinadvance3、Thepassageistakenfrom.A．AwebsiteB．AtravelbrochureC．AscientificreportD．Alocalnewspape22．（8分）EverydayIseeadvertisementsinthenewspapersandonthebusesclaimingthatitiseasyandquicktolearnEnglish.ThereisevenareferencetoWilliamShakespeareorCharlesDickenstoencouragelearnersevenmore.WhenIseeadvertisementslikethis,Idon’tknowwhethertolaughorcry.Butmanypeoplemustbelievetheseridiculousclaims,orelsetheadvertisementswouldnotappear.OfcourseitisclearthatstudentswhogotoEnglandtolearnEnglishhaveagreatadvantageoverothers,buttoomanycannotaffordtodoso.Somegototheoppositeextremeandthinktheycanteachthemselvesathomewithdictionaries.ButitiswrongtoassumethateachwordinEnglishhasapreciseequivalentinanotherlanguage,letaloneproducesgoodpronunciationandintonation.Mostteachingisstillbasedonbehavioristpsychology.Behavioristsarefondofmakingstudentsrepeatphrasesandmakingsentences.Ifwewereparrotsorchimpanzees,thesemethodsmightbesuccessful.Alargenumberoftheoristsseemtothinkitisapitywearen’t,becauseitwouldmakeiteasiertousetheirmethods.Inmypersonalopinion,noonecaneverlearntospeakEnglishoranyotherlanguageunlessheisinterestedinit.Humanbeings,unlikeparrotsandchimpanzees,donotlikemakingnoisesunlesstheyunderstandwhatthenoisesmeanandcanrelatethemtotheirownlives.Itisworthrememberingthatlanguageisameansofcommunication.Whattheylistentoandreadcannotbeaformula.Itmustbereal.Thereisanotherrelevantpointworthmentioninghere.Weneedotherpeopletotalktoandlistentowhenwecommunicate.Theycanworkwithusandpracticetheunfamiliarformswithusinrealsituations,talkingtoeachotheraboutreallifelanguage.1、Manypeoplebelieveadvertisementsinthenewspapersandonthebusesprobablybecause.A．theyareencouragedbyWilliamShakespeareorCharlesDickensB．theyareeagertolearnandthenbelievethemC．thewaysadvertisedcanhelpthemtosavetimeandeffortsD．thewaysadvertisedproveeffectiveandhelpful2、WhatmaybehavioristsarguetowardsEnglishlearning?A．Humanbeingsmakemoreinterestingnoisesthanparrotsandchimpanzees.B．Humanbeingsshouldrelatetheirspeechtotheirownlives.C．Languageisaformulawithlotsofrepetitionsandpractices.D．Languageisameansofcommunication.3、Whatopiniondoestheauthorhold?A．Aquickmethodthatsuitsallthestudentsdoesexist.B．Englishcanbemasteredwithinaveryshortperiodoftime.C．EachwordinEnglishhasapreciseequivalentinanotherlanguage.D．NoonecanlearnEnglishwellwithoutbeinginterestedinit.4、Whatwaysoflearningissuggestedbytheauthor?A．Studyabroad.B．Learncommunicativelyandsituationally.C．Followthebehaviorists’approach.D．Teachoneselfathomewithdictionaries.23．（8分）Mostpeoplemaythinkthatpeoplewhowritecomputercodemustbegoodatmathandlogicalthinking.However,peoplewhowritecomputercodesaythatcreativityisalsoanimportantqualityforcoding.SoftwaredevelopersintheAmericanstateofCaliforniahavecreatedagamecalledOsmoCodingJam.Thegameisdesignedtohelpchildrenusethecreativesideoftheirmindsastheylearntocode.ChildrencanplaythegameoniPads.Therearemanyactivitiestheycandobythegame.TanyaDodgeisthemotheroftwochildren,nine-year-oldDylanandhis11-year-oldsisterMeghan,whoplaythegame.Accordingtoher,theseactivitiesgivethemimportantskillsforthefuture.“It’sananalyticalskillthatthekidsaregoingtoneedtohaveastheygrowuptoday”saidDodge.ButthedevelopersofOsmoCodingJambelievewritingcodeshouldbemorethanjustananalyticalskill.“WewanttoexplorethecreativesideofcodingthatIthinkisoftennotasexplored,”saidFelixHu,anOsmoengineer.Huadded,“Thecoolestpartisthatwe’reteachingkidshowtobecreativewithcodeandthat’sareallyimportantthingthatkidsshouldgetcomfortablewithbecausecodingiscreative.”Hualsoseesagrowingnumberofpa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ized，workedandworshipped．Attheendofthetour，visitorscansamplesomeofthatrefreshingwater．JaneAustenCentreNovelistJaneAustenlivedwithfamilyinBathbetween1801and1806．AvidreadersofAusten'sworkknowthatBathwasaprominentsettingintwoofherbooks，PersuasionandNorthangerAbbey．TheJaneAustenCentre，athree﹣storybuildingonGayStreethasapermanentexhibitandtearoom．Theexhibitofferstwofloorsofclothes，anecdotesaboutwhatdailylifewouldhavebeenlikeforAusteninBath．Youcanendyourwanderingwithafternoonteainthethird﹣floorRegencyTeaRoom．RoyalCrescentThishalf﹣moonformationofGeorgiantownhousesisoneofBath'smostfamousarchitecturalmasterpieces，anarc﹣shapedclusterofbuildingssetbehindagreenfield．Thefirsthome，No.1RoyalCrescent，whereformerParliamentmemberHenrySanfordlivedinthelate1700s，isalsoamuseum．Roomsarefurnishedin18thcenturystyle，withaglimpseoftheupstairs﹣downstairslifestyleoftheera（thinkDowntonAbbeybut150yearsearlier）．1、Accordingtothearticle，thefollowingaspectsofBatharecoveredEXCEPT．A．historyB．architectureC．transportationD．accommodation2、WhichofthefollowingstatementisINCORRECTaccordingtothepassage？A．BathAbbeyoccupiedthesiteinthe15thcenturyafterseveralhistoricalchanges．B．TheRomanBathsarefeaturedbyahotspringwater，whereyoucantouraroundwiththelocalguide．C．TwoofJaneAustin'sbooksweresetinBath，whereshelivedfor5years．D．TheroomsinNo.1RoyalCrescentarefurnishedin18thcenturystyle，resemblingthatofDowntonAbbey．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）Twelve-year-oldAllendecidedtoleavehomecityandmakealivingbyhimselfbecausehisfamilywastoopoor.Beforeheleft,hisfatheraskedhimwhathewasgoingtodo.Allenanswered,“Iwanttolearn1performance.”Hisfatherwas2withhisanswer,“What?No,youcan’tdothat.Circusistheplaceforclownsinmanypeople’seyes.Ourfamilywillbe3ofyou.”ButAllen4,“Ourfamilyissopoorrightnow.Whichismoreimportanttoyou,5orclothingandfood?Iwillgiveyousomemoneyeverymonthfromthecircus.Itprobablywillbeahuge6.”Hisfatherwasvery7,“Ifyougothere,somebodywillknowaboutitverysoonandI’llbevery8.”Aftergoing9alotofdifficulties,Allenfinallyfoundacircusandconvincedthe10tolethimstay.Heworkedveryhardstudyingmagicandlivedwithanimals.Everymonth,hisparentswouldgeta11fromhim.Buttheyneverknewhisaddress.TheyknewthemoneywasfromAllenbutwhenpeopleaskedthemaboutAllen’s12,theynevertoldthemthetruth.Later,hisparentsreceivedmoreandmoremoneyfromhim.Then,a13namedAlbertbecameveryfamousinthewholeworld.Everyonethought14ofhisperformance.Lotsofpeoplehurriedtoseehisperformancefromfaraway.Oneday,Allen’sfatherwenttovisitarelativeinanother15.TherelativepaidalotofmoneyforticketsofAlbertthemagician’sshow.Allen’sfatherwenttotheshowwiththerelative.Duringtheshow,Allen’sfathergottotally16bythemagician’stricks.Whenthemagiciantookoffhis17,thefatherfoundAlbertwashisson,Allen.Allenrecognizedhisfather.Hisfather18him,“Whydidyouchangeyourname?”“Becauseyousaidyouwouldbeembarrassedforme.”“Butnobodywill19thefamousmagicianismysonAllen.”Wewantallthebestthingsinlifeandavoidthebadpast.However,everygoodthingcomesata20.Youcan’thavethemallwithoutgivingupsomething.1、A．music B．theatre C．circus D．animal2、A．satisfied B．unhappy C．curious D．hopeful3、A．guilty B．proud C．tired D．ashamed4、A．insisted B．demanded C．added D．declined5、A．dignity B．popularity C．name D．money6、A．career B．success C．fortune D．performance7、A．convincing B．stubborn C．understanding D．confused8、A．embarrassed B．disappointed C．annoyed D．frightened9、A．over B．after C．beyond D．through10、A．guard B．owner C．trainer D．performer11、A．letter B．photo C．check D．note12、A．job B．performance C．address D．boss13、A．clown B．magician C．musician D．writer14、A．badly B．ill C．highly D．nothing15、A．village B．city C．circus D．country16、A．affected B．addicted C．persuaded D．impressed17、A．jacket B．glasses C．mask D．gloves18、A．hugged B．praised C．thanked D．blamed19、A．know B．doubt C．admit D．acknowledge20、A．reason B．point C．reward D．price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）NowadaysChineseareusingthesolarcalendar.Butatthesametime,Chinesearealsousingtheirownlunarcalendar.Eachlunaryear1．(give)thenameofoneoftheseanimals:therat,theox,thetiger,thehare,thedragon,thesnake,thehorse,thesheep,themonkey,thecock,thedogandthepig.Thislistrepeats2．(it)everytwelveyears,3．isamainfeatureoftheChineselunarcalendar.EachChinesemonthstartsonthedayofthenewmoon,andthefullmoonalwayscomesonthe4．(fifteen)dayofthemonth.TheNewYear,5．(actual)wellknownastheSpringFestival,alwaysfalls6．January21standFebruary20th.Onthelastdayofeachlunaryear,theChinesewillhold7．bigfamilyreuniondinner.Allthemembersofafamily,withthe8．(except)ofmarrieddaughters,willtrytobepresentonthisfestivaloccasion,eveniftheyhavetotravelmanymiles9．(return)tothehomeoftheirparents.Afterthedinner,evenchildrenwillstay10．(wake)untilthemidnighttowelcomethenewyear.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。Mymomanddadaregreatcooks,butIalwaysenjoystayingathomeandhavingdeliciousfood、Iremembe