2024屆北京市西城區第四十四中學高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose2．---Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.---______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.3．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout4．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where5．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying6．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched7．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased8．Afterthreeyearsofpreparationforthe2011Xi’anInternationalHorticulturalExpo(西安園博)會），thecityispresentingtheworld______manypeoplethinkisthegreenSpecialOlympics．A．that B．which C．what D．where9．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when10．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．adaptable C．recyclable D．changeable11．Inthepastfewyears,we’veseenworksbyChinesesci-fiwriterswinninginternational______.A．conclusion B．standardC．potential D．recognition12．Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto13．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively14．______flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate______17thanniversaryofHongKong’sreturntoChina.A．A;/ B．A;theC．The;the D．/;the15．Thechurchwhichiseasily________frommyhomeisbeingrebuilt.A．accessibleB．availableC．acceptableD．responsible16．---How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?---It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must17．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any18．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar19．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．approaches B．meansC．methods D．ways20．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．approved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted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）TheAustralianbeachtownofByronBayhasatrafficproblem，especiallyduringholidays，whenlocalstreetsarefullofcars．Butnowit'schanged．Theworld'sfirstfullysolar-poweredtrainrunsonarestored（修復）trainlinethatwasoutofuseformorethanadecade．Thesolarsystemsontheroofofthetrainsendpowertoasetofbatteriesthatreplaceoneengine；theotherengineisstillinplaceandcanprovidebackuppowerinanemergency．Asthetrainbrakes，itgeneratesmoreelectricity，likeahybridcar．Atatrainstation，thetraincanbepluggedintopullmorepowerfromsolarsystemsontheplatformroof．Ifthere'salongperiodwithoutsun---somewhatunlikelyinthispartoftheworld---thetraincanalsoplugintogetrenewableenergyfromthelocalelectricitysupply．"Thelargesolarsystemsontheplatformroofcoupledwiththesolarsystemsonthetrainroofproducemoresolarenergyperdaythanisrequiredtooperateanhourlyreturnservice，"saysHolmes，developmentdirectorofthenonprofitByronBayRailroadcompany，whichrunsthetrain．Withonefullcharge，thetraincanmake12to15trips．Volunteersfullyrestoredthetraintoitsoldconditiontoattractmoreriders，whichshouldtakemorecarsoffcitystreetsofthebeachtown．Thetrainfits100seatedpassengers，withroomformoretostand，andalsohasaluggageroomforbikesandsurfboards．Aridecostsalittlemorethan﹩2．Thenonprofitsthinksit'samodelthatcouldbereplicated（復制）elsewhere．"Ourservicehashadnogovernmentsupportorfundingatall，butforthistobereplicatedorimprovedupon，thekeyisforgovernmenttoworkwithenterprisesontheprogram．"Holmessays．"Ourserviceprovidesaneampleofhowthesun'senergycanbeusedforsustainabletransportsolutions．"1、WhyisthesolartrainbroughtintouseinByronBay？______A．Toattractvisitors B．ToreducetrafficC．Tofightpollution D．Tousesolarenergy2、Wheredoesthetraingetenergyonsunlessdays？______A．Fromitsengines B．FromahybridcarC．Fromtheplatformroof D．Fromthelocalelectricitysupply3、HowdoesHolmesfeelaboutsolarenergyequipment？______A．Itislabor-saving B．ItiseasilyoperatedC．Itistime-consuming D．Itispowerguaranteed4、Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesolar-poweredtrainfromthelastparagraph？______A．ItmaybepopularizedinthefutureB．MorescientificresearchshouldbedoneaboutitC．Itcouldbeoflittleuseinsolvingenergyproblems．D．Financialsupportfromthegovernmentisbadlyneeded22．（8分）Iconsideredanactivesociallifeasbasichumannecessity.YetwhenitdawnedonmejusthowmuchtimeIwasspendingsocializing,IrealizedImaybetakingittoanextreme.Icalculatedthat,onaverage,Iwasspending22hoursormoreeachweekonsocialactivities.So,toseewhatwouldhappentomyworkoutput,healthandwellbeing,Idecidedtotryandcutoutmysociallifeentirely.Iknew,attimes,Ifilledmyschedulesimplyoutoffearofmissingout(FOMO),butalsoasawaytoshiftfocusawayfrommywork.Foronemonth,Ideclinedallin-personactivitieswithfriends:goingoutfordrinks;dinners;partiesandnon-workrelatedevents,toseeifitwouldmakememoreproductive,improvemyfocusandcareerprospects.Ondayoneofthemonth-longexperiment,Ihadtofightsomeanxietyovermissingout.Butasthedayspassed,Istartedtorelax.IonlyhadoneoptiontoconsiderforSaturdaynight—tostayhome—andthislimitationleftmemoresatisfiedinmydecision.Ifeltmorecontentworking,readingorwatchingTV.WhileIfoundmoretimetowork,Ialsonoticedachangeinmyoverallhealth.Ifoundmyselfcookingmoreathome,doingdailyexercise,gettingtobedearliereachnight,reading,andenjoyingmomentsofrestandboredomthroughouttheday.HavingnosociallifeleftmemorefreetimethanI’dimagine.Suchidlemomentsarevitalforcreativity,andmindwanderinghasbeenlinkedtocreativeproblemsolving.DuringtheexperimentIfoundmyselfregularlybrainstormingnewideasandreimaginingexistingprojects.Ofcoursesocializingisanimportantwaytobuildworkcontacts.Whileonemonthofnosociallifedidnotimpactmyrelationshipwithexistingclients,ifIhadcontinued,itmayharmmyabilitytobuildnewones.1、Whatdidtheauthorrealizeabouthissocializing?A．Itwasdifficultforhimtocontactpeople.B．It’sanecessarypartofhislifeandwork.C．Hehadspenttoomuchtimeinsocializing.D．Heshouldhavespentmoretimesocializing.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelonthefirstdayofhisexperiment?A．Hefeltanxiousthathemightbeleftout.B．Hefeltmoreenergetictogetdowntowork.C．Hefeltrelaxednothavingtocontactpeople.D．Hefeltdoubtfulwhetherhecouldholdon.3、Whatbenefitdidtheauthorfindtolethismindwanderlazily?A．Hecouldhavemoretimewithhisfamily.B．Hecouldsolveproblemsinacreativeway.C．Hecouldbemoreconcentratedonhiswork.D．Hecouldfreehimselffromtheworkcontacts.4、Whatwouldtheauthordoaftertheexperiment?A．Liveaquietlifewithhisfamilyawayfromtheoutside.B．Makeanewsociallifewithanypossiblecustomers.C．Sparesometimeregularlyforcreativethinkingalone.D．Continuehisworkcontactswithhiscustomers.23．（8分）Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-nillion-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”roboticcat.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliot.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia（癡呆）.TheboyforAllcatthatElliotboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileEliotisatwork.Elliotsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenhewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.D．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe________.A．cheaperB．smallerC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.B．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.B．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.C．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.D．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.24．（8分）IfConfucius(孔子)werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He'dneedastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonthisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It'snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon'tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatAmericansdon'tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲學).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacks(缺點)ofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker'sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.1、Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto______.A．providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB．attractthereaders'interestinthesubjectC．showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD．provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations2、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______.A．haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB．takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC．trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD．fightforachancetolearnChinese3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ForgottenWisdominAmerica B．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC．ChineseCultureforWesterners D．OldThinkerwithaBigFuture25．（10分）Inthestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”fromAesop’sFables,athistycrow(烏鴉)dropsstonesintoanarrowjartoraisethelowlevelofwaterinsidesohecantakeadrink.Nowscientistshaveevidencetobackupthatstory.Crowsactuallydounderstandhowtomakewaterdisplacement(移位)worktotheiradvantage,experimentsshow.Theresultssuggestthatthebirdsare,atleastinsomeaspects,assmartasfirst-graders.Researchers,ledbySarahJelbertattheUniversityofAucklandinNewZealand,presentedsixcrowswithtubesfilledwithwater.Insidethetubes,awormorpieceofmeatonapieceofwoodwasfloating,justoutofreachofthecrow.Infrontofthetubes,theresearchersarrangedseveralrubbererasersthatwouldsink,andsomeplasticobjectsthatwouldfloat.Thecrowsfoundoutthattheycoulddroptheerasersintothetubesinordertoraisethewaterlevelandgettheirsnack.However,thebirdshandledawkwardlyinexperimentsinwhichtheycouldchoosetodropobjectsineitherawidetubeoranarrowonetogetasnack,theresearcherssaid.Droppingobjectsintonarrowtubewouldliftthewaterlevelbyagreateramountandputthetreatwithinreachafterjusttwodrops;whileittookaroundsevendropstoraisethesnacktothesamelevelinthewidetube.Thecrowsobviouslydidn’trealizethis,andmostofthemwentforthewidetubefirst.Previousstudiesshowedthatchimpsandhumanchildrencansolvesimilartasks.Ina2011study,chimpsandkidsfoundoutthattheycouldputwaterintoatubetoreachapeanutthatwasfloatinginasmallamountofwateratthebottom.1、HowdidthecrowsgetthesnackinSarah’sexperiment?A．Bybreakingthetube.B．Bydroppinginerasers.C．Bystandingonthewood.D．Byremovingthewood.2、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thebirdshandledawkwardly”inparagraph4?A．Theywereunabletotelldifferentshapes.B．Theydroppedobjectsonlyintonarrowtubes.C．Theywerenotawareofthesnackatfirstsight.D．Theymostlyavoidedtheeasierwaytogetthesnack.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?A．StoriesofAesop’sFables.B．Thedevelopmentofcrows.C．Crows’intelligence.D．Human-animalcommunication.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Crowsarealmostascleverasfirst-gradersinsomerespects.B．Crowsunderstandwaterdisplacementcompletely.C．Chimpsandchildrenaremuchsmarterthancrows.D．Thestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”lacksevidence.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）Twoyearsago,Dubuque,Iowa,starteditsfirstannual“BacktoSchoolBash”programme.Itofferedneedyfamiliesanopportunitytolearnaboutfree1inthecommunity.Holmesdecidedto2byprovidinghelptokids.Hewas3twojobsatthetime,oneofwhichwasworkingasabarber.Saturdaywashis4day,buthechoseto5histimeandgavefreehaircutstolower-classkidsonconditionthatthekidsshould6theirfreehaircutbyhavingtoreadabooktohim.Theideawasso7thathecontinueditforthenexttwoyears.Manykidswould8afavouritebook,settleintothebarberchair,andreadaloud9Holmeswasdoingtheirhair.Afterthehaircut,they'dreviewthebook,fromthe10andvocabularytothethemes—justlikeinschool,onlymorefun.Holmes,whoismarried11twosons,recognizesthatnoteveryparenthasthetimeto12withtheirkids.Sohehopestooffersome13inthisway.Andheadmitshe,14，benefitsfromdoingthat.Therewasaseven-year-oldkidwho15stuttered(結巴)overwordswhilereading.Hehadtheboytakethebookhomeand16.Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslater,hereaditwithnoproblems.That17Holmestodomore.HolmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedtoaChicagosuburb.Whentheyget18，heplanstorestarthis19astheStorybookBarber.“Today'sworldisfullofgunsandviolence，”hesays,“Thebarbershopisa20placeforthekidstocomeandreadbooks.”1、A．materialsB．resourcesC．methodsD．connections2、A．participateB．performC．developD．withdraw3、A．facedwithB．caughtinC．presentedwithD．engagedin4、A．happiestB．worstC．busiestD．best5、A．spendB．wasteC．saveD．donate6、A．receiveB．earnC．demandD．request7、A．popularB．ordinaryC．complexD．strict8、A．putawayB．takeoverC．pickupD．giveout9、A．beforeB．afterC．whileD．until10、A．kidsB．heroinesC．barbersD．characters11、A．withB．toC．forD．about12、A．stayB．readC．talkD．learn13、A．guidanceB．judgementC．assistanceD．insurance14、A．againB．stillC．thenD．too15、A．usuallyB．hardlyC．merelyD．necessarily16、A．writeB．practiseC．remarkD．reflect17、A．surprisedB．excitedC．inspiredD．impressed18、A．settledB．relaxedC．pleasedD．refreshed19、A．ownershipB．hobbyC．promiseD．role20、A．secretB．safeC．roughD．crowded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）Three-quartersoftheworld'scoffeefarmsdestroyforesthabitattogrowcoffeeinthesunandusuallyuseharmfulpesticides(殺蟲劑)and1．(chemical)thatpoisontheenvironment.Whenforestsdisappear,migratory(遷徙的)songbirdsdisappear,too.Inordertodealwithincreasingpopulationandhabitat2．(lose)，SmithsonianscientistscreatedtheBirdFriendlycertification(證書).BirdFriendlycoffeesareshade-grown,meaningthecoffeeisplantedundertrees,ratherthanonthelandthat3．(clear)ofallotherplants.Coffeeexpertssayshade-growncoffeestaste4．(good),becausethebeansripenslowerthancoffeegrowninthefullsun,5．(result)inaricher,morecomplexflavor(味道).BirdFriendlycertifiedcoffeesgrowunderbio-diverseshadethatprovideshabitatformigratorysongbirdsandotherwildlife,storescarbon6．fightsclimatechange.BirdFriendlycoffeesarealsocertifiedorganic,meaningtheyaregrownwithoutpesticides,7．isbetterforpeopleandfortheplanet.BirdFriendlyproducerscanalsoearnmorefortheircrops.Thewoodandfruittreesonshadecoffeefarmsprovideadditionalincome8．farmers.EverycupofBirdFriendlycoffeeboughtrewardsthesefarmerswithalittlemoremoneyfortakinggoodcareoftheenvironmentandencouragesthemtocontinue9．(protect)BirdFriendlyhabitat.YoucanbuyBirdFriendlycertifiedcoffeesthroughouttheworldandprotectwildlifeandhabitatwitheverycup.Findastoreorcafenearyou,orbetteryet,haveit10．(deliver)toyourdoorwhenyouorderonline.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、刪除和修改。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。DearTom，Howisitgoing?KnowingthatyouareinterestinginChinesecalligraphy,I’mwritingtotellyouit’smypleasuretohelpyoulearnthem、AsIhavebeenpracticingitformanyyears,Ihavemuchvaluableexperienceandknowexactwhatyouneedforcalligraphy、SoIwillpreparesometoolthatareofgreatuseforyou,likethewritingbrush,inkandpaper,thatarenecessaryforpracticingcalligraphy、Asyouknow,IhadpianolessonsfromMondaytoSunday、IwillbefreeonSundayafternoon、Thus,youcancometomyhomeat2:00p、m、oneverySundayifitisconvenientforyou、I’msurethatbylearnChinesecalligraphy,youwillhaveagoodunderstandingofChineseculturethaneverbefore、I’mlookingforwardyourreply、Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是晨光中學的學生會主席李華。為弘揚中國文化，學生會將圍繞“中國文化”舉辦每年一度的英語演講比賽，以向外國友人介紹中國文化為中心。作為組織者，你將在演講比賽開始前發言，請你根據以下提示用英語寫一篇發言稿。※說明活動的主題及意義；※介紹中國文化的博大精深，包括語言文字、民族藝術、傳統節日等；※預祝演講比賽活動圓滿成功,感謝大家的積極參與。注意：⑴請使用規范英語，詞數不少于100；⑵可適當加入細節，以使內容充實、行文連貫；⑶開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。參考詞匯：博大精深extensivea