2024学年陕西省白水中学高三第二次质量检测试题(A卷)(5月)英语试题试卷含解析

2024学年陕西省白水中学高三第二次质量检测试题（A卷）（5月）英语试题试卷注意事项：
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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．Under good treatment, many patients are beginning to ________ and will soon recover.
A．turn up B．catch up
C．pick up D．show up
2．Meizhou Island is such a beautiful place of interest______ everyone likes to visit.
A．as B．that C．which D．where
3．Sympathy for the rebels, the government claimed, is beginning to ______because of more and more harm they did to common people.
A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse
4．The warmth of ____ coat will mostly be determined by ____ soft of cloth used.
A．the; a B．a; the C．/; the D．a; a
5．—Did you have difficulty finding Ann'house?
—Not really.She___us clear directions and we were able to find it.easily?
A．was to give B．had given
C．was giving D．would give
6．—Ken, ________, but the music you are enjoying is too loud.
—O h, I’m terribly sorry. I’ll turn it down on the spot.
A．I am really tired of this B．I need your help
C．I’d like to talk with you D．I hate to say this
7．How I wish I ______ my mouth before I shouted at my mum!
A．shut B．have shut
C．had shut D．would shut
8．Face the problem bravely and you ______ a new way to success.
A．find B．found C．will find D．have found
9．To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain. So now she is reduced anything for supper.
A．to not eating B．not to eat
C．not to eating D．to not eat
10．—Let’s have a game of tennis; the loser has to treat the other to an ice-cream.
— ________.
A．I’m afraid so B．It’s a deal C．You’ve got a point D．I suppose not
11．If the service is awful, a customer has the right to to the manager.
A．react B．apply
C．complain D．suggest
12．I was an only child, and ________ I had no experience of large families.
A．so B．but
C．or D．while
13．The worse working conditions we are looking forward to ______ must have a ttracted the local government’s attention.
A．see improved B．seeing improved
C．see improving D．seeing to improve
14．---Professor Li is wanted on the phone. Where is he?
--- I saw him coming, but in a minute, he _____.
A．will disappear B．has disappeared C．disappears D．disappeared
15．One of our rules is that every student _______ wear school uniform while at school.
A．might B．could
C．shall D．will
16．—I’m afraid I couldn’t go to your birthday party.I have a test next Monday.
—Oh，！You’re my best friend a nd you must be there！
A．go ahead B．come on C．you needn’t D．it doesn’t matter
17．Tom looked at Jenny, with tears _______ his eyes, and shouted out the words _______ in his heart for years. A．filling; having been hidden B．filled; hidden
C．filling; hidden D．filled; hiding
18．The infrastructure of a country is ________ makes everything run well, including things like transport, irrigation, electricity and schools.
A．which B．that
C．where D．what
19．As is known, only hard leads to happiness.
A．work B．works
C．worked D．working
20．-Who do you think is able to finish the job in two days?
-It's hard to say. This would appear to be ________ for the relatively efficient.
A．a sacred cow B．a Herculean task C．a Pandora's box D．a child's play
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21．（6分）Last summer my daughter’s school was blown up. No students were harmed, but the main building was completely destroyed, as well as the nearby dorms.
Before you start trying to ask when this horrible act took place on U. S. soil, I should mention that this attack didn’t happen in reality, rather in my daughter’s carefully constructed Minecraft world. During an online journey with a few friends, a stranger came to her school and bombed the school she had carefully built. In a minute, her school was ruined. Sure, no actual property(财产)was damaged. But the emotional pain she felt was very much real. She thought this was a form of terrorism.
I shared this act of absurd online violence on my Facebook page, and fellow parents with Minecraft-loving children were just as shocked as I was. I had thought this was a unique experience, and my daughter was just unlucky that this happened to her. But, as it turned out, she was far from alone. The acts were performed by computer bullies(暴徒) known as “griefers”. The platform that my daughter was playing was the Minecraft: Pocket Edition(PE)version, which is popular with younger players. While she once only played in creative mode(模式), she began to play in the
multi-player mode so that she and a few friends from school could build and create together. That multi-player choice made it possible for a stranger, one of these “griefers”, to do damage.
It was a painful lesson for my daughter that dangers happened suddenly. She understood we have to protect ourselves from bad people in the real world. Still, there was some goodness that came out of the ruins. Many fellow players of hers took the time to help her rebuild her school, which has been set up again. She is moved. Also, this experience opened her eyes.
1、What was the result of the daughter’s school being blown up?
A．All the buildings but the dorms were ruined.
B．Many students were seriously injured.
C．Money needed to be seriously injured.
D．The author’s daughter felt hurt a lot.
2、Before talking to other parents about the attack the author had thought that .
A．her daughter should be blamed for it
B．this attack was just a rare incident
C．danger happened all of a sudden on the Internet
D．her daughter was too lonely
3、Which of the following is NOT true about the “griefers”?
A．They can help players build and create a new world.
B．They are performed by computer bullies.
C．They are likely to cause damage in the multi-player mode.
D．They disturb and cause sadness to game players.
4、What did her daughter do after the incident?
A．Quit playing Minecraft.
B．Gave up multi-player mode.
C．Learned to defend herself against bad people.
D．Decided to rebuild her school independently.
22．（8分）Travel is one of the most exciting experiences a human being can have. Imagine how Italian traveler Marco Polo must have felt when he found himself on Chinese soil, seeing a way of life quite different from anything he’d seen before.
And how marvelous must it have been to listen to Zhang Qian when he returned to China from his journey through Central Asia and West Asia? His brain must have been packed with everything he’d seen and heard, leading to the founding of the Silk Road.
Some people have traveled all over the world, and travel is a way of life to them. They perhaps know what to expect before they travel. That’s why the best travel is when it’s for the first time. Imagine a person who has always wanted to travel to the United States. Of course, they’ve probably seen the Statue of Liber ty a thousand times on TV, and the White House, and all the other famous sights. But none of that would compare to the thrill of looking out of the cabin window as the plane lands, watching the cities and streets of the real America come into view.
Although travel is often just for recreation, it’s also educational. We may not know that we are getting an education, but we still are.
We’re learning every day: new words in a new language, new people, and new ways of life. But this learning takes place in the school of the world, not the classroom. One of the lessons we learn is undoubtedly a moral one. As we get to know foreign places, we come to understand that there are many different ways to live, and that the way we live isn’t necessarily the best way. The British politician Benjamin Disraeli summed this up well when he said, “Travel teaches toleration.”
1、The author uses Marco Polo and Zhang Qian as examples to .
A．explain how the Silk Road was founded
B．present travel as an amazing experience
C．show how the way people travel has changed
D．describe important cultural exchanges in history
2、By saying “the best travel is when it’s for the first time”, the author means that .
A．one’s first trip is usually the most challenging
B．no other trip is bet ter than one’s first trip
C．there is always much to learn on one’s first trip
D．people usually make better preparations for their first trip
3、The underlined word in paragraph 4 probably means .
A．learning B．knowledge
C．fun D．risk
4、According to the last two paragraphs, the author believes that .
A．traveling should be included in formal education
B．traveling improves people’s confidence in their lifestyle
C．a foreign journey may raise people’s cultural understanding
D．there is more to learn from adventures than being in classroom
23．（8分）A cheetah (猎豹) can run 70 miles per hour. Blobfish (水滴鱼) don’t have any bones. These are facts I’ve learned from my 5-year-old son after he watched some networks, shows. He is greatly interested in scientific facts, so I was surprised the other day when I mentioned climate change.
After a few more questions, I discovered that he’s never heard any of his favorite science shows mention climate change. It is strange, because climate change is one of the most important environmental issues of our time. My son can tell you everything you ever wanted to know about red pandas, except for the fact that their existence is being threatened by the changing climate.
I reached out to PBS Kids, Nickelodeon, and Disney Junior to see if there was any truth to his claim. I was told that except an episode (一段情节) of Disney Junior’s Doc McStuffins called The Big Storm, none of the three networks’ shows has ever discussed the causes of climate change on our planet. Maybe you’re wondering if the reason is that kids’ science shows don’t ever tackle troubling environmental issues.
Why aren’t these networks introducing kids to such an important issue? According to Maria, spokeswoman for PBS Kids, it’s because the network feels that focu sing on foundational science concepts is the most age-appropriate way to serve our audience. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather my kid learn a little about the melting polar ice caps than other things.
And kids can handle climate change. Even young children are able to understand the basic idea. More importantly, they’re able to begin taking action to slow down global warming. My guess is that the networks are afraid that promoting the science on a politically controversial (争议性的) issue will lead them to lose viewers or advertisers. But if that’s true, and they’re choosing their bottom line over the education of America’s children, that’s a real shame. Kids
need to learn about the issue that threatens their planet if they’re ever going to feel inspired t o save it.
1、Why did the author feel surprised at her son?
A．He has known many scientific facts.
B．He has watched a lot of network’s shows.
C．He didn’t care about global warming.
D．He knew nothing about climate change.
2、The author watched the three networ ks’ shows in order to .
A．get to know her son’s preference
B．find the reason of her son’s ignorance
C．find the causes of climate change
D．help her son know environmental issues
3、What does the author think his son should do?
A．Learn something about environmental issues.
B．Help to slow down global warming.
C．Discuss important issues with others.
D．Learn to handle climate change.
4、What is the purpose of the author’s writing this text?
A．To advice kids not to watch networks’ shows.
B．To introduce some politically controversial issues.
C．To express his attitude towards some networks.
D．To call on all Americans to care about kids’ education.
24．（8分）Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He stopped by the fence in front of the house where he lived with his aunt Polly. He looked at it, and all joy left him. The fence was long and high. He put the brush into the whitewash and moved it along the top of the fence. He repeated the operation. He felt he could not continue and sat down.
He knew that his friends would arrive soon with all kinds of interesting plans for the day.
They would walk past him and laugh. They would make jokes about his having to work on a beautiful summer Saturday. The thought burned him like fire.
He put his hand into his pockets and took out all that he owned. Perhaps he could find some way to pay someone to do the whitewashing for him. But there was nothing of value in his pockets—nothing that could buy even half an hour of freedom. So he put the bits of toys back into his pockets and gave up the idea.
At this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea came to him. It filled his mind with a great, bright light. Calmly he picked up the brush and started again to whitewash.
While Tom was working, Ben Rogers appeared. Ben was eating an apple as he walked along the street. As he walked along it, he was making noises like the sound of a riverboat. First he shouted loudly, like a boat captain. Then he said “Ding－Dong－Dong”，“Ding－Dong－Dong” again and again, like the bell of a riverboat. And he made other strange noises. When he came close to Tom, he stopped.
Tom went on whitewashing. He did not look at Ben. Ben stared a moment and then said: “Hello! I'm going swimming, but you can't go, can you？”
No answer. Tom moved his brush carefully along the fence and looked at the result with the eye of an artist. Ben came nearer. Tom's mouth watered for the apple, but he kept on working.
Ben said, “Hello, old fellow, you've got to work, hey？”
Tom turned suddenly and said, “Why, it's you, Ben! I wasn't noticing.”
“Say—I'm going swimming. Don't you wish you could? But of course you'd rather work—wouldn't you? Of course you would.”
Tom looked at the boy a bit, and said, “What do you call work？”
“Why, isn't that work？”
Tom went back to his whitewashing, and answered carelessly.
“Well, maybe it is, and maybe it isn't. All I know is, it suits Tom Sawyer.”
“Oh come, now, you don't mean to say that you like it？”
The brush continued to move.
“Like it? Well, I don't see why I shouldn't like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day？”
Ben stopped eating his apple. Tom moved his brush back and forth, stepped back to look at the result, added a touch here and there, and stepped back again. Ben watched every move and got more and more interested. Soon he said，“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.”
Tom thought for a moment, and was about to agree, but he changed his mind.
“No—no—it won't do, Ben. You see, Aunt Polly wants this fence to be perfect. It has got to be done very carefully. I don't think there is one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it well enough.”
“No—is that so? Oh come, now—let me just try. Only just a little.”
“Ben, I'd like to, but if it isn't done right, I'm afraid Aunt Polly … ”
“Oh, I'll be careful. Now let me try. Say—I'll give you the core of my apple.”
“Well, here—No, Ben, now don't. I'm afraid …”
“I'll give you all of it.”
Tom gave up the brush with unwillingness on his face, but joy in his heart. And while Ben worked at the fence in the hot sun, Tom sat under a tree, eating the apple, and planning how to get more help. There were enough boys. Each one came to laugh, but remained to whitewash. By the time Ben was tired, Tom sold the next chance to Billy for a kite; and when Billy was tired, Johnny bought it for a dead rat—and so on, hour after hour. And when the middle of the afternoon came, Tom had won many treasures.
And he had not worked. He had had a nice idle time all the time, with plenty of company, and the fence had been whitewashed three times. If he hadn't run out of whitewash, Tom would have owned everything belonging to his friends.
He had discovered a great law of human action, namely, that in order to make a man or a boy want a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to get.
1、How many characters are mentioned in this story?
A．4 B．5
C．6 D．7
2、Why did Tom take all his bits of toys out of his pockets?
A．Because he was tired and wanted to play with his toys
B．Because he wanted to throw his toys away
C．Because he wanted to know if he could buy help with his toys
D．Because he wanted to give his toys to his friends
3、Tom was about to agree to let Ben whitewash when he changed his mind because ________.
A．Tom wanted to do the whitewashing by himself
B．Tom planned to make Ben give up his apple first
C．Tom was unwilling to let Ben do the whitewashing
D．Tom was afraid Ben would do the whitewashing better
4、We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．Tom was interested in whitewashing the fence
B．Tom had a lot of friends who are ready to help others
C．Tom was unwilling to whitewash the fence, but he managed to let other boys do it for him
D．Tom was good at whitewashing the fence, so he looked at the result of work with the eye of an artist
5、What made Ben Rogers eagerly give up his apple and offer to brush the fence for Tom?
A．His warm heart and kindness to friends.
B．His curiosity about Tom's brushing job.
C．Tom's threat.
D．Aunt Polly's idea.
6、Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?
A．The Happy Whitewasher
B．Tom And His Fellows
C．Whitewashing A Fence
D．How To Make The Things Difficult To Get
25．（10分）Fantasy as a genre is often unfairly wronged. While there are plenty of authors who seem to be paid by the word and are only concerned with expanding volume, there are many authors producing fantastic works that are worthy of the word literature. While there were many worthy competitors, here are what we consider to be the great work of the greatest fantasy series of all time.
1. The Dark Tower by Stephen King
The Dark Tower actually shares some similarities with The Wheel of Time. In both series the first four books are the strongest, and you also get the sense with both Robert Jordan and Stephen King that they didn’t quite know how to end their creation, which led to a very controversial ending in The Dark Tower’s case along with some questionable decisions by King like his self-insertion in the story.
King has created one of the most iconic fantasy characters of all time in the Gunslinger Roland and the world he creates, with all of its similarities to our reality, is a prosperous one. It’s too bad that Stephen King doesn’t dabble(涉猎) more in fantasy, because he clearly has a talent for world building. Not to mention everything he writes seems to be phone book sized, which would fit right in with the fantasy genre.
2. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
When considering a ranking of the greatest fantasy series of all time, the question of Harry Potter is a tricky one. There’s inevitably opposition when something is as popular as Rowling’s work, and add to that the fact that the series is seemingly meant for children and you have a case that naturally inspires a lot of debate. I’m not sure I believe Rowling did anything particularly new with Har ry Potter, but a work doesn’t necessarily have to be innovative for it to be great. Nearly every fantasy series owes a debt to Tolkien for instance, but that doesn’t mean Tolkien has written the only work of fantasy that matters. Rowling didn’t really come up with anything new, but the connection she made with tens of millions of readers is praiseworthy. People will be reading Harry Potter for decades to come, and I’m not sure a better introduction to fantasy could be found.
1、What do we know about the two books?
A．King’s work The Wheel of Time has a controversial ending.
B．People have debate on J.K. Rowling’s book because of her innovation.
C．King is blessed with a gift for world building.
D．Tolkien has a great influence on J.K. Rowling.
2、The passage is most probably taken from ________.
A．a news report B．a book review C．a history book D．a research paper
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
（30分）If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question 26．
that 1 my life forever.
One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later, I was in a 2 on life support with less than two percent 3 o f living. It wasn’t until days later that the doctors diagnosed (诊断) me with a 4 blood infection. Over the 5 of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee. When my parents 6 me out of the hospital, I 7 that I had been put together like a patchwork (拼缝物) doll and I had to live with 8 legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken, 9 streaming down.
But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and 10 the New Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant 11 . And that is when it 12 me that I didn’t have to be
five-foot-five anymore, 13 I could be as tall as I wanted. And 14 of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were 15 here.
Four months later, 1 was back upon a 16 . And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals,
17 me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.
So, instead of looking at our 18 and our limitations as something 19 or bad, we can beg in looking at them as a wonderful 20 that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could go.
1、A．saved B．risked C．ruined D．changed
2、A．hospital B．club C．field D．stadium
3、A．thought B．degree C．chance D．decision
4、A．mild B．severe C．potential D．slight
5、A．journey B．break C．course D．schedule
6、A．wheeled B．dragged C．pulled D．delivered
7、A．made sure B．felt like C．worked out D．put forward
8、A．muscled B．heavy C．shapely D．false
9、A．blood B．sweat C．tears D．water
10、A．hug B．recognize C．fix D．introduce
11、A．plan B．question C．information D．favor
12、A．dawned on B．knocked into C．depended on D．looked into
13、A．although B．so C．while D．but
14、A．first B．strangest C．best D．luckiest
15、A．struggles B．benefits C．rewards D．conflicts
16、A．stage B．snowboard C．track D．playground
17、A．allowing B．giving C．calling D．making
18、A．challenges B．achievements C．devotions D．hesitations
19、A．active B．amazing C．negative D．terminal
20、A．ability B．skill C．tool D．gift
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27．（15分）请用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

One Sunday morning in August, I went to a local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment later that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me 1．the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed an old woman with shabby clothes sitting at the front. She was pretending that a tiger toy was real and talking to it. She 2．be so lonely.
Behind her were other people to 3．she was trying to talk, but after some minutes they walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed. I didn't want to be laughed at for talking to her but I didn't like leaving her on her own either.
After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the woman and introduced myself. We had an 4．(amaze) conversation. She got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of my way home.
I'm glad I made the choice. It made 5．of us feel good.
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Each of us have some bad habits、Once you get into a bad habit, you’ll find it hard to get rid of them、Anyone who has tried to give up smoking knows this very well、Of course, if you develop a better habit, you will benefit a lot on it、Now
my 80-years-old grandpa is in the habit of taking walk after dinner、T hat’s why he is not in good health most of the time, though he caught a cold now and then、I have developed a good habit of keep a diary, so I’m good at writing、Habits, good or bad, make you which you are、The key to success is to form a good habit、150
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29．（25分）假如你是李华，现在你写一封信告诉你的外国朋友Peter如何保持健康，要点如下
1.健康对我们任何人来说都是最为重要的；
2.注意你的饮食，均衡饮食；
3.锻炼是必要的；
4.要养成良好的生活习惯，不抽烟，多休息。

注意：词数100个左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter,
I am writing to you to tell you something about health.
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Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1、C
2、A
3、A
4、B
5、B
6、D
7、C
8、C
9、A
10、B
11、C
12、A
13、B
14、D
15、C
16、B
17、C
18、D
19、D
20、B
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21、1、D
2、B
3、A
4、C
22、1、B
2、B
3、C
4、C
23、1、D
2、B
3、A
4、C
24、1、B
2、C
3、B
4、C
5、B
6、A
25、1、D
2、B
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
26、1、D
2、A
3、C
4、B
5、C
6、A
7、B
8、D
9、C
10、A
11、B
12、A
13、D
14、C
15、B
16、B
17、D
18、A
19、C
20、D
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27、1．till/until/before
2．must
3．whom
4．amazing
5．both
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28、
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29、Dear Peter,
I am writing to you to tell you something about health．Health is the most important thing for us. In order to stay healthy, we need some common knowledge．
Firstly, pay attention to the diet．We should eat lots of fruit and vegetables，because they are rich in fiber and low in fat．Don’t have a lot of food that contains too much fat，such as butter．Don’t drink too much coffee，either．Secondly, exercise is necessary．Regular exercise can help us keep from getting fat．People who do running every day usually have stronger hearts than those who don’t．
Finally, form good living habits．We should sleep for about 8 hours at night，and never work too hard．What’s more, stay away from cigarettes．
Yours，
Li Hua。