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深圳高级中学(集团)2024-2025学年高三第二次诊断考试英语满分120分,考试用时120分钟命题人:高三英语备课组审题人:高三英语备课组第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题:每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的
A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AAreyouplanningtoescapeyourbusyschedule?Herearesomefascinating,newly-appointednational-leveltouristresortsforyoutochoose
fromforyournextgetaway.Wouldyouliketoskidowntheslopes(斜坡)ofawell-equippedskiresort?Orperhapsyou’dliketorelaxinthelu
shmountainsandclearwaters?Let’sbeginyournewadventure.XilingSnowMountain&HuashuiBayTouristResortAddress:Chengducity,Sichuanprovince.Itis
centeredaroundtwomainareas:TheXilingSnowMountainSkiResortandtheHuashuiBayScenicArea.Theskiresort,featuringseventrails,isthebestinthemarketinSout
hwestChinaandthelargestandmostwell-equippedskiresortintheregion.HuashuiBayTownhasbeenpraisedbytheUnitedNationsHumanSettlementsPrograma
salivabletown.Theresortoffersavarietyofaccommodationoptions,includingstar-ratedhotels,innsandcampsite
s.MulanLakeTourismResortAddress:Wuhancity,HubeiprovinceCoveringatotalareaof50squarekilometers,theresortcontainsdistinctiveattractions,includingMulanL
ake,MulanFlowerValleyandmuseumssteepedinprofoundhistoryand“Jingchu”culture.“Jingchu”referstoHubeiprovinceanditssurroundingareasinancientChina.H
ere,visitorscanbeabsorbedinanumberofactivities,includingslowandleisurelyboating,gentlevalleyexplorations,re
laxedwalkingamongmuseums,aswellasappreciationofthelakescenery.YixianInternationalRuralTourismResortAddress:Huangshan
city,AnhuiprovinceYixianInternationalRuralTourismResortislocatedinYixiancounty,whichisknownasa“VillageinaChinesePainting”.Thisresortisaco
ncentrateddisplayandpresentationareaofHuizhouculture.Itisthefirstvillage-themedinternationalruraltourismresortinthecountry.Theresor
thasagoodnaturalecologicalenvironmentandaprofoundHuizhouculture.Moreover,italsohasmanyinternationalbran
dhotels,goodstandardguesthouses,andhigh-qualityhomestays.21.WhatcanpeopledoatMulanLakeTourismResort?A.Admirethebeautyoffl
owersandsnow.B.Holdanintenserowingcompetition.C.Participateinprofessionalvalleyexploration.D.Conductaregionalcu
lturaltour.22.WhatdoXilingSnowMountain&HuashuiBayTouristResortandYixianInternationalRuralTourismResorthaveincommon?A.Theyareco
untryside-themedtouristattractions.B.Theyarecenteredaroundtwomainregions.C.Theyofferavarietyofaccommodationoptions.D.Theyhavereceivedrecognitionfr
omtheUnitedNations.23.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A.Anofficeworkerplanninghervacation.B.Anadventurerwhoenjoystoughchallenges.C.Astudentpassio
nateabouthistoryandculture.D.Apainterwhodoesn’twanttobedisturbed.BMydaughterisasmartkid,butshe’dneverreadanentirechapterbookforpleasure.Shehadneverde
velopedanyhabitofclassicdeepreading—withtwoeyesinfrontofpaper,andnothingelsegoingon.WhenIfacedthistruth,itf
eltlikeaparentingfailure.Eventhoughwe’dreadmanystorybookswhenshewasyoungerandwelivedinahousestuffedwithbooks,Ihadn’tmanagedtoinst
ill(灌输)oneoflife’sfundamentalpleasuresinmykid.Asalifelongreader,Iunderstandhowreadingenhancesthefabricofourexperience.Yetmydaught
erclaimedtodislikereading.Itoldherreadingnovelswasthebestwaytolearnabouthowpeople’sinsideswork.Shesaidshecouldle
arnmorefromthepeopleonsocialmedia,whowereallaboutspillingtheirinsides.Isaidbooksofferedstorytelling.Shesaid,
“Smartphones.”Isaidbookstaughthistory.Shesaid,“TheInternet.”Icouldnotwinourdebates,becausefewofmydaughter
’sargumentsagainstreadingseemedwrongtome.Yes,readingisawaytodiscovernewworlds—soistheentireInternet.Butthat’snotwhyIwant
edmydaughtertopickupabook.Itwasaboutexperiencingacertainmagic.Youknowwhenanauthordescribesafeelingyoudidn’thave,andahundredlightbulbsgooffonthetopof
yourhead?Iwantedhertohaveachanceatfeelingthat.Ascreen-basedmediumcan’tcreatethiskindofrelationshipbecause
,byitsnature,themediummustfillinalltheblanksforyou.Booksleavespaceforblanks—andfortheinternalinventiontheycaninspire.SoIdecidedtocutthr
oughallthereasoningwithacold,hardpracticality:cash.Itoldmy11-year-oldIwouldpayher$100toreadanovelwithinamonth.Ofcours
e,shesaidyes.Shefinishedthebookinsevendays.Thensheevenaskedforthesequel(续集)—atnoextracharge.Willthis
leadtoherreadingLittleWomen?Willitresultinalifelonghabitofreading?Idon’tknow.WhatIdoknowisthatIfinallyopenedanewdoorforhertotheprintedpage.
ThatfeelslikethebestmoneyIeverspent.24.Whatdoesthe“parentingfailure”inparagraph1referto?A.Failuretogetalongwellwithherdaughter.B.Failuretomeet
herdaughter’semotionalneeds.C.Failuretodevelopareadinghabitinherdaughter.D.Failuretoprovideenoughstorybooksinthehouse.25.Whydoestheauthorwanthe
rdaughtertoreadbooks?A.Tohelpherdiscovernewworlds.B.Tohelpherfillinalltheblanks.C.TohelpherspendlesstimeontheInternet.D.Toletherfe
elamomentofdeepconnection.26.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutspending$100toencourageherdaughtertoread?A.Sheregretsspendingthemone
y.B.Sheisunsureifitwillleadtoaloveofreading.C.Shefeelsdisappointedwiththefinaloutcome.D.Sheisconfidentinherdaughter’sfuturechoices.27
.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CreatingaReader:AMother’sJourneyB.EncouragingReading:TipsforChildrenC
.TheMagicofBooksinaDigitalAgeD.TheDeclineofReadingAmongChildrenCFordecadesit’sbeenhopedthatseawatercouldbedesalinated(淡化)tores
olvetheproblemofdrinkingwatershortage.Yetdesalinationplantsstillprovideonlyaroundonepercentoftheworld’sdrinking
water.Theprogressgoesslowlyasdesalinationplantsareexpensivetobuildanduseenormousquantitiesofenergytorun.Energy
accountsforone-thirdtomorethanhalfthecostofproducingdesalinatedwater.InSaudiArabia,theworld’slargestpr
oducerofdesalinatedwater,theprocessaccountsforuptoafifthofthenation’senergyconsumption.Butallthismaybechanging.A2020studyfoundthat
,globally,theaveragecostofdesalinatedwatercouldmorethanhalveifsolarpowerandbatterystoragesystemswereused.Acrosstheworld,therearearound180faci
litiescurrentlyunderconstruction,orintheirdesignphase,mostlyintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.Newsourcesofrenewableener
gylikesolarpowermeanit’sgettingcheapertopowerenergy-hungrydesalinationequipmentinsunnyandwater-stressedareas.Egypt
andMorocco,forexample,arebuildingrenewable-poweredplantsdesignedbothtoprovidedrinkingwaterandtowatercrops.InSouthAustralia,aself-coolinggr
eenhousedesignthatuseswindtodesalinateseawaterforcropsispartofacommercialprojectproducing15percentofAustralian-growntomatoes.Scientistsarealsomakingm
ajorbreakthroughs,suchasnewself-cleaningmembrane(膜状物)technology,whichimprovethedesalinationprocess.Onestart-up,CorePower,isdevelopingnuclear
-poweredoffshoreplants.Another,Oneka,isemployingwavepowerfordesalinationunits.Thiswaveofgrowthandinnovationissettocontinue.Aglobaldesalinationequipme
ntmarketvaluedat17billiondollarsin2023isexpectedtogrowto32billiondollarsby2030.Butseriouschallengesremain.Mostfacilitiesstill
usenon-renewablefuelstopowertheplants,andthepouringofprocessedseawaterintotheseaposesathreattosealife.Theseproblemswillhavetobeaddressedasat
hirstyworldlookstothedesalinationindustrytoprovideitsfreshwater.28.Whatresultsintheslowprogressofdesalination?A.Highproduc
tioncosts.B.Environmentalconcerns.C.Littledemandforfreshwater.D.Lackofofficialsupport.29.Whatdothefactsinparagraphs3and4implyconcerningthedesalinat
ionindustry?A.Itpromisesabrightprospect.B.It’llendwatershortagesoon.C.It’smerelyatemporarysuccess.D.Itfaceshugeinve
stmentrisks.30.Inwhichofthefollowingpublicationswouldthistextbeprinted?A.MotorTrend.B.Runner’sWorld.C.P
sychologyToday.D.TheEconomist.31.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Whywedependonfreshwatertolive.B.
Howtolessennegativeeffectsofdesalination.C.Whattodotostorefreshwateragainstdroughts.D.Howdesalinationtechnologiesboostwatersup
ply.DAwe(敬畏)experiencestypicallyinvolvetheperceptionofsomethingincrediblyvastorpowerful,somethingthatchallengesone’su
nderstandingoftheworld.Theseareoften,butnotalways,encounterswithnature,suchaslookingovermountainsfromanairplane,orstandingatthefootofanenormoustree.N
ewdevelopmentalresearchsuggeststheexperienceofaweiscrucialforachildtogrowstronger.Historically,awehasfeaturedinpsychologicalac
countsofpeakexperiences.WilliamJamesspokeextensivelyaboutvariousspiritualmomentsthatintenselymovedhimandshapedhis
viewpoint.Hefeltstronglythesepeakexperiencesmadeforthedeeperdevelopmentofaperson’sinnerworld.Contemporaryresearcherstheorizethatawemayh
avehelpedourancestorssurvivethroughouthistoryandcontinuestoimpartpositiveeffectstoday.Previousstudiesha
veshownawecanbeinstrumentaltotheformationofsocialgroupsandcansetoffhelpfulsocialbehaviorsamongadults.Butourresearchshowsthatperception
sofawestartmuchearlierinlife.Fourtonine-year-oldchildrenperceiveandrespondtoawe-inspiringexperiencesanddifferentiatethemfromeveryday
experiences.Whenwatchingfantasticfootage(影片片段)ofsweepingnaturalscenes,thechildrenperceivedthemselvesassmaller—aphenomenonknownasthe“smallself”
—incomparisonwithhowtheyfeltafterwatchingfootageofeverydaynatureimagery.Theyfurtherreportedbeingfill
edwithpower,believingtheywerecapableofachievinggreatthings.Additionally,theyfeltasenseofcuriosityandadesiretoexpl
oremore,seeingthemselvesasadventurersonajourneyofdiscovery.Inourbusylives,nevertheless,potentialmomentsofaweoftengetoverloo
ked.Withthepressuretoachieveseeping(渗透)intochildhoodearlierandearlier,it’seasytounderstandwhyyou,asaparent,mightbemore
focusedongettingyourchildrentothenextactivityorcompetition.However,asyoubecomemorereceptivetosourcesofaweandkno
wledgeableaboutitsimportanceduringdevelopment,you’llmostlikelyseethemobtainconsiderableadvantageswhengivingaweexperien
cesgreaterpriority.32.Whichaspectofaweexperiencedoesthenewstudyhighlight?A.Itshistoricalorigin.B.Placesofitsoccurrence.C.Itsbenefitsforkids.D
.Itsimpactsonadults’behavior.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impart”meaninparagraph3?A.Restrict.B.Withdraw.C.Generate.D.Transform.34.Howdi
dthechildrenfeelwhenviewingfootageofbreathtakingscenery?A.Contented.B.Motivated.C.Panicked.D.Confused.35.What’sthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthe
lastparagraph?A.Toappealtoparentsforachange.B.Toadvocateacare-freechildhoodlife.C.Tostatehispointonthefast-pacedsociety.D.Todescribeacommoncultural
phenomenon.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Imagineyoubuyanewshirtandhavenointentionofbuyinganewjacketbecause
youareperfectlyhappywiththeoldone.However,onceyouputonthenewshirt,youstarttofeelthattheoldjacketlookswornout.Then
youcan’thelpbutbuyanewjacket,orevenmoretobetterfittheshirt.36Thesimplestdescriptionofitisthescenario(情况)ofbuying
somethingnewandreplacingouroldpossessionswithitemstomatchthenewone,evenifthatmeansanemptybankaccount.37Becomeawarethatitishappening.Obse
rvewhenyouarebeingdrawnintoconsumptionnotbecauseyouareinactualneedofanitem,butonlybecausesomethingnewhas
beenintroduced.38Astoremaybehavingagreatsaleonanewoutfit—butifthenewoutfitforcesyoutobuyanewpairofshoesorhandbagt
omatch,itwilljustbecomeamoreexpensivepurchasethanoriginallyassumed.Avoidunnecessarynewpurchases.RealizetheDiderotEffectisasignificantfo
rceandovercomingitisverydifficult.Youmayavoidreplacingthoseendtablesatfirst,buteventually,atsomepointdowntheroad,youaregoingtobreakdownandbu
ynewonesthatbettermatchthenewcouch.39ButthebestwaytoovercometheDiderotEffectistoneverallowittooverpoweryouinthefirstplace.Remindyo
urselfthatpossessionsdonotdefineyou.40Yourpossessionsdonotdefineyouoryoursuccess—nomatterwhatmarketerswilltrytotellyou.A.Analyzeandpredictt
hefullcostoffuturepurchases.B.Buythingsfortheirusefulnessratherthantheirstatus.C.Weactuallycanemploythismindtrickinthefollowingways.D.Thetrueabundanc
eoflifeisnotfoundinthethingsthatyouown.E.Thenhowcanweresistthispatternofunnecessaryconsumerism?F.Thephenomenonc
anbeowedtotheso-called“DiderotEffect”.G.Therearetimeswhenwehaveanoverwhelmingurgetobuynewthings,admitted
ly.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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。Asafirst-generationAsianimmigrant(移民)whohadgrow
nupinpoverty,IknewIwasbeyond41tobeadmittedintoHarvard.Ilovedbooks,butitnevercrossedmymindtobecomea(n)42ofan
ysort.Ididn’t43tohaveunrealisticdreams.Still,something44me.Mydeskmatehad45ourfriendshiprecently.Therewa
sn’tadramaticfightordisagreement.Hehad46movedontonewfriends.Ifeltanacheinmychestthat47night.Istartedd
oodling(涂鸦)onmynotepadandthen,suddenly,myhandstartedwritingwords.I’dwrittenapoemabouthim.Thereonthepagewasthetruthabouthowmuchithurtto48him.Thatti
nypoemwasa49thatwasrootedinmyheart.IrealizedIcouldpossiblybecomeawriterandfromthatmomenton,itwasallI50todo.SoIchangedmyfieldofstudytoEnglis
h.I51myfirstshortstorieswhileIwasstillastudent.Iwentontowritemyfirstnovel,GirlinTranslation,whichbecameanin
ternational52andistaughtinschoolsaroundtheworld.Thatnight,Ilearnedthatartisn’ta53.It’satthecoreofwhatmakesushuma
n.AlthoughI’dbelievedthatimmigrantscouldn’taffordtobe54,Iunderstoodthenthatwehadalwaysbeentheultimatear
tists,55ourselvesagainandagainaswetrytoadapttoanewlandscape.41.A.innocentB.fortunateC.dependentD.voluntary42.A.surgeonB.lawyerC.artistD.e
ngineer43.A.expectB.regretC.agreeD.refuse44.A.botheredB.inspiredC.interestedD.satisfied45.A.adaptedtoB.shownoffC.brokenoffD.referredto46.A.un
willinglyB.cautiouslyC.helplesslyD.simply47.A.fancyB.peacefulC.happyD.lonely48.A.marryB.upsetC.loseD.desert49.A.r
omanceB.seedC.secretD.shadow50.A.hesitatedB.resolvedC.declinedD.pretended51.A.boughtB.borrowedC.pricedD.published52.A.gapB.ef
fortC.challengeD.bestseller53.A.necessityB.luxuryC.gameD.reality54.A.practicalB.reliableC.energeticD.creative55.A.re
scuingB.recreatingC.recoveringD.relaxing第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Homeco
oksarewildaboutit.Chilicrisp,aChinesecondiment(作料)thatmixeschilipepperswithoilandotherelements,hasbecomeoneofthef
oodworld’stop56(pick).Buthowdidthisessentialcondimentoriginate?Chiliesweren’toriginallyfromChina.Infact,57isnowconsideredasymbolofChinese
cuisinewasn’tintroducedtothecountryuntilthe16thcentury,whenanageofexplorationandtradebroughtchilistothemainland.Theearliest58(record)documenta
tionofchilisinChinadatesbackto1591.AccordingtoBrianDott,who59(pen)“TheChilePepperinChina:ACulturalBiography,”thefamoushistoricalfigur
eGaoLianwasn’t“allthatexcited”aboutit,andheusedthechiliplantmoreasa60(decorate).However,whiletheupperclassofChinesesocietyadmiredchiliplantsf
ortheirbeauty,61generalpublicstartedconsumingthem.By1765,localhistoriansobservedthatinHunan,chiliswereused62(season)sauces,vinegar
,andpreservevegetables.Different63otherspices,chilipepperswerenotinitiallyfarmedandtradedascommodities(商品).Instead,theyfelli
ntothehandsofskilledfarmers64(accidental).Overtime,chilipeppershavebecomeintegratedinChinesecooking,andno
wadays,theirintegrationintoeverylevelofsocietyhasbecome65(popular)thaneverbefore.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节应
用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华,上周你参加了校心理社(PsychologyClub)举行的“认识你自己”(KnowYourself)活动。请你给英国朋友Chris写一封邮件分享这次经历,内容包括:1.活动内容;2.你的感想。注意:1.
写作词数应为80左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearChris,Ihopethisletterfindsyouwell.______________________________________________________________________________
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_________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。MyflightarrivedinSanDiegoaroundmidnight,an
dbythetimeIdrovehomeandgotintobeditwasnearly2:00a.m.Iwastiredandjet-laggedwhenIdraggedmyselfoutofthebed.Nevertheless,Ihadtobeupbrightandearlyth
atmorning:Iwastheopeningkeynoter(主旨发言人)atanationalconference.Inshort,Ineededtorecoverquickly.Aheartybreakfastintheea
rlymorningsunwaswhatIneeded.IheadedforCarlos&Annie’s,apopularrestaurantlocatedintheheartoftheseasidetown.“I’dlikesteakandeggs,please,”Isa
idtothewaitressafterIhadfinallyfoundatableintherestaurant.“Oh,I’msorry,”sheapologized.“We’reoutofSpecial#2.We’veserve
dthelastofoursteaks.HowaboutSpecial#14?”“Oh,nosteakandeggs?”Icouldn’tseemtoacceptit.I'mnotsureifitwasmyheartfeltsighthatcaughtCarlostheowner’s
attention.Hiswarm,caringbrowneyesseemeddeterminedtopinpointthebestsolution.Hethensaid,“Youknow,IthinkIdidseeonefinalsteakbackthere.”Pressingmyl
uck,Iquicklydeclared,“Wow,thatwouldbegreat.Butyouknow,I’mnotsureifIwantabreakfaststeakatall.WhatIreallywantisasteak—onethat’stwoinchesthick,tenderand
juicy,servedmediumrare.”“Nottoworry,”Carlosassuredmeandleft.Theyoungwaitressgavemeawink(眨眼)andsaidwithaknowingsmile,“CarlosisbeingCarlosagain!”Id
idnotgiveherwordsmuchthought.Then,InoticedCarlosashelefttherestaurantthroughthesidedoorandwalkedintoaneighborhoodgrocerys
toreacrossthestreet.Carlosexchangedmorninggreetingswitheveryoneheknewandevenhelpedtheownerofthebookstorenextdoorbyholdingtheitemsthatfille
dherarms.Thenhereenteredtherestaurantwithabaginhishand.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1:Withinminutes,anexactSpecial#2wasinfr
ontofme._________________________________Paragraph2:IwasabouttoleavewhenIlearnedCarloshadalreadysoldtheres
taurant._________________