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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-leveltouristresortsforyoutochoosefromf
oryournextgetaway.Wouldyouliketoskidowntheslopes(斜坡)ofawell-equippedskiresort?Orperhapsyou’dliketorelaxinthelushmountainsandcle
arwaters?Let’sbeginyournewadventure.XilingSnowMountain&HuashuiBayTouristResortAddress:Chengducity,Sichuanprovince.Itiscenteredaroundtwomainareas:Th
eXilingSnowMountainSkiResortandtheHuashuiBayScenicArea.Theskiresort,featuringseventrails,isthebestinthemarketinSouthwestChinaandt
helargestandmostwell-equippedskiresortintheregion.HuashuiBayTownhasbeenpraisedbytheUnitedNationsHumanSettlementsProgramas
alivabletown.Theresortoffersavarietyofaccommodationoptions,includingstar-ratedhotels,innsandcampsite
s.MulanLakeTourismResortAddress:Wuhancity,HubeiprovinceCoveringatotalareaof50squarekilometers,theresortcontainsdistinctiveatt
ractions,includingMulanLake,MulanFlowerValleyandmuseumssteepedinprofoundhistoryand“Jingchu”culture.“Jingchu
”referstoHubeiprovinceanditssurroundingareasinancientChina.Here,visitorscanbeabsorbedinanumberofactivities,includings
lowandleisurelyboating,gentlevalleyexplorations,relaxedwalkingamongmuseums,aswellasappreciationofthelakescenery.YixianInternati
onalRuralTourismResortAddress:Huangshancity,AnhuiprovinceYixianInternationalRuralTourismResortislocatedinYixiancounty,whichisknowna
sa“VillageinaChinesePainting”.ThisresortisaconcentrateddisplayandpresentationareaofHuizhouculture.Itisthefirstvillage-themedinternational
ruraltourismresortinthecountry.TheresorthasagoodnaturalecologicalenvironmentandaprofoundHuizhouculture.Mor
eover,italsohasmanyinternationalbrandhotels,goodstandardguesthouses,andhigh-qualityhomestays.21.WhatcanpeopledoatMulanLakeTo
urismResort?A.Admirethebeautyofflowersandsnow.B.Holdanintenserowingcompetition.C.Participateinprofessionalvalleyexploration.D.Cond
uctaregionalculturaltour.22.WhatdoXilingSnowMountain&HuashuiBayTouristResortandYixianInternationalRural
TourismResorthaveincommon?A.Theyarecountryside-themedtouristattractions.B.Theyarecenteredaroundtwomainregions.C.Theyofferavarietyofaccommodati
onoptions.D.TheyhavereceivedrecognitionfromtheUnitedNations.23.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A.Anofficeworkerplanninghervacat
ion.B.Anadventurerwhoenjoystoughchallenges.C.Astudentpassionateabouthistoryandculture.D.Apainterwhodoesn’twa
nttobedisturbed.BMydaughterisasmartkid,butshe’dneverreadanentirechapterbookforpleasure.Shehadneverdevelopedanyhabitofclassicdeepreading—wi
thtwoeyesinfrontofpaper,andnothingelsegoingon.WhenIfacedthistruth,itfeltlikeaparentingfailure.Eventhoughw
e’dreadmanystorybookswhenshewasyoungerandwelivedinahousestuffedwithbooks,Ihadn’tmanagedtoinstill(灌输)oneoflife’sfundamentalpleasuresinmyk
id.Asalifelongreader,Iunderstandhowreadingenhancesthefabricofourexperience.Yetmydaughterclaimedtodislikereading
.Itoldherreadingnovelswasthebestwaytolearnabouthowpeople’sinsideswork.Shesaidshecouldlearnmorefromth
epeopleonsocialmedia,whowereallaboutspillingtheirinsides.Isaidbooksofferedstorytelling.Shesaid,“Smartphones.”Isaidbookstau
ghthistory.Shesaid,“TheInternet.”Icouldnotwinourdebates,becausefewofmydaughter’sargumentsagainstreadingseemedwrongtome
.Yes,readingisawaytodiscovernewworlds—soistheentireInternet.Butthat’snotwhyIwantedmydaughtertopickupabook.Itwasaboutexperiencingacertainmagic.Youkno
wwhenanauthordescribesafeelingyoudidn’thave,andahundredlightbulbsgooffonthetopofyourhead?Iwantedhertohaveachanceatfeelingthat.Ascreen-basedmediumcan
’tcreatethiskindofrelationshipbecause,byitsnature,themediummustfillinalltheblanksforyou.Booksleavespaceforblanks—andforth
einternalinventiontheycaninspire.SoIdecidedtocutthroughallthereasoningwithacold,hardpracticality:cash.Itoldmy11-year-oldIwouldpayher$100t
oreadanovelwithinamonth.Ofcourse,shesaidyes.Shefinishedthebookinsevendays.Thensheevenaskedforthesequel(续集)—atnoextracharge.Willt
hisleadtoherreadingLittleWomen?Willitresultinalifelonghabitofreading?Idon’tknow.WhatIdoknowisthatIfinallyopenedanewdoorforhertotheprintedpag
e.ThatfeelslikethebestmoneyIeverspent.24.Whatdoesthe“parentingfailure”inparagraph1referto?A.Failuretog
etalongwellwithherdaughter.B.Failuretomeetherdaughter’semotionalneeds.C.Failuretodevelopareadinghabitinherdaughter.D.Failuretoprovide
enoughstorybooksinthehouse.25.Whydoestheauthorwantherdaughtertoreadbooks?A.Tohelpherdiscovernewworlds.B.Tohelpherfillin
alltheblanks.C.TohelpherspendlesstimeontheInternet.D.Toletherfeelamomentofdeepconnection.26.Howdoestheauthor
feelaboutspending$100toencourageherdaughtertoread?A.Sheregretsspendingthemoney.B.Sheisunsureifitwillleadtoaloveofreadin
g.C.Shefeelsdisappointedwiththefinaloutcome.D.Sheisconfidentinherdaughter’sfuturechoices.27.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Creatinga
Reader:AMother’sJourneyB.EncouragingReading:TipsforChildrenC.TheMagicofBooksinaDigitalAgeD.TheDeclin
eofReadingAmongChildrenCFordecadesit’sbeenhopedthatseawatercouldbedesalinated(淡化)toresolvetheproblemofdrinkingwatershortage.Yetdesalinationplantsstil
lprovideonlyaroundonepercentoftheworld’sdrinkingwater.Theprogressgoesslowlyasdesalinationplantsareexpensivetobuildanduseenormousquantitiesofenerg
ytorun.Energyaccountsforone-thirdtomorethanhalfthecostofproducingdesalinatedwater.InSaudiArabia,theworld’slargestproducerofdesalinatedwater,
theprocessaccountsforuptoafifthofthenation’senergyconsumption.Butallthismaybechanging.A2020studyfoundthat,g
lobally,theaveragecostofdesalinatedwatercouldmorethanhalveifsolarpowerandbatterystoragesystemswereused.Acrosstheworld,the
rearearound180facilitiescurrentlyunderconstruction,orintheirdesignphase,mostlyintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.Newsourcesofr
enewableenergylikesolarpowermeanit’sgettingcheapertopowerenergy-hungrydesalinationequipmentinsunnyandwater-stre
ssedareas.EgyptandMorocco,forexample,arebuildingrenewable-poweredplantsdesignedbothtoprovidedrinkingwaterandtowatercrops.InSouthAustrali
a,aself-coolinggreenhousedesignthatuseswindtodesalinateseawaterforcropsispartofacommercialprojectproducing15percentofAu
stralian-growntomatoes.Scientistsarealsomakingmajorbreakthroughs,suchasnewself-cleaningmembrane(膜状物)t
echnology,whichimprovethedesalinationprocess.Onestart-up,CorePower,isdevelopingnuclear-poweredoffshoreplants.Another,Oneka,isemployingw
avepowerfordesalinationunits.Thiswaveofgrowthandinnovationissettocontinue.Aglobaldesalinationequipmentmarketvaluedat17bi
lliondollarsin2023isexpectedtogrowto32billiondollarsby2030.Butseriouschallengesremain.Mostfacilitiesstillusenon-renewablefuelst
opowertheplants,andthepouringofprocessedseawaterintotheseaposesathreattosealife.Theseproblemswillhavetobeaddres
sedasathirstyworldlookstothedesalinationindustrytoprovideitsfreshwater.28.Whatresultsintheslowprogressofdesalination?
A.Highproductioncosts.B.Environmentalconcerns.C.Littledemandforfreshwater.D.Lackofofficialsupport.29.Whatdothefa
ctsinparagraphs3and4implyconcerningthedesalinationindustry?A.Itpromisesabrightprospect.B.It’llendwatershortagesoon.C.It’smerelyatemporarysucce
ss.D.Itfaceshugeinvestmentrisks.30.Inwhichofthefollowingpublicationswouldthistextbeprinted?A.MotorTrend.B.Runner’sWorld.C.PsychologyToday.D.The
Economist.31.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Whywedependonfreshwatertolive.
B.Howtolessennegativeeffectsofdesalination.C.Whattodotostorefreshwateragainstdroughts.D.Howdesalinationtechnologiesboostwatersupply.DAwe
(敬畏)experiencestypicallyinvolvetheperceptionofsomethingincrediblyvastorpowerful,somethingthatchallengesone’sunderstandingoftheworld.Thes
eareoften,butnotalways,encounterswithnature,suchaslookingovermountainsfromanairplane,orstandingatthef
ootofanenormoustree.Newdevelopmentalresearchsuggeststheexperienceofaweiscrucialforachildtogrowstronger.Historically,awehasfeaturedinpsych
ologicalaccountsofpeakexperiences.WilliamJamesspokeextensivelyaboutvariousspiritualmomentsthatintenselymovedhimandshape
dhisviewpoint.Hefeltstronglythesepeakexperiencesmadeforthedeeperdevelopmentofaperson’sinnerworld.Contempora
ryresearcherstheorizethatawemayhavehelpedourancestorssurvivethroughouthistoryandcontinuestoimpartpositiveeffects
today.Previousstudieshaveshownawecanbeinstrumentaltotheformationofsocialgroupsandcansetoffhelpfulsocialbehaviorsamongadults.Butourresearchshowsthatp
erceptionsofawestartmuchearlierinlife.Fourtonine-year-oldchildrenperceiveandrespondtoawe-inspiringexperiencesanddifferentiateth
emfromeverydayexperiences.Whenwatchingfantasticfootage(影片片段)ofsweepingnaturalscenes,thechildrenperceivedthemselvesassmaller—
aphenomenonknownasthe“smallself”—incomparisonwithhowtheyfeltafterwatchingfootageofeverydaynatureimagery.Theyf
urtherreportedbeingfilledwithpower,believingtheywerecapableofachievinggreatthings.Additionally,theyfeltasenseof
curiosityandadesiretoexploremore,seeingthemselvesasadventurersonajourneyofdiscovery.Inourbusylives,nevertheless,potentialmomentsofaweoft
engetoverlooked.Withthepressuretoachieveseeping(渗透)intochildhoodearlierandearlier,it’seasytounderstandwhyyou,asaparent,mightbemorefocuse
dongettingyourchildrentothenextactivityorcompetition.However,asyoubecomemorereceptivetosourcesofaweandknowledgeableaboutitsimportanc
eduringdevelopment,you’llmostlikelyseethemobtainconsiderableadvantageswhengivingaweexperiencesgreaterprio
rity.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
’sthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthelastparagraph?A.Toappealtoparentsforachange.B.Toadvocateacare-freechildhoodlife.C.Tostat
ehispointonthefast-pacedsociety.D.Todescribeacommonculturalphenomenon.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。Imagineyoubuyanewshirtandhavenointentionofbuyinganewjacketbecauseyouareperfectlyhappywiththeoldone.However,onceyouputonthenews
hirt,youstarttofeelthattheoldjacketlookswornout.Thenyoucan’thelpbutbuyanewjacket,orevenmoretobetterfitthe
shirt.36Thesimplestdescriptionofitisthescenario(情况)ofbuyingsomethingnewandreplacingouroldpossessionswithitemstomatchthenewone,evenifthatme
ansanemptybankaccount.37Becomeawarethatitishappening.Observewhenyouarebeingdrawnintoconsumptionnotbecauseyouareinactualneedo
fanitem,butonlybecausesomethingnewhasbeenintroduced.38Astoremaybehavingagreatsaleonanewoutfit—butifth
enewoutfitforcesyoutobuyanewpairofshoesorhandbagtomatch,itwilljustbecomeamoreexpensivepurchasethanoriginallyassumed.Avoidunnecessarynewpurchases.R
ealizetheDiderotEffectisasignificantforceandovercomingitisverydifficult.Youmayavoidreplacingthoseendtablesatfirst,buteventually,atsomepoi
ntdowntheroad,youaregoingtobreakdownandbuynewonesthatbettermatchthenewcouch.39ButthebestwaytoovercometheDiderotE
ffectistoneverallowittooverpoweryouinthefirstplace.Remindyourselfthatpossessionsdonotdefineyou.40Yourpossessionsdonotdefineyouoryoursucc
ess—nomatterwhatmarketerswilltrytotellyou.A.Analyzeandpredictthefullcostoffuturepurchases.B.Buythingsfortheirusefuln
essratherthantheirstatus.C.Weactuallycanemploythismindtrickinthefollowingways.D.Thetrueabundanceoflifeisnotfoundinthethingst
hatyouown.E.Thenhowcanweresistthispatternofunnecessaryconsumerism?F.Thephenomenoncanbeowedtotheso-called“DiderotEffect”.G.Therearetime
swhenwehaveanoverwhelmingurgetobuynewthings,admittedly.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)whohadgrownupinpoverty,IknewIwasbeyond41tobeadmittedintoHarvard.Ilovedb
ooks,butitnevercrossedmymindtobecomea(n)42ofanysort.Ididn’t43tohaveunrealisticdreams.Still,something44m
e.Mydeskmatehad45ourfriendshiprecently.Therewasn’tadramaticfightordisagreement.Hehad46movedontonewfriends.Ifeltanac
heinmychestthat47night.Istarteddoodling(涂鸦)onmynotepadandthen,suddenly,myhandstartedwritingwords.I’dwrittenapoemabouthim.Thereonthepag
ewasthetruthabouthowmuchithurtto48him.Thattinypoemwasa49thatwasrootedinmyheart.IrealizedIcouldpossiblybecomeawriterandfromthat
momenton,itwasallI50todo.SoIchangedmyfieldofstudytoEnglish.I51myfirstshortstorieswhileIwasstillastudent.Iwenton
towritemyfirstnovel,GirlinTranslation,whichbecameaninternational52andistaughtinschoolsaroundtheworld.Thatnight,Ilearnedthatartisn
’ta53.It’satthecoreofwhatmakesushuman.AlthoughI’dbelievedthatimmigrantscouldn’taffordtobe54,Iunderstoodthenthatwehadal
waysbeentheultimateartists,55ourselvesagainandagainaswetrytoadapttoanewlandscape.41.A.innocentB.fortunateC.depen
dentD.voluntary42.A.surgeonB.lawyerC.artistD.engineer43.A.expectB.regretC.agreeD.refuse44.A.botheredB.inspire
dC.interestedD.satisfied45.A.adaptedtoB.shownoffC.brokenoffD.referredto46.A.unwillinglyB.cautiouslyC.helplesslyD.simply47.A.fancyB.peacefulC.ha
ppyD.lonely48.A.marryB.upsetC.loseD.desert49.A.romanceB.seedC.secretD.shadow50.A.hesitatedB.resolvedC.declinedD.pretended51.A.boughtB.borro
wedC.pricedD.published52.A.gapB.effortC.challengeD.bestseller53.A.necessityB.luxuryC.gameD.reality54.A.practic
alB.reliableC.energeticD.creative55.A.rescuingB.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。Homecooksarewildaboutit.Chilicrisp,aChinesecondiment(作料)thatmixeschilipepperswithoilandotherelements,hasbecomeoneofthefoodworld’st
op56(pick).Buthowdidthisessentialcondimentoriginate?Chiliesweren’toriginallyfromChina.Infact,57isnowconside
redasymbolofChinesecuisinewasn’tintroducedtothecountryuntilthe16thcentury,whenanageofexplorationandtradebroughtchilis
tothemainland.Theearliest58(record)documentationofchilisinChinadatesbackto1591.AccordingtoBrianDott,w
ho59(pen)“TheChilePepperinChina:ACulturalBiography,”thefamoushistoricalfigureGaoLianwasn’t“allthatexcited”aboutit,andheusedthechilip
lantmoreasa60(decorate).However,whiletheupperclassofChinesesocietyadmiredchiliplantsfortheirbeauty,61gener
alpublicstartedconsumingthem.By1765,localhistoriansobservedthatinHunan,chiliswereused62(season)sauces,vinegar,andpreservevegetables.Di
fferent63otherspices,chilipepperswerenotinitiallyfarmedandtradedascommodities(商品).Instead,theyfellintothehandsofskilledfarmers64(
accidental).Overtime,chilipeppershavebecomeintegratedinChinesecooking,andnowadays,theirintegrationintoeverylevelofsocietyhasbecome65(popular)thanever
before.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,andbythetimeIdrovehomeandgotintobeditwasnearly2:00a.m.Iwastiredan
djet-laggedwhenIdraggedmyselfoutofthebed.Nevertheless,Ihadtobeupbrightandearlythatmorning:Iwastheopeningkeynoter(主旨发言人)atanationalconference.Ins
hort,Ineededtorecoverquickly.AheartybreakfastintheearlymorningsunwaswhatIneeded.IheadedforCarlos&Ann
ie’s,apopularrestaurantlocatedintheheartoftheseasidetown.“I’dlikesteakandeggs,please,”IsaidtothewaitressafterIhadfinallyfoundatableinth
erestaurant.“Oh,I’msorry,”sheapologized.“We’reoutofSpecial#2.We’veservedthelastofoursteaks.HowaboutSpecial#14?”“Oh,nosteakandegg
s?”Icouldn’tseemtoacceptit.I'mnotsureifitwasmyheartfeltsighthatcaughtCarlostheowner’sattention.Hiswarm,caringbrown
eyesseemeddeterminedtopinpointthebestsolution.Hethensaid,“Youknow,IthinkIdidseeonefinalsteakbackthere.”Pressin
gmyluck,Iquicklydeclared,“Wow,thatwouldbegreat.Butyouknow,I’mnotsureifIwantabreakfaststeakatall.WhatIreallywantisasteak—onethat’stwoinchesthick,
tenderandjuicy,servedmediumrare.”“Nottoworry,”Carlosassuredmeandleft.Theyoungwaitressgavemeawink(眨眼)andsaidwithaknowingsmile,“CarlosisbeingCarlo
sagain!”Ididnotgiveherwordsmuchthought.Then,InoticedCarlosashelefttherestaurantthroughthesidedoorandwalkedintoaneighborhoodgrocerystoreacr
ossthestreet.Carlosexchangedmorninggreetingswitheveryoneheknewandevenhelpedtheownerofthebookstorenextdoorby
holdingtheitemsthatfilledherarms.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:Wi
thinminutes,anexactSpecial#2wasinfrontofme._________________________________Paragraph2:IwasabouttoleavewhenIlearnedCarloshadalreadysoldther
estaurant._________________