2026届安徽省淮北市重点中学高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

这是一份2026届安徽省淮北市重点中学高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析，共10页。试卷主要包含了考生必须保证答题卡的整洁等内容，欢迎下载使用。
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．There is n easy way t remember prepsitins, as it is ne area f English____ the rules seem very irregular.
A．thatB．where
C．whseD．which
2．Maybe it is time fr the rest f sciety t _________ the fact _________ I may nt be able t walk, there are many ther great things I can d.
A．adjust t; that B．get used t; that while C．adapt t; while D．g abut; that while
3．(2013·福建) _____________ basic first-aid techniques will help yu respnd quickly t emergencies.
A．KnwnB．Having knwn
C．KnwingD．Being knwn
4．Cuntries which cntinue imprting huge quantities f waste will have t____ the issue f pllutin.
A．maintainB．simplifyC．verlkD．address
5．As is knwn t all, _______ pening ceremny f the 16th Asian Games held n Nvember 12th in
Guangzhu was _______ great success.
A．/; a B．the; a C．the; / D．a; /
6．一Which T—shirt d yu like best?
一 ．They are bth ut f fashin and expensive．
A．NneB．NeitherC．AnyD．Bth
7．Jane’s pale face suggested that she ______ ill and her parents suggested that she ______ a medical exam.
A．be; shuld haveB．was; have
C．shuld be; hadD．was; had
8．Many artifacts ________ fr the first time in the Natinal Museum at present.
A．were exhibited B．were being exhibited
C．are being exhibited D．are exhibited
9．The car accident happened _____ his car was ut f rder ___ I can’t drive.
A．nt that; but thatB．nt nly; but als
C．nt because; but becauseD．nt because; but as
10．The influence f this bk might nt have been reaching s far, ________fr Mr. William, wh dared t publish it.
A. if had it nt beenB． is it nt beingC． had it nt been D. its nly having been
11．We shuld g by bus ______ we can get there earlier.
A． as sn as B． where C． in rder that D． when
12．When he was running after his brther, the by lst his ___ and had a bad fall.
A．balanceB．chance
C．memryD．place
13．Dn’t let yurself be ______ int buying things yu dn’t really want.
A．advcatedB．clarifiedC．flashedD．persuaded
14．Afghans used t hld big weddings, csting thusands f dllars, in a cunty _____ the average annual incme is less than $400.
A．which B．whse C．where D．what
15．The inner thughts f the tw yung persns are revealed in the bk, ______ bth f them fail t express.
A．whereB．when
C．whD．which
16．He wrks very hard in rder t get himself ______ int a key university.
A．acceptedB．receivedC．annuncedD．admitted
17．David didn’t attend his daughter’s graduatin ceremny, but he des wish he there.
A．shuld beB．wuld be
C．had beenD．were
18．Fr sme time the discussin went with n ne saying wrd. Alice finally brke.
Silence.
A．a; theB．the;aC．a; 不填D．the; 不填
19．— The film is, I have t say, nt a bit interesting.
— Why? It’s ________ than the films I have ever seen.
A．far mre interestingB．much less interesting
C．n mre interestingD．any less interesting
20．If he ________ his teacher’s suggestin, he wuld have wn the English Speech Cntest.
A．had fllwedB．shuld fllw
C．was t fllwD．fllwed
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）Quietly sitting there reading, I fund myself suddenly listening t the train guard’s annuncements. Train travelers will surely agree that when the guard makes an annuncement, whether it’s the recrded message r the guard’s message, few peple listen t it, because it’s ften quite dull r hard t understand. This ne was different. I nticed that ther passengers appeared t be listening, t. Nt nly that, everyne was smiling!
Why was s much attentin being paid t this message? As best I can recall, the guard said smething alng these lines, “Gd Mrning Ladies, Gentlemen and Children, this is the 7:35 a.m. frm Penrith t Central and yu’ll be pleased t knw that we are right n time. And what a lvely mrning it is in Sydney tday. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and all’s right with the wrld. I trust yu have a great day wherever yu’re ging. Thanks fr catching my train this mrning and I hpe t see yu again sn.”
Quite a few peple (bviusly previus strangers) started talking t ne anther abut the guard’s excellent message and hw gd it had made everyne feel. I started thinking abut this, and then I fund the yung guard and said “Were yu the guard n the 7:35 a.m. frm Penrith?” The guard seemed a bit stunned at first, replying, “Yes, yyyyes.” “Well, I really appreciate yur annuncement. Thank yu fr yur extremely gd message, which gave me and the ther passengers such a gd start t the day. Please keep ding it.” I said.
There are tw messages fr me in what happened that day. Firstly, when peple are happy in their wrk it shws in what they d and say. Secndly, the stry attaches much imprtance t the benefits that accumulate frm thanking peple fr smething they’ve dne, particularly when it’s nt expected. Can yu imagine the cnversatin that guard wuld have when he gt hme?
1、Why d few train travelers listen t the annuncements?
A．The messages are unattractive.
B．The guard’s vice is nt clear.
C．They usually feel sleepy.
D．They are absrbed in bks.
2、What des the underlined wrd “stunned” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Patient. B．Cautius.
C．Surprised. D．Excited.
3、What might the guard talk abut with his family when he gt hme?
A．The beautiful weather.
B．The recrded message.
C．The train frm Penrith.
D．The unexpected appreciatin.
4、Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A．An Intelligent Guard. B．A Bring Train Stry.
C．A Different Train Annuncement. D．A Lvely Mrning in Sydney.
22．（8分）J.K. Rwling is the authr f the mst successful bk series in histry, but her attempt t take n a new career as a screenwriter hasn’t been as smth as she may have thught it wuld be. The sequel(续篇), “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes f Grindelwald”, shws that even the mst successful authr in the wrld is in need f checks and balances when making the transitin t cinema.
Fllwing the sale f half a billin cpies f the Harry Ptter series, Rwling is wrking hard t extend and enrich the mythlgy she created arund the child wizard. In cntrast t the eight Harry Ptter mvies, which were based n the seven bks and mst f which were written by experienced screenwriter Steve Klves, the “Fantastic Beasts” series is scripted nly by Rwling. This time she skipped the bkstres and went straight t the mvie theater.
The “Fantastic Beasts” series takes its title frm ne f Harry Ptter’s textbks. The leap backward in time, a new set f adult heres and a glbe-spanning backgrund shw that Rwling is in tune with her fans and the spirit f the times. Harry Ptter and his friends started ut as a typical prduct f 1990s naivety, but since then the lyal veteran audience has experienced the shcks f the 21st century and grwn mature and discuraged. The “Fantastic Beasts” series feel less like children’s fare; they deal with adults and frightening events that ccurred in Eurpe at the end f the 1920s.
It’s 193, and the criminal Grindelwald has escaped frm prisn t Eurpe. The her, Newt Scamander, a zlgist f fantastic beasts, prefers t distance himself frm plitics and maintain his imprvised nature reserve in Lndn. But the yung Prf. Dumbledre reminds him that neutrality is nt an ptin in hard times. Dumbledre urges him t crss the Channel t Paris and stp Grindelwald, wh is trying t plt a war t ensure the purity f the wizard race.
The rugh utline f the plt cnstitutes nly part f the mvie. There are many ther characters wh appear in the mystery. I will mentin the by Credence wh cntinues t have a central rle in the struggle between the her and the villain, even as his backgrund remains a mystery. Similarly, Newt’s brther and partner, the snake-wman Nagini, and ther new and ld characters hint at an bscure past and future. Rwling ppulates her wrld with characters large and small, dd beasts and simplifies its stry t lay the fundatin wrk f the universe. The film lays strng fundatins f mystery, but frgets t build any srt f structure abve them. It’s like a cnstructin site where the budget ran ut t fast.
With mvie screens full f superheres and fantasy films, and every studi trying t flat a fictinal universe, Rwling is tday’s mst creative builder f cinema wrlds, but there’s still a difference between her and a mega-crpratin like Disney. Every character and beast is there because Rwling said s, nt because the marketing divisin thught it wuld prmte sales f merchandise. Rwling clearly has a true passin t create a mythlgy, and just as clearly, she hasn’t yet finished creating it.
The “Fantastic Beasts” series ffers a wrld even fuller than that f Harry Ptter. Once mre she cllabrates with David Yates, wh directed the last fur Harry Ptter mvies and nw the tw “Fantastic Beasts” pictures. Still, the wrld she’s created wuld be even mre wndrus if Rwling had nly filled it ut with a crystallized r at least cherent plt. In the Harry Ptter series, she mstly succeeded in making the films int independent wrks. But withut experienced screenwriters t mediate between her imaginatin and the screen, the tw “Fantastic Beasts” episdes are mre like a chess game in which the creatr mves characters frm A t B as part f a brader strategy---which remains unclear.
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes f Grindelwald” is a film made fr existing fans and desn’t bther t appeal t a new audience. Nt by chance des it ffer a mre mature wrld fr fans wh have grwn up at least as much as Daniel Radcliffe. Fr them, the mvie delivers the gds, but little f the magic remains. If Rwling cntinues t put ut films withut a beginning and an end, her wrld will cllapse, leaving nly the middle. It may be entertainment with captivating characters and effects, but it’s nt a mvie.
1、What changes has J.K. Rwling made in her writing career?
A．She was frced t abandn her riginal writing career and start a new ne.
B．She was determined t skip the bkstres and publish bks n her wn.
C．She started a new fantasy bk having nthing t d with the Harry Ptter series.
D．She tried t enrich the Harry Ptter series as a screenwriter rather than a nvelist.
2、Wh are prbably the target audience f the “Fantastic Beasts” series?
A．Kids newly intrduced t magic. B．Teenage students with grand dreams.
C．Adults ging thrugh life changes. D．Prfessinal critics f fantasy bks.
3、What are the features f the “Fantastic Beasts” series?
A．Cmplex stry and exciting characters.
B．Simple stry but abundant characters.
C．Childish stry and strange characters.
D．Sad stry but inspiring characters.
4、Big crpratins like Disney chse mvie characters and beasts based n _____.
A．ptential prfitability f the mvies B．preference f their screenwriters
C．cnsultatin with the riginal authr D．investigatin int successful films
5、Hw des the authr explain Rwling’s failure t create a clear plt?
A．By describing shting prcesses. B．By listing fficial statistics.
C．By drawing a cmparisn. D．By citing examples.
6、What des the authr think f J. K. Rwling’s perfrmance as a screenwriter?
A．It is really a disappintment fr mvie gers.
B．It is widely acknwledged by her bk fans.
C．There exits much mre magic in her screenplay.
D．There is still much rm fr imprvement.
23．（8分） Barcelna's famus Segrada Familia is finally set t get a building licence, 137 years after wrk n the still uncmpleted church began.
Cnstructin n the UNESCO Wrld Heritage basilica(长方形基督教堂), which is Barcelna's mst visited turist attractin, began in 1882 based n a design by architect Francisc Lzan. Hwever, when he stepped dwn, architect Antni Gaudi tk ver the design in 1883. The building wn't be finished until 2026-ne hundred years after the architect was killed by a streetcar in the city. His bdy was buried in a rm under the flr f the Sagrada Familia.
T get its paperwrk rubber stamped, the church authrities have agreed t finally pay the gvernment a∈36 millin fee fr a building permit. Gaudi was tld t get the paperwrk prcessed, but the architect failed t d s—prceeding with cnstructin regardless. The mney frm the church's permit will be used t upgrade transprt links and beautify the area. Gaudi and his wrks have becme symbls f Barcelna, the capital city f Catalnia, nrtheast Spain.
Gaudi played an active rle in directing the cnstructin f the Sagrada Familia until his death in 1926. He wuld ften request that wrk be mdified and adjusted until it was exactly what he had in mind. Hwever, interpretatin f the designs by present day architects is particularly challenging because f the nature f the existing designs.
The unfinished building is called a masterpiece f Gthic architecture and it is perhaps the mst unique and mysterius building in the style ever cnstructed. The ppularity f the site with turists has helped fund the push t cmplete the church and pay fr the paperwrk.
1、What d we knw abut the Segrada Familia?
A．It has been cmpletely cnstructed.
B．It was first designed by Antni Gaudi.
C．It will get a building permit in 2026.
D．It began t be built 137 years ag.
2、What can we infer abut Antni Gaudi?
A．He wished t be buried in the church
B．He is remembered as a great architect.
C．He didn't knw a permit was necessary.
D．He is t blame fr the unfinished church.
3、What makes the Segrada Familia s ppular?
A．Its unusual design style
B．Its tw famus architects.
C．Its special building materials.
D．Its illegal cnstructin paperwrk
4、The church managed t pay fr the licence ________.
A．in the supprt f the gvernment
B．by reducing cnstructin csts
C．with the aid f turist incme
D．thrugh dnatins frm architects
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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．（30分）Suzie ges t her art class Tuesday and Thursday afternns. She always lks frward t thse days when she can d creative things all afternn. She lves ___41___ bwls and cups ut f clay. Last mnth she learned t put ___42___ int a ht ven, called a kiln, t make it hard and strng. After the pttery（陶器）has __43____ dwn frm the kiln, smetimes she ___44___ it with all different clrs. Bright clrs are her __45____, althugh smetimes she likes t paint in "___46___ clrs," like brwn and dark green. What Suzie likes best abut art is the gd feeling she gets ___47___ she has finished __48____ n a piece f art. And then when she takes it hme t shw her parents she feels s __49____ f what she has made.
On Wednesdays Suzie des smething else that she really ___50___. On Wednesday afternns she writes articles fr the schl newspaper. When she first ___51___ t her schl, she wrte an article abut hw it feels t be a new student in a new schl. Her secnd article in the newspaper was abut a teacher at her schl wh had just finished writing a bk. On the day the newspaper cmes ___52___, the first thing Suzie des is t ___53___ where her article is in the newspaper. And at the beginning f her article, are the wrds: By Suzanne Jeffersn.
On the way hme frm schl yesterday, Suzie ___54___ t thinking abut hw __55____ art and writing are the same. In art class she thinks f __56____ things t make, and then spends a lt f time making it lk just right. And when she writes articles fr the schl newspaper, she thinks f creative things t __57____, and then spends a lt f time making it __58____ just right. And when she has finished writing a really gd sentence, she feels almst as if she has made a beautiful piece f art.
Suzie __59____ hme s she culd write smething shrt befre dinner. She already had lts f ideas fr next mnth's newspaper. And she wanted t make sure that nne f her creative ideas ___60___ away befre she wrte them dwn permanently n paper.
1、A．using B．paintingC．drawing D．making
2、A．bwls B．pttery C．cups D．clay
3、A．drpped B．cled C．cme D．fallen
4、A．rubs B．cleans C．brushes D．paints
5、A．bests B．friends C．favritesD．fears
6、A．bright B．earth C．black D．deep
7、 A．befre B．whenC．that D．until
8、A．wrking B．painting C．putting D．taking
9、A．wrried B．anxius C．happy D．prud
10、A．prmises B．wants C．hates D．enjys
11、A．gt B．sent C．mved D．returned
12、A．up B． in C．ut D．abut
13、A．readB．search C．verlk D．check
14、A．began B．went C．gt D．started
15、A．sn B．much C．lng D．far
16、 A．relative B．creative C．prductive D．active
17、A．tell B．talk C．speak D．say
18、A．feel B．lk C．sund D．appear
19、 A．rushed B．walked C．gt D．went
20、 A．left B．frgt C．flated D．kept
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）Tw new satellites f the BeiDu Navigatin (导航) Satellite System (BDS)1．(send) int space frm the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Prvince n Nvember 19, 2018.
The satellites entered the rbit2．(safe) mre than three hurs later and will wrk with 17 ther BDS-3 satellites already in space. They are als the 42nd and 43rd3．(member) f the BDS satellite family. China launched these satellites with4．aim f prviding navigatin services fr cuntries and regins5．participate in the Belt and Rad Initiative（倡议） by the end f 2018. This is a key step fr BDS develping6．a Chinese experimental system t a reginal and then a7．(glbe) navigatin system. The psitining8．(accurate) f the BDS-3 system has been imprved t 5 meters.9．(name) after the Chinese term fr the Plugh（北斗七星），the BeiDu system has been serving China fr 18 years. The system is expected 10．(prvide) first-class servlces arund the glbe by the end f 2020.
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，请你修改你同桌写的一下作文，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。
With Teachers’ Day draw near, I wuld like t express my thanks t Ms. Li, wh taught my English last year.
At that time, I was having a truble studying English and my scres fell. Ms. Li encuraged me and tell me her stry that she never gave up befre her studies didn’t g well. She als said that it was necessary t make effrts s that I wuld nt regret waste time. Her wrds were the best medicine because she std in her shes t deal with prblems and gave me helpful advices. She didn’t simple cmfrt me. Her teaching methds als wrked. It had never ccurred me that studying culd be s interested until I met Ms. Li.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
29．（25分）假定你是王丽，你的英国朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你咨询有关习俗。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1，到达时间
2，合适的礼物
3，餐桌礼仪。
4，注意：词数100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1、B
2、B
3、C
4、D
5、B
6、B
7、B
8、C
9、C
10、C
11、C
12、A
13、D
14、C
15、D
16、D
17、C
18、A
19、A
20、A
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、 A
2、 C
3、 D
4、 C
22、1、 D
2、 C
3、 B
4、 A
5、 C
6、 D
23、1、D
2、B
3、A
4、C
24、1、 B
2、 D
3、 C
4、 C
25、1、C
2、A
3、D
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、B
3、B
4、D
5、C
6、B
7、B
8、A
9、D
10、D
11、C
12、C
13、D
14、C
15、B
16、C
17、D
18、C
19、A
20、C
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．were sent
2．safely
3．members
4．the
5．which/that
6．frm
7．glbal
8．accuracy
9．Named
10．t prvide
第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
28、1. draw→drawing
2. truble前的a去掉
3. tell→tld
4. befre→when
5. waste→wasting
6. her→my
7. advices→advice
8. simple→simply
9. ccurred后面加t
10. interested→interesting
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
29、Dear Terry,
I am delighted t knw yu are invited t a dinner party by yur Chinese friend. It is a really gd pprtunity t experience Chinese culture. Nw I’d like t ffer yu sme advice. First f all, yu’d better arrive n time because it is plite t be punctual in China. Secnd, it is a gd idea t bring a small gift, such as a bunch f flwers r a bx f chclates if they have yung children. Mst imprtantly, the elderly are usually the first t taste the fd served n the table because they are well respected in China.
Dn’t frget t praise yur friend fr the delicius fds he ffers.
I hpe yu will have a great time.
Yurs，
Wang Li