保密★启用前毕节市2024届高三第二次诊断性考试英语注意事项：1.答卷前、考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动、用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号.回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效，3.考试结束后。将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANationalPublicRadio（NPR）Music’sTinyDeskContestisback.ArtistscanbegintosubmitanentryfromthismorningonFeb.2nd.Thesubmissionwilllast14daysThisisn’tjustanotherregularyearoftheContest-it’sthe10thanniversary.Thepanel（小组）ofjudgeshasdoubledinsizecomparedtopreviousyears.Thepanelhasagroupofindustryexpertswhoareeagertoseewhatthisyear’sparticipantscanshare.Andthere’sagreatteamofNPR’sMusicstationhostsonthepanel:AmeliaMason.NovenaCarmelandStasTHEEBoss.Alsonewthisyear:Notonlywillthe2024winnerplayaTinyDeskconcert，beinterviewedonAllThingsConsideredandgoontourwithNPRMusic-they’llalsobepairedwithatutorintheindustrywhowillhelpthemnavigatetheirmusicjourney.Ourjudgesaredeterminedtogivethisyear’swinnerthesupportthey’llneedtotaketheirmusictothenextlevel.Thewinnerwillalsobefeaturedattwofestivalsthissummer:CelebrateBrooklynandtheMillenniumParkSummerMusicseriesinChicago.Andforthefirsttimethisyear,theContestisintroducingafanfavoritevote.Laterthisspring，ContestjudgeswillsharetheirfavoriteentriesaspartoftheannualTinyDesk-ContestTopShelfseriesonYouTube－andthenartistsandfanswillbeabletovotefortheirfavoriteamongthoseselections.Here’showtoenter:Recordavideoofyouplayingoneoriginalsong－behindadesk，uploadyourvideotoYouTube.andsubmitthevideoonourTinyDeskContestwebsite.1.What’sthedeadlineofthesubmission?A.Feb.21. B.Feb.2. C.Feb.16. D.Feb.15.2.InwhatwayistheContestspecialthisyear?A.Therearefewerjudgesinthepanel. B.FannareabletovoteintheContest.C.JudgesgoontourwithNPRMusic. D.Winnershostfestivalsthissummer.3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToattractpeopletojoinintheContest. B.ToremembermusiciansintheContest.C.TomarktheanniversaryoftheContest. D.TotalkaboutthehistoryoftheContestBIusedtobelievethatonlywordscouldcatchtheessence（本质）ofthehumansoul.Theliteraryworkscontainedsuchdistinctstoriesthattheyshapedthewaywesawtheworld.Wordswerewhatcomposedthequestionswesoughttouncoverandtheanswerstothosequestionsthemselves.Wordswereeverything.Thatbeliefchanged.Inanordinarymathclass,myteacherposedasimplequestion:What's0.99roundedtothenearestwholenumber?Easy.Whenroundedtothenearestwholenumber.0.99=1.Somehow.Ithoughteventhough0.99isonly0.01awayfromI.there'sstilla0.01difference.Thatmeanseveniftwothingsareonlyalittledifferent,theyarestilldifferent,sodoesn'tthatmakethemcompletelydifferent?Myteacheransweredmyquestionbypresentinganotherequation（等式）：1=0.9，whichcouldalsobeexpressedas1=0.999999.repeatingitselfwithouteverending.Therewassomethingmysteriousbutfascinatingabouttheequation.Theleftsidewasunchangeable.objective:itcontainedanumberthatended.Ontherightwassomethingendless,anumberrepeatingitselflimitlesstimes.Yet,somehow,thesetwoopposedthingswereconnectedbyanequalsign.Lyinginbed,Ithoughtabouthowmuchtheequationparalleled（使平行）ourexistence.Theleftsideoftheequationrepresentsthatsometimeslifeitselfissounchangeableandsoclear.Theconcrete,wholenumberofthedaywhenyouwerebornandthedaywhenyouwoulddie.Butthenthereisthatgapinbetweenlifeanddeath.Therightsidemeansatimeandspacefulloflimitlesspossibilities.andendlessopportunitiesintotheopenfuture.Sothat'swhatlifeis.Objectivebutimaginative.Unchangeablebutlimitless.Lifeisanequationwithtwosidesthatbalancesitselfout.Still.wecan'tevertrulyseemtoputtheperfectwordstoit.Sopossiblynumberscanexpressideasasequallywellaswordscan.Fornow,let'sleaveitatthat:1=0.999999...andlivealifelikeit.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribewordsinparagraph1?A.Difficult. B.Clear. C.Powerful. D.Interesting.5.Whatmaythenumber1referto?A.Valuablechances. B.Definitefacts. C.Creativityimagination. D.Socialdevelopment.6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkof1=0.9?A.Theyrevealthemeaningoflife. B.Theyarereliableinexpressingideas.C.Theyareusefulinlearningmaths. D.Theygivelimitedpossibilities.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Whytheequationexistseverywhere B.WhichequationisimportantforpeopleC.Hownumberscanexpressideaslikewords D.WhennumberscaneasilymakeupequationsCForthousandsofyears,humanshaveusednamestocommunicatewithoneanother.Wealsogivenamestoanimals,especiallyoneswelove,suchaspets.Untilnowtherehasbeenlittleevidenceofanimalsnamingoneanother,butanewstudysuggeststhatelephantsusespecificnoisestoidentifyotherelephants.Afewanimals,includingparrotsanddolphins,havebeenknowntousesoundsthataresimilartonames.Eachdolphininventsasignaturewhistlethatisuniquetoit,andothermembersofitsspeciescommunicatewithitbysimulatingthisspecialcall.Thenewstudy,ledbyMichaelPardoofColoradoStateUniversity,showsthatwildAfricanelephantsusenamesinawaythatisnotjustcopyingsoundsandismuchclosertothewayhumansusenames.Forthestudy,theresearchersrecorded625soundsmadebywildAfricanelephantsinKenyathattheycalledrumbles(隆隆声)”.Thisisthemostcommontypeofcallproducedbyelephants,anditcantravellongdistances-asfaras3.7miles.Ittakesplaceataverylowfrequency,whichm