广东省各地市2023届高考英语二模试题汇编-02阅读理解

广东省各地市2023届高考英语二模试题分类汇编-02阅读理

解

一、阅读理解

（2023届广东省广州市天河区高三上学期二模英语试题）Whileyoumaybeamaster

ofbuyingSecretSantagiftsorwhiteelephantgifts,shoppingforacollegestudentcanbe

quitetricky.Whetheryou,reshoppingforasoon-to-begraduateoracollegefreshman,our

guidehasyoucoveredonthebestgiftsforcollegestudents.

Forthegoalsetter:Ban.do12-monthPlanner

Giftsforcollegestudentsthathelpthemachievetheiracademictargetsarealwaysa

goodidea.This12-monthplannerincludesyear,monthandweekviewstokeepclassesand

extracurricularsorganized;whilethehandwritingonthecover（endlesspossibilities）provides

positiveinspiration.There,salsofunartwork,acoloringpageandstickerstocustomize（定制）

theirplanner.

Forthetechlover:Apple10.2-inchiPad

Ifyourcollegestudentisgluedtotheirlaptop,theadditionofaniPadwillbeawelcome

one.Ithastenhoursofbatterylife,twocamerasandawide10.2-inchdisplaythat,sperfect

fornotetaking,moviewatchingandsnappingphotos.Thisusefultechgiftalsopairswitha

setOfAirPodsoranApplePenciltohelpmaximizeitsusage.

Forphotographbeginners:FujifilmInstaxMiniLinkSmartphonePrinter

Gotateenwho,salwaystakingphotoswiththeiriPhoneorcamera?FujifilmInstax

SmartphonePrinterswilldefinitelydelighteveryone.It,soneofthegreatestgiftsfor

photographersbecauseitallowsthemtoeasilyprinttheirfavoriteshotswithjusttheclickof

abutton.

Forthecoffeelover:EmberTemperature-ControlledCoffeeCup

FutureprogrammerscankeeptheirJoewarmwiththisapp-controlledsmartcup.Coffee

stayshotforupto1.5hours,oralldaywhenpairedwiththeincludedchargingCOaSter（杯垫）.

Youcanevenselecttheexacttemperatureyouprefer.It,sathoughtfulandusefulgiftfor

coffeelovers.

Stophuntingforthebestproductsanddeals-getourlatestinformationonsecretsales

anddiscounts,giftideasforeveιyoneandcan,t-missproducts.

1.WhoisthemostlikelyintendedreceiverofaBan.do12-monthPlanner?

A.Asoon-to-begraduatewithagiftforart.

B.Acollegefreshmangoodathandwriting.

C.Ajuniorcollegestudentwhoenjoysplanning.

D.Aseniorcollegestudentwithregularextracurriculars.

2.HowwillanAppleI0.2-inchiPadfunctionbest?

A.Whenconnectedtoalaptop.

B.Whenchargedfortenhours.

C.WhenpairedwithAppleproducts.

D.Whenequippedwitha10.2-inchdisplay.

3.Whatdothelasttwogiftshaveincommon?

A.Theycanbechargedbycellphones.

B.Theycanbecontrolledbycellphones.

C.Theymeetindividualsdifferentrequirements.

D.TheyaredesignedforstudentswithIT-smartbrains.

（2023届广东省广州市天河区高三上学期二模英语试题）Onepartoftheoath（誓言）

takenbyphysiciansrequiresustoςςrememberthatthereisarttomedicine,andthatwarmth,

sympathyandunderstandingmayoutweighthesurgeon,sknifeorthechemist,sdrug."When

ɪ,alongwithmymedicalschoolclass,recitedthatoathatmywhitecoatceremonyayearago,

IadmitthatIwasmorefocusedonthebiomedicalaspectsthanthe"art”.

Actually,medicalprofessionalscangettooeasilycaughtupintreatingtoremember

thereisstillspaceforhealing.Asdoctorslearntocommunicatewithpatientsbeyondthe

restrictedlanguageofphysicalindicators,drugprotocolsandsurgicalinterventionsthatmay

goagainsthealing,theyarereachingfornewtools-poetry.

Oneclinicaltrialstudiedtheeffectofmusicorpoetryonthepain,depression,andhope

scoresof65adultpatientsundercancertreatment.Theyfoundthatbothtypesofarttherapy

（疗法）producedsimilarimprovementsinpainanddepressionscores.Onlypoetry,however,

increasedhopescores.Researchersassumedthatpoetrycanbreaktheso-calledlawofsilence,

accordingtowhichtalkingaboutone,sperceptionofillnessistaboo.Afterlisteningtopoetry,

oneparticipantsaid,ςςIfeelcalmerwhenIhearthosewords.TheyshowmethatI,mnot

aɪone.^^

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Insightslikethesearealreadymakingtheirwayintotheclinic.SarahFriebertrunsacare

centerwherechildrenarevisitedbyawriterwhohelpsthemcreatepoemsandstoriesfor

publication.EricElshtainusespoetryonthewardstoteachchildrenthepowerof

seif-expression.He,sfoundthatmanyofhispatientswritehaikusaboutthingslikesportsor

theirfavoritestuffedanimal,ratherthantheirexperienceinahospitalbed.Poetry,ashesaid,

isawaytobothacceptthehospitalencounterandescapefromit.

Whileapoemadaywon,tcure,itmighthelprelieve.ΓvedecidedthatI,llIeamhowto

meetmypatientsbeyondthechartdocuments;thatFilencouragethemtowritetheirown

stories;thatIwillhealaswellastreat.Inotherwords,I,llhonoreachandeverywordinthe

oathItooklastyear.

4.Accordingtothetext,theauthorisprobably.

A.ayoungpoetB.aclinicalexpert

C.amedicalstudentD.anexperiencedphysician

5.Whatinsightcanwegainfromtheclinicaltrialinparagraph3?

A.Musicworksbetterinreducingdepression.

B.Poetrymakespeopleopenabouttheirillness.

C.Patientsarelikelytolosehopewithoutpoems.

D.Arttherapyisthekeytocancertreatment.

6.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthoraccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Hewillchangehiscareerpath.B-Hewillwellremembertheoath.

C.Hebeginstotakehisworkseriously.D.Hehasbetterunderstoodhisjob.

7.Whereisthetexttakenfrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Aresearchpaper.

C.Apublicspeech.D.Anapplicationletter.

（2023届广东省广州市天河区高三上学期二模英语试题）Thisparagraphisnot

ordinaιy.Lookatit.Atfirst,itwon,tlooktooodd.Justanormalparagraph-youmaythink.

Butlookatitagainandyoumightfinditabitunusual.Canyouspotit?Is

anything...missing?

Whatyou,vejustreadisaIipogram-atextwithoutaparticularletter.Itisthehardest

kindasitdoesn,tcontaintheletterE-themostcommonletterintheEnglishlanguage.Try

writingoneyourselfandyou,llimaginethetaskfacedbytheFrenchwriterGeorgesPerec,

whenafriendchallengedhimtowriteawholenovelwithoutusingE-aletterwhichiseven

morecommoninFrench.

Perecwasafrighteninglycleverwriter,aloverofwordgamesandpuzzlesandalsoa

masteroftheChineseboardgameGo.AswellaswritingcrosswordpuzzlesforParis

magazines,hehadalreadywrittena5,000-wordpalindrome,atextthatreadsthesame

forwardsandbackwards,likethewell-known"Aman,aplan,acanal-Panama."Buthis

friendsthoughtthistaskwouldbebeyondhim.

Perectookupthechallenge.Hewasunabletousemorethan70%oftheFrenchwords,

includingthosemostcommonlyused.Surprisingly,hediscoveredthis“impossible”rule

unlockedhisimagination.Helaterclaimedhewrotethisnovelfasterthananyofhisother

books.Hewasforcedtothinkandfightforeverysentence.Hehadnochoicebuttobe

original.

TheresultwasLaDisparitioniadetectivestoιyaboutthemysteriousdisappearanceofa

characternamedA.V6wl.TheonlyEswerethefourinhisnameontheCOVe匚Despitethe

dozensofcluesaboutthefantasticallydifficultrule,manyoriginalreviewersfailedtospot

whatwasstaringtheminthefaces——themissingletter.Embarrassingforthecritics,but

hilariousforthewriterandhisfriends.

Fortunately,thegamePerecwasplayingdidnotdestroythebookitself.Everysentence

seemstwistedslightlyoutofshape,andtheresultingstyleisunique.

8.WhydoesthewriterstartwithaIipogram?

A.ToprovePerec,sworkishard.

B.TointroducePerec,stoughtask.

C.TodemonstratewhataIipogramis.

D.Tochallengereaderstowriteone.

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapalindrome?

A.Madam.B.Nursesran.

C.NoXinNixon.D.Nolemons,nomelon.

10.WhatdidPerecthink,ofthechallengehetookup?

A.Itforcedhimtowritel⅛ster.B.Itenrichedhiswritingstyles.

C.Nowriterbuthecouldmakeit.D.Itfreedhiscreativityinwriting.

11.Whatdoestheunderlineword“hilarious“meaninparagraph5?

A.Confusing.B.Surprising.C.Verylucky.D.Extremely

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funny.

（2023届广东省广州市天河区高三上学期二模英语试题）Asmalldevicenobigger

thanatoasterhasgeneratedoxygenonthesurfaceofMars,bringingthechancesofsurviving

ontheredplanetastepcloser.

TheMarsOxygenIn-SituResourceUtilizationExperiment,betterknownasMoxie,has

beengeneratingoxygenfromtheatmosphereonMars,aspartofNASA,sPerseverancerover

（漫游者）mission.

Moxieproducedbreathableoxygeninsevenhour-longtestsconductedinvarious

weatherandatmosphereconditionssincelanding.Duringeachtest,thedeviceproducedsix

gramsofoxygen,aboutthesameasasmalltreeandenoughtosustainanastronautfor15

minutes.IfsalsofoundthateveninextremetemperaturesandafteraMartianduststorm,

Moxiecontinuedtoproducehigh-purityoxygen.

“Thisisthefirstdemonstrationofactuallyusingresourcesonthesurfaceofanother

planetandtransformingthemchemicallyintosomethingthatwouldbeusefulforahuman

mission,,,saidJeffHoffinan,aretiredastronautandprofessoratMIT.

NASAandtheMITteamareplanningtobuildabiggerversionofMoxie,astheyhope

advancedmodelswillproduceenoughoxygentosupportacrewedmissiontoMars.44We

havetobringalotofstufffromEarthtosupportahumanmission,butoxygenisabig

problem.Ifyoucanmakeitthere,goforitandyou,rewayaheadofthegame,“Hoffinan

said.

Thedeviceusespumpsthatabsorbincarbondioxidewhichisheatedto800℃and

processedtoseparatethecarbonandoxygen.Carbonmonoxide（一氧化碳）isemittedas

wastewhilethepureoxygenisleftbehind.

ExpandingthedevicetosupportahumanmissiontoMarspresentschallenges.Itis

neededtoruncontinuouslyfbr400days,aleapfromtheone-hourtestsanditsinner

temperatureshouldbecontrolledstably.Moxiehasprovedtoenduretheextremeconditions

onMars,however,andtheteamplanstoassessthemachine,slimitsinthecomingmonths

whenatmosphereisthickandcarbondioxidelevelsarehigh.Theysaytheyjustwanttoset

everythingashighastheydareandmakeasmuchoxygenastheycan.

12.WhatcanwelearnaboutMoxie?

A.Itworkswellinaseriesoftests.

B.Itaimstopurifybreathableoxygen.

C.Itisstoppedbyextremeconditions.

D.Itproducesoxygenenoughforateam.

13.ByquotingHoffinan,swordsinParagraph5,theauthorintendsto.

A.presentaplantofurtherexploreMars

B.demonstrateNasa,sambitiontowinthegame

C.showtheplentifulandusefulresourcesonMars

D.highlightthesignificanceofmakingoxygenonMars

14.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheteamaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Cautiousandambitious.B.Confidentandintelligent.

C.Practicalandindependent.D.Courageousandimaginative.

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ANasaMarsroverlandedsuccessfully.

B.ChallengesforahumanmissiontoMars.

C.HumansurviveswithoxygenmadeonMars.

D.AlittleoxygenonMars,agreatleapforward.

（2023届广东省茂名市高三二模英语试题）WorldBookDayauthorA.M.Dassushares

sometips

Whilehelpingoutatherchildren,sswimminglessons,authorA.M.Dassunoticedthat

oneboyalwaysputonhissockstoosoonafterwards.Heinspiredhertowriteapicturebook

thatshecalledSoggySocks.

Today,manyyearslater,Dassuhaspublishedlotsofchildren,sbooks.Everyday,after

takingherchildrentoschool,Dassugoestoherdesktowrite.44Ileavemyphoneupstairssoɪ

don,tgetdistracted,andtrytowrite800wordseveryday,“shesays.Dassubelievesthatthe

keytobeingasuccessfulwriterisnotnecessarilytalentbut"gettingyourbottomontheseaf,.

Thecyclistwithfartogo

After527days,LiamGarnerhascompletedanamazingachievement.Hehascycled

almost20,000milesfromAlaska,intheverynorthoftheUS,toUshuaia-theworld's

southernmostcity-intheSouthAmericancountryofArgentina.Garner,whowas17yearsold

whenhesetoff,saidhistripwasinspiredbyabookhereadaboutasimilarjourney.

Gameralwayswantedtohavea"bigadventure,,∙Duringhistrip,Gamertravelled

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through14countries.Hecampedoutside,stayedinhostelsorwashostedbylocalfamilies.

Hefacedsomechallenges,includinganaccidentthatmeanthehadtotakesomelimeoff.

However,herecoveredandfinallyreachedhisgoalofbeingtheyoungestpersoneverto

cyclefromAlaskatoArgentina.

Aplastic-wastewarrior

LicypriyaKangujamwonaninternationalawardwhichcelebratespeoplewhospark

globalchange.Licypriya,whois11andfromIndia,wonitforherPlasticMoneyShop,

wherepeoplecantradeintheirsingle-useplasticwasteforusefulitemssuchasstationery,

riceoryoungtreestoplant.

16.WhatisthekeytobeingasuccessfulwriteraccordingtoDassu?

A.Talent.B.Experience.C.Education.D.Effort.

17.WhatmadeLiamGamer,sbicycletripunique?

A.Thedistancehecovered.B.Thechallengeshefaced.

C.Theagewhenhecompletedthetrip.D.Themeansoftransportationhechose.

18.WhichareadoesLicypriya,sawardprobablybelongto?

A.Business.B.Environment.C.Finance.D.Economy.

（2023届广东省茂名市高三二模英语试题）Growingupinthe

Philippines,constructionworkerJohnnyManlugaycombsthebeacheseachnightfortheeggs

ofseaturtles.Heknowsexactlywhattolookfor,ashewastrainedasachildbyhis

grandfatheronhowtolocatetheanimalsandtheireggs.Backthen,hisfamilytradedorate

them.Itwasn,taboutgettingrichasmuchasitwasjustapartoflife.

Manlugayhassinceturnedoveranewleaf.Instead,heuseshistrackingskillstoprotect

theseaturtlesthatvisitthebeacheshelivesby.

ttΓvelearnedtolovethiswork,,,Manlugayacknowledgedinaninterview.uWedidn,t

knowPoaChing（偷猎）wasillegalandthatweshouldnoteatturtleeggsandmeat,^^

Manlugaydelicatelytransferredeacheggintoabuckethebroughtwithhim,aswellas

somesandfromtheturtlenests,tobehandedovertoCoastalUnderwaterResource

ManagementActions（CURMA）,thegroupleadingtheconservationprogramonthebeaches.

Establishedin2009,theCURMAconservationefforthasgraduallytransformedseaturtle

poachersintovaluablea∏ies（盟友）.Theymanagethisbyofferingtrainingtoultimatelysave

thousandsofturtlesandkeeptheireggsfromendingupeverywherebuttheirnests.

“Wetalkedtothepoachers,anditturnedoutpoachingwasjustanothermeansforthem

toearnaliving,,,explainedCarlosTamayo,thedirectorofoperations.ςςTheyhadnochoice.^^

Onaverage,seaturtleslayIOOeggsinanest.Thenumberofnestsinthearearanges

between35and40eachseason,whichrunsfromOctobertoFebruary.Tamayonotedthatthe

figureshaddoubledduringthefirstyearoftheCOVIDPandemiC."Lastseasonalone,for

example,wehad75nestsandwereleasedcloseto9,000hatching,,,heshared.

Oncecollected,theeggsarethentransferredtoCURMA,shatchery（孵化场）tobe

reburiedinprotectedareas.Anotherformerpoacher,JessieCabagbag,grewupeatingturtle

meatandeggslikemanypeoplethere.ςtIstoppedpoachingwhenweunderwenttrainingand

weretaughtthatwhatWehavebeendoingwasillegalandthatthesespeciesofturtlesare

endangered,,,heexplained.Now,headmits,“Iamtrulyproud.Iamhappythatɪgetto

contributetotheconservationoftheturtles.^^

19.WhydidJohnnyManlugayhuntturtlesasachild?

A.Tomakealiving.B.Tomakeafortune.C.Toprotectthem.D.Tolocatethem.

20.HowdoesJohnnyManlugaycdealwiththeturtleeggsnowadays?

A.Tosellthem.

B.Tohatchthem.

C.Tohandthemovertoaconservationorganization.

D.Toburythemundersomesandneartheturtlenests.

21.Onaverage,howmanyseaturtleeggsarelaidintheareaseasonally?

A.About7500.B.Closeto9.000.

C.From3500to4000.D.Between3500and10000.

22.What,sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.SeaTurtlesareWellProtectedinthePhilippines.

B.LocalPeopleinthePhilippinesSearchtheBeachesforSeaTurtleEggs.

C.TheConservationProgramAimstoSaveEndangeredTurtles.

D.FormerTurtleEggPoachersinthePhilippinesTurnProtectors.

（2023届广东省茂名市高三二模英语试题）Doyouoftencompareyourselftoother

people?Comparisonscanhelptomakedecisionsandmotivateyoubuttheycanalsopullyou

intoacomparisontrap.

Whetherit,sthenumberofgoalsyou,vescoredatfootballorhowmanybooksyou,ve

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read,it,seasytocompareyourselftosomeoneelse.Scientistssayit,sanaturalbehaviourthat

helpshumanslearnfromeachother,livehappilytogetherandachievemore.Although

comparingcanbegoodforyou,it,snotalwayshelpfulandyoucanfindyourselfstuckina

comparisontrap.Thisiswhenyoualwaysmeasureyourselfagainstothersandbaseyour

feelingsonhowwelltheyseemtobedoing.

BeckyGoddard-Hillisachildtherapist(someonewhohelpschildrenunderstandtheir

feelings)andauthorofCreateYourOwnConfidence.Shesaysthatcomparisonscanmakeus

feelgoodandbadaboutourselves.^Comparingup“meansseeingsomeonedoingbetterthan

youandusingthattoinspireyourselftoaimhigherandtryharder.However,Goddard-Hill

says,""Sometimesitcanmakeyoufeelrubbishaboutyourselfandknockyourconfidence.^^

''Comparingdown“iswhenyouseesomeonewhoseemslikethey,renotdoingaswellas

you.Thismightmakeyoufeelyou,redoingwell,saysGoddard-Hill,butitcanalsostopyou

wantingtoimprove.

Ifyourfeelingsdependonwhatotherpeoplearedoing,uSurroundyourselfwith

cheerleaders/5suggestsGoddard-Hill.Noticehowpeoplemakeyoufeelandspendtimewith

friendswhocelebrateyourstrengthsratherthancomparethemselvestoyou.Ifyoufollow

socialmediaaccountsthatmakeyoufeelyouarefailinginanyway,unfbllowthem.ςςFind

onesthatmakeyoulaughorshowyoulovelyplacesinstead,,,shesays.Finally,focusonyour

ownachievementsandhowyoucanimprove.ttThebestpersonyoucancompetewithis

yourself/'saysGoddard-Hill.

23.Howdoesacomparisontrapaffectus?

A.Itmakesusfocusonourownbehaviour.

B.Itstopsusfromlearningfromeachother.

C.Itpreventsusfromlivinghappilytogether.

D.Itbasesourfeelingsonothers9achievements.

24.What,strueabout44Comparingup"and''Comparingdown”？

A.Bothofthemusuallyenhanceourconfidence.

B.Bothofthemhaveadvantagesanddisadvantages.

C.Theformerispositivewhilethelatterisnegative.

D.Theformermakesusfeelgoodwhilethelattermakesusfeelbad.

25.WhatdoesGoddard-Hillsuggest?

A.AimingtobeourbestB.Tryingtobethebest.

C.Tryingtobeacheerleader.D.Valuingsomeoneelse,sachievements.

26.Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyoufindthepassage?

A.Achievement.B.Entertainment.C.Health.D.Politics.

（2023届广东省茂名市高三二模英语试题）Holdingthelargeandheavy“brick”

cellphonehe,screditedwithinventing50yearsago,MartinCoopertalksaboutthefuture.

LittledidheknowwhenhemadethefirstcallonaNewYorkCitystreetfromaheavy

MotorolaPrOtotyPe（原型）thatourworldwouldcometobeencapsulatedonasleekglass

SheathwhereWesearch,connect,likeandbuy.

Coopersaysheisanoptimist.Hebelievesthatadvancesinmobiletechnologywill

continuetotransformlivesbutheisworriedaboutriskssmartphonesposetoprivacyand

youngpeople.

“Mymostnegativeopinioniswedon,thaveanyprivacyanymorebecauseeverything

aboutusisnowrecordedsomeplaceandaccessibletosomebodywhohasenoughintense

desiretogetitJthe94-year-oldsaidinaninterviewinBarcelonaatMWC,theMobileWorld

Congress,theworld,sbiggestwirelesstradeshow,wherehewasgettingalifetimeaward.

Cooperseesadarksidetotheadvances,includingtherisktochildren.Oneidea,hesaid,

istohaveςivariousInternetsintendedfordifferentaudiences.^^

CoopermadethefirstpubliccallfromahandheldportabletelephoneonaManhattan

streetonApril3,1973,usingaprototypedevicehisteamatMotorolahadstarteddesigning

justfivemonthsearlier.

CooperusedtheDyna-TACphonetofamouslycallhisopponentatBellLabs,ownedby

ATT.Itwasliterallytheworld,sfirstbrickphone,weighing2.5poundsandmeasuring

11inches.

Cooperspentthebestpartofthenextdecadeworkingtobringacommercialversionofthe

devicetomarket.

Thecallhelpedkick-startthecellphonerevolution（革命）.

Coopersaidhe,s"notcrazy“abouttheshapeofmodemsmartphones.Hethinksthey

willdevelopsothatthey,llbe''distributedonyourbody,“possiblyasSenSorS“measuringyour

healthatall

Batteries,hesaid,mightbereplacedbyhumanenergy.Thebodymakesenergyfrom

food,heargues,soitcouldpossiblyalsopoweraphone.Insteadofholdingthephoneinthe

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hand,forexample,thedevicecouldbeplacedundertheskin.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“asleekglasssheath^^inparagraph2referto?

A.Asmartphone.B.AMotorolaprototype.

C.A"brick"cellphone.D.Anoriginalcellphone.

28.WhatisCooper,sattitudeaboutthefutureofthemobilephone?

A.Mostnegative.B.Verysubjective.

C.DoubtfulandDisapproving.D.Optimisticbutalsoconcerned.

29.Whatcanbeinferredaboutchildrenfromparagraph5?

A.TheyshouldbeprovidedwithadifferentInternetfromadults.

B.TheyshouldhaveeasyaccesstovariousInternets.

C.Theyshouldbeintroducedtodifferentaudiences.

D.TheyshouldusevariousInternetsforlearningmaterials.

30.AccordingtoCooper,howmightsmartphonesbepoweredinthefuture?

A.Bybodysensors.B.Byhumanbody.

C.Bysolarenergy.D.Byadvancedbatteries.

（2023届广东省梅州市高三下学期二模英语试题）MasterGardenerVolunteersWanted

WhatisaMasterGardener?

Amastergardenerisacitizenthatisinterestedingardeningandcanfulfillthetraining

andvolunteerhoursnecessary.Requirementsvarybycountyandstate,andthecourseis

tailoredforthatspecificregion.Youwillreceivespecialeducationonthesoilsinyour

area,thetypesofnativeplants,insectanddiseaseissues,basicbotany,andotherinformation

Pertinent（相关的）toyourgardeningzone.

Theeducationalopportunitytolearnspecificsaboutwhereyougardenwillnotonlyhelp

yoube-comeabettergardenerbutisthenpassedalongtothegeneralpublicin

lectures,clinics,andthroughnewsletters.

WhatQualificationsMustYouMeet?

AnyonecanapplytobeaMasterGardeneryoudon,tneedtobeanexpertorhavea

degree.Youdo,however,needto:

•Havecertainexperienceorknowalittleaboutgardeningorlandscapemanagement.

•Bewillingtosharehorticulture（园艺学）informationwithothers.

•Bewillingtoattendatrainingprogramandcandevotetimetovolunteeringand

continuingeducation.

Besides,tobecomeaMasterGardenervolunteer,eachapplicantneedstocompletean

application,preparebackgroundscreeningpaperworkandscheduleaninterviewwith

Extensionstaff.

WhatDoestheTrainingInvolve?

Trainingsessionsareofferedonedayaweekoverathree-monthperiodandareledby

experteducatorsintheregion.Approximately60hoursofclassroominstructionandfield

studyand50hoursofvolunteerintemship（实习）workarerequiredtocompletetheprogram

andbecomecertified.InordertoremainacertifiedMasterGardener,30hoursofvolunteer

workand10hoursofcontinuingeducationoradvancedtrainingarerequiredeachyear.

31.WhatdoesaMasterGardenerdo?

A.Promotegardeningpracticesabroad.

B.Trainvolunteerstohelpwithagriculture.

C.Teachtheyouthaboutdietsandagriculture.

D.Donatetimetothelocalgardeningextension.

32.WhatisrequiredifyouwanttoapplytobeaMasterGardener?

A.Havingsomerelevantknowledge.B.Acquiringexcellentteachingskills.

C.Completinggiventrainingsessions.D.Obtainingrichvolunteerexperience.

33.HowlongwillittaketoremainaqualifiedMasterGardenerthesecondyear?

A.About40hours.B.Threemonths.C.About150hours.D.About110

hours.

（2023届广东省梅州市高三下学期二模英语试题）Asecond-gradeeducationhasnot

stoppedgarbagecollectorJoseGutierrez.Heisbringingthegiftofreadingtothousandsof

Colombianchildren.

Gutierrezstartedsavingbooksfromthetrash27yearsago.Hewasdrivingagarbage

truckatnightthroughthecountry,sricherneighborhoods.Thebooksthatwerethrownaway

slowlypiledup.Nowthegroundfloorofhissmallhouseisacommunitylibrary.Itisstacked

（堆放）fromfloortoceiling.TheyrangefromchemistrytextbookstochiIdren,sclassics.

Booksareluxuriesforboysandgirlsinlow-incomeneighborhoods.Newreading

materialatbookstoresistooexpensive.Thereare19publiclibrariesinBogota,acityof8.5

millionpeople.Butthelibrariestendtobelocatedfarawayfrompoorerareas."Theyshould

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beinallneighborhoodsandoneachcomerofeveιyneighborhood,,,the60-year-old

says.ςςBookscansaveus.ThatiswhatColombianeeds.^^

Gutierrezhasaloveofreading,whichcomesfromhismother.Shealwaysreadtohim

eventhoughshewastoopoortokeephiminschool.Gutierrezisakeenreaderofworksby

authorssuchasLeoTolstoyandVictorHugo.HisfavoritebooksincludeOneHundredYears

ofSolitudeandTheGeneralinHisLabyrinthbyColombia,sNobelPrize-winningnovelist

GabrielGarciaMarquez.ThefirstbookGutierrezfoundwasacopyoftheclassicnovelAnna

Karenina.The