2023届西北师范大学附属中学高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

1、2023届高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Hot the night air was,we

2、 slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey.Aalthough Bwhile Cas Dhowever2Nowadays, more and more young ladies, figures most are fine enough, are going on a diet.AwhoBwhoseCof whoseDof whom3Video games can be a poor influence if _ in the wrong hands.Ato leaveBleavingCleaveDleft4For

3、 many days I have been trying to _ what it is that makes Jack so annoyed.Acarry outBfigure outCwatch outDstand out5The crazy fans _ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.Awere waitingBhad been waitingChad waitedDwould wait6Beijings new international airport into op

4、eration in 2019 will serve 72 million passengers annually.Abeing put Bto be putCput Dto put7Look! Mary is crazily looking for something again! _ , she cant find her keys.ATypicallyBOccasionallyCAccordinglyDParticularly8Did you watch the basketball match yesterday?Yes，I did.You know，my brother _ in t

5、he match.Ais playing Bwas playingChas played Dhad played9一Excuse me，sirYou cant enter 0ffice without permission一But the manager is expecting meAthe；aBan；theCthe；不填D不填；不填10-Lets walk to that village together.-_. How can we two girls do that in the dark？AI agree with you.BThats a good point.CYou must

6、be joking！DThats not your opinion！11Allen followed his customer across the yard and stood on the step of the house, two shopping bags.AliftedBhaving liftedCto liftDlifting12Humans spend a lot of time and money on their pets and the pets give all they have _for that.Ain return Bin factCin short Din a

7、ll13The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity, but it will be some time_ the situation improves.AsinceBwhenCunlessDbefore14Although everything seems to have been taken into consideration, _ accident can happen when the astronauts walk in _ space.A/; theBan; theCthe;

8、 theDan; /15Although it in the desert most of the year, people still live thereAdoesnt rainBdidnt rainChasnt rainedDhadnt rained16What he liked to do was to take an idea and _ it by finding every possible consequence.AsqueezeBwrestleCswitchDshrink17 The room looks bigger! We _ the furniture.Ahave ch

9、angedBhad changedCchangedDare changing18Hard work，along with dedicated revolutionary spirit is the fundamental guarantee of success，which is _ we should learn from the pioneers participating in the Long March.AthatBwhatCwhereDhow19He _ whether to set aside the minor differences，then he didAdebatedBp

10、redictedCplottedDcalculated20Raising the incomes of the poor is likely to be ineffective in a wealthy society, _ accompanied by other measures.AonceBwhenCifDunless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）Researchers say public mistrust of vaccines（疫苗）is causing diseases like measles（麻疹

11、）and yellow fever to spread. The scientists said the lower levels of trust can lead to people refusing vaccines. This, in turn, can cause diseases to spread quickly, they warmed.But the researchers said they also found a high level of support worldwide for vaccinating children against disease.The re

12、searchers questioned 66,000 people in 67 countries to discover their ideas on whether vaccines are important, safe and effective. The survey showed people in Southeast Asia had the highest level of trust in vaccines. Africa showed the second highest level of confidence. Europeans showed the lowest l

13、evel of confidence in vaccines. In France, 41 percent of the population questioned the safety of vaccines.Heidi Larson is with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She says recent media reports of problems involving vaccines have hurt public confidence in France. Larson noted that man

14、y Europeans worried about reports of possible links between hepatitis B vaccines（乙型肝炎疫苗）and the disease multiple sclerosis（多发性硬化症）. But she said scientists found no linkage between the two. Mistrust in France was also driven by public reaction to the H1N1 influenza（甲型H1N1流感）outbreak fears in 2009. T

15、he French government spent $1.4 billion on 94 million doses of the vaccine. The majority were sold or destroyed.The findings come as a major yellow fever vaccination program has been launched in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. The disease has already killed hundreds of people in the are

16、a. The World Health Organization aims to vaccinate over 15 million people in both countries. “If everyone agrees to be vaccinated, we can remove yellow fever from our country,” said Mosala Mireille, one of the doctors directing the program.1、The author develops the Paragraph 1 mainly _.Aby telling e

17、xperiences Bby giving instructionsCby offering descriptions Dby analyzing cause and effect2、The underlined words “The disease” in the last paragraph probably refer to _.Ameasles Byellow feverCH1N1 influenza Dmultiple sclerosis3、Mistrust of vaccines in France was driven by the following reasons excep

18、t _.Amedia reports of problems linked to vaccinesBpublic reaction to the H1N1 influenza outbreak fears in 2009Cconnections between hepatitis B vaccines and the disease multiple sclerosisDmost of the doses of the vaccine were sold or disposed of by the French government4、Mosala Mireilles attitude tow

19、ards the yellow fever vaccination program is _.AExpectant BSkepticalCCritical DCautious22（8分）If you believe in thermometers（温度计）,you should believe in global warming. And if you believe in eating fries with your burger, you should worry more about carbon emissions.It wont happen overnight, but as th

20、e planets climate changes, the growth cycles of main crops will all be heavily affected .Here are three of the crops that might not beat the heat.The potato actually needs a great deal of beauty rest to develop properly. “They need a cool nighttime temperature in order to start growing the tuber, th

21、e part that we eat,” Nelson says.Temperature and altitude are two primary concerns in coffee growth, and farmers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. “We know that coffee grows in a certain temperature range,” Nelson says. “Theyve been moving up the mountains, but at some paint you run out of

22、mountains to move up.” Higher-grade strains of Arabica coffee in Central American regions are at particular risk due to the need for lower growing temperature, especially since diseases and pests are also becoming more of a factor as temperatures rise.Even if youre looking at the direct effects of t

23、emperature alone, rice is in trouble. “As nighttime temperatures go up ,the rice is going to have a problem flowering and wont make as many seeds,” Nelson says. In addition to this direct heat consequence, rising sea levels will flood many rice fields and destroy water salinity levels, while drought

24、s will lower production, raise prices, and further shame westerners who are too clumsy with chopsticks to be able to clear their plates once a new grain is adopted.1、What is the closest meaning to the underlined word “emissions” in Paragraph 1?AMixture. BPollution.CGoing down. DLetting off.2、What do

25、es the potatoes development need according to Nelson?AEnough water and salt. BCool temperature at night.CMuch sunshine and fresh air. DSudden rise of the temperature.3、The rice is difficult to flower, probably because_.Asea levels go up suddenly Bthe temperature rises at nightCmany seeds cant be pro

26、duced Dboth temperature and altitude rise4、What is the best title for the text?AHow Does Global Warming Affect WesternersBHow Does The Cool Temperature Affect RideCWhat Is The Real Reason For Crops GrowthDThree Crops That Wont Survive Minor Climate Changes23（8分）Silvia Maier works at the University o

27、f Zurich, Switzerland. She and her colleagues invited 51 young men into the lab for 3 hours of tests. They showed each man 180 food items on a computer. Each time, they asked the men to judge how healthy, tasty and appealing the food was.Then the researchers stressed out 29 of the men. They did this

28、 by asking each to put one hand in ice water for three minutes. If the water was too unpleasant, the volunteers could remove their hands, but must continue looking into a video camera. The men were also encouraged to put their hands back into the cold water. All the while, a researcher watched and v

29、ideotaped the ordeal (考验). Another 22 men held one hand in warm water. They were not videotaped.Afterward, the researchers showed each man a series of two food items. They did this 210 times. And before making choices, the men were told to choose the healthier of the two items. When the testing was

30、over, the scientists gave the volunteers a snack. Each man got one of the items he had said that he preferred. Despite being coached to choose healthy foods, the stressed men proved more likely to pick the less healthy.The researchers also performed brain scans of the volunteers. It showed what part

31、 of the brain was active as they made their choices. “Our findings indicate that stress affects the decision making,” Maiers team concluded. And it does this by changing two brain pathways. One affects sensory information, such as taste. The other affects a persons ability to make decisions such as

32、eating what is good for us.More studies will be needed to confirm the new findings. But the early signs suggest that stress not only makes junk food more appealing, but also weakens the brains ability to resist eating it.1、How did the scientists mainly get the result?ABy doing experiments.BBy asking

33、 questions.CBy conducting surveys.DBy secret observations.2、The cold water used in the experiment may make men feelApleasantBfrightenedCrelaxedDstressed3、Why did the scientists scan the brains of the volunteers?AThey wanted to find the IQ of them.BThey wanted to observe the activities of their brain

34、s.CThey wanted to discover the potential disease of them.DThey wanted to know the health conditions of them.4、What does the last paragraph imply?AThe new Swiss study is the final conclusion.BStress may increase self-control in eating.CStress makes junk food more attractive.DIt is easy for stressed p

35、eople to resist tasty foods.24（8分）Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractiv

36、e. However, there may be other reasonsfor example, economic reasonswhy they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?In my view, new architectural styles can exist

37、perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own hometown of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate(影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves t

38、he attractiveness of the area.It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt(破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conser

39、vative and do not like change.Although we have to respect peoples feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue ag

40、ainst copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.1、What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?ASome of them are not attractive.BMost of them are too expensive to preserve.CThey are mo

41、re pleasing than modern buildings.DThey have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.2、Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?AWe should reproduce the same old buildings.BBuildings should not dominate their surroundings.CSome old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.DNo

42、 one understands why people speak against new buildings.3、By “move things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means “_”.Adestroy old buildings Bput things in a different placeCchoose new architectural style Drespect peoples feelings for historical buildings4、What is the main purpose

43、of the passage?ATo explain why people dislike change.BTo argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.CTo warn that we could end up living in caves.DTo admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.25（10分）Imagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an o

44、lder person company and help them remember to take their medicine. That is the shared dream of the toy maker Hasbro and scientists at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The researchers received a $3-nillion-dollar award from the National Science Foundation for a special project. They want

45、 to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or AI., to Hasbros “Joy for All” robotic cat.The cat has already been for sale for two years. Though priced over 1000 dollars, it sold quite well. It was meant to act as a “companion” for older people. Now the project is aimed at developing additional ab

46、ilities for the cat. Researchers at Browns Humanity-Centered Robotics Initiative are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most. They hope to make the cat perform a small number of activities very well. Such activities include finding lost objects and reminding the person to t

47、ake medicine or visit their doctor. They also want to keep the cost down to just a few hundred dollars.It is an idea that has appealed to Jeanne Elliot. Her 93-year-old mother Mary Derr lives with her in South Kingstown. Derr has dementia（痴呆）. The boy for All cat that Elliot bought this year has bec

48、ome a true companion for Derr. The cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm while Eliot is at work. Elliot said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be careful when he walks would be greater.The researchers are trying to learn how the improved cats will complete hel

49、pful activities and how they will communicate. They say that they do not want a talking cat, however. Instead they are trying to design a cat that can move its head in a special way to successfully communicate its message. In the end, they hope to create an exchangebetween the human and the cat in w

50、hich the human feels the cat needs them. By doing so, the researchers hope they can even help prevent feelings of loneliness and sadness among elderly people.1、Whats the purpose of the project?ATo relieve the pain of the elderly. BTo promote the sales of a medicine.CTo help make the robotic cat smar

51、ter. DTo invent a robotic cat for the elderly.2、Compared with the old model, the new robotic cat will be _.Acheaper BsmallerCmore talkative Dmore expensive3、What does Paragraph 3 intend to tell us?AThe more functions of the cat, the better. BThe cat gives much help to the elderly.CThere is no cure f

52、or dementia at present. DMary Derr would have died without the cat.4、What can we infer from the last paragraph?AThe feeling of being needed is vital to the elderly.BEach family can afford such a cat in the future.CA talking cat is quite popular among the elderly.DFeelings of sadness among the elderl

53、y are unavoidable.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）A young English teacher saved the lives of 30 students when he took 1 of a bus after its driver suffered a serious heart attack. Guy Harvold, 24, had 2 the students and three course leaders from Gat

54、wick airport, and they were travelling to Bournemouth to 3 their host families. They were going to 4 a course at the ABC Language School in Bournemouth where Harvold works as a teacher.Harvold, who has not 5 his driving test, said, I was speaking to the students 6 I realized the bus was out of contr

55、ol. The bus ran into trees at the side of the road and he 7 the driver was slumped (倒伏)over the 8 . The driver didnt 9 . He was unconscious. The bus hit a lamp post and it broke the glass on the front door before Harvold 10 to bring the bus to a stop. Police 11 the young teachers quick thinking. If

56、he hadnt reacted 12 , there could have been a terrible 13 .The bus driver never regained 14 and died at Easy Surrey Hospital. He had worked regularly with the 15 and was very well regarded by the teachers and students. Harvold said, It was 16 that no one else was hurt, but I hoped that the driver wo

57、uld 17 .The head of the language school told the local newspaper that the school is going to send Harvold on a weekend 18 to Dublin with a friend, thanking him for his 19 . A local driving school has also offered him six 20 driving lessons.1、Anotice Bcare Cadvantage Dcontrol2、Ataken up Btaken out Cp

58、icked out Dpicked up3、Ameet Bwelcome Cinvite Dgreet4、Apresent Bintroduce Ctake Dorganize5、Agiven Bfailed Cpassed Dconducted6、Awhile Bwhen Cas Dbefore7、Anoticed Blearned Cwatched Ddoubted8、Aseat Bwheel Cdoor Dwindow9、Asleep Bcry Cmove Dspeak10、Aattempted Btried Cintended Dmanaged11、Awitnessed Brecord

59、ed Cpraised Dunderstood12、Aclearly Bquickly Csuddenly Dgradually13、Aevent Bincident Cexperience Daccident14、Aconsciousness Bcaution Ccuriosity Dconfidences15、Aairport Bstation Cschool Dpolice16、Ahappy Bsurprising Cexciting Dfortunate17、Aretire Bsurvive Crelax Drecover18、Atour Bprogram Cdinner Dduty1

60、9、Abravery Bskill Cquality Dknowledge20、Aextra Bfree Cdifferent Dimportant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）By the end of the year, a 3D-printed bridge will be put to use in China for the first time.Different 1 traditional bridges, its 2 (create) design doesnt use reinforced c