甘肃省庆阳市2023学年高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷（含解析）

1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：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，再选涂其它答案标号。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 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1You can get off the bus one or two stops _ and walk the rest of the way to work every day so as to take some exercise.

2、Amore earlyBearliestCearlyDearlier2Soon after getting off his horse, the captain appeared at the second-floor windows, _ he could see nothing but trees.AwhereBfrom whereCwhichDfrom which3_ your blog, I would have written back two days ago.AIf I readBShould I readCHad I readDIf I could have read4We a

3、re so tired. _ we could take the day off tomorrow!AOnly ifBWhat ifCIf onlyDIf so5The high-anxiety focus on reading score may have narrowed student_to knowledge about the world that can improve their reading.Aidea Baid Cbelief Daccess6We had wanted to surprise Father with a birthday gift, but my sist

4、er _ by asking him what he would like.Alicked her lips Bate her wordsCspilt the beans Dpulled his leg7The wide spread of super hybrid rice around the world _ the lives of millions and millions of people suffering from hunger to a great level.Ahas improvedBis improvingCimprovedDhas been improving8Par

5、ents need to encourage kids to develop their potential _ putting too much pressure on them.Awithout BbesidesCby Dfor9Along with the email was my brothers promise _ I came first in the competition, he would buy me an MP4.AwhatBthatCthat ifDwhether10Watching basketball games on TV at home is one thing

6、, going to watch them _ live is quite another.AperformBperformingCto performDbeing performed11He was admitted to Harvard University, _ was just what his parents expected.AwhoBwhichCwhatDwhere12The Palace of Versailles, Frances national treasure, has _ many changes in its century-long history while k

7、eeping its beauty.Agone through Btaken onCled to Dshowed off13Jane established a program, _ young people to take part in activities _ promote greater concern for the environmentAto encourage; whereBhaving encouraged; whereCencouraging; thatDencouraged; which14According to the school rule, no child b

8、e allowed out of the school, unless accompanied by his or her own parents.AshouldBmustCshallDcan15At school, it is essential that every child _ equally regardless of family background. Atreating Btreated Cbe treated Dis treated16When did you return last Friday?It was not until midnight _ it was rain

9、ing hard.AwhenBwhichCthatDbefore17merchant Amachine Bachieve Cstomach Dtechnology18It is usually thought a little child says is truth. AWhat that Bthat what Cwhich Dthat 19Simon will listen to music every time he comes across a maths problem.You know, music is the source of _ in life.A inspiration B

10、 identificationC reaction D recreation20_ to her own work，she spent little time with her familyADevoting BTo be devotedCDevoted DHaving devoted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）Travelling in Yosemite ParkPublic TransportationPublic transportation is available both to Yosemite an

11、d within Yosemite. Since there are restrictions for parking for RVs and trailers in Yosemite, we strongly encourage you to park your RV outside Yosemite and use YARTS to travel into the park. Once youre inside Yosemite, or if youre camping inside Yosemite, free shuttles and fee-based tours are avail

12、able to get you to many areas of the park.ReservationsWe strongly recommend that you make reservations for accommodation and camping.Accommodation options in Yosemite National Park range from simple tent cabins to deluxe rooms. Yosemite has numerous restaurants and other dining options all year. Vis

13、it the Yosemite Hospitality website for full descriptions, prices and online reservations. Reservations are available 365 days in advance and are strongly recommended, especially from spring through fall and during holidays.Reservations are required all year for Yosemite Valleys car campgrounds. Be

14、aware that nearly all reservations for the months of May through September and for some other weekend are filled the first day they become available, usually within seconds or minutes after 7 am Pacific time! For your best chance of getting a reservation, be sure your clock is set accurately and sta

15、rt the first few steps of the reservation process at www.recreation, gov.Entrance FeesSeven-day pass if entering by.Non-commercial car, pick up truck, RV , or van with 15 or fewer passenger seats $30 per vehicle (no per-person fee)Motorcycle$25 per motorcycle ( no per-person fee )Foot, bicycle, hors

16、e, or non-commercial bus or van with more than 15 passenger seats $15 per person aged 16 and olderContact the parkMailing Address ： PO Box 577 Yosemite National Park, CA 95389Phone ： （_） 372- 02001、Which of the following is encouraged for your going inside Yosemite?ADriving RVs. BTaking YARTS.CRenti

17、ng shuttles. DRiding trailers.2、What can we learn about accommodation in Yosemite?AIt is free of charge in spring and fall.BYou can get a discount by reserving online.CIts reservations can be made one year ahead.DTent cabins and deluxe rooms are of the same price.3、What can we infer from the underli

18、ned sentence in Paragraph 4?AYour clock ought to be of high quality.BYou should take a clock with you in the park.CYour time should be the same as the Pacific time.DYou should make your reservation as soon as possible.4、If a man drives his own car, he should pay the entrance fee of .A$30 B$25C$20 D$

19、1522（8分） We all know the hard work that filmmakers and actors put in to provide us with entertainment, but it seems that even regular moviegoers like us have a big impact on how a movie turns out too. For decades now, film studios have used so-called test screenings to get feedback from members of t

20、he public before a movie comes out. While test audience members are usually asked to fill in a questionnaire after a screening, telling the film studio what they liked and didnt like, media giant Disney has come up with a more high-tech solution.According to a paper published this summer by the comp

21、anys researchers, Disney is measuring test audiences reactions by using special cameras placed inside cinemas. Pairing the cameras with custom software, the company can track what each audience member is feeling at any point in the movie, from anger to joy. This works by mapping 68 different points

22、on each audience members face. The cameras can see in the dark, and the software can figure out a persons mood based on the slightest of facial expressions.Its hoped that this new method will allow more detailed feedback from test audiences. Rather than relying on audience members to recall their fe

23、elings after the movies over, it can accurately read their reactions in real-time.Test screenings are highly valued in the movie industry, and several well-known movies have been greatly altered following feedback. Viewers of E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial (142), would have left the cinema feeling a wh

24、ole lot differently if it werent for its test audiences feedback. “In one cut of the film that was tested, E.T. died instead of going home in his spaceship. You wont be surprised to hear that the test audience in question didnt warm to this ending at all,” wrote media website Den of Geek.But for tho

25、se who are concerned about privacy, the cameras wont be installed in public cinemas. After all, unless youre part of a test audience, being in front of the camera is best left to the movie stars.1、Why are test screenings necessary?ATo amuse us.BTo influence a movie.CTo get reactions of the audience.

26、DTo spy on the audience.2、How does the high-tech method work?AAudiences recall their detailed feelings.BThe cameras can read accurate feedback from the audience.CThe company can track each audience member.DThe company are measuring audiences reactions.3、What do we know about E.T? AIt doesnt warm the

27、 audience.BIt altered audiences feedback.CThe original ending is different.DE.T died in his spaceship.4、What can we infer from the passage?APeople worry about privacy.BThe cameras wont be put in public cinemas.CThe technology of test screenings is reliable.DYou can be in front of the camera.23（8分）In

28、ternational Exhibition for Animal Husbandry（畜牧业）& Processing of Grain,Fruits & VegetablesDate: 11-13 August,2015Place: London,EnglandRegistration Deadline: 30 June,2015Exhibition and MarketThe marketThe British agricultural market provides very good chances for international companies since the dema

29、nd for modern technologies is continuously rising.And the existing market cant satisfy the local development.Great potential is to be found also in livestock（家畜）and livestock farming.In particular,investment in cattle farming and pig husbandry is to be further increased.The exhibitionIt is the most

30、important platform for animal husbandry and agricultural technology in Britain.Last year,537 companies from 14 countries showed their advanced solutions for livestock,animal husbandry and agricultural technology to over 13,540 business professionals.OrganizerLondon International Contract Fair and IF

31、 Wexpo Heidelberg GmbH Heidelberg,GermanyPhone: +49-(0)6221 -13 57 -0Fax: +49-(0)6221 -13 57 -23E-mail infoOpening time11 August-12 August,2015 ,09:00-16:3013,August,2015,09:00 -15:30Main IndustriesAgricultural Technology,Cereal Grain Technology,Animal HusbandryMain TopicsEquipment for soil working

32、and seed-bed preparationHarvesting equipmentPlant breeding（繁殖）Plant protectionGrain processingStorage and transportAnimal breedingAnimal husbandryLivestock housingFeed industryEntrance fee2,000 pounds/per stand/per day1、The text tells us the following information EXCEPI_.Athe time of the exhibition

33、Bthe topics of the exhibitionCthe rules of the exhibition Dthe site of the exhibition2、Which of the following statements is true?ALondon has the largest agricultural market in the world.BInternational companies can find more business opportunities in the British agricultural market.CAlmost all count

34、ries in the world take part in the exhibition.DThe exhibition covers all kinds of living goods.3、If you want to take part in the exhibition,you_.Acan contact the organizer in three waysBmust register between 30 June and 13 August,2015Chave to buy some equipment on display during the exhibitionDneed

35、not pay the organizer of the exhibition24（8分）I was delighted to receive a copy of Marie Curie and her Daughters by Shelley Emling through my letter-box a few weeks ago.Actually science has never really been my “thing”. At school I really struggled with physics and chemistry and was much happier in E

36、nglish Language or History classes. My mind is not structured enough to understand how science works, Im a bit of a daydreamer and prefer using my imagination rather than learning facts, figures and formulae(公式). Of course I knew who Marie Curie was, her great achievements, her contribution to scien

37、ce, to medical advances and influence on the world, but other than that, I really had very little idea about her life.Shelley Emling has based this book on Marie Curies relationship with her two daughters, Irene and Eve. The book begins after the early death of Pierre Curie, when Marie is left to ca

38、rry on the work that they started as a couple and to bring up her two small daughters alone. Emling has concentrated her book on the communication between Marie and her daughters. She was not an overly-protective mother, nor did she hesitate to spend time away from her daughters, yet this did not we

39、aken their relationship. Marie was a caring and loving mother, who encouraged her daughters to become individuals, to achieve what they wanted to.Marie Curie and her husband made the decision not to profit from their discoveries. It was because of this that Marie had to depend on donations to carry

40、out her work, and that she had to carry out tours of the States.I was very impressed by Emlings writing style she has told the story of three extraordinary women who were way ahead of their time in an interesting and very readable manner.1、What is the writer good at?APhysics and chemistry.BFacts, fi

41、gures and formulae.CEnglish and History.DDaydreaming.2、What is Marie Curie like in the eyes of Irene and Eve?AShe makes a pet of them like babies.BShe avoids staying away from them.CShe encourages them to build their own characters.DShe wants to be involved in every area of their life.3、Why did Mari

42、e Curie tour the States?ABecause she meant to make herself a famous person.BBecause she wished to introduce the medical advances to people in the U. S. ACBecause she needed money to bring up her two small daughters by herself.DBecause she decided to continue her work without money made from discover

43、ies.4、The book written by Shelley Emling focuses on _.Athe connection between Marie Curie and her daughtersBthe contributions Marie Curie made to the worldCthe research work of Marie Curie and her husbandDthe decision made by Marie Curie and her husband25（10分） It was rainy, and I had no desire to dr

44、ive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyns house. But she had insisted that I come to see something at the top of the mountain.So here I was, reluctantly making the two-hour journey through fog that hung like veils. By the time I saw how thick it was near the summit, Id gone too far to

45、 turn back.Nothing could be worth this, I thought as I inched along the dangerous highway.“Ill stay for lunch, but I m heading back down as soon as the fog lifts,” I announced when I arrived.“But I need you to drive me to the garage to pick up my car,” Carolyn said, “Could we at least do that?”“How

46、far is it?” I asked.“About three minutes,” she said, “Ill driveIm used to it.”After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her anxiously. “I thought you said three minutes.”She grinned. “This is a detour.”Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked along a path that

47、was thick with old pine needles. Huge black-green evergreens towered over us. Gradually, the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind.Then we turned a comer and stoppedand I gasped in amazement.From the top of the mountain, sloping for several acres across the mountain side and valleys,

48、were rivers of flowers in numerous colors. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside.A series of questions filled my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How?As we approached the home that stood in the center of the property, we saw a sign that read: “Answers

49、to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.”The first answer was: “One WomanTwo Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was: “One at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.”As we drove home, I was so moved by what we had seen. I could scarcely speak. “She changed the world.” I finally said, “o

50、ne bulb (球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.”The wonder of it would not let me go. “Imagine,” I said, “if Id had a vision and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have accomplished?”Carolyn looked at me sidewa

51、ys, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said. “Better yet, start today.”1、What was the weather like when the author drove to visit her daughter?AIt was snowing.BIt was foggy.CIt was freezing.DIt was sunny.2、What can be inferred about the daughter?AShe told a white lie to her mother.BShe was an experience

52、d driver.CShe didnt know the way very well.DShe knew everything about the woman.3、The mother began to enjoy herself when _.Athey were driving in the carBthey were at the garageCthey were on their way backDthey were walking in the woods4、Which of the following can best describe the owner of the prope

53、rty?ACrazy and silly.BDetermined and persistent.CBrave and careful.DBeautiful and courageous.5、What do you think the mother will do after this visit?AShe will look after her grandchildren.BShe will pay a second visit to the garden.CShe will begin to do something meaningful.DShe will come and live wi

54、th her daughter.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） My father was a highly educated, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for 1 on almost any topic and hold your attention in the process. I thought there was 2 he wasnt able to do.A few da

55、ys 3 my younger brothers 7th birthday, Dad planned to put together a shiny new 4 as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of 5 the instructions, Dad was still unable to put the new bike together. Later he folded up the paper of instructions, 6 his tool box, and decided to take the bike b

56、ack to the local toy store and pay extra money to have it 7 assembled(组装) there. Then, a(n) 8 came to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who mowed our grassland.Lovett, have you ever assembled a boys bicycle? As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the paper of instructi

57、ons. Lovett handed it 9 to him, saying, No, thanks. I cant read. When you cant read, you have to 10 . Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was fully assembled, with no spare parts 11 . Dad shook Lovetts hand , patted him on the back, thanked him and hid the bike.On the night after my brother

58、12 his simly new gift. Dad announced at the family dinner table 13 had happened several days earlier. He took great delight in telling it 14 -he used it as an example of thinking.He did not 15 illiteracy (文盲) , but strongly taught us to use our 16 . The joke was on my father, 17 he was able to turn

59、it into a learning tool, and I liked him even 18 after the incident. I also gained a respect for Lovett. To me he had always been the old yard man who didnt say much, but after that day, he seemed to smile 19 , even walk taller. Its amazing what a real nod of 20 can do to lift people up.1、AminutesBs

60、econdsChoursDyears2、AnothingBeverythingCsomethingDone thing3、AafterBagoCbeforeDduring4、AtoyBcarCvehicleDbike5、AwritingBreadingChearingDexplaining6、Atook upBpicked upCheld upDgave up7、AsimplyBdeliberatelyCevidentlyDcorrectly8、AplotBsceneCideaDstory9、AbackBinCoutDdown10、AquitBstopCargueDthink11、Aremai