2023浙江高考英语调研卷

2023年英语测试卷第I卷第一局部：英语知识运用〔共两节，总分值30分〕第一节：单项填空〔共20小题；每题0.5分，总分值10分〕从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。1.—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymindatthemoment.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A. Nevermind B.NowayC.Noproblem D.Forgetit2.Thecompanyneedstoimproveitscommunicationsystemtoshowthatit______allitsstaff.A.consults B.values C.educates D.attaches3.We’vegotageneralideaofwhatwewant,butnothing______atthemoment.A.concrete B.ordinary C.standard D.abstract4.Lindaactsasifsheweretheboss,______peoplearound.A.orderedB.ordering C.toorder D.havingordered5.Wehaveourbadtimesbutonthewholewe’re______happy.A.rarely B.merely C.fairlyD.chiefly6.Twoofmyfriendsarehavingtheirweddingsonthesameday,andI’minareal______aboutwhichonetogoto.A.situation B.choiceC.trick D.dilemma7.Cynthiaisnotashamedofwhatshedoes,______sheendsupdoingsomethingwrong.A.asthough B.incase C.evenifD.forfear8.Whenyoureachtheotherendofthebridge,I______righttheretoshowyoutheway.A.wait B.havewaited C.waswaiting D.willbewaiting9.—Hello,I’mcallingtocomplainaboutoneofyoursalesstaff.—Ohdear,______A.youmustbekidding! B.whatashock!C.whynot? D.whathappened?10.Mostcompanies’marketingeffortisfocusedongettingcustomers,withlittleattention______tokeepingthem.A.paying B.topay C.paid D.havingpaid11.______issurprisingisthattherearesomanyChineserestaurantsinToronto.A.It B.That C.Such D.What12.Humanhistoryisrich______examplesofourabilitytoovercomeandriseabovedifficulties.A.with B.of C.onD.by13.Shewouldalwaysbeanoutsiderhere,nomatterhowmuchshe______try.A.could B.must C.might D.need14.I’vehadenoughofmyneighbor.I’mgoingto______theirnoisypartiesrightnow.A.putanendto B.givewayto C.lookupto D.comeupto15.Weshould______forpossibledelaysonthemotorwayandleaveanhourearlier.A.apologize B.allow C.account D.ask16.______howmirrorsproduceimage,weneedtoknowwhatlightdoes.A.Understanding B.Understood C.Tounderstand D.Havingunderstood17.Theriseinconsumerspendingisanencouraging______thattheeconomymayberecovering.A.symptom B.solution C.subject D.sign18.—Haveyoureadthenewly-publishednovelbyJ.K.Rowling?—Yes.I______recommendthisbooktoanyonewhoissickofthesameoldstories.A.briefly B.instantly C.fully D.awfully19.Not______withthequalityofyourgoods,Iwillcertainlynotadviseotherstobuythem.A.toimpress B.impressing C.havingimpressed D.impressed20.ThereareacoupleofmatterswhichIwantto______todayfordiscussion.A.bringup B.setup C.makeup D.putup第二节：完形填空〔共20小题，每题1分，总分值20分〕 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最正确选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。Itwasacold,wetdayonJune6,when14-year-oldWasanaarrivedatschool.Waitingoutsidehisclassroomforhisclassmatestoarrive,Wasana21aimlesslyatthepouringrain.Thenhis22felluponthehillthatroseatthebackoftheclassroom.Henoticedhugeamountsofrainwater23downthehill,andwaterwasalsobubblingatthebaseofalargerockonthehill.Forafew24,Wasanalookedatthewater,wondering25itlookedsofamiliar.Thenit26him–thescenewassurprisingly27tothepictureshewasshownduringDisasterManagementclasses.28adisasterwasabouttohappen,Wasanawaved29atstudents,shouting“Run,run,don’tstayhere!TherocksonthehillaregoingtoAllthestudentsandteachersrantotheopenareathathadbeen31asanemergencygatheringpoint.32,theyheardscreamsasthehugerockrolleddownthehill,bringingsand,rockandmud.Therewas33theycoulddoastheywatchedtheearthburyanentireschoolblock.ThankstoWasana’squickactionandsharp34,noonewashurtintheincident.Thelandslide35twoclassroomsandcausedheavydamagetosix36.“Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedto37wouldhavehappenedhadtherebeenchildrenintheclassrooms,〞saystheschoolmaster.WasanalaterreceivedaGoldStarfromtheFoundationforCivilianBravery,SriLanka.38attheincident,hesays,“Ifeeldisastermanagement39areimportantforeveryone.We’llneverknowwhenthe40willcomeinhandy.〞21.A.stared B.nodded C.shouted D.pointed22.A.thoughts B.eyes C.words D.voices23.A.pulling B.jumping C.sliding D.flowing24.A.times B.minutes C.hours D.periods25.A.how B.where C.why D.when26.A.hit B.drove C.pushed D.stopped27.A.strange B.rare C.terrible D.similar28.A.Rejecting B.FearingC.Scaring D.Avoiding29.A.angrily B.sadly C.excitedly D.wildly30.A.beat B.move C.fallD.dive31.A.putaway B.setaside C.broughtforth D.takenapart32.A.Justthen B.Inshort C.Ingoodtime D.Asaresult33.A.something B.much C.anything D.little34.A.discovery B.movement C.observation D.idea35.A.destroyed B.tore C.injured D.overcame36.A.another B.other C.others D.ones37.A.those B.which C.that D.what38.A.Lookingback B.Lookingaround C.Lookingthrough D.Lookingforward39.A.exhibitions B.lessons C.units D.examinations40.A.concept B.image C.knowledge D.situation第二局部：阅读理解〔第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每题2分，总分值50分〕第一节：阅读以下材料，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最正确选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AUntilIwastwelveyearsold,Ithoughteveryoneintheworldknewaboutthegrinnies,ifIthoughtaboutthetermatall—whichisunlikely.Afterall,everyoneinmyfamilyusedthewordquitenaturally,andweunderstoodeachother.SofarasIknew,itwasawordlikeanyotherword—likebath,orchocolate,orhomework.Butitwasmyhomeworkwhichledtomydiscoverythatgrinnieswasawordnotknownoutsidemyfamily.MylastreportcardhadsaidthatIwasa“C〞studentinEnglish,andmyparents,bothteachers,decidedthatnochildoftheirswouldbejustanaveragestudentofanything.SonightlyIspelledwordsaloudandansweredquestionsaboutthefinepointsofgrammar.IwroteandrewroteandrewroteeverycompositionuntilIconvincedmymotherthatIcouldmakenomoreimprovements.Andthehardworkpaidoff.Onedaytheteacherreturnedcompositions,andthereitwas—abigfat,brightred“A〞onthetopofmypaper.Naturally,Iwasdelighted,butIdidn’tknowIwasattractingattentionuntiltheteacherspokesharply,“Helen,whatareyoudoing?〞Calledsuddenlyoutofmyhappythoughts,Isaid“Oh,I’vegotthegrinnies!〞Theteacherandmyclassmatesburstintolaughter,andthenIunderstoodthatgrinnieswereusedinsidemyfamily.Otherpeoplewerenotsolucky.Anditisreallyluckytohavethegrinnies,anuncontrollable,naturalstateofgreatpleasure.Grinniesareshownontheoutsidebysparklingeyesandawide,widesmile—notjustanysmile,butonethatshowstheteethandstretchesthemouthtoitslimits.Apersonexperiencingthegrinniesappearstobeallmouth.Ontheinsidegrinniesarecharacterizedbyafeelingofjoyfulanxiety.Grinniesusuallylastjustafewseconds,buttheycancomeandgo.Sometimes,whenlifeseemsjustperfect,Ihaveoccasionalattacksofthegrinniesforawholeday.Thetermoriginatedinmymother’sfamily.Heryoungersister,Rose,whohaddeepdimples(酒窝),oftenexpressedherpleasurewithsuchagrinthatthedimplesappearedtobecomepermanent.WhenRosewasaboutfour,shestartedexplainingherfunnylookbysaying,“Ihavethegrinnies〞.Thetermcaughton,andithasbeenanimportantwordinourfamilynowfortwogenerations.Theoccasiondoesn’tmatter.Anythingcanbringonthegrinnies—justsolongasonefeelsgreatdelight.Whenmybrotherfinallyrodehisbicycle—withouttrainingwheels—fromourhousetothecornerandback,hecamehomewiththegrinnies.WhenIwaslittle,mymother’sannouncementthatwewouldhavehomemadeicecreamfordessertalwaysgavemethegrinnies.MyfatherhadthegrinnieswhenIwaschosentomakeaspeechattheend-of-school-yearceremony.Grinniescanbebroughtonbyagoodmeal,asenseofpride,anewfriend,atelephonecallfromsomeonespecial,anachievement.Orsometimesonegetsthegrinniesfornoreasonatall:justasuddensenseofhappinesscanbringonacase.Whateverbringsthemon,anattackofthegrinniesisamonglife’sgreatestpleasures.Infact,nowthatIlookbackontheexperience,Ifeelsorryformyseventh-gradeteacher.Ithinkit’sapitythatshedidn’tknowthewordgrinnies.It’ssuchausefultermforsaying,“I’mreally,reallypleased!〞41.Afterthewriterwastwelveyearsold,she______.A.thoughteveryoneknewthemeaningof“grinnies〞B.equaled“grinnies〞tobathorchocolateinmeaningC.gottoknow“grinnies〞wasusedonlyinsideherfamilyD.discoveredtheword“grinnies〞throughhermother42.WhenherEnglishteachercalledhername,thewriterwas______.A.lookingatthebig“A〞onthetopofherpaperB.listeningtoherEnglishteacherattentivelyC.toohappytonoticewhat’shappeningaroundherD.busyrewritingandimprovinghercompositions43.Accordingtothewriter,theword“grinnies〞originatesfrom______.A.hermotherB.herauntC.herbrother D.herfather44.Thewriterfeelssorryforherseventh-gradeteacherbecausetheteacher______.A.hasnopityonherstudentsB.shouldnothavelaughedatherC.doesn’thaveanylucktomeetherparentD.hasnoideaofwhat“grinnies〞is45.Whatmethoddoesthewriterusetoexplain“grinnies〞?A.Causeandeffect.B.Examples.C.Comparisonandcontrast.D.Process.BBelowisapagefromTheWorldAlmanac〔年鉴〕andBookofFacts2023.46.Whichparkhas365milesofexploredundergroundpassages? A.Arches,UT.B.CuyahogaValley, C.Acadia,ME47.InwhichyearwasChannelIslandsfirstauthorizedasaprotectionsiteforsealions,seabirdsanduniqueplants? A.1929. B.1938. C.1978. D.1980.48.Theworld’stallesttreesarefoundin_______. A.Redwood,CA B.GatesoftheArctic,AK C.Canyonlands,UT D.KingsCanyon49.In1917,thenationalparkDenaliwasnamedas_______. A.BlackCanyonoftheGunnison C.Mt.CBonus〔奖金〕culturehasbecomethesubjectofmanystudiesnowadays.Manypeoplehavebeenangeredbythewaysomebankersandhighofficialsseemtohavebeenrewardedforfailure.Othersfindtheideaofofferingmany-million-dollarbonusesmorallydisgusting.Butfewhaveaskedwhetherperformance-relatedbonusesreallydoimproveperformance.Theanswerseemssoobviousthateventoaskthequestioncanappearridiculous.Indeed,inspiteofallthecomplaintsaboutthem,financialencouragementscontinuetobeintroducedinmoreandmoreareas,fromhealthcareandpublicservicestoteachinganduniversities.Soitmaycomeasashocktomanytolearnthatpayingforresultscanactuallymakepeopleperformbadlyinmanycircumstances,andthatthemoreyoupay,theworsetheyperform.Nooneisarguingthatbonusescanhelpcompaniesandinstitutionsattractandkeepthebeststaff.Nordoesanyoneargueagainsttheideathatyoucanencouragepeopletodospecifictasksbylinkingpaymentstothosetasks.Rather,thepointisabouthowtogetthebestoutofpeople.Doemployeesreallyperformbetterifyoupromisetopaythemmoreforgettingresults?Therearesomeobviousreasonswhysuchpaymentscanfail.Ithasbeenargued,forinstance,thatcashbonusescontributedtothefinancialcrash,becausetradershadlittleenthusiasmtomakesurethattheircompaniesenjoyedlong-termsurvival.Mostbonusprojectsarepoorlydesigned,saysProfessorMalcolmHiggs.Hethinksthereasonisthatorganisationstrytokeepbonusarrangementssimple.Nevertheless,hethinksbonusprojectscanworkaslongastheylinktheinterestsofindividualemployeeswiththelong-termgoalsofabusiness.Bonusescanalsoencouragecheating.“Onceyoustartmakingpeople’srewardsdependentonoutcomesratherthanbehaviours,theevidenceispeoplewilldowhatevertheycantogetthoseoutcomes,〞saysProfessorEdwardDeci.“Inmanycasesthehighofficialssimplyliedandcheatedtomakethestock(股票)pricegoupsotheygothugebonuses.〞ButtheworkofDeciandotherssuggeststheproblemwithbonusesrunsfardeeperthanpoordesignorcheating.In1971,heaskedstudentstosolvepuzzles,withsomereceivingcashprizesfordoingwellandothersgettingnothing.Decifoundthoseofferedcashwerelesslikelytokeepworkingonpuzzlesaftertheyhaddoneenoughtogetpaid.Thesestudiessuggestthatofferingrewardscanstoppeopledoingthingsforthepurejoyofit.ThiswasthebasisforaseriesofbooksbyKohninwhichhearguesthatrewardingchildren,studentsandworkerswithgrades,scholarshipsandother“bribes〞(贿赂)leadstolow-qualityworkinthelongrun.Thosewhobelieveinthepowerofbonusesfailtodistinguishbetweeninnerdriveandoutsidepressure—wantingtodosomethingbecauseyoulikeitforitselfincontrasttodoingsomethingbecauseyouwantthereward,Kohnsays.“It’snotjustthatthesetwoaredifferent,it’softenthatthemoreyourewardpeoplefordoingsomething,themoretheirinnerdrivetendstodecline.〞A“dothisandgetthat〞approachmightimproveperformanceintheshortterm,butoverlongerperiodsitwillalwaysfail,Kohnsays.Peoplewhoreceivebonuswillnaturallyplaysafe,becomelesscreative,cooperatelessandfeellessvalued,headds.What’smore,thestudiesalsosuggestthatofferingrewardscanalsostoppeopletakingresponsibility.50.Theeffectofperformance-relatedbonuseshasnotbeenwellstudiedbecausepeople_______.A.takethefunctionofbonusesforgrantedB.seethatbonusofferingisdoneeverywhereC.thinkfinancialencouragementisdisgustingD.areshockedbythepracticeofrewardingforfailures51.AccordingtoMalcolmHiggs,designsthat_________arethegoodones.A.drivepeopletofinishshort-termtasksB.helptoattractandkeepgoodemployeesC.linkfinancialrewardswiththequalityoftheoutcomesD.connectindividualinterestswithlong-termbusinessgoals52.Ifapersonplayssafetogetabonus,heisprobablybeing________.A.moreenthusiasticB.morerisk-takingC.lessdaringD.lessresponsible53.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinktheauthorwouldmostprobablyagreewith?A.Companiesshouldmaketheirbonusprojectssimple.B.Thebenefitofbonushelpstogetthebestoutofpeople.C.Thebiggestproblemwithbonusisitcreatescheating.D.Bonusofferingcanstoppeopledoingthingsforpurejoy.54.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.WhatIsBonus? B.DoesBonusWork?C. WhyBonusOffered? D.HowBonusWorks?DWhichissillier:denyingweeverwenttothemoonortryingtoconvincethetruenonbelievers?Onceuponatime–July20,1969,tobespecific–twomengotoutoftheirlittlespaceshipandwanderedaroundonthemoonforawhile.Tenmoremenwalkedonthemoonoverthenextthreeandahalfyears.Theend.Unfortunately,notquite.AfairnumberofAmericansthinkthatthiswholebusinessofmoonlandingsreallyisafairytale.Theybelievethatthelandingswereabighoax(骗局)stagedintheMojaveDesert,toconvinceeveryonethatU.S.technologywasthe“bestest〞inthewholewideworld.Whichistheharderthingtodo:Sendmentothemoonormakebelievewedid?Thefactisthephysicsbehindsendingpeopletothemoonissimple.Youcandoitwithcomputerswhoseentirememorycapacitiescannowfitonchipsthesizeofpostagestampsandthatcostaboutasmuchas,well,apostagestamp.Iknowyoucanbecausewedid.However,lastfallNASAconsideredspending$15,000onapublic-relationscampaigntoconvincetheunimpressedthatAmericanshadinfactgonetothemoon.ThatideawasmostlyareactiontoaFoxtelevisionprogram,firstairedinFebruary2001,thatclaimedtoexposethehoax.Theshow’screatorisapublicityhound(猎狗)whohasliveduptothenameinmorewaysthanonebyhoundingBuzzAldrin,thesecondmanonthemoon.Mr.X(asIwillcallhim,therebydenyinghimthejoyoussightofhisnameinprint)recentlyfollowedBuzzAldrinaroundandcalledhim“athief,liarandcoward〞untilthe72-year-oldastronautfinallylostitandhitthe37-year-oldMr.Xintheface.Anyway,NASA’spublicitycampaignbegantoslowdown.ThenonbelieverstookthecampaignasNASA’sefforttohidesomethingwhilethebelieverssaidthat$15,000toconvincepeoplethattheworldwasround—Imean,thatwehadgonetothemoon—wassimplyawasteofmoney.(Actually,the$15,000wassupposedtopayforanarticlebyJamesE.Oberg,anastronomywriterwho,withAldrin,hascontributedtoScientificAmerican.)IfNASA’snotpayingOberg,perhapsitcouldputthemoneytogoodusebyhiringtwobigguystodragNeilArmstrongoutofthehouse.Armstrongisanextremelyprivateman,butheisalsothefirstmanonthemoon,somaybehehasadutytobeabitmoreoutspokenabouttheexperience.OrNASAcouldjustbuyAldrinacommemorateplaque(纪念匾)forhisrecenttouchonthefaceofMr.X.55.WecanlearnfromParagraphs2and3thatsomeAmericansbelieve_______.A.moonlandingswereinventedB.U.S.technologywasthebestC.moonlandingendedsuccessfullyD.theMojaveDesertwasthelaunchingbase56.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingistoblameforthestoryaboutthehoax?A.NASA’spublicitycampaign. B.TheFoxtelevisionprogram. C.BuzzAldrin. D.JamesE.Oberg.57.Accordingtothewriter,Mr.X_______.A.toldafaithfulstory B.wasnottreatedproperlyC.wasatalentedcreator D.hadabadreputation58.ThebelieversthinkthatNASA’spublicitycampaignis________.A.prooftohidethetruthB.stupidandunnecessaryC.neededtoconvincethenon-believersD.importanttodevelopspacetechnology59.Whatisimpliedinthelastparagraph?A.NASAshouldnotbotherwiththenon-believers.B.Armstrongwasaveryprivateanddeterminedperson.C.ArmstrongshouldbeasoutspokenasBuzzAldrin.D.NASAshouldsendmoreastronautstoouterspace.60.Thetoneofthearticleis_______.A.angry B.conversational C.humorous D.matter-of-fact 第二节：加拿大运动鞋设计专家BennoNigg曾为当今众多运动明星设计过多款著名运动鞋，如MasaiMBT运动鞋。在接受采访时，Nigg答复了记者的5个问题〔第61～65题〕。请从以下提问〔A、B、C、D、E和F〕中选出与他的答复相匹配的问题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项为哪一项多余选项。Questions:Whatkindoftechnologymightweseeinsportsshoesofthefuture?Whatshouldpeoplelookoutforwhenbuyinganewpairofsportsshoes?Willamoreexpensiveshoemakemerunfasterorjumphigher,astheadssuggest?Whenyousaythatexpensiveshoesarenobetteratpreventinginjurythancheapones,isittrue?Somepeoplesayweshouldrunjustaswellwithoutshoes.What’syouropinionofthat?YouhelpeddeveloptheunstableMasaiMBTshoes.Doesthisdesignactuallywork?61．____________________________________________Nigg’sAnswer:Thatisalittlebitoverstated.Buttherelativefrequencyofrunninginjuriesdoesn’tseemtohavechangedmuchinthepast30years,inspiteofallthedevelopmentsinsportsshoedesign.Theliteratureshowsthatshoesareaminorplayerininjurydevelopment.Ifyoutakeagroupofpeopleandwanttoinjurethem,sendthemouteverydayfora20-kilometrerun.Alotofthemwillbeinjuredinthreeweeks.Themajorfactorsarethedistancerun,theintensityandrecoverytime,nottheshoes.62．___________________________________________Nigg’sAnswer:Theproblemisthatifyougotoastoreandwanttofindyourbestshoes,youdon’tknowwhattodo.Thingsthataresometimesdone,likevideoanalysisofyourrearfootmovement,maynothelp.Theonlywaytoassesswhetherashoeisrightforyouishowitfeels.Ifyoufeelcomfortableinashoe,it’slikelytobegoodforyou.Wedidastudywithsoldierswherewegavethemsixdifferentinserts,andtheychosetheonetheylikedbest.Infourmonthsthosewithinsertshad53percentfewerinjuriesthanthosewithout.63．__________________________________________Nigg’sAnswer:Ashoemayactasatrainingdevice,makingsomemusclestofunctionmoreeffectivelyforamajorityofusers.Oritmayusematerialsthatlastlonger.Thatmayhavesomethingtodowithitsprice.However,fortheaveragerunneritisdifficulttodistinguishbetweenactualfunctionaldesignsandunnecessaryfeatures.Generally,themoreashoecontrolsmovement,themoreitactslikeacast,whichmeansyouhavesomemusclesthatdon’tworkanymore.Thismaymeanthatyoulosesomemusclestrength,andyourfeetaremorelikelytobeinjured.64．_________________________________________Nigg’sAnswer:Yes,forabout80percentofpeople.Themajorbenefitsaretrainingthesmallmusclescrossingtheanklejoint,andareductionofkneeandlowerbackpain.However,someclaimsfortheseunstableshoesareoverstated,suchasthegeneralmusclestrengtheningthattheyareclaimedtoproduce.65．_____