广东省东莞市清溪晨光英才培训中心2023学年高三第二次联考英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether2．Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen3．---Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?---Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when4．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped5．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled6．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot7．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can8．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read9．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy10．-Couldyoupassmethesugar,please?-OK,____A．nevermindB．soundsgreatC．hereyougoD．thereitis11．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto12．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．aslongasC．asifD．eversince13．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup14．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever15．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a16．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut17．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends18．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday19．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished20．---Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？---Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand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）WhenviewedfromtheSchuylkillExpresswayinPhiladelphia,St.John'sChurchpresentsapictureofdignityandgrace.Thisgray-stonedbeautysurroundedbyaparkmadeawonderfulsettingfortheweddingmywifeandIattendedinManayunk.Atthechurch,Iranintoanoldfriend?CasperBarrata,whohappenedtobeassignedtotheMass(弥撒).Now73,Casperwasabrilliantandtalentedsoftballpitcher(投手)backintheMen'sLeaguesofPhiladelphiainthemid-60s.Ididn'trecognizethenowsilver-hairedfellowuntilmybrother-in-lawJohnKaymentionedhisnametome!Afteraverypleasantgreetingandpraisingeachotheronhowgoodtheotherwasatplayingthegamebackthen,CasperaskedifIrememberedaletterofencouragementIhadwrittentohimbackin1964.ItappearedthatCasperfellonhardtimespitching,aspitcherssometimesdo,andhewasn'1pitchingtoowellforaperiodoftime.Ididn'trecalltheletter,buthesaid,“Yes,Istillhaveit,andIcontinuetoreaditanytimethingsaren'tgoingtoowell.”Hewentontosaythathehadreadthelettermanytimesoverthepast40years,andthesituationalwaysseemedtoimprove.Iwasspeechless!Hecontinued,“Youdon’tremember?”Isaid,“Sadly,no,Idon't.”ButIdidaskifIcouldhaveacopyoftheletter.Hesaidhewouldemailittome.AfterCasperfinishedworkatMurphy'swedding,wemetonthestepsofthechurch.Caspercameuptomeandpresentedtheletter.HelivedablockawayfromthechurchandranhometogetitaftertheMass.Theenvelopehadfadedandturnedyellow,andsowastheletterinside.Thatletterhadtobenearly50yearsold.Insimpleterms,theletterread:Thesehardtimesaretemporary:Maintainyourpassionforthegame.Neverquitandyou911bebackontopagainshortly.Hanginthere!CasperBarrataonceagainbecamethebestpitcherintheLeagueandremainedtobeathorninourteam'ssideeverytimehepitchedagainstus.1、292．Whydidtheauthorgotothechurch?A．Togetmarried.B．Toholdawedding.C．Toattendawedding.D．TomeethisfriendCasperBarrata.2、294．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Theauthoroncefellonhardtimespitching.B．TheauthoronceoftenworkedfortheMass.C．Theauthoroncewasgoodatplayingsoftball.D．TheauthoroncetaughtCaspertoplaysoftball.3、296．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceshowinParagraph2?A．TheauthorwasmovedbyCasper.B．Theauthorwasn'tgoodatspeaking.C．TheauthoradmiredCaspertoomuch.D．Theauthordidn'trecalltheletteratall.4、298．WhydidCasperkeeptheletterfordecades?A．Theletterwassentbyhisbestfriend.B．Theletterinspiredhiminhissportcareer.C．Theletterwaswrittenbyasoftballpitcher.D．Theletterhelpedhimrecallsomethinginthepast.22．（8分）Mostgroupsofplantsandanimalsarericherinspeciesandmoreplentifulneartheequator.Intheocean,thatholdstrueforcold-bloodedpredators(掠食者).Butwarm-bloodedpredatorsaremorediversetowardthepolesandnoticeablymissingfromseveralwarmhotspots.Why?JohnGrady,anecologist,andhisteamconsideredthepossibility—warm-bloodedanimalsneedalottofueltheirmetabolism(新陈代谢).Perhapscolderwatersarejustricherinsmallfish?Buttheyfoundthatathigher,colderplaces,thereisn’tactuallymuchmorefoodaround.It’smorethatwarm-bloodedanimalsareeatingamuchbiggershareofitthantheircold-bloodedcompetitors.Therealexplanationissimple.Ananimal’sspeed,swiftness,andintelligencedependonitsmetabolism,whichinturndependsonitstemperature.Sincebirdsandmammalscankeepheatingtheirbodiesinicyconditions,theyremainfastandattentive.Bycontrast,thefishtheyhuntbecomeslowerandduller.Atsometippingpointoftemperature,seals,dolphins,andpenguinsstartoutswimmingtheirprey(猎物).Theybecomemorelikelytocomeupontargetsandoutpacethecold-bloodedpredatorsoftheirown.InGrady’swords,“Warm-bodiedpredatorsarefavouredwherepreysareslow,stupidandcold.”That’swhysharksandotherpredatoryfishdominateneartheequator,butcolderwatersarethekingdomofwhalesandseals.Bykeepingfoodtothemselvesinthepoles,thesecreaturescanthenspecializeonspecifictypesofprey,whichmakesthemmorelikelytosplitintoseparatespecies.ThekillerwhalesoftheNorthPacific,forexample,includemammal-eatingtransientsandfish-eating,year-roundresidents.Buttheworldischanging.It’slikelythatthesurfaceoftheoceanswillwarmby2to3℃withinthiscentury.Grady’steamestimatesthateverytimetheocean’ssurfacewarmsby1℃,populationsofseamammalswillfallby12%,andpopulationsofsealsandsealionswillfallby24%.But“predictionsarehard,”DonnaHauserfromtheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanksnotes.“Polarbearsarelosersofawarmingworld,butsomepopulationsarestilldoingwell.Somegroupsofwhaleshavechangedthetimingoftheirmigrations;othersarehuntingindeeper,colderwaters.Thesechangesmightmakeseamammalsmoreadaptabletochangingclimates.Maybetheyjustneedtofindtheplaceswherefishremainslow,stupidandcold.”1、Whyaretheremoretypesofwarm-bloodedpredatorsnearthepoles?A．Becausethereismorefood.B．Becausetherearefewerenemies.C．Becausetheyarefasterandwiser.D．Becausetheyconsumelessenergy.2、Theauthormentionsthekillerwhalestoshow______.A．thebenefitofbiologicalevolutionB．foodpreferenceofdifferentseamammalsC．thedistinctionofspecifictypesofpredatorsD．theadvantageofconstantbodytemperature3、WhatisDonnaHauser’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheseamammals?A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Neutral. D．Sceptical.4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ArethePolesHeavenforSeaPredators?B．HowDoSeaMammalsTrackTheirPrey?C．WhyDotheWarm-BloodedLikeFoodCold?D．IstheWorldTooHotfortheWarm-Blooded?23．（8分）StatueofLibertyBasics:StatueofLibertyPhone:212-363-3200Statuecruisephone:877-LADY-TIXNearestsubwaystoStatueofLiberty:4/5toBowlingGreen;N/RtoWhitehallStreet;1toSouthFerry(youmustbeinthefirst5carsofthetraintoexitatSouthFerry).FollowthesignstoCastleClintontobuyticketsfortheferry(轮渡)totheStatueofLiberty.ThereisplentyofroomforrunningaroundandrelaxingonLibertyIsland.Forchildren7-12thereisaJuniorRangerProgramavailable.PickupafreebookletonLibertyIsland.AdmissiontoLibertyStateParkisfree,butyoumustbuyaferrytickettogetthere.StatueCruisesFerryTicketPrices:Adult:$13;SeniorCitizens(62+)$10;children(4-12)$5;Children3andunderfree.Youcanbuyyourticketsfortheferryonlineathttp//:e/ferry-service/welcome.aspx.FerryticketincludedwiththeNewYorkPass-----presentNewYorkPassinCastleClintonbookstoreforticket.StatueofLibertyTourHoursFerriestotheislandleavefrom8:30amto4:30pm.LibertyIslandclosesat6pmandthelastferryreturnstoBatteryParkby6:30.Schedulesareupdatedandrevisedfrequently,sopleasechecktheofficialferryschedule.StatueofLibertyTourReservationClimbtheCrownoftheStatueofLibertywithaCrownTicket,whichcostsanadditional$3andincludesaccesstotheMuseumandPedestalaswell.Museum/PedestrianTicketsarefree(withferryticketpurchase).Orderyourticketsinadvance:877-LADY-TIXoronlinewhenyoupurchaseyourferryticket.Tourticketsaretimespecific.1、Howmuchistheferryfeeforafamilyoftwoadultsandtwochildrenaged3and6?A．$26.B．$31.C．$32.D．$36.2、YoucangetaferryticketEXCEPT__________.A．atCastleClintonB．withNewYorkpassC．whenyoupayadmissiontoLibertyStatueParkD．onlineathttp//:e/ferry-service/welcome.aspx.3、Inordertocatchthelastferrybacktodowntown,youshould______.A．taketheferrybackby4:30pmB．arriveatBatteryParkby6:30C．checkfirstincaseofanychangeD．takethefirstferrytotheislandat8:30am4、Ifyouwanttobuyatourticketinadvance,youshould_____.A．call212-363-3200B．call877-LADY-TIXC．gotoCastleClinton`D．getabookletonLibertyIsland24．（8分）From:terriwombat.Com.AuTo:(happylizijun)Subject:MyschoolHi,LiZijun,Thanksverymuchforyouremail.Ireallyenjoyedreadingit.Ithinkwehavealotincommon.Iwonderifourschoollifeissimilartoo.IgotoabighighschoolinSydneycalledMaylandsHighSchool.Thereareabout1000studentsand80orsoteachers.Myclasshas25studentsinit,whichisnormalforaYear11class.Inthejuniorschoolthereareabout30studentsinaclass.Intheseniorhighschoolwehavelotsofsubjectstochoosefrom,likemaths,physics,chemistry,biology,history,German,law,geography,softwaredesign,graphicartsandmediastudies.(Differentschoolssometimehavedifferentoptionalsubjects.)EnglishisamustforeveryoneandwehavetodoleastthreeothersubjectsinYear11and12.AttheendofYear12wesitforapublicexamcalledtheHighSchoolCertificate.Aswellasschoolsubjects,mostofusdootheractivitiesatschoolsuchasplayingasport,singinginthechoirorplayingintheschoolband.Wecanalsobelongtoclubs,suchasthedramaclub,thechessclubandthedebatingsociety.Wehavealotofhomeworktodoinseniorschooltoprepareforourexam,sounlessIhavebasketballpractice,Iusuallygostraighthomeandstartstudying.Iarrivehomeabout4pm,makemyselfasnackandworktill6.ThenIhelpthefamilytomakedinnerandwealleattogether.I’musuallybackinmyroomstudyingby8pm.Istopatabout10o’clockandwatchTVorreadabookforhalfanhourtorelax.OnSaturdays,IusuallygooutwithmyfamilyorwithfriendsandIsleepintilllateonSundaymorning.Thenit’sbacktothebooksonSundayafternoon.Howaboutyou?What’syourschoollifelike?Doyouhavealotofhomework?Whatdoyoudotorelaxwhenyou’renotstudying?I’mlookingforwardtofindingout.YourAustralianfriendTerrie1、HowmanysubjectsdothestudentshavetodoatleastinYear11and12?A．11 B．3C．4 D．62、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitfor”inPara3mean?A．pass B．takeC．gofor D．hold3、OnSundayafternoon,Terriusually______.A．readbooks B．playintheschoolbandC．playbasketball D．helpsherfamilytopreparedinner25．（10分）Haveyouevernoticedthatafterabout6monthsyourperfectlynew1，000dollarsmartphonebeginstoslowdown?WhatifItoldyouthatit’sasalesstrategythatprettymuchallphonecompaniesusetoforcepeopleintobuyingnewphones?Inlate2015，whenLisaYoungwasinchargeofiOSsecurityandbetasoftwaretestingteams，herbossrevealedadarksecrettoher，sayingthattheywereusinganewstrategythatwouldpurposelyslowdownolderphoneseverytimethephonewouldupgradetothelatestoperatingsystem.Thisnewmethodwouldforcecustomerstobuythelatestphonemodel，increasingsalesby70％.Shewasalittledisturbedtohearthenews，butshejustkeptherheaddownandcontinuedtodoherjob.Afterawhile，theguiltofbeinginvolvedwithsuchashadysalesmodelstartedtoweighheavyonher.“Howcouldamulti—billiondollarcorporationcontinuetotakeadvantageofthepubliclikethis?”shethought.InMarchof2017，shecontactedareporterfromCNNtofinallyleaktheinformationconcerningAppleslowingdownphones.Thescandal(丑闻)wentviralovernight，andeverymediaoutletintheworld，ineverylanguagewastalkingaboutit，makingitoneofthebiggestcontroversiesinconsumerelectronicshistory.Aweeklater，shewassecretlyletgoafterher8yearsofservice.Althoughshewastakingahugeriskgoingagainstoneofthemostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld，shefeltasenseofreliefexposingthem.Thepublicdeservedtoknowandthefearbecamehermotivationtofindawaytodestroytheirshadysalesmodel.Severalofhercolleagueswerefiredwithher.Theyquietlyunited，andafterayearofextensiveresearchtheydesignedauniqueproductcalledCircaChargethatwouldreversethenegativeeffectsof“softwareupdates.”PhonecompanieshaverecentlycaughtwindoftheirovernightsuccesswithCircaChargeandaretryingtodoeverythingtheycantomakethisproductillegalandbanitforever.Lisaandherteamhavemadeunbelievableprogressinincreasingbatterylife，batteryhealth，andoptimizingphoneperformance，andtheywillcontinuetodevelopnewtechnologythatwillbeatphonecompaniesattheirowngameuntiltheychangetheirways.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewmethodmentionedinparagraph2?A．Itisessentialinthe1atestoperatingsystem.B．Itbenefitsusersinupgradingtheiroldphone.C．Itfoolscustomersintobuyingthelatestmodelonpurpose.D．Itisasuccessfulsalesstrategyforadvertisingnewsoftwares.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“keptherheaddown”inparagraph3referto?A．Loweredherhead.B．Noddedtoshowapproval.C．Pretendedtoknowsomething.D．Triednottoshowsheknowssomething.3、HowdidLisaYoungfeelafterleakingthesecret?A．Disturbed. B．Relieved. C．Frightened. D．Disappointed.4、Fromthepassage，weknow______________.A．it'stootoughforLisaandherteamtoincreasebatterylifeB．CircaChargehelpsphonecompanieswithsoftwareupdatesC．LisastrugglestoforcephonecompaniestochangetheircurrentwaysD．phonecompaniesfinditessentialtobantheirillegalsoftwareforupdating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）Everyonewantstowinafirst-placeblueribbon,tobethebestinsomething.EvenkidsinKindergartenwantthatblueribbon.Insports,Iwasneverablue-ribbonperson.Inarace,Iwasalways1InbaseballIwaslikelytobe2ontheheadordroptheball.Duringthespringofmykindergartenyear,ourclasshadafieldtriptoaparkinatownabouttwentymilesaway.Makingthatdrivenowisnobig3butwhenyou’resixandyou’velivedinatownof300peopleallyourlife,goingtoabigtownofacoupleofthousandpeopleisreallysomething.Idon’tremembertoomuchaboutit.ButtherewasonethatIwillneverforget—the4race.Theparentstiedourfeettogether.Onelittleboygotmefora5.Hewasthesecondmost6boyinourclasssoheusuallywonateverythingandIknewthatwithmetiedtohimhedidn’thaveachance.AndI’msureheknewhewasintrouble.Thegunsoundedandwewereoff.Somecoupleswerefallingandstumblingallaroundus,42westayedonourfeetandmadeittotheotherside.43,whenweturnedaroundandheadedbackforhome,wewereinthelead!Onlyonecouplehadachancetowin,andtheywereagoodseveralyardsbehindus.Afewfeetfromthefinishline,disasterstruck:Itrippedandfell.Wewere44enoughthatmypartnercouldhaveeasilydraggedmeacrossthefinishlineandwon.Buthedidn’t.Insteadhestopped,45downandhelpedmeup—justattheothercouplecrossedthefinishline.Asaresult,wereceivedasmallredribbonforcominginsecond.Istillrememberthatmomentwhentheyoungboydecidedthathelpingafriendgetonherfeetwasmoreimportantthanwinningablueribbon.And13yearslater,Istillhavethatlittleribbonbecauseit’sa46thatafriendlikethisboyisonewhoreally47.1、A．lastB．firstC．quickD．successful2、A．touchedB．feltC．hitD．beaten3、A．questionB．eventC．oneD．deal4、A．one-leggedB．two-leggedC．three-leggedD．four-legged5、A．partnerB．helperC．supporterD．competitor6、A．tallestB．youngestC．athleticD．handsome7、A．butB．thereforeC．howeverD．and8、A．ObviouslyB．UnbelievablyC．SecretlyD．Undoubtedly9、A．strongB．braveC．cleverD．close10、A．layB．slowedC．movedD．reached11、A．warningB．reminderC．giftD．notice12、A．dependsB．countsC．supportsD．worthy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）MyinterestinChinesefoodstartedyearsago，whenIwasayoungreporterfortheWashingtonPost．Ourofficewasn'tfarfromChinatown，1．IfoundsomeverygoodChineserestaurants．ThatwasthefirsttimethatI2．（notice）thefreshtasteofthemeatandvegetablesofChinesefood．WhenIlearnedmoreaboutthefood，Ibegantounderstandwhy3．hasthisspecialfeature．Manyyearsago，chinahad4．energycrisisbecauseitlostmuchofitswoodduetooverpopulationandpoormanagementofitsforests．This5．（lose）wasverybadforthecountry，ofcourse，butitturnedouttobeverygoodforthefood．Woodbecameveryexpensiveandhardtoget，sotheChinesehadtoeitherfindasubstitutefortheir6．（value）wood，orlearnhowtouseitbetter．Thereweren'tanysubstitutessopeoplefoundwaystoeconomize．Inordertoeconomizeincooking，theyhadtouseverylittlewood．Sotheystartedcuttingtheirmeatandvegetables7．smallpiecesbeforetheyputtheminthehotoil．Thatway，thefoodcooked8．（fast）andtheysavedmorefuel．Thefood9．（prepare）inthiswaykeptitsfreshflavor﹣﹣﹣andit'sthisflavor10．attractspeoplefromothercountriestotheartofChinesecooking．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的工方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每句不超过两个错误；2、每处错误及其修改均只限一词；3、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ioftengotoaweekendschool、Sodidmanyofmyclassmates、Thisseemspopularamongstudents、Goodweekendschoolshaveexcellentteacherswhichhelpusimproveourstudies、Besides,wegettoknowstudentsfromanotherschoolsandlearnabouttheircampusoflife、 Soeverycoinhastwosides．Ourschoolworkisalreadyaheavyburden．Extralessonoftentakeuptoomuchofourtime、Inaddition,paylotsofattentiontotheextralessonswillaffecttheirschoolsubjects．WemayalsofindourselvesverytiredonMondaystoconcentrateonthelessonsinourownsc