福建省厦门二中2023年高考英语二模试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked2．Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.A．pickedout B．ruledout C．broughtout D．takenout3．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior4．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though5．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto6．I’mgoingtospendthesummerholidayinHainan,________livesmyuncle.A．where B．whoC．which D．when7．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may8．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts9．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．areC．beingD．arebeing10．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat11．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution12．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward13．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when14．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong15．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a16．WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A．intheredB．tickledpinkC．aswhiteasasheetD．inabluemood17．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved18．Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workschedule______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose19．—Irisisalwayskindand________tothesufferingofothers.—Nowondershechoosestobeareliefworker.A．allergicB．immuneC．relevantD．sensitive20．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes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）Haveyoueverwonderedwhatwildanimalsdowhennooneiswatching?Lowcost,dependableandsmallmoderncamerasofferedabighelp.Camerasplacedinhard-to-reachplaceshaveshoteverythingfromsmalldesertcatstolargersnow-lowingcatsinthenorthernRockyMountains.Scientistshavebeenabletodocumentthe“private”momentsofwildlifewithleadingtechnology.GrantHarrisisagovernmentbiologistwiththeUnitedStatesFishandWildlifeServiceinAlbuquerque,NewMexico.Inhiswords,“there’snodoubtthatthesewildcamerasareimportanttoolstolearnnewinformationonwildlife.”Harrissaidsomeimageshelpscientistsseetheeflectsofclimatechange.ResearcherswiththeWyomingMigrationInitiative,orWMI,areamongthoseusingwildcamerasalongwithglobalpositioningsystems,orGPS.ButWMIdirectorMatthewKauffmansaysasthosedevicesarelimited,soistheamountofinformationtheycangatherfromGPS.However,camerascanbeleftinverywildareasfordays,weeksorevenmonths.Theycanprovideinformationonhowmanyanimalsaremovingoveragivenperiodoftime.Puttingthosecamerasinplacerequirescarefulplanning.Wildvideocanshowdetailsaboutanimalbehavior.However,wildcamerashavetheirproblemstoo.Animalssuchaswolverinesandbearssometimesattackthem.Scientistsdonotknowiftheattacksaretheresultofangerorinterest.Also,thedeviceshavebecomepopulartoolstohelphunterslookforanimals.Somepeoplearguethatitisunfairtousethecamerasthatway.Evenwithsuchproblems,wildcamerasareclearlyanimportantscientifictoolinresearchingwildanimals.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“document”inparagraph2mean?A．Remind. B．Enrich.C．Appreciate. D．Record.2、Whichisadisadvantageofwildcameras?A．Theycannotbeleftinthewildoveralongperiod.B．Theycannotbeplacedinhard-to-reachareas.C．Theyprovidelimitedinformation.D．Theymightbestolenbypeople.3、Whydosomepeopleargueagainstusingwildcameras?A．Itisdifficulttofixthecameras.B．Ithelpshuntersfindanimalseasily.C．Itishardtoachievecarefulplanning.D．Itmakesanimalsinterestedinthecameras.4、Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardswildcameras?A．Doubtful. B．Positive.C．Uncertain. D．Uncaring.22．（8分）Highlevelsofchocolateconsumptionmightbeassociatedwithaonethirdreductionintheriskofdevelopingheartdisease,suggestsastudypublishedonlineintheBritishMedicalJournal.Thefindingsconfirmresultsofexistingstudiesthatgenerallyagreeonapotentialbeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandhearthealth.However,theauthorsstressthatfurtherstudiesareneededtotestwhetherchocolateactuallycausesthisreductionorifitcanbeexplainedbysomeotherunmeasuredfactor.TheWorldHealthOrganizationpredictsthatby2030,nearly236millionpeoplewilldiefromheartdisease.However,lifestyleanddictarekeyfactorsinpreventingheartdisease,saysthepaper,Anumberofrecentstudieshaveshownthateatingchocolatehasapositiveinfluenceonhumanhealthduetoitsantioxidantandanti-inflammatoryproperties.Thisincludesreducingbloodpressureandimprovinginsulinsensitivity.However,theevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheartstillremainsunclear.So,DrOscarFrancoandcolleaguesfromtheUniversityofCambridgecarriedoutalargescalereviewoftheexistingevidencetoevaluatetheeffectsofeatingchocolateoncardiovascular(心血管)eventslikeheartattackandstroke.Theyanalyzedtheresultsofsevenstudies,involvingover100,000participantswithandwithoutexistingheartdisease,Foreachstudy,theycomparedthegroupwiththehighestchocolateconsumptionagainstthegroupwiththelowestconsumption.Fivestudiesreportedabeneficiallinkbetweenhigherlevelsofchocolateconsumptionandtheriskofcardiovascularevents.Theyfoundthatthe“highestlevelsofchocolateconsumptionwereassociatedwitha37%reductionincardiovasculardiseaseanda29%reductioninstrokecomparedwithlowestlevels.”Nosignificantreductionwasfoundinrelationtoheartfailure.Theauthorssaythefindingsneedtobeinterpretedwithcaution,inparticularbecausecommerciallyavailablechocolateisverycalorific(around500caloriesforevery100grams)andeatingtoomuchofitcouldleadtoweightgain,riskofdiabetesandheartdisease.However,theyconcludethatgiventhehealthbenefitsofdatingchocolate,initiativestoreducethecurrentfatandsugarcontentinmostchocolateproductsshouldbeexplored.1、WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thereusedtobestudiesaboutthebeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandhearthealth.B．MillionsofpeoplewilldiefromheartdiseaseaccordingtotheWHOC．Therearestillotherfactorsthatmayreducetheriskofheartdisease.D．Thereisclearevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheart.2、Whatarethepossiblecausesofheartdisease?A．EatingchocolateB．UnhealthydietC．ExercisingregularlyD．Drinkingcoffee.3、What’stheauthors’attitudetowardsthefindings?A．cautiousB．doubtfulC．disapprovingD．negative4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Weshouldeatlesschocolate.B．Chocolatebenefitsourhealth.C．Weshouldconsiderthefatandsugarproblem.D．Eatingchocolatewillleadtofatgainnaturally.23．（8分）Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影响)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt(破坏)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.1、Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A．Someofthemarenotattractive.B．Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.C．Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D．Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A．Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B．Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C．Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.D．Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.3、By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“_______”.A．destroyoldbuildingsB．putthingsinadifferentplaceC．choosenewarchitecturalstyleD．respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.B．Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.C．Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.D．Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.24．（8分）Therewasatimewhencheatingwasrareinschools,buttodayeveryoneisfocusedonmakingthetoptenpercentoftheirclassandseemstohaveforgottenschool’spurpose.Schoolexistssothatpeoplewillbeeducated.Nobodycancheattheirwayintobeingsuccessful.Alotofstudentstodaydon’tevenviewcheatingaswrong,andmostofthosewhocheathavebeendoingitforsolongthatitdoesn’tevenfazethem.Thisreallybotherstheteachersbecausethestudentswhousuallycheatprobablywillneverstoptothinkhowbadittrulyis.Whenyoucheat,youlearnnothing,whichiswhycheatingissoserious.Oursocietyseemstobelievethatthemorematerialwealthyouhave,themoresuccessfulyouare.Asaresult,itseemsmanypeoplehavebecomesuccessfulbycheatingtheirwaytothetop.Ifstudentsthinkcheatingisnormal,whoknowswhattheywillfindacceptableasadults?Mostpeoplethinkthatcheatingononelittletestdoesn’tmeanthatyouwillcheatagain.Unfortunately,thisisnottruebecauseifyoucangetawaywithitonce,youarelikelytodoitagain.Ifcheatingcontinuesincollege,studentswillgetnothingoutofwhattheyarebeingtestedon.Ifacollegestudentcheatsonalltheworktheydofortheirmajor,whenandiftheygetajob,thatpersonwillbeatotalmessatwork.Iamnotsayingthatanyonewhohasevercheatedisaliar,becausethatwouldmeanjustabouteverystudentatyouraverageschoolwouldbeone,includingme.WhatIamsayingisthatcheatingshouldbemorefrowneduponandstudentsshouldreceiveharsherpunishments.Itrulybelievethatiftherewereconsequencesforcheating,studentswouldactuallyfocusonlearning.Thenweallwouldbebettereducated.1、Moreandmorestudentstendtocheatinexamsbecausetheywantto.A．gainhighmarksB．succeedinsocietyC．findagoodjobD．finishtheirworkquickly2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“faze”meaninthesecondparagraph?A．Encourage.B．Embarrass.C．Excite.D．Frighten.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Anyonewhohasevercheatedinschoolisaliar.B．Studentswhonevercheatincollegewillfindagoodjob.C．Gettingawaywithpunishmentwillleadtocheatingagain.D．Mostpeoplehavesuccessfullycheatedtheirwaytothetop.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Students’CheatinginSchoolsB．ConsequencesofCheatingC．PunishmentsforStudents’CheatingD．Students’Cheating:AcceptableorNot?25．（10分）DidyouknowthatpeoplewholiveindifferentpartsofChinahavedifferenthabitsandpreferences？Forexample，peoplefromsouthernChinaprefertoeatvegetables，whilepeoplefromnorthChinaliketoeatmeat．Butwhatcausesthesedifferences？AccordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalCellinOctober，genevariations（基因变异）mightberesponsibleforthesedifferences，Xinhuareported．Inthestudy，researchersfromChinesegenome-sequencing（基因组测序）firmBGIcollectedgeneticinformationfrom141，431Chinesewomen．Thewomencamefrom31provincesandconsistedof36ethnicminoritygroups．TheresearchersfoundthattherearesixgenefrequenciesthataredifferentamongpeoplefrombothnorthernandsouthernChina．TheyfoundthatnaturalselectionhasplayedanimportantroleinthewaysthatpeoplelivingindifferentregionsofChinahaveevolved，affectingtheirfoodpreferences，immunities（免疫性）toillnessandphysicaltraits（特点），theNewYorkTimesreported．TheresearchersreportedthatavariationofthegeneFADS2ismorecommonlyfoundinnorthernpeoplethanitisinsouthernpeople．Ithelpspeoplemetabolize（新陈代谢）fattyacids（脂肪酸），whichsuggestsadietthatisrichinmeat．AccordingtoXinhua，thisisduetoclimatedifferences．NorthernChinaisatahigherlatitude，whichmeansit'scoldanddrythroughoutthewholeyear．Thisweatherisdifficulttogrowvegetablesin．Therefore，northernerstendtoeatmoremeat．Thestudyalsofounddifferencesintheimmunesystemsofbothgroups．MostpeopleinsouthernChinacarrythegeneCR1，whichprotectsagainstmalaria（疟疾）．ThisisbecausemalariawasoncequitecommoninsouthernChina．Inordertosurvive，thegenesofpeopleinthesouthevolvedtofightagainstthisdisease．However，peopleinthesoutharealsomorevulnerabletocertainblood-borneillnesses，astheylackthegenestostopthem．Genescanalsocausephysicaldifferencesbetweennorthernersandsoutherners．MostnorthernershavetheABCC11gene，whichcausesdryearwax（耳屎），lessbodyodorandfewersweatsecretions（分泌），TheNewYorkTimesreported．Thesephysicaldifferencesarealsomorebeneficialtolivingincoldenvironments．Southernersarelesslikelytohavethisgene，asitdidnotevolveintheirpopulation．1、What'sthenewstudymainlyabout？______A．ThegenesofChineseminoritygroups．B．HabitsofpeoplefromdifferentregionsofChina．C．DifferencesinthegenesofpeoplefromdifferentpartsofChina．D．Physicaldifferencesbetweennorthernersandsoutherners．2、AvariationofthegeneFADS2canhelpourbody______．A．storefat B．digestmeatC．fightdisease D．controlbodytemperature3、Theunderlinedword"vulnerable"inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto______．A．unprotected B．uninterestedC．generous D．responsible4、ComparedwithpeopleinsouthChina，mostnortherners______．a．areimmunetomalariab．catchblood-borneillnesseseasilyc．havelessbodyodord．sweatlessfrequentlyA．ab B．bcC．bd D．cd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）Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.IhavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeopleIthinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecomingaperson.IthinkmystartedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmyandbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyevertoanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.SoItrieda(n).Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleItohelp.Thatwasreallyabigforme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoofarestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer’sdiseasebecamemy.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewassobecauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughterneverher,soItookherplace.Sheletmethatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeelgood,too.Whenshedied,Iwas,butIwasverygratefultoher.IthinkIamamuchpersontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnottheseexperiences.Theyhavemetocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.IwhoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.1、A．sinceB．beforeC．orD．unless2、A．famousB．simpleC．differentD．skilled3、A．educationB．careerC．tourD．change4、A．balanceB.homeworkC．degreeD．interest5、A．talkedB．wroteC．liedD．reported6、A．carefulB．lonelyC．curiousD．guilty7、A．argumentB．gameC．experimentD．defense8、A．daredB．offeredC．hesitatedD．happened9、A．dreamB．problemC．dutyD．step10、A．usB．whichC．themD．whom11、A．attitudeB．hobbyC．hopeD．luck12、A．friendB．partnerC．guideD．guest13、A．politeB．happyC．strangeD．confident14、A．botheredB．answeredC．visitedD．trusted15、A．explainB．guessC．declareD．see16、A．homelessB．heartbrokenC．bad-temperedD．hopeless17、A．quieterB．busierC．betterD．richer18、A．forgetB．faceC．improveD．analyze19、A．forcedB．preferredC．orderedD．taught20、A．missB．likeC．wonderD．expect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）PollutiontakesawayallthebeautyofthebeachesofHawaii.Ihatetogotothebeacheson1．(sun)weekendsandseerubbishbags2．(lie)onthesand,cigarettebutts(烟头）3．(bury)inthesand,andsodacansfloatingintheocean.OnethingthatreallyannoysmeisthatIseetouristswhovisitHawaiileavetheirrubbishonthebeaches.Iwasalwaystaughtafterdrinkingsodatothrowthecanintotheplace4．itshouldstayat--thetrashcan.Anotherthingthatannoysmeisthatsomepeoplewalkrightbyrubbish5．pretendthatit'snotthere.Thedogsorthefisharenottoblameforit.It'sourfaultandwemustblame6．(we).Everyonehastodohisorherpart7．(solve)thisproblem.Itcan’tbedifficulttodothejob.Therearealotofthingsthatwecando.Firstofall,wecanhelppick8．rubbishalongthebeaches.Wecouldalsoformorganizationsthathelpcleanupourbeaches,More9．(important),weneedtostartnowbeforethebeaches10．(damage)beyondrepair.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面文中共有十处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（/\），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：在错的词下面划一条横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误仅限1词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearLiMei,Withthemid-termexamcome,youmustgetpreparedforthem、Ithinkthatyouneedisarightstudymethod、Asweallknow,therearethreestageinstudy---preview,studyinclassandreview,amongwhichreviewwasthemostimportant、Youshouldfirstmakeareviewplan,thenstickonit、Ifollowmyreviewplanstrictlyandhavemadeaprogressinmystudy、Itturnsouttobegoodenough、Ofcourse,therearemorethanonewaytoreview、Solongasyoureviewregular,I’msureyoucanfindmorewaystostudywell、Ifyouhaveanyquestionaboutsubjects,askmeI’llbegladtohelpyou、WemaymeetinourschoollibraryeveryFridayafternoon、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是一所国际学校的学生会主席李华。你校学生会将举办2020年国际中学生鼠年画鼠“DrawratsfortheYearoftheRat”绘画比赛。请你给你的英国同学Agnes写封信，邀请她参赛。信的内容包括：1.比赛主题；2.比赛时间；3.作品交付地址：theStudentUnionOffice。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________