2022-2023学年河北省承德市第八中学高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

2023年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．Peopleallthinkitstrangethattheboyshouldtellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally________explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses2．Tom’sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He_____.A．shouldstudylastnightB．shouldhavestudiedlastnightC．musthavestudiedlastnightD．muststudylastnight3．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t4．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure5．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never6．Allchildrenshouldgetaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation________theirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.A．dependingon B．regardlessofC．dueto D．apartfrom7．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo8．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why9．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted10．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup11．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a;a D．the;/12．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan13．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why14．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure15．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show16．Withalotoftoughproblems,thepilotwasstillcalm,coolandcollectiveunderpressure.A．solve B．solved C．solving D．tosolve17．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup18．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup19．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen20．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so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）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”，oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay.Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle－cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow－pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour(水蒸汽)initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout(被挤出)atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddampair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.22．（8分）Theworld’sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction，threateninga“catastrophiccollapseofnature’secosystems”，accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview．Morethan40％ofinsectspeciesaredecliningandthirdareendangered，theanalysisfound．Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals，birdsandreptiles．“Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus，forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb．Theypollinate(授粉)thelargemajorityofplantspecies，keepthesoilhealthy，recyclenutrients，controlpests，andmuchmore．Lovethemor1oathethem，wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects，”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK．Theanalysis，publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation，saysintensive(集约型)agricultureisthemaindriverofthedeclines，particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides．Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors．“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped，thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanet’secosystemsandforthesurvivalofmankind．Itisveryrapid．In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless，in50yearsonlyhalfleftandin100yearsyouwillhavenone，”saidreviewauthorFranciscoSánchez-Bayo，attheUniversityofSydney，Australia．Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds，reptiles，amphibiansandfishthateatinsects．“Ifthisfoodsourceistakenaway，alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath，”hesaid．SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico，wherearecentstudyrevealeda98％fallingroundinsectsover2years．MattShardlow，attheconservationcharityBuglife，said：“Itisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitifulstateoftheworld’sinsectpopulations．Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanet’secologyisbreakingandthereisaneedforastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends．”1、Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?A．Theyarevitaltoecosystems． B．Theyprovidefoodforpests．C．Theypollinateallplants． D．Theyenrichthesoil．2、Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?A．Moreandmoretrees． B．Restrictionsonpesticides．C．Upgradingagriculture． D．Friendlyenvironment．3、Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?A．Inparagraph1． B．Inparagraph2．C．Inparagraph3． D．Inparagraph4．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanscansurvivethepunishmentofnatureB．Insectdecliningisbreakingnature’secosystemsC．Nature’secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumansD．InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRico23．（8分）Quietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7.35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatweareontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhatthatdoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.B．Themessagesareunattractive.C．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Surprised.B．Cautious.C．Excited.D．Patient.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ABoringTrainStoryB．AnIntelligentGuardC．ALovelyMorninginSydneyD．ADifferentTrainAnnouncement24．（8分）Pushyparentsandteacherswho"hothouse"theunder-5sriskcausingdamagetothechildren'slong-termdevelopment,aleadingeducationexpertsaid.LilianKatz,ProfessorofEducationattheUniversityofIllinois,toldthatfour-year-oldsengagedinreadingandwritingwentontoperformworseacademicallythanthose,engagedinimaginativelearning.Theyscoredhigherintestsattheageof5,butchildrenwhosefirstyearatschoolwasstimulating(使人兴奋的)outstrippedthemyearslater.Thefindingssuggestthatthegovernment'sstructuredapproachtoearly-yearslearningcouldbestoringupproblemsforchildren.Theyalsoraiseseriousquestionsabouttheplanforallchildrentobeabletoreadbytheageof6.Inmanycountriesformalteachingdoesnotstartuntilchildrenare6or7andhaveimprovedtheirsocialandmanualskills.Childrenstartlearningtoreadandwriteat6intheUnitedStates,FranceandGermany,andat7inFinlandandSweden.ProfessorKatzsaidthatinmanyschoolsthecourseswere“boringchildrentotears”.MuchacademicteachingrequiredIchildrentolearnbymemorizingpiecesofinformationoutofcontext,shesaid.Teachinginreceptionclassshouldinsteadallowchildrentodeveloptheirintellectbyexploringtheirenvironmentsandaskingquestions."Researchsuggeststhebenefitsofformalacademicinstructionforfourandfive-year-oldsseemtobepromisingwhentheyaretestedearly,butconsiderablylesssointhelongterm.Whenthesechildrenarefollowedoveraperiodofthreeormoreyears,thosewhohadearlyexperienceinmoreintellectuallyengagingcurriculaweremorelikelytodowellinschoolthantheirpeers,whohadreceivedearlyacademicinstruction."Sheadvocatesteachingchildrenthroughfirst-handexperienceandplay,inmixed-agedclasses.Thiscanincludepuppetshows,drawingorrunningapretendshopintheclassroom.1、Accordingtothepassage,thosewho"hothouse"theunder-5swouldprobably______.A．preferalotofinteractionandstimulationwhileteachingB．teachinalivelywaytomotivatekids'interestC．pushthekidstomemorizepiecesofinformationD．careaboutthekids'physicaldevelopment2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"outstripped"inParagraph2mean?A．didbetterthanB．lookeddownuponC．caughtupwithD．performedworsethan3、Themessagetheauthorwantstodeliverthroughthepassageisthatformalteaching______.A．canstartatdifferenttimesindifferentcountriesB．shouldnotbestartedtooearlyC．isbestcarriedoutinFinlandandSwedenD．shouldincludeteachingchildrensocialandmanualskills4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheopinionofLilianKatz?A．Childrenshouldbetaughtthroughfirst-handexperience.B．Learninginamixed-ageclassisgoodforchildren.C．Runningashopcanhelpchildrengetgoodmarks.D．Puppetshowsanddrawingareusefulwaysinteachingchildren.25．（10分）AdultEducationCoursesComputerStudiesTechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace,andwerelymoreandmoreoncomputersforeverythingfromcookingtoorganisingourtaxes.Thissix-weekcoursewillgiveyouanunderstandingofcomputerfundamentals,incl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B．$180.C．$250. D．$360.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）AtthefarendofIslingtonRoadinNewton,Massachusetts,livesalittlegirlnearanddeartotheneighborhood.Two-year-oldSamanthaSavitzis1,butshelovestotalktoanyonewhoknowssignlanguage.Andherwholepersonalitychangeswhenit’ssomeonewhocan2withher.Herdesireforcommunicationhasbeen3obvioustoeveryoneintheneighborhood.

WheneverSamtriestobeneighborly,they4themselveslostforwords.Sotheyneedto5morethanabasicconversationwiththechildinthecommunity.Unfortunately,thisisn’tsomethingyoucan6withease.You’dneedthewholecommunitytolearnsignlanguage7foralittle2-year-oldgirl.Youcan’t8neighborstodothat.Youcanonlyappreciatethemwhentheydo.Ontheirown,Sam’sneighborsgottogether,9aninstructor,andarenowfully10an

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Eventheparentsofdeafchildrendon’t11tolearnsignlanguage.NowSamhasawhole12tocommunicatewithher.Andthislevelofinclusionwillalmostcertainlyguaranteeahappier,more13Sam.Herparentssaystherearen’twordsinanylanguagetoexpresstheir14.Infact,they’realreadyseeinga15intheirdaughter.“Thefirstthingshesaystousis‘friend’”,saidhermother,“Ithinkyourheartwould16justasminedid.”SometimesitfeelslikeAmericaislosingits17ofcommunity—butthenyouhearaboutaplacelikethiswhereittakesawholevillageto18achild.Nowthevillageisaliveandishereto19usthatwhatmakesa“goodneighborhood”isnothingmorethangood20.1、A．blind B．deaf C．lame D．dull2、A．communicate B．sing C．play D．quarrel3、A．cheerfully B．peacefully C．painfully D．doubtfully4、A．make B．find C．let D．have5、A．strikeup B．putoff C．gothrough D．takein6、A．confirm B．trust C．discover D．solve7、A．still B．even C．just D．also8、A．educate B．expect C．wish D．help9、A．trained B．taught C．hired D．dismissed10、A．trappedin B．involvedin C．awareof D．equippedwith11、A．agree B．plan C．promise D．bother12、A．school B．community C．family D．club13、A．well-fed B．well-known C．well-behaved D．well-adjusted14、A．sympathy B．dilemma C．gratitude D．love15、A．complaint B．fault C．difference D．commitment16、A．melt B．race C．break D．burst17、A．control B．credit C．sign D．sense18、A．raise B．feed C．tell D．request19、A．urge B．warn C．guide D．remind20、A．neighbors B．friends C．partners D．colleagues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）Asadoctor,Ibecamethe1．(great)surgeoninthecountryandthepresidentoftheNationalSocietyofSurgeons.Forthisreason,acelebration2．(hold)inmyhonorButIcouldn’thelpfeelingsad.Ontheday,myfriendcameuptomeandsaid:“You’veachievedsomethingthatotherscan’tevendreamabout.3．areyousosad?”“I’veachievedsomethingthatIdidn’tevenwant,”Isaid,“I4．wantedtobeasurgeonandnowIcan’tescapefromit.IfIwouldsuffera5．(fail)thenmaybeIwouldhaveachancetodosomethingthatIreallylove.Butfornow,I’mchainedtoathingthatIdon’tevenlike.”“You6．bejoking?”myfriendcriedout,“Thebiggesthonorforasurgeonis7．(become)thepresidentofournationalsociety.Yourwifeishappy,yourchildrenarehappy.Everyonehasthehighestrespectforyou!”ButIdontrespectmyself,that’s8．iswrong.Iwantedtobeadancer,butmyparentswereagainst9．andIlistenedtothem.Iwasweak.Ibecameagreatsurgeon,butIamnotworkinginthefieldthatIwantedtodevotemylife10．.ThatiswhyIamunhappy.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。DearMommy.HappyMother'sDay!ThisisaspecialholidaybecausethatitisadayforyoutofeeltheappreciationforallyouhavedoneforAmyand1.Iammostthankfulforallthesacrificesyouhadmadeinorderforuslivethemostcomfortablelivespossible.Youputyourselfindifficultysituationssothatwehavefoodtoeat,cleanclothestowearandawarmhometosleepin.Thankyouforyourendlessloveandhardworks.Youreffortsarenevertakingforgranted.Ireallycouldn’taskforthebettermom.Throughyou,Iamabletounderstandwhichtrueloveis:lovingsomeoneunconditionalforwhattheywere,areandwil