2023届山东省枣庄市高三下学期3月二模英语试题

试卷类型：A参照秘密级管理★启用前2023届高三模拟考试英语试题注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷的指定位置上。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，再选涂其他答案标号。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。第一部分阅读（共两节；满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）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。ATheartifacts（文物）aresilentwitnessesofbygoneeras.Itisonlyinamuseumthatyoucanreconnectwiththepast.IfyouarevisitingmuseumsinSydney,thefollowingwillofferyouthebestexperiencesthatreflectonthediversehistoryofAustraliaanditspeople.PowerhouseIncaseyouarevisitingSydneywithyourfamily,thismuseumoffersoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesinthiscity.Themuseum'sexhibitsaredevotedtodisplayingtechnologiesthathavetransformedourworld.Detailinginnovationsinspacetravel,nuclearscienceandtheworkingsoflight,electricityandgravity,theywillsurelyinterestyourentirefamily,especiallytheyoungones.AustralianNationalMaritimeMuseumAustraliaissurroundedbywater.Gettingsomeinsightsintohowthishugelandrelatestoitissurroundingwatersisquitehelpfulasitisexciting.LearnhowAustraliaanditspeoplehavebeenaffectedbythewaters.GobackinhistoryandlearnabouttheexperiencesofthefirstpeoplebroughttoAustraliaasprisoners.TheSeaJourneysexhibittakescareofthis.AustralianImaginecomingfacetofacewithtencompletedinosaurskeletonsintheDinosaurexhibit!Asyouwalkthroughthemuseum,youwillcomeacrosstheExploringAustraliaexhibitwhichwilltakeyouthroughstuffedrecreationsofsomeofAustralia'smostdangerousanimalsincludingthenow-extinctTasmanianTiger,tenmostpoisonoussnakesandanumberofcrocodiles.Certainly,thisisamuseumyouwillnotwanttomissouton.MuseumHereyouwilllearneverythingabouttherichanddiversehistoryofthiscity.Thedigitalpresentationswillinterestyou.GettheopportunitytoviewahugerangeofartifactsfromSydney'shistory.Thegiftshopinthemuseumgivesyouawiderangeofspecialgiftstochooseforyourlovedones.1.WhatisspecialaboutPowerhouseA.It'sespeciallykid-friendly.B.Itisexhibitsarethelatest.C.IttellsAustralia'searlyhistory.D.ItreflectsSydney'slifenearthesea.2.WheredoestheExploringAustraliaexhibittakeplace?Museum.B.MuseumofSydneyC.Australian3.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthistext?A.Students.B.Tourists.C.Historians.D.Journalists.BAnextremelyraremanuscript（手稿）signedbyEnglishnaturalistCharlesDarwinisexpectedtofetchupto$790,000ataSotheby'sauctionnextmonth.Thedocumentcontainsapassagefromthefamous1859workOntheOriginofSpecies,inwhichDarwinputforthhistheoryofevolution.Thedocumentwasoncethoughttobeadesertedpagefromanearliermanuscriptofthework.Butexpertsnowunderstanditwaswrittenin1865andsenttotheeditoroftheAuto-graphicMirrorwhohadrequestedasignedwritingsamplefromDarwin.“WhilesomeofDarwin'snotesandmanuscriptpageshavesurvivedoverthelasthundredormoreyears,hewasknowntokeeprevisinghispublications,oftenthrowingawaypagesfromworkingdraftsaswastepaper,makingthemextremelyrare,"Sotheby'ssaidinastatement.OntheOriginofSpecieswasvotedthemostinfluentialacademicbookofalltimeinapublicpollheldduringAcademicBookWeekin2015.ThebookoffersDarwin'srevolutionaryideathatspeciesevolveovergenerationsintheprocessofnaturalselection.Darwinbackeduphistheorywithevidencecollectedduringhis1831—1836voyageontheH.M.S.Beagle，duringwhichheobservedandcollectedspecimens（标本）fromanumberofspecies.OntheGalapagosIslandsoffthecoastofEcuador,Darwinnotedthatthefinches（鸣雀）ontheislandweresimilartofinchesonthemainland；however，theavailabilityofdifferentfoodsineachareahadledtodifferencesinbeakshapes.ThemanuscriptwillbeplacedondisplayatSotheby'sinNewYorkbetweenNov.30andDec8,andonlinebidswillbeacceptedbetweenNov.25andDec.8.Theauctionhouseestimatesthatthedocumentwillfetchbetween$600,000and$790,000.Theauction,whichistitledAgeofWonder,willalsoincludeafirsteditionofOntheOriginofSpeciesandacopyofscientificpaperbyDarwinandanothernaturalist.4.Whatdoweknowaboutthemanuscript?A.It'sapageofOntheOriginofSpecies.B.It'sadraftofDarwin'sscientificpaper.C.It'sasignedwritingsampletoaneditor.D.It'swastepaperfromDarwin'sstudy.5.WhatmakesDarwin'sOntheOriginofSpeciesthemostinfluentialacademicbook?A.Hismethodsofresearch.B.Hisadventureonthesea.C.Theraremanuscript.D.Histheoryofevolution.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"backedup"meaninParagraph5?7.Whatisthepurposeoftheauction?A.Toputthemanuscriptonsale.B.TodisplayDarwin'sworks.C.Tovotethebestacademicbooks.D.Toreleaseanewdiscovery.CAvolunteerteaminSouthAfricaisrescuingpangolinfromillegaltradeastheanimalsfacegrowingthreatsofextinction.Pangolin,orscalyant-eatersastheyareotherwiseknown,areuniquespeciesfoundinAsiaandAfrica.Theyarecoveredinhardscales（鳞甲）.Whentheyfeelthreatened，theyrollupintoatightballwithonlytheirscalesexposed.Pangolinarelittlestudiedandlittleunderstoodspecies.However,theyarepoachedandillegallytradedinAsiaandAfrica.TheirmeatisconsideredadelicacyinmanyAsiancountriesandthescalesareusedinexpensiveclothingandhandbags.Butmuchoftheillegaltradeinpangolininvolvestheirscales,whicharethoughttofightillnesses.Highdemandfortheirscaleshasresultedinpoachingandillegaltradedespitethefactthatthespeciesisprotected.The.AfricanPangolinWorkingGroupinJohannesburgisavolunteerteamofveterinarians（兽医）andwildlifeexperts.Theytakecareoftheirwounds，feedthemandbringthembacktohealth.NicciWrightheadsthegroup.“Whenwereceivethosepangolintheyareallveryweak,whethertheyhavebeenwiththepoachersforafewdaysoruptotwoweeks,"Wrightsaid."Theyhavegotwoundsandinjuries,anditisverypitifulandverydifficulttoemotionallydealwiththatkindofsufferingandabuse."Thegroupisnotjusttreatingpangolin.Theyalsohelppolicetoidentifyandcatchpoachersandtraders,ofteninundercoveroperations.Theyalsoworkonanti-traffickingmeasures.Thelatestprogramistotraindogstosniffoutpangolinbeinghiddenandtransported.Itisreportedthat97tonsofpangolinscaleswereseizedfromsmugglerswhotriedtotakethemoutofAfricalastyear.Thisamountstoabout150,000poachedanimals.However,it'sonlyabout20percentofthetotalnumber,becausetherestescapedwiththepoachers."Ifthistrendcontinues,thereisaverylikelyextinctioneventforallspeciesofthepangolin,"Wrightnoted.8.Whyarepangolinconsidereduniquemammals?A.Theirmeatmakesdeliciousfood.B.Theyhavescalestoprotectthemselves.C.Theyareindangerofdyingout.D.Theyarelittleunderstoodspecies.9.Whatpushesthepoachingandillegaltradeofpangolin?A.FoodshortagesinAfrica.B.Healthbenefitsoftheirmeat.C.Medicinalvalueoftheirscales.D.Thedemandoffashionindustry.10.Whatdothevolunteerteam'seffortsfocuson?A.Catchingthepoachersandillegaltraders.B.Trainingdogstofindthehiddenpangolin.C.Reportinganyillegaltradeorpoaching.D.Treatingandtendingtherescuedpangolin.11.WhatisNicciWright'smajorconcernaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Pangolin'sufferingandabuse.B.Extinctionofallpangolinspecies.C.Adeclineinpangolinpopulations.D.Theresearchonpangolin'sbehavior.DChemically,therearemanydifferentalcohols.Allofthemarepoisonsforalmostalllivingthings.Afterapersonswallowsadrinkcontainingalcohol,thealcoholisabsorbedrapidlyintothebloodstream.Itisthenslowlyremovedandburnedup,changingentirelyintheprocesstocarbondioxideandwater,mostlybyactionoftheliver.Theeffectsofalcoholonthebodycomefromitseffectonthebrain.Andtheydependupontheamountofalcoholthatbuildsupinthebloodstream.Aswithmanyotherpoisons,asmallamountofalcoholhassomespecialeffects.Insmallamountsitactsasastimulant.Peoplewhoare“uptight”—tenseandnervous—areapttobecomemorerelaxedandtalkative,andseemtolosetheirworries.Forthisreason,somepeopledrinkalittlealcoholafterahardday'swork.Thetroublewithalcoholbeginswithjustalittlemore—justaslightlyhigheramount—inthebloodstream.Thenitbecomesadepressant.Depressantsmakepeoplesloweratthinkingandsloweratmoving.Butpeopleareapttothinktheyaresmarterandfaster.That'sbad.Youcaneasilyunderstandwhytheyshouldnotbedrivingacar.There'sanotherpartaboutdrinkingtoomuchalcohol,whichisevenworse.Peoplearelikelytoloseself-control.Thentheyarelikelytodrinkevenmore.Thosewhoaredrunkarenotverynicetobearoundandcanbedangerous—tothemselvesandothers.Somepeoplearecompulsivedrinkers.Evenasmallamountofalcohol“setsthemoff,"andtheykeepondrinking.Thesepeoplearecalledalcoholics.TheAmerican-MedicalAssociationsaystheyhavethediseaseofalcoholism.Sofar,noonehasfoundacure.Theonlytreatmentforanalcoholicistonevertakeadrinkofalcohol—notevenalittlebit.Thatmaysoundsimple,butforanalcoholicit'snot.12.Whichpartofbodydocsalcoholhavethemosteffectson?A.Thebloodstream.B.Theheart.C.Thebrain.D.Theliver.13.Whydopeopleliketodrinkalcoholafteraday'swork?A.Torelaxthemselves.B.Tomakethemsmarter.C.Tohaveagoodsleep.D.Tobecomebraver.14.Whatdoestheauthor'ssuggestiontoalcoholics?A.Drinkalittlebiteachday.B.Cutdownontheamount.C.Neverdriveafterdrinking.D.Stopdrinkingcompletely.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thebenefitsofalcoholdrinking.B.Theeffectsofalcoholonpcople.C.Thetreatmentsonalcoholism.D.Thecausesofgettingdrunk.第二节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Already,theconsequencesofglobalwarmingaremeasurableandvisible.___17___Lakesaroundtheworldarewarmingrapidly—insomecasesfasterthanthesurroundingenvironment.Animalsarechangingmigrationpatterns,andplantsarebuddingtheirleavesearlierinthespringanddroppingthemlaterinthefall.Oneofthemostimmediateandobviousconsequencesofglobalwarmingistheincreaseintemperaturesaroundtheworld.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedby0.8℃overthepast100years,accordingtotheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration.___18___Thatyear,Earth'ssurfacetemperaturewas0.99℃warmerthantheaverageacrosstheentire20thcentury.___19___Wehavemoreunpredictableextremeweather.Theseextremescomeindifferentflavors.Oneeffectcanbecolder-than-normalwinters.ChangesinclimatecancausetheboundarybetweenthecoldNorthPoleairandthewarmequatorialairtomigratesouth.___20___Thisiswhysomeareascanhaveasuddencoldsnaporcolder-than-normalwinter,evenduringthelong-termtrendofglobalwarming.A.Thatwillbringwithitcold,Arcticair.B.Theytrapinheatandcauseglobalwarming.C.Animmediateconsequenceisfreezingweather.D.OurEarthisheatingup,andheatingupquickly.E.Iceismeltinginbothpolaricecapsandmountainglaciers.F.Since1895,thehottestyearonrecordworldwidewas2016.G.Asglobalaveragetemperaturesgoup,weatherpatternsarechanging.第二部分语言运用（共两节；满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。EgyptiantabletennisplayerIbrahimHamadtoudidn'twinamedal,orevenscoreavictory.Buthehasbecomeoneofthemost__21__storiesattheTokyo2020ParalympicGames.Hamadtoulosthis__22__inatrainaccidentwhenhewasjust10yearsold.Butthatdidnot__23__hisloveofsports.Heusedtoplaybothfootballandtabletennis.Aftertheaccident,hefeltlostandstayed__24__athomeforthreeyears.Thenhewentbacktofootball,butfootballwastoo25forhim.Withnoarms,hecouldn'tprotecthimselfwhenhefell!Afterseveral__26__,hefoundthathecouldplaytabletenniswithhismouth.Ittookhimnearlyayearof__27__toholdtheracket（球拍）withhismouthandmakethe__28__withhisfeet.HefirstcompetedattheRioParalympics,andwasfinallyabletofulfillhislifelong__29__ofcompetinginParalympics.Helosthisfirsttwomatches,butdid__30__therespectofotherplayerslikeDavidWetherill.“He’salegendintabletennis,”saidWetherill.“IknowIwontodaybutIthinkhehas__31__farmoreskillsthanIhave.InTokyo,helosttoaChineseplayerandaplayerfromSouthKorea,__32__allthecompetitionsathissecondParalympics.However,hehasa(n)__33__fortheworldaboutwhatdisabilityreallymeans,inhiseyes.“Iwanttotelleverybodythatnothingis__34__,andeverybodyshouldworkhardforwhatyouloveandwhatyouthinkisgoodforyourself,"hesaid."The__35__isnotinarmsorlegs;itisnottosticktowhateveryouwouldliketodo."21.A.interesting22.A.parents23.A.reduce24.A.inshapeB.inspiringB.legsB.beatB.heldupB.tiringB.matchesB.failureB.hitB.journeyB.payB.adoptedB.endingB.messageB.comfortableC.depressingC.armsC.loseC.shutupC.noisyC.injuriesC.waitingC.serveC.roadC.deserveC.demonstratedC.winningC.quoteC.meaningfulC.sufferingD.surprisingD.friendsD.fallD.incomfortD.dangerousD.attemptsD.challengeD.ballD.dreamD.giveD.extendedD.joiningD.lessonD.impossible第二节（共10小题；每小题分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。JacopoDellaRagionewasbornandraisedinFlorence,Italy.While__36__studentofMedievalHistoryatMilanUniversity,healsolearnedgraphicdesignandprinting.In2001,hispassionforChina'straditionalandmodernartbroughthimtoBeijing,andhe__37__(work)thereeversince.InJuly2001,RagionewasinChina__38__Beijingwontherighttohostthe2008OlympicGames.Hewitnessedthishistoricmomentandsharedinthe__39__(happy)oftheChinesepeople.HehasworkedinmanycompaniesinChinaandalsomarriedagirlinBeijing,__40__hasallowedhimtoknowChinabetter.When__41__(talk)abouthowhecarriesouthiswork,Ragionesaidhedesignsthepictureinhismindfirst，andthenfollowstheinstincts（本能）ofhisbody__42__（finish）thejob."It'sabitlikeChina'scalligraphyandKungFu,whichhasbroughtmemuchinspiration,"hesaid.Ragioneisnowdeeplyattached__43__China.Hehaswitnessedthegreatchangesthathavetakenplacehere:streetshavebecomemorelively,busesaremoreadvanced,andtravelingbysubwayhasbecomemoreconvenient“IhavevisitedmanycitiesinChina,andBeijingistheoneIlove__44__(much).Ifellinlovewithit__45__(gradual).ItalyiswhereIwasborn,andBeijingismyhomenow,"hesaidinfluentChinese.第三部分写作（共两节；满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华。最近，你加入了学校的英语社团（EnglishClub）。请给你的英国笔友Lucy写信介绍情况。内容包括：1.社团介绍；2.社团活动安排；3.个人期待。注意：1.词数80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearLucy,DearLucy,YourssincerelyLiHua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Oneday,Reuben,a12-year-oldboy,sawsomethinginashopwindowthatsethisheartracing.Theprice—fivedollars—wasbeyondhismeans,buthewentintheshopanyway.Poorlydressed,hewentupandtoldtheshopkeeperwhathewanted,adding,"Idon't