2023届广东省佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测(二)（二模）英语试题

2022～2023学年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测（二）英 语本试卷满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卡上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。因笔试不考听力，选择题从第二部分的“阅读”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。ASomeChinaPodcasts（播客）toListentoWhetheryou'reanold-timeroranewcomertoChina,there’salwaysmoretolearnaboutthisawesomecountry.Tohelpinyournever-endingthirstforknowledge,we’veroundedupsomemostentertainingChina-focusedpodcaststhathitoneverythingfromhistorytobusiness,todatingandbeyond.TechBuzzChinabyPandailyTechBuzzChinabyPandailyisatechnologypodcastaboutChina'sinnovations.It'sco-hostedbyRuiMaandYingLu,whoarebothseasonedChina-watcherswithyearsofexperienceworkinginthetechnologyspaceinthecountry.TheyshareanddiscussthemostimportanttechnewsfromChinaeveryweek.TheChinaHistoryPodcastStartedin2010,LaszloMontgomerypresentstopicsthatcover5,000yearsofChinesehistoryandculture.TheshowhasalotofunknownandinterestinghistorylessonsthathelpprovidemorecolorastowhyChinaisthewayitis.TopicslikethehistoryofTangpoetry,ortheHokkienpeopleareanalyzedandexplored.ChinaUntoldTheChinaUntoldpodcastisaprogramthataimstointroducelistenerstolesser-knownstoriesfromtheMiddleKingdom.FromurbantalesandextinctreligionstoChina'sroleintheexplorationofspace,thispodcast,hostedbyMattBossons,isyouressentialguidettheunusualandwonderfulaspectsoftheworld'smosthighlypopulatednation.TheWasaiShowTheWasaiShowishostedbyNetoTrevinofromMexicoandAliceHewhoislocalChinese.Ineachepisode,storiesarecollectedfromlistenersaboutatopicandsharedinafunnywaybybothcomedians.ThefirsthalfoftheshowispresentedinEnglish,followedbyaChinesesection.21.Whoarethepodcastsintendedfor?A.ForeignersinChina.B.Chinesehistorians.C.Technologyenthusiasts.D.PodcasthostsinChina.C.Technologyenthusiasts.22.Whichpodcastmaytalkaboutancientpoems?A.TechBuzzChinabyPandailyC.ChinaUntoldB.TheChinaHistoryPodcastD.TheWasaiShow23.WhatistheformatofTheWasaiShow?A.AtalkshowaboutlocalChineselife.B.Asinglehostdiscussingvarioustopics.C.Twohostssharingstoriesfromlisteners.D.InterviewswithexpertsonChineseculture.BAbandonedoutsideanorphanage（孤儿院）asababyandadoptedattheageofthreebyafamilyintheNetherlands,16-year-oldmodelAbbinghasbecomeknownaroundtheworld,asamodelwhohasappearedinfashionmagazines-butalsoasaninspiringrepresentativeofthealbino（白化病人）community.Whenitcomestomodelling,Abbinghasfoundherdifferencemoreofablessing:sheisrepresentedbytheZebedeeTalentagency,whichaimstomakepeoplewhohavedisabilitiesmorevisibleintheworldoffashion.“Iwanttohelppeopletoseethatbeingdifferentisgood，anddefinitelynotsomecurse（诅咒），astheybelieveincountrieslikeTanzaniaandMalawi,"saidAbbing.“Somecompaniestrytoincludemodelswhoaredifferent,butsometimesforthewrongreason,becausetheywanttosay:'Hey,lookatus!Wearealsoincludingpeoplewithdifferencesorpeopleofdifferentcolor'."ButAbbingwelcomeswhatsheseesasashift.Peoplenowwanttolearnaboutandacceptdifferences.“Theyshouldalsotalkwithpeoplewithdifferencesdirectly,askthemquestionsandlistentowhattheyhavetosay,”sheurged.Whennotinfrontofthecamera,Abbinglovesclimbingandswimming,andusedtolovecompetitivesports.It'simportantforhertofocusonwhatispossible,ratherthanwhatisn't.“Atschool,teacherstendtolookatthethingsyoucannotdo.Ireallydidn'tlikethat,althoughtheymeantwell.IwouldrathertheyhadfocusedonthethingsIcandoinstead."Abbinglovestheworldoftravelandmeetingnewpeople,whichhermodellinghasopenedup,andparticularlyworkingwithartistsandonartisticprojects.Theteenalsopourshercreativityintodecorationartwork.“BecauseIseetheworldfromadifferentangle,myartworkturnsoutalittledifferentaswell,”shesaid.24.WhatisonereasonforAbbing'sbeingchosenbyZebedee?A.Herphysicaldisability.B.Heryouthfulappearance.C.Hersuccessinthefashionworld.D.Herfameinthealbinocommunity.25.WhatdoesAbbingthinkofsomecompanieshiringdisabledmodels?A.Asocialconflict.B.Apositivechange.C.Anactofshowingoff.D.Aproductadvertisement.26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAbbing?A.Creativeandhonest.B.Optimisticandpatient.C.Courageousandoutgoing.D.Athleticandhumorous.27.WhatmessagedoesAbbing'sstoryconvey?A.Everyoneisbornequal.B.Judgenotbyappearances.C.Lovemakestheworldgoaround.D.Youarebeautifulthewayyouare.CAsajunioreconomicsreporter,Iwasoncegivenanassignmentwhichmademepanic.IwasaskedtowriteastoryaboutaneconomicconceptIdidn'treallyunderstand.Nooneelsefrommyteamwasaround.Searchingonlineleftmemoreconfused.Justthen,MartinWolf,thechiefeconomicscommentator（评论员）inmycompany，walkedpastmydesk.Itookadeepbreathandaskedhim.Heexplaineditwellinafewsentencesandmyproblemwasunexpectedlysolved.Eversincethen,Ihavebeenabigbelieverinasking“stupid"questions,bywhichImeanquestionsthatyoufearmakeyoulookstupid.ButI'mworriedthisisadyingart.ProfessorArvindNarayananoncetoldmethathisstudentswerealwaysworryingtheirquestionsmightbesilly,whichmadethevastmajorityofhisstudentstendtokeepsilentinlecturesnomatterhowheencouragedthem,evenwhentheywerestillfilledwithconfusion.Fearofasking"stupid"questionscanleadyoutopretendyouknowmorethanyoudo,whichalsomakesyoumorelikelytobelievewhateverotherssay.Onestudypublishedin2021askedparticipantstoranktheirknowledgeofasetoftermsonafive-pointscalefrom“neverheardofit"to"knowitwell,understandtheconcept＂.Someofthetermswerereal；otherswerefake（伪造的）.Thestudyfoundthatpeoplewhoweremorewillingtopretendtheyknowsomethingwellweremorelikelytofallfornonsenseofothers.IknownoteveryoneisluckyenoughtohaveaMartinWolfwanderingpasttheirdesk.Buttrustme,ajournalistwhoasksquestionsforaliving:mostpeoplereallydon'tmindbeingaskedsomething"stupid".Iftheydo,itisprobablybecausetheydon'treallyunderstanditthemselves,ortheyhavesomethingtohide.Inthatsense,youlearnsomethingusefuleitherway.28.WhydoestheauthormentionherencounterwithMartin?A.Todescribeajournalist'sworkpressure.B.Toshowthebenefitsofaskingquestions.C.Topresentthebestwaytosolveproblems.D.Tointroduceaneconomicsreporter'sroutine.29.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"thisisadyingart"?A.Fewerpeopletendtoraisequestions.B.Fewvaluablequestionsareputforward.C.Peopledon'tknowhowtoaskquestionsproperly.D.Peopledon'tfeelashamedofaskingsillyquestions.30.Whatdoesthe2021studysuggest?A.Peopleusuallypretendtobeknowledgeable.B.Fakeandrealconceptsarehardtodistinguish.C.Peopleshouldn'tbelieveothers'wordstooquickly.D.Fearofaskingquestionsleadstobadconsequences.31.Whichsectionofawebsiteisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Technology.B.Opinion.C.Friendship.D.Culture.DDoyourememberwhenNelsonMandeladied?Inthe1980s?Inthe1990s?Theanswerisin2013.Thepoliticalfigurewasinprisonfrom1964to1990beforereceivingtheNobelPeacePrizein1993andbeingelectedpresidentin1994.However,manypeopleincorrectlyrememberhimdyinginprisoninthe1980s,whichishowtheMandelaeffectgetsitsname.TheMandelaeffectisaphenomenonwherealargenumberofpeoplebelievesomethinghappened,wheninreality,itdidnot.Forexample,manypeoplemisrememberdetailssuchasthecolorofasnackpacketorthenameofaTVshow.A2020memorystudyfoundthat76%ofadultsmadeatleastonedetectableerrorwhenaskedtorecallinformation,demonstratingthatmemoryisnotaccurate.“TheMandelaeffectseemstobecloselyrelatedtoanumberofwell-knownmemoryphenomena,"saidTimHollins,aprofessorofexperimentalpsychologyattheUniversityofPlymouthintheU.K.Henamedthreesimilartypesofmemory-relatedphenomena:“falsememory,”whichisthecreationofamemorythatdidn'thappen;“source-memoryerrors,”whichiswhensomeoneforgetsthetruesourceofamemory；and“imaginationinflation（膨胀），”whichisthetendencytobelievesomethingisrealwhenitisoftenorvividlyimagined.However,HollinsbelievesthephenomenonthatismostcloselyconnectedtotheMandelaeffectisthatof“gistmemory,”whichiswhensomeonehasageneralideaofsomethingbutcan'tnecessarilyrememberthespecifics.AcommonexamplerelatestothemonkeycalledCuriousGeorge,achildren'sbookcharacterthatfirstappearedinthe1940s,andhislackofatail.“RememberingCuriousGeorgeashavingatailjustreflectsthefactthatmostmonkeyshavetails,”Hollinssaid.“Ifyoujustrememberthegist-it'samonkey-whywouldn'tyourememberhimhavingatail?”32.WhatcontributestothenameoftheMandelaeffect?A.Mandelapassedawayintheprison.B.MandelareceivedtheNobelPeacePrize.C.Mandela'sdeathwaswronglyremembered.D.Mandela'spoliticalideaswerewell-received.33.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.Experimentsrelatedtomemoryphenomena.B.PsychologicalcausesfortheMandelaeffect.C.MemoryproblemsleadingtotheMandelaeffect.D.Scientificexplanationofmemory-relatedproblems.34.Whatcanwelearnaboutourmemoryfromthetext?A.Itisnotasreliableaswethink.B.Itcanbeimprovedthroughefforts.C.Memoriesofdetailsdonotlastlong.D.Imaginationhelpsstrengthenmemory.35.Whichisaphenomenonof"gistmemory"accordingtothetext?A.Imaginingsomethingthatdidn'texist.B.Recallingeverywordofaconversation.C.Justpreservingthememoryofpleasantthings.D.Rememberingonlykeyfeaturesofsomething.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Wonderfulviewsfromthemountains,breath-takingplaceswaitingtoexplore,freshair,aswellasallthespecialhealthbenefits,arethemainrewardsofmountainhiking. 36Youneedtotrainyourlowerbodymuscles,anytimeandanywhere.Stronglegsandcoremuscleswillimproveyourbalanceandhelpyouhikelonger.Focusonyourlowerbodystrengthandonyourcardiovascular（心血管的）workout．37Youreallycantrainanywhere：useyourbackyard，livingroom,orbedroomtokeepyourbodyreadyforthetrueconditionsinthemountains.Youwillneedastrongerback.Who'sgoingtocarryyourbackpack?38 Sowearequitesurewhatthetrueansweris.Developback-muscleswithexerciseslikeV-ups,deadlifts,diverpush-ups,andexercisenamed＂mountainclimbers＂：Startinatraditionalplank（平板支撑）positionandthenbringyourkneeforwardunderyourchest.Youwillstarttofeelyourabs（腹肌）forsue，too.39EvenRomewasn'tbuiltinadaysogiveyourselfthepleasuretoenjoydiscoveringwhatyourbodyiscapableof!Alltheperfectbenefitswillimproveyourbloodpressureandbloodsugarlevels,helpingyoustrengthenyourcore,andevenhelpyoucontrolyourweightasanadditionalbenefit.40Justdon'tforgettostretchaftereachtraining.Pleaserememberthatyourtrainingformountainhikingshouldbecombinedwithrealhiking.Anddon'tmisstheothercluesonwhattodoformountaineeringtraining!A.Giveyourselfandyourbodytimetoprepare.B.Anddon'trelyjustongymsorothersimilarareas.C.Yourbalancewillalsogetbetterandbetterovertime.D.However,thereisalwayshiddendangerinthemountains.E.Trytocombinemuscletrainingwithyourindoorexercise.F.However,itisofgreatsignificancetogetpreparedphysically.G.Inthemountains,everyoneshouldfirstlyberesponsiblefortheirownessentials.第三部分语言运用（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。OnAugust26,2022,WendyCocker,aregisterednurse,satdownwithher4-year-oldsonMontyandtaughthimhowtomakea（n）41call．Cockerhassufferedseizure（癫痫）foralongtime，andshewantedto42thatMontyknewwhattodoifshehadasudden43inhispresence.Shetookhimthroughthe44tomakethecall.Thenextday,Cockerwasn'tfeelingtoowell,andasshetriedto45herhusbandonthephone,herbodywentintofullseizureinfrontofMonty.Monty 46 atonce,usinghisnewskilltocallthemedicalstaff.Duringthecall,Montytoldtheoperatorbrieflyand47,“Mummyfellover.”Hewas48andjustfollowedallthe49thathehadbeentold.Andthemedicalstaff50figuredoutthathismummayhavehadaseizure.Later,Montywasawardedaspecialcertificateofappreciation.Oneofthemedicalstaffsaidshewas51 toteachherownchildrenthe 52 skillandshethoughtaboutbreakingdownthelearningprocessintospecificstepsforthem.Asthe4-year-oldMonty's53becomesknown,it’sagreat54toparentstoteachtheirchildrensimpleactionsthatwillsavealife.They,too,mightatleastbecomea(n)55 herolikeMonty.41.A.emergencyB.informationC.personalD.local42.A.proveB.ensureC.pretendD.believe43.A.changeB.deathC,cryD.attack44.A.stepsB.difficultiesC.notesD.numbers45.A.warnB,convinceC.reachD.consult46.A.screamedB.appearedC.searchedD.responded47.A.clearlyB.confidentlyC.franklyD.repeatedly48.A.calmB.braveC.hesitantD.proud49.A.examplesB.instructionsC.rulesD.suggestions50.A.fortunatelyB.eventuallyC.amazinglyD.suddenly51.A.advisedB.orderedC.inspiredD.assigned52.A.specialB.sameC.professionalD.social53.A.progressB.courageC.conditionD.story54.A.rewardB.comfortC.reminderD.challenge55.A.popularB.classicC.ordinaryD.national第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Despiteitsrapidindustrialization,therearestillsomecornersinChinathathavemaintaineditsoriginalcolor.AncienttownsandvillagesinChinaareplaces56traditionsarewellpreservedintermsofarchitecture,lifestyleandfolkcustoms.AllofthesecanbefoundinHuangyaoAncientTown,oneofthemost-visitedtourist57(spot)inGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.58(cover)anareaof3.6squarekilometers,Huangyaohasahistoryofnearly1,000years59itsoriginsdatingbacktotheSongDynasty.People60(carry)ontraditionalfestivalsandcustomshereforhundredsofyearsuptonow.DuringChineseLunarNewYear,over20traditionalperformances61(hold),includingthedragondanceandsuonahornshow.OnJuly14intheChineselunarcalendar,residentsoftencometotheriverbankandputlanternsintotheriver62(celebrate)ZhongyuanJie,theHungryGhostFestival.Blacksoybeanisoftenaddedtoitslocalfoodtocreatean63(extreme)distinctiveflavor.Whenyouvisit,Huangyaotofuis64must-trylocaldishasitissoldonlyinthistown.Itusuallytakesadayortwototouraroundtheoldtownduetoitssmallsize,butyoucanalwaysstay 65(long)toexperiencemoreofitslocalhospitalityandculture.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Alex已被香港大学录取。请你写邮件祝贺Alex，并请教如何申请入读香港大学。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右：DearAlex,Bestregards,DearAlex,Bestregards,LiHua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续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Aliceandherfamilywentonacampingtripalongtheseaside.Uponarrival,Dadcalled