冲刺2023年高考英语名校好题练手卷2（新高考通用）

冲刺2023年高考英语名校好题练手卷（二）

第一部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

BestBoardingSchoolsforStudents

IfyouaretryingtofigureoutthebestboardingschoolintheUSforyourchild,hereareyourbestoptions.

PhillipsAcademyAndover

SituatedinAndover,Massachusetts,25milesnorthofBoston,PhillipsAcademyAndoverisoneoftheoldest

boardingschoolsintheUS.Itwasfoundedin1778andhasalongtraditionofacademicexcellence,withnotable

alumni（校友）includingGeorgeW.BushandJulieAndrews.Itisalsooneofthemostselectiveboardingschoolsin

thecountry,withanacceptancerateofjust13%.

TuitionFee:$66,290peryearforboardingstudents.

ChoateRosemaryHall

ChoateRosemaryHallissituatedinWallingford,Connecticut,andwasfoundedin1890.Theschoolenrolls

（招收）about865studentsfromacrosstheworld.Choateisknownforitsinnovativecurriculum,activecampus

engagement,andguidedindependentlearning.Theschooloffers23sports.

TuitionFee:$65,820peryearforboardingstudents.

ConcordAcademy

LocatedinConcord,Massachusetts,ConcordAcademywasfoundedin1922andisaco-educationalprivate

secondaryschool.Itisaco-educational,independent,collegepreparatoryschoolthatfocusesonthehands-on

learning,experimentation,andintellectualgrowthofitsstudents.Itsalumniincludefamousauthors,ambassadors,

doctors,engineers,entrepreneurs,anddancers.

TuitionFee:$66,940peryearforboardingstudents.

TheHotchkissSchool

TheHotchkissSchoolisaboardingschoolinLakeville,Connecticut.Itwasfoundedin1891andenrollsabout

600studentsfromaroundtheworld.Hotchkissisknownforitsacademicprogramaswellasitscompetitivesports

teams.Theschoolalsohasseveraluniqueprograms,includingtheJanusProjectwhichallowsstudentstotake

coursesatnearbycolleges.

TuitionFee:$66,510forboardingstudents.

1.Whichistheoldestofthefourboardingschools?

A.PhillipsAcademyAndover.B.ChoateRosemaryHall.

C.TheHotchkissSchool.D.ConcordAcademy.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutConcordAcademy?

A.ItissituatedinAndover,Massachusetts.

B.Itisknownforindependentlearning.

C.Itstuitionfeeforboardingisthehighest.

D.Itenjoysanacceptancerateofover13%.

3.HowistheHotchkissSchooldifferentfromtheothers?

A.Itacceptsthelargestnumberofstudents.

B.Itenablesstudentstotakecollegecourses.

C.Itistheonlyonefeaturingsportsprograms.

D.Itownsthelargestnumberoffamousalumni.

B

WhenIwasincollege,anacquaintancewhohadgraduatedafewyearsagocamebacktovisitfortheweekend.

AswewalkedaroundcampusonSaturdaynight,heflunghishandsintothecoldairandexclaimed,€tYouguysare

solucky;youliveaminuteawayfromallyourfriends.You'llneverhavethisagain.^^

Atthattime,Ithoughtitwaskindofsad——agrownmanlongingformylifeofuniversityhousingandlate

librarynights.Buthiswordshavestuckwithmeintheyearssince."Inadulthood,aspeoplegrowupandgoaway,

friendshipsaretherelationshipsmostlikelytosuffer,“mycolleagueJulieBeckwrotein2015.Therefore,theolder

youget,themoreeffortittakestomaintainconnections,becauseyoudon'thaveasmanybuilt-inopportunitiesto

seeyourfriendseveryday.

ThewriterJenniferSeniornotedlastyearthatthefactofourchoosingfriendshipsmakesthembothfragileand

special.<4Youhavetocontinuallyinvolve.Thatyouchooseitiswhatgivesititsvalue,shewrote.Butthat'salso

whatmakesfriendshipshardertoholdontoasourlivesevolve.

It'shardbutnotimpossible.Seniornotesthatwhenitcomestofriendship,4tweareritual-deficient.Sowehave

tocreatethem:weeklyphonecalls,friendshipanniversaries,roadtrips,andsoon.^^

"FriendshipistherarekindofrelationshipthatremainsforeveravailabletousasvveageJSeniorwrites."It's

adefenderagainststasis(停滞期)，apotentialsourceofcreativityandrevivalinlivesthatotherwisenarrowwith

time."It'ssomethingworthchoosing,overandoveragain.

4.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph1thatthewriter'sfriendprobablyfelt.

A.enviousB.irritatedC.sympatheticD.uneasy

5.JulieBeckmightagreethat.

A.it'sridiculousforadultstolongforcampuslife

B.distancebringschallengetokeepingfriendships

C.peopledonotcreateenoughchancestomeetwithfriends

D.whenfriendsareapart,theirfriendshipssurelyweakenaswell

6.Thefollowingwayscanhelppeopleholdontofriendshipsexcept.

A.celebratingimportantdaysB.goingonjourneystogether

C.enlargingcirclesoffriendsD.keepingintouchwithfriends

7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Thefutureoffriendship.B.Theoriginoffriendship.

C.Thenatureoffriendship.D.Thedefinitionoffriendship.

C

Recently,theartificialintelligenceappChatGPThasbeenmakingheadlinesinthehighereducationmediaand

beyond.Somehavetakenanalannistapproach,suchasarecentAtlanticpiecetitled"TheCollegeEssayIsDead.^^

Othershavebeenmoreoptimistic,examiningthelimitationsoftheappaswellasofferingsuggestionsforhowit

caninformstudentlearningandwriting.BelowisanFAQaboutChatGPT.

Q:HowcanIdesignassignmentstodiscourageuseofChatGPT?

A:OneimportantstrategyforpreventinguseofChatGPTorothersimilartechnologiesistocreate

assignmentsthatrequirestudentstoshowstagesoftheirwork(outlines,roughdrafts,etc.).

Askstudentstorefertocoursematerialsanddiscussions,whichwouldbeimpossibleforChatGPTtoaccess

andwouldalsopromotevaluableintegrationskills.

Askstudentstoengageinandsubmitareflectionaboutwhattheyhavelearnedfromcompletingthe

assignment.Sampletipsinclude:a)Discussthemostchallengingandmostrewardingaspectsofyourproject,b)

Whatwasthemostsurprisingthingyoulearnedinthecourseofthisproject?c)Ifyouhadthechancetodoitagain,

whatonethingwouldyouhavedonedifferentlyonthisproject?

Teachcitationskillsandresearchskills,includingexpressionoforiginalthought.

Itisworthconsideringwhyyouassignwritinginyourclassesanddiscussingthatclearlywithstudents.For

mostprofessors,writingrepresentsaformofthinking.Butforsomestudents,writingissimplyaproduct,a

collectionofwordsrepeatedbacktotheteacher.AccordingtoJohnWarner,abloggerandauthoroftwobookson

writing,uIfyoucancreateanatmospherewherestudentsareinvestedinlearning,theyarenotgoingtocopy,and

theyarenotgoingtododgethework.Buttheworkhastobeworthdoingonsomelevel,beyondgettingthegrade.,,

Q:HowcanIuseChatGPTinthewritingprocess?

A:Thesetypesofappsarenotgoingawayandwillnodoubtrisesharplyinthefuture,soencouraging

studentstousethemproductivelycouldbeseenasanimportantcontributiontoinformationcompetence.

8.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.CollegeessayisdeadbecauseofChatGPT.

B.ChatGPTofferssuggestionsonlyforstudents.

C.Thereisnolimitationstothisapp.

D.ChatGPTisahotissueincertainfields.

9.WhichofthefollowingassignmentmayNOTdiscourageuseofChatGPT?

A.Writeanessaybyreferringtocoursematerials.

B•Writeanessayaboutgroupdiscussion.

C.Handinhomeworkwithspecificsteps.

D.Attachyourpaperwithcitations.

10.WhatdoesJohnWarnersayaboutteaching?

A.Makingsurestudentsareactivelyengaged.

B.Creatingahappyatmosphereforstudents.

C.Teachingstudentshowtothinkwisely.

D.Makinglearninganinvestmentforstudents.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ChatGPT:ASmartArtificialIntelligenceApp

B.ChatGPT:AUsefulToolforStudentLearningandWriting

C.ChatGPT:AssignmentsCreatedforStudents

D.ChatGPT:ADouble-edgedSwordforTeachingandLearning

D

Youmightseelonelinessassomeone(usuallyanoldperson)sitsalone,staringintothedistanceoroutofa

window.Suchimagesaredeceptive.Researchershaveactuallyfoundthatthosewhoreportexperiencingloneliness

themostareyoungpeople,andsuchimagesofsolitude(孤独)don'tmatchtheexperienceoflonelinessduring

youth.Thoseyearsaretypicallyspentsurroundedbyotherpeople,atschooloratwork.

Lonelinessduringyouthcanbedefinedasanegativefeelingaboutadifferencebetweentherelationshipswe

haveandthosewewant.Thismeanswemightfeellonelyinthecompanyofothersifwedon'tfeeltheyunderstand

usorsharecommoninterestswithus.Althoughlonelinessisoftenadifficultexperience,itcanhelpustoreconnect

andtorethinkourrelationshipssothatwecanbuild(orseekout)theonesthatmeanthemosttous.

Therearecertainfeaturesofyouththattendtogiverisetoloneliness.Inyouth,ourfriendshipsare

increasinglyimportantinprovidinguswithemotionalsupport.Researchshowsthatyoungpeoplehavehigher

expectationsoftheirfriendshipsthanadultsdo;theyshowapreferenceforlargerfriendgroups,more

companionshipandhigherfrequencyofcontactwithfriends.Whenweconsiderthatlonelinessservesthefunction

ofkeepingussafewithinoursocialworld,itmakessensethatthefeelinglikewedonot“fitin"，assomanyyoung

peoplefeel,givesrisetoloneliness.Anotherreasonisourdevelopingsenseofself-discoveringwhoweare.That

oftenmeanschangestovaluesorbeliefs.Itcanbechallengingwhenyourfriendsaregoingthroughthesame

process,butmightnotfollowthesamepathasyou.Youngpeopleoftenreportfeelinglonelyatschool,whilehome

isacomfortablespace.Butwhentherearedifficultiesathome——suchasargumentsortensionwithfamily

membersandthedepartureofsupportivefamilymembers-thesecanmakethefeelingoflonelinessworse.

Ifyoufindyourselffeelinglonelyanditseemslikenothingishelping,donotgiveuphope.Itislikelythat

youhavenotyetfoundthestrategythatworksforyou.Herearesomepracticalstepsyoucantry,startingwithwhat

youcandoonyourownandmovingontowaystoconnectwithothers.

12.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“deceptive”inparagraph1?

A.irrelevantB.disgracefulC.misleadingD.unfortunate

13.Whatdoeslonelinessofyoungpeopleusuallyreferto?

A.Nothavingapreferencefordealingwithtoughthingsalone.

B•Nothavingfriendsorfamilyforcompanywhenintrouble.

C.Nothavinginterestinothers'schoollifewithinthesocialworld.

D.Nothavingpositiveattitudetothepresentrelationshipswithothers.

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasthereasonofyoungpeople'sloneliness?

A.Discoveryofself-identity.B.Desireformorefriends.

C.Difficultiesathome.D.Unfamiliarenvironments.

15.Whatwillthetextprobablytalkaboutnext?

A.Suggestionsonhowtobeatloneliness.

B.Morereasonsthatcausethefeelingofloneliness.

C.Strategiestodealwiththeargumentsortensioninfamily.

D.Waystofacethedepartureofsupportivefamilymembers.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，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。

Manyfinditeasytofallasleepduringalongbustrip.Butwhy?16Thefirstofthemisanoise

calledwhitenoise,whichisatypeofnoiseproducedbycombiningsoundswithdifferentfrequenciestogether.

Busesareoftencrowdedeverydaywithpeoplegoingtoandfromwork.17Theyproduceconsistent

noises,likethehumoftiresorthepurring（嗡嗡声）oftheengine.

Anotherpopularviewonwhyit'seasytofallasleeponbusesisbecauseoftherockingmotion."Themotion

ofbusesresemblesamotherswayingababyinherarms.^^FrankieChow,founderofUluTravelAgency,toldThe

WashingtonPost.However,it'snotexactlytherockingmovementthatinducessleep.18Ifyouwere

rockedtosleepasababy,you'dassociatethatrockingmotionwithgoingtosleep.

___19_____Hence,longperiodofinactivityslowsyourbrainactivitydownbecausethere'snostimulusto

keepitawake.Youjustsitdownandenjoythesceneryasthevehiclemovesalongtheroad.Basically,you'reaway

fromthethingsthatkeepyourmindandyourphysicalbodybusy.

Withacontinuousstreamofpassengersgettingonthebus,theoxygenonthebuswillgetthinner.20

Thisreducesoxygentothebrainandslowsitdown,causingpeopletofeelsleepy.

A.Hereareafewtipstohelpyoustayawake.

B.Freshairisnecessaryforeveryhumanbeing.

C.Onbuses,youdon'tmovearoundverymuch.

D.Accordingtoasurvey,thereareseveralpossiblereasons.

E.Rather,it'stheassociationbetweenrockingandsleeping.

F.Therefore,theyaretheperfectenvironmentforsuchnoise.

G.Carbondioxideincreaseswhentherearelotsofpeopleinasmallplace.

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。

OnSunday,Schoonbroodt,a71-year-oldfromMaastricht,ranamarathon.Ina212hr54minsand

19secs,hebecamethefastestpersonofhisageinhistory.Atanagewhenmanyofhiscontemporaries（同龄人）

are22down,JoSchoonbroodtis23speedingup.

ItturnedoutthatSchoonbroodt'snew70+worldrecord,was____24byanunlikelysource:theBelgian

singerEddyWally.Withafewmiles25,hislegswerestartingtoget26.

"However,myfriendhadaspecial27tokeepmeontrack,“saidSchoonbroodt."HeputEddy

Wally'ssongCherieonhisphoneonrepeat.I'vealwayslovedit.Itgavemea28.Iovertookonerunner

afteranotherand,____29____gettingcramp（抽筋）inthefinal500metres,Iwasableto30therecord

byfourseconds.^^

WhileSchoonbrodt'sachievementsareexceptional,heisnot31.Severalmenover70haveruna

sub-three-hourmarathon.JohnBrewer,asportsscientistattheUniversityoftheWestofScotland,32

thatwhilewesuffera10%declineinmusclemasseverydecade33weage,thedeclineisn'tassharp

forendurance."Comparedto40yearsago,the34innutrition,recoveryandtechnologyallmeanthatit

ismore35forpeopleintheir60sand70stoproducegoodperformanceiftheyfollowtheright

training,“hesaid.

21.A.promisingB.frighteningC.disappointingD.surprising

22.A.windingB.jumpingC.lookingD.handing

23.A.alsoB.nearlyC.thenD.somehow

24.A.inspiredB.puzzledC-shockedD.amused

25.A.runningB.waitingC.remainingD.starting

26.A.heavierB.fasterC.tighterD.lighter

27.A.trickB.jokeC.collectionD.person

28.A.hitB.boostC.blowD.move

29.A.duetoB.insteadofC・despiteD.besides

30.A.putB.reachC.breakD.hold

31.A.satisfiedB.aloneC.practicalD.ordinary

32.A.workedoutB.putsoutC.madeoutD.pointsout

33.A.sinceB.beforeC.becauseD.as

34.A.findingsB.alternativesC-advancesD.information

35.A.difficultB.possibleC.importantD.exciting

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。

IttooktwoyearstocompletethedesignworkfbrtheChineseOlympicdelegation'sentryuniform.Thefinal

uniformdesignswere____36(official)confirmedinMarchlastyearfbrtheChineseOlympicdelegation

participating37theTokyoOlympics.

Sincetheappearanceoftheathletesisafocusoftheopeningceremony,38eye-catchingcolorlike

redisatopchoice,especiallysinceitistheprimaryshadeinChina'snationalflag,____39____(symbo1ize)energy,

passionaswellasjoyinChineseculture.White,whichrepresents40(bright),purityandspirituality,

playsabuffering(缓冲)roleinthecostumedesign.

41thecolorrediscombinedwithwhiteattheoccasionoftheopeningceremonyoftheOlympics

makesanfavorablestatementreflectingthethemeofthedesign:"makingagoodstart”.Thehem(卷边)ofthe

whitedressfbrfemaleathletes____42(feature)China'snationalflower,thepeony.Thesourcefbrthepattern

43____(draw)fromaMingDynasty(1368-1644)peonybowl,whichisrepresentativeof____44

(we)traditionalChineseaesthetics(美学).Thedesignoftheman'sshirtsisinspiredbythefive-stargraphicpatterm

ofChina'snationalflag.ItreflectsthespiritoftheChineseOlympicteam45(fight)togetherfbr

nationalhonor.

第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国好友Jim在你们学校网站上看到了学生参加职业规划与体

验活动的照片。很感兴趣，发来邮件询问、请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：

1.该项活动的相关信息（时间、内容……）;

2.你参加该项活动的感受。

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

提示词：职业规划careerplanning

DearJim,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Trust

“Settledown!,,Mr.Taylorwastryingtocalmtheboyswithaloudvoice.Themomenttheyenteredthegym

andsawtheclimbingwallstoweringoverthem,theboysgotexcitedandstartedmakingnoises.ButSteviewasan

exception,