2023-2024学年广东省广州第七中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年广东省广州第七中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________themselvesinthecommunityservices,studentscangainexperienceforgrowth.A．Involved B．ToinvolveC．Havingbeeninvolved D．Involving2．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．accumulates B．accelerates C．collapses D．loosens3．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need4．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding5．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou6．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave7．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit8．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．addictedto C．accustomedto D．exposedto9．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake10．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？11．Ensuringeverychildequalrightstoeducationis_____thekeytotheeliminationofinequalityacrosstheworldlies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where12．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof13．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless14．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes15．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter16．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why17．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant18．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK19．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．analysisB．angleC．attitudeD．approach20．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled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）Thesunwassettingandthefarmwouldbeclosing.Idressedourthreedaughtersquicklyasmyhusbandstartedthevan.CuttingdownourownChristmastreehadbeenafamilytradition.Asourfamilygrew，sodidourexcitementforgoingouttofindtheperfecttree.Aswewalkedthroughtherowsoftrees，myyoungestdaughterKimberlyshoutedexcitedly，“Thereitis，theperfecttree!”Theothertwoagreed.MyhusbandandIlookedateachotherpuzzled.Weweresurprisedthegirlsthoughtthatstraggly(凌乱的）littletreewasperfect.Itsbranchesweremisshappen(畸形的）andthetrunkwasvisiblethroughthespotswheretherewerenopineneedles.Wetriedtopersuadeourdaughtersintochangingtheirminds,butinvain.Wehadtotiethesadlittletreetotheroofofourvanandheadedhome.Aswereachedourhouse,Heatherjumpedoutfirst.Suddenlysheshouted，“Thetreeisn’tthere!”Wethoughtshewaskidding.However，itwasn’tthere.Thegirlsweresodisappointed.“We’llgetanothertreetomorrow，”Isaid,secretlyhopingthenewtreewouldbeprettier.Butthegirlsgaveusthelookthatnoparentcanresist.Wehadnochoicebuttogobackandfindthattree.Aboutfiveminutesintoourdrive,wesawitonthesideoftheroad.Aswegotcloser，wefoundithadbeenrunoverbyatruck.Asweliftedthetree，wesawthatabigpartwasrippedoff，butwetookithomeanyway.Thatnight，aswedecoratedourtree，somethingmagicalhappened.Wedidn’trealizeitatthetimebutweweremakingaveryspecialfamilymemory.Bythetimeweweredone，Ihadtoadmit，itdidn’tlooksadafterall.“Thisisthebesttreeweeverhad.It’sperfect!，”myseconddaughterSamanthasaidexcitedly.MyhusbandandIcouldn’thaveagreedmore!Nowwealwaysrecallthatlittlebrokentree!Yearbyyear，wetellthestoryofthatveryspecialChristmasalmosttwenty-fiveyearsago.1、Whowasthefirsttofindthetreewasmissing?A．Theyoungestdaughter.B．Theseconddaughter.C．Theoldestdaughter.D．Theauthor’shusband.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhearingthetreewasmissing?A．Pleased.B．Depressed.C．Disappointed.D．Worried.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthefamilyfromthepassage?A．TheytookturnstellingstoriesatChristmas.B．Theyspentawholenightdecoratingthetree.C．Theyallfeltsatisfiedwiththetreeatfirstsight.D．Theyturnedthetreeintoanunforgettableone.4、Whichisthebesttitleofthistext?A．APerfectChristmasDayB．TheSadLittleTreeC．AMagicalChristmasTaleD．OurFamilyTraditionatChristmas22．（8分）Areyouaproblemshopper?Theansweris“Yes”,ifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwords,doyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshopping,orhavean“out-of-control”feelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyuse,theymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem—addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeela“rush”duringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelings,ofwhichanxiety,painandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinside,weoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscase,weoftengoshopping.Afewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeople,themotivationisadesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.Othersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforget,atleasttemporarily,tension,fearorunhappinessintheirlife.Besides,shoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstance,therearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendthere.What’smore,foodcourts,coffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovided,soyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Therefore,onceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforceswork,youwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexample,howmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.Keepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspend.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.1、Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A．Thosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyuse.B．Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C．Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D．Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A．Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B．Thedesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.C．Boredom,emptiness,tension,fearorunhappinessinpeople’slife.D．Long-timebadfeelingsofanxiety,painandshame.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?A．Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B．Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C．Makingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossible.D．Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.4、Theauthorwritesthispassageto_______.A．informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB．scoldtheproblemshoppersC．providesolutionstotheproblemshoppingD．tellashoppingstory23．（8分）Citiesarelikelytobeaffectedbyoverheating,thankstosomethingcalledtheurbanheatislandeffect.Citiestendtobeshortoftrees,whichprovideshade,andtheyarecoveredwithblackpavement,whichabsorbsheatfromthesun.Thinkofhowitfeelstowearadarkshirtversusawhiteshirtonasunnyday.Ablackshirtabsorbslight,heatingyouup.Butawhiteshirtreflectslight,keepingyoucool.Theaveragetemperatureinacityofamillionormorepeoplecanbemorethan5degreesFhotterthansurroundingareas.Thatextra5degreescanturnahotdayfromuncomfortabletodeadly.Astemperaturesrise,citieswillbeanespeciallydangerousplacetobeduringaheatwave.Toprotectpublichealth,cityofficialsaregoingtomakethecitycooler.Aspartofthateffort,LosAngelesiscoatingitsroadsinCoolSeal,agraypaintthatkeepsstreetsandparkinglots10degreescoolerthanblackasphalt（沥青）.ItwillhelpAngelinossavemoneyduringthesummer,whenairconditioningsendspowerbillssoaring（猛增）.Anditwillsavelivesbyloweringtemperaturesandimprovingairquality.Hotweatherworsensairpollutionbyturningcarexhaustintosmog,whichcanmakelifemiserableforpeoplewithasthma（哮喘）andotherbreathingproblems.Ofcourse,LAwillhavetodomorethanpaintoverafewstreetstocooloffthecity.Angelinoswillalsoneedtoplantmoretreesandapplywhitepainttorooftops—atleastthosenotalreadycoveredinsolarpanels.WhileLAisapioneerofreflectivestreets,othercities,likeNewYork,arealreadyexperimentingwithreflectiveroofsor,likeMelbourne,loweringthetemperaturebyplantingtrees.LAishardlyaloneinitsefforttostaycool.“Thisisanurgentchallenge,andit'smuchbiggerthanoneperson,”saidMayorGarcettiinarecentstatement.“ClimatechangeisafactoflifethatpeopleinLosAngelesandcitiesaroundtheworldlivewitheveryday.”1、Theurbanheatislandeffectresultsfrom________.A．plantingmoretreesinthestreetsB．furnishingeveryhousewithairconditionersC．applyingreflectivepainttorooftopsD．coveringthestreetswithwhitepaint2、Whatshouldthecityofficialsemphasizeduringhotsummer?A．Whentocoattheroadswithblackpaint.B．Wheretowearawhiteshirt.C．Howtocoolthecity.D．Whentocutofftheelectricitysupply.3、WhatbenefitcanpeoplegainfromtheuseofCoolSeal?A．Makinglifeeasierandmorecomfortable.B．Promotingthesaleofairconditioners.C．Increasingtheindooractivities.D．Reducingthenumberofcolddays.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．L.A．adoptedmanyapproachestofightagainsttheheat.B．L.A．ispaintingitsstreetswhitetokeepthecitycool.C．L.A．hasbeguntoplanttreesinthestreets.D．L.A．callsonpeopletofightagainstglobalwarming.24．（8分）At88,mygrandmotherVerahasdementiaandbarelyrecognizesme.ButI’mdeterminedtohelpheragewithdignityandgraceinherhomeforaslongasshecan.Since2015,I’vebeenamanageratHonor,atechnologycompanythatusesawebsiteandanapptopairprofessionalcaregivers(wecallthemCarePros)withlovedoneswhoneedahand.Iwanttomakesureweareofferingallourclients(客户),includingmygrandmother,aservicethatisaffordable,withpeoplewhoarereliable,diverseandskilled.OnSundays.Amy,mygrandmother’smost-lovedHonorprofessionalcaregiver,comesovertogetherdressedforchurch.ShelovesthetimeshespendswithAmy.That’sthebestgiftIcangiveherandthebestgiftIcangivemyself.Caregivingcanexhaustafamilyemotionallyandphysically.AtHonor,we’retryingtocreatesomethingthatmakesiteasierforwomentobemoms,daughters,andsistersallatonce.That’swhythiscompanywasbuilt.WhatsetsHonorapartfromothercaregivingservicesisthatwe’reequallyfocusedontreatingtheCareProswell.Wepayhigher-than-averageratesandtheycangethealthbenefitsandsickleave.MostofourCareProsarewomen,andalotofthemarcsinglemothers.ThetechnologybehindourappallowsCareProstosetparameters(参数)basedonwhen,where,andhowmuchtheywanttoworksotheycancontroltheirschedules.Thecompanyalsoallowscontinuityofcare.EachCarePronotesinthecaregivers’apphowtheclientisfeelingorwhatshouldhappenonthefollowingshift.Thatway,theclient’sfamilycanstayuptodateontheirlovedone’shealth.WhenIwasworkingwithmyteamatHonor,Iwantedtocreateopportunitiesforpeoplewholookedlikeme.I’mproudtosaythattherearesinglemomsandotherwomenwithouttraditionaleducationaltrainingwholeadteamshere.Themakeupofthiscompanyprovesthatpeoplewithdiversebackgroundscanbepartofasuccessfultechcompany.Thishastobeamodelforthefuture.I’mconfidentitwillhappen.1、TheauthormentionsAmyto_______.A．shareapreciousmemoryB．advocatecaringfortheelderlyC．showtheimportanceofcaregiversD．informthereadersofatouchingstory2、WhichofthefollowingaboutHonoristrue?A．Itallowsflexibleworkingschedules.B．Itgiveshighersalaryandmorepaidleave.C．Itmainlyemployssinglemothersandmales.D．Itmatchescaregiverswithclientsatrandom.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“stayuptodate”probablymean?A．Gotobedlaterthanusual.B．Getthelatestinformation.C．Attendtosomebodyatfixedtime.D．Accompanysomebodydayandnight.4、Thelastparagraphintendstotellusthat_______.A．womenareabletoholduphalftheskyB．successhasnothingtodowitheducationC．HonorwillprobablyhaveabetterfutureD．peoplewithdiversebackgroundswillbeamodel25．（10分）AwalkthroughthegalleriesofQuebec'sMontrealMuseumofFineArts(MMFA)placesindividualsface-to-facewithsome43,000artworksrangingfromChineseceramics(陶瓷制品)toInuitsculpture.Whilethevisitingisanincredibleculturalexperience,agroupoflocalphysicianswillsoonbeabletoprescribe(开处方)museumvisitsastreatmentforsomeillnesses."Weknowthatartcontributestoneural(神经的)activity,"saidMMFAdirectorNathalieBondil."Whatweseeisthatbeingincontactwithartcanreallyhelpyourwell-being."HélèneBoyer,vicepresidentofaMontreal-basedmedicalassociation,explainsthatmuseumvisitshavebeenshowntoincreaselevelsofserotonin,aneurotransmitter(神经传导物质)knownasthe"happychemical"whichhelpstoliftmood.AccordingtoBoyer,thesmallincreaseinhormones（荷尔蒙）associatedwithenjoyinganafternoonofartissimilartothatofferedbyexercise,makingmuseumprescriptionsidealfortheelderlyexperiencingpainthatpreventsthemfromregularlyjoininginphysicalactivity.Themuseumvisitsaredesignedtoimprovetraditionalmethods.AsBondilnotes,spendingtimeinapeacefulenvironmentcanprovideawelcomedistraction."Whatismostimportantisthisexperiencecanhelpthemescapefromtheirownpain,"shesays."Whenyouenterthemuseum,youescapefromthespeedofourdailylife.""Iamconvincedthatinthe21stcentury,culturewillbewhatphysicalactivitywasforhealthinthe20thcentury,"saidBondil."Somepeoplewoulddowelltorecallthatjustinthe19thcentury,sportswerebelievedtodoharmtothebody.Justasdoctorsnowprescribeexercise,theywillbeabletoprescribeavisittotheMMFA．"1、WhatdoesHélèneBoyerthinkofmuseumvisits?A．Theycancheerpeopleup.B．Theycanreducephysicalactivity.C．Theycanslowdownourlifepace.D．Theycanincreaselevelsofartappreciation.2、Howdomuseumvisitsaffectpeople?A．Stopthemconcentratingonpain.B．Stopthemfocusingontraditionalmethods.C．Encouragethemnottobeabsent-minded.D．Encouragethemtoslowtheirstepswhilewalking.3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Physicalactivitieswerepopularinthe19thcentury.B．Sportsareconsideredtobeharmfultothebody.C．Ideasoftreatingillnessesarechangingovertime.D．Doctorsprescribemuseumvisitsregularlynow.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Museumvisitsareidealfortheelderly.B．Happychemicalhelpstoliftmood.C．Peacefulenvironmenthelpsescapepain.D．Culturalactivitieswillpromotehealth.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）WhenIfirstheardaboutcouchsurfing(沙发漫游),Iwasskeptical.Putuptravelersfreeof1andhelpthemontheirway?Givemeabreak.However,my2wentintooverdriveasIreadarticlesofcouchsurfers,soI3atriptoFinland,acountryI’dalwayswantedto4.Ifeveranyanxietyexisted,it5whenmyfirsthostArimetmeatthetrainstationinHelsinki.Hegavemea(n)6welcomeandhikedwithmetohis7,wherehehandedmeakeytohishomeand8metea.Ifthiswaswhatcouchsurfingwasallabout—9andwelcome—thenIhadawonderful10.Ibeganto11theidea.Whatdrovepeopletoopentheirhomesto12?Isupposetherewasabitofcuriosity,butalsoa13toreachoutandlendahandtolike-mindedfolkswhomight14theirownlives.Ibecamemore15whenmynexthostdrove30kilometerstopickmeupatthetrainstationandtookmetoherhome.Thefamily16melikealong-lostrelative.Sevencitiesin14days.Seven17.Sevennewfriends.Oneofthehostsasked,“Aren’tyouafraid?”Iwasn’tsureofa(n)18responsethen,butIamnow:Ofwhat?Ifcouchsurfing19meanything,it’sthis:Mostpeoplearegoodandgenerous.Andthereisabasichumandesireto20.Wherewillcouchsurfingtakemenext?Ican’twaittofindout.1、A．doubtB．chargeC．responsibilityD．trouble2、A．ambitionB．observationC．curiosityD．energy3、A．canceledB．abandonedC．postponedD．planned4、A．exploreB．uniteC．runD．leave5、A．increasedB．changedC．disappearedD．surfaced6、A．coolB．officialC．warmD．cautious7、A．apartmentB．hotelC．officeD．garage8、A．boughtB．servedC．lentD．sold9、A．concernB．dependenceC．hopeD．trust10、A．demandB．startC．rewardD．invitation11、A．carryoutB．tryoutC．reflectonD．hiton12、A．beginnersB．strangersC．settlersD．passengers13、A．suggestionB．competenceC．promiseD．desire14、A．saveB．ruinC．enrichD．shape15、A．certainB．skepticalC．seriousD．rigid16、A．guidedB．praisedC．introducedD．received17、A．driversB．hostsC．optionsD．attractions18、A．appropriateB．positiveC．strongD．correct19、A．returnedB．awardedC．taughtD．cost20、A．escapeB．connectC．challengeD．travel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）WiththerapiddevelopmentoftheInternet,moreandmoreteenagersmakefriendsonlinenowadays.Somepeoplesayit'sgoodtodothat,whileothersthinkit's1．(harm)especiallytoschoolpupils.Someconsiderthatmakingfriendsonlineisamodernwaytosharefriendship2．others.Theycanexpresstheirthoughts3．(free)toimprovesocialskillsandfluencyinEnglish.Onthecontrary,somestronglybelieveitis4．wasteoftimetomakefriendsthroughonlinecommunicationandwhat’sworse,thoseso-called“friends”arelikelytocheatyouafter5．(gain)yourtrust.Inmyopinion,6．theInternetisgoodornotdependsonhowweuseit.Ifit7．(use)properly,wecancommunicatewithpeople8．comefromeverycorneroftheworld,andsharelifeexperiences.Ofcourse,however,sincetheInternetwasborn,manybadmen9．(make)useofittodosomethingbad.Sowemustlearntodeterminetrueorfalseandavoidbeinghurt.Inconclusion,everycoinhastwo10．(side).SodoestheInternet.Ifusedinaproperway,theInternethasmoreadvantagesinseekingfriendship.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正；此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。Once,latelyatnight,anEnglishmancameoutofhisroomintoapassageofthehotelandasktheservanttobringheraglassofwater、Theservantdidasheasked、TheEnglishmanreturnedtohisroom,andafewminuteslaterhecameintothepassageagainandoncemoreaskedtheservantaglassofwater、EveryafewminutestheEnglishmanwouldcomeoutofhisroomandrepeatedhisrequest、Afterhalfan