2022-2023学年云南省曲靖市第一中学高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The Japanese suffering from the worst natural disasters .Aare; ever si

2、nceBare; of all timeCis; ever sinceDis; of all time2Jason will never forget about his 18th birthday, saw his being admitted to Harvard. AwhenBwhichCthatDit 3It was lucky that little Jack was not at home when the fire broke out；otherwise，he his lifeAhad lostBwould loseCwould have lostDmight lose4The

3、importance _ a national day and how it is celebrated are very different from country to country.Aconnected toBgiven toCmeaning toDattached to5Professor Wang _in our school till next SundayAwill have stayedBhas stayedCis stayingDstayed6The online shopkeeper has made an apology for his rude behavior.O

4、K. If youre still not satisfied, you can _ compensation.AclaimBaffordCsacrificeDdismiss7Video games can be a poor influence if _ in the wrong hands.Ato leaveBleavingCleaveDleft8- How about _ plan to open a branch?- I should say it was _ failure.Aa; aBa; /Cthe; /Dthe; a9Private cars will be required

5、to stay off roads one out of five weekdays _ the traffic pressure.Ato reduceBreducingCreducedDreduce10Cambridge gave a positive answer inquiries on whether it recognizes gaokao scores.Ain favor ofBin response toCin salute toDin consequence of11When I was small, my mom _read me stories at night.Acoul

6、dBshouldCmightDwould12We completed one third of the project, and the loan _ in place, we had to delay the rest till the next month.Anot arrangedBwas not arrangedCnot arrangingDhad not been arranged13The project is far behind schedule. Its impossible for you to _ it in a week.Acatch uponBlive up toCa

7、dd up toDhold on to14If these new measures dont work, well have to _ our old system.Amake up for Bcome up withCbreak away from Dfall back on15It is not only blind men who make such stupid mistakes. People who can see sometimes act_.Ajust foolishly Bless foolishly Cas foolishly Dso foolishly16Jenny,

8、how was your trip to Beijing?Oh, I missed it. I wish I _ my vacation there.Aam spending Bwill spend Chave spent Dhad spent17A hearty laugh relieves physical tension, _your muscles relaxed for over half an hour.Ato leaveBleftCleavingDleave18If it _ for her great help then, I would not study English s

9、o well now.Ahasnt beenBwasntChadnt beenDisnt19Although the test _ look like a simple one, great care is needed.AmayBmustCshouldDneed20-I dont understand why Catherine stopped short _ she ought to have continued.-Its obvious that she lacked self-confidence.Awhen BwhileCif Das第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每

10、题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分）Middle school graduation style may be a bit more casual than formal high school or college ceremonies,but the move from junior to senior high school is still an important occasion that can be celebrated in many ways.The decision whether students will wear caps and gowns

11、（礼服）for middle school graduation is usually up to the individual school.Some feel that this is the perfect way to commemorate the special occasion,while others feel the cap and gown is unnecessary for a junior high ceremony.For those schools that choose not to use caps and gowns,it is typically sugg

12、ested that students wear dress clothes for the occasion.Students may also be encouraged to dress for graduation in a uniform manner,such as white shirts and black pants or skirts,or educators may suggest dressing in the school colors.Schools that choose to have students wear academic regalia（制服）for

13、the ceremony may choose to purchase gowns in a variety of sizes from a store such as Graduate Affairs,and then let students borrow them,and reuse them each year.Caps may be purchased by a Parent-Teacher Organization or by the individual graduates.Parents may choose to host open house or party when t

14、heir child graduates from middle school.This is typically an informal affair,such as a barbeque or pool party,or simply appetizers or cake to honor the graduate.Simple backyard games such as volleyball,bocce ball,and Frisbee are a fun way to entertain young teens,tweens,and well-wishers.Other party

15、games and a band might also be considerations for a large or more complicated gathering.Whether simple or complex,there are many ways to remember a graduation from middle school and make this time a special and wonderful one.Graduation events are perfect for highlighting a students achievements duri

16、ng middle school and preparing for his or her future success.1、Which of the following can replace the underlined word“commemorate”in Paragraph 2?Apass BeaseCcelebrate Davoid2、How do students often get the gowns for middle school graduation?AThey get them from the school.BThey purchase them from stor

17、es.CThey make them by themselves.DThey borrow them from the Graduate Affairs.3、What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?ASports games will be free for students.BParents are less interested in the celebration.CStudents will exchange gifts at the celebration.DThere are various ways to honor the

18、graduation.4、Whats the authors attitude to the celebration of middle school graduation?ASupportive. BDoubtful.CAmbiguous. DSympathetic.22（8分） Alma Deutscher could read music before she could read words. She composed her first piano sonata at six，her first short opera at seven，and her first full-leng

19、th opera at 10.Alma Alma，a gifted musician as well as a composer，the child prodigy，or “Little Mozart，whose music is in the classical-romantic tradition，was on stage throughout，switching between the piano and the violin.Her parents，mother Janie，and father Guy，are quite formal. They think deeply befor

20、e they speak，and appear to be quiet. They maintain Alma is an adult when it comes to music and a normal girl in other ways.She has always been home-schooled and is reading Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials when we meet. Janie，who has given up her university job，is also a huge support，home-schooling

21、 both girls. And they believe Alma wouldnt have developed in mainstream education anyway. Because her needs are different and its quite difficult for any school.But perhaps what most sets her apart is the intensity(强度)of her imagination. Spend time with Alma and you are struck by how often she talks

22、 about Transylvanian，which is unrelated to the region in Romania. I must have heard the name somewhere，because I didnt know it was a real place until much later，she says.Transylvanian is my own land with its own language and there are beautiful composers there，named Antonin Yellow sink and Ashy and

23、Shell and Flare”. Transylvanian is outside，inside；everywhere and nowhere.She has written biographies about the composers, created a magazine, Paris Flash, for the inhabitants, and even composed a Transylvanian national anthem. Her father believes her musical ability is a sign of this imagination. It

24、 all pours out like a volcano, he says.1、What can we learn about Alma from the first two paragraphs?AShe is too young to be a musician.BShe is a wonder child on music.CShe is a hard-working child on music.DHer music works are well-known around the world.2、Why did Alma receive education at home?ABeca

25、use she didnt like school.BBecause of her special needs.CBecause her mother lost her job.DBecause she wanted to stay with her sister.3、What do we know about Transylvanian?ATransylvanian is a place in Almas city.BTransylvanian is a place in the book Alma read.CTransylvanian is a place that Alma imagi

26、ned.DTransylvanian is a group for musicians and composers.4、According to her father, what is the key to Almas success?AHer rich imagination.BHer parents influence.CHer teachers instruction.DHer hardwork on music.23（8分） Time Out New York, your ultimate guide to life in the city, helps you discover th

27、e best events and things to do in MarchMar 3-15. New York International Literary FestivalThe literary event champion of New York is back! Many best-selling authors are set to appear at this years festival, including the award- winning writer Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club the film version of the novel s

28、tarring Michelle Yeoh), Internet business expert writer Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built ) the Anthill founder Alec Ash ( Wish Lanterns) and many more. Stay tuned for our full festival preview and author featuresMar 3-15, various times, 20 dollars or 35 dollars (for literary lunch

29、es). Glam.Until Mar 16: Vivienne Westwood- Get a LifeThe well-known fashion designer is the subject of this crossover exhibition of American contemporary art and eco-friendly fashion inspired by Westwoods strong attitude towards a climate revolution Participating artists also include Adam Lawry and

30、Jill SmithUntil March 16, free entry. Chi K /l Art MuseumMar 17: Dog Day SaturdaysOn the third Saturday of the month, The Rooster(13th Street) throws a backyard Party where dogs are welcome. There will be free hot dogs. 5 dollars Flying Dog Beers and dog treats for the little buddies Donations will

31、also be collected for local animal rescue group, Best Friends AmericaMar 17, 3-5 P. m., 15 dollars. The Rooster(13th Street)Mar 28-29: Mom to Mom SaleSell or stock up on clothes, toys, books, strollers and other family goods at this twice-a-year market organized by New York mother Sellers will contr

32、ibute 15 percent of all their profit to Heart to Heart Come and pick up some useful stuff for your family.Mar.28-29,2-6p,m,(Tues.),10a.m.-2p.m,(Wed.) free entry. New York Racquer Club-clubhouse1、Who will possibly turn up at Glam on March 10th?AMichelle Yeoh.BJack Ma.CAlec Ash.DAdam Lawry.2、Which eve

33、nt might interest those who care about the environment?ANew York International Literary Festival.BVivienne Westwood Get a Life.CDog Day Saturdays.DMom to Mom Sale.3、What do the events Dog Day Saturdays and Mom to Mom Sale have in common?AParticipants can support charity work.BParticipants are admitt

34、ed free of chargeCThey are organized annually in New YorkDThey take place at the same time24（8分）You can see a sea turtle named Herman, an octopus (章鱼) called Octavia, and a seal named Lidia at the Smithsonians National Zoo in Washington, DCRather than real animals, they are actually artworks made ou

35、t of plastic trash from the ocean.These artworks are part of a traveling exhibit called “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea”. The Washed Ashore project, led by the artist called Pozzi, works to raise awareness about plastic pollution in Earths oceans.More than 315 billion pounds of plastic litter th

36、e worlds oceans today. Most of the plastic is garbage from towns and cities, as well as trash that people leave on beaches. Rainwater, winds, and high tides bring the trash into the ocean or into rivers that lead to the ocean. Once it is under the waves, the plastic begins to break up into smaller a

37、nd smaller pieces.Thousands of sea animals die each year from eating plastic bags and other things. Each year, millions more pounds of plastic end up in the ocean. A recent study found that if that continues, by 2050 the total weight of plastic will be more than that of all the fish in the ocean.The

38、 Washed Ashore project is working to stop that from happening. Since 2010, Washed Ashore volunteers have collected 38,000 pounds of plastic trash from more than 300 miles of beaches. They helped Pozzi create more than 60 artworks of sea creatures harmed by plastic pollution.“These artworks are a pow

39、erful reminder of our personal role and global responsibility in preserving biodiversity (生物多样性) on land and in the sea,” says Dennis Kelly, director of the National Zoo.1、What is the purpose of the artworks shown at the Smithsonians National Zoo?ATo let people know about animals in the ocean.BTo in

40、troduce one way of recycling plastic trash.CTo warn people of plastic pollution in the ocean.DTo show Pozzis great gift for creating artworks.2、According to the passage, what is the source of plastic pollution in the ocean?AGarbage from towns and cities. BTrash left on beaches by people.CPlastic bag

41、s broken up by waves. DLitter created by human activities.3、The data in Paragraph 5 is given to prove that _.Aplastic pollution will be more serious in the ocean.Bmore and more artworks of sea creatures will be made.Cthe Washed Ashore project has made great achievements.Dvolunteers can solve the oce

42、an pollution successfully by 2050.4、Whats Dennis Kellys attitude towards the artworks?Aworried. Bsupportive.Cdoubtful. Dunconcerned.25（10分）Time TravelIf you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch an original performance of a Shakespeares play in Elizabethan England? What a

43、bout hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period? Or maybe youd voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing. Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is scie

44、nce fiction novel. The Time Machine, which was written by H.G. Wells and published in 1895 for the first time. It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the populari

45、zation of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term time machine, coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientis

46、ts say yes, in theory. They propose using cracks in time and space called “wormholes”, which could be used as shortcuts to other periods. Einsteins theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances. And British physicist Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a rea

47、lly fast spaceship going at nearly the speed of light. Though building such a spaceship would of course be no simple task.Even if you could travel into the past, there is something called the “grandfather paradox”. It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own

48、 grandfather killed for some reason, and therefore prevent himself from being born. If the time traveler wasnt born, how would he travel back in time?And would you really like to visit the future? In H.G. Wells book, the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is att

49、acked by giant crabs. He then voyages 2 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles(触角).If thats whats in store, maybe we are better just living in the present day after all.1、The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show _.Athe contr

50、ibution of H.G .WellsBthe storys different featuresCthe long history of time travelDpeoples interest in time machine2、Einsteins and Hawkings theories _.Asuggest the possibility to invent the time machineBpush the invention of the first spaceshipChave proved wrong by some time travelersDhave similari

51、ties in many way3、In Paragraph 4, “grandfather paradox” probably refers to the idea that _.Athe traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfatherBthe grandfathers death makes the travelers birth impossibleCthe traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfatherDthe reunion of the traveler and hi

52、s grandfather brings happiness4、According to the passage, what is probably the authors attitude towards time travel?ASkeptical.BUnclear.CSupportive.DUnconcerned.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）When we seem to have finally obtained things weve worke

53、d hard for,most of us tend to think that we can relax and enjoy life. 1 ,life has some rude awakenings for us.This was the 2 for Stevie.He worked hard and years later,he was able to buy a really nice home on a cliff 3 the ocean.It seemed that all his work 4 and that he had finally realized his dream

54、.Well,as life would have it,along came the events over which he had no 5 .Above all,the cliff started to erode（风化）badly from the 6 winds and rains over the years.What was once a one-hundred-foot backyard was rapidly 7 week by week,and to make matters even 8 ,he became badly ill to the point 9 he had

55、 to take lots of time off from work.Then,the most tragic things happened.The backyard totally disappeared and what was 10 was the back of the house sitting dangerously on the edge of the cliff.What was even more destructive was that he had no house insurance 11 the family could not get any from insu

56、rance companies who knew of the 12 .No insurance,and so sick that he couldnt worknow what?A person who thought he had finally reached the 13 and now only to find almost everything had disappeared through no 14 of his own.The good news was that he wasnt donefriends,neighbors and even those who didnt

57、know him 15 responded to fund-raisers to help them start over.Life has a way of 16 and kicking us from behind and even kicking again when we are really down.But life also gives us a way 17 if we dont give up.There is kindness and comfort 18 -an opportunity to start again if we have a 19 to move forw

58、ard.Keep focused on new life and move beyond all those things that may 20 us to the present.1、AEvidently BUnfortunately CConsequently DActually2、Acase Bpoint Csense Doccasion3、Aapproaching Bseparating Coverlooking Dsurrounding4、Atook off Bpaid off Cdropped off Dbroke off5、Adoubt Badvantage Ccontrol

59、Dauthority6、Aconstant Bregular Ctemporary Dsteady7、Aexpanding Bshrinking Cdeclining Dgrowing8、Astranger Bsimpler Cbetter Dworse9、Awhat Bwhere Cwhen Dwhich10、Aleft Bconstructed Cpreserved Dwithdrawn11、Aalthough Bbut Cand Dbecause12、Aprofits Brisks Cpressure Dintention13、Adreams Bdecisions Cagreement

60、Dconclusion14、Aexpectation Bduty Cpurpose Dfault15、Aextremely Bcasually Cpersonally Deventually16、Ashowing up Bturning around Cstanding out Dgetting through17、Aout Boff Cover Dacross18、Ain terms of Bas well as Cinstead of Dregardless of19、Atalent Bchance Cheart Ddesire20、Alimit Bconnect Clead Ddrive