2023届甘肃省武威第三中学高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

1、2023届高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1I_ a flu when I was on a spring outing with my classmate.Acaught upBpicked upCtook upDbrought up2Can I have a day off tomorrow? I need to visit my

2、grandma in the hospital._. I can manage without you.AForget it BOf courseCIt depends DIm afraid not3You ought to have made an apology to Tom yesterday eveningYes, I know I _ _Aought to haveBhave toCshouldDmust have4 How do you find your trip to Sanya during the three-day New Year Holiday ?_ I cant s

3、peak too highly of it.AOh, wonderful indeed! BIts awful!CDont mention it DYou said it.5Do you really plan to drop out of the football team?_ Its time for me to concentrate on my study.AIm just kidding.BDefinitely not.CI mean itDWhat a pity!6- They say Philips brother is a billionaire. - _? He wouldn

4、t accept any help from his brother, even if it were offered.AWhat if BWhat for CSo what DForget it7Not until he went abroad to further his study_ the importance of English.Ahas he found B he has found Cdid he find D he had found8It is not surprising that she was elected _ monitor ;she is _ very smar

5、t girl who has the ability to organize the class well.A/; theB/; aCa;aDthe;/9You never really understand a person_you consider things from his point of view.AifBonceCasDuntil10You all like your English teacher?Yeah, she devotes herself_ to teaching and it earns her a good reputationAoriginallyBextre

6、melyCobviouslyDentirely11What if the rainstorm continues?Come on guys! We have to meet the _ whatever the weather.AstandardBdemandCdeadlineDsatisfaction12_ children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.AIf BSince CUnless DThough13_ the difference between the two findi

7、ngs is one of the worst mistakes youve made.AIgnored BIgnoringCTo ignore DHaving ignored14Without your help, I _ the first prize in the English Speaking Contest.Awont getBdidnt getCwouldnt getDwouldnt have got15May I help you? You seem to be having some problems. _, thanks. I think I can manage.AAll

8、 rightBNo problemCIts all rightDTheres no way16 Lucy, could you please spare me a few minutes?一 , but I hope “a few minutes”, wont turn into an hour.AIt doesnt matter BThats kind of youCIm afraid not DI guess so17How do you find the health club?I would rather I _ it. I feel its management is going f

9、rom bad to worse.Ahavent joinedBhadnt joinedCdidnt joinDhad joined18 Dont put the waste on the ground, young man. Oh, Im sorry. I _ the dustbin there. Ahadnt seen Bhavent seen Cdidnt see Dwasnt seeing19They were abroad during the months when we were carrying out the investigation, or they _to our he

10、lp.Awould have comeBcould comeChave comeDhad come20The man was in a _ condition with severe injuries to his legs after being attacked by a shark in far north Queensland.Askeptical BcriticalCpractical Dphysical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） Plants are boring. They just sit th

11、ere photosynthesizing （光合作用） while animals have all the fun. Right? Not so much. A new study has found that there is a long history of interactions between ants and plants. The ant and plant co-evolution （协同进化） started with ants feeding on plants and plants evolving ant-friendly features.Plants make

12、 a number of different structures that are specific for ant use. Some plants have evolved features that persuade ants into defending them from attack from other insects and even mmml. h nlud hollow thorns that nt will live nd, or tra ntr (琼浆) n lv or stems for the ants to eat. Some ants will just ch

13、eat and take the nectar and run, but some will stick around and attack anything that tries to hurt the plant. Other plants get ants to help them move their seeds around, by providing them with rich food packets attached to the seeds. The ant will pick up the seed and carry it away, eat the food pack

14、et, and leave the seed - often in a nutrient-rich area where itll grow better, and since its farther away from its parent, they wont have to compete for resources.But scientists werent sure how the evolutionary relationship between ants and plants got started. If evolution is an arms race between sp

15、ecies developing ways to make use of their neighbors, then scientists wanted to know whether plants or ants fired the first shot. It was a chicken-and-egg question, whether things started with ants developing behaviors to take advantage of plants, or plants evolving structures to take advantage of a

16、nts.The history of ants and plants evolving together goes back to the time of the dinosaurs, and its not easy to tell from fossils who fired the first shot. However, it is a question of little significance. Scientists say their study maters because it provides a look at how these widespread and comp

17、lex interactions evolved.1、Some plants attach food packets to their seeds in order to .Areward the antsBmake a fool of antsCprovide nutrition for the seedsDget the seeds moved around2、What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?AHow plants and ants interact.BWhat ants do to protect plants.CHow plants and a

18、nts survive attacks.DWhy plants and ants need co-evolution.3、Which is true about the evolutionary relationship between ants and plants?AAnts depended more upon plants.BIt caused a race for better evolution.CHow it got started was uncertain.DIt was of little value for future studies.4、Whats the autho

19、rs purpose of writing the passage?ATo introduce a science research method.BTo inform readers of a latest research findingCTo arouse readers interest in science research.DTo criticize peoples traditional views about plants.22（8分）David Hepworth and Eric Whale,two Scottish material scientists,were look

20、ing for smart ways to reuse food waste when they figured out how to make nanofibers（纳米纤维）out of leftovers from carrot juice.The cellulose（纤维素）in carrots and other root vegetables,unlike other fibrous materials like wood or cotton,is easy to separate out from the rest of the biowaste.The scientists c

21、all the material Curran,after the Gaelic word for carrot.And they set out to show that it could be used to replace glass or carbon fibers.They say its nearly twice as strong and slightly lighter than carbon.They would just go to buy in their local grocery store.But they soon realized that the carrot

22、 actually worked well and that they could turn to agricultural waste to source their material.They found that the smartest,most ecologically responsible use for the nanofibers was for protective sporting goods.And in particular,motorcycle helmets,which have to be both strong and light.Thats right: M

23、otorcycle helmets of the future might be made from carrots,not carbon.The question here,first of all,was to see what could be a possible market for such a new fiber,from an ecological point but also from the economic and technical angles too,David Hepworth says.Thats where the helmet comes in.They f

24、ound that protective sporting goods,which need stiff,strong,light fibers and low economic overhead,were some of the best use cases for Curran.David Hepworth and his team are also looking at the possibility of using it in surfboards and insulation（隔离板）for mobile homes.The challenge now is taking the

25、material from the lab to mass production.And,making sure that its still ecologically smart on a grander scale.It doesnt make sense to develop a material from biowaste if theres no use for it.Or if turning it into a useable product takes more energy than the non-renewable choice.1、Why was the carrot

26、chosen by the Scottish scientists at first?AIt worked best. BIt could be convenient to get.CIt is easy to be broken into pieces. DIt did little harm to the environment.2、What is special about Curran compared with other fibers?AIts shape. BIts length.CIts quality. DIts weight.3、Which is a challenge f

27、or using the new material mentioned at present?AHow to use it widely. BHow to make it cheaper.CHow to study it out of the lab. DFlow to get it in large amounts.4、Which can best serve as the title for the text?AWays to Reuse Biological Wastes BComing Helmets Made of CarrotsCThe Solutions to Dangerous

28、 Riding DThe Challenge in Producing Helmets23（8分）Dark Sky Parks around the WorldWarrumbungle National ParkSituated in the central west slopes of New South Wales is Australias only dark sky park, Warrumbungle. The park has served as a dark sky park since July 2016. Its crystal-clear night skies and h

29、igh altitude make it a natural, educational, and astronomical heritage site in the southern half of the earth. Tourists can use Australias largest optical telescope within the park boundaries to view the auroras(极光)，the Milky Way, and faint shooting stars.SarkSark is a Channel Island near the coast

30、of Normandy under the protection of the UK. It was the Worlds First Dark Sky Island set up in January 2011. Its historical and cultural blend attracts over 40,000 tourists annually. With no motor vehicles and public lighting on the island, there is an exceptional view of the dark skies. A rich Milky

31、 Way is visible in the dark night skies from the shores of the island.Pic du Midi de BigorrePic du Midi de Bigorre in France was designated as a dark sky park in December 201 making it the second largest dark sky park in the world. The park covers 3.112 square kilometers spread across the Pyrenees N

32、ational Park and UNESCOs World Heritage site, Pyrenees-Mont Perdu. The park attracts over one hundred star watchers every year. The Observatory Midi-Pyrenees, which was built in 1870, is one of the worlds highest museums at a height of 2,877 meters above sea level.Ramon Crater/Makhtesh RamonRamon Cr

33、ater is a unique 1,100-square-kilometer nature reserve located in the Negev Desert in Israel. In 2017, the Ramon Crater became the first designated dark sky park in the Middle East. Its location, rough climate, and forbidding landscape that are characteristic of the Negev have largely defeated histo

34、rical attempts for human settlement, making it a great place to view the night skies. Stargazers usually camp in the desert to have an uninterrupted view of the stars, planets, and the Milky Way.1、Which park serves as a heritage site for astronomy?ASark.BPic du Midi de Bigorre.CWarrumbungle National

35、 Park.DRamon Crater/Makhtesh Ramon.2、What do we know about Sark from the passage?ANot a single car runs there.BIt was an island belonging to Normandy.CThe Milky Way can only be seen there.DVisitors like to stay on the island in groups.3、What makes it difficult for humans to live in Ramon Crater?AHig

36、h altitude.BThe large area.CGeographical conditions.DCultural features.24（8分） Mid-afternoon on a particularly busy Tuesday, I took leave of my desk at work and walked into a local Starbucks, only to find a space where neither my clients (客户) nor my children would ask me to do something.Inside, I ran

37、 into Kate, a co-worker of mine. The topic of parenthood came up. I complained about how packed my schedule was. From the minute I woke up to the minute I fell asleep, I was constantly in demand and always had someone knocking at the door. But a bit of sadness seemed to come over Kates face.“Well, m

38、y daughters in San Francisco and she doesnt seem to need me at all these days.” Kate said. It was in that moment that I realized although I might often feel in high demand, there will come a day when Ill actually miss that same stress I now complain about.And as our conversation continued, it turned

39、 to our childrens younger years, with Kate smiling proudly, thinking of the little boy and girl she raised who are now a man and a woman. But I noticed her smile was marked with regret. She explained that she often wondered about what she could have done differently when her children were in their e

40、arlier years.This got me thinking Is regret an unfortunate footnote (注脚) to parenthood? With that in mind, I asked six older parents one question: What is your biggest regret from your early days as a parent?It turned out that all of them thought they could have done it better. But, each of them als

41、o has a strong, healthy relationship with their kids. Whatever regrets their parents might have had about their upbringing, one thing is clearit didnt affect them in a meaningful way.The bottom line is, we all feel like we could be doing this parenting thing better, And quite clearly, years later, w

42、ere still going to look back and wish we tried things differently. But the past cant be changed, and neither should it.1、What can be inferred from the first three paragraphs?AKate had the same problem as the authors.BThe two people had arranged to meet in the coffee shop.CKate went to the coffee sho

43、p so no one could find her there.DThe author went to the coffee shop to escape from the pressures around him.2、Why did Kate feel sad and regretful?ABecause she and her daughter had a fight.BBecause she hadnt paid enough attention to her kids.CBecause she was disappointed with her kids performance.DB

44、ecause she thought that she could have done better in raising her kids.3、What did the author find when he spoke to six older parents?ASome of the parents have a bad relationship with their kids.BHe was moved by the love of these parents for their children.CThese parents improved their behavior after

45、 their kids grew up.DNone of the parents were completely satisfied with the way they raised their kids.4、What should parents do according to the last paragraph?AGive more love to their kids.BLet your children grow up with freedom.CCherish the present time and do ones best to be a parent.DNever stop

46、learning how to be a good parent from others.25（10分）Neil Jordan, a conservation biologist, has come up with a novel method for protecting cattle from African lions: paint eyes on their behinds. The lions will think their intended prey has seen them and will give up, since theyve lost the element of

47、surprise.This psychological trickery has been called “iCow”, which is actually not as strange as it sounds. The eye-like patterns on butterfly wings are known to prevent preying birds and woodcutters in Indian forests wear masks on the backs of their heads when working to discourage hungry tigers.Th

48、e inspiration for the iCow strategy came while Jordan was based in a village in Botswana, when two lionesses were killed by local farmers to revenge their cattles death. The African lion is a vulnerable species, with numbers dropping from over 100,000 in the 1990s to about 30,000 today. Much of that

49、 decline is due to these kinds of revengeful killings because farmers have no effective strategies for protecting their herds.“Lions are hunters that like to attack by surprise. They move slowly, quietly and carefully to their prey, get close and jump on them unseen,” he said. When Jordan was watchi

50、ng a lion follow an antelope one day, he noticed the lion gave up the hunt once the antelope spotted it.So he joined one of the local farmers on a 10-week trial study, painting eyes on one-third of a herd of 62 cattle. When the cattle returned each night, they took a head count to see how many had s

51、urvived. Only three cows were killed by lions during this period-all without the painted eyes on their behinds. And all the painted cows survived. However, Jordan warned that so far this is just a promising idea. He is now back in Botswana for a more ambitious study, armed with GPS devices to better

52、 monitor the movement of predators and prey.1、The iCow strategy is designed to .Akill the lions Bwarn the preys of dangerCidentify the cattle Dscare off animals that kill2、When hunting, lions like to .Agive up halfway Bhesitate to take actionCchase their prey steadily Dlaunch surprising attacks3、Wha

53、t can be inferred from the passage?AThe iCow strategy is likely to bring great benefit.BIn the 10-week trial study more cattle were killed.CThe farmers will take their revenge on more lions.DNeil got inspiration from patterns on butterfly wings.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

54、和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项26（30分）Do you ever feel like you are studying a mad rush of one subject after another? When things happen at such a 1 pace, it is easy to lose sight of what you are learning. It is important to 2 every now and then to think about what youve been learning.Self-reflection means s

55、topping the mad rush and 3 yourself so your brain can evaluate what it has already 4 . Some people prefer to do their self reflections 5 , while others keep a journal. Either method can work, depending on what your own personal 6 is.School textbooks are often divided into units. This can make it 7 f

56、or someone to begin the process of self-reflection. Watch for the times when you complete a unit of study. Sometimes you are reminded that the unit is 8 because there is some kind of test or quiz. Use these natural 9 as opportunities to stop and reflect.You should find a 10 placeanywhere without noi

57、se is OK. This can even be sitting at your desk at school when you finish something 11 and the other students are still working. If you are going to take notes, take out your journal. Write down some notes on things that you 12 learned in this unit. Let your mind think about the notes you have writt

58、en and make some 13 .Sometimes just pausing to think deeply allows your brain to make connections 14 new information can quickly appear when you 15 it again. Next, think about things that you still wonder about. 16 maybe you learned about a certain body system, but you dont 17 how it works with the

59、other body systems. Maybe you learned a new way to solve a math problem, but youre not sure when to use it. Writing down your 18 will help you remember to continue seeking answers the next time you 19 the same topic.Self reflection is an essential skill for a 20 student. If you have never taken the

60、time to reflect, try it now.1、Asteady Bfast Crelaxing Dunique2、Achange Bcheck Cstop Dexercise3、Acalming Benjoying Cbehaving Dhelping4、Adealt Bforgotten Cfound Dreceived5、Apersonally Bmentally Cslowly Ddirectly6、Apace Bgrade Cskill Dstyle7、Aquick Bnecessary Ceasy Dhard8、Afinished Bdivided Cinterrupte