吉林省汪清县四中2022-2023学年高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

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 _ tell you with certainty that he wont be able to finish it before the deadline. Awill Bmust Ccan Dmay2Along with the email was my brothers

2、 promise _ I came first in the competition, he would buy me an MP4.AwhatBthatCthat ifDwhether3In the early morning all of us stood at the top of the mountain _ east of the city, watching _burning sun rising.A/; aBthe; aCthe; theD/; the4_ what had happened, they knew I would struggle and simply wante

3、d to help because it was the right thing to do.AHearingBTo have heardCHaving heardDHeard5As a surgeon,I cannot any mistakes;it would be dangerous for the patient.AappreciateBremoveCofferDafford6I live in a town _ runs a small and winding river. Athrough which Bwhich Cin which Dwhere7_ every year, ma

4、ny people do not hold a high opinion of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, it has become a somewhat necessary part of the festival. AAs BTherefore CWhile DSince 8Why cant John land a_job in years?Anyone with criminal records will be laid off first when it comes time to let staff go.Arewarding Bdemanding

5、 Cworthwhile Dstable9The people succeeded because they understood that you cant let your failures _ you you have to let your failures teach you.Adefine BdeclineCqualify Dsimplify10The government is to _ the technologies to the full in the structural transformation of the economy.Aadapt BexposeCexplo

6、it Dattach11In time we reached a stage we had more young readers than old onesAwhereBhowCwhoDwhat12Sales director is a position _ communication ability is just as important as sale skills.AwhichBthatCwhenDwhere13The TV station will be _ the game live on Saturday afternoon, and we cant miss it.Acover

7、ingBimprovingChandlingDcanceling14-The prices of vegetables are going up madly. Its really too much for us.-But for the situation where many vegetable producing areas _ constant low temperature, things would not be like this.Ameet withBhave met withCmet withDhad met with15Youll recognize me when you

8、 get out of the station. I_ jeans and a white T-shirt.Awill be wearing Bhad wornCwas wearing Dhave worn16I dont think she visited the exhibition this morning, _ she was with me at that time.Athough Bor Cbut Dfor17The desks in our classroom are so close together that there is not enough room to move

9、themAbetweenBinCacrossDover18They didnt take measures in time, otherwise the explosions _some experts saidAwouldnt happenBdidnt happenCwouldnt have happenedDmustnt have happened19Bathing crabs are raised in the Yangcheng Lake for at least six months， which is what makes them authentic and _a high pr

10、iceAestimateBfetchCoccupyDpredict20The 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）What is erosion(腐蚀)? Erosion is simply when soil is

11、transported on the earths surface from one location to another by a natural cause.This is easy to imagine. Picture a sandcastle on a beach. This sandcastle is particularly beautiful, the work of a whole long, hot summer afternoon. It has three towers, with a great wall running all around. Small squa

12、re houses sit in an open area in the center. From the tallest tower flies a Pop-sicle-wrapper flag from a small twig flagpole. Its builder sits back, proudly admiring her work. But it is late, and the tide is coming in, bringing the water closer. Finally, the castle is hit with a giant wave. As it p

13、ulls out, the builder sees there is nothing left but bits of the towers and a small broken twig. Where has the sand gone? Not very far, really. Its moving around the water that will wash back and forth across the beach all day. Its spread around the beach next to the castle. However, to our eyes, it

14、 has disappeared. This is also the way with erosion. Parts of the earth seem to disappear but have really just been moved around.A common example of water changing the landscape is sinkholes. Sinkholes are formed when underground water wears away the dirt and rock that surrounds it. Eventually, the

15、hole underneath the ground is so big, and the earth above it so thin that the surface collapses into the hole, taking with it anything unlucky enough to be on the surface at the time. Sinkholes occur naturally and have been around a very long time. Today, though, many sinkholes are caused by the act

16、ion of human beings.In fact, today, human beings are one of the things helping to speed up erosion of the earth. Scientists believe that by pumping water from underground, moving sand dunes and other naturally-occurring anti-erosion measures, humans have allowed erosion of the earth to speed up by a

17、s much as 40 times. This means that beaches around the world are disappearing, more sinkholes are opening up, and farmland is rapidly becoming desert.1、Whats the authors purpose of describing a sandcastle in Paragraph 2?ATo show the destructive force of nature.BTo recall his happy childhood.CTo catc

18、h the readers attention.DTo explain what erosion is.2、What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the passage?AThe hole.BThe ground.CThe earth.DThe surface.3、According to the passage, which of the following can you infer may NOT be the cause of sink-holes?AA lot of high-rises have been built.BPeo

19、ple pump water from underground.CToo many mines have been opened up.DUnderground water takes away dirt and rock around it.4、Based on the passage, what is most likely to be one result of erosion?ADesertification will speed up.BSinkholes will be everywhere.CMany plant species will disappear.DEarthquak

20、es will happen more often.22（8分）One of Australias “Big Things”，The Giant Koala, is situated midway between the Victorian towns of Stawell and Horsham at a small town called Dadswells Bridge. Dadswells Bridge is regarded as the gateway to the Grampians Ranges. The Giant Koala is the “Guardian of the

21、Grampians”.Stop in for breakfast, lunch or dinner or just drop in for some takeaway food, a hot drink or a nice cold ice cream. Try our range of old style boiled lollies or make a selection from our lolly shop with a large range of chocolates & lollies. You can even have your next function/party at

22、the Giant Koala in the newly landscaped courtyard fed with our famous camp oven roasted meats.Make use of our BBQ, and bring your own meat and have a picnic out in our courtyard or among the animals in the zoo. The Giant Koala has a large range of gifts and souvenirs for all ages so that you can tak

23、e a soft toy koala away with you as a reminder of your visit.The new owners of The Giant Koala, Rob & Julie-Anne, have recently added a zoo which is home to two very affectionate koalas and other native Australian animals and some farm animals.You can have your photo taken with our Koalas for a smal

24、l fee. We have just completed a childrens “Petting Zoo” where they can pat animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, baby turkeys, chickens.The Giant Koala made an appearance on the Paul Hogan and Shane Jacobson movie Charlie and Boots and was featured in the Telstra Bigpond advertisements this year.A s

25、eries of eight “Big Things” in Australia has just been released on Redhead Matches and The Giant Koala was selected to be part of this series and you can find them in Supermarkets now.1、What is the best title of the passage?AHave Lunch at The Giant KoalaBAustralias “Big Things”CWelcome to The Giant

26、Koala: an Unforgettable ExperienceDBest Gifts You Can Buy at The Giant Koala: Soft Toy Koala2、It can be inferred from the passage that The Giant Koala is _.Aa small town Ba sighting seeing placeCa famous camp Da very large creature3、The passage is most likely to be taken from _.Aa tourist website Ba

27、 food columnCan English textbook Da research study4、The underlined word “fed” can be replaced by “_”.Aeaten BencouragedCregarded Dsupplied23（8分）Flights often mean risky security, long layovers and unexpected delays, which can sometimes make for unpleasant travel experiences. Still, your airport jour

28、ney doesnt always have to be terrible. Here are some cool airports that will make you forget about all your travel baggage:Hamad International Airport, QatarThis $16-billion airport screams luxury. It features a 25-metre-long swimming pool. The airport is also equipped with quiet rooms, ideal for pa

29、ssengers seeking a pre-flight snooze. There is a giant dinosaur robot and a 23-foot-tall Urs Fischer sculpture of a yellow teddy bear.Changi Airport, SingaporeIf you didnt get enough shopping done during your trip, then Changi Airport is the perfect place for you. There are over 300 retail stores av

30、ailable and two movies theatres free of charge for you to take advantage of. Theres also a fascinating butterfly garden. Here, you can find a rainforest-themed garden with about 1,000 butterflies surrounded by flowering plants and a six-metre grotto waterfall.Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Ko

31、ngHave you ever wondered what its like to fly a plane? If you have, then head over to the Aviation Discovery Centre and hop on the plane cabin simulator. This ride allows passengers to see what its like to actually fly a plane. Pretty cool if youre about to board a real flight in a couple of hours.

32、This airport is also home to an 1MAX theatre and an indoor, multimedia golf course.Helsinki Airport, FinlandIf you have an appreciation for art, then youll love your layover in Helsinki. Its the MoMa of airports, complete with a 24-hour art gallery and aviation museum. There are paintings and art in

33、stallations all over the building. Passengers can also relax between flights in a sleeping pod, an ergonomic seat/bed complete with a pull-up cover to keep out light and noise, storageyoure your carry-on under the seat, and a power outlet for your phone or laptop.1、（小题1）At Changi Airport, Singapore,

34、 passengers have a chance to _.Awatch a movie with butterflies around themBmake purchases free of charge in the retail storesCenjoy the beauty or a waterfallDtake photos with a yellow teddy bear2、（小题2）lf you would like to fly a plane, which airport do you like most?AHamad International Airport, Qata

35、r.BChangi Airport, Singapore.CHong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong.DHelsinki Airport, Finland.3、（小题3）According to the passage, whats the similarity between Hamad International Airport and Helsinki Airport?ATheir quiet space for rest. BTheir luxurious decoration style.CTheir rich artistic atmos

36、phere. DTheir high-tech equipment.24（8分）Cigarette butts (烟蒂) are everywhere - clogging up our streets, littering our beaches - and for decades theyve been thought of as “unrecyclable”. But a New Jersey-based company, called TerraCycle, has taken on the challenge, and has come up with a way to recycl

37、e millions of cigarette butts and turn them into industrial plastic products. Its aim is to take items that people normally consider impossible to recycle, and then use science to figure out a way to do just that.Despite the increase in anti-smoking ads and messaging over the past 20 years, global s

38、ales of cigarettes increased by 4 percent, and a whole lot of those cigarette butts are ending up as trash, which can surely pollute the surrounding environment.So how do you go about turning all those poisonous ends into something useful? TerraCycle does this by first breaking them down into separa

39、te parts. They mix the remaining materials, such as the tobacco and the paper, with other kinds of rubbish, and use it on non-agricultural land, such as golf courses. The filters (过滤嘴) are a little harder. To recycle these, TerraCycle first makes them clean and cuts them into small pieces, and then

40、combines them with other recycled materials, making them into liquid for industrial plastic products.They now have more than 3,000 cigarette recycling bins in nine countries around the world. Theyre also expanding their recycling offerings to the rest of the 40 percent of household waste that curren

41、tly cant be recycled, such as chocolate packaging, pens, and mobile phones. The goal is to use the latest research to find a way to stop so much waste ending up in. landfill (垃圾填埋), and then get companies to fund the process. And so far, its working.“We havent found anything that we cant recycle,” c

42、ommunications director of Terra Cycle, Albe Zakes, said. “But with the amount and variety of packaging and litter in the world, we are always looking for new waste streams to address.”1、Which of the following is true according to the text?AIt is impossible for the filters to be recycled.BTerra Cycle

43、 has achieved a lot in recycling what used to be considered “unrecyclable”.CAnti-smoking ads and messaging have led to peoples quitting smoking.DMobile phones cant be recycled by means of the latest research.2、What can we learn about the approach to recycling cigarette butts?AUnbelievable and costly

44、.BExcellent but hard to carry out.CUseless in dealing with other household waste.DPractical and environmentally friendly3、The underlined word “trash” in Paragraph 2 probably means .Amineral BfertilizerCrubbish Dpoison4、In Albe Zakess opinion, .ATerraCycle has successfully recycled everything.Bthey s

45、till have a long way to go.Cit will be too difficult for them to find new ways.Dthe public should be aware of the environmental pollution.25（10分）A young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage(圣人) that he was l

46、ooking for.With considerable patience, the sage listened attentively to the reason for the boys visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have time to explain to him the secret of happiness.He suggested that the young man take a walk around his palace and come back in two hours time. “Howev

47、er, I want to ask you a favor,” he added, banding the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil. “While you walk, carry this spoon and dont let the oil spill.”The young man began to climb up and down the palace staircases, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours

48、 he returned to the presence of the wise man.“So,” asked the sage, “did you see the Persian tapestries(挂毯)hanging in my dining room? Did you see the fantastic garden that the Master of Gardeners spent ten years in creating?”Embarrassed, the young man admitted that he had seen nothing.“So, go back an

49、d see the wonders of my world,” said the wise man. “You cant trust a man if you dont know his house.”Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and wandered again through the palace, this time paying attention to all the works of art that hung from the ceilings and walls. He saw the gardens, the

50、 mountains all around the palace, and the delicacy of the flowers. Returning to the sage, he reported in detail what he had seen.“But where are the two drops of oil that I entrusted to you?” asked the Sage.Looking down at the spoon, the young man realized that he had spilled the oil.“Well, that is t

51、he only advice I have to give you,” said the sage. “The secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never forgetting the two drops of oil in the spoon.”1、What was the intention of the young man to travel to look for the sage?ATo appreciate the most beautiful scenery along

52、 the way.BTo experience adventures of the outside world.CTo learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man.DTo figure out whether the sage was knowledgeable or not.2、Which of the following statements is wrong?AThe sage listened to the young man with patience.BThe young man made it as the sage had

53、 expected.CDuring his second round of wandering, the young man appreciated the wonders of the castle.DThe young man was too concerned about the oil when he first went around the castle.3、Why did the sage ask the young man to go around his castle with a spoon of two drops of oil?ABecause he wanted to

54、 find out whether the young man was perseverant(坚持不懈的)in accomplishing his goals.BBecause he intended to let the young man know that happiness came at a price.CBecause he wanted to help the young man to uncover the secret of happiness in an indirect way.DBecause he wanted to let the young man trust

55、him.4、What can we learn from the story?AReal happiness consists in enjoying our rights and meanwhile fulfilling our duties.BWe cant trust a man unless we get familiar with his house.CThe search for the secret of happiness demands our devotion.DIts not easy to keep balance between enjoyment and commi

56、tment.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）There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.So they 1 Socrates for advice on where happiness 2 But 3 giving any answers, Socr

57、ates asked them to help with building a 4 first. The group of guys had to 5 the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the

58、canoe into a river, and then 6 together in it, singing with 7 .Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We 8 be happier!” Socrates 9 , “Thats it! 10 you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”From the story I got to

59、 know that happiness 11 hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through 12 work and creativity.We may have to 13 pain in our daily life and in the process of 14 happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in 15 things, like a new car, clothes

60、, etc. True long term happiness, however, comes from within our 16 and spirit. So why not turn suffering into 17 life, and 18 tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we make it through and find true happiness.So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matte