2023学年山西省阳泉市第十一中学高三第二次调研英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether2．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway3．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.4．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins5．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when6．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?7．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof8．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen9．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when10．Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover11．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata12．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While13．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when14．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where15．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t16．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened17．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived18．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither19．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup20．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where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）Startingfrom1710，apublicland，theNewHopeareahasafamoushistory.Itbeganasatradingpost.Bythe1940s，NewHope'snameintheartshadbecomelegendaryformanywritersofplays，directorsandactorswhotraveledthroughitsbusystreetsonweekendsandholidays.Inresponsetothisculturalenvironment，businessmanandwriterD．F.WhippledecidedtosetuptheNewHopefilmfestivalin2009.Whipplegatheredagroupofartistswhosharedhislovefordiscoveringandencouragingindependentfilmmakers，manyofwhomwillshowtheirfilmsatitsexhibitions.Thefestival'sdirectorswelcomeyoutooursiteandwehopeyou’lljoinusattheexhibitions.Tickets;AdvanceticketsgoonsaleonJune15andticketswillbegotatthevenues（场地，地点）foranyshow.VisitthefreeonlineOfficialGuidefordetailsonvenues，schedulesandprices.Togetticketsinadvance，pleasefollowtheseeasysteps：Pickfilms---CheckoutourfreeonlineOfficialGuideforthefull2017time-tablethroughthislink：OfficialGuide.VisitBrownPaperT--Thefestival'sofficialticketvendor（自动售票机）forthewholeyearisrunning.Ticketsareavailablebyshowname.Advanceticketsalesendatmidnightbeforeeachshow.Ifyoumissit，youcanstilltrytogetticketsat，thedoor.Ticketpricesatthedoorare$12forvisitors，$10forstudentsandseniors（65+）and$6formatinees（午后场）.Tofindshows，checkoutthescheduleinourOfficialGuide.QuestionsorcommentsmaybedirectedtotheFestivalbyemailinginquires@.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheNewHopearea？A．Itwaseverabusinesscenter.B．Itisfamousforisnaturalscenery.C．Itwasfirstusedasthebaseofarts.D．Ithasahistoryoflessthan100years.2、D．F.WhipplechosetosetupafilmfestivalintheNewHopeareabecauseof______________.A．itsbusystreets B．itsmodernsocietyC．itsancientbuilding D．itsculturalenvironment3、Wherecanyougettheticketsinadvance？A．Atthevenuesaftermidnight. B．FromtheonlineOfficialGuide.C．FromBrownPaperT. D．Throughinquires@.4、Howmuchwilltheypayifastudentwenttoseeafilmwithhisparentsbeforemidnight？A．$36 B．$18C．$34 D．$285、Wheredoesthepassagecomefrom？A．amagazine B．anewspaperC．atraveljournal D．awebsite22．（8分）Expertsliketosaythebestformofexerciseiswhateverkindyou’llactuallydo.Butthatmaynotalwaysbethecase;newresearchfindsthatpeoplewhocombineexercisewiththeirsociallivesmaybeatanadvantageoversolitary(独自)exercisers.Tennis,badmintonandsoccerareallbetterforlongevity(长寿)thancycling,swimming,joggingorgymexercise,accordingtotheresearch.Thestudywasbasedondatafromabout8,500adultswhowerepartoftheCopenhagenCityHeartStudy.Theycompletedahealthandlifestylequestionnaire,whichincludedquestionsabouttypeandfrequencyofphysicalactivity,andweremonitoredbytheresearchersforaround25years,aperiodduringwhichabout4,500ofthesubjectsdied.Tenniscameoutontopintheresearch.Comparedwithpeoplesittingallday,thosewhoreportedplayingtennisastheirmainformofexercisecouldexpecttoadd9.7yearstotheirlifetime,followedbybadminton(6.2years),soccer(4.7years),cycling(3.7years),swimming(3.4years),jogging(3.2years)andhealth-clubactivities(1.5years).Tennislikelytookthetopspotbecause“it’sveryinteractive,”saysstudyco-authorDr.JamesO’Keefe,aphysicianatSaintLuke’sMidAmericaHeartInstitute.“Ateverypointyou’retalking.It’sjustaverynaturalwaytoemotionallybondwithpeople,besidesgettingyourexercise.”Butheaddsthatthestudymaynothavebeenabletofullyaccountforthefactthatwealthier,better-educatedpeople—whotendtobehealthiertobeginwith—maybemorelikelytoplaytennis.Activitieslikerunningandweightliftingstillextendyourlifeandofferplentyofotherhealthbenefits.Butforthebestpossiblebenefits,O’Keefesaysgym-goersmaywanttoconsidercombiningthoseworkoutswithactivitiesthatfostersocialconnection.O’Keefe,whoseexercisetypicallyincludesrunningandweightlifting,sayshe’sevenchangedhisownbehaviorbecauseofthestudy:heandhisfamilyhavetakenupbadminton.“Youcan’tplaybadmintonwithoutfeelinglikeakidagain,”hesays.“It’sjustpurefun.”1、Whichofthefollowingisbestforlivingalonglife?A．Cycling.B．Badminton.C．Swimming.D．Gymexercise.2、Howmanypeoplewerestilllivingattheendoftheresearch?A．About8,500.B．About4,500.C．About4000.D．About2500.3、Whatmattersmosttotheresultoftheresearch?A．Familylife.B．Socialconnections.C．Frequencyofexercise.D．Wealthandeducation.4、WhatdoesO’Keefedoafterthefinding?A．Heputsthetheoryintopractice.B．Heplaysbadmintonjustforfun.C．Hefeelslikeplayingbadmintonwithkids.D．Hetakesmoreexercisethanbefore.23．（8分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingsof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,”explainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.D．Theirstudywillbefurthered.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?24．（8分）Researcherscontinuetoshowthepowerbehindoursenseofsmell．Recentstudieshavefound,amongotherthings,thatthesmelloffoodslikepizzacancauseuncontrollableangerindriversonroads．Thereviewexplainsthatsmellisuniqueinitseffectsonthebrain．AccordingtoConradKing,theresearcherwhocarriedoutthereview,"morethananyothersenses,thesenseofsmellgoesthroughthelogicalpartofthebrainandactsonthesystemsconcernedwithfeelings.Thisiswhythesmellofbakingbreadcandestroythebestintentionsofadieter．"Smell,whichdictates（决定）theunbelievablecomplexityoffoodtastes,hasalwaysbeentheleastunderstoodofoursenses.Ournosesareabletodetectupto10，000distinctsmells．Ourabilitytosmellandtastethisextremelylargerangeofsmellsiscontrolledbysomethinglike1,000genes,whichmakeupanamazing3%ofthehumangenome．ResearchersRichardAxelandLindaBuckweretogetherawardedaNobelPrizein2004fortheirground-breakingresearchonthenatureofthisextraordinarysense．Thesetwoscientistswerethefirsttodescribethefamilyof1，000olfactory（嗅觉）genesandtoexplainhowourolfactorysystemworks．Accordingtoonestudyintheresearchreview，smellingfreshpizzaoreventhepackagingoffastfoodscanbeenoughtomakedriversfeelimpatientwithotherroadusers．Theyarethenmorelikelytospeedandexperienceuncontrollableangeronroads．Themostreasonableexplanationisthatthesecanallmakedriversfeelhungry，andthereforedesperatetosatisfytheirappetites．Incontrast，thesmellsofpeppermintandcinnamonwereshowntoimproveconcentrationlevelsaswellasreducedrivers'impatience．Similarly，thesmellsoflemonandcoffeeappearedtopromoteclearthinkingandmentalfocus．However，thewaygenesregulatesmelldiffersfrompersontoperson．AstudybyresearchersinIsraelhasidentifiedatleast50olfactorygeneswhichareswitchedoninsomepeopleandnotinothers．Theybelievethismayexplainwhysomeofuslovesomesmellsandtasteswhileothershatethem．TheIsraelresearcherssaytheirstudyshowsthatnearlyeveryhumanbeingshowsadifferentpatternofactiveandinactivesmell-detectingreceptors．1、WhatdidRichardAxelandLindaBuckfindout？______A．Thetypeoffoodsmells．B．Thelogicalpartofhumanbrain．C．Thenatureofhumanolfactorysystem．D．Therelationshipbetweenfoodandfeelings．2、Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopleconcentrate？______A．Bread． B．Fastfood．C．Pizza． D．Coffee．3、Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph？______A．Differentpeoplearesensitivetodifferentsmells．B．Everypersonhasadifferentpatternofgenes．C．Somepeoplecanrecognizeupto50smells．D．Therearestillsomeolfactorygenestobefoundout．4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？______A．Logicandbehavior． B．Smellanditsinfluence．C．Senseabilityandfoodtastes． D．Olfactorygenesanditssystem．25．（10分）Mytrackandfieldcoach,MrJones,haddecidedtogettheteamtotakepartinthe4x100mrace.Itwouldbethefirsttimethatwewererunninginsucharace.Weneededtoworkasateamtoimproveonourspeed.Themostcriticalmomentwasthepassingofthebaton(接力棒)attherighttimetothenextrunner.MrJoneshadchosenmetostarttherace.ThenextrunnerwouldbeSusan.Inthebeginning,wheneverwepractisedpassingthebaton,somethingwouldgoterriblywrong.Iwouldeitherbegoingtooslowlyorshewouldbetakingofftoolate.Weneededtoperfectit.Atthesametime,IhadtomakesurethatIwouldnotgobeyondtheyellowline.Finallyitwasthedayoftherace.Wewereconfidentthatthegoldmedalwouldbeours.Eachofushadimprovedinourrunningspeed.Ourpassingofthebatonhadbeenperfectedduringthepractices.MyreactionswereexactandaccurateasIstartedrunning.EverythingfeltthewayitshouldasIsprintedtowardsSusan.Iheldthebatoninmysweatypalms,promisingmyselfnottoletgo.MylonglegsmovedmeasfastasIcouldgoroundthecomer.AsIcameclosertomyfinalsteps,myheartwasbeatingfasterthanusual.Thecheeringbythespectators(观众)gotintomeandIbecamenervous.“Whatifwelose?”Ithoughttomyself.ItwasthenthatIsawSusaninthefardistance.IheldoutthebatonandcontinuedrunningquicklytowardsSusan.Susanyelled“Slowdown,slowdown!”However,itwastoolate.Theofficialhelduptheredflag.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadgonebeyondtheyellowline.1、Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inthesecondparagraphreferto?A．Goingtooslowly.B．Takingofftoolate.C．Passingthebaton.D．Goingbeyondtheyellowline.2、Whywasauthorconfidentofwinningtherace?A．Theyworkedasateamandweresupportedbythespectators.B．Theyhadperfectedtherunningspeedandthepassingofthebaton.C．Theyhadlearnedhowtoavoidbreakingtherulesintherace.D．Theygainedanadvantageofastablestateofmindintherace.3、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?A．Herantoofastthroughouttherace.B．Helosthisfocusintherace.C．Hisstartskillneededimproving.D．Hewasnotwell-trainedinrunning.4、Howwouldtheauthorfeelaftertherace?A．Proud.B．Grateful.C．Puzzled.D．Disappointed.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）Thesedays,peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivefarmoremoneythanpeoplewhoworkinoffices.Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas“white-collarworkers”forthesimplereasonthatthey1wearacollarandtietogotowork.Suchishumannature,thatagreatmanypeopleareoften2tosacrificehigherpayfortheprivilegeofbecomingwhite-collarworkers.Thiscangiverisetocurioussituations,asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasa（an）3fortheEllesmereCorporation.Whenhegotmarried,Alfwastooembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob.He4toldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.Everymorning,helefthome5inasmartblacksuit.Hethenchangedintooverallsand6thenexteighthoursasadustman.Beforereturninghomeatnight,hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.Alfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthis7Alf'swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandsheneverwill,forAlfhasjustfound8job.Hewillsoonbeworkinginanoffice.Hewillearnmuchlessthanheusedto,buthefeelsthathisrisein9iswellworththelossofmoney.Fromnowon,hewillwearasuitalldayandotherswillcallhim'Mr.Bloggs'10'Alf'.1、A．eventually B．occasionally C．usually D．apparently2、A．excited B．willing C．interested D．lucky3、A．official B．manager C．salesman D．dustman4、A．hopefully B．probably C．simply D．politely5、A．wore B．put C．tried D．dressed6、A．took B．spent C．cost D．wasted7、A．mistake B．secret C．memory D．reputation8、A．another B．one C．theother D．other9、A．status B．look C．direction D．statue10、A．inspiteof B．regardlessof C．insteadof D．incaseof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）InthetimesofQueenVictoriapeoplewereexposedtocholera,adeadlydisease.Neitheritscausenoritscure1．(understand).Oncetherewas2．outbreak,somanythousandsofterrifiedpeopledied.JohnSnow,awell-knowndoctor,whoattendedthequeenasher3．(person)physicianwasappointed4．(solve)theproblem.Oneofthe5．(theory)saidthatpeopleabsorbedthisdiseaseintotheirbodieswithmeals.Hesuspecteditwascorrect6．heneededevidence.Hemadeamap,on7．hemarkedtheexactplaceswherethevictimshadlived.Asaresult,heannouncedwith8．(certain)thatthepollutedwaterwastoblame9．it.Hesuggestedthatallthewatersupplies10．(examine).ThankstoJohnSnow,KingCholerawasdefeated.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假设英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Afterschool,asusual,Iwentbackhome、Onthebus,Ifindawomanwithacutebabystandingbesidesmeandhavingdifficultyholdingontothegrabpole、Inspitemyownexhaustion,