广东省信宜市2023学年高三第二次联考英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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）1．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such2．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday3．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where4．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait5．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked6．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should7．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse8．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared9．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since10．---How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?---It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must11．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．actually D．eventually12．—Whatdoyouthinkofteaching,Bob?—Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajob________youaredoingsomethingseriousandinteresting.A．which B．whereC．when D．that13．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is14．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis15．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase16．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone17．"Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress,"BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceinGeneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).A．organized B．beingorganized C．organizing D．wasorganized18．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．appreciationD．entertainment19．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether20．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．afterC．untilD．that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）TheAliceFergusonFoundationisanon-profitgroupthatworkstoimprovetheenvironmentbybuildingrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandnature.Itteachespeoplewaystoprotecttheenvironment.Attheendoftheyear,itdesignseventstohelpchildrencelebrateChristmaswithoutincreasingtheamountofwastetheycreate.HannaSeligmannworksforthefoundation.VOAjoinedSeligmannrecentlyduringoneofhertalks.“Solet’sfigureoutwhatisinourbagoftrash.”Sheshowsadultsandchildrenhowtoreducewasteduringtheholidaygift-givingseason.“Youcansortitasacardboarditemoryoucansortitasaplasticitem,”Seligmannworkswithvolunteers.“Weencourageusingthingsthatarealreadyinyourhouselikenewspaper,oldmagazines,usingagiftwithinagift.Youcanwrapsomethinginareusablenapkin,wrapsomethinginascarf,orashawl(围巾)orevenareusabletototebag(大手提袋)。”LoriArguellesistheexecutivedirectorforenvironmentaleducationattheAliceFergusonFoundation.“Overtimewerealizedthatreallyjustdoingtrash,cleanupswasthesymptomoftheproblem,notgettingtotherootcause.Anditwasjustalittleoveradecadeagothatwestartedtheinitiativeitself.”OneactivityiscalledtheTrashTimelineGame.Itteacheschildrenthatthethingstheythrowawaydonotdecomposeatthesamerate.Forexamplepaperdissolvesinaboutfourweeks.Anapplecoretakestwomonths.Ametalcantakesupto100years.Aplasticbagwillnotdecomposefor450yearsGlasstakes1,000yearsAnd,theysay,Styrofoam(泡沫聚苯乙烯)neverdissolves.Youngpeopletakingpartintheprogramlearnthatreducingwasteisimportantnotjustduringtheholidays,buteverydayoftheyear.1、WhyistheAliceFergusonFoundationcreated?A．TohelpchildrencelebrateChristmas.B．Toreducetheamountofwaste.C．Tomaketheenvironmentbetter,D．Tobuildrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandmature2、WhatsuggestiondoesSeligmanngiveonwrappinggifts?A．Itisbettertousecardboarditemstowrapgifts.B．Itisbettertowrapgiftsinsomethingscapableofbeingusedagain.C．Itisbetternottowrapgiftsinplasticitems.D．Itisbetternottowrapgiftsatall.3、WhatcanweinferfromLoriArguelles’swords?A．Doingtrashcleanupsmeansalottoprotectingtheenvironment.B．Westillneedtomakegreateffortsonthewaytoprotectingtheenvironment.C．Overadecadeoureffortstoprotecttheenvironmentprovedfruitless.D．Overtimewefoundtherootcauseofprotectingtheenvironment4、What’sthemeaningof“decompose”?A．breakdownB．breakoutC．storeupD．storeaway22．（8分）Reducingplasticwasteisn'teasybecausethecheapmaterialisfoundinalmosteveryhouseholditem.Now,adeliciousandnutritioussolutionhascomeuptohelpreduceourdependenceonthisenvironmentalhazard.DavidChristian,theco-founderofEvoware,saystheideaofcreatingthebiodegradable(生物降解的)productscamefromconcernatthecountry'shighpollutionrate.Indonesiaishometofouroftheworld'sworstpollutedrivers.Sincesingle-usepackagingisalargecontributortotheproblem,Evowaredecidedtodealwiththatfirst.Afterinvestigatingvariousmaterials,thecompanysettledonseaweed.Unlikecorn,commonlyusedforbiodegradablecontainers,seaweeddoesnotrequireresourceslikewaterorlargeamountsofspace.SinceIndonesianfarmersalreadyharvestmoreseaweedthantheycansell,it'seasyforthecompanytofindthematerial.Thoughtheywillnotrevealtheirproductionprocess,Evowaresaystheseaweedpackagingcontainsnochemicalsandissafetoconsume.Thecompanyhasalsoinventedsingle-usecups,whichcanbreakdown30daysafterthey'rethrownaway.Whilereplacingplasticwiththeseaweedproductsmayseemappealingtomostofus,itisahard-sellinIndonesia.AccordingtoChristian,“Theawarenesstoreducesingle-useplasticisstillverylow.Thismakesourbioplasticunnecessary.”Alsoafactoristhecost,whichishigherthanusingplastic.Hopefully,EvowarewillsucceedinconvincingIndonesiansandpeopleworldwidethatswitchingtotheirproductswillbehelpfultoprotectingourbeautifulplanet.1、WhatproblemdidEvowaredecidetodealwithfirst?A．Waystocleanthefourworstpollutedrivers.B．Howtodealwithsingle-usepackaging.C．Meanstocontributetothecountry'seconomy.D．Whatnutritiousmaterialsforpeopletouse.2、WhydidEvowarechooseseaweed?A．Itcouldbefoundeverywhereinhiscountry.B．Itwasmostcommonlyusedforpackaging.C．Itdidn'trequiremuchspaceandwaseasytoget.D．Itgrewthicklyinmostofthepollutedrivers.3、WhatcanweinferfromChristian'swords?A．Sometimesit'shardtogetpeopletoreducetheuseofplastics.B．Theirseaweedproductshavewongovernmentsupport.C．Theirnewproductshavereceivedworldwidepopularity.D．Thecostofmakingseaweedproductswillbeloweredsoon.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hard-sell”(inPara.5)referto?A．Somethinglastinglong. B．Somethingcommonlyseen.C．Somethingeasytoget. D．Somethinghardtoaccept.23．（8分）Thisyearmarksthe170thanniversaryofPaulGauguin’sbirth.Helivedforjust54yearsbuthepackedhisbrieflifewithactivity.TheFrenchpainterspenthisearlychildhoodinPerubeforereturningtoFrance.Asanadult,hecontinuedtotravelalot.Mostfamously,hespentmuchofthelastdecadeofhislifeinTahiti,anislandinsouthernPacificOcean.Indeed,GauguinisbestknownforhiscolorfulpaintingsofTahitiansandtheirculture.Therestlessnessofthisgreatpainterhasbeennormalamongmodernartistssincethemiddleofthe19thcentury.They’reneversatisfiedforlongwithacertainstyleorwayoflife.Oncesomethingbecomesconventional,it’sturneddown.TheartisticculturethatGauguindevelopedfromwasthatofImpressionism(印象派).PainterslikeClaudeMonethadwantedtopainthowtheysawtheworld,nothowtheirteacherstaughtthemitshouldbeseen.Gauguin,andsimilarartistslikehisfriendVincentvanGogh,movedevenfurtherawayfrom“respectable”artthantheImpressionists.Forthem,itwasnotsimplyamatterofseeingtheworlddifferently,butfeelingandthinkingaboutitdifferently,too.Gauguinsaw,feltandthoughtdifferentlyfrommostmembersofEuropeansociety.HethoughtthatEuropeanculturewastoofancyandnotspontaneous.Thisiswhyheturnedtothetraditionsofotherpartsoftheworld,likeAfrica,and,eventually,Tahiti.ArtistslikeGauguinusedtheword“primitive”forthesecultures,butnotasanegativeterm.Forhim,Europe,inbecomingmodem,industrialandscientific,seemedlessnaturalthanotherpartsoftheworld.Intruth,Gauguin’spaintingsmaybeunconventionalbuttheyarecertainlynot“primitive”.Theyaretheworkofapainterwithgreatawarenessofwhathewasdoing.Itwasthisawarenessthatmadehimsuchanimportantpainterforthosethatcameafter,inthe20thcentury.WhenwelookcloselyattheworksofGauguinwebegintounderstandPabloPicasso,andespeciallyHenriMatisse,alittlebetter.1、WhatcanweinferaboutGauguin’slife?A．Hehadanunhappychildhood. B．HelivedmostofhislifeinPeru.C．HeenjoyedpaintinginTahiti. D．Hepreferredatraditionallifestyle.2、What’sthemainpurposeofParagraph4?A．ToexplainwhyGauguin’sworkswerepopular.B．TopointoutwhereGauguin’sinspirationcamefrom.C．ToshowGauguin’sdifferentunderstandingofpainting.D．TocompareGauguin’spaintingstylewithVincentvanGogh’s.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“spontaneous”underlinedinParagraph5?A．Natural. B．Modern. C．Industrial. D．Scientific.4、TheauthormentionsPicassoandMatisseinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A．theirstylesaredifferentfromGauguin’s B．greatartistssharemanysimilaritiesC．theyareasimportantasGauguin D．Gauguin’sinfluenceontheirworks24．（8分）HomefromtheNavy,IstartedschoolatGreenvilleCollegeinmyhometownofIllinois.I’dbeenoutofhighschoolforfouryears,butmyhighschoolheadmaster,Mr.Gardner,invitedmetoaValentine’sdaydancepartyatschool.Thethoughtofseeingmyformerteacherswasexciting.SoIagreed.WhenFridaycame,Icleanedup,dressedupanddrovetothehighschoolgym.IchattedwithmyteachersandapproachedMr.Gardnertothankhimbeforeleaving.Justthen,thebandstartedplayingandayounggirlstooduptosing.OnelookatandIwascrazy—Ihadneverseensuchabeautifulgirl!IaskedMr.Gardnerwhoshewas,andheanswered,“That’sMarilynRiley,CutRiley’sdaughter.”Iwasshockedtosaytheleast.Theylivedjustaroundthecornerfromme.Iwalkedacrossthegymfloortointroducemyself,“Hi,I’mJackJoseph.”“Iknowwhoyouare,”washernot-too-friendlyresponse.“Wouldyouliketodance?”Iasked.“No!I’mworking,”sheshotback.“CanIcallyounextweekforamoviedate?”Iasked.“No,”washerresponse.ForthenextmonthIphoned,tryingtosetupadate.Shealwayshadthesameanswer:No.thenonerainyafternooninMarchasIwasdrivinghomeafterbasketballpractice,IsawMarilyn,walkingwithnoumbrella,noraincoat,nohat.Ipulledalongsideherandaskedifsheneededaride,halfexpectinghertosayno.instead,shesteppedovertheroadsideandsatdownontheseatnexttome.Itwasonlyafewblockstoherhouse,butafterpullingintoherdrivewaywetalkedfor45minutes.Itwasmagicfromthenon.1、WhydidJackdecidetoattendtheparty?A．ThepartywasholdtowelcomehimbackhomeB．MarilynwouldbeintroducedtohimatthepartyC．HecouldmeetsomeofhisformerteachersthereD．TheygatheredtheretocelebrateValentine’sDay2、Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardstheparty?A．CasualB．FormalC．PassiveD．worried3、Wecaninferfromthetextthat__________.A．JackonceservedinthearmyafterhighschoolB．ittookJack45minutestodriveMarilynhomeC．JackandMarilynwerefamiliarwitheachotherD．itwasMarilyn’scoldattitudethatinterestedJack4、Howwouldthestorymostprobablydevelopintheend?A．MarilynwouldfallinlovewithJackB．JackwouldmakegreatachievementsincollegeC．MarilynwouldbecomeafamoussingerD．JackwouldhavefrequentconflictswithMarilyn25．（10分）FromMadridtoBuenosAirestoPanamaCitytoLisbon,xxxhastirelesslypromotedthebuildingofacommunityofsharedfutureformankind,andtheBeltandRoadInitiative(倡议)asameanstoachievethat.Butalldon’tseeitthatway.Whilesomearequicktoseeitspositivepotentials,othercountriesinsistonviewingitskeptically.Therehavebeentheusualdoubtsabouttheintentionbehind,althoughthemysteriousthreattheyspeakofisonetheyseemunabletoexplainclearly.Tosomeofthem,itisavagueassumptionthatinvestmentsfromChinaarepotential“debttraps”thatcallforextremecautionor“threatstonationalsecurity”.ThatiswhythebusinesscombinationsinvolvingChinesecompanieswhichwouldbemutually(相互地)beneficialhavehittherocks.TheChinesetelecommunicationstechnologygiantHuawei,forinstance,hasfoundthedoorstothe5Gtelecommunicationsmarketsofadvancedcountriesclosedtoiton“nationalsecurity”grounds.Likewise,theEuropeanUnionhasagreedonaframeworkregulatingforeigninvestment(投资),particularlythosefromChina.onthesameaccount.EvenasChineseandPortugueseleadersdiscussbilateral(双边的)cooperationundertheBeltandRoad,thereisnolackofconcernabout“China’sinfluence”,ButexistingEUrulesdonotforbidLisbonfromseekingsuchapartnership.IfLisbonseesnoharmfromforeigninvestment,nooutsiderisinapositiontopreventitfrommakingachoiceinitsownbestinterests.PortuguesePrimeMinisterAntonioCostahasremindedEUdecision-makersofhiscountry’sdesireforforeigninvestment,andadvisedthelattertoavoidtaking“thepathofprotectionism”.Itwasatimelyreminder.Faringthechallengesintoday’sworld,ChinaandthecountriesthathaveembracedtheBeltandRoadareconvinceditisthewaytocommondevelopmentandtheworld’slastingpeaceandstability.1、SomecountriesthatholdanegativeattitudetowardstheInitiativemainlydoubtits.A．powerB．mysteryC．intentionD．potential2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“hittherocks”inParagraph3mean?A．failedtoworkoutB．becomeahitC．madeadifferenceD．fallenintoatrap3、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.A．HuaweihascausedserioussecurityproblemsabroadB．theEUwilltakerelativelystrictmeasuresonChineseinvestmentC．theRoadandBeltInitiativehasgainedmuchpopularityfor“China’sinfluence”D．China’sinvestmentinPortugalhasbeenextremelysmooth4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsPortuguesePrimeMinister’sadvice?A．Negative.B．Positive.C．Doubtful.D．Unclear.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）MydaughterwasreadingherEpositionaloud.ItwastitledMyMother.Allofasudden,she1andwalkedtothekitchenwhereIwasbusypreparingfortea.“Mom,whatdoes‘beautiful’2?”sheasked,“‘Beautiful’issomeoneorsomethingthatisvery3tolookat,”Iexplained.“YoumeanlikeallthoseactressesyouseeonTV?”shesaid.“That’sright,”Isaid,hopingtoendthe4.“Areyou,beautiful?”.Sheaskedrather5.Whatwasonetoanswer?Shewas6mylookswiththoseofsomefilmstarsand7itwasIwhotreatedbeautyasgood8.SuddenlyIhituponanideatosolveher9.“Whydon’tyouaskDad?”Assoonasmy10reachedhomeandhadhiseveningcoffee,Isawher11toherdad,“Ihaveadoubt,”Shesaid,“Whatisit,mydear?”myhusbandasked.Icouldn’t12mycuriosityandIlistenedtothefather-daughter13.“Dad,isMombeautiful?”“Ofcoursesheis.Don’tyouthinkso?”Well…Shebeganratherdoubtfully.“Letmeshowyouourwedding14.Seehere.Isn’tshethemostbeautifulpersonintheworld”“See.yourmomwas15whenshesaidbeautifulisjustlookinggood.Whenyou16someone,thepersonbecomesbeautifulinyoureyes.”Mydaughterwas17forawhile.Thenasmile18climbedintoherfaceasshe19“Mom.isbeautiful…DadisbeautifulbecauseIloveyouboth…”Iwas20tohavefoundsomeonewholovedmeenoughtothinkofmeasthemostbeautifulpersonintheworld.1、A．fellB．bentC．stoppedD．awoke2、A．rewardB．meanC．changeD．face3、A．attractiveB．concernedC．excitedD．particular4、A．conflictB．modelC．argumentD．discussion5、A．doubtfullyB．coldlyC．carelesslyD．impatiently6、A．mixingB．comparingC．sharingD．charging7、A．inadditionB．aboveallC．afterallD．inturn8、A．dataB．conditionsC．majorsD．looks9、A．confusionB．anxietyC．sorrowD．bitterness10、A．brotherB．husbandC．cousinD．nephew11、A．walkB．cycleC．rushD．refer12、A．acceptB．controlC．satisfyD．destroy13、A．conversationB．adviceC．laughD．quarrel14、A．dinnerB．celebrationC．albumD．church15、A．rightB．wrongC．sillyD．pleased16、A．loveB．praiseC．hugD．bless17、A．silentB．activeC．satisfiedD．grateful18、A．merelyB．slowlyC．hardlyD．eagerly19、A．finishedB．admittedC．chantedD．heard20、A．commonB．seriousC．cautiousD．lucky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）TheTruthaboutWhiskyWhiskyisprobably1．mostfamousproductofScotland.Whiskymakingprovideswork2．severalthousandpeopleintheScottishHighlandsandislands,andwhiskyisScotland'sbiggestgoods3．(sell)toeverycorneroftheworld.Thequalitiesofwhiskycomefromthewaterwhich4．(use)tomakeittherich"peaty"(多泥炭的)waterofScotland.Whenwhiskyisfirstmade,itis5．(actual)clear,notbrownincolour.Thecolourcomesfromthewooden6．(container)inwhichthewhiskyisstoredforseveralyearstoallowit7．(mature)fromalittleaddedsugar.Formanyyears,whiskyhasbeenoneofthemostpopulardrinksallovertheworld,andScotland8．(produce)moreandmoreofitsofar.Butwhiskysaleshavenotincreasedasfast,sotherearenowlargereservesofwhiskyinScotland,especiallythebetterand9．(much)expensivewhisky.Soalotofthewhiskysoldtodaywasmadeseveralyearsagowhenpeoplethoughtthatwhiskywouldgetmoreandmorepopular.Thatis10．,today,alotofthewhiskyintheshopsismarkedwith"Tenyearsold",oreven"Fifteenyearsold".第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定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。每处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。Manyrestaurantshave"takeout"service、ButthisrestaurantinHelsinki,Finland,hasbecomemorefamousforitsspecial"takein"service、Actually,anameoftherestaurantis"TakeIn"too、TakeInisn'tevenhaveakitchen,thatmeansitdoesn’tcookmeals,either、Instead,itallowscustomertoorderdifferentdishesfrom20otherrestaurantsinthecity、Theideabehindthemissimple、Sometimes,yougooutwithagroupoffriendsandyoucan'tdecidewheregofordinnerbecauseeveryonewantstoordersomethingdifferently、TakeInistheperfectsolution、Youcano