2023学年杭州第二中学高考临考冲刺英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.A．hadregisteredB．haveregisteredC．registeredD．wereregistered2．—Whatshallwedotonightthen?—,whateveryouwant.A．Helpyourself B．It’sadealC．Noproblem D．It’suptoyou3．.Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe4．ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword”isafiction,muchof__________happenedishistoricallytrue.A．that B．what C．which D．it5．Kunmingiscalled“SpringCity”,butit_____snowinwinter.A．shall B．can C．must D．might6．Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder7．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether8．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how9．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster10．Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth._____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme11．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain12．______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof13．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones14．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee15．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What16．—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall17．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t18．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When19．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked20．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed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）Decadesbeforethefirstunaccompaniedchildwasputonaplanetograndma’sinthecareofaflightattendant,afewresourcefulparentsaccomplishedthesameendbysimplydroppingtheirkidsinthemail.Thiswasintheearliestdaysoftheparcelpostservice,whichlaunchedin1913.Beforethat,U.S.PostalServicepackageswerecappedatfourpounds,whichlimitedthegoofythingspeopletriedtosendbypost.Butwhentheparcelservicebegan,allkindsofcargoshowedupinthemailstream,includingcoffins,eggs,dogsand,inafewcases,humanyoung.AccordingtoNationalPostalMuseumhistorianNancyPope,thefirstknowncaseofamailedbabywasin1913whenMr.andMrs.JesseBeaugeofGlenEste,Ohio,shippedtheir10-poundinfantsontohisgrandmother’shomeaboutamileaway,paying15centsinpostageandspringingfor$50ininsurance(becausetheywereworriers).Butsomechildrenweremailedmuchfarther,Popesaid.EdnaNeffofPensacola,Fla.,was6whenshewaspackedoff—orpackagedoff—toherfather’shomeinChristiansburg,Va.,720milesaway.Thepreciousparcelsweren’ttrulyparcelsinthebrown-paper.Insteadtheyweremorelikecompanionsinthearmsoftheircarriersorwalkedalongtheroute(路线).Butthemostfamousmailedchild,MayPierstorff,wasindeedsentbyanIdahorailwaymailcarin1914withtheappropriatestampsstucktohertravelingcoat.May’spicturesurvives,butnophysicalevidenceofhertrip.“Wewouldsurelovetohavethatcoat,”Popesaid.In1914,thepostmastergeneralinstitutedaruleaboutthemailthatstandstothisday:nohumans.Butthatdidn’tstopanambitiousthieffromcratinghimselfupandshippinghimselfairmail.WhenWilliamDeLucia,packedinatrunklabeled“MusicalInstruments”alongwithfoodandanoxygentank,wasairborne,heclimbedout,pilferedthousandsofdollars’worthofgoodsfromtheregisteredmailandsealedhimselfbackup.HewasarrestedattheAtlantaairportin1980afterhistrunkpoppedopenasitwasbeingunloaded.“Wehavehisoxygentank”atthePostalMuseum,Popenotedwithpride.1、WhatdidU.SPostalServiceputalimittobefore1913?A．Thevalueofthemail.B．Theweightofparcels.C．Thecontentinthemail.D．Thepostageforpackages.2、HowwasJesseBeauge’ssonmailed?A．Packedinamailbox.B．Walkedalongtheroute.C．Sentbyarailwaymailcar.D．Carriedinthearmsofthepostman.3、WhatdoesNancyPopewishtobeexhibitedmostinthePostalMuseum?A．May’spicture.B．Thebrown-paper.C．May’stravelingcoat.D．Idahorailwaymailcar.4、WhodiscoveredWilliamDeLuciaatlast?A．Theairportporter.B．Theairportpolice.C．Thepassengervictims.D．Thepostmastergeneral.22．（8分）I’venoticedsomethinghappeningfairlyregularlyamongmydaughterandherfriends.Whenthey’reallsittingaroundaskingeachotherwhichphototheyshouldpostonInstagram,orwhenthey’resendingclothespicturesaroundinagroupchataskingwhichonetheyshouldwear,manyofthegirlswillrespondbychoosingtheworstpictureandtheleastattractiveclothes.Why?Becausethey’reteenagersandenvyiswhattheydo.Everyoneinawhile,though,therewillbeagirlwhospeaksthetruth.Theonewhosays“Yoursmilelooksfalseinthefirstpicture,”or“Thatsecondpairofjeansmakesyourfigurelookextremelyunusual.”Sure,thesemayatfirstseemkindofharsh.ButaccordingtonewresearchpublishedinPsychologicalScience,theyarecomingfromfriendswhotrulycare,theoneswhoaren’tafraidtospeakupandtellitlikeitis.“Wehaveshownthatpeoplecanbecrueltobekind,”explainedleadresearcherBelénLópez-Pérez.“Theymaydecidetomakesomeonefeelworseifthisemotion（感情）isbeneficialforthatotherperson,evenifthisisnotofanypersonalbenefittothem.”Forthestudy,researchersasked140volunteerstoplayaviolentvideogame,andthengiveadvicetoanunknownpartnerwhowasgoingthroughtoughpersonaltimesonwinningthegame.Theresearchersfoundthatvolunteersweremorelikelytodonegative（反射的）iftheyfeltitwasimportantfortheirpartnertowinthegame.Thefindingssuggestthatitwassympathythatledtheparticipantstochooseparticularnegativeemotionalexperiencebecausetheybelieveditwouldeventuallyhelptheirpartnerbesuccessfulinthegame.“Thesefindingshelpedustounderstand,forinstance,whywesometimesmaytrytomakeourlovedonesfeelbadifwethinkthisemotiontobeusefultoachieveagoal,”López-Pérezconcluded.Inotherwords,thetruthmayhurt,butweallneedameanfriendwhoiswillingtogiveittous.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph1?A．Topointoutasocialphenomenon.B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Towarngirlsnottosendpicturesaround.D．Topersuadethegirlstobehavethemselves.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“these”inParagraph2referto?A．Thefriends.B．Thegirls.C．Theclothes.D．Thecomments.3、Howdidthevolunteersadvisetheirpartnertowinthegame?A．Bycheeringthemon.B．Byperformingactsofkindness.C．Bytendingtorespondnegatively.D．Byexpressingdeepsympathyforthem.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WeNeedMeanFriends.B．Neverhurtothers.C．WeMustTryHardtoAchieveGoals.D．NeverPlayViolentVideoGames.23．（8分）CompanyNamesThatHaveSecretMeaningsCo-founderLarryPagewasatabrainstormingsessionatStanfordforanewmassivedataindexingwebsite.Someonesuggested“googolplex”—oneofthelargestdescribableNUMBERS.Pageshorteneditto“googol.”Whenhelatercheckedfortheavailabilityofthedomainname,hemadeamistakeandtypedin“google”instead.Buthelikedthenameandregistereditforhimselfandco-founderSergeyBrin.ThisluxurycarmakercombinedelementsfromtheFordandOldsmobilecompanieswhenitwasstartedin1902andlaterbecameknownforitsinnovationandhighquality.ThecompanywasnamedfortheFrenchexplorerAntoineLaumetdelaMotheCadillac,whofoundedthecityofDetroitin101.Companyco-founderGordonBowkerhassaidthatwhilebrainstormingnames,someonebroughtoutamapthatfeaturedtheoldminingtownofStarbo.ThatmayhaveledhimtothinkofStarbuck,thefirstmateinHermanMelville’sfamousnovel,MobyDick.Notonlythecompanynamebutalsotheoriginofitslogohasarousedgreatcuriosity.TheinventorofRolex,HansWilsdorf,waslookingtomakeanelegant,yetprecise,wristwatch.Hewantedanamethatwaseasytosay,workedindifferentlanguages,andlookedgoodonthewatches.HesettledonRolexin1908.16、Whichcompanynamehasacloserelationshipwithliterature?A．Google. B．Cadillac.C．Starbucks. D．Rolex.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A．Googlewasadoptedbecause“googol”wasnotavailablethen.B．Cadillacwasnamedafterthefoundingfatherofthecompany.C．Starbuckswasusedduetotheco-founder’sloveforhistown.D．HansWilsdorfintendedRolextobeuniversallyaccepted.24．（8分）It’s3o’clockandyou’vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolateovercomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn’t.Hereisanothersituation.Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyourmumusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeoffood.Andtheyarenormal.ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorkscomparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairlysimpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger”.Whenourstomachsburnupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone(激素)sendsamessagetoonepartofthebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivatesbrainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.Becauseofthis,somescientistscallfoodcravings“mindhunger”.Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighinfatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.Ina2007study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthatdietingorrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcravings.So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fasting(禁食)isabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallforashortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmaybemoretoblamethanyourstomach.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Todeepentheunderstandingofhunger.B．Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.C．Toreportthediscoveryofcravingstudy.D．Toremindreadersoftheirownspecialfood.2、Whatdowelearnaboutfoodcravings?A．Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell. B．Itensuresapersonsurviveshunger.C．Itshowsfoodislinkedtofeelings. D．Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.3、What’sthelikelyresultofdieting?A．Theincreaseoffooddesire. B．Thedecreaseofchemicals.C．Therefusaloffatandsugar. D．Thedisappearanceofappetite.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Thefindingsoffoodcravings. B．Whathungerisallabout.C．Thefunctionsofbrainareas. D．Whatdietingmaybringus.25．（10分）EversinceIstartedmyfreshmanyearinanotherstate,I’verealizedthatpeoplemakemanyassumptionsaboutcollegestudents,manyofwhicharebasedonpartying.Evenmysociologyprofessorjokinglytoldourclass;“Ifyourmottoisn’t‘IampartyingthereforeIam,’you’recollegeingwrong.”WheneverIsaypartyingisn’tfun,Igetthesameresponse;wide-eyedstares,droppedjawsandaresounding“Seriously?”whichmakesmefeellikeI’mbeingjudged.Don’tgetmewrong–I’vetriedtoenjoydancinginhot,crowdedspacestoloudrapmusic.Butatlast,I’vealwaysescapedtoanemptycomerwhiletryingtoignorerude,crazypeople.IwonderedifIwasweirdforwantingtostayinonaFridaynighttoreadabook.IevenquestionedwhetherornotIwaslivingthe“authentic”collegeexperience.“Maybeyou-ashyboy-justneedtogooutmore.”Friendshavesaid.Suggestionslikethesemakemethinkaboutfood.Haveyouevertastedsomethingthatsomeoneelsereallylikesandyoudon’t?Whenthathappenstome,Ihaveahabitofeatingmorehopingthatitwilleventuallytastegood.Doesthateverwork?No.Forme,partyingisalotlikethat.FromwhatIcantell,I’mjustnotafan.I’mnottryingtosetmyselfapart-Ijusthaveadifferentdefinitionoffun.Asyoubegintothinkaboutyourpresentcollegelife,Ihopethishelpsyourealizethatthereisn’tjustonewaytoexperiencecollegelife.Someturnupatapartytorelax.Iturntoagoodbook.Whichoptionhaveyoumadeincollege?Andremember:collegeisaplacewhereyoucankeepyourselforiginally.Itmeansnotgoingwiththeflowandmeansfiguringoutwhatyouwantforyourself,originatingyourownvaluesandthinkingawaytowardsyourfuturesuccess.1、（小题1）Whatshouldcollegelifebelikeinmostpeopledopinion?A．Makingassumptionsispartofcollegelife.B．Everyonewilldosomethingwrongincollege.C．Collegestudentsareinvolvedinpartying.D．Collegeprofessorsseldomjokecollegestudents.2、（小题2）Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcollegeparties?A．Comfortable.B．BoringC．Unavoidable.D．Exciting.3、（小题3）Theauthortalksaboutfoodinthefourthparagraphbecause________.A．helikeseatingtastyfoodatparties.B．thereismuchfoodatcollegeparties.C．hewantstocomparefoodtoparties.D．heisreallyafoodfan.4、（小题4）Whatistheauthor’spurposetowritethispassage?A．Toremindcollegestudentsofwhatcollegemeans.B．Tointroducewhatsubjectstudentscanlearnincollege.C．Tosharesomegoodchoicesmostcollegestudentshavemade.D．To-showhisstrongsupportlothepresentcollegelife.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）Growingup,Ialwayshidmythumbsinmyfistsbecauseoftheirunusualshape.1theydolookmorelikeabigtoe（脚趾）2athumb.Andfromanearlyage,mythumbs3anothername“toethumbs”.Inhighschool,Iservedasacashierinagrocerystore.Oneday,Iwas4asweetlittleoldladyandasI5herchangebacktoher,shesuddenlytookmyhandsandsaidinathickPolish6,“YouarePolish!Lookatthose7Polishthumbs!Theymatchmine!”Sheraisedherhandsand8herthumbstomethat9weatheredandwrinkled,lookedexactlylikemine!She10myhandsagainandsaid,“Be11ofthosethumbs!”I’llneverforgetthat30-second12withastrangerthatforever13myviewofapartofmeIoncewas14byandnowaccept.AsIwaseatingdinnerwithmySamueltonight,helookeddownatmyhand15onthetablenexttohisandsaid,“Mommy!Ourthumbs16!”Ismiledandanswered,“Yes,theydo,buddy!ThosearestrongPolish17youhave!Takeprideinthem!Maybesomedayyou’llhavealittleboyorgirlwhowillhavethesamethumbs!”I18mysonneverhideshisthumbslikeIdid.Ihopehe’llbeproudoftheir“unusualness”andthe19behindthem.Hecarriesona(n)20partofmeandthatformewillalwaysbebeautiful!1、A．AdmittedlyB．FortunatelyC．NormallyD．Basically2、A．otherthanB．duetoC．insteadofD．alongwith3、A．earnedB．clonedC．foundD．deserved4、A．waitingforB．checkingoutC．talkingwithD．watchingover5、A．paidB．chargedC．countedD．donated6、A．tuneB．voiceC．languageD．accent7、A．beautifulB．strangeC．longD．clumsy8、A．passedB．recommendedC．showedD．offered9、A．tillB．unlessC．onceD．although10、A．raisedB．inspectedC．examinedD．held11、A．sureB．skepticalC．afraidD．proud12、A．appointmentB．conversationC．bargainD．deal13、A．supportedB．changedC．provedD．hurt14、A．embarrassedB．frightenedC．delightedD．amazed15、A．scratchingB．restingC．knockingD．drawing16、A．differB．suitC．fightD．match17、A．fistsB．thumbsC．toesD．hands18、A．guaranteeB．figureC．insistD．pray19、A．sceneB．lessonC．historyD．moment20、A．uniqueB．elegantC．frankD．sensitive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）Theadobedwellings(土坯房)

1．(build)bythePuebloIndiansoftheAmericanSouthwestareadmiredbyeven

2．mostmodernofarchitectsandengineers.Inadditiontotheirsimplebeauty,whatmakestheadobedwellingsadmirableistheir

3．(able)to“aircondition”ahousewithout

4．(use)electricequipment.Wallsmadeofadobetakeintheheatfromthesunonhotdaysandgiveoutthatheat

5．(slow)duringcoolnights，thuswarningthehouse.Whenanewdaybreaks,thewallshavegivenuptheirheatandarenowcoldenough

6．(cool)thehouseduringthehotday:

7．thesametime,theywarmupagainforthenightThiscycle

8．(go)dayafterday:ThewallswarmupDuringthedayandcooloffduringthenightandthusalwaysatimelyoffset(抵消)fortheoutsidetemperatures.As

9．(nature)architects,thePuebloIndiansfiguredoutexactly

10．thicktheadobewallsneededtobetomakethecycleworkonmostdays.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处语言错误，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。JacklivesinasmallertowninEngland、Heusuallystayedinhisowncountryduringtheholidays、Lastyear,hedecidedtogotoRussiaandstayedthereforafewday、Oneday,hewentoutforwalk、InEngland,peopledriveontheleftsideoftheroad、AndinRussia