2023学年广州市重点中学高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷（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．AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture2．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely3．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward4．Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhat_______tohim.A．washappening B．wastohappen C．hadhappened D．hashappened5．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where6．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot7．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone8．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since9．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch10．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a11．---Butforyourtimelywarning,weintogreattrouble.---Well,youknowwe’refriends.A．wouldget B．musthavegot C．wouldhavegot D．can’thavegot12．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then13．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching14．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made15．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path16．ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChina_____shedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.A．where B．thatC．how D．why17．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that18．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how19．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit20．—DidyoutakesideswhenMomandDadwerearguingagain?—No.I’velearnedthatit’sbest_______untilitblowsover.A．tocallitadayB．topulltheirlegsC．tositonthefenceD．towashmyhandsoff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）StanfordUniversityhasbegunaninvestigationfollowingclaimsthatsomeofitsstaffknewlongagoofChinesescientistHeJiankui’splanstocreatetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies.AuniversityofficialsaidareviewwasunderwayofinteractionssomefacultymembershadwithHe.whowaseducatedatStanford.SeveralprofessorsincludingHe’sformerresearchadviserhavesaidthattheykneworstronglysuspectedthatHewantedtotrygeneeditingonembryos(胚胎).TheChinesegeneticscientistpostedavideoonYouTubeinNovember2018.Heclaimedinthevideothathehadusedagene-editingtoolCrispr-Cas9tomodify(修改)aparticulargeneintwoembryosbeforetheywereplacedintheirmother’swomb(子宫).He,whoworksinalabinthesouthernChinesecityofShenzhen,saidthetwingirls,knownasLuluandNana,werebornusinganeggthatwasmodified.HefocusedonHIVinfectionpreventionbecausethefatherisHIVpositive.“Nowthefatherhasareasontolive,areasontowork,hehasapurpose,”Hesaid.Editingthegenesofembryos,whichcanchangeothergenes,isbannedinmanycountriesbecauseDNAchangesarepassedtofuturegenerationsandcouldhaveunforeseeneffectsontheentiregenepool.China’snationalhealthcommissionorderedofficialsto“seriouslyinvestigate”He’sclaims.Shenzhen’shealthandfamilyplanningcommissionsaiditwasinvestigatingthereviewprocessaroundHe’swork.ResearchinstitutionsconnectedtoHehavedistancedthemselvesfromhim.“ThisresearchworkwascarriedoutbyProfessorHeJiankuioutsideoftheschool,”saidtheSouthernUniversityofScienceandTechnologyinShenzhen.Itcalledhisresearcha“seriousviolationofacademicethics(道德)”.1、WhatdidHeJiankuiclaiminthevideopostedonYouTube?A．Hewaswrongintryinggeneeditingonembryos.B．Hepreventedthetwinsfromdevelopingcancer.C．HemodifiedageneinLuluandNana’sembryos.D．HewasinfluencedbyhisresearchadviserinStanford.2、Whyisgeneeditingofembryosbannedinmanycountries?A．TheeffectofDNAchangesonthegenepoolisunforeseeable.B．Itcausesdisabilitiestothegene-editedbabies.C．Thefuturegenerationswillrelyongeneediting.D．Itwillaffectallthehealthygenesoftheembryos.3、HowdidtheuniversityinShenzhenreacttoHe’svideoclaim?A．Itorderedinvestigationstobeconducted.B．Itcalledtheincidentabigshameforthenation.C．ItdeclarednotrelatedtoHe’sresearch.D．Itkeptadistancefromthemedia.4、Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TheUSABansGene-editingB．WhataretheEthicsofMedicalTreatment?C．ScientistsFindtheIdeaofGene-editedBabiesCrazyD．StanfordInvestigatesLinkstoScientistinGeneEditing22．（8分）Haveyouevernoticedthatafterabout6monthsyourperfectlynew1，000dollarsmartphonebeginstoslowdown?WhatifItoldyouthatit’sasalesstrategythatprettymuchallphonecompaniesusetoforcepeopleintobuyingnewphones?Inlate2015，whenLisaYoungwasinchargeofiOSsecurityandbetasoftwaretestingteams，herbossrevealedadarksecrettoher，sayingthattheywereusinganewstrategythatwouldpurposelyslowdownolderphoneseverytimethephonewouldupgradetothelatestoperatingsystem.Thisnewmethodwouldforcecustomerstobuythelatestphonemodel，increasingsalesby70％.Shewasalittledisturbedtohearthenews，butshejustkeptherheaddownandcontinuedtodoherjob.Afterawhile，theguiltofbeinginvolvedwithsuchashadysalesmodelstartedtoweighheavyonher.“Howcouldamulti—billiondollarcorporationcontinuetotakeadvantageofthepubliclikethis?”shethought.InMarchof2017，shecontactedareporterfromCNNtofinallyleaktheinformationconcerningAppleslowingdownphones.Thescandal(丑闻)wentviralovernight，andeverymediaoutletintheworld，ineverylanguagewastalkingaboutit，makingitoneofthebiggestcontroversiesinconsumerelectronicshistory.Aweeklater，shewassecretlyletgoafterher8yearsofservice.Althoughshewastakingahugeriskgoingagainstoneofthemostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld，shefeltasenseofreliefexposingthem.Thepublicdeservedtoknowandthefearbecamehermotivationtofindawaytodestroytheirshadysalesmodel.Severalofhercolleagueswerefiredwithher.Theyquietlyunited，andafterayearofextensiveresearchtheydesignedauniqueproductcalledCircaChargethatwouldreversethenegativeeffectsof“softwareupdates.”PhonecompanieshaverecentlycaughtwindoftheirovernightsuccesswithCircaChargeandaretryingtodoeverythingtheycantomakethisproductillegalandbanitforever.Lisaandherteamhavemadeunbelievableprogressinincreasingbatterylife，batteryhealth，andoptimizingphoneperformance，andtheywillcontinuetodevelopnewtechnologythatwillbeatphonecompaniesattheirowngameuntiltheychangetheirways.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewmethodmentionedinparagraph2?A．Itisessentialinthe1atestoperatingsystem.B．Itbenefitsusersinupgradingtheiroldphone.C．Itfoolscustomersintobuyingthelatestmodelonpurpose.D．Itisasuccessfulsalesstrategyforadvertisingnewsoftwares.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“keptherheaddown”inparagraph3referto?A．Loweredherhead.B．Noddedtoshowapproval.C．Pretendedtoknowsomething.D．Triednottoshowsheknowssomething.3、HowdidLisaYoungfeelafterleakingthesecret?A．Disturbed. B．Relieved. C．Frightened. D．Disappointed.4、Fromthepassage，weknow______________.A．it'stootoughforLisaandherteamtoincreasebatterylifeB．CircaChargehelpsphonecompanieswithsoftwareupdatesC．LisastrugglestoforcephonecompaniestochangetheircurrentwaysD．phonecompaniesfinditessentialtobantheirillegalsoftwareforupdating23．（8分）You’veprobablyvisitedtheTian’anmenGatetower—thelandmarkbuildingofBeijing，butyoumaynothaveheardofKuaiXiang．Alongwithhim，thefollowingremarkablearchitectsalltookthecenterstageattheirtimes．KuaiXiang(1399—1481)Tian’anmenGatetowerisuniversallyconsideredthebrainchildofKuaiXiang．Byfollowinginthefootstepsofancienthomebuilders，hesuccessfullypresentedtheEmperorJudywithagrandwoodenstructurewhichhasstoodthetestoftimeforalmost600years．Visitorsarealsohookedonitsdelicatepaintings.IeobMingPei(1917-present)Hismottois：Traditionsshouldbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums．Heisalwaysstrugglingwithinnovation．AlthoughundergrillingfromFrenchconservativecritics，hestillplantedaglasspyramidintothecourtyardoftheLouvre．HisotherworksincludeJohnF．KennedyLibrary，BeijingFragrantHillHotelandSuzhouMuseum．ZahaHadid(1950-2016)In2004，shebecamethefirstwomantowinthePritzkerArchitecturePrize，theNobelPrizeforarchitecture．Sheusedtrickstomaximizeavailablespace．Herfluid-styleworkspioneertheconceptofmicro-living.Thecurves(曲线)ofGuangzhouOperaHouseperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofitssurroundingbuildings，formingauniqueview．MengFanchao(1959-present)Manypeopledismissedthebuildingofamegabridgeasapipedream，butMengFanchaoturnedthisintorealitybybuildingHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge．Thislongestcross-seabridge，whenviewedafar，lookslikeadynamicdragonbravingtherollingwavesofLingdingSea．1、WhatcanweinferaboutKuaiXiang?A．Heneverfollowstraditions． B．Helacksfinancialsupport．C．Heisasuccessfularchitect． D．Helikesdelicatehooks．2、What’sIeohMingPei’sattitudetowardscreation?A．Positive． B．Uncaring．C．Subjective． D．Disapproving．3、WhatdoZahaHadidandMengFanchaohaveincommon?A．Theyemphasizetheuseofspace． B．Theysetaremarkablerecord．C．Theylikefollowingothers’opinions． D．theirworksmeetwithaboycott24．（8分）Theywereahappyfamily:fourdaughterswereallinthesameschoolindifferentgrades.Theyoungest,Janice,whowasinmyclass,seemedtobegluedtohermother’sskirts．Theirthreeoldergirlstookthebustoschooleverymorning,butJanicewasalwaysdriventoschoolbyhermother.OneFriday,Janice'smotheraskedforatalkwithme.Shesaidinasoftvoice,"MyhusbandisgoingtoEuropeonbusinessfortwoweeks,andheinsiststhatIgowithhim.IhavetriedtoexplainoverandoverthatJaniceneedsmehere.Buthethinksthatshewillbefinewithoutme,soIhavenochoice,Ihavetogo.Ihavetoldthebabysittertodrivehereverymorning.WillyoupleasegiveJanicespecialattentionandhelpher?Iwanttobesureeverythinggoeswellforher."ItoldherthatwewouldmakeeveryefforttosupportJanice.IevenvolunteeredtomeetJaniceathercarsoshewouldseeafamiliarface.Asamothermyself,I'dliketohelp.Janice’smotherthankedmeforourunderstanding.OnMondaymorning,expectingatearfulanxiouschild,Iplannedaspecialprogramoffunandgames.IwaitedoutsidetogreetJanice,butjustthenthebusarrivedandnotthree,butfourgirlsgotoff.Janiceskippedalongjoyfully,saying“goodbye”tohersistersassheranwithtwofriendsintotheclassroom.IwalkedslowlyintotheclassroomandcalledJaniceovertoaskhowthebusridewent.Impatientlyshesaid,“Oh,Ialwayswanttotakethebuswiththeotherkids.ButMotherneedstobewithme.Youseetherewon’tbeanymorebabies,soIhavetobeababyalittlelonger.Whilesheisaway,I'lljustridethebuseveryday.Iamfive,youknow.”1、WhydidJanice’smotherwanttohaveatalkwiththeauthor?A．ToaskhertohelpJanicewithherhomework.B．ToaskhertopickupJaniceeveryday.C．ToaskhertogiveJanicemoreattention.D．ToaskhertomeetJaniceathercar.2、WhatdidtheauthornotdoforJanice?A．Planaspecialprogramoffunandgames.B．Waitforheroutsidetheschool.C．Greetherwhenshegotoffthebus.D．Askaboutherbusride.3、WhatdidJanicelooklikeonMondaymorning?A．Shewastearfulandanxious.B．Shewasworriedabouthermother.C．Shemissedhermotherverymuch.D．Shewashappyratherthansad.4、Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A．Janiceistooyoungtogoschoolbybus.B．Janicelikestakingabustoschool.C．Janicedoesn’tlikeherbabysitter.D．Janiceisnolongerachild.25．（10分）GoldenGateBridgeLocatedinSanFrancisco,theGoldenGateBridgestartedintheyear1933toconnecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.Itwasfinallythrownopentopublictrafficin1937.Itcost$25.7millionintheconstruction.Tilltheyear1957,theGoldenGateBridge,atalengthof2,737meters,wasthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.BrooklynBridgeTheBrooklynBridgeislocatedinBrooklyn.ItisoneoftheoldestsuspensionbridgesintheUnitedStates,havingbeenopenedintheyear1883.Thelengthofthebridgeis1,843meters.ThebridgehasbeenfeaturedinseveralHollywoodmovies.GeorgeWashingtonBridgeAlsoknownastheHudsonRiverBridgeandtheColumbusBridge,theGeorgeWashingtonBridgewhichconnectsFortLeetoManhattancameintousein1931afteraconstructionperiodofalmost4years.Itisatwolevelsuspensionbridgethatcostabout$52milliontobuild.MackinacBridgeThisisthethirdbiggestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatalengthof8,038meters.ThearchitectofthisbridgewasDr.DavidB．Steinman,whodirectedtheconstructionofthebridgewhichstartedintheyear1954andopenedtothepublicin1958.Peopleusingthisbridgearechargedacertainamountofmoney.NavajoBridgeLocatedinArizona,thisbridgecrossestheColoradoRiverandisalmost250meterslong.Theconstructionofthisbridgestartedintheyear1927,endingtwoyearslater,costing$390,000.Inthe1990s,asecondbridgewasbuiltwhichwasopenedtothepublicin1994.Thefirstbridgeisnowusedonlybypedestrians.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?A．Itconsistsoftwobridges.B．Itcoststheleastofthefivebridges.C．Itisthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.D．Ittakesabout4yearstocompletetheconstruction.2、Whichofthefollowingbridgeswasbuilttheearliest?A．GoldenGateBridge.B．BrooklynBridge.C．GeorgeWashingtonBridge.D．NavajoBridge.3、WhatwillyoudoifyoudriveacrossMackinacBridge?A．Havetopaysomemoney.B．Usethesecondbridge.C．Covernearly250meters.D．SeethestatueofDr.DavidB．Steinman.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）Whenweseemtohavefinallyobtainedthingswe'veworkedhardfor,mostofustendtothinkthatwecanrelaxandenjoylife.1,lifehassomerudeawakeningsforus.Thiswasthe2forStevie.Heworkedhardandyearslater,hewasabletobuyareallynicehomeonacliff3theocean.Itseemedthatallhiswork4andthathehadfinallyrealizedhisdream.Well,aslifewouldhaveit,alongcametheeventsoverwhichhehadno5.Aboveall,thecliffstartedtoerode（风化）badlyfromthe6windsandrainsovertheyears.Whatwasonceaone-hundred-footbackyardwasrapidly7weekbyweek,andtomakematterseven8,hebecamebadlyilltothepoint9hehadtotakelotsoftimeofffromwork.Then,themosttragicthingshappened.Thebackyardtotallydisappearedandwhatwas10wasthebackofthehousesittingdangerouslyontheedgeofthecliff.Whatwasevenmoredestructivewasthathehadnohouseinsurance11thefamilycouldnotgetanyfrominsurancecompanieswhoknewofthe12.Noinsurance,andsosickthathecouldn'twork—nowwhat?Apersonwhothoughthehadfinallyreachedthe13andnowonlytofindalmosteverythinghaddisappearedthroughno14ofhisown.Thegoodnewswasthathewasn'tdone—friends,neighborsandeventhosewhodidn'tknowhim15respondedtofund-raiserstohelpthemstartover.Lifehasawayof16andkickingusfrombehindandevenkickingagainwhenwearereallydown.Butlifealsogivesusaway17ifwedon'tgiveup.Thereiskindnessandcomfort18-anopportunitytostartagainifwehavea19tomoveforward.Keepfocusedonnewlifeandmovebeyondallthosethingsthatmay20ustothepresent.1、A．EvidentlyB．UnfortunatelyC．ConsequentlyD．Actually2、A．caseB．pointC．senseD．occasion3、A．approachingB．separatingC．overlookingD．surrounding4、A．tookoffB．paidoffC．droppedoffD．brokeoff5、A．doubtB．advantageC．controlD．authority6、A．constantB．regularC．temporaryD．steady7、A．expandingB．shrinkingC．decliningD．growing8、A．strangerB．simplerC．betterD．worse9、A．whatB．whereC．whenD．which10、A．leftB．constructedC．preservedD．withdrawn11、A．althoughB．butC．andD．because12、A．profitsB．risksC．pressureD．intention13、A．dreamsB．decisionsC．agreementD．conclusion14、A．expectationB．dutyC．purposeD．fault15、A．extremelyB．casuallyC．personallyD．eventually16、A．showingupB．turningaroundC．standingoutD．gettingthrough17、A．outB．offC．overD．across18、A．intermsofB．aswellasC．insteadofD．regardlessof19、A．talentB．chanceC．heartD．desire20、A．limitB．connectC．leadD．drive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）OnarrivingintheUnitedStates，Ifelteverythingwasdifferent.ThereweremanynewthingsIhadtoadaptto.Onethingthatreally1．(take)mealongtimetoadapttowasspeakingthelanguage.Iremember2．(clear)thatIhadtostruggletolearnEnglishbecauseIcouldn'tevenwriteashortparagraphtointroducemyselfatthefirstdayofmyEnglishclass.Theteacheraskedme3．itwasdifficultforme.Ifitwas，Icouldchangetolevelone!However，IwasstubbornandsworethatIwasgoingtosucceed.Istartedtospendmany4．(hour)perday，eventhoughitwasstressful，becauseIwantedtotakeadvantage5．thisspecialchancetostudyEnglishintheU.S.A．IfeltdepressedbecauseIcouldn'tunderstand6．peopleweresayingeventhoughImadegreatefforts.However，Istillkept7．(try)andnevergaveup.Now，IcantellyouthatIhaveimprovedalot，butsometimesitisstilleasyformetoget8．(confuse)ifIdon'tknowwhattopicpeople9．(talk)about.Toadapttothisnewlanguage，Ihadtotell10．(I)thatIcoulddoit.IreallybelieveIcan!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。每处错误仅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。Iwasusedtobeahealthygirl,butmorethantwoyearsago,Igetintothehabitofeatingalotofjunkfoodandsnacks、Inaddition,Ispentalotoftimelayonthesofa,watchingTV,anddoinglittleexercise、Asaresult,IputonsuchmuchweightthatIfounddifficulttoclimbthestairs、SoIdecidedtochangemyunhealthylifestyle、Ibegantohaveabalancingandhealthydiet、Ialsotookpartinvarioussportsactivitysuchasswimming,skating,running