2023学年江苏省南通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请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound2．Variousefforts________inthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.A．hadmadeB．havemadeC．weremadeD．havebeenmade3．Johnhadplannedtomakeacompromise,buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．anyhow B．otherwiseC．therefore D．somehow4．—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.—________.Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.A．Idon’tagreeB．NotreallyC．Icouldn’tagreemoreD．Nodoubt5．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where6．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich7．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem8．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall9．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．andyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand10．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen11．—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．appealto C．belongto D．occurto12．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need13．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution14．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken15．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask16．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup17．Ifyou,thespecialoneintheworld,wanttoshowyour______personality,thisT-shirtisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant18．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching19．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed20．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup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）Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodemrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine(跑步机).Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot.ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiesCompanyinVirginia,theUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamageknees,hipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournaloftheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItcomparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenya.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,MoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotland.Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergrouphadalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.Runnerswhowearshoesusuallycomedownheelfirst.Thatputsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhowearthemlandontheirheels.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoe,soitwouldseemmorelikelytocomedownfirst.Also,theheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.Andtherecanberisks,likerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjured.ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibram,whichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsite.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.B．Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.C．Runninginmodemrunningshoescouldhavemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.D．Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.2、Howmanyorganizationsareinvolvedinthetwostudies?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.3、Howdidtheresearchersdothetwostudies?A．Bypractising.B．Bycomparing.C．Byquestioning.D．Byreasoning.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Walkinginhighheelscouldhavefewerseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.B．Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.C．Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.D．Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.22．（8分）“Facts”ThatAreFalseThe$100billisthebiggestbillincirculation.Althoughthefederalgovernmentstoppedprintingthemin1945,currencynotesof$500,$1,000,$5,000,and$10,000arestilllegaltender.Mostofthemhavebeensnatchedupbyprivatecollectors.BetweenDecember18,1934,andJanuary9,1935,thegovernmentputout$100,000notes.However,theywereonlyfortransactionsbetweenFederalReservebanksandneverwentouttothegeneralpublic.TheSaharaistheworld’slargestdesert.Technically,Antarcticais.TheU.S.GeologicalSurveydefinesadesertas“drylandwitharainfallofusuallylessthanteninchesperyearthatsupportsonlysparsevegetationandalimitedpopulationofpeopleandanimals.”Antarcticaaveragesonlysixinchesofrainayear(mostlyassnow)andisalmost5.5millionsquaremiles.TheSaharaisonly3.3millionsquaremiles.Thegreenpasteservedwithyoursushiiswasabi.Wasabiisexpensiveanddifficulttogrow.Sinceit’sinthesamefamily,mostrestaurantsandfoodcompaniesusehorseradish(withfoodcoloring)instead.RealwasabiismorecomplexandsweeterthanwhatyougetinatypicalJapaneserestaurant._______________________________________Theostricheswouldsuffocate(窒息)iftheydid.Ifanenemyisapproaching,afrightenedostrichwilllayitsheadandneckflatagainstthegroundasacamouflage(伪装)ploy.Somehumanonlookershaveassumedthatthebirds’light-coloredheadswereactuallyinthesand.343、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Asotherbiggerbillsareoutofprint,the$100billisstillthebiggestone.B．Antarcticawithverylittlerainfallisconsideredasthelargestdesert.C．Horseradishcanbesubstitutedwithwasabiforthesimilartasteandcolor.D．Anostrichoftenusesitsheadasaweapontofightagainstitsenemy.1、Whichofthefollowingisthebestfitfortheblank?A．Ostrichescanbreatheinthesand.B．Ostricheshaveverysmartbrains.C．Ostrichesburytheirheadsinthesand.D．Theostrich’sheadisthelightestintheworld.23．（8分）DerekRabcloisnottheonlysurfertoconquerHawaii'sfamousPipelinebigwavebreak,butwhileallothersusetheirsighttodoit,thisyoungprofessionalsurfermustrelyonlyonhisothersenses.That's

becauseheiscompletelyblind.WhenDerekwasborn,over24yearsago,hegothisnamefromDerekHo,thefirstHawaiiansurfingworldchampion.Asurfingenthusiasthimself,Emestodreamedthathissonwouldsharethetalentofhisuncle,aprofessionalsurfer.Unfortunately,Derekwasborncompletelyblind,butthisdidn'tslophisfamilyfrombelievinglhathecoulddoanythinghewanted,evenifthatmeantbecomingasurfer.Atage2,DerekreceivedabodyboardandthebeachesofGuarapari,Brazil,becamehisbackyard.Hewasalwayscomfortableinthewaterandsurfingwasinhisblood,buthedidn’tactuallytryridingawaveuntilheturned17,whenhisfatherboughthimasurfboard.Hisfathertaughthimthebasicsandencouragedhimtokeeppracticing,butaftersuccessfullystandinguponthesurfboard,DerekknewheneededtobecomemuchbetterifhewasgoingtoachieveEmesto'sdreamandbecomeaprofessionalsurfer.SohejoinedthePraiadoMoroosurf

school,wherehestudiedundercoachFabioMaru.Standinguponasurfboardandconqueringsmallwavesisonething,whilegatheringthecouragetotakeonHawaii'sboard-breakingPipelineisanother.Butthat’sexactlywhatDerekRabelosetouttodojustmonthsafterlearninghowtosurf.Everyonetoldhimitwastoodangerous,buthefelthecoulddoit.Andhedid,earningthepraiseoffamousprofessionalsurferslikeKellySlaterandMickFanning.Now24,RabelohasbeensurfingthePipelineeverywintersince.1、Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtellus?A．Goodeyesightisnecessaryforbecominggoodsuffers.B．NobodyhaseverconqueredHawaii’sbigwavebreak.C．DerekRabelodreamstoconquerHawaii'sbigwavebreak.D．DerekRabeloistheonlyblindprofessionalsurfertoconquerHawaii’sbigwavebreak.2、HowdidErnestobehaveafterDerekwasborn?A．Henamedhimafterhisuncle. B．Heneverlostconfidenceinhim.C．Hesenthimtoasurfingchampion. D．Hestartedhisowninterestinsurfing.3、AfterDerekwasabletostanduponthesurfboard,he_______________

.A．begantotryridingawave B．wasnolongerafraidofwaterC．realizedhestillhadalongwaytogo D．knewhisfather’sdreamhadcometrue4、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDerekaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Braveandconfident. B．Skillfulbutproud.C．Thoughtful

andmodest. D．Courageousbutstubborn.24．（8分）IfConfucius(孔子)werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He'dneedastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonthisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It'snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon'tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatAmericansdon'tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲学).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacks(缺点)ofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker'sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.1、Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto______.A．providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB．attractthereaders'interestinthesubjectC．showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD．provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations2、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______.A．haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB．takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC．trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD．fightforachancetolearnChinese3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ForgottenWisdominAmerica B．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC．ChineseCultureforWesterners D．OldThinkerwithaBigFuture25．（10分）Everymorningat6amAlanSwallowgetsoutofbed,hasbreakfastandreadsthepaper.Andforthatheisanunsunghero.WhenhereadsTheSouthlandTimesinthemorning,hereadsitaloudandrecordsifforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired(受损的).TheBlindFoundationprovidesitsmemberswiththeTelephoneInformationService(TIS)whichhasarticlesfrommorethan70newspapers,radioandTVschedules,financeinformation,publicandgovernmentnoticesandupdatesfromtheBlindFoundation.For17yearsSwallowhasreadthepaperfortheservice.Intheearlydayssomeonewouldheaddowntothelocalstudiotorecordthenewsforthedayandtheyhadonechancetogetitright.Nowadays,thenewsreaderscanworkfromhomesuingtheirphones.TheTISserviceisavailable365daysayear,anditcouldsometimestakehimanhourtogetthroughthelocalnewsitemshehadchosen.“Itdoesn’ttakemucheffort,butitdoestakeacommitmentbecausepeoplearerelyingonit.”Hesaid.Theservicehadstruggledforsometimewithvolunteersbecausenotmanypeopleknewaboutit.Swallowsaid,“Itwasfulfillingtoknowthatpeoplewerebenefitingfromwhathewasdoing.”ForBlindFoundationsocialfunctionorganiserLizAnstice,theopportunitytogivebacktoafoundationthathadgivenmuchtoher,wasaniceaspectoftherole.Shehasbeeninvolvedwiththefoundationforfiveyearsaftershebecamevisuallyimpaired.Shesaidthebiggestchallengewasbuildingthetrustthatpeoplehadinthelocalbranchofthefoundation.Ansticereformedthesocialcommitteegroupandchangedthingssopeopledidnotgetbored.TheChristmascelebrationshadbeensowellreceivedmembersfromtheBlindFoundationinBalcluthawerecomingdownforthem.However,sometimesgettingmemberstotheeventswasachallengebecauseofalackofvolunteersavailabletotransportthem,shesaid.ShewasproudofbeingafinalistfortheVolunteerRecognitionAward.1、HowdoesAlanSwallowworkforTheBlindFoundation?A．Bywritingnewspaperarticles.B．Byreadingnewsfortheblind.C．Byupdatinglocalnewseveryday.D．Bycollectingtelephoneinformation.2、HowdoesAlanSwallowfeelabouthisworkfortheTISservice?A．Time-consuming.B．Challenging.C．Satisfying.D．Struggling.3、What’stheproblemforgettingmemberstotheeventsaccordingtoLizAnstice?A．People’sdistrust.B．Costsoftransport.C．Boredomofevents.D．Shortageofvolunteers.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．BlindFoundationRecognizesItsUnsungHeroesB．WorkforTelephoneInformationServiceC．GreatChallengestoBlindFoundationD．BlindFoundation:ReformsGoingon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）It’sonlyafterthreeweeksintoanewjobthatImadeaseriousmistake.Mybosscalledit“extremelyembarrassing”inacompany-widee-mail—which,1,hewrotebecausehefeltheneededtoexplainthatwhatIdidwassomething2inthecompanyshouldeverdo.IwishI3giveagoodexcuseforwhatIdid.Attheveryleast,IwishIcouldexplainitsomehow—4itonyouth,inexperienceorignorance.Unfortunately,I’m5,experiencedandIknowbetter.6Iworkwithsomeverykindandcompassionate(富于同情心的)people.Forthepastcoupleofdaysmanyofthemhavetakentimeto7bymydeskandoffercomfort,encouragementandsupport.Somehavesharedwithmesimilar8theyhavemade.EvidentlyI’mnottheonly“9”personhere.OneoftheexchangesIhadthisweekwaswithLois,themuch-honored,much-respectedprofessionalwho10thedeskrightnexttomine.Loiswascompletely11aboutherwork,andtobehonestIwasalittlenervousabouthowshewould12tosuchanextremelyembarrassingincident.AsIexpected,Loisdidn’tpassoverthe13whenshesawmethenextday.Shementioneditdirectly,14withempatheticconsideration.Shelistenedtomy15JustasIwasreadytoexpressmyregrets,shebroughtmyself-pitypartlytoa(n)16“Ithappened”,shesaid,“There’snothingyoucandoto17that.Ithappened.Butit’sovernow.It’s18It’sinthepast.Youneedtoletitgo,andmoveon.”Andwiththatshereturnedher19toherwork,asiftosay,“We’redonehere.”Ibeatmyselfupforweeks.AtsuchtimesIneedtorememberthose20words:It’sover.It’sdone.Letitgo.Andmostly,moveon.1、A．bytheway B．intheway C．ontheway D．totheway2、A．someone B．anyone C．noone D．theone3、A．should B．might C．will D．could4、A．fix B．blame C．rely D．put5、A．outgoing B．old C．cheerful D．energetic6、A．Thankfully B．Naturally C．Generally D．Hopefully7、A．work B．stop C．watch D．sit8、A．decisions B．troubles C．attempts D．mistakes9、A．annoying B．confusing C．embarrassing D．puzzling10、A．repairs B．wants C．works D．occupies11、A．mad B．serious C．curious D．hopeful12、A．react B．agree C．turn D．object13、A．issue B．outcome C．standard D．message14、A．for B．therefore C．but D．otherwise15、A．challenge B．imagination C．conclusion D．explanation16、A．order B．key C．end D．process17、A．forget B．ruin C．prevent D．change18、A．broken B．done C．lost D．kept19、A．attention B．skill C．patience D．interest20、A．sweet B．pleasant C．meaningful D．colorful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）Theburnisakindofcommonbutverypainful1．(injure),Whileminorburnswillhealwithoutmuchmedicalattention,severeburnsrequirespecialcare2．(prevent)infection.Beforeyoutreataburn,itisimportanttounderstand3．degreeoftheburnyouhavesuffered.Firstdegreeburnsarethemostcommonandhappenasaresultofbriefcontactwithhotitemsandthesun.Thedamageisonly4．themostouterlayeroftheskin.Theywilllikelyappearredandmaybe5．(mild)painful.Whenyouhaveaseconddegreeburn,yourskinmightappear6．(swell),blisterswillformandthepainwillbemathmoreintense.Seconddegreeburnscomefrombriefcontactwithextremelyhot7．(thing),extendedcontactwithhotitemsandlongexposuretimeinthesun.Thirddegreeburnsarethemostserious8．theyneedimmediatemedicalattention.Thesehappenwhenextendedexposuretoahotobjectburnsthroughallthreelayersofyourskin,sometimes9．(cause)muscle,fatandbonedamage.Theburnswillhaveawhiteorblack10．(appear).Thepaincanvarydependingonthelevelofdamagetothenervesintheskinlayer.Theseburnscanlookwetbecauseofthebreakofthecells.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的工方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个符号（^），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、每句不超过两个错误；2、每处错误及其修改均只限一词；3、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ioftengotoaweekendschool、Sodidmanyofmyclassmates、Thisseemspopularamongstudents、Goodweekendschoolshaveexcellentteacherswhichhelpusimproveourstudies、Besides,wegettoknowstudentsfromanotherschoolsandlearnabouttheircampusoflife、 Soeverycoinhastwosides．Ourschoolworkisalreadyaheavyburden．Extralessonoftentakeuptoomuchofourtime、Inaddition,paylotsofattentiontotheextralessonswillaffecttheirschoolsubjects．WemayalsofindourselvesverytiredonMondaystoconcentrateontheles