2023学年江苏省淮安市观音寺中学高考英语二模试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where2．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．amwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting3．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which4．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound5．Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold6．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup7．ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,____he?A．needn’t B．hasn’t C．didn’t D．mustn’t8．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared9．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot10．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should11．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which12．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous13．__willIgiveup.IbelieveIcanmanageit.A．AtonceB．AtnotimeC．RightnowD．Theinstant14．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise15．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled16．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked17．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup18．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot19．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how20．Sarah______changehermind,eventhoughsheknewtheplanwashardtocarryout.A．mustn’t B．wouldn’tC．shouldn’t D．needn’t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）Thereareonlyafewtrulypleasantsmellstowakeuptointhemorning.Forme,it'sthesmelloffreshlybrewedcoffee.Justasniffofitmakesmejumpoutofbedandrushtothekitchenforagulpofthehotblackliquid.Ifyou'reabigfanofcoffee,you'llunderstandthatopeninganewpacketofcoffeereleasesanamazingsmell-fresh,roastedcoffeebeans.Andyou'llbeabletoidentifythebeans'origin—Colombia,VietnamorBrazil.TimHaywardisafoodwriterandcoffeeshopowner;hebelievesthesmell"isabsolutelyvital.Whenyouwalkintothecoffeeshopinthemorningandthatsmellhitsyou,you'regettingphysiological(生理上的)responses."IknowfromexperiencewhenIwalkintoacafe,mymouthbeginstowaterandit'sthesmellthatmakesmefeelgood.However,thisfeelingsometimesturnstodisappointment.ThisisparticularlythecasewhenIorderacoffeetogoinatallpapercupandsiptheliquidthroughaholeinthelid.Yes,it'sconvenient,butisitreallytherightwaytoappreciateit?Youwalkintothecoffeeshop,yougetthesmell,butwhenyouactuallytakethedrinkout,youaredrinkingitfromsomethingthatisdesignedtodeliverthehotliquiddirectlypastyourtongue,butpreventanysmellcominguptoyournose.Aswellaseliminatingthesmell,takeawaycoffeecupscreatealotofwasteandavastmajorityofthemstilldon'tgetrecycled.Somaybenowisthetimetoreallywakeupandsmellthecoffeebydrinkingfromacupinacafe,chattingwithfriendsandsavingtheplanet!1、InwhichaspectdoestheauthoragreewithTimHayward?A．Peopledrinkcoffeefirstthinginthemorning.B．Coffeebeans'originmakesallthedifferences.C．SomepeopleareaddictedtodrinkingcoffeeD．It'sthesmellofcoffeethatreallymatters.2、Whatdoestheauthorcomplainabout?A．Theprocessofmakingcoffee.B．ThehightemperatureofcoffeeC．Thedesignofthepapercoffeecup.D．Theinconvenienceofbuyingcoffee.3、Whatcanreplacetheword"eliminating"underlinedinParagraph4?A．Creating. B．Removing. C．Increasing. D．Changing.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．WakeupandsmellthecoffeeB．TrytobearealloverofcoffeeC．DrinkcoffeetosavetheplanetD．Choosetakeawaycoffeeforconvenience22．（8分）Asaseniorhighschoolstudent,myfutureisalwaysonmymind.Tobeexact,thoughtsofthefuturehavekeptmeupcountlessnightsandmademeworryenoughtodopoorlyonmorethanonetest.Becauseofthis,wordsofwisdomareasourceofcomfort.SteveJobsgaveaspeechtoStanford’sgraduatingclassin2005andhiswordsresoundrepeatedlyinmymindwheneverIthinkaboutmyfuture.ItstartedwhenIbecameajunior,whencollegecameintoview.It’sthefirstbigsteptomakingyourlifeyourown.SowhenJobsdiscussedhislifeasastudent,somefearswereeased.He,too,felttheneedtoattendcollegetomakesomethingofhimself.Hefacedwhatmanyareextremelyafraidof:uncertainty.Hislackofunderstandingcausedhimtostopattendingcollegeandfocusonwhathefeltwasimportant.Hisstoryhadahappyending,ofcourse,sinceeverythingturnedoutwell.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatstudentsshouldn’tattendcollege,butratherthattheyshouldn’tworrysomuch.

You’llgetwhereyouneedtogo,evenifyourpathisabitmorewindingthanyou’dlike.Jobstalkedaboutthehardshipsinhiswork.

Hisloveofhisworkhelpedhimcarryonandhegotwherehewasmeanttobe,whichrestatesthepoint:don’tpanic.Oneparticularpartofhisspeechstayedwithme.

SteveJobsquotedthesaying“Stayhungry,stayfoolish”andithasbecomemymotto.Stayingfoolishisrealizingthatyouarestillafool,nomatterhowmuchyou’velearnedorexperienced.

Thereisalwaysmoretoexplore.Stayinghungryiswantingtofindthosethingsaboutwhichyouarestilluneducated.SteveJobs’levelofsuccessispossibletoachieve,andIaimtoprovethat.Withthewillpowertogointotheworldlivingeverydaylikemylastandallowingthefuturetotakecareofitself,Iwilldogreatthings.

Inthelastmomentsofmylife,I’llbeproudofwhatIhavedoneandhopetohaveallthewisdomapersoncouldwishfor.1、Theauthorfeltworriedwhen________.A．hehadtotaketestsatschoolB．hehadlotsofsleeplessnightsC．hethoughtabouthisfutureD．hesearchedforwordsofwisdom2、ItissuggestedinParagraphsland2that________.A．theauthorisacollegestudentB．SteveJobs’wordshadnoeffectontheauthorC．SteveJobsfailedbecauseofhisdecisionD．theauthorcaresmuchabouthisfuture3、WhatdidtheauthorgainfromJobs’speech?A．Couragetodropoutofschool.B．Braverytofaceuncertainties.C．Interestincomputerindustry.D．ConfidenceindefeatingJobs.4、WhatdidNOTSteveJobsencouragestudentstodoinhisspeech?A．Becontentwithwhattheyknow.B．Havethedesiretolearnmore.C．Staycalminthefaceofhardships.D．Bemodestsoastolearnmore.5、Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．anexperienceofaspeechB．amemorablemeetingwithJobsC．themostimpressivequotationinlifeD．thewisdomdrawnfromaspeech23．（8分）Collegegraduationeventuallymeanstakingmuchofyourattentioninyourfirstjobsearch.

Thisprocesscanbechallenging,especiallyforthosestudentswhohadsecondthoughtsabouttheirchosenmajorandintendedcareerpath—orthosewhomajoredinafieldnotdirectlyconnectedtoaspecificcareer.Ifyouareinoneofthesegroups,fearnot!Althoughyourmajor,coursework,andacademicperformancearerelevanttolandingajob,theyarenottheonlydecidingfactorsonwhereyoucanwork.So,justhowimportantisyourmajortoyourjobsearch?Somemajorsaretieddirectlytospecificcareerfields.Forexample,ifyouwishtobecomeateacher,youwilllikelyhaveneededtocompleteaneducationprogramandeventuallysitforalicensingexam.Thesameappliestomajorsinnursing.Ifyoudidnotcompleteanaccreditednursingprogram,youwon’tbeabletotakethenursinglicensureexam.Inthesecases,successfullycompletingaspecificmajoriscrucialtolandingajobinthematchingfield.Othermajors,however,arecloselyrelatedtocareerpathsbutdon’tnecessarilyrequireadegreeinthearea.Forexample,studentswhomajoredinfinance,math,orstatisticsmayalsohavethenecessaryskillstobehiredasanaccountant.Althoughsocialworkmajorsaremostpreparedtoprovidecasemanagementservicestostrugglingpopulations,studentswhomajoredinpsychologyorsociologycanbejustasqualified.Lastly,therearemanyindustries,suchasprofessionalsales,education(non-teachingpositions),insurance,andcustomerservicemanagement,whichhirenewgraduatesfromseveralmoremajors,lookingformoregeneralizedrequirements.Theymaysimplywanttoknowthestudenthascompletedhisorherbachelor’sdegree,whichdemonstratescollege-levelmathandwriting,criticalthinking,andproblem-solvingskills.Hopefully,asacollegestudent,youwereabletodomorethanjustattendclasses.Yournon-academicexperiencescanbeveryinfluentialonyourfuturecareeraswell.Didyouworkduringcollege,volunteer,orparticipateinaclubororganization?Ifso,andifyouenjoyedtheseactivities,seekoutrelatedcareers.Ifyouvolunteeredwithanon-profitorganizationsuchasahomelessordomesticviolenceshelter,seekoutpositionsinsocialservicesrelatedtocasemanagementorvictimadvocacy(辩护).Youmayqualifyforapositionregardlessofyourmajor.Althoughitoftenseemslikeyourcollegemajoralonedeterminesyourcareerfate,thisjustisn’tthecase.Itmayinfluenceit,butthereareotherfactorsthatinfluenceyourcareeroptionsaswell.Ifyoudon’tknowwhatcareeroptionstoconsiderbasedonyourmajor,talktoyourfacultyoracademicadvisor.Youmaybesurprisedatwhatopportunitiesawait!1、Tobeacustomerservicemanager,collegegraduates______.A．needtohaverelatedqualities B．shouldpassalicensingexamC．arerequiredtomajorininsurance D．musthaverelevantexperiences2、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．MajorUpsYourCareerB．WhyYourCollegeMajorMattersC．HowImportantYourMajorIstoYourJobD．MajorVSCareer:WhichIsRightforYou3、Thewriterthinksthat_____________.A．majorsarecloselylinkedtocareerpathsB．studentsofsciencetendtoreceivehighersalariesC．volunteerexperienceshelpgraduatesgetemployedD．socialworkgraduateshavemoreemploymentopportunities4、Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C：ConclusionA． B．C． D．24．（8分）Lastmonth,votersinthesecondCongressionalDistrictinNewOrleans,Louisiana,madeahistoricchoice.TheyelectedAnh"Joseph"CaoaVietnamese-AmericanRepublicanpartymember,astheirrepresentative.ItisthefirsttimeinoveronehundredyearsthatvotersinthisareaofNewOrleanselectedanon-democraticPartylawmaker.And,AnhCaoisthefirstVietnamese-AmericantobeelectedtotheUnitedStatesCongress(议会).AnhCaowentthroughdifficulttimestogettowhereheisnow.HewasborninSaigoninnineteensixty-sevenduringthewarinVietnam.Innineteenseventy-five,NorthVietnamesetroopstookcontrolofSaigon.Hewasseparatedfromhisfamilyformanyyears.AnhCaolivedwithhisuncleinIndian,thenlatermovedtoHouston,Texas.Hedecidedtoworkforsocialjusticeinanon-religiousway.So,heworkedasalawyerinNewOrleans.HejoinedtheRepublicanPartyandbecameactiveonlocalandstatepoliticalcommittees.HedecidedtocompeteagainsthislocalrepresentativeinCongress,WilliamJefferson,whohadbeeninofficesincenineteenninety-one.MinisterJefferson'sreelectioncampaignwasnothelpedbyfederalcorruptionchargesagainsthim.MisterCaowontheelection.Thatnighthesaidthatneverinhislifedidhethinkhecouldbeacongressman.HesaidtheAmericandreamisaliveandwell.1、Whichstatementaccordingtothisnewsistrue?A．Anh“Joseph”CaowaselectedaVietnamese-AmericanDemocraticpartymember.B．ItisthefirsttimeeverthatvotersinthisareaofNew-Orlearishaveelectedanon-DemocraticPartymemberC．ThefirstVietamese-AmericanelectedtotheUnitedStateCongressisAnhCao.D．AllthevotersinUSAmadeahistoricchoice.2、WhichdescriptionaboutAnh"Joseph"Caoistrue?A．AnhCaowentthroughdifficulttimestogettheachievementnow.B．Hewasborninnineteensixty-seven.'C．Hewasseparatedfromhisfamilyformanyyears.D．Alloftheaboveareright.3、Whichcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Anh"Joseph"wasborninVietnam.B．ThelawmakersinthisareaofNewOrleansusedtobedemocraticforoveracentury.C．Anh"Joseph"determinedtocooperatewithWilliamJefferson.D．AlltheCandidatesinNewOrleansalwayssupportedWilliamJefferson25．（10分）BikeShareTorontoisthecity’sofficialbikeshareprogram,designedtogivelocalsandvisitorsafun,affordableandconvenientalternativetowalking,taxis,busesandthesubway.Thereare200BikeShareTorontostationsand2,000bikesacrossthecity,makingBikeSharethemostaccessiblewaytogetaroundandexplore.Howitworks●BecomeanAnnualMemberorbuyadayPasstoaccessthesystem.●Findanavailablebikenearby,andgetaridecodeoruseyourmemberkeytounlockit.●Takeasmanyshortridesasyouwantwhileyourpassormembershipisactive.●Returnyourbiketoanystation,andwaitforthegreenlightonthedock(停靠点)tomakesureit’slocked.Chooseaplan●ForvisitorsDayPass:$7.Unlimited30-minuteridesina24-hourperiod.3-DayPass:$15.Unlimited30-minuteridesina72-hourperiod.●ForlocalsMonthlyPass:$25.Unlimited30-minuteridesforamonth.AnnualMembership:$90.Unlimited30-minuteridesforawholeyear.TheAnnualMembershipisthebestdealforlocalsofTorontoandotherfrequentriders.Thefirst30minutesofeachrideisincludedwiththemembershiporpassprice.Avoidextrafeesbydroppingoffyourbikeevery30minutesatanyotherstation.Ifyoukeepabikeoutforlongerthan30minutesatatime,youwillbechargedanextra$1.50forthefirst30minutesover,$4forthenext30minutes,and$7foreachadditional30minutesafterthat.Contactus●CustomerService:(855)898-2388●RepairService:(855)-2378●CorporationPartners:(855)898-2398●EmploymentOpportunities:(855)898-24981、WhichisthemostsuitablechoiceforlocalsinToronto?A．DayPassB．3-DayPassC．MonthlyPassD．AnnualMembership2、Howmuchwilltheextrafeebeifyoutravelfortwohoursbybike?A．$5.5B．$9.5C．$12.5D．$15.53、FormoreinformationaboutworkingatBikeShareToronto,whichofthefollowingnumbersisforcontact?A．(855)898-2399B．(855)898-2378C．(855)8989-2398D．(855)898-2498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）Anyformofspeechcanbechallenging,particularlyifyouarenotusedtotalkinginfrontofanaudience.Iamvery1thatIhavebeendoingpresentationsand2trainingprogramsformanyyears,3IhavegotusedtothenervousnessthatalwaysappearsinsidebeforeIspeak.Thenervousnessisalwaysa(n)4thingformeasitallowsmetochannelmyenergyintowhatIwanttosay.JustrecentlyIhadthepleasureof5ataconferenceaboutthekeysuccessfactors(因素)inbusinessandasusualinthedaysbeforemypresentationIspentalotoftime6whatIwantedtocover,aswellas7thecontent.Ihavealways8thelevelofsuccessofmypresentationsbytheapplause(掌声)and9thatIreceivefromtheaudience.AftertheapplauseendedIhadthe10topersonallyspeaktonearlyallofthedelegates(代表).ThelastdelegateIspokewith11mebytakingmyhand,shakingitandsayinghowmuchshe12mypresentation,andthatshehadgotalotof13tipstouseinherbusiness.UsuallyIfeel14afteranypresentation,andIknowitisdirectlyrelatedtohowmuchenergyIputintowhatIdo.15,thistimeherpraisegavemeagreatliftandrechargedmybatteries.This16attheendofmypresentationalsomademerealizethatwhatwe17inlifecancomebacktousand18,weallneedtovaluethepraisewhenandwhereitisdeserved.AsIdroveawayfromthe19IreflectedonhowfortunateIhadbeentoreceiveallthosewordsofpraiseand20thatmorning.1、A．curious B．fortunate C．doubtful D．amazed2、A．copying B．conducting C．using D．designing3、A．but B．though C．so D．because4、A．impossible B．natural C．funny D．good5、A．performing B．speaking C．educating D．learning6、A．printing B．reducing C．researching D．telling7、A．imagining B．protecting C．describing D．preparing8、A．measured B．changed C．raised D．adjusted9、A．gifts B．advice C．comments D．invitation10、A．motivation B．responsibility C．plan D．chance11、A．greeted B．blamed C．confused D．welcomed12、A．explored B．enjoyed C．admired D．expected13、A．interesting B．simple C．helpful D．free14、A．excited B．relaxed C．embarrassed D．tired15、A．However B．Moreover C．Otherwise D．Therefore16、A．challenge B．discovery C．experience D．accident17、A．figureout B．setup C．dreamof D．giveout18、A．equally B．differently C．seriously D．practically19、A．party B．conference C．school D．ceremony20、A．achievement B．comfort C．trust D．encouragement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）SilkwasnottheonlyproducttobetransportedalongtheSilkRoad,1．othergoodssuchastea,medicinalherbsalsobeingexportedfromChina.Manymerchantsfoundinstantwealththroughthetradeinluxuryitems．RatherthantravelingtheentirelengthoftheSilkRoad,eachmerchanttradedgoodsalongonesectionoftheroute,2．(buy)theminonetownandthensellinginanother.Thetravelersandmerchantsalso3．(carry)manyideas,philosophiesandreligionswiththemalongtheSilkRoad.Ofallthese,Buddhism,4．camefromIndia,hadthegreatestinfluenceonChineseculture.It5．(eventual)becameChina'sprimaryfaith,6．（widespread)thantheoriginalChinesereligionsofConfucianismandTaoism．SilkRoadtradestraveledtogetherinlongcaravansofcamels.Thismodeoftravelprovided7．(protect)fromrobberswhomightattempt8．(rob)thevaluablegoodsbeingtransported．TheSilkRoadwasnotonlyonesingleroad,but9．wholecollectionofroutesbywhichgoods10．(transport)betweentheEastandtheWest．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。Readingisgoodforbabiesindevelopingtheirintelligenceandinterest、MomwouldreadtomeifIwasababy,thatdevelopedmyloveforreading、AsIgrewelderandcouldreadbymyself,myfatheroftentakesmetobook-storesandleftmetherereading、Onmybirthdays,thegiftssendingbymyparentsarealwaysbooks、Itisthemwholetmeknowbenefitsofreading、Personally,Ifeelstrongthatrea