2023学年山西省大同市煤矿第四中学高三第二次调研英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained2．––Aretherepairsfinishedyet?––Yes,they______whenIcamebackhome.A．wouldbecompletedB．wouldcompleteC．hadcompletedD．hadbeencompleted3．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides4．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent5．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad6．Oneshouldaccomplishtasks____________insteadofalwaystuningtoothersforhelp.A．independently B．activelyC．skillfully D．voluntarily7．________themselvesinthecommunityservices,studentscangainexperienceforgrowth.A．Involved B．ToinvolveC．Havingbeeninvolved D．Involving8．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate9．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing10．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand11．Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't12．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed13．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed14．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith15．Scientistshavecometotheconclusion___________thetemperatureonEarthisgettinghigherandhigher.A．What B．thatC．which D．when16．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.17．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off18．Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though19．Julieisoneofthosewomenwhoalwaysthelatestfashion.A．putupwith B．keepupwith C．comeupwith D．getonwith20．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely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）Musichasalwaysbeenassociatedwithexercising.Mostofuslistentoourfavoritemusicwhilejoggingintheparkorwhileworkingoutinthegym,butweneverthinkofitasmorethanjustanaccompanimenttoourexerciscroutine.Butrecentscientificresearchhasthrownlightonthefactthatusingthe“right”musicwhileexercisingcandoyouawholelotofgood:fromcreatingafeelingofpositivitytocalminganyanxiousfeelings.Researchontheeffectsofmusicduringexercisehasbeendoneforyears.In1911，anAmericanresearcher,LeonardAyres,foundthatcyclistspedaledfasterwhilelisteningtomusicthantheydidinsilence.Thishappensbecauselisteningtomusiccandrownoutourbrain’scriesoffatigue.Asourbodyrealizeswe’retiredandwantstostopexercising,itsendssignalstothebraintostopforabreak.Listeningtomusiccompetesforourbrain’sattention,andcanhelpustoovercomethosesignalsoffatigue,thoughthisismostlybeneficialforlow-andmoderate-intensityexercise.Duringhigh-intensityexercise,musicisn’taspowerfulaspullingourbrain’sattentionawayfromthepainoftheworkout.Notonlycanwemanagetoexerciselongerandharderwhenwelistentomusic,butitcanactuallyhelpustouseourenergymoreefficiently.A2015studyshowedthatcyclistswholistenedtomusicrequired7%lessoxygentodothesameworkasthosewhocycledinsilence.Sointhesamewaythatexercisingmakesushappier,it’snotsurprisingthatmusicaddssignificantlytoourwork-outsuccess.Whathaveyounoticedabouthowmusicaffectsyou?Nexttimewhenyoutakeexercise,selecttherightmusictoaccompanyyou.Youwillfindyourselfinamoredifferentmoodthanever.1、Whydosomepeoplelistentomusicwhileexercising?A．Theyattachimportancetoenjoyingmusic.B．Theyknowmusichelpsdoexercise.C．Theyfindmusicisaninterestingaccompaniment.D．Theydon’tgivetoomuchconsiderationtoit.2、Howwillyoudowhenyouwanttostopexercising?A．Totrytolistentothemusicyoulike.B．Tostopforarestimmediately.C．Totellyourselfnevertodolikethat.D．Tosendasignaltoyourbrain.3、Itcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraphthat.A．listeningtomusiccanhelpproducemoreenergyB．thecyclistslovelisteningtomusicmorethanothersC．peopleshouldtakelisteningtomusicseriouslywhileexercisingD．significantmusiccanbenefithigh-intensityexercise22．（8分）ThecostoflivingincountriesliketheU.S.,Britain,AustraliaorFrancehasskyrocketedinrecentyears.However,ifyou'rewillingtoleaveyourcountryandexplorelifeinotherareas,therearemanycountriesboastinganextremelycheapandlowcostofliving.Checkoutthefollowingcountrieswhenplanningyournextmove.EcuadorEcuadorissimilartotheUnitedStatesinmanyways,andasaresulthasbecomeapopularAmericangetaway.TheyevenusetheU.S.Dollarfortheircurrency.Inthiscountry,it'scheapertoeatouteverydaythancookforyourselfonabudgetintheU.S.Youcanevenbuyapropertyforaround$50000andhiresomeonetotendtoitwhileyou'reawayMexicoAlthoughthecountryisknownforitspovertyriddenstreets,therearemanywealthierareasthatprovideeveryfacilityyoumightneed.Youcanliveoffamere$700to$800amonthinMexico,andthisincludesrentforaniceplace,facilities,food,andanysightseeing.ArgentinaArgentinahasbeenapopulartouristdestinationformanyyears.Ithasgreatrestaurants,arichhistory,andmanyplacestoexplore.Nottomention,it'snotveryexpensivetolivehere.Adecentsizedhomecancostaround$139000,whichisrelativelycheapinrelationtohomesintheUnitedStates.VietnamVietnamhasalsobecomeapopulartouristdestinationinrecentyears.Therearemanymilliondollarluxuryhomesbythebeach,butyoucanfindamodestfiatorsmallhomeforaround$25000to$50000ifyousearchintherightareas.1、HowmuchdoesittakeatleasttoliveinMexicoforayear?A．About$7000B．About$8000C．About$8400D．About$98002、WhatdoesArgentinaandVietnamhaveincommon?A．Theybothhavegreatrestaurants.B．Thecostoflivinginthemisbothexpensive.C．Themiddle-sizedhomesbothcostaround$139000.D．Peopleareallfondoftravellingtothetwocountries.3、Inwhichcountrydidthepurchaserprobablypayextramoneyafterheleft?A．EcuadorB．MexicoC．ArgentinaD．Vietnam23．（8分）Ifanyoneknowswhatmakesagreatchildren'sbook,itmustbeSussexauthorandillustrator(插图家)JaneHissey.Her"OldBear"bookshaveachievedclassicstatusinavarietyofformats.IcaughtupwithJaneatherhomeintheEastSussexcountrysideandaskedherwhatshethinksisthesecretofaclassicchildren'sbook."That'sadifficultone.Isupposeit'sgottoberelevanttothechild'sstageofdevelopment-foryoungchildren,picturesonapagethatarefamiliar,forolderchildren,anexperience.Thebookshouldbefamiliar,butholdsomesurprisestootokeeptheinterest.Itmustinspireanddelight,buttherearethethingsthathappeneveryday."Afterthebirthofherfirstchild,shegaveupteachingandworkedonherownartwork,drawingpicturesofteddybears.AneditorfromapublishingcompanysawherworkandinvitedJanetodoachildren'sbook.Overtheyears,fromthefirst"OldBear"bookin1988,herchildrenhavemadeahugecontribution—notleastintermsofplot.Shesaid,"Iusedtogivemychildrenthetoystoplaywith—andtheyhadteapartiesandsoon.Oneofmybearcharacters,"LittleBear",isthesameageasRalph,myyoungest,who'ssevennow.Allthechildrenhavejoinedinmyworkand,inyearstocome,theywillrealizehowmuch.""IhopeI'llknowwhenpeoplearegettingtiredofthecharacters.Ifevertheydid,IthinkI'dgoondrawingthemforfun,"Janecontinued,"Myownchildrenhavebeenveryusefultomeinmywork,butastheyareoldernow,I'lljusthavetohopethatotherpeople'schildrencaninspireme."1、WhatisJane'sopinionaboutasuccessfulchildren'sbook?A．Itcontainssomethingunexpected.B．Itoffersanescapefromeverydaylife.C．It'sattractiveaschildrengetolder.D．It'ssetinaplaceknowntoitsreaders.2、WhydidJanetakeupbookwriting?A．Shegottoknowaneditor.B．Herhusbandencouragedhertotry.C．Herartworkattractedprofessional.D．Shewrotestoriesforherownchildren.3、HowdidJane'schildrenassistherinherwork?A．Byhelpingherconcentrateonherwork.B．Bytellingherhowtheyfoundherstories.C．Bysuggestingcharactersforherstories.D．Bygivingherideasforherstories.4、WhatisJane'sattitudetowardsherfuturework?A．Encouraged.B．Uncertain.C．Tired.D．Unfit.24．（8分）Twenty-oneyearsago,myhusbandgavemeSam,aneight-week-oldschnauzer（雪纳瑞犬）,tohelpeasethelossofourdaughter.SamandIdevelopedaveryspecialbondoverthenextyears.Atonepoint,myhusbandandIdecidedtomovetoanewhomeinNewJersey.Ourneighbor,whosecathadrecentlyhadkittens,askedifwewouldlikeone.WewerealittleapprehensiveaboutSam’sjealousyandhowhewouldhandlehisturf（地盘）beinginvaded,butwedecidedtoriskit.Wepickedalittle,gray,playfulballofFur.Sheracedaroundchasingimaginarymiceandsquirrelsandjumpedfromtabletochairintheblinkofaneye,sowenamedherLightning.Atfirst,SamandLightningwereverycautiouswitheachotherandkepttheirdistance.Butslowly,LightningstartedfollowingSam—upthestairs,downthestairs,intothekitchen.Later,whentheyslept,itwasalwaystogether;whentheyate,itwasalwaysnexttoeachother.WhenItookeitheroneout,theotherwasalwayswaitingbythedoorwhenwereturned.Thatwasthewayitwasforyears.Then,withoutanywarning,Samwasdiagnosedashavingaweakheart.Ihadnootherchoicebuttohavehimputdown.ThepainwasnothingcomparedwithwhatIexperiencedwhenIhadtowalkintoourhousealone.Thistime,therewasnoSamforLightningtogreetandnowaytoexplainwhyshewouldneverseeherfriendagain.Inthefollowingdays,Lightningseemedheart-broken.Icouldseethedisappointmentinhereyeswheneveranyoneopenedthefrontdoor,orthehopewheneversheheardadogbark.OnedayasIwalkedintoourlivingroom,IhappenedtoseeLightningwaslyingnexttothesculpturedreplica（复制品）ofSamthatwehadboughtafewyearsago,onearmwrappedaroundthestatue’sneck,contentedlysleepingwithherbestfriend.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apprehensive”inparagraph2mean?A．Shocked. B．Curious.C．Worried. D．Eager.2、HowdidSamgetalongwithLightningatfirst?A．LightningfollowedSameverywhereitwent.B．Theyfoughtwitheachotherfiercely.C．Theykeptacertaindistancefromeachother.D．SamwasunfriendlytoLightning.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．LightningknewSamhaddied.B．SammeansalottoLightning.C．WetookLightninghometoaccompanySam.D．SamcamebacktostaywithLightningagain.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．TheFriendshipbetweenSamandLightningB．TheComingofSamandLightningC．TheDeathofSamtoLightningD．TheImportanceofSamtoUs25．（10分）Themorningafteraneveningstruggletocareformythree-year-olddaughter,Icouldn’twaittogethertoschool.I,asamother,wastiredfromtheangerandherinabilitytocommunicatebecauseofherslowedlanguagedevelopment.AsIaccompaniedherintothecar,Ifeltdesperate.Nothingwasrightwithourworld.She’dbeenbornaroundthesametimewhenthenationwaswitnessingthebirthofanotherGreatRecession.Myjobandmyhousehadbeenvictims.Thenthishappened.Mychild’slanguagedelaywasidentified,butdoctorsstruggledtoproperlyhelpher,Ifeltlikewebothneededtoherescued.IreturnedthatafternoonasdisenchantedwiththelittlegirlIlovedaswhenIleft.Walkingslowlytowardtheschool’splaygroundgate,Ifoundherpreschoolteacherracingtogreetme.“Youshouldhaveseenhertoday!”Hisbreathywordsweresupportedbyexcitement.Ididn’tinterrupt.“Seethatclimber.”Hepointedtoawoodenpieceofplaygroundequipmentthatlookedlikearockwall.Inodded.“Well,everydaysinceshestartedschool,she’striedandfailedtomakeittothetop.”Hetookabreath.“Andtodayshedidit!”Heexpressedhisjoyjustashe’dwitnessedherconqueringMountEverest!“Shecheeredandcelebrated!IwishI’drecordedit!”Hiswordscomfortedme.Mydaughterhadconqueredhermountain.Assherantowardme,IrecognizedsomethingIhadn’tbefore.Isawherperseverance(毅力).Isawherstrength.IsawaHero.Everydaygreatnesscelebratesordinarypeoplewhodounusualthingsinbigandsmallways,showingcourage,kindness,loveandselflessness.Weencourageyoutoclickthesebriefaccountsandinviteyoutoshareyourownstory.1、Whydidtheauthorrushherdaughtertoschool?A．Shewasbusywithherworkasadoctor.B．Shehadafightwithherdaughterlastnight.C．Shebrokedownwhendealingwithherdaughter.D．ShehadtoselltheirhouseduetoGreatRecession.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“disenchanted”underlinedinparagraph3?A．Happy. B．Concerned.C．Careful. D．Disappointed.3、Whydidthelittlegirl’spreschoolteacherfeelexcited?A．ShesucceededinstandingonMountEverest.B．Shemanagedtoclimbupthewoodenequipment.C．Shegotthefirstplaceintheschoolsportsmeet.D．Shebegantocommunicatewithothersnormally.4、Fromwhichisthetextmostprobablytaken?A．Theradio. B．Amagazine.C．Anewspaper. D．TheInternet.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）Regardlessoftheweatherorthedistance,PaulWilsonwillmakesurelow-incomestudentsinhisneighbourhoodarriveattheircollegeclassesontime.Aretiredengineer,76-year-oldWilsonhasbeen1freeridestocollegestudentsforthepasteightyears.Sincehefirststarted2hiscartotheyoungpeople.Wilsonhas3anastonishing64,000miles,andhashadcountlesspleasantandoftenhumorous4withthestudentshetransportstoandfromschool.Thestudentswhohe’s5havegoneontobecomephysicians,teachersandengineers,butwhatthey’vealsogotoutoftheirtimeinschoolisfindingarolemodelandafriendinWilson.Somestudents6callhim“Grandpa”.TinaStern7ridesfromWilsonforallherfouryearsincollege,andthetripsmeantmuchmoretoherthanjustfree8.“It’snotjustaride;you’renotjustsittingtherein9silenceorwithyourheadphoneson.”Sternsaid.“Heasksyouquestionsandactually10theanswers,sothenexttimeyouridewithhim,he’ll11thosethings.”Wilsonfirstworkedasadriverthroughastudent-supportprogrammeofthenon-profitorganisation.OnPointforCollege.Althoughthe12asksthemembersonlytodrivestudentstoandfromtheirclasses,Wilsonoftengoes13toensurethewelfareandsafetyofthestudents.Iftheyhaveproblemswithregistration,Wilsonisthereto14them.Iftheyrunoutofcertaindailynecessities,Wilsonwilldrivetotheneareststoreandpurchasewhat’sneeded.Ifastudentgetshungryonthelongdrivestoandfromschool,Wilsonnever15tobuythemameal.Formanystudents,Wilson’shelpisnotonlyappreciated,it’salsoentirely16forthemtobeabletocompletetheircollegeeducation.Somestudentsdon’thaveareliablecar,whileothershaveto17vehicleswithparentswhoworksixdaysaweek.Forthem,ridingwithWilsonhas18themtocompletetheireducation—butaccordingtoWilson,hebenefitsjustasmuchfromthe19.“IjustlovedrivingandIlovethesekids,”Wilsonsaid.“It’ssucha(n)20tobeapartofthesekids’lives,evenjustforafewhours,gettingtoknowthemandhearingtheirstories.”1、A．linking B．sending C．offering D．distributing2、A．donating B．lending C．delivering D．volunteering3、A．paved B．covered C．measured D．wandered4、A．arguments B．interviews C．negotiations D．conversations5、A．met B．driven C．addressed D．greeted6、A．even B．ever C．once D．already7、A．earned B．received C．assessed D．demanded8、A．transportation B．style C．time D．communication9、A．forced B．awkward C．ridiculous D．suspicious10、A．selects B．recites C．guesses D．remembers11、A．acton B．settleon C．checkon D．agreeon12、A．club B．league C．college D．programme13、A．far B．around C．beyond D．forwards14、A．assist B．watch C．urge D．warn15、A．expects B．attempts C．manages D．hesitates16、A．extra B．unusual C．necessary D．adequate17、A．share B．fuel C．repair D．exchange18、A．required B．allowed C．reminded D．convinced19、A．experience B．arrangement C．appreciation D．employment20、A．effort B．ambition C．privilege D．convenience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）Dujiangyanistheoldestman-madewatersystemintheworld,andawonderinthedevelopmentofChinesescience.1．(build)over2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineering2．(achieve)isstillusedtoday.Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstands3．(suffer)fromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.4．(help)thevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregiongovernor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.LidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhileleavingtheriverflowingnaturally.5．(good)still,theextrawatercouldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,making6．suitableforfarming.Oncethesystemwasfinished,nomorefloodsoccurredandthepeoplewereabletolive7．(peaceful).Today,Dujiangyanisadmiredbyscientistsfromaroundtheworldbecauseofonefeature.Unlikemoderndams8．thewaterisblockedwithahugewall,DujiangyanstillletswaterflowthroughtheMinjiangRivernaturally,9．(enable)ecosystem(生态系统)andfishpopulationstoexist10．harmony.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。Iamwritingtosuggestliftthebanonusingsmartphones,tabletcomputersandothermobiledevicesinclass.Mobiledevicescameintoexistenceasresultofthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.Theywouldbenefitusalotaslongastheyareusedproper.First,mobiledevicesareefficiencyandcanhelpteachersknowthatstudentsunderstandwhatistaughtwhentheyfinishtheirexercises.Second