2023届吕梁市重点高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项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．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t2．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout3．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone4．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit5．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．assoonas C．until D．aslongas6．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．as7．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was8．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended9．---DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?---______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.10．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a;the C．/;the D．a;a11．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently12．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account13．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．any B．some C．any D．no14．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked15．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which16．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．asifD．sothat17．Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who18．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion19．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.20．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly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）Acoupleofweeksago,afewfriendsandIhadanopportunitytoattendadearfriend’sweddinginNewYork.Aftertheweddingandreception,ratheraccidentallyfourofusgatheredinahotelroomandbegantoexplorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath.Whatdoesitmeantolivetruly?Ifweareallgettingclosertodeath,isallthematerialaccumulationworthit?Itisnotexactlythetypeofconversationsonehasatawedding.Whiletheanswersvariedfrompersontoperson,Iwasleftwithmorequestionsthananswersandafeelingofgratefulnesstobesurroundedbyfriendswhowereaskingthe“right”questions.Astheclockkepttickingpast3a.m.,oneoftheroommatessuggestedwewatchashortfilmtitled“LastDaysofZachSobiech”.Thefilmisaboutateenager’sjourneythroughthelastdaysofhisincurableillness.ThefilmbroughtupalotofmixedemotionsbutonequotethatstoodoutformewasZach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness,“Whatmakesonehappyisseeingsomeoneelsesmilebecauseyouputitthere.”By4a.m.,therewasthisenergyintheroomthathadtobeshared!Withafewpackagesofpost-itnotes,wehitthehallsofthehotel.Wedecidedtoleaveshortinspirationalwordsonguests’doors,sowhentheyopenedtheirdoorsfewhourslaterasmilewouldturnup.Weendedupstickingpost-itnotesonallthedoorsuntilweranoutofthem.Thenoteonthedoorofthenewly-wedsproperlysaid,“Wherethereislove,thereislife.”1、About“explorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath”atawedding,theauthorthinks______A．itisrathermeaningful.B．itisinteresting.C．itisnatural.D．itisnotproper.2、Afterwatchingthefilm,whatimpressedtheauthormost?A．Zach’smixedemotions.B．Zach’spoorfate.C．Zach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness.D．Zach’sstrugglewithillness.3、Whatdidtheauthorandhisfriendsdoaftertheysawthefilm?A．Theyknockeddoortodoortoofferhelpinthehotel.B．Theysharedhappinesswiththeworkersofthehotel.C．Theystucknoteswithencouragingwordsonguests’doors.D．Theythankedtheweddingcouplegratefullyforinvitation.4、Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthorandhisfriends’action?A．Onewhobringshappinesstoothersisalsohappyoneself.B．Helpingothersintroubleisgoodtooneself.C．Friendsareyourvaluabletreasure.D．Goodisrewardedwithgood.22．（8分）Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnosignsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.MyhusbandJimmyandIwerewatchingTVupstairs.Nosoonerhadwegotthecoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogetthroughtogettotherelativesafetyofthefirstfloor.Aswestruggledtoreachthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Piecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywhere.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhaveimpaledus.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy’sarmandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneesandheadwerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Jimmysaidhe’dgooutsidetocheck.“No,”Isaid.“Don’tleaveme.Don’tleaveme.”Ourneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtheevidencetoshowthetornadoisviolent?A．ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.B．Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.C．Ourneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.D．Piecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywhere.2、Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______.A．Thecouplehadpredictedthearrivalofthetornadoinadvance.B．Jimmyflewrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebayduringthetornado.C．Thethree-foot-treeflewoverthecouple’sheadandinjuredthembadly.D．Theauthorstillfeltscaredwhenthetornadowassuddenlyover.3、Whydidtheauthorfeel“nopain”inparagraph4?A．Shedidn’thurtbadlyenoughtosensethepain.B．Shewasseverelyinjuredandfailedtosensethepain.C．Herattentionwasfullyfocusedonherhusband.D．Shehadletherhusbandgoawayfromherhand.4、Whichofthefollowingphrasesbestdescribesthecouple’sexperienceinthistornado?A．AthrillingadventureB．AnarrowescapeC．AriskyattemptD．Aseriousaccident23．（8分）Intoday’ssociety,languageplaysakeyroleindefininggender(性别)byvocabulary,andalsotheirnon-verbal(非语言的)vocabulary.Eachoneofthesedifferenttypesofwaysofcommunicatingisobviouslydifferentbetweenmenandwomen.Manydifferentstudiesshowthatmentendtotalkmuchmorethanwomen.Ithasalsobeenproventhatwomentendtospeakfasterthanmen;thisisduetothefactthatwomentendtobeinterruptedmoreoftenthanmenare,andalsohavetheabilitytospeakmoreclearly,precisely,andmorequicklythanmen.Inonestudyitwasfoundthatwomenspokeforanaverageofthreeminutesdescribingapainting,asopposedtothethirteen-minuteaverageittookmentodescribeit.Menandwomenalsotendtohaveaverydifferentnon-verbalwayofcommunicating,whichcanalsomakeitveryhardforoneanothertounderstandwhattheoppositesexistryingtosay.Men’sbodylanguageismuchmorereservedwhentalkingtowomen.Mentendnottomakeasmucheyecontactandtheygenerallystayfartherawayfromwomenwhentalkingtothem.Menavoidotherpeople’sbodyspacewhiletalking,andtheyalsotendtositbackwhentalking.Allofthesehavegivenofftheimpressionofdisinterestorboredom.Womenarebyfarbetterlistenersandmuchmoreenjoyabletotalkwithandtheytendtoraisemoretopicsforconversation.Womenalsomakeitclearerwhetherornottheconversationisgoingsomewhereorjuststuckinneutral.Afterlearningaboutourstylesofcommunicatingwitheachother,Ihavedecidedthatalthoughmenhavenotquitemasteredcommunicating,whatfunwoulditbeifweallspokethesame“language”?Thelittlegamesmenandwomenplaywitheachotherwhileconversingwouldbelost.Thequestioneveryoneaskshimselforherselfaftertalkingwithsomeoneoftheoppositesex,“Iwonderifthere’ssomethingthere?”wouldnolongerexist.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2referto?A．Thedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’slanguages.B．Thedifferentspeedofmen’sandwomen’sspeech.C．Theabilityofmen’sandwomen’sspokenlanguage.D．Thenon-verbalvocabularyofmenandwomen.2、Inwhatwaydomenandwomendifferaccordingtothethirdparagraph?A．Speedofunderstanding.B．Understandingofspeechroles.C．Politenessofcommunication.D．Applicationofbodylanguage.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’scommunication?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Skeptical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Women,bornexcellenttalkersB．Men’sandwomen’ssocialrolesC．VocabularyandcommunicationD．Oppositegender,differentlanguage24．（8分）FortouristsholdingtheBarcelonaCard,theinformationbelowwillbeusefulifyouplantoadmiresomeartworksorarchitecturesthere.SagradaFamiliaOpeninghours:09:00-18:00(October-March);09:00-20:00(April-September)Admission:

11,or11,or10withtheBarcelonaCardTheproject'svastsaleanditsspecialdesignhavemadeitoneofBarcelona'stoptouristattractionsformanyyears.LaPedreraOpeninghours:November-February:09:00-18:30;March-October:09:00-20:00Admission：$9.50.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.Itisauniquemodernistbuildingmadeofbricksandcolorfultiles（瓦）.Visitorscanseetheamazing800squaremetersattic（阁楼）with270brickarchesthatgiveyouafeelingthatyouarewalkinginsidetheskeletonofawhale.BarcelonaFCMuseumOpeninghours:6thApril-4thOctober:10:00-20:00;therestoftheyear.10:00-18:30Admission：$8.50forentrytothemuseumand$17foraguidedtour.Whenyoubuyyourticketyouhavetwooptions:aticketforthemuseumtoseethefootballstadiumoraspecialonefor$15whereyougettoseethestadiumandthescenesattheclub.PicassoMuseumOpeninghours:Checkthewebsitefordetailsastheyvarydependingonthetimeoftheyear.Admission：$9formainexhibition-extraforspecialshowings.Save50%withBarcelonaCard.ThemuseumhasarrangedPicasso’spaintingsfromhisearlydaystohisfinalworks.ArrangingthepaintingsinthiswaygivesyouafascinatinginsightintothedevelopmentofPicasso.1、Whatdoweknowthetouristattractionsmentionedinthepassage?A．SagradaFamiliaisthelargestbuildinginBarcelona.B．LaPedreraiswell-knownforitscolorfulmaterial.C．BarcelonaFCMuseummayattractfootballfans.D．PicassoMuseumoffersonlyoneexhibition.2、IfyouvisitthestadiumandtheclubwithatourguideinBarcelonaFCmuseum,youshouldpay_______A．$25.5B．$34C．$42.5D．$323、Whatdotheattractionshaveincommon?A．TheBarcelonaCardisamustforvisitingthem.B．Theyareallfamousfortheirarchitecturalstyles.C．Theiropeninghoursarechangeableindifferentseasons.D．Touristscanhaveadiscountof20%withtheBarcelonaCard.25．（10分）In2013，areportfromTheNeroEnglandJournalofMedicineshowedthatincreasedbodyweightisrelatedtothedeathrateforallcancers.Thisisbasedonastudyinvolvingabout900,000people,spanningmanyyears.Thestudy,startedin1992bytheAmericanCancerSociety,includedmenandwomenfromall50states.Theyoungestparticipantswere30yearsold,andtheaverageagewas57.ByDecember2008,24%oftheparticipantshaddied,justaquarterofthemfromcancers.Inanalyzingtheresults,researchersattemptedtotakeaccountofsuchpotentialfactorsassmokingdrinkingalcohol,takingaspirinandawidevarietyofotherfactorsthatmightotherwiseaffecttheresults..Theresultsareclear:themoreyouweigh,thegreateryourriskofdyingofcancerwillbe(upto52%higherformenand62%forwomen).Inmenaswellaswomen,theonlycancersthatdidnothaveastrongconnectionwithweightwerelungcancerand-braincancer.Forwomen,thestrongestcorrelationwithweightwasuterinecancer(子宫癌),whichis6.5timeshigherforwomenwithaBMI(BodyMassIndex)of40ormore.Formen,itwaslivercancer,whichis4.5timeshigherinmostobese(肥胖的)men.Smokerstendtobemoresuccessfulinkeepingweightoffthannon-smokers,slightlyreducingtherisk.Butmanyofthemdon’thavegoodlungs.Thus,inanotherway,theyalsofacerisks.Asforwhyextraweightleadstoexcesscancerdeathrate,there’snoclearagreement.ButthedecreaseinvitaminDinobesepeopleseemsalikelyfactor.VitaminDisknowntohavearoleinpreventingcancer.Also,thereisasimplefactthatobesitymakesthemanagementofcancermoredifficult.Althoughfornowthereisnosimpleanswertowhyobesityincreasesaperson’scancerrisk,allweknowforcertainisthattheriskisreal.1、Thepassageismainlyconcernedwiththerelationshipbetween________.A．dietandcancerB．bodyweightandcancerC．sexandcancerD．smokingandcancer2、Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlythrough________.A．timeorderB．spaceorderC．analysisandcomparisonD．figuresandexamples3、Theunderlinedword“spanning”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”.A．lastingB．includingC．happeningD．changing4、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutthestudy?A．Thereisaclearexplanationconcerningwhyobesityleadstomorecancers.B．Generallyspeaking,womenfacefewerrisksofdyingofcancerthanmenC．WomenwithaBMIof40dyingofuterinecanceraremorethanotherwomen.D．Smokersarestilllikelytofacerisksofdyingofcancerthoughkeepingweightoff.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）Weconvinceourselvesthatlifewillbebetteroncewearemarried,haveababy,thenanother.Thenwegetfrustratedbecauseourchildrenarenotoldenough,andthat__1__willbewellwhentheyareolder.Thenwearefrustrated__2__theyreachadolescenceandwemustdealwiththem.Surelywe’llbe__3__whentheygrowoutoftheteenyears.Wetellourselvesour__4__willbebetterwhenourspouse(配偶)getshis/heracttogether,whenwehaveanicercar,whenwecantakea__5__，whenwefinallyretire.Thetruthisthatthereisnobettertimetobehappythan__6__.Ifnot,thenwhen?Yourlifewillalwaysbefullofchallenges.Itisbettertoadmitasmuchandtodecidetobehappy__7__itall.Forthelongesttime,itseemedthatlifewasabouttostart—reallife.Buttherewerealwayssomeobstaclesalongtheway,anordeal(苦难)to__8__，someworktobefinished,sometimetobegiven,abilltobe__9__.Thenlifewouldstart.Itfinallydawnedonmethatthose__10__werepartoflife.Littlebylittle,thatpointof__11__alsohelpedmeseethatthereisn’tanyroadtohappiness.Happinessistheroad.So,enjoyeverymoment.Andbearinmindthat__12__waitsfornoone.Sostop__13__schooltoend,forareturntoschool,tolosetenpounds,to__14__tenpounds,forworktobegin,togetmarried，...beforedecidingtobehappy.Happinessisavoyage,notadestination.Thereisno__15__timetobehappythan...NOW!Liveandenjoythemoment.1、A．we B．they C．all D．nothing2、A．because B．but C．so D．and3、A．luckier B．happier C．older D．healthier4、A．life B．study C．children D．condition5、A．rest B．bath C．breath D．vacation6、A．before B．ever C．justthen D．rightnow7、A．insteadof B．inadditiontoC．inspiteof D．upto8、A．meetwith B．goahead C．turnto D．getthrough9、A．paid B．got C．asked D．printed10、A．achievements B．obstacles C．duties D．opinions11、A．view B．life C．position D．condition12、A．happiness B．time C．age D．road13、A．askingfor B．supposing C．waitingfor D．hopingfor14、A．gain B．reduce C．weigh D．enjoy15、A．worse B．better C．more D．less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）LastFridayastormsweptthroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritories,

1．(destroy)fourteenhomes.Sevenothersweresobadlydamaged

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theirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsorroofs.Onepersonwaskilled,severalwere3．(serious)hurtandanumberofotherpeoplewereslightlyinjured.Altogetherovertwohundredpeoplewere

homelessafterthestorm.Afarmer,Mr.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearlyinthemorningand4．(last)foroveranhour.“I

waseatingwithmywifeandchildren,”hesaid,“5．weheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefelldown

6．topofus.WetriedourbesttoclimboutbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwas7．(miss).Iwentbackinsideandfoundhim,safe

8．veryfrightened.”Mrs.WooMeiFong

9．husbandhadjustleftforworksaidthatshefeltherhousewasmoving.Sheranoutsideatoncewithherchildren.Soldiershelpedtotakepeopleoutof

10．floodedareaandthewelfaredepartmentbroughtthemfood,clothesandshelter.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。Inmyopinion,myfathercanalwaysgivemeadvicesbecausehehasexperiencedalot、Whenhegraduatedincollege,hisfirstjobwastoworkasanofficeclerk、Laterhefoundlifewasboringtositinoffice,sohedecidedtoquitandthenstartshistravelstomanyplaces、Havingbeentraveledalot,myfatherbroadenedhisvisiongreatandthenwentbackhome、Whilehemetmymother,shethoughtitwastimetosettledown、Interestinginhislifeexperience,Ican’thelpthinkingthatifIgowithhim,IwillmeetmanynewpersonswithwhoIcanmakefriends、Iwanttolivelikemyfather、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校将举办新年贺卡（NewYeargreetingcards）设计大赛。请你给留学生朋友Peter写一封邮件，邀请他参加本次比赛。包括以下要点：