广东省广州市彭加木纪念中学2023学年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．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly2．---I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?---______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure3．He______achancetotryitagainjustnow.A．gaveB．willgiveC．isgivenD．wasgiven4．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved5．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone6．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy7．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why8．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching9．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the10．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe11．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional12．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether13．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made14．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might15．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/16．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded17．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual18．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome19．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow20．Withalotoftoughproblems,thepilotwasstillcalm,coolandcollectiveunderpressure.A．solve B．solved C．solving D．tosolve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）Scientistshavelongknownthatherbivores(食草动物)affecttheplantdiversityaroundthem.Inhighlyproductiveecosystems,likejungles,animalswouldfavordominant,fast-growingplants.Thiswouldfreeupnutrientsandspace,allowingforagreatervarietyofplantstoboom.Incontrast,herbivoresinregionswithlowplantbiomass,likedeserts,wouldeatwhatevertheycouldfind,onlydrivingdownplantdiversity.Now,ateamofscientistshastestedthishypothesis(假说).Burkepile,abiologyprofessorinUCSantaBarbara,andhiscolleaguesreviewed252studiescomparingplantdiversityinareaswhereherbivoreswereandwerenotexcluded.Theirstudyrevealedthatwhetherherbivoresincreaseordecreaseplantdiversitydependsonwhat’sonthemenu.Ingeneral,thecorrelation(相关性)betweenherbivoryanddiversitywasn’tnearlyasclearaseveryonehadexpected.However,theteamnoticedamuchstrongerassociation:whentheecosystemhostedaparticularlyvigorousspeciesofplant,herbivoryseemedtobecrucialinmaintainingbiodiversity.Forinstance,grasslandsinthetallgrassprairieintheAmericanMidwesttendtobedominated(控制)byfast-growinggrasses,suchasbigbluestem.Theteamdiscoveredthatherbivoreshadanoutsizedeffectonmaintainingbiodiversitybykeepingbigbluestemfromtakingoverdozensofsmaller,slowergrowingplantspecies.Howevernotallherbivoresareonanequalfoot.Theteamfoundthattheconnectionbetweenherbivoryanddiversitywasparticularlystrongingrasslandswheremoreanimalsfeedongrassthanonherbsandbushes.Thisseemsreasonable,sincegrassestendtobethedominantspeciesingrasslands,asthenamesuggests.Thesefindingsaremorethanacademic.“We’veseenthreedecadesofreallyimportantpaperssayingthatecosystemsworkbetterwhenyouhavemorespeciesinthem,”Burkepilesaid.“Whatourdatasuggestsisthatherbivoresareespeciallyimportantformaintainingthisbiodiversityinplaceswhereyouhaveareallydominantplantspecies.”Asbiodiversitycontinuestodeclineworldwide,conservationistsarelookingforwaystopreventcatastrophiclosses.“Thissuggeststhatonepossibleapproachtomanagingecosystemsandbiodiversityistouseherbivorestomanagethesedominantspecies,”Burkepileadded.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,howdoherbivoreshelptoincreasebiodiversity?A．Byconsumingdominant,fast-growingplants.B．Bydestroyingjunglesandfreeingupspace.C．Byaddingmorenutrientstothesoil.D．Byeatinguplowplantbiomass.2、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mostprobablyimpliesthat____________.A．herbivoryhasnothingtodowithbiodiversityinagivenecosystemB．herbivoresdecreasebiodiversityintallgrass-dominatedecosystemsC．smallanimalshelptoprotectbiodiversityingrasslandswithoutbushesD．thedegreetowhichherbivoresaffectbiodiversityisrelatedtoplantspecies3、Whatistheauthortryingtotellusinthelastparagraph?A．Thelimitationsofthenewstudy.B．Thepotentialapplicationofthenewstudy.C．Thecontradictionbetweenthepastviewandthenewfindings.D．Theimportanceofmaintainingecosystemsandbiodiversity.22．（8分）Watchingwoodendollscometolifemaynotbeoneofthemostpopularformsofentertainmenttoday,butwithovertwentyyears’experience,talentedpuppeteer(木偶表演者)PeterRobertshasearnedhimselfthetitle“masterpuppeteer”becauseofhisgreatabilitytoturnpuppetsintobelievable,almostlivingcharacters.“PeoplearequiteoftensurprisedtohearwhatIdoforalivingandhavelittleappreciationofpuppyasaformofentertainment.Butwhiletheexactoriginsofpuppettheatreareunknown,ithasbeenpopularinmanyculturesandmayhavebeentheveryfirstkindoftheatre,”heexplains.Roberts’showsarehighlyoriginal.“Apuppetshowcaninvolveanythingfromclowning(傻逗)tostorytelling,”hesays.Equallydiversearetheaudiencesheperformsfor.“Someareattractedbythepuppetsthemselves,whileothersenjoythedialogue.”Robertsbelievesthatthisformofentertainmentcanbeappreciatedbypeopleofallagesandcultures.Roberts’interestinpuppetsstartedwhenhereceivedsomebeautifulglovepuppetsoneChristmas.HestartedputtingonshowswiththeseforfamilyandfriendsandthenmovedontohandmadeChinesestringpuppets.Learningmostlyfrombooksandpersonalexperience,heexplains,“Iwasalreadyspendingmostofmyfreetimecarvingpuppetsandputtingonshows,soIhardlynoticedthechangefromstudentstofull-timeprofessionalpuppeteer.”Thepuppetsaredesignedspecificallyforeachshow,whichisextremelytimeconsuming.AccordingtoRoberts,“Sometimeswhatyouexpectandwhatyouactuallycreateintheendaretwoverydifferentthings.I’vemadesomeofmybestpuppets‘accidentally’.”Whenmostpeopleheartheword“puppetry”,theymorethanlikelythinkofawayofkeepingchildrenentertainedatbirthdayparties.Certainlythesubjectmatterwillbeexpectedtobelight-heartedratherthanserious.However,Robertswantstopointoutthatpuppetsconveyseriousmessagessometimes.”hesays.1、Whatdoweknowaboutpuppetryinthefirstparagraph?A．Itisamostpopularformofentertainment.B．Itcannotgivepeoplepleasureanymore.C．ItwasfirstbroughttolifebyPeterRoberts.D．Itsvalueasanartformisnotfullyrecognized.2、InRoberts’eyes,hispuppetshows.A．usuallyattractpeoplefullofhumorB．aremostsomethingforoldagedaudienceC．displaysomethingmeaningfulfordifferentpeopleD．involvehardworkandgreatintelligence3、Robertsdevelopedaninterestinpuppetsbecauseof.A．thepuppetshowbooksB．hisuniversitymajorC．aChristmasgiftD．someChinesestringpuppets4、WhatdoesRobertswantpeopletothinkofpuppettheatre?A．Itisjustakindofentertainmentforkids.B．Itcanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining.C．Itisonlyakindofseriousartform.D．Itshouldbekeptlight-hearted.23．（8分）MyFavouriteTravelBooksTheOldPatagonianExpressbyPaulTherouxChoosingmyfavoritePaulTherouxbookislikepickingmyfavoriteplaceintheworld:It’simpossibletosettleonjustone.ButTheOldPatagonianExpress,whichisaboutatrainjourneyTherouxmadefromBoston,USAtosouthernArgentina,isrightupthereatthetopofmylist.Therouxhasawickedsenseofhumor.Hebringssomuchwisdomandexperiencetohistravels.WaldenbyHenryDavidThoreauIfhewerealivetoday,ThoreauwouldprobablyfrownifheheardsomeonerefertoWaldenasatravelbook.ButIregarditasatravel-writingmasterpiece.“Iwentintothewoods,”hewrites,“becauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadtoteach,andnot,whenIcametodie,discoverthatIhadnotlived.”That’sthesamespiritofdiscoverythatdefinessomanygreatcontemporarytravelrecords.TheDharmaBumsbyJackKerouacLikesomanypeople,IfellinlovewithKerouac’snovelsinmylateteensandearly20s.OntheRoadgetsallthepress,butIalwaysloveTheDharmaBums.KerouacbeautifullycapturestheromanceofCaliforniatrains,Berkeley,andbackpackingintheSierras.It’shardtoreadthisbookwithoutwantingtoleaveforthemountainstobrainstormbadhaikusonthetrailandcookcannedmacaroniandcheeseoveracracklingcampfire.ConfuciusLivesNextDoorbyT.R.ReidThisissortofAYearinProvenceinJapan,onlythecross-culturaldifferencesaremuchgreater.ReidandhisfamilymovedtoTokyowhenhebecamethechiefforTheWashingtonPost,enablinghimtouncovertruthsaboutthecountry.AmongthehighlightsarehisobservationsaboutJapaneseschools,includingYodobashiNo.6ElementarySchool,wherehisdaughtersweregreetedbythewholeschoolstaff.1、Whichbookenablesreaderstoexperiencegreatcross-culturaldifferences?A．TheOldPatagonianExpressB．ConfuciusLivesNextDoorC．OntheRoadD．Walden2、WhatwillpeoplefeelafterreadingJackKerouac’sTheDharmaBums?A．AstrongdesiretofollowB．AlovefornovelsC．AwishtolearncookingD．Anexcitementtowritepoems3、Whichwriterbasedhisbookonatrainjourneyfromhometoabroad?A．T.R.ReidB．HenryDavidThoreauC．PaulTherouxD．JackKerouac24．（8分）MoreandmorepeopleinAmericaarecelebratingtheIndianholidayDiwali.DiwaliisHindifor“rowoflights".ItisthemostimportantholidayinIndia.Manypeoplearoundtheworldarebeginningtocelebrateitaswell.TheUnitedStatesisoneoftheplaceswherethefestivalisbecomingmorecommon.DiwalicelebrationscannowbefoundatAmericanlandmarkslikeDisneylandinCaliforniaandNewYorkCity'sTimesSquare.Theyarealsoheldinmanyparksandmuseums.NeetaBhasincreatedtheTimesSquareevent.ShesaidIndianimmigrantshavefoundgreatsuccessinAmerica.But,shesaid,manyAmericansstilldonotknowmuchaboutIndia.So,shedecidedtoact.“Ifeltit'sabouttimethatweshouldtakeIndiatomainstreamAmericaandshowIndia'srichculture,heritage,artsandvarietytotheworld,"shesaid,“andIcouldn'tfindabetterplacethanTimesSquare.”BhasincametotheUnitedStatesfromIndia40yearsago.SheispresidentofASBCommunications,themarketingfirmbehindDiwaliatTimesSquare.Tensofthousandsofpeopleattendtheevent,nowinitsfourthyear.InIndia,Diwaliisafive-dayharvestfestivalheldjustbeforetheHinduNewYear.TheexactdateschangefromyeartoyearbutDiwaliisalwaysinthefall.Celebrationsincludelightingoillampsorcandlescalled“diyas".ADiwalicelebrationwilllightupDisneyCaliforniaAdventureParkinAnaheimthisyear.VisitorscanwatchperformancesoftraditionalIndiandancesandtakepartinaBollywooddanceparty.TheeventispartofaFestivalofHolidaysprogramatthethemeparktoshowculturaltraditionsfromaroundtheworld.TheprogramtakesplaceonNovember10ththroughJanuary7th.SanAntonio,Texas,alsoholdsaDiwalicelebration.Anditisoneofthenation'slargestcelebrations,withmorethan15,000peopleinattendanceeachyear.VisitorscanenjoyIndiandance，foodandfireworks.OrganizersalsoplantofloathundredsoflightedcandlesintheSanAntonioRiver,alongthecity'sfamousRiverWalk.1、WhichisthemainsymbolintheIndianholidayDiwali?A．Dances. B．Lamps.C．Food. D．Clothes.2、WhydidNeetaBhasinsetuptheTimesSquareevent?A．TomaketheAmericanculturericher.B．Tocreateanewbusinessforthefirm.C．TomakeIndianculturebetterknownintheUS.D．ToshowtheachievementsofIndianimmigrants.3、WhatdoweknowaboutDiwali?A．ItisheldinautumninIndia.B．ItlastsfivedaysinAmerica.C．Ithasbeenheldfor40yearsinAmerica.D．IthappensfromNovember10thtoJanuary7thinIndia.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．DiwaliismainlycelebratedinDisneyParks.B．ManyAmericancitiescompetetoholdDiwali.C．IndianHolidayDiwalilightsupAmerica,too.D．DiwalihasbecomethemostimportantholidayinIndia.25．（10分）Theyhadadozenchildren,sixboysandsixgirls,inseventeenyears.OnereasonDadhadsomanychildrenwasthathewasconfidentanythingheandMotherteameduponwassuretobeasuccess.OurhouseatMontclair,NewJersey,wasasortofschoolforscientificmanagementandtheremovalofwastedmotions—or“motionstudy,”asDadandMothernamedit.Dadtookmovingpicturesofuschildrenwashingdishes,sothathecoulddeterminehowwecouldreduceourmotionsandthushurrythroughthetask.Eachchildwhowantedextrapocketmoneyputforwardanoffersayingwhathewoulddothejobfor.Thelowestbiddergotthecontract(合约).Dadputprocessandworkchartsinthebathrooms.Everychildoldenoughtowrite—andDadexpectedhischildrentostartwritingatayoungage—wasrequiredtosigntheirnamesonthechartsinthemorningafterhehadbrushedhisteeth,takenabath,combedhishair,andmadehisbed.Atnight,eachchildhadtoweighhimself,markthefigureonagraph,andsigntheprocesschartsagainafterhehaddonehishomework,washedhishandsandface,andbrushedhisteeth.Motherwantedtohaveaplaceonthechartsforsayingprayers,butDadsaidasfarashewasconcernedprayerswerevoluntary.Itwasstrictmanagement,allright.Yes,athomeoronthejob,Dadwasalwaystheefficiencyexpert.Hebuttonedhisvestfromthebottomup,insteadoffromthetopdown,becausethebottom-to-topprocesstookhimonlythreeseconds,whilethetop-to-bottomtookseven.Heevenusedtwoshavingbrushestomakehisfacesmoothenough,becausehefoundthatbysodoinghecouldcutseventeensecondsoffhisshavingtime.Forawhilehetriedshavingwithtworazors,buthefinallygavethatup.“Icansaveforty-fourseconds,”hecomplained,“butIwastedtwominutesthismorningputtingthisbandageonmythroat.”Itwasn’ttheinjuredthroatthatreallybotheredhim.Itwasthetwominutes.1、Whywastheauthor’shouseconsideredasortofschool?A．Ithadateamoftwelvechildrenthere.B．Thechildrenweretaughthowtoworkwellinit.C．Theparentscouldteachtheirchildrenbetterathome.D．Theparentscouldhavethechildren’sdailyactivitiesrecorded.2、Whatisthepurposeofsigningthecharts?A．Tohelptodothingsefficiently.B．Tomanagethebigfamilyeffectively.C．Tolookafterthechildrenbetter.D．Toremindthechildrentoobeytherules.3、Whatdidthefathercomplainaboutonemorning?A．Heshouldhavegivenupshaving.B．Hisbleedingthroatbotheredhim.C．Hecouldn’tshavewithtworazors.D．Hefailedtocutshorthisshavingtime.4、Wecanweinferfromthetext?A．Thekidshadtobidforeverythingtheywanted.B．Theauthortookprideinhisfather’smanagement.C．Thecouplewerealwaystroubledbytheirchildren.D．Thefather’sworkwastoteachthechildrenathome.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）完形填空(共20小题；阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。LangLangisaworld-classyoungpianistwhogrewupinShenyang.HewenttoapianoschoolinBeijingwhenhewasjusteight.“Youneed1,”hisfathersaid.“Butifyoudon’tworkhard,nofortunewillcome.”Whatmadehimsadwas2hispianoteacherinBeijingdidn’tlikehim.“Youhavenotalent(天赋).Youwillneverbeapianist.”3Hedecidedthathedidn’twanttobea4anymore.Forthenexttwoweekshedidn’ttouchthepiano5,hisfatherdidn’tpush,butwaited.Luckily,thedaycamewhenhisteacheraskedhimto6someholidaysongs.Hedidn’twantto,butasheplacedhisfingersonthepianokeys,he7thathecouldshowothersthathehadtalent8Thatdayhetoldhisfather9hehadbeenwaitingtohear—thathewantedtostudywithanewteacher10thatpointon,everythingturnedaround.Hestarted11competitions(比赛).Inthe10InternationalYoungPianistsCompetition,whenitwas12thatLangLanghadwon,hewastoo13toholdbackhistears.Soon14wasclearthathecouldn’tstayinChinaforever—hehadtoplayontheworld’sbig15In13LangLang16again,thistimetoPhiladelphia,U.S.Therehespenttwoyearspractising,andby15hehadworkedhardenoughforfortunetotakeover.Afterhis17performanceatChicago’sRaviniaFestival,gigs(特邀演出)inLincolnCenterandCarnegieHallstarted18发现)him,andletshim191、A．exercise B．fortune C．knowledge D．wealth2、A．whether B．why C．when D．that3、A．Like B．With C．To D．As4、A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened5、A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player6、A．Hopefully B．Patiently C．Wisely D．Painfully7、A．play B．sing C．write D．study8、A．seemed B．admitted C．noticed D．realized9、A．inall B．aboveall C．afterall D．atall10、A．that B．what C．which D．when11、A．From B．At C．Since D．After12、A．receiving B．accepting C．winning D．beating13、A．told B．mentioned C．announced D．recognized14、A．excited B．encouraged C．shocked D．satisfied15、A．this B．it C．that D．what16、A．concerts B．tours C．competitions D．stages17、A．started B．left C．moved D．performed18、A．successful B．cheerful C．respectful D．meaningful19、A．pulling B．breaking C．falling D．pouring20、A．brign B．shine C．admire D．develop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）RecentlyIhavebeenamazedatthevideos1．(film)byLisa,whoisthedaughterofLandLin,a73-year-oldChinesewoman.TheycomefromGuangdong.NowLisaisworkinginNewYork.Hermother2．(start)tofilmwithherthreeyearsago.Lanlikes3．(tradition)Chinesedishesandenjoyscookingthembutwithtime4．(go)byshebecomesolderandolder.5．shedoesn'tpassthemevertothenextgeneration,certaindisheswilljustbegone.6．aresult.LisahasagoodideathatshecanfilmsomevideosashermotherCakes,OneofThevideos,in7．LandexplainsTherecipe(食谱)inTalismans,thedialect,leavesagreat8．(impress)onme.SheisfamousonIntegral.Althoughshecan'tunderstandwhy.Lan9．(consider)asanonlinemotherfigureandcookingteachersinceLisapostedthevideosontheInternet.Whenweliveinourhomecountry,allthefoodthatweloveis10．easytofindthatweneverlearnhowtomakeit.Theminutewemove,wemove,wewishwerememberedhowourmadeit.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。作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。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：在错的词下画一横线，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。DearTom,I’mgladtoacceptyourlastletter、Thanksforyourconcernabouttheheavyhazeaffectingnormalteachingactivitiesinourschool、Wehaveactualtakenseveralpracticalmeasurestohandle、Tobeginwith,attachgreatimportancetothehealthoftheyoung,ourgovernmenthasfixedasetofequi