2023年广东省普宁第二中学高考英语四模试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld2．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid3．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested4．.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．anticipateC．forecast D．preview5．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must6．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where7．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek8．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.9．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—Shewondered_______wecouldcompletetheexperiment.A．whenwasit B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat10．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.11．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any12．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which13．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof14．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．as15．ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChina_____shedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.A．where B．thatC．how D．why16．Sincewecandonothingaboutit,we_________aswellconsultMr.Smithaboutthematter.A．can B．mustC．need D．may17．Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.A．pickedout B．ruledout C．broughtout D．takenout18．—TheT­-shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.—________？ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．Whosays B．HowcomeC．Whatfor D．Whyworry19．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash20．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what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）TodaywethinkofAbrahamLincolnasagreatleader.Whatmostofusdon’tknowisthathewasawell-knownhumoristandstorytellerinhisday.Lincolnlearnedtotelljokesandstoriesfromhisfather.WhenLincolnbecamealawyer,heusedhisjokesandstoriestogainthegoodwillofthejury(陪审团),andmorethanoncehisopposinglawyerwouldcomplaintothejudgethatLincoln’sstorieswereirrelevantanddistracting(转移、分心)tothejury.ThetroubleforthemwasthatJudgeDavidDavislovedLincoln’sjokesmorethananyoneelseinthecourtroom.Asapolitician,Lincolnmadeexcellentuseofhishumorousstories.HislongtimepoliticalopponentStephenA．Douglascomplainedthat“Nothingelse—notanyofhisargumentsoranyofhisrepliestomyquestions—disturbsme.Butwhenhebeginstotellastory,IfeelthatIamtobeovermatched.”MorethanonceDouglasandotherpoliticalopponentsofLincoln’ssawtheirwellpresentedargumentsforgottenbytheaudienceafterLincolnfolloweduptheirspeecheswithahomelystory.AstheresponsibilitiesoftheofficeofPresidentbecamegreaterandheavier,Lincolnusedhumortofindrelief.Hewantedtoreducethestressesinhimselfandthosearoundhim.OneofLincoln’sneighborstoldthatoneday,hesawLincolnwalkingpastwithtwoyoungshoutingboys.“What’sthematter,Mr.Lincoln?”theneighborasked.“Thesamethingthat’sthematterwiththewholeworld,”Lincolnanswered.“Ihavethreewalnuts,andeachoneofthemwantstwoofthem.”OnecannottrulyappreciateLincolnwithoutunderstandinghishumorousside.HeusedhisjokesandstoriesbothforthepurposeofwinningoverhisaudienceandrelievingthepressureheexperiencedasPresidentduringtheterribleCivilWar.1、WhenLincolnwasalawyer,whatwashispurposeoftellingjokesandstories?A．Hewantedtosatisfythejudge’sdesireforjokes.B．Hewantedtodistracthisopposinglawyer.C．Hewantedtorelievehispressure.D．Hewantedtoimpressthejury.2、WhatmightbeDouglas’attitudetowardsLincoln’shumorousstories?A．Appreciative.B．Annoyed.C．Concerned.D．Surprised.3、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate.B．Toinform.C．Topersuade.D．Toentertain.22．（8分）AsIwentdownthewoodensnowysteps,Iheldtheroughrailing(栏杆)withonehand,heldmycryingdaughterKellywiththeotherandmademywayintotheyard.IkneweverythingwouldbeokayifIlocatedmymother.Insteadofasmile,shegreetedmewithconcern.IknewshehadreadmyfaceasI’dapproached.“What’swrong?”sheasked.Iheldthebabyout.“Ican’ttakecareofthisbaby,”Isaidsimply.Mymotherdidn’ttakeherfrommyarmsasIexpected.Shesmiledslightly,andthenrepliedfirmly,“Youhavetotakecareofthatbaby.”ThiswasnottheresponseIwanted.Couldn’tshehearthebabycrying?Iwantedhertofixthisproblem.Instead,shetookoffherglovesandaskedmeinforsomecoffee.MomheldKellywhileIheldthecoffeecup.Atthatmomentthebabyfinallystoppedcrying.IglancedoveratKelly,contentinmymother’sarms.Hertinyblueeyeswerefixedonme,asiftoask,“What’stheproblemhere,Mama?”Hersweet,familiarbreatheasedthestressintheair.Ilookedatmymother,feelingfoolishbutrelieved.Shestoodandplacedanarmaroundmyshoulders.“Bythetimeyoucamealong,thingswerequitetheoppositeforme.Butwithmyfirstchild,youcanbetthatIoftenfelthelpless.”Thebabyshowednosignsofourafternoonstruggle,whilemyownhairremaineddampandmessyfromsweatandworry.“Cryingistheonlywaybabieshavetocommunicate.Trytolistentohercriesandhearthemaslanguage.She’snotcryingtoannoyyou;she’stryingtoconveyamessagewiththeonlyvoiceshehas.”Onceagain,hergentleguidancehadsupportedmethroughastormandbackintoclearskies.AsIheadedbacktomyownhome,Momremindedme,“Itwon’talwaysbesohard.Childrengrowfast.Beforeyouknowit,you’llhaveanemptynestandyou’llmissher.”1、Whydidtheauthorvisithermotherintheroughweather?A．Shewasconcernedabouthermother’ssafety.B．Shewashelplessandneededhermother’shelp.C．ShewantedeverythingtobeOKwithherfamily.D．Shewantedtolearntocareforbabiesfromher.2、Howdidtheauthor’smotherfeelwhenbringingherup?A．Experiencedandconfident.B．Inexperiencedbutpatient.C．Thoughtlessandunconcerned.D．Consideratebutimpatient.3、Whatdidtheauthor’smotherthinkaboutbabies’crying?A．It’sbabies9wayofexpressingdiscomfortorhunger.B．It’sbabies9mainwaytoexerciseandgrowhealthy.C．It’sbabies,onlywayofcommunicationwithpeople.D．It’sbabies’fightforloveandcarefromtheworld.4、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’smother?A．Shelikestoraisesmallchildrenandgiveadvice.B．Shelivesalonelylifewithoutherchildren.C．Sheusedtosailouttotheseawiththeauthor.D．Sheoftengivesadvicetotheauthorintrouble.23．（8分）Twoyearsago，DimasAliprandiandEltonPlasterdidn’tknowofeachother’sexistence．Thentheylearnedtheyhadbeenswitchedatbirthbymistakemorethan20yearsago．Thediscoverydidn’tbringbitterness．Rather，itledtothecreationofabiggerfamily.ThechainofeventsstartedwithDimas，whowasalwayswonderingwhyhedidnotlooklikethefoursistershegrewupwith．Hewas14whenhisdoubtsgrewafterwatchingaTVnewsreportonbabiesgettingswitchedatbirthbecauseofmistakesathospitals．HewantedtodoaDNAtest，butitwastooexpensiveforthefamily．Adecadelater，Dimasdiditonhisown．TheDNAtestshowedthathewasnotthebirthsonofthemanandwomanwhohadraisedhim．Thenewswasashockforhisparents．Theyatfirstrefusedtobelievetheresults，buteventuallydecidedtohelphimlookforhisbiologicalparents．ThesearchbeganattheMadreReginaProtmannHospitalwhererecordswerechecked．ThehospitalsearcheditsrecordsandfoundEltonPlasterwasbornthereonthesameday．TherecordsledDimastothe35-acrefarmwherePiasterlived，withhisparents，NilzaandAdelson，inthetownofSantaMariadeJetiba，about30milesfromtheAliprandihomeinJoaoNeiva．Aftertests，thePlastersdiscoveredthatEltonwasthebiologicalsonofthemanandwomanthatDimashadbeencallingMomandDadfor24years．Meanwhile，thecoupleElton，hadalwaysregardedashisbiologicalparentswereDimas’parents.Aboutayearago，AliprandiandtheparentswhoraisedhimacceptedanofferfromthePlasterstomovetotheirfarm，wheretheybuiltahome．“Thisisthewayitshouldbe，”AdelsonPlasterrecentlytoldGloboTV．“WearealltogetherandInowhavetwosonslivingandworkinghere．”1、Whowasthefirsttodiscoverthebabyswitch?A．EltonPlaster．B．DimasAliprandi．C．GloboTV．D．Thehospital．2、WheredotheAliprandisnowlive?A．InSaoPauo．B．InJoaoNeiva．C．InMadreReginaProtmann．D．InSantaMariadeJetiba．3、WhatdidtheAliprandisdowhentheyknewaboutthebabyswitch?A．TheytookanotherDNAtest.B．Theyswitchedthehospital’srecords.C．TheyhelpedDimasfindhisbirthparents.D．TheywenttoGloboTVformoreinformation.4、WhoareEltonPlaster’sbiologicalparents?A．TheAliprandis．B．ThePlasters．C．DimasandElton．D．NilzaandAdelson．24．（8分）FantasticFallFestivalsYouWon'tWanttoMissSeymourAppleFestivalAdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!Morethan15,000peoplefromallovertheregioncomeouttotakepartintheactivities,rangingfromdrawings,vendorbooths,food,applecontests,bike-decoratingcontests,andmore.MarionvilleAppleFestivalThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.HumansvilleFallFestivalTheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn'tmeanit'slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear'sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You'llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.SouthsideFallFestivalTheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.FallIntoArtsFestivalMakesuretobringthekidsalongforthisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmuchmore.,1、Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?A．SouthsideFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalB．SeymourAppleFestivalandSouthsideFallFestival,C．HumansvilleFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalD．SeymourAppleFestivalandMarionvilleAppleFestival.2、WhatmakesHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?A．FunactivitiesonSaturday.B．Thedurationofthefestival.C．Theareaofthehostingtown.D．Musicians'liveperformance.3、FallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby.A．movielovers B．modernartistsC．visitorsofallages D．familieswithkids25．（10分）Howfarwouldyougoforyourkidseducation?That'saquestionmanyparentsareaskinginthewakeofthecollegecheatingscandal(丑闻)involving38wealthyparentsaroundthecountry，includingactressesLoriLoughlinandFelicityHuffman.Here’showfarIwent.Inthefallof2017myhusbandandIlostourjobs.Wehadtotellourdaughter,Casey,thatwecouldn’taffordtosendherbacktoschoolforherjunioryearatFordhamUniversity.WedecidedthebestchoiceforourfamilywouldbeforCaseytositoutayear.Wepromisedthatwewouldgetherbackthefollowingyear.CaseydecidedtospendtheyearvolunteeringinSouthAfricaOnSept30,2017,weputouroldestchildonaplanehalfwayaroundtheworld.Caseyworkedasatutorteachingkidsmath,EnglishandmusicinJohannesburg.WedidgetCaseybackinschoolintime.Whenshereturnedtothecampus,shestudiedharder.Sheisn'twhatsheusedtobe.Eachdayismarkedbygratitudebecausesheknowswhatitislikenottobeabletogetaneducation.IwonderwhythecollegecheatingscandalhappenedandIthinkitboilsdowntothis:Parentswanttocreateacomfortzonefortheirkids.Ofcourse,wewantthebestforourkidsbutsometimesweforgetthatrealgrowthdoesn'thappenintimesofcomfort;thosevaluablelessonscomewhenweareforcedtothinkinwaysweotherwisewouldn’thaveWhileIdidlessformychildthanthesewealthyparentsdidintermsofmeans,inotherwaysIdidmore.Itaughtherthatdisappointmentisapartoflifeandweshouldfaceitbravelyratherthanavoidit.MyhusbandandIshowedCaseythatherstrengthisinherstruggle.That'showfarIwentformykidseducation.AndIdaresaysheiswiserandbetteroffforit.1、Whatdotheparentsinvolvedinthecollegecheatingscandalhaveincommon?A．Theyarewell–known B．TheyareaggressiveC．Theyareveryrich D．Theyareconservative.2、ThewritermadethedecisiontopullCaseyoutofschool__________A．forlackofmoney B．becauseofherillnessC．asaresultofcheatings D．duetoherbadbehaviour3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofherdaughter’svolunteeringinSouthAfricaforayear?A．It’smeaningless. B．Itiswellworthit.C．Itisawasteoftime D．Itisawrongdecision.4、Thewriteradvisesparentsto____.A．createacomfortzonefortheirkids B．dowhatevertheycanfortheirkidsC．helptheirkidshaveabettereducation D．lettheirkidsexperiencedisappointment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）第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分)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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Throughouthistory，peoplehavebeenthevictimsofpickpockets．Today，1isoneofthemostrapidlyincreasing37．Pickpocketsareincreasing38anddevelopingbettermethodstoPracticetheirskill．39onemillionAmericanslosemoneytopickpocketseveryyear．Nooneisreallysafe2askilledpickpocket．Hisvictims，or“marks”41theyarerolled，canberichorpoor，youngorold．42the18thcentury，pickpockets3inEngland．Largecrowdsofpeoplewouldgathertowatchthehanging4wassupposedtobeawarningtootherpickpockets．5，intimethepracticeWasdiscontinued．Policeofficialssaythatmost46pickpocketscomefromSouthAmerica．47theseexpertpickpockets48inspecialschoolscalledJingleBellSchool．ApickpocketgraduatesfromaJ．B．49heisabletostealawalletfromadresseddummythathas50insideitspockets!Someofthe51placesofpickpocketsarebanks，airports，supermarkets，trainsandbusstations．6apickpocketwillworkwithanotherpickpocket53hispartner．54beingthevictimofapickpocket，itis7tobeverycarefulwheninthemidstoflargegatheringsofpeople．1、A．pickpocketing B．stealingpickpocketsC．topickpocket D．tostealpickpockets2、A．headaches B．faults C．mistakes D．crimes3、A．byfar B．atrandom C．innumber D．outoforder4、A．Automatically B．Obviously C．Approximately D．Subsequently5、A．against B．with C．outof D．from6、A．since B．as C．so D．thus7、A．At B．Since C．From D．During8、A．werehanged B．wouldhang C．werehung D．mustbehung9、A．what B．ofwhich C．which D．amongwhom10、A．Therefore B．Atonce C．Because D．However11、A．attractive B．convenient C．efficient D．serious12、A．Muchof B．AlargeamountofC．Manyof D．Agreatnumber13、A．areresearched B．specialize C．aretrained D．major14、A．where B．when C．although D．however15、A．money B．jewelry C．bells D．rings16、A．favorite B．liking C．favored D．beliked17、A．Seldom B．Once C．Often D．Forever18、A．like B．being C．for D．as19、A．Toavoid B．Toneglect C．Tryingnot D．Toforget20、A．critical B．fortunately C．important D．obvious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）TheChineselanguageis1．(differ)fromWesternlanguagesinthatitusescharacterswhichstandforideas,objectsordeedsinsteadofanalphabet.Chinesewords2．(form)byputtingtogetherdifferentcharacters.Accordingto3．ancientstory,ChinesewritingwasinventedbyCangjie.Afterseeingthe4．(track)ofanimalsinthesnow,hehadtheidea5．hecouldusedifferentshapestorepresentdifferentobjects.Chinesecharacterswent6．hugechangesovertime.Somehavebeensimplifiedandothershavebeenmademoredifficult.Besides,amethodwasdeveloped7．(have)onepartofacharacterindicatethemeaningandtheothersuggestthe8．(pronounce).ManyChinesecharactersusedtodayweremadethisway.Inthe1950s,theChinesegovernmentintroduced9．(simplify)Chinesecharactersandnowtheyare10．(wide)usedinChina'smainland.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。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。DearPeter,It’safairlylongtimesinceyouleaveourschool.Imissyouverymuch.Iseverythinggoingwell?ThebookyourecommendedmeisverybenefittomyEnglishstudies.IthasabundantreadingmaterialswhatIneedmost,greatlybroadenmyhorizon.NowIhavebecomemoreinterestinginEnglish.Beside,sinceIcanexpressmyselfmuchbetterthanever,I’vebeenmadesomenewforeignfriends.Thankstomykindnessandconsideration,I’vemaderapidprogressesinEnglish.I’mlookingforwardtomoreadvicef