2023年广东省揭阳市普宁市高考英语二模试卷（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．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures2．________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved3．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．hadbeenput4．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue5．---HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?---No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid6．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself­disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless7．语音知识(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。8．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing9．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof10．.JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．if B．when C．as D．where11．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive12．Japanhasbeentryingtobringitsnuclearcrisisunder____control,but____spreadofradiationhasraisedconcernsaboutthesafetyofthenuclearenergy.A．a;the B．the;/ C．/;the D．a;/13．—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．amexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored14．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where15．Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture16．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway17．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed18．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a;a C．a;/ D．/;/19．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one20．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient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）Assoonasapersondies,decomposition(分解)begins.Andthefirstvisitorsarrive.“Within5to15minutesofdeath,fliesorotherinsectsbegintocolonizethebody.”saysRabiMusah,anorganicchemistattheUniversityatAlbany.Shesaysdifferentspeciesturnupatdifferentstagesofdecomposition.“Sobecauseofthat,dependinguponwhatentomological(昆虫学的)evidenceyoufind,youcanlearnsomethingaboutwhenthepersondiedintermsofthetimingofthedeath.”Fliesdon'ttendtostickaroundwhendisturbedbydetectives.Buttheydoleavebehindeggs.Theeggsarehardtotellapartbyappearancealone,sospecialistsraisethemuntiltheyhatch,afewweekslater—andtheygetaspeciesIDand,withalittleguesswork,aperson'stimeofdeath.ButMusahhascomeupwithamoretime-savingapproach:chemicalanalysisoftheeggs.Sheandherteaminvestigatedthatmethodbyfirstharvestingflieswithpig-livertrapshiddenthroughoutNewYorkCity.Theycollectedthetrappedfliesandthenchemicallyanalyzedtheireggs.Anditturnsouteachspeciesofflyegghasauniquechemicalfingerprint—enoughtotelltheeggsapartwithoutraisingtheeggstomaturity.ThestudyisinthejournalAnalyticalChemistry.MusahandhercolleagueJenniferRosatiarenowtestingthemethodonarealcase.“Andoncewedothatwewillbepublishingsomecasestudiestoillustrate(阐明)thatthisisamethodthatcanbeused,andhopefullyeventuallyit'ssomethingthatwillstandupincourt,andsomethingthatcouldspeedupdetectivework—orhelpdealwithacoldcase.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“colonize”inparagraph1?A．lookfor B．fightoverC．carryaway D．gatheron2、Howcanaspecialistknowaperson’stimeofdeath?A．Byresearchingthehabitualnatureofflies.B．Byrelyingontheentomologicalevidence.C．Bydistinguishingtheappearanceofflies.D．Bydiscoveringanewdetectivemethod.3、WhatcanweinferaboutMusah’sapproachfromthelastparagraph?A．Scientistshavepublishedstudiesaboutit.B．Itisboundtomakeeverycoldcasesolved.C．Itmayhelpacceleratethedetectionofcases.D．ItwillbepublishedinAnalyticalChemistry.4、Wheremostprobablycanyouseethisarticle?A．Inasciencefiction. B．Inanewspaper.C．Inamedicalpaper. D．Inanovel.22．（8分）Aseriousproblemfortoday'ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirLives．Itisnotonlyafinancialproblembutalsoaquashingofthesystemwewantforoursociety．Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem．First,employersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees．Tomakethispossible,apercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasideforthispurpose．Butwhenacompanymusttakelife-longresponsibilityforitsemployees,itmaysofterfromacommercialdisadvantageduetohigheremployeecosts．Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual．Thismeanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement．Thisdoesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears．Thismeansthegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor．Inaddition,thegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly．Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions．Furthermore,someinstitutionshouldbecreatedforseniordaises,whichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifeforthem．Unfortunately,asthepresentsituationinourcountryshows,thisisnotatrulyviableanswer．Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderly,particularlywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung．Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworkingplacesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent.Tosumup,alltheseoptionshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages．Therefore,itisreasonabletoexpectthatsomecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderlygenerations．1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theproblemsfacedbytheoldinsociety．B．Whyweshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheold．C．Howwecanimprovethelivesoftheold．D．Wheretheoldcangotogettheirpensions．2、Accordingtothepassage,howcanthegovernmenthelptoimprovethelivesofretiredpeople?A．Setasidesomeprofitstohelppeoplewithproblemsaftertheyretire．B．Increasesavingslevelsofpeopleduringtheirworkingyears．C．Increasethediscountsforfoodandtransportfortheold．D．Makeavailablepensionsforthosewhohaveretired．3、Theunderlinedword"viable"mostprobablymeans"_"．A．impossible B．practicalC．useful D．successful4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney．B．Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage．C．Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople．D．Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheold．5、Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?A．Topointouttheneedforgovernmentsuppedforoldpeople．B．Tomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeople．C．Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem．D．Toinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlife．23．（8分）Kettle’sYard,CambridgeThismodern-artgalleryinaVictorianhousewasfoundedinthe1950sbyTateJimandreopenedinFebruaryfollowingatwo-yearredevelopmentbyJamieFobertArchitects,theteambehindthe2017TateStevesextension.Thismeansanewcafe,afour-flooreducationwingandimprovedgalleryspacethatcanaccommodatemorevisitors.Thegallery’spermanentcollectionincludesworksbyJoanMiró,HenryMooreandBarbaraHepworth.BeingBrunel,BristolTocelebratethelifeandworkoffamouscivilengineerIsambardKingdomBrunei,BeingBruneiwillopeninMarchonBristol’sharbourside.Themuseumwillincludearangeofinteractiveandentertainingexhibits,includingtalkingportraitsofhisfriendsandfamilyandpersonalpossessions,includingan1821schoolreport.Itisagoodplaceforfamiliestostrengthenconnections.RoyalAcademyofArts,LondonTheRAreopenson19Mayforits1thanniversary,followinga£50mrenovation(翻新)withagalleryandexpandedexhibitionprogramme.Thesewillincludethreeday-litgalleries,whichwillhostexhibitionswithafocusoncontemporaryartandarchitecture.ThegrandfrontwalloftheBurlingtonGardensbuildinghasalsobeenrestored—possiblythefirsttimeit’shadapropercleaninits150yearhistory.V&A,DundeeOneofthemostsignificantnewopeningsoftheyearwillbeScotland’sfirstdesignmuseumandalsothefirstV&AanywhereoutsideofLondonon15September.ThemuseumbuildingsitsontheriverTay.ItwillcelebrateScottishdesignandobjectsinitscollection.1、WhatdoweknowaboutBeingBrunel?A．Ithasalongschoolreport.B．Itincludesthreeday-litgalleries.C．Itisfamily-friendly.D．Itpossessespermanentcollections.2、ThepurposeoftheRAreopeningis_______.A．toexpandtheexhibitionB．tomarkits1thanniversaryC．todisplaycontemporaryartD．topresentits150-yearhistory3、Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A．Tocomparedifferenttouristattractions.B．ToattractmorevisitorstotheUK.C．Todescribesomefamousmuseumsandartists.D．Tointroduceopeningsofsomefamousartmuseums.24．（8分）Imagineyouenteracarwithnosteeringwheel,nobrakeoracceleratorpedals(踏板).Underavoice-activatedcommand,yousayanaddress.“Thefastestroutewilltakeus15.3minutes.ShouldItakeit?”Yousay“yes”andyouareonyourway.Thecarrespondsandstartsmovingallbyitself.Allyouhavetodoistositbackandrelax.Howstrangewoulditbeif,onedayinthefuture,everyonehadsuchacar?Nocrazydriving,noquarrels,nocuttingin;trafficlawswouldberespectedanddrivingmuchsafer.Ontheotherhand,imaginethecostsavingsforlocalpoliceenforcement(强制执行)andtownbudgetswithoutallthosespeedingandparkingtickets.Anewtechnologyhasthepotentialtochangemodernsocietythoroughly.There’snoquestionthatself-drivingvehiclescouldbeanenormousbenefit.Thepotentialforsafercarsmeansaccidentstatisticswoulddrop:some94%ofroadaccidentsintheU.S.involvehumanerror.Olderdriversandvisually-orphysically-disabledpeoplewouldgainanewleveloffreedom.Maintainingsafespeedsandbeingelectric,self-drivingcarswouldsharplyreducepollutionlevelsanddependencyonnon-renewablefuels.Roadswouldbequieter,peoplesafer.Butwemustalsoconsidertheimpactofthenewtechnologyonthosewhonowdependondrivingfortheirliving.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofLabor,inMay2015therewere505,560registeredschoolbusdrivers.TheAmericanTruckingAssociationlistsapproximately3.5millionprofessionaltruckdriversintheU.S.Thecompaniesdevelopingself-drivingvehiclesshouldbepartneringwithstateandfederalauthoritiestoofferretrainingforthismassiveworkforce,manyofwhomwillbedisplacedbythenewtechnology.Newtechnologieswill,andshould,bedeveloped.Thisishowsocietymovesforward.However,progresscan’tbeone-sided.Itisnecessaryforthecompaniesandstateagenciesinvolvedtoconsiderthemoralconsequencesofthesepotentialchangestobuildabetterfutureforall.1、Whatwouldbetheeffectofthewideuseofdriverlesscars?A．Morepolicemenwouldinspectthestreets.B．Peoplewouldneverfeelangryaboutthetraffic.C．Itwouldsavelocalgovernmentsalotofmoney.D．Trafficregulationswouldbeathingofthepast.2、Howwouldtheelderlyandthedisabledbenefitfromdriverlesscars?A．Theywouldgetridofairpollution. B．Theycouldenjoygreatermobility.C．Theywouldsuffernoroadaccidents. D．Theycouldgoanywheretheywant.3、Whatwouldbethenegativeeffectofdriverlesscars?A．Theconflictbetweenlaborandmanagementwouldsharpen.B．Manydriverswouldhavetofindnewwaysofearningaliving.C．Driverswouldhaveahardtimeadaptingtonewroadconditions.D．Thegapbetweenvariousdepartmentsofsocietywouldbewidened.4、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbusinessesandthegovernmentdo?A．Enableeveryonetobenefitfromnewtechnologies.B．Keeppacewithtechnologicaldevelopments.C．Makenewtechnologiesaffordabletoeveryone.D．Popularizetheuseofnewtechnologiesanddevices.25．（10分）Itiswidelyacceptedthatnightmares(噩梦)areareactiontonegativeexperiencesthathappenduringwakinghours.However,somescientistsbelievethatnightmaresdohavesomerealbenefits.One2017study,forexample,foundthatfrequentnightmaresufferersratedthemselvesasmoreempathetic(有同理心的).TheyalsodisplayedmoreofatendencytounconsciouslymirrorotherpeoplethroughthingslikeyawningPeoplewhohaveconstantnightmaresalsotendtothinkfurtheroutsidetheboxonpsychoanalysistasks.Someotherresearchershavefoundsupportfortheideathatnightmaresmightbelinkedtocreativity.Peopleseekingcurefornightmareswerenotnecessarilymorefearfuloranxious,butratherhadageneralsensitivitytoallemotionalexperience.Sensitivityisthedrivingforcebehindintensedreams.Heightenedsensitivitytothreatsorfearduringthedayresultsinnightmares,whereasheightenedpassionorexcitementmayresultinpositivedreams.Andboththeseformsofdreamsmayfeedbackintowakinglife,perhapsincreasingsufferingafternightmares,orpromotingsocialbondsandempathyafterpositivedreams.Theeffectsgofurtherstill.Thissensitivityoverflowsintoawarenessandthoughts－peoplewhohavealotofnightmaresexperienceadreamlikequalitytotheirwakingthoughts.Andthiskindofthinkingseemstogivethemacreativeedge.Forinstance,studiesshowthatsuchpeopletendtohavegreatercreativetalentandartisticexpressandpeoplewhooftenhavenightmaresalsotendtohavemorepositivedreamsthantheaverageperson.Theevidencepointstowardstheideathat,ratherthandisturbingnormalactivity,peoplewhoareunfortunateinhavingalotofnightmaresalsohaveadreaminglifethatisatleastascreative,positiveandvividasitcanbedistressingandterrifying.What’smore,thisimaginativerichnessisunlikelytobelimitedtosleep,butalsoisfilledwithwakingthoughtsanddaydreams.Evenafterpeoplewakeupandshakeoffthenightmare,inotherwords,amarkofitstaysbehind,possessingthemthroughouttheday.1、Whichcanbestexplaintheunderlinedwords“thinkfurtheroutsideofthebox”inParagraph1?A．Tothinkdifferently. B．Tothinkpositively.C．Tothinkcritically. D．Tothinkunconsciously.2、Howcannightmaresufferersprobablystopnightmaresintheoryaccordingtothetext?A．Bemorefearfuloranxioustonightmares.B．Trytoreducesensitivitytothreatsorfear.C．Avoidexcitementasmuchaspossible.D．Promotesocialbondsandempathy.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theinfluenceofnightmaresiscontinuingforalongtime.B．Peoplewhosufferfromnightmarescannotliveanormallife.C．Nightmaresareanecessarypartofcreativethinking.D．Nightmareisareflectionofwakingbehavior.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheSolutionofNightmares B．TheBenefitsofNightmaresC．TheEmpathyofNightmares D．TheTendencyofNightmares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）AnotedAmericanpsychologistonceremarkedthatchildhoodisamagicalperiodinone’slife．Indeeditis,forduring1oneundergoesastep-by-steptransformationnotonlyinmentalcapacity,butalsoinphysicalandverbalskills．Eachstep2anincreaseinthedifficultyofachild’sconceptualandlearningabilities．Duringtheearlystagesofchildhood,frominfancytoaboutfive,thechildlearns3skillsincludingusingthetoilet,bathinganddressinghimselfindependently．Atthisstage,healsolearnstobeveryobservant,curious,imaginativeandcreative．Hisabilitytorememberthingsalso4atthisstage．Heremembersdetailsthatanadultmayhavedifficultyinremembering．Gradually,helearnselementaryskillsinproblem-solving．Atschool,particularin5classes,thechildisespeciallycreative．Givenapieceofpaperandsomecoloredpencils,hedrawsavarietyof6fromhissurroundingsaswellasfromhis7circle．Itisnotsurprisingtoseeachilddrawamonstertorepresentanabusivefather,andanangeltorepresentalovingandcaringmother．Ashegraduatestothelaterstagesofchildhoodborderingontheteenageyears,thechildlearnsthe8ofhumanrelationsandsocializationbyinteractingwithhispeers—hisfriendsandschoolmates．Healsolearnsto9withnewlifesituations,includingdatesandpart-timework．Givenatightscheduleofschoolwork,thechildlearnstopreparehisownschedulesofworkandplay;themore________andlessseriousonesmanagetotaketimeoutoftheirbusyschedulesofassignments,reportsandtestsandexaminationstogowiththeirfriendsonrelaxationentertainment．1、A．adolescence B．adulthood C．childhood D．infancy2、A．signs B．presents C．prevents D．signals3、A．difficult B．simple C．useful D．helpful4、A．develops B．increases C．reduces D．strengthens5、A．music B．art C．chemistry D．biology6、A．pictures B．buildings C．reflections D．images7、A．family B．school C．teacher D．friend8、A．competence B．commitment C．complexity D．competition9、A．agree B．experiment C．withdraw D．concern10、A．practical B．cautious C．enthusiastic D．stubborn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）Reutersreportedthatthescientist’seffortsgotrewardedwhenthetwinchickenswereclonedinthelabafteryearsofexperiments.Thisbreakthrough1．(possible)enabledpeopletobringtheiradoredpetsbacktolife.2．,itbotheredhimfromtimetotimethattheirhealthwasinpoorconditionbecausetheywere3．(able)toresistillnesses.Thisdrawback4．(cast)himdown.Merelytwoweekslater,theclonesandtheircarrierdied,5．struckfrustrationintohisheart.Heretiredbeforeheattainedhisambitionandbecameamemberofanoperachorustorelievehisdepression.Shortlyafterwards,themediapublishedaconservative6．(argue)objectingtocloningowingtomoralproblems,andsuggestedcommercialprofitsfromcloning7．(forbid).When8．(interview),thescientiststaredatthedecorationsontheceiling,thinkingforawhile,andthensaid,"I’mnotinfavour9．anyarbitraryassumption,but10．(undertake)cloningdoesdifferfromthestraightforwardprocedureofmakingloafsoutofflour.Untilweaccumulateenoughexactknowledge,anypracticeisinvainandisboundtofail.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）英语课上老师要求同桌之间修改作文，假设以下便条为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。便条中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。3、必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。Wehighschoolstudentsdohavesomegrowingpains,butwecangetridofitcorrectlyandwisely、First,somestudentsareupsettheirfiguresandlooks、It'snecessaryandit'snotimportantatall、Weneedn’ttocareaboutthem、Itisone'sinnerbeautywhichmatters、Second,wesometimesseemstobemisunderstoodbyourclassmates、Facingthis,wecanfindapropertimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwiththem,trytoremovethemisunderstanding、Third、wemayfallafterothers,whichmakesusstressed、Actually,wecanencourageourselvestoworkefficient,fullofdeterminations、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李华，你的笔友Jack发来电子邮件，询问你所在城市的环境如何，在日常生活中你的一些习惯是否污染了环境，以及你可以为环境保护做些什么。请你用英文给Jack回一封邮件。注意：1.词数120-150左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.邮件开头结尾已给出，不计入词数。提示词：环境-environment污染-pollution二氧化碳-CarbondioxideDearJack,Gladtohearfromyou.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________