2023届安徽省宿州市砀山县第二中高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance2．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency3．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something4．—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded5．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．atlength B．atrandom C．atease D．atbest6．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that7．Tom’sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He_____.A．shouldstudylastnightB．shouldhavestudiedlastnightC．musthavestudiedlastnightD．muststudylastnight8．—Sorry,Ididn’thearthedoorbellring.—Yourbell.Perhapsitneedsrepairing.A．neverworked B．isneverworkingC．neverworks D．hadneverworked9．—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?—Ihappentoknow________nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyoutheway.A．one B．itC．that D．some10．—IntheUK，somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.—That’swhytheyallagreethatthey________the“travelbug”．A．catchB．caughtC．havecaughtD．aretocatch11．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．asaresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords12．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base13．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why14．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where15．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in16．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why17．---HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?---No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid18．---DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?---______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.19．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute20．AfternineyearsworkingtoprotectSiberiantigers,YangJun_____hiseffortsrecognizedattheannualawardceremonyinBeijingwherehewasnameda"wildlifeprotector".A．had B．hadhadC．hashad D．has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）TinyCountriesYouNeverknewExistedSaoTomeandprincipeSaoTomeandPrincipeoffAfrica'swestcoastisonly372squaremiles,butithasImpressive,undamagednature,richinbiodiversespecies.Theamazingneedle-likevolcanicpeakPicoCaoGranderises1,000feetintotheair.Theislandsarehometoonlyaround10,000peopletoday.SanMarinoOnly23squaremileswithapopulationofjust34,000,thelittle-knowncountryofSanMarino,surroundedbyItaly,istheworld'sfifthsmallestcountry.WiththeUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofMountTitano,thecountryissaidtobetheoldestrepublicintheworld.DominicaDominicacoversonly290squaremiles,withsomeofthebestdivingintheCaribbean,includingtheUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofvolcanicMormeTroisPitonsNationalPark.InDominica,you'llseerainforests,waterfalls,andcoastalviews.TheislandisalsohometotheonlyremainingpopulationoftheKalinago,whoarepartoftheisland's74,900inhabitants.KiribatiThisPacificislandcountry33coralislandsis313square-miles,butit'stheonlycountryintheworldtofallintoallfourhemispheres(半球).Thecountry's109,000residentsliveinonly2oftheislandsseethistropicalparadisebeforeitisnolonger--risingseasarethreateningtoswallowthecountrywhole.1、Whichcountryhasthesmallestpopulation?A．SaoTomeandPrincipe.B．SanMarin.C．Dominica.D．Kiribati.2、WhatcanoneseeinbothSanMarinoandDominica?A．Volcanoes.B．Worldheritagesites.C．ViewsoftheCaribbean.D．Waterfalls.3、WhichistrueofKiribati?A．Itisrichinbiodiversespecies.B．ItissurroundedbyItaly.C．ItishometotheKalinago.D．Itisdisappearing.22．（8分）Since1984,Philadelphiahasbeencleaningupitsact.Onebyone,graffiti-coveredwallsarebeingchangedintooutdoorart.Sofar,morethan1,800murals(壁画)havebeenpainted.PhiladelphianowhasmoremuralsthananyotherAmericancity.Thewallsthatwereonceuglywithgraffiti(涂鸦)arenowcoveredwithbeautifulpicturesofhistoricalheroesandmodernart,thankstotheMuralArtsProgram(MAP).Itsworkmakesschoolsandpublicplacesattractive,anditscitizensveryproud.TheprogrambeganaspartofPhiladelphia’sAnti-GraffitiNetwork.JaneGoldenistheMAP’sartisticdirector.“Whenpeopleaskmewhatourprogramisabout,”shesays,“Ianswerthemwithoneword:hope”.Eachyear,theMAPoffersyouthartprogramsandworkshops.Someone­timegraffitiwritersevenhelppaintMAPmurals.TheMAP’swork,saysGolden,isallaboutdevelopingasenseofcommunity.Whenaneighborhoodrequestsamural,theMAPworkswiththepeopletheretodevelopamessage.Somemessageshavebeen“SafeStreets”,“LoveandCare”,and“PeaceWalk”.1、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Love,fromGraffitiWriterstoMuralistsB．MAP,aNewCompanyinPhiladelphiaC．Jane,anExcellentMuralArtistD．Hope,OneWallataTime2、WhatistheMuralArtsPrograminPhiladelphiaaimedat?A．Helpingtheyoungfindjobs.B．Protectingtheneighborhood.C．Fightingagainstgraffiti.D．Attractingmorevisitors.3、HowdoestheMAPdecideonthemessageforamural?A．Byhavingdiscussionswithpeopleinthecommunity.B．Byseekingadvicefromthecitygovernment.C．Bylearningfromtheyounggraffitiwriters.D．Bystudyingthehistoryofthecity.4、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheworkoftheMAP?A．Difficult.B．Dangerous.C．Experimental.D．Successful.23．（8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.24．（8分）Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(财产),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses25．（10分）Somebestmusicandoperaholidaysfor2019.TanglewoodFestivalThevillagesofLenoxandStockbridgeinwesternMassachusettshavebeenthesummerhomeoftheBostonSymphonyOrchestraformorethan80years,anditsannualTanglewoodfestivalisEastCoastAmerica’smostdistinguishedmusicevent.AndrisNelsons,BSOmusicdirector,conducts14oftheconcertsandstarperformersincludeEmanuelAx,PaulLewisandAnne-SophieMutter.TicketsonsaleFeb10.June15—Aug25()AspenFestivalThisyearisthe70thanniversaryoftheAspenMusicFestival,oneofthelongest-runningandmostprestigiousfestivalsintheUnitedStates.The2019programhasyettobeannounced,butatypicaleight-weeksummerseasonincludesmorethan400classicalmusicevents—includingconcertsbyfiveorchestras,solo(独奏)andclassicalmusicperformances,fullystagedoperaproductions,musiclessons,lectures,andchildren’sprogramming.TicketsanddetailsavailableinFebruary.June27—Aug18()GrandTetonMusicFestivalAspen’sgreatclassicalmusiccompetitorintheRockyMountainsistheGrandTeton,whichhasbeenheldinJacksonHolesince1962andatitsheartisatimberconcerthall,theWalkFestivalHall,famousforitsfriendlyatmosphereandexcellentnaturalsound.Despiteitsrelativelymodestsize,thehallattractsthegreats—currentmusicdirectoristheScottishconductorDonaldRunnicles.Theprogramfor2019isyettobeannouncedbutsubscriptionsareonsalefromFeb1,singleticketsfromMarch1.July2—Aug17()SalzburgFestivalTheexcitementisbuildinginSalzburgbothforthissummerandforits100thanniversaryyearin2020.BartheProms,itistheworld’soldestmusicfestivalandthisyearitwillpackinanunbelievable199performancesin43daysat16venues.Thisyear’sthemeis‘Myths’andincludesfirstpublicperformancesofMozart’sIdomeneoandGeorgeEnescu’soperadipe.July20—Aug31(salzburgfestival.at)1、Whichofthefestivalshastheshortesthistory?A．TanglewoodFestival. B．AspenFestival.C．SalzburgFestival. D．GrandTetonMusicFestival.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutTanglewoodFestival?A．ItisheldfromJune27toAug.18.B．ItsticketscanbeavailablefromMarch1.C．ItisbestknownintheeastcoastofAmerica.D．I.3、WhatisthesimilarityofAspenFestivalandSalzburgFestival?A．TheirticketscanbegotinFebruary.B．Theywillbeheldinthesamemonths.C．Theybothhavemusicandoperaperformances.D．Theiraudiencecanbebothadultsandchildren.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）Ispentmychildhoodcollectingandpressingfour-leafclovers(三叶草)intobooksatmymother’shouse.I1bookslikethecompleteworksofShakespeare.Intheend,Islippedmy2intoanythingIcouldfind,evencookbooks.Afewyearsago,inNovaScotia,myhusbandandIpulledofftheroadfora3.Thegroundwasthickwithclover.Somehadfour,five,evensix4.Ilinedthemuponthepicnictableto5asmyhusband,neveryethavingfoundonefour-leafclover,6withawe.Twosummersback,intheMunichairport,Ipickedatinyfour-leafclover.Onthewayhome,myhusbandandIwere7tofirst-classseats.Friendsthoughtweowedourgoodlucktotheclover.Ithinkit’smore8thatweweretransferredbecauseaflightcancellationleftus9betweentwocitiesanda(n)10customerservicerepresentativetookpityonus.Somepeoplebelievetheluckislost11thefour-leafcloverisshowntosomebodyelse,whileothersthinktheluck12ifitisgivenaway.Ifeelluckytofindthecloverssooften,butIdon’tthinktheyinfluencemylifeanymorethanitdoesto13anythingalittlespecial.Thinkaboutthatmomentary14betweenyouandafriendorastranger,asyouallbendforwardto15atararefind.PeopleoftenaskhowIdoit.Well,Iloveclover.Ihaveahabitof16myfingersacrossapatch(小块土地),momentarily17theindividuals,whichbringsthe18onesintofocus.That’sthe19:simplymoveyourhandacrossathickpatch,lettingthecloversrevealthemselves.Appreciatetheonesthathaveonlythreeleaves.20thingsarebeautifultoo.Andafour-leafclovermayshowitselftoyou.1、A．referredto B．startedwith C．caughtupon D．gotlostin2、A．bookmarks B．memories C．notes D．treasures3、A．picnic B．rest C．photo D．check4、A．flowers B．colours C．leaves D．shoots5、A．admire B．count C．match D．present6、A．brokedown B．lookedon C．camein D．gotaway7、A．chased B．upgraded C．induced D．hooked8、A．comfortable B．disturbing C．explicit D．likely9、A．puzzled B．annoyed C．caught D．fixed10、A．kind B．arbitrary C．reliable D．impatient11、A．since B．unless C．once D．though12、A．arrives B．doubles C．departs D．shrinks13、A．appreciate B．exchange C．recommend D．share14、A．hopefulness B．awkwardness C．closeness D．loneliness15、A．wonder B．laugh C．point D．glare16、A．spreading B．keeping C．putting D．dragging17、A．sparing B．separating C．scratching D．searching18、A．same B．slim C．irregular D．informal19、A．trick B．distinction C．insight D．problem20、A．Broken B．Authentic C．Delicate D．Common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）Ablackholeisaspotinspacethathas1．(power)gravity.Itsgravityissostrongthatitpullseverythingnearbyintoit,stars,planetsandotherthings.Blackholesformwhenastardies.Whenthathappens,ahugeamountofmattercrowdsintoaverysmallspace,2．becomesverydense.Blackholes3．(talk)aboutin1783first.Thatyear,onescientistsaidthatintheuniverse,theremightbeplaceswithstronggravitytotraplight,althoughhedidn’tusetheterm“blackhole”.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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。Myfirsttriptothezoowasyearsbeforeduringanelementaryschoolfieldtrip、ItisanactivityIstillrememberedtothisday、ItwasforthefirsttimethatIhadfoundmesoclosetoanimalsliketigersandlions、Iwouldsaythatthetripwaswortheveryminuteoftimespending、However,somefeelthatanimalsshouldnotbekeptincages,andshouldratherbeletoutinthewild、Theyth