2023届广东省梅州市五华县高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析2

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．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating2．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though3．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed4．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that5．Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped6．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got7．Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what8．Atthattime,mymindwasacomplete_______;Icouldn'tthinkofasingleanswer.A．blank B．bonusC．blow D．bottom9．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown10．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any11．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．account D．suggestion12．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those13．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。14．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs15．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound16．foryearsofhardtraining,shewouldnotbestandingonthestage,receivinghugecheersandapplause.A．Itwerenot B．IthadnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Haditnotbeen.17．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught18．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read19．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch20．Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeople_____ourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.A．insympathywith B．intermsofC．inhonourof D．incontrastwith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）Weallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(湿度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.“Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms(机制)involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.’’Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles(爬行动物)smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism(新陈代谢).Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.Warm-bloodedanimalsaren’timmune(免除)fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.ReddeerareweakenAndpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’shistory.55millionyearsago,awarmingeventsimilartothecurrentclimatechangecausedbees,spidersandantstoshrinkby50to75percentoverseveralthousandyears.Thateventhappenedoveralongertimethanthecurrentclimatechange.Thespeedofmodemclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimesclimatechangewillbeshowninthefuture.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout_______A．Whysomespeciesbecomesmaller.B．HowclimatechangesinEarth’shistory?C．Climatechangehasmanynegativeeffects.D．Speciesarebecomingsmallerasclimategetswarmer.2、Theunderlinedword“trumped”mthefirstparagraphprobablymean_________.A．strengthenedB．gainedC．beatenD．equaled3、ResearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporebelievethat________A．theyhavefoundtheexactcausesforcreaturesgettingsmaller.B．alltheanimalsontheearthhavebecomesmaller.C．climatechangehasmorenegativeeffectsonwarm-bloodedanimals.D．increaseinenergyusecanleadtocreaturesgettingsmaller.4、Whatdoestheauthorfeelabouttheclimatechange?A．DisappointedB．OptimisticC．WorriedD．Shameful22．（8分）BestSouthernwinterBeerFestivalstoChallengeYourTasteBlufftonInternationalCraftBeerFestivalThisfestivalisconsideredtobe“TheBestLittleBeerFestintheUS”.Thisfestivalshowsover125beersfrommorethan40breweries(啤酒厂)acrosstheUSandfocusesonuniqueandnewbeersthatyouusuallycantfindinagrocerystore.Thefestivalevenhashourlysurprisesofalimitedquantityofrarebeersaswellasfoodforthosewhocanarriveintime.BayouBeerFestTheBayouBeerFestisthepremierbeerfestivalintheBayouRegionofsouthernLouisianaandisheldatthehistoric19thcenturysugarfarm,makingitatrulymemorablebeerfestival.Thefestivalwillprovidehundredsofbeersfromstate-based,national,andeveninternationalbreweries,ofcourse,therewillalsobefoodtopurchase,andseveralLouisiana-stylemusicalactstokeepthefestivalalive.KeyLargoBrewontheBayIt’sactuallywinteratthisbeerfestivalheldinthelargestsectionoftheFloridaKeys.Thefestivalcoverstwodays,andwillfeatureatleast40differentbreweries,includinglocalbreweries.Besides,becauseitdoesharmtoyourhealthtoenjoybeeronanemptystomach,BrewontheBaywillfeatureafoodcourt,withfreshFloridalionfish,fishsandwichesandshellfish.Yaga’sChili(辣椒)Quest&BeerFestBeerandchiligotogetherlikepeasandcarrots,soyouwillnotwanttomisstheannualYaga’sChiliQuestBeerFest.Thefestivalwillfeatureover100importbeers,includingrarefindsandafewsurprisespreparedforallpeoplepresent.Ofcourse,therewillalsobeavarietyoftastychiliforyoutotry.1、WhatcanyouenjoyontheBayouBeerFest?A．Localmusic. B．Sugarjuice.C．Freebeers. D．Deliciousfood.2、Whichfestivalcouldofferyousomeseafood?A．BlufftonInternationalCraftBeerfestival.B．BayouBeerFest.C．KeyLargoBrewontheBay.D．Yaga’sChiliQuest&BeerFest.3、WhatmakesYaga’sChiliQuestBeerFestspecial?A．Surprisesforpeople.B．Themostimportbeers.C．Variousvegetables.D．Hot-tastefood.23．（8分）JoannaCole,bornonAugust11,1944inNewark,NewJersey,hasbeencreditedtobeoneofthemostpopularchildren’sauthorsofalltime.Shehaswrittenover250booksandisfamousforwritingoneofthemostpopularchildren'sbookseries.Sheknewasearlyas5thgradethatshewasinterestedinwritingandscience.Colehasowedalargepartofherpassiontooneofherelementaryschoolteachers.JoannaColecontinuedhereducationbyattendingtheUniversityofMassachusettsandIndiana.Shewouldeventuallyearnabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyfromtheCityCollegeofNewYorkin1967;aftergraduationColedecidedtotakesomeeducationcoursestobecomealibrarianataBrooklynelementaryschoolin1967.Eventually,shewouldtakejobsworkingforNewsweek,Seesawbookclub.Cole’spassionforwritingandsciencewasstillaliveandwellduringthistime.In197lshedecidedtowriteherfirstbook,Cockroaches.Shedidsomeresearchanddiscoveredtherehadneverbeenabookwrittenforchildrenaboutcockroaches.Soshethoughtshewouldbethefirst.ColestruckgoldwhenshewrotethefirstMagicSchoolBusin1985.Thebookwouldgoontobepublishedthefollowingyearandquicklybecamebookseriesandcartoonseriesduetoitssuccess.Colecontinuedtowritebothnon-fictionandfictionbooksforchildren.Shewritesinawaythatwillhopefullyinspirechildrentothinklikeascientist.Shedoesthisbywritingideasinsteadofjustfacts.Shealsotriestoaskquestionsinherbooksthatrequirechildrentothinkanddiscovertheanswersastheyread.Thiscreatesanengagingexperienceforchildren,soitisnowonderwhyyoungerreadersarehookedonherbooks.1、WhenJoannaColewasyoung,she________.A．wasverypopularwithchildrenB．gotinspiredbyoneofherteachersC．beganhercareerofwritingnovelsD．knewwhatshewoulddointhefuture2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseprobablymean?A．Madeafortune.B．Madeapromise.C．Gotideas.D．Obtainedhelp.3、WhatdoweknowaboutJoannaCole?A．SheisthemostfamouswomanwriterinAmerica.B．Shewritesnovelsnotonlyforkidsbutforadults.C．Sheisanexpertatgettingscienceacrosstoreaders.D．Shehasmadegreatcontributionstoscience.4、WhatkindofpersonisColeinthepassage?A．Positiveandbrave.B．Popularandreliable.C．Seriousandhonest.D．Talentedandcreative.24．（8分）TheIndiangovernmentmayuse3Dpaintingsasvirtualspeedbreakers（减速带）onmajorhighwaysandroads,inordertocheckspeedingandcarelessdriving,andfinallymakeitsdeadlyroadsalittlesafer."Wearetryingout3Dpaintingsusedasvirtualspeedbreakerstoavoidunnecessaryrequirementsofspeedbreakers,"India'stransportministerNitinGadkariwrote.Theopticalillusions(视觉错觉)aresupposedtoencouragedriverstoslowdownautomatically.Earlier,Indiahadorderedtheremovalofallspeedbreakersfromhighways,whichareconsideredtobeasafetyhazardforhigh-speedvehicles.Indiahasthehighestnumberofroadaccidentdeathsintheworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganisation,over200,000peoplearekilledbyroadaccidents.TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakerswasfirstpioneeredintheAmericancityofPhiladelphiain2008,aspartofacampaignagainstspeedingmotorists.ThetechniquehasalsobeentriedoutinChinatocreatefloating3Dcrossings.InIndia,citiessuchasAhmedabadandChennaihavealreadyexperimentedwith3Dzebracrossingsinthelastoneyear.InAhmedabadforinstance,amotherandherdaughter,bothartists,havepainted3Dcrosswalksinthefirstfewmonthsof2016.Theartistssaytheirmottois"toincreasetheattentionofdrivers",andthattheconcepthasbeensuccessfullytestedinaccident-pronezonesonahighway.However,criticsarguethatoncedriversknowthatthesespeedbreakersarevisualillusions,theymayignorethem.OthersalsopointoutthatIndia'sdecisiondoesnotconsiderthesafetyofalargenumberofpedestrians.Intheend,thenewpolicymaybejustonesteptowardsimprovingroadsafety.1、Whyare3Dpaintingsusedonmainhighwaysandroads?A．Tomakethesurroundingsmorebeautiful.B．Toattracttheattentionoftourists.C．Toreducetherateoftrafficaccidents.D．Toshowtheadvancedtechnology.2、Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosesttothemeaningof“hazard”inparagraph2?A．ReminderB．ThreatC．RegulationD．Theory3、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3and4?A．TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakersiscontroversialinIndia.B．PhiladelphiaisthesecondplacetousevirtualspeedbreakersintheUS.C．TheideatestedinAhmedabadrecentlyhasbeenafailure.D．Thenewpolicyof3Dzebracrossingsmustbecarriedout.4、Whatdoweknowabout3Dzebracrossingsfromthetext?A．Theycanimmediatelylowerthedeathrate.B．TheyhavebeenwidelyusedinIndiasofar.C．Theyaredesignedtoincreasedrivers’attention.D．Theyarewelcomedbybothdriversandpedestrians.25．（10分）Photographyhasopenedoureyestoamultitudeofbeauties,thingsweliterallycouldnothaveseenbeforetheinventionofthefrozenimage.Ithasgreatlyexpandedournotionofwhatisbeautiful,whatisaesthetically(审美上)pleasing.Itemsformerlyconsideredtrivial,andnotworthanartist'spaint,havebeenrevealedandhonoredbythephotograph:thingsasordinaryasafencepost,achair,avegetable.Andastechnologyhasdeveloped,photographershaveexploredcompletelynewpointsofview:thoseofthemicroscope,theeagle,thecosmos.Whatisitthatdelightsthehumaneyeandallowsustoclaimthataphotographisbeautiful?Photographydependsonthetrinityoflight,composition,andmoment.Lightliterallymakestherecordingofanimagepossible,butintherighthands,lightinaphotographcanmaketheimagesoar.Thesameistruewithcomposition.Whatthephotographerchoosestokeepinoroutoftheframeisallthatwewilleversee-butthatcombinationisvital.Andthemomentthattheshutterispressed,whenaninstantisfrozenintime,providesthewholeimagewithmeaning.Whenthethree-light,composition,andmoment-areinbalance,thereisvisualmagic.Light,composition,andmomentcometogetherinaphotographtobringustheultimatereality:aviewoftheworldunknownpriortotheinventionofthecamera.Beforephotography,thebasicartisticrulesofpaintingwererarelybroken.Imagesweremadetoplease,nottocapturereality.Butasphotographyevolved,painterlyruleswereoftenreactedinthepursuitoffreshvision.Photographersbecameinterestedintherealworld,goodandbad,anditwastheaccidentaldetailthatwascelebrated.Photographyinvitedtheworldtoseewithneweyes-toseephotographically-andalloftheartshavedrawnnewinspirationfromthischange.Withthesebasicaesthetictools,photographershaveevolvedfromscientistslongingto“fix”animage—anyimage—toartisticrevolutionaries.Photographshavecreatedanewwayofseeing,changedourideasofbeautyand,mostimportantly,madeartmoredemocratic.Theyhavegivenusvisualproofthattheworldisgranderthanweimagined,andthatthereisbeauty,oftenoverlooked,innearlyeverything.1、Beforetheinventionofphotography,whichofthefollowingwasleastlikelytoappearinanartisticwork?A．Agreatperson.B．Alovelyinsect.C．Agrandbuilding.D．Abeautifullandscape.2、Whatisthefunctionofparagraph2?A．Toarguethatphotographicbeautyissubjective.B．Toexplaintheevolutionoftheconceptofbeauty.C．Todescribetheelementsthatmakeasuccessfulphoto.D．Toillustratedifferenttypesofphotographictechniques.3、Howhasphotographyaffectedotherartforms?A．Ithasreducedtheirpopularity.B．Ithasforcedthemtochangetheirrules.C．Ithaschangedtheirmethodsofcomposition.D．Ithasprovidedthemwithnewpointsofview.4、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingphotographyhas“madeartmoredemocratic"?A．Ithasexpandedtheconceptofartisticbeauty.B．Ithaschallengedthestatusoftraditionalartforms.C．Ithasenabledthedevelopmentofnewartistictools.D．Ithasallowedmorepeopletotakepartincreativeactivities.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）Everyonewantstowinafirst-placeblueribbon,tobethebestinsomething.EvenkidsinKindergartenwantthatblueribbon.Insports,Iwasneverablue-ribbonperson.Inarace,Iwasalways1InbaseballIwaslikelytobe2ontheheadordroptheball.Duringthespringofmykindergartenyear,ourclasshadafieldtriptoaparkinatownabouttwentymilesaway.Makingthatdrivenowisnobig3butwhenyou’resixandyou’velivedinatownof300peopleallyourlife,goingtoabigtownofacoupleofthousandpeopleisreallysomething.Idon’tremembertoomuchaboutit.ButtherewasonethatIwillneverforget—the4race.Theparentstiedourfeettogether.Onelittleboygotmefora5.Hewasthesecondmost6boyinourclasssoheusuallywonateverythingandIknewthatwithmetiedtohimhedidn’thaveachance.AndI’msureheknewhewasintrouble.Thegunsoundedandwewereoff.Somecoupleswerefallingandstumblingallaroundus,42westayedonourfeetandmadeittotheotherside.43,whenweturnedaroundandheadedbackforhome,wewereinthelead!Onlyonecouplehadachancetowin,andtheywereagoodseveralyardsbehindus.Afewfeetfromthefinishline,disasterstruck:Itrippedandfell.Wewere44enoughthatmypartnercouldhaveeasilydraggedmeacrossthefinishlineandwon.Buthedidn’t.Insteadhestopped,45downandhelpedmeup—justattheothercouplecrossedthefinishline.Asaresult,wereceivedasmallredribbonforcominginsecond.Istillrememberthatmomentwhentheyoungboydecidedthathelpingafriendgetonherfeetwasmoreimportantthanwinningablueribbon.And13yearslater,Istillhavethatlittleribbonbecauseit’sa46thatafriendlikethisboyisonewhoreally47.1、A．lastB．firstC．quickD．successful2、A．touchedB．feltC．hitD．beaten3、A．questionB．eventC．oneD．deal4、A．one-leggedB．two-leggedC．three-leggedD．four-legged5、A．partnerB．helperC．supporterD．competitor6、A．tallestB．youngestC．athleticD．handsome7、A．butB．thereforeC．howeverD．and8、A．ObviouslyB．UnbelievablyC．SecretlyD．Undoubtedly9、A．strongB．braveC．cleverD．close10、A．layB．slowedC．movedD．reached11、A．warningB．reminderC．giftD．notice12、A．dependsB．countsC．supportsD．worthy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）MybestfriendandIwalkedtoanicecreamshoptoday.IbroughtmywaterbottleoutofhabitandhandedittohersonaturallythatIhadnoideawhyIbroughtit.Wekept1．(go)though.Onourway,amanasked2．eitherofushadmoneyforwater,oradrinkorsomething.Hewassittingonthegroundatthetimewithaboardhestoppedholdingup.Iofferedmyreusablewaterbottletohim.Hedrankallthewaterquite3．(rapid).Hegavemybottlebackafterall.Isaidtomyfriendwith4．smile,“ThatwaswhyIbroughtitthen.”Onthereturnbackfromtheicecreamstore,Itried5．(get)watertogo,incasehemightbestillthere.Theyonlyhadmineralwaterandlemonwaterthere,somethingheprobablydisliked.Itturnedouthewasno6．(long)there,though.MyfriendandItalkedaboutkeepingwater7．(bottle)inourcars.Thisway,wegivewithhealthythings8．aretrulyhelpful.Webothlikethe9．(create)ideaandthesethingswould10．(prepare)soon.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。DearKatherine,HowexcitingIamtohearyouarecomingtovisitmethenextFriday．Fortunately,Iwon'tbeabletomeetyouattheairportalthoughIhaveclassesintheafternoon．Youwon'tfinddifficulttogettothecitycenter．Theairportbusleftevery30minuteandwilltakeyourighttotheInternationalHotel．MyclasswillbeoverbythenorIwillpickyouupthere．Iwilltakeyoutoahot-potrestaurantfordinnerandwe'11talkwithourplanfortheweekendoverdinner．HavingapleasanttripandseeyouonFriday．SincerelyyoursZhangLin第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，最近你的澳大利亚朋友Steven打算来中国旅游并来济宁停留两天。他写信询问你能否当他的导游，并想了解你的家乡。请你用英语写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.你为他所做的两天日程安排；2.推荐食宿旅店；3.推荐一个旅游景点