2023届广西梧州市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．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough2．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for3．InApril,2009,PresidentHuinspectedthewarshipsinQingdao,____the60thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePLANavy.A．marking B．markedC．havingmarked D．beingmarked4．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when5．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up6．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that7．—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked8．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need9．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends10．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof11．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．afterwards B．almostC．otherwise D．somewhat12．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat13．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．account D．thought14．—IntheUK，somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.—That’swhytheyallagreethatthey________the“travelbug”．A．catchB．caughtC．havecaughtD．aretocatch15．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what16．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．acrossB．withinC．throughD．beyond17．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto18．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts19．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended20．-Lateagain！Where_____________？-Sorry，I________________intheheavytraffic，orIwouldhavebeenhereearlier.A．wereyou；havegotstuck B．haveyoubeen；havegotstuckC．wereyou；gotstuck D．haveyoubeen；gotstuck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）Everypetownerloveshispet.Thereisnoargumenthere.Butwhenweaskedourreaderswhethertheywouldclonetheirbelovedanimals,theresponsesweresplitalmostdownthemiddle.Ofthe228readerswhoansweredit,108wouldlone,111wouldnotandnineweighedeachsidewithoutofferinganopinion.Clearly,fromreaders’response,thisisanissuethatreachesdeeplyintoboththejoyandeventualsadnessofowningapet.Itspeaks,aswell,topeople’swidelydifferingexpectationsoverthedevelopingscientificprocedure.Mostoftherespondentswhofavoredtheideastronglybelieveditwouldproduceatleastaclosecopyoftheoriginal;manyfelttheprocesswouldactuallyreturnanexactcopy.Thoseontheotherside,however,heldlittlehopeaclonecouldnevertrulyrecreateapet,manysimplydidn’twishtogoagainstthenaturallawoflifeanddeath.Bothsidesexpressedequallovefortheiranimals.Morethanafewrespondentsowned“thetdog/catintheWorld”.Theythoughtoftheirpetsastheir“bestfriend”,‘‘amemberofthefamily,”“thelightofmylife.”Theytoldmovingstoriesofpets’heroism,intelligenceandselflessdevotion.Littlewondersthelossissodisturbing---andthecloningsoattractive.“Peoplebecomeverylosetotheiranimals,andthelosscanbejustashardtobearaswhenafriendorfamilymemberdies,”saysGaryKowalski,authorofGoodbye,Friend:HealingWisdomforAnyoneWhoHasEverLostaPet.“Forme,cloningfeelslikeanattempttoturndeathaway...It’sunderstandable.Deathisalwayspainful.It’sdifficulttodealwith.It’shardtoaccept.”Butwouldcloningreducetheblow?Thisquestionseemedtobeattheheartofthisproblem.1、Sofarasthecloningofpetsisconcerned,arecentsurveyshowsthat,ofallpetowners,,A．alotmoreofthemareforitB．alotmoreofthemareagainstitC．veryfewofthemarewillingtotelltheiropinionsD．abouthalfofthemareforitandtheotherhalfagainstit2、Whiletalkingabouttherespondentsfromthereaders,theexpression“eventualsadnessofowningapet”refersto,A．thetroublesonehastodealwithinkeepingapetB．thehighcostofowningapetC．thedeathofone’spetD．thedangersinvolvedinthecloningofapet3、FromwhatGaryKowalskisays,wecanknowthathe,A．hasneverthoughtabouttheproblemofcloningB．isinfavoroftheideaofcloningpetsC．isgoingtowriteanotherbookonpetsD．isallagainstthecloningofpets4、Whatisthekeyquestionattheheartoftheproblemofcloningpets?A．Cancloningmakethepainonesufferslesswhenapetdies?B．Canpetownersaffordthecostofcloning?C．Doescloninggoagainstthelawofnature?D．Howreliablydoescloningproduceanexactcopyofone’spet?22．（8分）OnOctober19,1959,thefirstSpecialEnglishprogramwasbroadcastontheVoiceofAmerica.Itwasanexperiment.ThegoalwastocommunicatebyradioinclearandsimpleEnglishwithpeoplewhosenativelanguageisnotEnglish.Expertssaidthegoalwasadmirable,butthemethodwouldnotwork.Theywereprovedwrong.TheSpecialEnglishprogramsquicklybecamesomeofthemostpopularonVOA．Andtheystillare.Fortyyearslater,SpecialEnglishcontinuestocommunicatewithpeoplewhoarenotfluentinEnglish.Butduringtheyearsitsrolehasexpanded.ItalsohelpspeoplelearnAmericanEnglish.Anditprovideslisteners,eventhosewhoarenativeEnglishspeakers,withinformationtheycannotfindelsewhere.Today,SpecialEnglishbroadcastsaroundtheworldsevendaysaweek,fivetimesaday.Eachhalf-hourbroadcastbeginswithtenminutesofthelatestnewsfollowedby20minutesoffeatureprogramming.Thereisadifferentshortfeatureeveryweekdayaboutscience,development,agricultureandenvironment,andontheweekend,aboutnewseventsandAmericanidioms.ThreeelementsmakeSpecialEnglishunique.Ithasalimitedvocabularyof1500words.Mostaresimplewordsthatdescribeobjects,actionsoremotions.Somearemoredifficult.Theyareusedforreportingworldeventsanddescribingdiscoveriesinmedicineandscience.SpecialEnglishiswritteninshort,simplesentencesthatcontainonlyoneidea.Noidiomsareused.AndSpecialEnglishisspokenataslowerpace,abouttwo-thirdsthespeedofStandardEnglish.ThishelpspeoplelearningEnglishheareachwordclearly.ItalsohelpspeoplewhoareEnglishspeakersunderstandcomplexsubjects.Throughtheyears,SpecialEnglishhasbecomeaverypopulartoolforteachingEnglish,eventhoughitwasnotdesignedasteachingprogram.ItsucceedsinhelpingpeoplelearnEnglishinanon-traditionalway.Individualsrecordtheprogramsandplaythemoverandovertopracticetheirlisteningskills.Incountriesaroundtheworld,EnglishteachersassignSpecialEnglishtotheirstudents.Theypraiseitforimprovingtheirstudents’abilitytounderstandAmericanEnglishandforthecontentoftheprograms.UniversitiesandprivatecompaniesinmanycountriesproducepackagesofSpecialEnglishmaterialsforstudentuse.1、Atthebeginning,SpecialEnglishprogramwas.A．doubtedbysomeprofessionalsB．rejectedbynativepeopleC．wellreceivedD．intendedforteachingEnglish2、WhatkindofEnglishisspokenonSpecialEnglish?A．BritishEnglishB．NotcertainC．BothBritishandAmericanEnglishD．AmericanEnglish3、WhichofthefollowingaretheelementsthatmakeSpecialEnglishunique?erestingfeatureprogrammingA．a,c,dB．a,b,dC．b,d,eD．a,b,c4、Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat.A．listeningtoSpecialEnglishcanbeastudent’shomeworkB．listeningtoSpecialEnglishcanimprovethecontentoftheprogramC．somestudentrecordtheSpecialEnglishmaterialforsaleD．learningEnglishfromVOAisatraditionalwayforEnglishlearner23．（8分）IwasintheSantsCruzMountainsnotlongago,speakingandsingingatawomen’sconference.Wewerefocusingonthethemeoflovingothersinpracticalwaysthroughourgifts,andsomethinginparticularhappenedduringoneofthesessions（会议）willremainimprintedinmemory.AyoungSyrianwoman(Lilith)wasinvitedtotheconferenceatthelastminute,andeveryoneseemedsurprisedanddelightedthatshe’dactuallycome.Justafewdaysearlier,Lilithhadfledhercountryandfoundrefugewithoneofthewomenattendingtheconference.AsanOrthodoxChristianinSyria,sheandherlovedoneshadbecomeattackedtargetsofviolentterroristgroupsinthecountry’songoingcivilwar.Lilithhadwitnessedhorrorsnooneofheryoungageshouldeversee.Despitethefurtherdangeritpresented,she’ddecidedtoleaveherhomeandherfamilytofindsafetyhereinAmerica.Knowingsomeofherstory,andseeinghersittingthroughthesessionsattheretreat（畏缩不前）---head,coveredinascarf,bowedtowardthefloor---brokemyheart.Lilith’sstorytouchedallofus,includingPam,whowasquiltmaker.Pamhadjustfinishedabeautifulquilt,andhadbroughtitwithher.She,alongwithafewoftheleaders,decidedtogiveittoLilithasasymboloftheircomfortandlove.Duringourlastsession,Lilithwascalledforwardandprayedover,hugged,andwrappedupinthatbeautifulquilt.IthoughtofthemanyhoursPamundoubtedlyspentworkingonit,andtheterribleeventsthatledLilithtothismoment---surroundedbythebeautyandlovequiltembodied.Iwept.Whentheytoldheritwasforher,shewept.1、Whatisthepurposeofthewomen’sconference?A．Tohelpothersinapracticalway.B．Towinequalrightsforwomen.C．Togettogethertodanceandsing.D．Toexchangegiftswitheachother.2、WhydidLilithgotoAmerica?A．Toattendthewomen’sconference.B．Tofindsafety.C．Tofindherfamily.D．Tofindabetterjob.3、Fromthispassage,weknowthatthewriteris____________.A．enthusiasticB．sympatheticC．intelligentD．talented4、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword?A．aplaceofinterestB．aplaceofdangerC．aplaceofconferenceD．aplaceofshelte24．（8分）TheAustralianbeachtownofByronBayhasatrafficproblem，especiallyduringholidays，whenlocalstreetsarefullofcars．Butnowit'schanged．Theworld'sfirstfullysolar-poweredtrainrunsonarestored（修复）trainlinethatwasoutofuseformorethanadecade．Thesolarsystemsontheroofofthetrainsendpowertoasetofbatteriesthatreplaceoneengine；theotherengineisstillinplaceandcanprovidebackuppowerinanemergency．Asthetrainbrakes，itgeneratesmoreelectricity，likeahybridcar．Atatrainstation，thetraincanbepluggedintopullmorepowerfromsolarsystemsontheplatformroof．Ifthere'salongperiodwithoutsun---somewhatunlikelyinthispartoftheworld---thetraincanalsoplugintogetrenewableenergyfromthelocalelectricitysupply．"Thelargesolarsystemsontheplatformroofcoupledwiththesolarsystemsonthetrainroofproducemoresolarenergyperdaythanisrequiredtooperateanhourlyreturnservice，"saysHolmes，developmentdirectorofthenonprofitByronBayRailroadcompany，whichrunsthetrain．Withonefullcharge，thetraincanmake12to15trips．Volunteersfullyrestoredthetraintoitsoldconditiontoattractmoreriders，whichshouldtakemorecarsoffcitystreetsofthebeachtown．Thetrainfits100seatedpassengers，withroomformoretostand，andalsohasaluggageroomforbikesandsurfboards．Aridecostsalittlemorethan﹩2．Thenonprofitsthinksit'samodelthatcouldbereplicated（复制）elsewhere．"Ourservicehashadnogovernmentsupportorfundingatall，butforthistobereplicatedorimprovedupon，thekeyisforgovernmenttoworkwithenterprisesontheprogram．"Holmessays．"Ourserviceprovidesaneampleofhowthesun'senergycanbeusedforsustainabletransportsolutions．"1、WhyisthesolartrainbroughtintouseinByronBay？______A．Toattractvisitors B．ToreducetrafficC．Tofightpollution D．Tousesolarenergy2、Wheredoesthetraingetenergyonsunlessdays？______A．Fromitsengines B．FromahybridcarC．Fromtheplatformroof D．Fromthelocalelectricitysupply3、HowdoesHolmesfeelaboutsolarenergyequipment？______A．Itislabor-saving B．ItiseasilyoperatedC．Itistime-consuming D．Itispowerguaranteed4、Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesolar-poweredtrainfromthelastparagraph？______A．ItmaybepopularizedinthefutureB．MorescientificresearchshouldbedoneaboutitC．Itcouldbeoflittleuseinsolvingenergyproblems．D．Financialsupportfromthegovernmentisbadlyneeded25．（10分）AteacherfromRelaxKidsinTamworth,UK,usedtwoapplestoshowherstudentsthedamaging,andoftenunseen,consequencesofbullying(欺凌).Andherpostaboutthepowerfullessonhasgoneviral.RosieDuttonexplainedthatduringoneofherclassessheintroducedthechildrentotworedapples.Whatthekidsdidn'tknowwasthatbeforethelesson,Duttonhadrepeatedlydroppedoneoftheapplesonthefloor.Andyet,ontheoutsideatleast,bothappleslookedperfect."IpickeduptheappleI'ddroppedonthefloorandstartedtotellthechildrenhowIdislikedthisapple,andthatIthoughtitwasdisgusting,itwasahorriblecolourandthestemwasjusttooshort,"Duttonwrote.Shethenencouragedthestudentstodothesame.Someofthechildrenlookedatherlikeshewas“crazy”,butthestudentspassedtheapplearoundthecircle,callingitnames.Continuingtheexercise,theteacherthenpassedthesecondapplearoundthecircle.Thisapple,however,wasshoweredwithcommentslike:“Yourskinisbeautiful,"and"whatabeautifulcolouryouare."Duttonthenshowedthestudentsbothapplesonceagain,highlightingthat"therewasnochange,bothapplesstilllookedthesame."Thatis,untilshecutthemopen."Theapplewe'dsaidunkindwordstowasbruisedandallmushy(糊状的)inside,"shesaid.Therewas,shesaid,animmediate"lightbulb"momentforherstudents."Theyreallygotit.Whatwesawinsidethatapple,thebruises,themushandthebrokenbitsiswhatishappeninginsideeveryoneofuswhensomeonemistreatsuswiththeirwordsoractions."Duttonexplainedhowimportantitistoteachchildrentostandupforoneanother,andtostopanyformofbullying.“Let’screateagenerationofkindcaringchildren,”theteacherwrote.“Thetonguehasnobones,butisstrongenoughtobreakaheart.Sobecarefulwithyourwords.”1、Whathadtheteacherdonetothefirstapplebeforethelesson?A．ShehadintroducedittothekidsB．ShehaddamageditpurposelyC．ShehadmadeitlookperfectD．Shehadcoloureditbrightly2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“callingitnames”(Para.3)mean?A．SayingrudethingsB．MakingfunofitC．CheeringforitD．Shoutingatit3、Whatdidtheteacherinstructthekidstodowiththesecondapple?A．DropitB．PraiseitC．IgnoreitD．Observeit4、What’sthepurposeoftheteacher’susingtwoapplesinclass?A．Todrawthekids’attentionB．ToexplainherpersonalpreferencesC．TomakeacomparisonbetweenthemD．Tohelpthekidsunderstandtheresultsofbullying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）Aneightyearsoldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysicktheyhadnomoneyleft.Whensheheardherdaddysaytoher1motherwithwhispereddesperation（绝望）,“2

amiracle（奇迹）cansavehimnow”,thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandtookoutherpiggybank.She3

allthechangeoutonthefloorandcounteditcarefully.Thenshe4

herwaysixblockstothelocaldrugstore（药店）.“Andwhatdoyouwant?”askedthechemist.It’s5

mylittlebrother,”

thegirlansweredback.“He’sreally,reallysickandIwanttobuya6

.HisnameisAndrewandhehassomething7

growinginsidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.”“Wedon’t

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miracleshere,child.I’msorry,”thechemistsaid,smiling9atthelittlegirl.Intheshopwasa10

customer.Hestooped(弯腰)downandaskedthelittlegirl,“Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrother11

?”“Idon’tknow,”shereplied.“He’sreallysickandmommysaysheneedsa(n)12

.Butmydaddycan’tpayforit,soIhavebroughtmy13

.”“Howmuchdoyouhave?”askedtheman.“Onedollarandelevencents,14

Icantryandgetsomemore,”

sheansweredquietly.“Well,whatacoincidence（巧合）,”

smiledtheman.

“Adollarandelevencents—the15

priceofamiracleforlittlebrothers.

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metowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrotherand17yourparents.”ThatwelldressedmanwasDrCarltonArmstrong,asurgeon.Theoperationinthehospitalwascompletedwithout18

anditwasn’tlongbeforeAndrewwas19

againanddoingwell.Thelittlegirlwashappy.Sheknewexactlyhowmuchthemiraclecost-----onedollarandelevencentsplusthe

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ofalittlechild.1、A．helpfulB．hopefulC．tearfulD．kind2、A．SimpleB．JustC．MorethanD．only3、A．pulledB．putC．pouredD．drew4、A．followedB．madeC．tookD．found5、A．toB．forC．asD．on6、A．hopeB．doctorC．favourD．miracle7、A．badB．smallC．extraD．impossible8、A．getB．offerC．storeD．sell9、A．gentlyB．coldlyC．sadlyD．strangely10、A．wellbehavedB．goodlookingC．kindheartedD．welldressed11、A．haveB．needC．careD．like12、A．doctorB．surgeonC．kindnessD．operation13、A．savingsB．wishesC．ideasD．suggestions14、A．sinceB．asC．butD．after15、A．sameB．properC．exactD．necessary16、A．ShowB．FollowC．HelpD．Take17、A．persuadeB．encourageC．meetD．help18、A．difficultyB．doubtC．chargeD．result19、A．wellB．homeC．happyD．strong20、A．courageB．clevernessC．devotionD．faith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）MandarinChineseandEnglisharethetwo1．(wide)spokenlanguagesonthisplanet.WhilemostChinesepeopleneverbother2．(learn)asecondlanguageandthequalityofEnglisheducationinChinaissteadilyimproving,thereareonlyhandfulofChinesepeoplewho3．(be)abletouseEnglishatnativeornear-nativespeakerlevel.IcametoChinain2000tolearnChinese,butlittle4．IrealizethateveryonearoundmewantedtospeakEnglish!Itwasduringthistimes5．Istartedhearingcuriousphraseslike"horsehorsetigertiger"and"peoplemountainpeoplesea".6．Iwent,everyoneItalkedto,nomatterhowlongtheyhadbeenstudyingEnglish,allseemedtospeakitwith"Chinese7．(character)”.OnapersonallevelIfound8．funandfunny;asaneducator,Iwantedtodosomethingaboutit.SowhathappenswhenyoucombineChineseandEnglish?Theresultisaconfusingbuthumorousbyproductcalled"Chinglish"，9．ontheonehand,Ithinkisimportanttobeabletolaughatbutit'salsotolearnfromourmistakesandstrivetoward10．(express)ourselvesinamore"native"manner.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。WangLiismybestfriend、Sheisabitofshortandhaslonghairs、Shewearsglassesandlooksquietly、Wefirstmetinourmiddleschool、Afterfindingtheyhadmanythingsincommon,webecomefriends,oftenplayingandstudyingtogether、Beconsiderate,shewasalwaystheretosupportbuthelpmewheneverIwasinneed、However,shewenttoNanjingafterthelastexamination、Ithasbeenaboutoneyearafterwesaweachotherlasttime、Knowingthisishardtoliveinstrangecity,IwishshecouldbehappyinNanjing、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你校学生会定于4月10日组织一次高三学生的登山活动，请根据下面表格内容，以学生会的名义用英语写一则通知，欢迎同学们积极参加。目的锻炼身体，放松心情地点邙山内容与要求1.早上7:20在校门口乘公交车出发，下午7:00返回；2.上午登山，中午在山顶野餐，下午分组自由活动；3.拍照、记录，之后参加校摄影展或征文比赛。温