广东省广州市广东二师番禺附中2023学年高考英语二模试卷（含答案解析）

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．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis2．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a,/C．/,a D．the,/3．Iwouldappreciateyoucouldcometomybirthdayparty.A．that B．thatit C．if D．itif4．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can5．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something6．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on7．—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten8．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got9．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while10．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot11．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom12．Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must13．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe14．WhenIwastwenty,Ihadto________beforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.A．comeout B．stayoutC．leaveout D．dropout15．Asateacher,youhaveto_____yourmethodtosuittheneedsofslowerchildren.A．display B．testC．adjust D．transfer16．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome17．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken18．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve19．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent20．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether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）Scientistshavefoundlivingorganismstrappedincrystals(晶体)thatcouldbe50,000yearsold.Theorganismswerefoundinahot,butbeautifulcavesysteminNaica,Mexico.Theseancientlifeformscanbeseenonlywithamicroscope.PenelopeBoston,wholeadstheAstrobiologyInstituteatNASA,thespaceagencyoftheUnitedStates,saystheancientmicrobeswereabletolivebyeatingmineralssuchasiron.ShespokeaboutthediscoveryrecentlyatameetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.Ifthefindingsareconfirmed,theywillshowhowmicrobescansurviveinextremeconditions.Fortydifferentkindsofmicrobesandsomeviruseswerefoundintheundergroundarea.Thegeneticstructuresoftheseorganismsare10percentdifferentfromthoseoftheirnearestrelatives.ThecavesinNaicaare800kilometersdeep.Theywereonceusedformininglead.Beforetheminersbeganworkinginthecaves,theareawasseparatedfromthesurfaceandtheoutsideworld.SomeofthecavesareasbigasthelargereligiouscentersbuiltduringEurope’sMiddleAges.Therearecrystalscoveringthewalls.Thecavesaresohotthatscientistsmustwearspecialclothingtokeepcool.Theclothingkeepsthecrystalssafefromhumangerms(病菌)orotherdamage.Bostonsaidtheresearcherscouldonlyworkforabout20minutesatatimebeforetheyhadtogotoaroomthatwas38degreesCelsiustocooldown.NASAofficialswouldnotletBostonshareherfindingswithscientificexpertsbeforelastweek’sannouncement.Soscientistscouldnotsaymuchaboutthefindings.ButNorineNoonan,abiologistwiththeUniversityofSouthFlorida,saidshebelievedthem.“Whyarewesurprised?”Noonanasked.“Asabiologist,Iwouldsaylifeonearthisextremelytoughandextremelycolorful.”Bostonisalsostudyingmicrobescommonlyfoundinsidecavesinothercountries,suchasUkraineandtheUnitedStates.Thesemicrobesappeartobeimpossibletokill.Bostonsaidtheyshowhowdifficultlifeonearthcanbe.1、Theexistenceoftheancientmicrobesrelieson.A．surroundinginsectsB．eatingmineralsC．diverseplantsD．absorbingair2、WhatcanweinferaboutthecavesinNaicafromthepassage?A．ThewallswerebuiltduringMiddleAges.B．Thetemperatureinthecavesisquitelow.C．Theenvironmentinthecavesisdifficulttoadaptto.D．Thecaveshavebeenexploredsincetheywereformed.3、WhatisthebiologistNorineNoonan’sattitudetowardsthefindings?A．Neutral.B．Doubtful.C．Positive.D．Indifferent.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Livingorganismsbringhopetoscientificresearch.B．Cavesprovidelivingenvironmentforlivingorganisms.C．Microbesshowgreatpowertosurviveinterribleconditions.D．Scientistsdiscover50,000-year-old“superlife”inMexico.22．（8分）EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionprocessinhighereducation.TheNationalCenterforEducational

StatisticsreportedthatU.S.collegesanduniversitiesreceivedmorethan9millionapplicationsbetween2013and2014.Theschoolsadmittedmorethan5millionstudentsinthattime.Butanewreportsaysthattheproblemisnotaboutthenumberofstudentsthatarebeingadmitted,butratherhowstudentsareselected.TheHarvardSchoolofGraduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedthereportinJanuary2016,called“TuringtheTide---MakingCaringCommon”.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkins,the

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DirectorforEducationalPolicy,saysthatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent’sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedwithastudent’shighschoolgradesandstandardized

testresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodogoodintheworld.Thereportalsosuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Movingattentionawayfromacademicabilitywillmakeprocesslessaboutcompetition,thereportsays.Studentswillfeellessstressaboutmeetinghigherandhigherexpectation.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirector,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchange.Hesaidthatnorealchangehashappenedyetandthatevenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.“Manyoftheinstitutionsthathavesupportedthefindingsinthereportaretheveryinstitutionsthathavethemostcompetitiveadmissionprocessesinthecountry,"Schaeffersaid.1、Whatistheproblemoftheadmissionprocessaccordingtothereport?A．TheschoolsasksocialresponsibilitiesfromtheapplyingstudentsB．Theschoolsattachimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionofficersonlyconsiderpersonalqualities2、Whichofthefollowingdocollegesaskofapplicantsexcept?A．Theirreasonstoattendtheschool.B．Adescriptionoftheirinterests.C．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、Whatdoestheauthor’sattitudetothereportoftheadmissionprocess?.A．Supportive.B．DoubtfulC．NeutralD．Negative4、Thecritic,BobSchaeffer,thinksthat.A．someschoolsdon'tdowhattheybelieveisrightB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．notenoughschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．historyhasprovedthatallchangesaregood23．（8分）Whateverholidayyoucelebrate,onethingisforsure—you’llfindeventsforchildrenonLongIslandthroughoutthemonthofDecember.Fromholidayperformancestocrafts,lightshows,Santabreakfastsandmore,herearesomeofourfavorites.TheMagicalPolarExpressFamiliestravelviatrolley(有轨电车)to“TheNorthPole,”atop-secretspotwherefamiliescangrabhotcocoaandcookiesthenmeetSanta,elvesandothercharacters(forabout30minutes)beforereturningtopointsofdeparture.Trolleyridesfeaturemusicandstorytelling.Pajama-wearingisencouraged;photo-takingisfree.TrolleydepartsfromAll-StarBowlinginRiverheadandTheOmniHamptonJitneyTerminalinSouthampton;7p.m.—9:30p.m.Fridays,Saturdays,SundaysrunningthroughDec.23(additionaltimesmaybeavailable;arrive30minutesinadvance)ACharlieBrownChristmasCharlieBrownandhisfriendslearnwhatthetruemeaningofChristmasisinthistouchingplay.StayafterforphotoswithSantaandMrs.Clausandtomakeaholidaycraft.WHEN|WHERE3p.m.Dec.21,23p.m.Dec.27attheNYCBTheatreatWestbury,960BrushHollowRoad,WestburyLongIslandFestivalofTreesThe28thannualLongIslandFestivalofTreestakesplaceatCradleofAviationMuseum(CharlesLindberghBlvd.，GardenCity).Itfeaturesdisplayofdesigners，decoratedtrees,gingerbreadcreations,cookiedecorating,costumedcharactersandvendorsfrom10a.m.—6p.m.Nov.24—25and10a.m.—5p.m.Nov.26.ImaginationMoversReindeerPartyTheEmmyAward-winningrockbandforfamiliesisthrowingaReindeerPartyforLongIsland.Comeandlistentotheirpositivehitsongs,withatouchofholidaycheerandsongsinthemix.Price:$15,$10forchildrenages2to12,freeages1andyounger;ticketsavailableinadvanceatcradleofaviation,org.1、Atwhicheventwillthevisitorsenjoyaplay?A．ACharlieBrownChristmas.B．TheMagicalPolarExpress.C．LongIslandFestivalofTrees.D．ImaginationMoversReindeerParty.2、WhatcanthevisitorsdoattheMagicalPolarExpress?A．Goontrolleyrides.B．Enjoytheliveconcert.C．Learnphotographforfree.D．Experiencetraditionalcrafts.3、Howmuchwillamotherwithtwo4-year-oldtwinspaytoattendaReindeerParty?A．$50. B．$54.C．$34. D．$35.24．（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．aplaceofshelte25．（10分）MovingtoOrangeCountyIfyou'rethinkingofmovingtoOrangeCounty,withitswealthofsandybeaches,wineriesandtouristattractionsthenthere’reseveralthingsthatyou’llneedtoknow.VisasfortheUSTheUShasanumberofoptions,andifyouarerelocatingduetoworkcommitmentsorfamilyties,you’llbealongsidethemajorityofapplicants.Agreencardholder,forinstance,canapplyforanimmigrationvisaforaspouse（配偶）or(unmarried)child.AUSemployercanapplyonbehalfofanon-nationalperson,andtherearefivepreferencecategoriesforcompaniessponsoringimmigrationvisas,themajorityofwhichrequireexceptionalskills,master’strainingorexperienceofaparticularprofession.Ifyouarebeingsponsoredbyanemployer,yourspouseandanychildundertheageof21canapplyforimmigrationvisasalongsideyou.Temporaryworkervisas,ontheotherhand,aretypicallyeasier,butstillnotnecessarilyeasy,toobtainandallowforlimitedstays.FindingaccommodationThethreelargestcitiesinthecountyareAnaheim,anindustrialcenter,SantaAna,10milesfromthecoastwithaperfectsafetyrecord,andIrvine,anwealthyplannedcitywithanumberofhighlyregardedschools.Ifyou’relookingforametropolitanlifestyle,expecttopayanaverageof1,600USDinrentforaone-bedroomapartmentinthecitycenter,risingto2,900USDamonthforafamily-size,three-bedroomapartment;anapproximate600USDpremium（溢价）onsimilarapartmentsoutsideofthecitycenter.Ifyouwouldliketosettleoutsideofacity,thereareanumberofsuburbsinOrangeCountywithplentytoofferyoungprofessionalsandfamilies.PerhapsoneofthemostrenownedisNewportBeach,notedasoneofthecleanestbeachesinthecountyandfamousforitsmanyrestaurantsandfantasticschools.Ifyou’relookingforaninlandtown,AlisoViejoisanexcellentoption.Thiscompact（紧凑的）towniseasytonavigateandisidealforyoungfamilies.1、IfyouwanttogetaUSimmigrationvisa,youmustmeetoneoftherequirementsthat________.A．youshouldhaveanunmarriedchildB．youremployershouldbeanon-nationalpersonC．yourspouseshouldbealawfulpermanentresidentD．youshouldbequalifiedforfiveimmigrantvisapreferencecategories2、ItcanbeinferredthatfindingaccommodationinOrangeCountydependson________.A．asettler’ssponsor B．asettler’sprofessionallevelC．asettler’scompanylocation D．asettler’sneedsandthetypeoflifestyle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）ItwasthefirsttimeinfouryearsthatmydaughterKatehadbeenabletohaveaface-to-facechatwithherChinesegrandfatherthroughWeChat.Hergrandfather1showedushisapples.Kateeagerlyaskedwhenshecouldeatthem.Sinceherbirth,wecan’t2timetotakeherbacktoChina.Yearafteryear,hergrandfatherwouldsaveusaboxofthe3applesjustincasewevisited.Theywerekeptinthecoldstore4andtheymusthavebeensweet.Ivividlyremembermyfirst5ofanapplepickedstraightfromthetree.Afewweeksafterthe6,whennewblossoms(花)begantoappearonthetrees,anidea7Kate’sgrandfather.Ifwecouldn’ttakeour8backthisyear,hewouldtaketheapplestous.He9theladder(梯子),carefullyexaminingblossoms.Thosethat10hisexaminationwerepickedoffthetrees.Whentheblossoms11smallapples,hecoveredeachapplewithaspecial12consistingofthreelayers,whichwould13theyoungapplesfrombrownspotsandalsohelpthem14anevencoloring.Severalweekspassedandtheappleswerealmostready.Hespentdays15theouterlayersofthebags.Theinnerredlayersremained.Iftheywereremovedtooearly,thefruitswouldbedamagedbythesunlight.Oncetheyadaptedtothe16,heremovedthefinallayers.Fromhis17,hestillkeptoneboxofhisfinestapplesbutthistimehewas18todeliverthemhimself.19forhispassportandvisaapproved,hedelicately20his2-kilogrambagofbestapplesandheadedforScotland.1、A．carefullyB．proudlyC．secretlyD．briefly2、A．devoteB．costC．spendD．afford3、A．biggestB．sourestC．ripestD．finest4、A．waitingB．expectingC．growingD．working5、A．touchB．sightC．biteD．purchase6、A．interviewB．discussionC．chatD．appointment7、A．amusedB．occurredtoC．crossedD．appealedto8、A．fatherB．motherC．sonD．daughter9、A．climbedB．designedC．madeD．fixed10、A．escapedB．passedC．failedD．lost11、A．burstintoB．gaveoutC．grewintoD．letout12、A．paperB．bagC．sheetD．package13、A．protectB．discourageC．hideD．cover14、A．winB．achieveC．acknowledgeD．undertake15、A．stickingB．applyingC．carryingD．removing16、A．sunB．weatherC．climateD．air17、A．treeB．harvestC．experimentD．product18、A．accustomedB．advisedC．engagedD．determined19、A．InstructionsB．RecreationsC．ApplicationsD．Reservations20、A．packedB．filledC．emptiedD．delivered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）语篇语法填空Asanoldsayinggoes,“Friendsarelikewine,theolder,thebetter.”Becauseofthat,nowadaysmanypeoplethinkoldfriendstobe1．(important)thannewones.Forexample,iftwopiecesofadvice2．(give)tosolveaproblem,onefromanewfriendandtheotherfromanoldfriend,peoplealwaystendtochoosethelatterone,althoughthenewfriend’sadvicemaybebetter.I,however,3．(agree)withtheoldsaying,believingthatnewfriendsarenot4．(necessary)worsethanoldfriends.Why?Becausethe5．(long)oftimecannottellwhetheryourfriendshipisbetterornot.Onceyoucallsomeonefriend,hemustbeaperson6．isreliableandwhoseinterestsareincommonwith7．(you).Maybeafriend’soutsidelook8．(change)allthetime,buttheinsidecharactersofhimandhisinterestswon’tchangeatall.Itisjusttheseunchangeablecharactersandinterests9．makehimafriendtoyou.10．,onthispoint,thereisnodifferencebetweenoldfriendsandnewones.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短文。短文中共有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。Ioftengotoaweekendschool、Sodidmanyofmyclassmates、Thisseemspopularamongstudents、Goodweekendschoolshaveexcellentteacherswhichhelpusimproveourstudies、Besides,wegettoknowstudentsfromanotherschoolsandlearnabouttheircampusoflife、Soeverycoinhastwosides、Ourschoolworkisalreadyaheavyburden、Extralessonoftentakeuptoomuchofourtime、Inaddition,paylotsofattentiontotheextralessonswillaffecttheirschoolsubjects、WemayalsofindourselvesverytiredonMondaystoconcentrateonthelessonsinourownschool、、Weshouldthinkseriouslyaboutthisissueandmakebestuseofourtime、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你学校刚刚成立了太极社团，请给对中国武术感兴趣的交换生John写封邮件邀请他加入，内容包括：1.练习太极的好处；2.报名方式及截止日期；3.表示愿意进一步提供帮助。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：太极社团TaiChiClub;武术：martialarts___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________