河南南阳华龙区高级中学2023学年高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷（含答案解析）

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．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave2．Thestadium________standsatheatrewillbereconstructed.A．besidewhich B．forwhichC．when D．which3．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup4．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup5．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which6．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut7．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving8．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall9．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned10．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a;the C．a;a D．the;a11．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't12．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway13．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot14．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch15．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have16．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong17．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when18．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent19．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar20．_______naturallybytheskinwhenexposedtosunlight,VitaminDisneededforhealthybones,teethandmuscles.A．Making B．TomakeC．Made D．Make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）It'scomfortingtothinkifyouweresomehowswallowedbyawhale,you'dsimplyhangoutinhisstomachuntilheeventuallyspatyouout,unharmedandwhole.Unfortunately,yourchanceofendingupinthistypeofsituationisprettylow.In2012reporterBenShattuckreadtherecordsattheNewBedfordWhalingMuseumResearchLibrary.Despitehisextensiveresearchatoneofthemostcomprehensivewhalingarchives(档案),hefailedtofindasinglereportofanyoneeverbeingswallowedalivebyawhale.Hefoundplentyofreportsofwhalerswhowerebittenorinjuredbythecreatures,andseveralwhodiedafterfightingwithawhale,butnonerelatedtoswallowing.Withwhales'largemouths,itcertainlyseemspossiblethatawhalecouldswallowsomeonewhole,sowhyisitsounlikely?Baleenwhales,orwhaleswithoutteeth,aresomeofthelargestcreaturesontheplanet.Despitetheirmassivesize,baleenwhalescouldnevergetyouintotheirbelliesthankstotheirrelativelysmallesophagus(食道).Thesewhalesaredesignedtoeatsmallseacreatures,andtheopeningintheirthroatisonlyaboutaslargeasabasketball,soyou'dnevermakeitthatfar.Butwhatabouttoothedwhales?Spermwhaleseatwholeseals,soyoucouldeasilyfitdowntheirthroatsandintotheirstomachs.However,onceyoureachedthefirstofthespermwhale'sfourstomachs,yourjourneywouldprobablyendquickly.Notonlywouldthewhale'sstomachacidmakequickworkofyou,butyou'dexperienceadistinctlackofairontheinside.Actually,you'remorelikelytogeteatenorinjuredasyoutrytomakeitpastthespermwhale'ssharpteeth.Plentyofwhalers,havefoughtwithspermwhalesandlosttheirhandsorlivesduetothesemeanteeth.1、WhatdidBenShattuck'sresearchin2012show?A．Manypeoplehadbeenkilledbywhales.B．Onlyasinglewhalehadswallowedpeople.C．Whaleshadoftenbeeninjuredbywhalers.D．Nowhaleshadbeenfoundswallowingpeople.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutbaleenwhalesinthistext?A．Theyhaveonlyafewteeth.B．Theylikebigseacreaturesbest.C．Theyhaverelativelysmallesophagus.D．Theyarethelargestanimalsintheworld.3、Whatisthemostlikelytoolforspermwhalestoinjurehumans?A．Theirthroats.B．Thefourstomachs.C．Theinsideofthestomach.D．Themeanteeth.4、Whatmaybethebesttideforthetext?A．WillWhalesKillHumans?B．CanWhalesSwallowPeopleAlive?C．DoWhalesonlyEatSmallCreatures?D．HowCanPeopleResearchonWhales?22．（8分）MovieNightsattheMuseumbringsyouclassicmoviesinaclassiclocation.Eachfilmhasbeenchosenforitsconnectiontoanareaofourknowledge.Westartthismovieseasonwithocean-inspiredcinematocelebratethearrivalofthenoblebluewhaleintheMuseum’stypicalhall,thesitefortheseries.Sogetyourpopcorn,takeyourseat,andsettleinforMovieNightsattheMuseum.JawsDidyouknowthatgreatwhitesactuallyfindthetasteofhumanfleshnottasty?However,thislegendaryStevenSpielbergthrillerseesagiantgreatwhitesharkcausedestructionontheshoresofaNewEnglandbeachtowninthemid-1970s.FreeWillyDidyouknowthatthekillerwhaleisnotawhale?It’sactuallyadolphin.Inthisheart-warming90sclassic,orphanJessemakesfriendswithatrappedkillerwhaleanddoeswhateverittakestoreturnhimtohisfamilyandoceanhome.FindingNemoContrarytopopularbelief,fishareactuallygoodatrememberingthings.FollowyoungclownfishNemo,takenunexpectedlyfromhisGreatBarrierReefhome,andhisfatherandforgetfulpartnerwhogoonabravejourneytofindhim,inthischarmingDisneyadventure.TheLittleMermaidInthisclassicDisneytaleofamermaidprincesswhodreamsofbecominghuman,Arielfallsinlovewithahandsomeprince,muchtothesadnessofherfatherandlong-sufferingfriends.Butdidyouknowthatafishisactuallybrownandflat,withbotheyesononesideofitsbody?Ticket:£28,Member:£25.1、Inwhichmoviedofishmemorizethingswell?A．Jaws.B．FreeWilly.C．FindingNemo.D．TheLittleMermaid2、Whohelpsawhalereturntohishome?A．Ariel.B．Jesse.C．Nemo.D．Steven.3、Whowillmostlikelybeinterestedinthepassage?A．Ascientistonfarming.B．Adirectorofwarmovies.C．Ateenagerlikingoceanlife.D．Afarmerhatingcruelanimals.23．（8分）Scientiststhinkthatgrowinggardengrasscouldbethesecrettosolvingourenergyneeds,andwemaysoonbeabletoreplaceourgasolinewith“grassoline”.Theteam,includingexpertsfromCardiffUniversityinWales,hasshownthathydrogencanbetakenfromgrassinusefulamountswiththehelpofsunlightandacheapcatalyst(催化剂)—somethingthatspeedsupachemicalreactionwithoutbeingusedup.Itisthefirsttimethatthishasbeenshownanditcouldleadtoasustainable(可持续的)wayofmakinghydrogen,reportedAsianNewsInternational.Thiscouldbeanimportantkindofrenewableenergybecauseitishighinenergyanditdoesnotgiveoutharmfulgaseswhenitisburned.Studyco-authorMichaelBowkersaid,“Thisisreallyagreensourceofenergy.Hydrogenisseenasanimportantfutureenergycarrierastheworldmovesfromfossilfuelstorenewableenergy,andourresearchhasshownthatevengardengrasscouldbeagoodwayofgettingit.”Cellulose(纤维素),whichisakeypartofplantsandthebiopolymer(生物聚合物)foundinthelargestnumbersontheearth,couldbeagreatsourceofhydrogen.Initsstudy,theteamlookedatthepossibilityofgettinghydrogenfromcelluloseusingsunlightandasimplecatalyst.Thisiscalledphotocatalysis(光催化作用)andinit,thesunlightstartsthecatalyst,whichthenmakescelluloseandwaterintohydrogen.Theresearchersstudiedtheeffectivenessofthreemetal-basedcatalysts,ofwhichnickel(镍)especiallyinterestedtheresearchers,asitisamuchmorecommonmetalthangoldandpalladium(钯)anditsavesmoremoney.AccordingtoBowker,producinghydrogenfromcelluloseusingphotocatalysishasnotbeenstudiedindetail.Theteam’sresearchshowsthatlargeamountsofhydrogencanbeproducedusingthismethodwiththehelpofabitofsunlightandacheapcatalyst.Thestudyshowsthatitiseffectivetouserealgrasstakenfromagarden.“Thisisimportantasitavoidstheneedtoseparateandcleanupcellulose,whichcanbebothdifficultandcostly,”saidBowker.1、Whatareneededtogethydrogenfromgrass?A．Acatalystandpalladium. B．Waterandcellulose.C．Sunlightandabiopolymer. D．Sunlightandacatalyst.2、Whyisthenewwayofmakinghydrogenconsideredsignificant?A．Itischeap,greenandsustainable.B．Itisthebesttoproducetherenewableenergy.C．Itismoreproductiveandefficientthanothermethods.D．Itcanreplacethewaytomakefossilfuelscompletely.3、Whydoesnickelinteresttheresearchersinmakinghydrogenfromcellulose?A．Itcanproducethelargestamountofhydrogen.B．Itcanavoidseparatingandcleaningupcellulose.C．Itismorecommonthanothermetalsandcostsless.D．Itworksquickerthanothermetalsduringphotocatalysis.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusmainlyinthispassage?A．Catalyststhatcouldbetakenfromgrass.B．Anewwayofmakinghydrogenfromcellulose.C．Thepotentialofhydrogenasarenewableenergy.D．Theconnectionbetweenhydrogenandphotocatalysis.24．（8分）WhenTVnewsprogramsreportwarsordisasters,theeditorsrarelyusethemosthorrifyingpicturesofdeadorwoundedvictimsbecausetheydon’twanttoupsettheirviewers.Evenso,viewersareusuallywarnedinadvancethatthey“mayfindsomeofthesedisturbing”sotheycanlookawayiftheychoose.Butthemenandwomenwhosejobsaretorecordthosescenes--theTVcameramen—havenosuchchoice.Itistheirdutytowitnessthehorrorsofthewarandrecordthem,nomatterhowhorrifyingandunpleasanttheymaybe.Consequently,itisoneofthemostdangerous,exposedandemotionallytaxingjobthattheworldoffers.Today,thedemandfortheirworkisrising.Theexplosionofsatellitebroadcastingand24hournewsinrecentyearshavecreatedanalmostinsatiable(无法满足的)demandforTVinformation.ButmajorbroadcastersandtheTVnewsagencies--suchasReutersandWTN---haveneverhadenoughstafftomeettheworldwidedemandforup-to-datepictures,soincreasinglytheyturnto“Freelance”TVcameramen.Thesefreelancecameramenareindependentoperatorstiedtonoparticularorganization.Theywillworkforanycompanywhichhiresthemforjustafewhoursorforseveralweeksinawarzone.Butifafreelancecameramanisinjuredinthecourseofthejob,theTVcompanyisnotresponsibleforhim.Thefreelancermustsurviveonhisown.“TVwillalwaysneedhard,vividmovingpictureswhicharefresh,butthesecompaniesfeeluncomfortablewithlargenumbersofemployeesontheirbooks,”explainsNikGrowing,onceforeigneditorforBritain’sChannel4NewsandnowaBBCnewspresenter.“Byhiringfreelancers,theycanbuyintheskillstheyneedonlywhentheyneedthem.Italsoenablesthemtocontractouttherisk,”hesays.1、Theunderlinedword“taxing”inPara1mostprobablymeans_________.A．demandingB．strikingC．satisfyingD．encouraging2、TVnewsagenciesturntofreelancecamerameninorderto_______.A．saveexpensesandavoidriskB．getfirsthandinformationandpicturesC．lookforpicturesthatareoffinequalitiesD．buythehorrifyingpicturestheyneed3、Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_______.A．TVcameramenshouldbegivenbetterchoiceofworkB．TVcameramenarebeingchallengedbythefreelancersC．TVcameramenhavetowitnessdisastersandkillingwhethertheylikethemornotD．TVcameramenhavetocontractouttherisksfortheircompanies4、Theauthorofthepassageshowshis_______thefreelancecameramen.A．respectforB．sympathytoC．ignoranceofD．admirationto25．（10分）Supercomputerswhichcananalysebloodsamplesandpredictwhichpatientsarelikelytobecomeseriouslyillcouldsavetensofthousandsoflivesayear,itwasrevealedlastnight,accordingtoTheDailyExpress.Theartificialintelligence(AI)system,developedatUniversityCollegeLondonandsettobepilotedinNHShospitalslaterthisyear,willscreen“atrisk”patientssodoctorscantakeearlyactiontopreventdeathorseriousillness.ProfYoung,aconsultantsurgeonatSouthendUniversityHospital,said:“Iamsoexcitedaboutthisformoftechnology.”Insteadofpeoplegettingsickordyingbecausetheyarenotpickedupintime,thiswillallowustostepinearlierwhichwillsavelivesandanenormousamountofmoney.“IthinkthepotentialofAIinhealthcarelikethisisasbigastheIndustrialRevolutionwas—andsignalsacompletelynewexampleinthewaywemanagehealthcare.”ThetechnologyisthebrainchildofDrVishalNangalia,aconsultantattheRoyalFreeHospitalinLondon.HeusedAItoanalyseabillionstoredbloodsamplesfrom20differentUKhospitaltrustsdatingbackupto12years.Computersassessbloodtestresultsbypickingupsubtlechangesinredandwhitebloodcells,suggestingapatientisgoingdownhill.Hefoundthetechniqueforecastoutcomesofpatientswithkidneyproblemswithupto95percentaccuracy.Traditionalmethodshighlightingseriouspatientconcernspickedupasfewas16percentofpatientswhowentontodie.“Thisgivesustheopportunitynotonlytosavelivesbuttopreventseriousillness,makingthehealthservicenotonlysaferbutmoreefficient.”ProfYoungsaid,“Insteadofwaitingforpeopletogetworse,wewillbeabletotreatthemearlier.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“screen”inParagraph2mean?A．comfort. B．treat.C．spot. D．nurse.2、Howdosupercomputershelpsavelives?A．Bystoringbloodsamples.B．Byanalyzingpatients’cases.C．Byobservingchangesinbloodcells.D．Byassistingdoctorswiththeiroperations.3、WhydidProfessorYoungmentiontheIndustrialRevolution?A．ToshowtheinfluenceofAI.B．Tostresstheimportanceofhealthcare.C．Tointroducethetopicofsupercomputers.D．Topresenttheachievementhehasaccomplished.4、Whatdoweknowaboutthenewtechnology?A．Ithelpspatientsrecoverearlier.B．Ithashelpedsavethousandsoflives.C．Itwillpromotethehealthservicegreatly.D．Itisintendedforpatientswithkidneydiseases.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）AlwayswishedtheEarthhadasecondmoon?Thenyouwillbe1tohearthattheChengduAerospaceScienceInstitutehasplanstolaunchmultipleminimoonsoverthenextfewyears.Similartoour2satellite,thelightoftheartificialorb(球体)willbeobtainedfromthesunand3toEarthbyitsmirror-likecoating.Accordingtoitsdesigners,the4oflightbeingreflectedcanbecontrolledfromEarthandthelightcanevenbe5,ifnecessary.Whilethemultipleminimoonswillcertainlyappearpicturesque,theirmainpurposeistoconserve6TheChengduAerospaceexpertsclaimtheminimoon'sdusk-likeglowwillallowthegovernmenttoeventually7costlystreetlightsincities.TheyestimatethatusingtheartificialsatellitetolightupChengdu'sstreetsatnightwill8thecity1.2billionyuananally.Sincetheorb'slocationcanbe9moved,itcouldalsobeusedtoshinelightoverdisaster-struckareasthathavelost10Oncethefirstminimoonis11successfully,theexpertsplantolaunchthree12ones.Together,thesatellites,whichwilltaketurnsdependingontheir13inrelationtothesun,areexpectedto14anareaof3,600to6,400squarekilometers.Whiletheorbswillbe15throughatelescopefromanywhereontheglobe,theirrealbeautywillonlybeseenbyvisitingChengdu.Officials,16,believetheywillbeahugetouristattraction,helpingimprovethecity's17.Asisoftenthecasewithmajor18,someexpertsareconcerned.They19thatthemoonswillimpactonthesleeppatternsofhumansandanimals.However,officialsbelievethesatelliteswillcauselittle,ifany,20.1、A．pleased B．surprised C．alarmed D．relieved2、A．traditional B．unique C．natural D．famous3、A．carried B．reflected C．introduced D．transformed4、A．colour B．speed C．source D．amount5、A．sentout B．switchedoff C．givenaway D．turneddown6、A．resources B．animals C．farmland D．space7、A．rebuild B．expand C．improve D．remove8、A．bring B．leave C．save D．cost9、A．hardly B．easily C．frequently D．normally10、A．money B．home C．contact D．power11、A．travelling B．appearing C．working D．signaling12、A．additional B．special C．bright D．colourful13、A．size B．importance C．position D．function14、A．pickup B．takeup C．holdup D．lightup15、A．reliable B．visible C．available D．testable16、A．therefore B．however C．otherwise D．moreover17、A．population B．education C．evolution D．conflict18、A．drawback B．breakthroughs C．technology D．economy19、A．doubt B．conclude C．worry D．agree20、A．disturbance B．destruction C．satisfaction D．discussion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）语法填空SmilingSmileisauniversallanguage,whichiswidelyusedthroughouttheworld.1．,themeaningofasmileindifferentculturesmaybedifferent.Dependingondifferentcultures,smilingcanexpressjoyand2．(amuse),butitcanalsoindicateembarrassment.Thefollowingexamplesshowthispointofview:Inanattempttobeopenand3．(friend),peopleintheUnitedStatessmilealot.EveryonesmilesateachotherandthisnonverbalcommunicationshowsbeingpoliteintheUnitedStates.ButinChina,smilingisnotonly4．expressionofhappiness,butalsoawaytoavoid5．(laugh)at.Chinesepeoplelikesmilingwhentheyareembarrassedinordertoavoidembarrassment.Smilingisakindofgoodwillbutnotsneer(嘲笑).Forexample:Whenachild6．(fall)offfromabike,theadultsinChinamaysmile,7．isakindofgentleencouragementandmaynotbeakindofimpolitelaugh.Related8．thesmileisthelaugh.Also,differentcultureshavedifferent9．(meaning)aboutlaugh.Americanscanenjoyaveryheartfeltbelly(腹部)laughthatcomesfromthedeepestemotionswhilemostChinesemaythink10．sillytolaughthatway.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。DearsirorMadam,I’mLiHua,apassengeronaflightnumberBA793ofyourcompany.ItooktheflightfromAmericaJanuary3,2017.Unluckily,Ifindoneofmysuitcaselostattheairport.HereIameagerwritingtoyoutoaskforhelp.Thesuitcaseisablackmid-sizedonewithmynametaggingonthehandle,whichcontainsmanyimportantpersonalfilesandsomescientificmaterial.Ittookmemuchtimesandenergytogetthembuttheyarevaluableinmyscientificstudy.Beside,therearesomepresentswhichIboughtthemformyfriendsandfamilymembers.I’mlookingforwardtohearinggoodnewsfromyou.Yourstruly,