广西来宾市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须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked2．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered3．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving4．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted5．Kunmingiscalled“SpringCity”,butit_____snowinwinter.A．shall B．can C．must D．might6．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from7．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that8．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen9．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．after D．before10．—Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Bob?—MothertoldmeI________behomeby9:00pm,orshewillbeworried.A．mustB．mightC．canD．may11．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup12．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared13．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track14．Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo15．______flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate______17thanniversaryofHongKong’sreturntoChina.A．A;/ B．A;theC．The;the D．/;the16．______metomorrowandI’llletyouknowthelabresult.A．Calling B．Call C．Tocall D．Havingcalled17．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then18．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn19．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely20．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched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）Thesnowyowl(雪鹗)isawhite-coloredowlwithmanyuniquecharacteristics.Thisbirdbearsapurewhiteappearance(onlythemale),witharoundedhead,andblackbill.Whilethemaleisactuallyapurewhiteindividual,thefemaleandyoungoneshaveadarkerappearancewithduskyspots.Thefemaleowlneverattainscompletewhitenessinherlifetime.Asyoungowlsgetolder,theygetwhiter,losingtheirheavystripes(条纹)anddarkspots.Thisbirdisbetween18to20incheslong.ItsWingspanis49to59inches.Itweighsbetween3.5to6.5pounds.ThesnowyowllivesintheregionsofGreenland,Iceland,Canada,andthenorthernpartsofUSA．CarolusLinnaeuswasthefirstpersontoclassifythisbird.ApartfrombeingtheheaviestowlinNorthAmerica,itisalsotheofficialbirdofQuebec.Itisknownbyothernamessuchas“theArcticOwl”or“theGreatWhiteOwl”.Thereasonforthisbird’sadaptationtothecoldtemperaturesoftheArcticCircleisitssplendidlybeautiful,white,andthickfeathers.Thesefeathershelpittosurvivetheextremecoldanddevelopaperfectcamouflage(伪装)inthe“white”ofitsArctichabitat.Thesnowyowlisaverypatienthunter,anditcansitinoneplaceforhours.Giftedwithgreathearingandkeeneyesight,itisknowntobeanefficientandcleverhunter.Itisnotdifficultforittotrackdownitsprey,whichmightbebarelyvisibleunderthickplantsorsnowcover.Beforesoaringoffinpursuit,thebirdwaitspatientlyandidentifiesitspotentialprey.Oncethepreycomeswithintheproperrange,itlaysitsattackwithitssharp-hookedclaws.Ithuntsbothduringthedayandatnight.1、Whatcanweconcludeaboutthesnowyowlfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisabirdwithpurewhitefeathers.B．Itisabirdwhichisbigandheavy.C．Ithasawhiteappearancewithblackspots.D．Thefemaleowliswhiterthanthemaleone.2、WhycanthesnowyowladapttothecoldclimateoftheArcticCircle?A．Thankstoitslivingareas.B．Becauseofitsspecialfeathers.C．Asaresultofitsclevermind.D．Owingtoitsstrongwings.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“trackdown"mean?A．chaseB．findC．attractD．recognize4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thebriefintroductionofthesnowyowl.B．Thesnowyowlistheheaviestbirdintheworld.C．ThesnowyowlisfirstclassifiedbyCarolusLinnaeus.D．ThedifferencebetweentheArcticowlandthesnowyowl.22．（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）Whenmengettogether,theyseldomtalkabouttheirfeelingsorinnerthoughts.However,theytalkaboutalot,liketheirnewestcomputer,howtorepairtheircar,orevenbusiness.Talkmightmovetothebestplacetofindfishorwomen,jumptocomputergames,thencontinuetothesportoftheseason.Theyalsoliketotelljokeseachotherandspendafairamountoftimeplayingone-upandboasting(吹牛).Menseldomcalleachothertochat.Whenmanmeetswoman,heusuallywantstomakeagoodimpression.Manysinglementryhardtocarryonamusing,fun,andpleasantconversations.Theyuseconversationtodiscoverherinterestsandfeelingsinordertolearnhowtobeattractivetoher.Somemen,eitheroutofnervousnessorignorance,spendmostofthetimetalkingaboutthemselves,oftenappearingtobragabouttheirachievementsortalkendlesslyabouttheirproblemsorwork.Eventhequietestmantalkstohiswomanwhenloveisnew.Whenwomengettogether,theytalkaboutfeelingsandrelationships,theirworkandtheirfamily.Theyenjoytalkingbutalsowantthegiveandtakeoftalk,thenlisten.Womenoftencalleachothertochat.Conversationisanimportantpartofmostwomen’s1ives.Asrelationshipsprogress,however,manyamanturnsonthetelevisionandforgetshowtotalk.Thisraisesangerandcryfromhiswomanpartnerwhosays,“Younevertalktomeanymore.”Somemenstarttalking.Many,however,mainlydiscusstheirownachievementsandproblems.Whenthewomanstartstalkingaboutherfavoritesubjects:feelings,family,relationships,friendsandherwork,manymenloseinterestorbringtheconversationbacktothemselves.Prettysoon,themanisbacktostaringatthetelevisioneachnight,wonderingwherehisrelationshiphasgone.Thewomanistalkingtoherfriends,mom,sister,orneighbor,oftenaboutthatveryrelationshipandhowsheishurting.1、Whatcanweknowaboutmenfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Theyliketotalkaboutpracticalmatters.B．Theyarewillingtoexpose(暴露)theirinnerthoughts.C．Theyprefertotakeadventuroustravels.D．Theyoftencalleachothertochataboutwork.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedpart“bragabout”inParagraph4?A．Showoff. B．Dreamabout.C．Putforward. D．Carefor.3、Whatisthesametopicinbothmen’sandwomen’stalk?A．Family. B．Work.C．Friends. D．Jokes.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Howamanmakesagoodimpressiontoawoman.B．Goodrelationshipbetweenmenandwomen.C．Talking,thewomen’smaintoolincommunication.D．Mentalk;womentalk;dotheytalktogether?24．（8分）I’vebeenresearchingmyfamilytreesince1998，andI’velongbeencuriousaboutDNAasawaytolearnmoreaboutmyroots.Thetechnologyhascomealongwayinthelastdecade,andit’sbecomemoreaffordabletoo.Finally,IwentaheadandorderedaY-DNAtest.TheresultscameinmyemailinboxfromtheDNAlab!WhenIloggedintoseetheresults,thereare29livingpeopletodaywithwhomIshareacommondirectmaleancestorinaboutthelast1,000years.TheyliveinIreland,England,Scotland,SouthAfrica,theUnitedStatesandprobablyelsewhere.Ihadtwoclosematches,andtherestweremoredistant.TheybothliveinIreland!WhatmakestheconnectiontothesetwomensointerestingisthatmostIrishgenealogical(族谱的)recordswereburnedinfiresinDublinanddon’texisttoday.Withoutthem,it‘shardtotraceIrishrootsanyfurtherbackthanthe1800s.I’vewrittenemailstobothofthemandhopetohearback!IdidsomemoreresearchonmyY-DNAandfoundmydirectmaleancestorswereCeltics.TheyseemtohavelivedinWesternEuropeatthetimeofAncientRome.MigrationpatternsshowthatmyDNAgrouplikelyoriginatedinWesternAsia,livingthere20,000and30,000yearsago.TherearerelativeswithsimilarDNAgoingthousandsofyearsbackinwhatisnowIran,India,Syria,IsraelandTurkey.IwassoexcitedbytheseresultsthatIdecidedtotracemymotherlylinetoo.MyDNAisalreadyatthelab,sonowIjusthavetowaitanothermonthorso,andI’msuretofindmoreinterestingthings.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofdoingaY-DNAtest?A．TosatisfyhiscuriosityaboutDNA．B．Toknowmoreabouthisancestors.C．Tofindhisfamiliesseparatedlongago.D．TorewritegenealogicalrecordsinIreland.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“matches”inparagraph3?A．friendsB．relativesC．ancestorsD．competitions3、Wheredidtheauthor’sfamilyrootin?A．Ireland.B．WesternAsia.C．AncientRome.D．WesternEurope.4、HowdidtheauthorfeelabouttheresultsoftheDNAtest?A．Inspired.B．Relieved.C．Confused.D．Discouraged.25．（10分）JamesGross,apsychologyprofessoratStanfordUniversity,hasa13-year-olddaughterwholovesmathandscience.“Ithasn’toccurredtoheryetthat’sunusual,”hesays.“ButIknowinthenextcoupleofyears,itwill.”She’salreadybeingpulledoutofclasstodoadvancedthingswithacoupleofotherkids,whoareguys.Andassomeonewhostudieshumanemotionforaprocession,Grosssays,“Iknowastimegoeson,shewillfeelincreasinglylonelyasagirlwho’sinterestedinmathandscience,andbeatriskofnarrowingherchoicesinlifebeforefindingouthowfarshecouldhavegone.’’Gross’concernclearlyshowswhathasbeenatouchysubjectintheworldofscienceforalongtime:Whyaretherestillsofewwomeninscience,andhowmightthataffectwhatwelearnfromresearch?Womennowmakeuphalfthenationalworkforce,earnmorecollegeandgraduatedegreesthanmen,andbysomeestimatesrepresentthelargestsingleeconomicforceintheworld.Yetthegendergapinsciencepersists,toagreaterdegreethaninotherprofessions,particularlyinhigh-end,math-intensivefieldssuchascomputerscienceandengineering.AccordingtoUSCensusBureaustatistics,womeninfieldscommonlyreferredtoasSTEM(science,technology,engineering,mathematics)madeup7percentofthatworkforcein1970,afigurethathadjumpedto23percentby1990.Buttheriseessentiallystoppedthere.Twodecadeslater,in2011,womenmadeup26percentofthescienceworkforce.1、AccordingtoJamesGross,inthenearfuturehisdaughtermay.A．becomeagreatscientistB．feellonelyandhavefewerchoicesC．bepulledoutofclasswithsomeguysD．learnmathandsciencebetterandbetter2、Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A．womenareclevererthanmenincollegeB．menrepresentthelargestsingleeconomicforceC．womenmakeupmorethan50%ofthenationalworkforceD．thenumberofwomengraduatingfromcollegeislargerthanthatofmen3、Howdoestheauthordevelopthelastparagraph?A．Byprovidingexamples.B．Bymakingcomments.C．Byfollowingtimeorder.D．Byexplainingtheprocess.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyItIsImportanttoGetMoreWomenIntoScienceB．JamesGross,ConfusionAboutHisdaughterC．SituationofWomenintheWholeCountryD．FutureofwomenintheWorkforce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）Asspringisapproaching,manysuburbandwellersarechoosingrunningasawaytoquicklyloseweight.They1thetrailsofareaparksandforestpreserves,their2formingwhitecloudsbeforethemoncoldmorningsastheyhuffandpuffthroughtheirexercise3.Butisrunningafastsolutionforweightloss?Accordingtothosewho4inexercisephysiologyandnutrition,theanswerisno.5runningiseffectivein6pounds,this7takesplaceovertimeandrequirespatience.“Thatisprobablyoneofthebiggestproblemsthatpeoplehavewhenstartinganyexercise,”saidKevinDavis,afitnessspecialistandtrainer.“Theydon’tseeresults8andsothey9.”“Inordertogetfullhealth10youneedatleast30minuteseach11,”hesaid.Statisticsfromaresearchgroupthatstudiespeoplewhohavesuccessfullylostweightand12theirweightloss,pointtotheneedtoconsistentlyburn2,800caloriesthroughexerciseeachweekinordertosuccessfullyloseweight.13fast,14runs,weightlossatthislevel15longer,slowerruns.Startingweightalso16asubstantialroleinhowmanycaloriesareburnedduringarun.Forexample,a220-poundmanwhogoesforatwo-milerunwillburnabout150calories,whilea120-poundwomanwillonlyburn82.Inordertoloseapound,thebodyneedstoburnabout3,500calories.A180-poundpersonrunningforfivemileseachdaywilllosearoundfivepoundspermonth.17,asrunnersloseweight,theybegintoburn18caloriespermileandweightlossbeginsto19.Put20,itbeginstotakemoretimetolosemoreweight.1、A．squeezeB．enterC．packD．pick2、A．mouthsB．breathC．atmosphereD．glasses3、A．routinesB．clothesC．journeyD．club4、A．specifyB．merchandiseC．realizeD．specialize5、A．IfB．BecauseC．WhileD．When6、A．losingB．gettingC．keepingD．burning7、A．progressB．procedureC．exerciseD．transformation8、A．rightalongB．rightawayC．rightoffD．rightout9、A．quitB．continueC．leaveD．doubt10、A．interestsB．bonusC．benefitsD．allowance11、A．timeB．dayC．weekD．morning12、A．increasedB．reducedC．protectedD．maintained13、A．WouldratherB．OrratherC．RatherthanD．Otherthan14、A．interestingB．exhaustingC．demandingD．exciting15、A．requiresB．acquiresC．inquiresD．requests16、A．hasB．leadsC．needsD．plays17、A．BesidesB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Furthermore18、A．moreB．lessC．fewerD．faster19、A．pauseB．stopC．sufferD．stabilize20、A．stronglyB．simplyC．clearlyD．heavily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Mr.Brownhadanumbrellashopinasmalltown.Peoplesometimesbroughthim__1．__(break)umbrellas,andthenhetookthemtoabigshopinLondon.They__2．__(mend)there.OnedayMr.BrownwenttoLondonbytrain.He_3．_(forget)totakeanumbrellawithhimthatday.Sittinginfrontofhimwasamanwithanumbrella_4．__(stand)besidetheseat.Whenthetrainarrived__5．__London,Mr.Brownpickeduptheumbrellaasheoftendidduringhisjourneybytrain.Justashewasgettingoff,hewasstoppedbytheman.Hesaid__6．_(angry),“That’s_7．_(I)!”Mr.Brown’sfaceturnedredandhegave__8．_backtothemanatonce.WhenMr.Browngottothebigshop,theshopkeeperhadgothissix_9．_ready.Afteragoodlookateachofthem,hesaid,“You’vemendedthemverywell.”Intheafternoonhegotintothetrainagain.Thesamemanwasinthesameseat.HelookedatMr.Brownandhissixumbrellas,“You’vehada_10．(luck)day,”hesaid.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。HughHenry,anAmerican,usedtobeaddictedwithcoffeebeforecomingtoChina、InspiringbyacanofteagiventohimbyoneofhisChinesefriendin2004,hebegantoenjoyauniqueflavorandcultureofChinesetea、Asfarassheisconcerned,teaprovidesaperfectlywaytounderstandChinaandmakefriends、Henryisverymuchmodestwhilestudyingteaculture、“ThoughI’velearnedmanythingsabouttea,IfeltlikeI’veonlyscratchedthesurface、Iknowmyunderstandingofitshouldgoevendeep、”hesaid,“IalsowanttoencouragemoreAmericanunderstandChineseculture、”第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你从网上得知“国际志愿者协会”(InternationalAssociationforVolunteerEffort)正在面向全球招募志愿者赴印尼义务支教(Indonesia)。你想申请成为志愿者，请给组委会写一封信。要点包括：1.有较强的英语表达能力和沟通交流能力；2.相关经历；注意：1.词数100左右；收尾已给出，不计入总数；2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。DearSir/Madam,IamwritingthislettertoapplyforthejobasavolunteerthatyouhaveadvertisedontheInternet.______________________________________________________________________________________