2023学年肥西县高考英语二模试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding2．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely3．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked4．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that5．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why6．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat7．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever8．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill9．Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．administrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation10．Somewomenagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome，buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily．A．mustmake B．shouldhavemade C．wouldmake D．couldhavemade11．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar12．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need13．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that14．---I’llpayavisittoHongKong.Wouldyoumindkeepinganeyeonmyhouse?---Notatall.______.A．I’drathernot B．I’dbehappyC．I’venotime D．I’dliketo15．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse16．Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmoments________wecanonlykeepsilent.A．who B．whichC．when D．why17．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit18．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．after D．before19．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore20．UsuallyBeijingRoastDuck_____togetherwithspecialpancakes,greenonionsandsweetsauce.A．wasservedB．willserveC．isservedD．served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）ToimproveChineseonourcampus,severalprogramswillbeorganized.Hereissomeinformation.LanguagePartnerProgramTheaimofthisprogramistopromoteChineselanguagestudyforAmericanstudents,throughthisprogram,nativespeakersofChinesecanhelpourChineselanguagestudents,whocanhelpstudentsorscholarsfromChinawiththeirEnglishinexchange.Ifinterested,pleasecontactYuanLu,yuan-lu-2@TheChineseCornerTheChineseCornerisanon-threatening,pleasantplaceforfacultyandstudentswhowanttopracticetheiroralChinese.Learnersofalllevelsarewelcometojoin,sincewehavetopicssuitableforeachlevel.AttheChineseCorner,youcanmakefriendswithChinesestudentsandexchangeopinionsonculturalissues.Youwillsurelylearnsomethingneweverytimeyoucome!WewelcomewhoeverwantstospeakChinese.Contactperson:BoSun,bo-sun@TheChineseHostFamilyProgramThepurposeofthisprogramistohelpourAmericanstudentstogainfirst-handexperienceofChineseculture,lifestyle,customs,andconventionsthroughestablishingfriendshiprelationswithChinesefamilies.StudentswhojointhisprogramwillbeinvitedbytheirChinesehostfamilytojointheirfamilyactivitiesonaregularbasis.Pleasesignupforthisprogram.Cross-UniversityChineseLanguagePerformanceCompetitionThiscompetitiongivesstudentsinandoutsideofIowaagreatopportunitytoshowtheiroralChineseproficiencyaswellastheirtalentinperforming.Asmanyasfouruniversitieshaveparticipatedinthecompetition,includingTheUniversityofIowa.Eachuniversitypresentsasetofprograms,andthenparticipantsareawardedprizesatanawardsceremony.Mid-AutumnFestivalCelebrationTheChineseProgramhostsanannualcelebrationfortheMid-AutumnFestival.Weinviteallstudentsandfacultymemberstojoinourparty.YouwillmeetChang’e,thegoddessoftheMoon,learnabeautifulChineselegendarystoryandtastemooncakesaswellasotherChinesefood.IfyouknowsomeChinesecharacters,youmaywinaprize!Comeandjoinus!Formore,pleaseseetheFlyer.1、IfyouhavedifficultywithEnglish,whatwillyouprobablydo?A．AttendtheMid-autumnFestivalcelebration.B．GototheChineseCorner.C．ParticipateinLanguagePartnerProgram.D．ContactaChinesehostfamily.2、IfyouwouldliketodisplayyourspokenChinese,whichwillyousignupfor?A．ChineseLanguagePerformanceCompetition.B．TheChineseCorner.C．TheChineseHostFamilyProgram.D．LanguagePartnerProgram.3、Thepassageisintendedfor________.A．AmericanseniorhighstudentsB．AmericanuniversitystudentsC．ChineseseniorhighstudentsD．ChineseuniversityStudents22．（8分）Ihaveayoungerbrother.Tome,heisafourteen-year-oldkidnamedJoe,withblondhairandblueeyes.Toothers,heisdifferent.WhereIseeakidwhojustneedsalotmoreattention,othersseeamentallydisabledboy,akidwhocannotwalkortalkorthinkforhimself.Iseesomeonewhojustmakesdailyroutineabitlessroutine.Othersseeanannoyance,Iabother.ThisisnottosaythatIhaveneverfeltresentful(怨恨的)towardJoe.Heismybrother,andwiththatcomesresponsibility.“Gina,couldyoustayintonightandwatchyourbrother?”“Gina,domeafavorandfeedhimdinnerandchangehisdiaper(尿布)later,please?”“CouldyoucomehomerightafterschooltodayandgetJoeoffthebus?”ThesearephrasesthatIhaveheardsinceIwastwelve.Andsure,theyhavemademeresentmybrothertoacertainextent.Iwouldthink:that’snotfair!Everyoneelsecanstayafterandbeamemberofthisclub,orgetextrahelpfromthatteacher.Or,allmyfriendsaregoingouttonight,whycan’tI?And,howcomeIhavetofeedhim?Heisnotmyson!However,thesmallamountofresentmentIfeeltowardmybrotheriserasedathousandtimesoverbywhatIhavelearnedfromhim.Besidesmakingmeresponsiblefromayoungage,andhelpingmebemoreacceptingofallkindsofpeople,hehastaughtmetobethankfulforwhatIhave.IknowthattherearemomentsinmylifethatIshouldcherishandthatJoewillneverexperience.Hewillneverlaughsohardthathecries.Hewillneverfeelthegloryofastraight-Areportcard.Hewillnevercomfortabestfriendcryingonhisshoulder.Andhewillneverknowhowmuchhisfamilylovehim.Becausehewillneverknow,itisuptometoknow,everysecond,howluckyIam.Itisuptometorealizethatlifeshouldbelivedtoitsfullest,andthatyoushouldalways,alwaysbegratefulthatGod,orwhoeverarethepowersthatbe,gaveyoutheabilitytoliveyourlifethewayyouweremeanttoliveit.1、WeknowfromthefirstparagraphthatGina'sbrother__________.A．causestroubletoneighbours B．paysmoreattentiontoothersC．liveswithmentaldisability D．considersdailyroutineabother2、IfMotherasksGinatolookafterherbrothernow,whatwillsheprobablyanswer?A．I'mafraidnot. B．Noproblem！C．Itdepends. D．It'snotfair！3、Thepassageintendstotellusthatweshould_____________.A．valuethegloryofsuccess B．appreciatewhatlifegivesusC．comfortunfortunatepeople D．treasuremeaningfulmoments23．（8分）Untilrecently,voicecloning—orvoicebanking,asitwasthenknown—wasacustomizedindustrywhichservedthoseatriskoflosingthepowerofspeechtocancerorsurgery.Synthesizing（合成）avoicewasalongandexpensiveprocess.Itmeantrecordingmanyphrases,eachspokenmanytimes,withdifferentthehistoryoftheKidPassblogemotionalemphase（s重音）andindifferentcontexts(statement,question,commandandsoforth),inordertothetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlinecoverallpossiblepronunciations.Notanymore.Softwareexiststhatcanstorepiecesofrecordedspeechwhichismerelyfivemillisecondslong,eachmarkedwithaprecisepitch（音高）.Thesecanbeputtogethertomakenewwords,andadjustedindividuallysothattheyfitharmoniouslyintotheirnewsonichomes.Thisismuchcheaperthanconventionalvoicebanking,andpermitsnovelusestobedeveloped.ThisyearVivoTextplanstoreleaseanappthatletsusersselecttheemphasis,speedandlevelofhappinessorsadnesswithwhichindividualwordsandphrasesareproduced.Mr.Silbertreferstotheemotivequalityofthehumanvoiceas“theultimateinstrument”.Yetthispoweralsotroubleshim.VivoTextlicensesitssoftwaretoHasbro,anAmericantoymakerkeentosellincreasinglyinteractiveplaythings.Hasbroisaware,Mr.Silbertnotes,thatwithoutsafeguardsanaughtychildmight,forexample,typeimpolitewordsonhismother’ssmartphoneinordertoseeayoungersiblingburstintotearsonhearingthemspokenbyatoyusingmum’svoice.Moretroubling,whentestedagainstvoice-biometricssoftwarelikethatusedbymanybankstoblockunauthorizedaccesstoaccounts,morethan80%ofthefakevoicestrickedthecomputer.AlanBlack,oneofFestvox’sdevelopers,thinkssystemsthatrelyonvoice-IDsoftwarearenow“deeply,fundamentallyinsecure”.Dr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesaskedvolunteersifavoicesamplebelongedtoapersonwhoserealspeechtheyhadjustlistenedtoforabout90seconds.Thevolunteersrecognizedclonedspeechassuchonlyhalfthetime(ie,nobetterthanchance).Theoutcome,accordingtoGeorgePapcun,anexpertwitnesspaidtodetectfakerecordingsproducedasevidenceincourt,istheappearanceofatechnologywith“enormouspotentialvaluefordisinformation”.Asmightbeexpected,countermeasurestorecognizesuchdeception（欺骗）arebeingdeveloped.NuanceCommunications,amakerofvoice-activatedsoftware,isworkingonalgorithms（算法）thatdetecttinyskipsinfrequencyatthepointswhereslicesofspeecharestucktogether.Adobe,bestknownasthemarkerofPhotoshop,animage-editingsoftwaresuite,saysthatitmayadddigitalwatermarkstospeechsynthesizedbyavoice-cloningsoftwarecalledVoCoitisdeveloping.Suchtechnologymayhelpcomputersrecognizesuspiciousspeech.Evenso,itiseasytoimaginethechaosthatmightbecreatedinaworldwhichmakesiteasytoputauthentic-soundingwordsintothemouthsofopponents—betheycolleaguesorheadsofstate.1、Paragraphs1and2aremainlyabout.A．significantelementsinfluencingvoicecloningB．possibleapplicationsofvoicecloninginrealityC．complexitiesofcreatingasyntheticcopyofavoiceD．differencesbetweentraditionalandexistingvoicebanking2、What’sHasbro’sattitudetowardsVivoTest’snewapp?A．Optimistic.B．Conservative.C．Unconcerned.D．Subjective.3、TheexperimentcarriedoutbyDr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesshowsthatvolunteers.A．identifiedclonedspeechinabout45secondsB．preferredarealspeechtoavoicesampleC．provedonlyalittlehardertofoolthansoftwareD．foundithardtousethesoftwaretorecordtheirvoices4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Investmentsshouldbeincreasedtoadvancevoicecloning.B．Long-termmeasuresshouldbetakentopopularizetheideaofvoicecloning.C．Disagreementsamongfirmsaboutthewaytotreatvoicecloningaregettingserious.D．Problemsofvoicecloningareunavoidabledespitetheeffortsthathavebeenmade.24．（8分）Arecordof6.15milliontripswasmadebyChinesemainlandtouriststooverseasdestinationsduringtheseven­daySpringFestivalholiday，whichendedonThursday，accordingtotheChinaNationalTourismAdministration.'Thatisanincreaseof7percentcomparedwithlastyear'sSpringFestival.About374,000tripswereorganizedbytravelagencies，a2.5percentincrease.Theadministrationalsoreportedgrowthfromindividualandhigh­end(高端的)travelersandsaidthatinadditiontotopandcoastalcities，inlandcities—suchasthoseintheGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion—becameimportantsourcemarkets.WithmanyChinesenowtravelingabroadforSpringFestival，theirchoiceofdestinationshasexpandedalongwiththeirgrowinginterestinforeignculturesandservices.“Chinesetouristsareincreasinglywillingtoexperiencelocalculturesandservices，includingstayinginprivatehomes，appreciatingplantsandwatchingmonkeysinhotsprings，”LiXuejing，theagency'smarketingmanager，said.AChinesetouristsurnamedGuo，whowasvacationingonanislandinthePhilippines，said：“Inowpaymoreattentiontorelaxationandenjoymentduringtheholidaysinsteadofshoppingorchoosinggiftsforrelatives.”AnotherchoiceisBritain.Thoughthedevaluation(货币贬值)ofthepoundisafactor，Britain'srichhistoryandfamouseducationtraditionhavecaughttheeyeofChinese.1、HowmanytripsweremadetoforeigncountriesduringtheGoldenWeekofthisSpringfestivalholiday?A．6,150,000.B．2,500,000.C．7,000,000.D．374,000.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeinlandcitiesinGuangxi?A．They'rereportedtohavebecomeimportantattractions.B．They'refamousforallkindsofplantsandmonkeys.C．Theyhavethebesthotspringintheworld.D．Theybelongtocoastalsourcemarkets.3、WhatwouldMissGuodoonhervacationaccordingtothetext?A．Goshoppingforgifts.B．Studyforeigncultures.C．Relaxandenjoyherself.D．Chatwithherrelatives.4、Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A．Aguidebook.B．Anewspaper.C．Ascientificmagazine.D．Anadvertisement.25．（10分）NeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedprey（猎物）hasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey'velosttheelementofsurprise.Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled"iCow",whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers.TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle'sdeath.TheAfricanlionisavulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds."Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietly,andcarefullytotheirprey,getclose,andjumponthemunseen,"hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit.Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjustapromisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,equippedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredators（捕食者）andprey.1、TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto.A．killthelionsB．scareoffPredatorsC．identifycattleD．havefun2、Whenhunting,lionsliketo.A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vulnerable"meaninthethirdparagraph?A．badlybehavedB．likelytoattackC．easilycheatedD．easilydamaged4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．NeilJordangottheinspirationfromthepatternsonbutterflywings.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudy,morecattlewerekilled.C．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.D．Thefarmerswillcontinuetotaketheirrevengeonthelions.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）Thelittleboyturnedtotheoldwomannexttohim,‘‘Granny,areyousureIdon’thaveenoughmoney?’’Shenodded.Thelittleboywasstill1thedoll(洋娃娃)inhishand.Iwalkedtowardhim,2whohewishedtogivethisdollto.“Sister.ShewassurethatSantaClauswouldbringadolltoher.”ItoldhimthatmaybeSantaClauswoulddoso.Butherepliedtome3.“No,SantaClaus(圣诞老人)can’tbringittoher4sheisnow.Ihavetogivethedolltomymommysothatshecangiveittomysisterwhenshe5there.MysisterhasgonetobewithGod.DaddysaysthatMommyisgoingtoseeGodverysoontoo,6Ithoughtshecouldtakethedollwithhertogiveittomysister.’’Thelittleboylooked7atme,“ItoldDaddytotellMommynottogoyet.IneedhertowaituntilIcomebackfromthemall.I8shedidn’thavetoleaveme,butDaddysaysthatshehastogotobewithmylittlesister.”Thenhelooked9atthedollwithsadeyes.Iquickly10formywallet.“Let’scheckagain,justincaseyoudohaveenoughmoneyforthedoll!”“OK.IhopeIdohaveenough.”Iaddedsomeofmymoneyto11withouthimseeingandwestartedtocountit.Therewasenoughforthedolland12somesparemoney.“ThankyouGodforgivingmeenoughmoney!”Helookedatmeand13,“IwantedtohaveenoughmoneytobuyawhiteroseformyMommy,butIdidn’tdaretoaskGod14toomuch.ButHegavemeenoughtobuythedollandawhiterose.Mymommyloveswhiteroses.”15Irememberedalocalnewspaperarticletwodaysago,mentioningadrunkmaninatruckhitacar16byayoungwomanandalittlegirl.Thelittlegirl17rightawayandthemotherwas18Twodays19thisencounter(偶然相遇)withthelittleboy,Ireadinthenewspaperthattheyoung20hadpassedaway.1、A．raising B．holding C．hiding D．tearing2、A．considering B．understanding C．watching D．asking3、A．proudly B．hurriedly C．sadly D．angrily4、A．where B．what C．who D．when5、A．comes B．finds C．goes D．leaves6、A．so B．for C．but D．as7、A．down B．on C．to D．up8、A．think B．wish C．imagine D．find9、A．then B．sadly C．again D．now10、A．reached B．looked C．searched D．charged11、A．myself B．him C．his D．them12、A．still B．yet C．also D．even13、A．nodded B．added C．laughed D．showed14、A．to B．for C．in D．on15、A．Now B．Therefore C．However D．Then16、A．occupied B．controlled C．attacked D．owned17、A．left B．died C．came D．killed18、A．knocked B．treated C．left D．kept19、A．after B．since C．until D．before20、A．man B．girl C．boy D．woman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）RecentlyLindahasn’tfeltherself.Shewasareallygoodstudent,buthergrades1．(fall)sincethreemonthsago.Thisisbecauseshesometimeshastrouble2．(put)herheartintoherstudy.Shealsorefuses3．(talk)withteachersandfriends.What’sworse,shefeels4．（tire）allthetimebuthas5．(difficult)infallingasleep.Herbehaviorattractshermother’sattention.Hermotherasksher6．happenstoher,butshejustcries.As7．matteroffact,Lindaissufferingfromclinicaldepression(临床抑郁症).Whatisclinicaldepression?Itcanbedescribedasamoodwhichis8．lowthatitaffectsyourdailylifeseriously.Thefirstsignsofitinteensare9．(poor)schoolreportsthanbefore,learningdifficultiesandstayingawayfromclassmatesandteachers.Ifyouhavethesesigns,don’tworry.Itisnotsodifficulttodeal10．clinicaldepression.Therearemanyeffectiveways,suchasmedicine,smalltalk,moreexerciseandabalanceddiet.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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Therearemanyhurricanesoccuraroundtheworldeveryyear、Knowingwhattododuringahurricaneisofgreatimportanttosurvive、Listeningtotheweatherforecastsothatyouknowwhenahurricaneiscoming、Ifahurricanewarningisissued,stopdoingwhateveryou’rebusywith,whichisalwaysthemostefficientwaytoavoidcaughtinahurricane、Ifyouwerewalkingoutside,stopandfindashelterunderwhichcanprotectyoufromahurricane、Ifyouareinyourcarwhenahurricanecomes,remaininitandturnontheengine,waitinguntilthehurricanediesdown、Ifyouareinsideyourhouse,doremembertoclosethewindowsanddoorsuntilyouaresurewhenthewindisnotthatstrongenoughtoblowitopen、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）广西即将迎来广西壮族自治区成立60周年庆典，许多外国友人将到南宁旅游参观。请用英语简要介绍南宁，内容需包括以下：1．地理位置，面积：6500平方公里，人口：约740万；2．气候及环境；3．旅游及交通等。字数：100字左右。可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________