2023学年河北省滦县二中高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷（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．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees__________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．wouldhavegrownC．needn’thavegrown D．wouldgrow2．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid3．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any4．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．aslongasB．evenifC．asifD．nowthat5．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．as B．whoC．whom D．whose6．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize7．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced8．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy9．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith10．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough11．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a12．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating13．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof14．---Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.---___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder15．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout16．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant17．Thecompanybegantoproducesilkunderwearlastyear,mostof________importedtoEurope.A．itB．themC．thatD．which18．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working19．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay20．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch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）SingaporeSwimmingLessonsMysonwasawaterphobicbutherecentlywontheswimmingcompetitionheldbyhisschool!Threeyearsago,myfamilyandIwereinvitedtoahousewarmingparty.Myson,whodidn'tknowhowtoswim,accidentallyfellintotheswimmingpoolwhilehewasplayingwiththeotherkidsaroundthepoolsidearea.Helookedatmeandshoutedforhelpcontinuously,scaredtodeath.IfeltsohelplessasIwasn'tabletoswimaswell.IdecidedtosignmysonaswellasmyselfupforprivateswimminglessonthroughHappyFishSwimSchool.Theinstructorwaspatientandfriendlyandhelpedmysonovercomehisphobicofwater.Now,myentirefamilyisabletoswimandwestillheadtothepooleveryweek!From:MrsCheng(Bedok,Singapore)OurswimmingInstructorOurswimminglessonsareconductedbyprofessionalswimminginstructorscertifiedbySingaporeSportCouncil(SSC)andSingaporeSwimmingTeachers'Association(SSTA).TheyarefullytrainedinCPRandLife-Savingskillstoensurethesafetyofallstudents(thatmeansyou).WhyShouldn’tYouLearnSwimmingwithHappyFish?*WehaveapowerfulteachingsystemtoconductALLswimminglessons.Thiswillsaveyourtimeandunnecessarycostsoflearningfromdifferentinstructorsandendingupbeingnogood!*Youmaychooseyourpreferredtimingandlocationforyourswimminglesson.Learnhowtoswiminspiteofyourbusyschedule.*Weorganizegroupswimminglessonsatalmostallpublicswimmingpools.Meetnewfriendsandlearnnewskillsatthesametime!*Wealsoprovideswimminglessonsatyourconvenience.Youcanbeassuredof100%attentionfromyourpersonalswimminginstructorthroughoutyourlesson.Wewilltraveltoyourdesignedlocationatyourpreferredtimingtoconductswimminglessonsjustforyou.Hurry!Joinusforthefuninthewatertoday!1、Theunderlinedpart"wasawaterphobic"inthelettermeans_____________A．hadtobefarawayfromwaterB．especiallylikedtodrinkwaterC．hadastrongfearofwaterD．hadaparticularinterestinwater2、AletterfromMrsChengisusedto_____________A．showthenecessityforthechildrentolearnswimmingB．adviseparentstotakegoodcareoftheirchildrenC．warnpeopletobecarefulwhenlearningtoswimD．showtheimportanceofmakinggoodpreparationsbeforelearningtoswim3、Whatisstressedintheparagraph"OurswimmingInstructor"?A．Thetrainingquality.B．Thelife-savingmethods.C．TheswimmingcertificatesD．Thesafetyguarantee.4、Wecanlearnthatchangingprogramsandinstructors_____________A．canoftenhelpyoumakerapidprogressB．canoftenhelpyousavealotofmoneyC．isencouragedbyallswimmingprogramsD．mightcostyouunnecessarymoney5、Accordingtothetext,thegroupswimminglessons_____________.A．areorganizedatpersonalswimmingpoolsB．canhelpyoumakemorenewfriendsC．areonlyprovidedattheappointedplacesandtimeD．aretooexpensiveforordinarypeopletoafford22．（8分）Recentlyastudy，ledbyPedroHallaloftheFederalUniversity，suggeststhatnearlyathirdofadults，31%，arenotgettingenoughexercise.Thatratesofexercisehavedeclinedishardlyanewdiscovery.Sincethebeginningoftheindustrialrevolution，technologyandeconomicgrowthhavehelpedtocreateaworldinwhichtakingexerciseismoreandmoreanoptionratherthananecessity.ButonlyrecentlyhaveenoughgooddatabeencollectedfromenoughplacestocarryoutthesortofanalysisDr.Hallalandhiscolleagueshaveengagedin.Therearecommonthemesindifferentplaces.Unsurprisingly，peopleinrichcountriesarelessactivethanthoseinpoorones，andoldpeoplearelessactivethanyoungones.Lessobviously，womentendtoexerciselessthanmen—34%areinactive，comparedwith28%ofmen.Butthereareexceptions.ThewomenofCroatia，Finland，IraqandLuxembourg，forexample，movemorethantheirmalecountrymen.Maltawinstheraceformostslothfulcountry，with72%ofadultsgettingtoolittleexercise，andSwazilandandSaudiArabiaareinclosebehind，with69%.InBangladesh，just5%ofadultsfailtoexerciseenough.Surprisingly，sixAmericansintenareactiveenoughaccordingtoDr.Hallal’sstudy，comparedwithfewerthanfourintenBritish.Thesehighratesofinactivityareworrying.Humanbeingsseemtohaveevolvedtobenefitfromexercisewhiledeliberatelyavoidingitwhenevertheycan.Inastateofnatureitwouldbeimpossibletolivealifethatdidnotprovideenoughofit.Butthatisnolongerthecase.Actuallylackofenoughactivitythesedayshasnearlythesameeffectonlifespanassmoking.1、WemaylearnfromParagraph1that________.A．thedeclineofexerciseratesisnewlydiscoveredB．thestudysuggests31%offemaleadultsgettoolittleexerciseC．theindustrialrevolutionhaschangedthewaypeoplelivetosomedegreeD．thegoodenoughdatahasbeencollectedfromonlyonecountry2、Accordingtothestudy,womenofLuxembourg________.A．havelittletimetoexerciseB．hatetogetregularexerciseC．takemoreexercisetoloseweightD．exercisemorethanmenintheircountry3、Theunderlinedword“slothful”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“________”．A．lazyB．richC．powerfulD．unpopular4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BenefitsofTakingExerciseB．Ne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