2023年云南省楚雄市古城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．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand2．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded3．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless4．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．asfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．asif5．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.6．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive7．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though8．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute9．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom10．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that11．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．appropriately D．merely12．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where13．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown14．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever15．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft16．Theteachertoldthechildren______quietinthemuseum.A．keepB．keptC．keepingD．tokeep17．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely18．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout19．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．asmuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．astwicemuch D．twiceasmuch20．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach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）WiththeaverageAmericangoingthroughmorethan700poundsofpaperperyear,manyfirmsarelookingforwaystodiscouragetheiremployeesfromover-usingtheofficeprinter.ToshibaAmericanBusinessSolutionshascomeupwithanalternativeidea.Ithasintroducedthee-STUDIO4508LP,aprinterthatgivesuserstheoptiontoprintwitherasabletoner(墨粉)一allowingasinglepieceofpapertobereusedseveraltimes.Toreuseapieceofpaper,theprinterbasicallyusesthesameprocessasanormalprinter,butinreverse(反过来），saidBillMelo,chiefmarketingexecutiveforToshibaAmericaBusinessSolutions.Paperprintedwiththeerasabletonerisfedbackintotheprinter,superheated,andthetonergetsremovedandputinadiscard(丢弃）tank.Thereareacoupleofcatches.Alloftheprintoutsusingtheerasabletonerhavetobeinblueink,whichistheonlycolorinwhicherasabletonerisnowavailable.Andthecompanysaidthatpeoplemaywanttostopreusingtheprintoutsafterfivetimesthroughtheeraserbecausesmalltracesoferasedtextwillbuildupovertime.The$15,420printerisaimedatofficesandschools，wherethereareoftenlargenumbersofprintoutsthatoutlivetheirusefulnessquickly.Withtheerasabletoner,it’spossibletoloadanyshort-livedhandoutsbackontotheprintertobeerasedandthenreused.Still,convincingcustomerstocommittoerasabletonerisn’talwayseasy.Melosaidnotallitscustomerswerehappyaboutonlyhavingtheerasableoption.Themodel,Melosaid,shouldbetterservetheneedsofthosewhowanttobeenvironmentallyconsciousbutalsomayneedsomethingmorepermanentonoccasion.1、What’sspecialaboutToshiba’sprinter?A．It’slow-priced.B．It’sfashionable.C．It’slightweight.D．It’seco-friendly.2、What’sthekeytomakingtheprinterwork?A．Adiscardtank.B．Lightcoloredink.C．Specialwritingpaper.D．Ahighenoughtemperature.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“catches”inParagraph4mean?A．Theories.B．Problems.C．Differences.D．Characteristics.4、Howdidthepublicrespondtotheprinter?A．Theyaskedformorepatterns.B．Someexpresseddissatisfaction.C．Someworriedaboutitsrecycling.D．Theyconsideredithardtooperate.22．（8分）WhenemergencyworkersarriveatanoldfirehouseinNewYorkCity,thewaytheygreeteachotherisnotwhatyoumightexpect.Thesefirstresponderssay,"NiHao!""NiHao"means"hello"inMandarinChinese.Firstrespondersarethefirstemergencyworkerstoarriveatafire,trafficaccidentorotheremergency.Somefirstrespondersarefirefighters,whileotherscanbeEmergencyMedicalTechnicians.InBrooklyn,NewYork,over20firstrespondersarestudyingMandarinChineseforabouttwohoursaweek.Theclassisthefirstofitskind.ItisofferedbytheNewYorkCityFireDepartmentFoundation.TheU.S.CensusBureaurecentlyreportedthatsomeNewYorkneighborhoodsaremadeupmostlyofimmigrants.SomepeoplehavepredictedthattheChinesecommunityislikelytobecomeNewYork'slargestimmigrantgroup.TheythinkthecitywillhavethelargestChinesecommunityoutsideofAsia.TheCensusBureaualsofoundthatalmost200languagesarespokeninthecity.So,knowingdifferentlanguagesisimportant,especiallyifyouareafirstresponder.Lieutenant(中尉,少尉)SteveLeeispresidentoftheFireDepartment'sPhoenixSociety.Hesaysthatfirstrespondersmustbeabletocommunicatequicklyandeffectivelywhenanemergencyhappens.Heexplainsthatfirstrespondersenterneighborhoodsandcommunitiestoassistregardlessofwheretheyarefrom.Manytimesfirstrespondersdonotspeakthesamelanguageasthepeopletheyarecalledtohelp.Headdsthatitisvital,orveryimportant,thatfirstrespondersareabletocommunicatewiththepeoplecallingforhelp.Withouthelpfromhomeownersandothers,Leeadds,discoveringexactlywhereafireisburningcanbearealproblem.Firstrespondersneedtoaskquestionssuchas"Whatbuilding?Whataddress?Whatapartment?"Andthemostimportantquestion,"Isthereanybodyleftinthebuildingandwhere?"1、WhoarefirstrespondersaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Peoplefirstlearningthedisaster. B．Personsleadingtheemergencyrescue.C．Rescuersfirstreachingthedisaster D．Peoplefirstfindthedisaster.2、WhyarethefirstrespondersinNewYorkstudyingtheChineselanguage?A．ToshowrespecttotheChineseimmigrants.B．TolearnaboutChineseculturesmuchbetter.C．TomeettherapidgrowthofChinesepopulation.D．TofindabetterjobinChinesecommunity.3、Whatdofirstrespondersconcernmost?A．Theplacewherethefireoccurs. B．Thepeopletrappedinthefire.C．Thelanguagetocommunicate. D．Thedistancecoveredtothefire.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．MandarinBeingaMustforEmergencyWorkersB．NewYork'sEmergencyCrewsLearningMandarinC．LanguageProblemDisturbingFirstResponders'WorkD．ImportanceofLanguagesUsedinEmergencyRescue23．（8分）Anewkeyboardcantellwhetheryouareitsowner.Thekeyboardrecordsinformationaboutthetypingpatternandsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthetypingpatternandsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthepatternmatchestherightuser,Ifnot,analarmsounds,andthecomputerlocksthetypistout.Itlocksoutanyoneelse,evenifthanpersonknowspassword.What’smore,thisdeviceneedsnobatteries.Itharvestsallthepersonknowsyourpassword.What’smore,thisdeviceneedsnobatteries.Itharvestsalltheenergyitneedsfromtheactionofyourtyping.Besides,thekeyboardisalsoself-cleaningandthekeysarefreeofdamagefromwater,oilanddirt.Thekeysofthenewkeyboardaremadeofthesameinexpensiveplasticthatmightbefoundonanyotherstandardkeyboard.Butinsteadofbeingsmooth,thekeyshavemillionsoftinyplasticnanowires（纳米线）ontheirsurfaceareatoeverykey,increasingthegffectivecontactareabetweentheplasticsandfingers.Thisensuresthatthere’senoughpowertorunthekeyboardassomeonetypes.LimingDai,ascientist,didnotworkonthenewkeyboard,buthethinksthedesigncouldbeimportantingettingbetterperformancefromavarietyofdevices.“Itcouldalsobeappliedtoatouchscreen,forinstance,”Daisays.“Thensmartphonesandnotepadscouldharvestenergyfromtheactionofsomeonetypingordrawing.”“Futureworkmightmakethekeyboardevenmoreuseful,”Daiadds.“Alaterdesignmightbuildtinycapacitors（电容器）ontothenanowires,”hesuggests.Capacitorsarelittledevicesthattemporarilystoreelectriccharges.ThosemightthenLEDstolightaKeyboardinthedark.ZhonglinWangisaco-designerofthenewkeyboard.Histeamhasbuildaworkingmodelofthekeyboard.“Ifacompanydecidestofund（投资）itsproduction,thiskeyboardcouldbeinstoresinaslittleastwoyears,”saysWang.1、Howdoesthenewkeyboardtellwhetheryouareitsowner?A．Bycheckingtherightuser’spasswords.B．Bysendingalarmstoacomputerprogram.C．Bymatchingthetypingpatterntotherightuser.D．Byrecordinginformationaboutthetypingpattern.2、Whyaretheremanynanowiresonthesurfaceofthekeys?A．Tomakethekeysbeautiful.B．Tohelpproducepower.C．Tomakethekeyssmooth.D．Toimprovethespeedoftyping.3、What’sDai’sattitudetothenewkeyboard?A．Unconcerned.B．Positive.C．Doubtful.D．Critical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ANewKeyboardMadeofNanowires.B．ANewKeyboardPoweredbyTyping.C．ANewKeyboard’sFuture.D．ANewKeyboardEntirelyOwnedbyYou24．（8分）VisaMedicalAppointmentForyourappointmentyoumustbring·Yourvalidoriginalpassport.Drivinglicenseisnotaccepted.·HAPID(体检号)andyoure-MedicalReferralLetter.·Prescriptionglassesorcontactlenses.·Anyspecialist’sreport／saboutyourmedicalcondition.Atvisamedicalassessment·Aphoneinterpreterwillbemadeavailableuponrequest.·Youwillberequiredtochangeintoamedicalshirtprovidedforyourvisamedicalassessment.WerecommendthatfemaleapplicantsNOTwearadressorclothingwhichisdifficulttoremovetotheappointment.·Ifyouarehavinganx-ray，youwillbeaskedtoremoveallnecklacesandneckchainsandtielonghairback.Werequestvaluablesnotbebroughttotheassessment.Changeroomsandlockerswillbeavailabletostoreyourbelongings，includingyourmobilephonewhichmustbekeptinalockerduringyourassessment.ImportantinformationforyourappointmentBloodTestYouarerequiredtohaveabloodtest，pleaseeatanddrinkasnormalbeforeyourappointment.Thereisnoneedtofast.ArrivingforyourappointmentPleasearriveontimeforyourappointmentandallowapproximately2hoursforyourassessmenttobecompleted.PregnancyIfyouarepregnant，pleasecallourcontactcentreon1300794919asitmayaffectyoubeingabletoproceedwiththeassessment.Menstruation(生理期)Ifyouhavebookedyourappointmentwhenmenstruating，pleasegoonlinetorescheduleyourappointmentsoitfalls4—6daysafteryouhavefinishedmenstruating.FormoreinformationPleasevisitourwebsite.auBupaMedicalVisaServicesCustomerService1、Whatshouldapplicantstakefortheappointment?A．Drivinglicense.B．Passportcopy.C．MedicalReferralLetter.D．Sunglasses.2、Whatisrequiredtododuringthex-ray?A．Totakeoffalljewellery.B．Tohavelonghaircut.C．Tohaveonformalclothing.D．Totakeamobilephonealong.3、Whichisthespecialinformationforwomen?A．Eatinganddrinkingasnormal.B．Keepingsecretaboutthepregnancy.C．Allowingatleasttwohoursforthetest.D．Delayingtheappointmentduetomenstruation.25．（10分）HaveyoueverbeentoFrancebefore?Itisnotonlyacountryofgreatfood,fashionandart.It’salsohometothemostinfluentialpaintersintheworld.EdouardManetHewasoneofthefirstartiststopaintmodernlife.Hebegantopaintinhisownstyle,butstillusedsomeofCouture’stechniqueslikethicklinesanddarkcolors.HewasgreatlyinfluencedbyClaudeMonetandBertheMorisot,whichcanbeseeninhisuseoflightshades.MostofhispaintingshadscenesofdailylifeonthestreetsofParis.HisworksincludeOlympiaandTheAbsintheDrinker.CamillePissarroInhisearlyyears,Pissarropaintedscenesofariverorapathfrommemory.AftermeetingClaudeMonetandPaulCezanne,whopaintedinamorerealisticstyle,hechangedhiscoursetoImpressionism.Duringhiscareer,heexperimentedwithvariousstyles,andfinallyformedhisownone.HisworksincludeOldMarketatRouenandSunsetatSt.Charles.VincentvanGoghHehadahugeinfluenceonartinthe20thcentury.Hisearlyworksweremostpaintedinsombertones.However,influencedbyMonet,Pissarro,andBernard,headoptedbrightercolorsinhisworks,andstartedcreatinghisowntechniques.Althoughhehadproducedmorethan2,000worksofart,theartistsoldonlyonepaintingduringhislifetime—RedVineyardatArles.HisworksincludeThePotatoEaters,StarryNightandBedroominArles.ClaudeMonetHewasthefounderoftheImpressionistmovementandcompletelychangedtheFrenchpaintinginthe19thcentury.Althoughhefirststartedbysellingcharcoalcaricatures（木炭讽刺画）inParis,hesoonstartedpaintingwithoilaftermeetingEugeneBoudin,whotaughthimtouseoilpaintsandalsoencouragedhimtopaintoutdoors.Andthenhepaintedwithhisownstyle.HisworksincludeImpression,SunriseandTheWaterLiles.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutEdouardManet’spaintings?A．Theyreflectedthechangesoflife.B．Theyweremainlyaboutdailylife.C．Theywereallpaintedinbrightcolors.D．TheywerepaintedinMorisot’sstyle.2、WhichpaintingwassoldbyVincentvanGoghinperson?A．ThePotatoEaters.B．BedroominArles.C．RedVineyardatArles.D．StarryNight.3、What’sthecommonpointofthefourpaintersfromthetext?A．Allofthemweregivenmanyawardsintheirlife.B．Allofthemweretaughtbysomefamouspainters.C．Allofthemhadagoodtasteindeliciousfood.D．Allofthemhadtheiruniquestylesinpainting.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）Whydoyoungadultchildrenbecomeindependentsomuchlaterthantheydidin1970，whentheaverageageofindependentlivingwas1?Whyhavereducedclasssizesandincreasedper-pupilexpenditures(花销）not2higheracademicachievementlevels?Whyisthementalhealthoftoday’skidssopoorwhen3withthatofchildreninthe1960sandbefore?Whydotoday’s4becomedefensivewhentoldbyteachersthattheirchildrenhavemisbehavedinschool?Theanswerintwowords:parental5Thosetwowordsbestsummarizethe6between“old”childraisingandnew,post-1960sparenting.Then,theoverallphilosophywasthatparentswerenottobe7involvedwiththeirkids.Theywereavailable8crisis,buttheystooda(an)9distancefromtheirkidsandallowedthemtoexperiencethebenefitsofthetrial-and-errorprocess.Itwasthechild’s10,backthen,tokeephisorherparentsfromgettinginvolved.Thatwas11childrenlearnedtoberesponsibleanddetermined.Today’sparentshelptheirkidswithalmosteverything.Theseareparentswhoare12whenitcomestoanunderstandingoftheirpurposeintheirkids’lives.Theirinvolvementleadsthemtopersonalizeeverythingthathappenstotheirkids;13,thedefensiveness.Butgiventhatschoolsandmentalhealthprofessionalshavebeenpushingparentinvolvementfornearlyfourdecades,theconfusionanddefensivenessare14.Universityresearchersanalyzedthreedecadesofdatarelatingtoparentparticipationinchildren’sacademics.Theirconclusions15whatI’vebeensayingsincethe1980s:parentalhelpwithhomework16achild’sacademicachievementandisnotreflectedonstandardizedtests.Parentswhomanageachild’ssociallifeinterferewiththe17ofgoodsocialskills.Parentswhomanageachild’safter-schoolactivitiesgrowkidswhodon’tknowhowto18theirownfreetime.Parentswhogetinvolvedintheirkids,19withpeersgrowkidswhodon’tknowhowtoavoidmuchlesstrouble.Thesekidshaveanxietiesandfearsofallsortsanddon’twanttoleavetheir20Andtheirparents,whenthetimecomes,don’tknowhowto____beingparents.Youcanimaginewhatwillbecomeoftheirfuture.1、A．countedon B．resultedin C．touchedon D．takenin2、A．associated B．linked C．compared D．matched3、A．parents B．adolescents C．psychologists D．youths4、A．assistance B．protection C．involvement D．preference5、A．differences B．similarities C．choices D．relations6、A．slightly B．passively C．highly D．fairly7、A．incaseof B．inspiteof C．inviewof D．infearof8、A．equal B．safe C．long D．short9、A．fault B．turn C．job D．attitude10、A．when B．how C．why D．what11、A．confused B．disappointed C．amazed D．satisfied12、A．however B．still C．yet D．thus13、A．unreasonable B．changeable C．understandable D．avoidable14、A．confirmed B．convinced C．realized D．reflected15、A．decides B．lowers C．helps D．stimulates16、A．appearance B．performance C．establishment D．development17、A．value B．devote C．fill D．save18、A．communication B．conflicts C．cooperation D．competitions19、A．start B．ignore C．consider D．stop20、A．home B．school C．career D．profession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）OnceIwasplayinginthewoodswhentheskystartedtoturndarkandthewindstartedtoblow.Isawabigblackcloud1．(move)towardsme.Suddenly,Ifelttherainhittingmyface!Actually,itwaspouring!ThenIsawlightninginthesky.Andlater,BOOM!!!Aloudclapofthunder!ThenIsawalittleoldhutandraninside.Itsmelledawfulandthewallswereshaking,butitwas2．(good)thannothing!Outside,thewindwashowlingandthingswereflyingaround.Ijuststoodinthecorner,coldandscared.3．(lucky)mydadcameandfoundme.Iwassafe!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。DearAlice,Iamdelightedtohearthatyouwillcometomycityforsightseeing、Iwaswritingtoyouexpressingmywillingnesstomakearrangementforyourtour、Asfortheaccommodation,Ihavetheoptionofeitherstayinginmyhomeorinahotel,thatIcanreserveforyouinadvanceifyoulike、However,I'dliketohelpyouworkatravelschedule、Intheway,couldyoudomeafavorandpurchaseaCoachpursethoughitdoesn'tbotheryou?Withmymother'sbirthdayapproached,Iwishtopresentittoherasabirthdaygift、I'mlookingforwardtomeetingyousoon、Ihopeyouwillhaveafunhere、Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，再过100天你就高中毕业了。写一封信给你的美国外教Joyce，感谢她这一年来对你学业