2023学年江苏省徐州、连云港、宿迁三市高三第二次调研英语试卷（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．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how2．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what3．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion4．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose5．Onlyaftertalkingtotwostudentsthathavingstrongmotivationisoneofthebiggestfactorsinreachinggoals.A．Ididdiscover B．didIdiscoverC．Idiscovered D．discovered6．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof7．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very8．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen9．Hearingthenews,sherushedout,________thebook________onthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.A．left;lainopen B．left;layopenedC．leaving;lieopened D．leaving;lyingopen10．Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajor_____________ofglobalclimatechange.A．Result B．causeC．warning D．reflection11．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith12．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should13．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart14．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.15．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging16．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how17．Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant,oryouwill_____rememberingnothing.A．endup B．takeupC．leadto D．stickto18．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone19．一"Peter,haveyougotyournewflatfurnished?—Yes.I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuyB．haveboughtC．boughtD．hadbought20．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold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）Inafewdecades,AI(ArtificialIntelligence)willoutstrip(超越)manyoftheabilitieswebelievemakeusspecial.Thisisagrandchallengeforourage,anditmayrequireaneffectiveresponse.Withcomputersconqueringwhatusedtobedeeplyhumantasks,whatwillitmeaninthefuturetobehuman?Someareworriedthatself-drivingcarsandtrucksmaydisplacemillionsofprofessionaldrivers,anddisruptentireindustries.ButIworryaboutmysix-year-oldson.Whatwillhisplacebeinaworldwheremachinesconquerusinoneareaafteranother?Whatwillhedo,andhowwillherelatetotheseever-smartermachines?Whatwillbehisandhishumanpeers’contributiontotheworldhe’lllivein?Actually,itallcomesdowntoafairlysimplequestion:What’ssospecialaboutus,andwhat’sourlastingvalue?Itcan’tbeskillslikearithmeticortyping.Norcanitberationality(理性),becausewithallouremotionswehumansarelackingit.Soperhapswemightwanttoconsiderqualitiesatadifferentangle:bravecreativity,irrationaloriginality,evenadoseofplainillogicalcraziness,insteadofhard-nosedlogic.Iamnotsuggestingwegiveuponreason,logic,andcriticalthinking.Infact,justbecauseIthinksohighlyofthevaluesweassociatewithrationality,Idobelievewemightwanttocelebrateabitoftheopposite.Sowemustaimourhumancontributiontothisdivisionoflabortocomplement(补充)therationalityofthemachines,ratherthantocompetewithit,becausethatwillsustainablydifferentiateusfromthem,anditisdifferentiationthatcreatesvalue.Whatshouldwedo?IfIamright,weshoulddevelopacreativespirit,evenirrationalideasasweeducateourchildren.Unfortunately,however,oureducationsystemhasnotcaughtuptothecomingrealityofthisSecondMachineAge.Ourschoolsanduniversitiesarestructuredtomold(塑造)pupilstobemostlyservantsofrationality,andtodevelopoutdatedskillsininteractingwithoutdatedmachines.1、Whatdoestheauthorworryabout?A．Manypeople’slosingtheirjobs.B．Humanbeings’positionintheworld.C．Machines’conqueringhumanbeings.D．Manyautomaticmachines’appearing.2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“theopposite”inParagraph6referto?A．Irrationalbehaviors.B．Reasonableactivities.C．Dangerousmoves.D．Logicthinking.3、Whatshouldwedotodealwiththefuturechallengesfrommachines?A．Trytocopytheirexamples.B．Trytodobetterthanthem.C．Trytodowhattheycan’tdo.D．Trytobesmarterthanthem.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardtoday’seducation?A．Unclear.B．Confused.C．Confident.D．Disappointed.22．（8分）WhenCarsonPalmer,aprofessionalAmericanfootballplayer,hurthisarmafewyearsago,hetookaweekofffromthrowingthefootball.Butinhishead,Palmerpracticedeveryday.Thefollowingweekend,Palmerhadthebestgameofhislife.Formorethanacentury,scientistshavebeentryingtounderstandhowthismentaltrainingworks.Inthe1930s,researchersprovedbyexperimentthatwhenyou'reimagininganaction,yourbrainsendssignalstoyourmuscles(肌肉)whicharetooweaktotightenthemusclesbutmighthelptrainthebodytoperform.Inotherwords,mentalpracticemightcreateapatterninyourhead,likeaninnerhow-toguideforaparticularskill.Sportspsychologistshaveconductedhundredsofstudiescomparingimaginedandphysicalpracticeforactions.Onthewhole,theresearchshowsthatmentaltrainingworks.A2012study,forexample,compared32amateurgolferswhopracticedhittingtheballstoanother32whomerelyheldagolfclubintheirhandsandvisualized（想象）theirswings.Underthesametrainingrules,bothgroupsimprovedtheirskillsbygettingtheballabout4inchesclosertothehole.Visualizationhasadvantagesovertherealthing:Youcandoitanywhere,evenwheninjured.Itissafe-amajorplusforhigh-riskperformerssuchasgymnastsandsurgeons.Andyoucanpracticeforlongerperiodsoftimebecauseyou'renotrestrictedbyphysicaltiredness,That’snottosayit'seasy,we'vehadOlympic-levelathletessittinginourlab,visualizingthemovementsfortwohours,"saysTadhgMacintyre,asportspsychologistattheUniversityofLimerickinIreland.“Whenwe'redone,they’reabsolutelytired.”Itdoesn’tworkforeveryone,though."Ifyou'reanovice,theeffectcanbeharmful,”warnsMacintyre.Ifyou'retryingtovisualizeafreethrow,andyoudon'tevenknowthepropermovement,thenyou'reprobablygoingtomentallypracticethewrongskill.”1、Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthetextby______.A．givinganexampleB．presentinganargumentC．explainingaphenomenonD．makinganassumption2、Whathappenswhenoneisvisualizinganaction?A．Aspecialskillisquicklyacquired.B．AcertainmodelisformedintheheadC．Themusclesgrowincreasinglytense.D．Thebrainsendsstrongmessagestothebody.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"novice"inthelastparagraphmean?A．CoachB．SpecialistC．BeginnerD．Judge4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Athletesarelikelytowingamesthroughimaginedpractice.B．Practicingashillproperlyinmindcanproduceintendedeffect.C．Practicewhethermentalorphysicalhaitsowncharacteristics.D．Scientistshavefoundasalewayforathletestopracticetheirskills.23．（8分）5SecretsofWebTravelSitesBookingatriponanonlinetravelsiteisconvenient,butcomeswithitsownsetofproblems.1.Theyknowwho’sonaMacandwho’sonaPCandwho’sgoingtospendmore.Lastyear,UStravelresearchcompanyOrbitztrackedpeople’sonlineactivitiestotestoutwhetherMacusersspendmoreontravelthanPCusers.Onaverage,MacuserslayoutUS$20-30morepernightonhotelsandgoformorestars,accordingtotheWallStreetJournal.Asaresult,onlinetravelsitessho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nsuresapersonsurviveshunger.C．Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell.D．Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.3、What’sthelikelyresultofdieting?A．Thedecreaseofchemicals.B．Theincreaseoffooddesire.C．Therefusaloffatandsugar.D．Thedisappearanceofappetite.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Thefunctionsofbrainareas.B．Whathungerisallabout.C．Thefindingsoffoodcraving.D．Whatdietingmaybringus.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）It’sasadrealitythatmanyofusfindourselvesjusttoobusytocontributetoourcommunities.Foralongtime,I,too,believeditcosttoomuchintime,moneyand1tomakearealdifference.ButallthatchangedwhenI2mygood-deed-a-dayproject.Mydaughter,Emily,wasmyprimary3.Iwantedtoshowherwecoulddolittlethingstohelpothers,andbe4.Thefirstweek,Iwasn’tsureifIcould5it.IsurfedtheInternetforideas.Oneday,I6ablindmaninthesubwaystation.He7ashethankedme.Anotherday,Ibroughtflowersfrommygardentoa8nursinghome......IcouldonlyhopeIwasarousing9inothers.Afterjustafewdays,10IfounditeasierthanI’dexpected.IknewIwasmakinga/an11.Everyeveningatthedinnertable,I12thatday’sgooddeedtoEmily.Emilybegan13whatI’dstarted.Onawalkhomefromschool,she14toaneighbour’spotofgeraniums(天竺葵),whichhadtoppled(摇晃)inthewind,andsetitright.“Thatwasmygooddeedfortheday!”sheyelled.Anotherday,shehelpedmecollect15fromourneighboursforthefoodbank.Wedroppedoffthefoodand,16wedroveaway,Emilyannounced17thatshewantedtoworkthereoneday.Bythelastweek,IknewI’dchanged.Atfirst,Ihadn’tbeenentirely18thatIcoulddoagooddeedeveryday.Nowitwaspracticallysecond19.IfeltagreaterresponsibilitytotakeactionwhenIsawaneed,20lookingtheotherway.IfeltasthoughI’dawakened,somehow.1、A．energy B．space C．wisdom D．salary2、A．stopped B．started C．forgot D．remembered3、A．donation B．expectation C．celebration D．inspiration4、A．lucky B．clever C．happy D．merciful5、A．get B．manage C．put D．appreciate6、A．watched B．waited C．guided D．ordered7、A．smiled B．sighed C．frowned D．jumped8、A．popular B．distant C．deserted D．local9、A．interest B．mercy C．awareness D．praise10、A．though B．besides C．therefore D．also11、A．discovery B．difference C．mistake D．fortune12、A．reminded B．pointed C．recalled D．described13、A．criticizing B．sharing C．laughing D．praising14、A．marchedover B．pulledover C．turnedover D．fellover15、A．money B．vegetables C．donations D．clothes16、A．before B．since C．until D．as17、A．proudly B．eagerly C．anxiously D．casually18、A．concerned B．convinced C．expected D．persuaded19、A．scene B．language C．nature D．skill20、A．bymeansof B．regardlessof C．aswellas D．insteadof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）Youthisakindofwealth.Itwillgraduallydisappearwithtime1．(go)by.Whatcanwedotofulfillouryouth?Inmyopinion,foronething,itisourideas2．mattersalottorealizeourvalue.Nomatterwhatourideasare,wemusttryhardtoachievethem.Whenweareyoung,wearefullofenergy.Wehavethe3．(good)conditionsinourlives.Goodmemories,good4．(understand)andsoon.Weshould5．fulluseoftheseconditionstostudymore.For6．,weshoulddoasmanythingsaspossiblewewanttodo.Ofcourse,theymust7．(rich)ourlives,whichcanmake8．possibleforustogathermanydifferentexperiencesthatareworth9．(remember)whenweareold.Thenwhenwearereallyold,whenwecannotmoveany,wecanbeproudofourachievementsthatwe10．(experience)inhappinessandwecansaywehavenoregretinourlives.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分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。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。LastSaturdaythestudentsofourclassmadeabiketripofasmalltownbytheTaihuLake、Wesetoffearlierinthemorning、Aftergettingtothetown,wehadvisitedsomeplacesofinterest、Atnoon,wehadpicnicnearthetown、Everybodywasattractedbythebeautifullysceneryandwetookalotofpicturethere、Intheafternoon,someofuswentfishing,somerowedboatsonthewater,butothersflewkites、Webothhadawonderfultime!Itwasapleasanttripforus,duringwhichtheboyswereofferedthegirlsalotofhelp、Wehavelearnedtohelp,understandandsharingwithothers、Inaword,wehavegotquitealotfromit、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Carl在学习汉语的时候遇到下图的成语。他来信向你求助，想了解这个成语的意思。请你给他写一封回信，信的内容要包括以下要点：1.解释这个成语的意思和它的离意：2.说明在什么情况下适合使用这个成语；3.鼓励Carl继续学习汉语。注意：1.词数100左右：2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯参考词汇：成语idiom；高言fable；树桩（tree）stump____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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