广东省东莞市2023届高考英语二模试卷(解析版)

2023年广东省东莞市高考英语二模试卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．21．BasketballStatisticianHelpWantedTheAthleticDepartmentislookingforstudentstohelpassiststaffduringtheFall2023，Winter2023﹣17andSpring2023semesters．Studentsinthispositionwillbekeepinglivestatisticsduringbasketballgames．Studentsmustmeetallofthefollowingrequirements：•Goodcomputerskills•Availableeveningsandweekends•KnowingbasketballrulesandstatisticsStudentsinterestedinworkingfortheAthleticDepartmentshouldcontacttheAthleticCoordinatorattheirrespective（各自的）campuses．•TP/SSAthleticCoordinator，MichaelSimone，240﹣567﹣1308•RockvilleAthleticCoordinator，JorgeZuniga，240﹣567﹣7589•SpringfieldAthleticCoordinator，GaryMiller，240﹣567﹣2273•GermantownAthleticCoordinator，GauriChavan，240﹣567﹣691521．Whenwillthejobstart？A．InMay2023．B．InMay2023．C．InSeptember2023．D．InSeptember2023．22．Whoismorelikelytogetthejob？A．Sam，Englishmajor，memberofthecollegebasketballteam．B．Judy，ITstaffwithnightclasses，children'sbasketballteamcoach．C．Ted，computermajor，basketballfan，freeoneveningsandweekends．D．Molly，part﹣timeprogrammer，highschoolbasketballplayer，newmother．23．WhomshouldyoucontactifyouwanttoapplyforthejobinRockville？A．Michael．B．Jorge．C．Gauri．D．Gary．24．Childrengrowquickly，especiallytheirfeet，butmanyfamiliescannotbuynewshoeseachtimeachildneedsthem．Asaresult，about300millionchildrenaroundtheworldgobarefoot．Thosechildrenriskpickingupdiseasesandparasitesfromthesoil．AnAmericanmanmayhaveasolutionforthosebarefootkids﹣ashoethatgrowswiththechild．KentonLeeisthecreatorofTheShoeThatGrows．Heexplainshowtheshoeworksandhowitisabletolastsolong．"Itgrowsinthreeplaces：thefront；itcanalsogrowonthesidewithVelcro；andonthebackwithourbuckle．Itcanlastuptofiveyears．Thebottomiscompressedrubberliketirerubber．Thetopisjusthigh﹣qualityleather．"Theshoecomesintwosizes：smallthatfitschildrenaged4to9andlargeforchildrenaged9to14．LeesayshegottheideafortheshoewhileworkingasavolunteerinanorphanageinKenya．"…andtherewasalittlegirlinawhitedresswalkingnexttome．AndIjustrememberlookingdownandseeinghowsmallhershoeswere．Theyweresosmallthatshehadtocutopenthefrontofhershoestolethertoesstickout．AndIjustrememberthinking，wouldn'titbeniceiftherewereapairofshoesthatcouldgrowwithherfeet？"However，Leesaysitwasnoteasytoturnhisideaintoareality．"IkeptwritingdownIshoulddothisbecauseofthisorbecauseofthat．"Finally，in2023Leefoundedanon﹣profitorganizationcalledBecauseInternational．IntheofficeofBecauseInternational，Leekeepsapairofhisownshoestohelphimrememberhispromise．"ItoldmyselfIwouldnotgetnewshoesuntiltheideawasdone．So，thosearetheshoesthatIworeforalittleoverfiveyears．"24．Whichofthefollowingisthecharacteristicofthenewlyinventedshoes？A．Theyaremoreexpensive．B．Theyarenotsocomfortable．C．Theycangrowwithachild．D．Theycomeindifferentsizes．25．Whoisthiskindofnewlyinventedshoesintendedfor？A．Alltheteenagers．B．Childrenaged4to14．C．Middle﹣agedwomeninAfrica．D．Seniorcitizenswithlowincome．26．WhatdoesPara．4mainlytalkabout？A．Howtheshoeswork．B．HowLeegothisinspiration．C．Howtomakethenewshoes．D．Wheretoorderthiskindofshoes．27．WhydoesKentonLeekeepapairofhisownshoesintheoffice？A．Toremindhimofhispromise．B．Tocopythedesignofthem．C．Togetachangeconveniently．D．Tousethemasanexample．28．Ireadsomewherethatwespendafullthirdofourliveswaiting．Butwherearewedoingallofthiswaiting，andwhatdoesitmeantoanimpatientsocietylikeours？Tounderstandtheissue，let'stakealookatthreetypesof"waits"．TheverypurestformofwaitingistheWatched﹣PotWait．Itiswithoutdoubtthemostannoyingofall．Takefillingupthekitchensink（洗碗池）asanexample．Thereisabsolutelynothingyoucandowhilethisisgoingonbutkeepbotheyesfixedonthesinkuntilit'sfull．Duringthesewaits，thebrainslipsawayfromthebodyandwandersaboutuntilthewaterrunsovertheedgeofthecounterandontoyoursocks．Thiskindofwaitmakesthewaiterhelplessandmindless．AcousintotheWatched﹣PotWaitistheForcedWait．Thisonerequiresabitofdiscipline．ProperlypreparingpackagednoodlesouprequiredaForcedWait．Directionsareveryspecific．"Bringthreecupsofwatertoboil，addmix，simmerthreeminutes，removefromheat，letstandfiveminutes．"Ihavemydoubtsthatanyonehasactuallyfollowedtheproceduresstrictly．Afterall，ForcedWaitingrequirespatience．PerhapsthemostpowerfultypeofwaitingistheLucky﹣BreakWait．Thistypeofwaitisunusualinthatitisforthemostpartvoluntary．UnliketheForcedWait，whichisalsovoluntary，waitingforyourluckybreakdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitwillhappen．Turningone'slifeintoawaitinggamerequiresfaithandhope，andisstrictlyfortheoptimistsamongus．Onthesurfaceitseemsasridiculousasfollowingthedirectionsonsoupmixes，buttheLucky﹣BreakWaitwellservesthosewhoarewillingtodoit．Aslongasonedoesn'tcometorelyonit，wishingforafewgoodthingstohappenneverhurtsanybody．Wecertainlydospendagooddealofourtimewaiting．Thenexttimeyou'restandingatthesinkwaitingforittofillwhilecookingnoodlesoupthatyou'llhavetoeatuntilalargebagofcashfallsoutofthesky，don'tbedesperate．You'reprobablyjustasbusyasthenextguy．28．WhiledoingaWatched﹣PotWait，wetendto．A．keepourselvesbusyB．getabsent﹣mindedC．growanxiousD．stayfocused29．WhatisthedifferencebetweentheForcedWaitandtheWatched﹣PotWait？A．TheForcedWaitrequiressomeself﹣control．B．TheForcedWaitmakespeoplepassive．C．TheWatched﹣PotWaitneedsdirections．D．TheWatched﹣PotWaitengagesbodyandbrain．30．WhatcanwelearnabouttheLucky﹣BreakWait？A．ItislessvoluntarythantheForcedWait．B．Itdoesn'talwaysbringthedesiredresult．C．ItismorefruitfulthantheForcedWait．D．Itdoesn'tgivepeoplefaithandhope．31．Theauthorsupportshisviewby．A．exploringvariouscausesof"waits"．B．describingdetailedprocessesof"waits"．C．analyzingdifferentcategoriesof"waits"D．revealingfrustratingconsequencesof"waits"32．Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight'ssleep．Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff﹣ifitismilkedfromacowatnight．Researchershavediscoveredthat"nightmilk"containsmoremelatonin（褪黑激素），whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety．Thestudy，byresearchersfromSeoul，SouthKorea，involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight．Thosegivennightmilk，whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin，werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime，accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood．Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger．Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow，takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight．Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent，whichhelpspeopletorelax．Milkisalsosugar﹣freeandadditive﹣freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening．Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime，thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight．32．Accordingtothetext，themicefedwithdaytimemilk．A．startedsleepmoreeasilyB．weremoreanxiousC．werelessactiveD．wokeuplater33．Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext？A．It'sbeentestedonmicefortentimes．B．Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic．C．Itexistsinmilkingreatamount．D．It'susedinsleepingdrugs．34．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．NightMilkandSleepB．Fat，SugarandHealthC．AnExperimentonMiceD．MilkDrinkingandHealth35．Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext？A．Bygivingexamples．B．Bystatingarguments．C．Byexplainingstatisticaldata．D．Byprovidingresearchresults．第二节（满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．36．Everyanimalsleeps，butthereasonforthishasremainedfoggy．Whenlabratsarenotallowedtosleep，theydiewithinamonth．（36）Oneideaisthatsleephelpsusstrengthennewmemories．（37）Weknowthat，whileawake，freshmemoriesarerecordedbyreinforcing（加强）connectionsbetweenbraincells，butthememoryprocessesthattakeplacewhilewesleephavebeenunclear．Supportisgrowingforatheorythatsleepevolvedsothatconnectionsbetweenneurons（神经元）inthebraincanbeweakenedovernight，makingroomforfreshmemoriestoformthenextday．（38）Nowwehavethemostdirectevidenceyetthatheisright．（39）Thesynapsesinthemicetakenattheendofaperiodofsleepwere18percentsmallerthanthosetakenbeforesleep，showingthattheconnectionsbetweenneuronsweakenwhilesleeping．IfTononi'stheoryisright，itwouldexplainwhy，whenwemissanight′s，wefinditharderthenextdaytoconcentrateandlearnnewinformation﹣ourbrainsmayhavesmallerroomfornewexperiences．Theirresearchalsosuggestshowwemaybuildlastingmemoriesovertimeeventhoughthesynapsesbecomethinner．Theteamdiscoveredthatsomesynapsesseemtobeprotectedandstayedthesamesize．（40）"Youkeepwhatmatters，"Tononisays．A．Weshouldalsotrytosleepwellthenightbefore．B．It'sasifthebrainispreservingitsmostimportantmemories．C．Similarly，whenpeoplegoforafewdayswithoutsleeping，theygetsick．D．Theprocessestakeplacetostopourbrainsbecomingloadedwithmemories．E．That'swhystudentsdobetterintestsiftheygetachancetosleepafterlearning．F．"Sleepisthepricewepayforlearning，"saysGiulioTononi，whodevelopedtheidea．G．Tononi'steammeasuredthesizeoftheseconnections，orsynapses，inthebrainsof12mice．第三部分英语知识运用（共两节）第一节完形填空（共20小题；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四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．41．HannahTaylorisaschoolgirlfromManitoba，Canada．Oneday，whenshewasfiveyearsold，shewaswalkingwithhermotherindowntownWinnipeg．Theysawaman（41）outofagarbagecan．Sheaskedhermotherwhyhedidthatandhermothersaidthatthemanwashomelessandhungry．Hannahwasvery（42）．Shecouldn'tunderstandwhysomepeoplehadtolivetheirliveswithoutshelterorenoughfood．Hannahstartedtothinkabouthowshecould（43），but，ofcourse，thereisnotalotonefive﹣year﹣oldcandotosolve（解决）theproblemofhomelessness．Later，whenHannahattendedschool，shesawanotherhomelessperson．Itwasawoman，（44）anoldshoppingtrolley（购物车）whichwaspiledwith（45）．Itseemedthateverythingthewomanownedwasinthem．ThismadeHannahverysad，andevenmore（46）todosomething．Shehadbeentalkingtohermotheraboutthelivesofhomelesspeople（47）theyfirstsawthehomelessman．Hermothertoldherthatifshedidsomethingtochangetheproblemthatmadehersad，shewouldn't（48）asbad．HannahbegantospeakoutaboutthehomelessnessinManitobaandtheninotherprovinces．Shehopedto（49）hermessageofhopeandawareness．ShestartedtheLadybugFoudation，anorganizationaimingatgettingridofhomelessness．Shebeganto（50）"BigBosses"lunches，whereshewouldtrytope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a，240﹣567﹣7589"可知，要申请Springfield的工作和Jorge联系．故选B．24．Childrengrowquickly，especiallytheirfeet，butmanyfamiliescannotbuynewshoeseachtimeachildneedsthem．Asaresult，about300millionchildrenaroundtheworldgobarefoot．Thosechildrenriskpickingupdiseasesandparasitesfromthesoil．AnAmericanmanmayhaveasolutionforthosebarefootkids﹣ashoethatgrowswiththechild．KentonLeeisthecreatorofTheShoeThatGrows．Heexplainshowtheshoeworksandhowitisabletolastsolong．"Itgrowsinthreeplaces：thefront；itcanalsogrowonthesidewithVelcro；andonthebackwithourbuckle．Itcanlastuptofiveyears．Thebottomiscompressedrubberliketirerubber．Thetopisjusthigh﹣qualityleather．"Theshoecomesintwosizes：smallthatfitschildrenaged4to9andlargeforchildrenaged9to14．LeesayshegottheideafortheshoewhileworkingasavolunteerinanorphanageinKenya．"…andtherewasalittlegirlinawhitedresswalkingnexttome．AndIjustrememberlookingdownandseeinghowsmallhershoeswere．Theyweresosmallthatshehadtocutopenthefrontofhershoestolethertoesstickout．AndIjustrememberthinking，wouldn'titbeniceiftherewereapairofshoesthatcouldgrowwithherfeet？"However，Leesaysitwasnoteasytoturnhisideaintoareality．"IkeptwritingdownIshoulddothisbecauseofthisorbecauseofthat．"Finally，in2023Leefoundedanon﹣profitorganizationcalledBecauseInternational．IntheofficeofBecauseInternational，Leekeepsapairofhisownshoestohelphimrememberhispromise．"ItoldmyselfIwouldnotgetnewshoesuntiltheideawasdone．So，thosearetheshoesthatIworeforalittleoverfiveyears．"24．Whichofthefollowingisthecharacteristicofthenewlyinventedshoes？CA．Theyaremoreexpensive．B．Theyarenotsocomfortable．C．Theycangrowwithachild．D．Theycomeindifferentsizes．25．Whoisthiskindofnewlyinventedshoesintendedfor？BA．Alltheteenagers．B．Childrenaged4to14．C．Middle﹣agedwomeninAfrica．D．Seniorcitizenswithlowincome．26．WhatdoesPara．4mainlytalkabout？BA．Howtheshoeswork．B．HowLeegothisinspiration．C．Howtomakethenewshoes．D．Wheretoorderthiskindofshoes．27．WhydoesKentonLeekeepapairofhisownshoesintheoffice？AA．Toremindhimofhispromise．B．Tocopythedesignofthem．C．Togetachangeconveniently．D．Tousethemasanexample．【考点】O6：社会文化类阅读．【分析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了KentonLee为孩子们发明的新鞋．【解答】CBBA24．C．细节题．根据第二段第一句AnAmericanmanmayhaveasolutionforthosebarefootkids﹣ashoethatgrowswiththechild可知，鞋子的特色是根据孩子脚的尺寸不同而增长的，C项符合题意．故正确答案为C．25．B．细节题．根据第三段最后一句Theshoecomesintwosizes：smallthatfitschildrenaged4to9andlargeforchildrenaged9to14可知，这款鞋子是专为4至14岁的孩子设计的，并不是针对所有的青少年，B项符合题意．故正确答案为B．26．B．主旨题．根据第四段第一句LeesayshegottheideafortheshoewhileworkingasavolunteerinanorphanageinKenya以及随后Lee说的话可知，本段主要是讲Lee的灵感来源．B项意为"Lee如何得到他的灵感"，符合题意．A、C、D项在第四段中均未提及．故正确答案为B．27．A．细节题．根据最后一段第四句IntheofficeofBecauseInternational，Leekeepsapairofhisownshoestohelphimrememberhispromise可知，他这样做的目的是为了记住自己的承诺，A项符合题意．故正确答案为A．28．Ireadsomewherethatwespendafullthirdofourliveswaiting．Butwherearewedoingallofthiswaiting，andwhatdoesitmeantoanimpatientsocietylikeours？Tounderstandtheissue，let'stakealookatthreetypesof"waits"．TheverypurestformofwaitingistheWatched﹣PotWait．Itiswithoutdoubtthemostannoyingofall．Takefillingupthekitchensink（洗碗池）asanexample．Thereisabsolutelynothingyoucandowhilethisisgoingonbutkeepbotheyesfixedonthesinkuntilit'sfull．Duringthesewaits，thebrainslipsawayfromthebodyandwandersaboutuntilthewaterrunsovertheedgeofthecounterandontoyoursocks．Thiskindofwaitmakesthewaiterhelplessandmindless．AcousintotheWatched﹣PotWaitistheForcedWait．Thisonerequiresabitofdiscipline．ProperlypreparingpackagednoodlesouprequiredaForcedWait．Directionsareveryspecific．"Bringthreecupsofwatertoboil，addmix，simmerthreeminutes，removefromheat，letstandfiveminutes．"Ihavemydoubtsthatanyonehasactuallyfollowedtheproceduresstrictly．Afterall，ForcedWaitingrequirespatience．PerhapsthemostpowerfultypeofwaitingistheLucky﹣BreakWait．Thistypeofwaitisunusualinthatitisforthemostpartvoluntary．UnliketheForcedWait，whichisalsovoluntary，waitingforyourluckybreakdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitwillhappen．Turningone'slifeintoawaitinggamerequiresfaithandhope，andisstrictlyfortheoptimistsamongus．Onthesurfaceitseemsasridiculousasfollowingthedirectionsonsoupmixes，buttheLucky﹣BreakWaitwellservesthosewhoarewillingtodoit．Aslongasonedoesn'tcometorelyonit，wishingforafewgoodthingstohappenneverhurtsanybody．Wecertainlydospendagooddealofourtimewaiting．Thenexttimeyou'restandingatthesinkwaitingforittofillwhilecookingnoodlesoupthatyou'llhavetoeatuntilalargebagofcashfallsoutofthesky，don'tbedesperate．You'reprobablyjustasbusyasthenextguy．28．WhiledoingaWatched﹣PotWait，wetendtoB．A．keepourselvesbusyB．getabsent﹣mindedC．growanxiousD．stayfocused29．WhatisthedifferencebetweentheForcedWaitandtheWatched﹣PotWait？AA．TheForcedWaitrequiressomeself﹣control．B．TheForcedWaitmakespeoplepassive．C．TheWatched﹣PotWaitneedsdirections．D．TheWatched﹣PotWaitengagesbodyandbrain．30．WhatcanwelearnabouttheLucky﹣BreakWait？BA．ItislessvoluntarythantheForcedWait．B．Itdoesn'talwaysbringthedesiredresult．C．ItismorefruitfulthantheForcedWait．D．Itdoesn'tgivepeoplefaithandhope．31．TheauthorsupportshisviewbyC．A．exploringvariouscausesof"waits"．B．describingdetailedprocessesof"waits"．C．analyzingdifferentcategoriesof"waits"D．revealingfrustratingconsequencesof"waits"【考点】OB：人生感悟类阅读．【分析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了等待分为三种，我们不应该在等待时失去信心．【解答】BDBC28．B．细节理解题．根据第二段Thereisabsolutelynothingyoucandowhilethisisgoingonbutkeepbotheyesfixedonthesinkuntilit'sfull．Duringthesewaits，thebrainslipsawayfromthebodyandwandersaboutuntilthewaterrunsovertheedgeofthecounterandontoyoursocks可知当我们盯着罐子看的时候，我们倾向于心不在焉；故选B．29．A．细节理解题．根据第三段Afterall，ForcedWaitingrequirespatience可知强迫等待与被监视的等待的区别是强迫等待需要一些自制力；故选A．30．B．细节理解题．根据文章UnliketheForcedWait，whichisalsovoluntary，waitingforyourluckybreakdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitwillhappen可知幸运的等待并不总是带来预期的结果；故选B．31．C．推理判断题．根据文章Tounderstandtheissue，let'stakealookatthreetypesof"waits可知作者证明自己的观点通过分析不同类别的"等待；故选C．32．Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight'ssleep．Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff﹣ifitismilkedfromacowatnight．Researchershavediscoveredthat"nightmilk"containsmoremelatonin（褪黑激素），whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety．Thestudy，byresearchersfromSeoul，SouthKorea，involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight．Thosegivennightmilk，whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin，werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime，accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood．Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger．Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow，takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight．Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent，whichhelpspeopletorelax．Milkisalsosugar﹣freeandadditive﹣freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening．Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime，thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight．32．Accordingtothetext，themicefedwithdaytimemilkB．A．startedsleepmoreeasilyB．weremoreanxiousC．werelessactiveD．wokeuplater33．Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext？DA．It'sbeentestedonmicefortentimes．B．Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic．C．Itexistsinmilkingreatamount．D．It'susedinsleepingdrugs．34．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？AA．NightMilkandSleepB．Fat，SugarandHealthC．AnExperimentonMiceD．MilkDrinkingandHealth35．Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext？DA．Bygivingexamples．B．Bystatingarguments．C．Byexplainingstatisticaldata．D．Byprovidingresearchresults．【考点】O6：社会文化类阅读．【分析】本文主要讲了在老鼠身上做了实验得知晚上产的牛奶中含有