吴忠高级中学2023届高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise2．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is3．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something4．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that5．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/6．Idecidedtodoarandomactofkindnesslastyear.And______thatthepersonIwouldenduphelpingmostwouldbemyself.A．Ilittleknew B．littledidIknew C．littledidIknow D．littleIknew7．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave8．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.9．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what10．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track11．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat12．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer13．—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—______.Don’tforgetthatyou’lldrive.A．Byallmeans B．AnythingbutthatC．Takeiteasy D．Iwouldn’tsaynotothis14．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone15．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．address16．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough17．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what18．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though19．－prlfessor,doyouhavesomethingatthismoment?－No,thanks.I'llcallyouifthereisany.A．typing B．typed C．totype D．tobetyped20．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what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）Ifyou’reonthehuntforsomethingnewandinterestingtoread,youhaveplentyofplacestogo.Thisweek,we’relookingatfourofthebestbookrecommendationsites,services,orgroups,basedonyournominations(提名).GoodReadsGoodReadsismorethanjustabookrecommendationsite,althoughitexcelsathelpingyoufindnewbookstoreadbasedontheonesyouenjoy.Youcanbuildavirtual“shelf”ofbooksyouownorhavealreadyread,shareyourprogresswiththebooksyou’recurrentlyreading,ratethebooksyou’veread,leavereviews,andconnectwithotherreaders.BookBubWhileBookBubisn’tstrictlyabookrecommendationservice,itdoesbringyousuper-low-costbooksbasedonyourinterestseveryday.Theserviceisfree,andwhenyousignup,youtellBookBubwhatkindsofbooksyouliketoread.Fromthere,you’llgetanemailfromBookBubeverydaywithbookdealsforthatday.Whenwesay“deal,”wemeanit—manyofBookBub’stitlesarefreeentirely,$0.99,orjustacoupleofbucks.LibraryThingLibraryThinghasbeenaroundforalongtimeandisstillagreatuser-poweredbookratings,review,andrecommendationsite.Theservicecallsitselftheworld’slargestbookclub,andthat’salotliketheoverallfeel.Onceyousignup,you’llbeencouragedtostartaddingbooksyou’vereadandleavereviewsforthem.Behinditsbookratingsandreviewsthough,LibraryThingisapowerfultooltocatalogandorganizeyourentirebookcollection.OlmentaIfyou’renotinterestedinregisteringforaccounts,addingyourownbooks,oranyofthathassle(麻烦),Olmentacansuggestsomesolidtitlestoyoubasedongeneralpopularityandthecitationofthepeoplebehindthesite.It’sasimplelistofbookcoversthattheservicethinksyoushouldread,andafewgenresyoucanclickonifyou’relookingforsomethingspecific,likebusiness,fiction,children’s,theatre,poetry,ornonfiction,amongothers.1、Whichofthefollowingtwobookrecommendationsitesaskyoutorateandleavereviews?A．GoodreadsandBookBubB．BookBubandLibraryThingC．LibraryThingandOlmentaD．GoodreadsandLibraryThing2、Whichbookrecommendationsitecanhelpyougetsuper-low-costbooks?A．GoodReadsB．BookBubC．LibraryThingD．Olmenta3、IfyouturntoOlmenta,you__________________.A．needtopaymoreB．needtoaddyourownbookC．don’tneedtosignupD．don’tneedtolookforsomethingspecific22．（8分）IhavereceivedmanyChristmasgiftsovertheyears,ThebestgiftIeverreceivedwaspresentedtomebyastranger.IneverevenknewhisnameandIonlyhadcontactwithhimforlessthan60seconds.HisChristmaspresenttomechangedthewayIhadthoughtaboutpeopleandChristmas.ItwasseveralyearsagowhenmywifeaskedmetomeetheratthelocaldepartmentstoreonBlackFridaymorning.Theyhadadvertisedachild’sbikethatshewantedtopurchaseforourson.Westoodwithaverylargecrowd,waitingforthemanagertoblowthewhistle.Afterawhile,thewhistleblew.Itwaslikethrowingabucketoffishintoatankofsharks.Itoldmywifethatifweobtainedabike,fine,butiwedidnot,IwasOKwiththattoo,Astheshelfofbikesbegantograduallydecreaseinsize,Isawmypoliteopportunitytowrapmyhandsaroundthecornerofoneoftheboxes.Ilifteditofftheboxandsuddenlyfeltsomemildresistance.IlookeduptoseeoneofthelargestgentlemenIhadeverseeninmylife.Threatwasnotthewordtodescribehispresence.Hewasdecoratedwithnumerousbeltsofmetalpointedleatheraroundbotharmsandevenhisneck.Tattoos(文身)wereanobviouspassionofhis.Istartedtoreturnanxiouslytheboxbuthegentlypusheditbackinmydirectionandbackintomyhands.Hethendirecteditintomyshoppingcart.Helookdatme,smiled,andsaid,“MerryChristmas.”MywifeandIwenttothecheckout,paidforthebikeandwenthome.AllthewayhomeIwasthinkingthatthismomentwasbyfarthebestChristmasgiftIhadeverreceived.ThekindnessofastrangerthatbrokeallpreviousviewsImayhavehadofstereotypesandprejudices.Iwillneverforgetthetendernessofahumanheartinasimpleact.1、Whydoestheauthorviewthegiftasthebest?A．Becauseitwasgivenbyastranger.B．Becauseitwasdonatedbyacharity.C．Becauseitimprovedhislevelofliving.D．Becauseitchangedhisopiniononpeople.2、Whatcanweknowaboutthebikeatthattime?A．Itsoldwellthatnight.B．Itwasattractivetowomen.C．Itwasequippedwithawhistle.D．Itwassoldatalowerpriceonthatmorning.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthestrangerwithtattoos?A．Hewasawfulinappearancebutkindinheart.B．Hewashandsomeandgood-mannered.C．Hewasbigbutcautiousinbehavior.D．Hewaslovelyandenergetic.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．ATrueGentlemanIMetB．TheBestGiftIEverReceivedC．AChoiceThatChangedMyViewD．AStrangerWhoGaveMeaGift23．（8分）NewYorkCityisaworldcapitalineverysenseoftheword—it'saculturalandeconomicpowerhouse,andarguablythemostinfluentialcityontheplanet.Butitwasn'talwaysthisway,asthefollowingcitiesoncedominatedtheworldaroundthem.Djenne­DjennoInthefloodlandsoftheNigerdeltapeoplehavebeenbuildinghousesandotherstructureswithclayforcenturies.ThetownofDjenne­Djennoismadeentirelyoutofclay.Itwasinhabitedasfarbackas250BC,andbecameanimportantlinkinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade(跨撒哈拉黄金交易).Constructedonhillscalled“toguere”，thecitymanagedtoescapethemarshy(沼泽的)landscapeandannualfloodsproducedbytherainyseason.Djenne­Djennoisbelievedtobeoneoftheearliestsettlementsinthesub­Saharanregion,andisconsideredbysometobe“thetypicalAfricanCity”.Archeologicalevidenceshowsusacontinuoushumanpresenceintheareaupuntilthe14thcenturyAD,whenpeoplemovedtothenearbytownofDjenne,foundedinthe11thcentury.Furtherevidencepointsoutthatevenbeforethecity'sconstruction,theBozopeopleweregrowingwildriceintheregion.Inthe13thcenturyAD,withKingKoumboro'sconversiontoIslam,itspalacetransformedintoamosque.CarthageLegendhasitthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.ShefledthecityofTyrelocatedinpresent­dayLebanoninordertoescapethehatredofherbrotherPygmalion,whowasherrivaltothethrone.Alongwithagroupofsettlers,shetraveledagreatdistancebyseaandlandedinNorthAfrica,whereshemetKingIarbas.Heofferedtogivethemlandinordertobuildasettlement,butnobiggerthanthesurfacecoveredbythehide(牛皮)ofanox.Theycleverlycutthehideintothinstripsandwereabletoencloseafairlylargeareaofland.Onthisland,themightycityofCarthagewasbuilt.Thesestoriesaremostlikelyjustthat,butthefactthatthePhoeniciansbuiltthecityaround760BCistrue.Locatedinsuchagoodposition—inthemiddleoftheMediterranean,closetoSicily,SardiniaandCorsica,andaprettygooddistancefromEgypt—helpedmakeCarthagealeadingtradecenterandmilitarypower.Thepopulationsoonreachedhalfamillioncitizensand,inordertohousethemall,buildingswereallbuiltfiveorsixstoriestall.Carthagewasthefirstcityinancienttimestohaveacentralizedsewagesystem,linkingallbuildingswithinthecitywalls.Themostnotableofstructuresamongtheruinswasthe“Thophet”，whichisbelievedtobeanaltar(圣坛)forchildsacrifice.TenochtitlanTenochtitlanwasthecapitalcityoftheAztecEmpire.ItwasbuiltonanislandsurroundedbyLakeTexcocodeepinsidethejunglesofCentralAmerica.BythetimetheSpanishconquerorswereawareofitsexistence,thepopulationwasaround200，000.ThiswasacityverydifferentfromwhattheEuropeanswereusedto.Foundedin1325AD,theAzteccapitalwasjoinedtothemainlandbythreecauseways(堤道).Itwaslaidoutinstraightstreetgridsandhadenormouspyramidsatitscenter,whichweresurroundedbytheskullsofthedeadandceremonialsculptures.1、Whatdoweknowabouttheancientcities?A．Tenochtitlanwasthefirstcitytolinkallbuildingswithinthecitywallsusingacentralizedsewagesystem.B．Carthagewasconsideredtohaveplayedanimportantroleinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade.C．TherewasnodoubtthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.D．Accordingtosomepeople,thecityDjenne­Djennois“atypicalAfricancity”.2、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewsreport B．asciencefiction C．ahistorybook D．aresearchpaper24．（8分）Forthefirsttimeeverscientistspreparetosetabouta3-year-longproject，theNektonMission，toexploretheIndianOceananddocumentchangestakingplacebeneaththewavesthatcouldaffectthesurroundingregionoverthecomingdecades.Theambitiousexplorationteamwillreachoneofthelastmajorunexploredfrontiersontheplanet，avastbodyofwaterthat’salreadyfeelingtheeffectsofglobalwarmingwithrisingwatertemperaturesdamagingitscoralreefs(珊瑚礁).UnderstandingtheIndianOcean’secosystemisimportantnotjustforthespeciesthatliveinit，butalsoforthe2.5billionpeoplelivingintheregion.TheNektonMissionissupportedbymorethan4organizations.Researcherswillspendsevenweekssurveyingunderwaterlife，maptheseafloor，anddropsensors(传感器)todepthsofupto6，560feetintheseasaroundtheSeychelles.TheSeychellesaimstobecomealeaderinthedevelopmentofa“blueeconomy”thatdrawsontheresourcesoftheocean.Itreliesonfishingandtourism，buthaslatelyalsobeenexploitingoilandgasfrombeneaththeseafloor.“Ouroceanisundergoingrapidecologicaltransformationbyhumanactivities.TheNektonMissionisvitaltohelpusbetterknowouroceanspaceandresourcestomakewisedecisions.Onlywhenweknowwhatwehaveintheoceanandwhatisitsvaluecallweproperlydecidewhattoexploitandwhattoleaveuntouched，”saidJumeau，theSeychelles’ambassadortotheUN.ThemissionwillconductfurtherdivesinotherpartsoftheIndianOceanoverthreeyears.Theresearchersexpecttodiscovernewspeciesandsendvideostotheworldbysatellite.Theresearchwillprovideinformationforasummit(峰会)abouttheIndianOceanplannedforlate2021.1、WhydothescientistsplantoexploretheIndianOcean?A．Tosavetheendangeredcreatureslivinginthesea.B．Todiscoverthedamagemankindhasdonetotheocean.C．Tomakethebestuseofthenaturalresourcesinthesea.D．Toprotectitsspeciesandpeoplelivingaroundtheregion.2、WhichisnotincludedinthetaskstobecarriedoutaroundtheSeychelles?A．Drawingmapsoftheseafloor. B．Findingtreasuresunderthesea.C．Puttingsensorsintothedeepsea. D．Studyingunderwaterlife.3、WhatcanbelearnedabouttheNek-tonMission?A．ItwillextendbeyondtheIndianOcean.B．Itwillbenefitalotfrom“blueeconomy”.C．Itwillcontributetothe2021conference.D．Itwillfindsolutionstoglobalwarming.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefurthetext?A．ScientistsAretoExploretheIndianOceanB．TheSeychellesAimstoBuilda“BlueEconomy”C．EffectsofGlobalWarmingonMarineEcosystemD．IndianOcean:theLastUnexploredFrontieronthePlanet25．（10分）Amechanicalbicyclelock,likeaU-lock,shouldbeattachedtoasolidandimmobileobjectlikearack（架子）toensuresafety.However,theseracksarequiterareandpopular,thusoftenoccupiedandalthoughabicyclelockpreventsthebikefrombeingcarriedaway,asitfixessinglepartsliketheframeorthewheels,otherpartscanbedismounted.Thereforeanelectronicsystem,consistingofseveralsensors,canextendtherangeofprotectionwithonlyfewcomponentsandlesseffort.The‘RFIDBikealarm’isamotionsensitiveelectronicalarmsystemthatisattachedtotherailsofabikesaddle（座椅）.Featuringomnidirectional（全方位）movementsensingtodetecttinymovementsorspeeding-upandasmallwhistleemitting>120dBalarmsoundtoscareoffpotentialthievesbyarousingattention.Theinternalmicrocontrollerusesacomplexcomputerprogramtodistinguishbetweenaserioustheftandharmlessshakingmovementasitsensesandadaptstotheenvironment.Theusageisquitesimple:identifyyourselfbyholdingtheRFIDtagclosetothecasetolockorunlockthealarmsystemsignaledbyfeedbacksounds.TheRFID-technologyispredestinedforachievingthissimpleandsecureinteractionbecauseitdoesn’trequireanycomplexsystem,interactionorotherdevices—justasmalltag.The‘RFIDBikcalarm’ismeanttobeausefuladd-ontomechanicalbicyclelocksasitmassivelyextendstherangeofprotectionwithfewcomponents.Itislow-cost,durableandeasytouse.TheinternalbatterycanbechargedbyUSB．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dismounted”inParagraph1mostprobablymean?A．fixedupB．foundoutC．takenawayD．lockedup2、WhichofthefollowingshowstherightpositionoftheRFIDBikealarmonabicycle?A．B．C．D．3、WhatwillhappenwhensomeonestealsabikewiththeRFIDBikealarm?A．Noiseswillbemade.B．Thebikewillbelocked.C．Thethiefwillbeidentified.D．Messageswillbesenttotheowner.4、WhichofthefollowingisafeatureoftheRFIDBikealarm?A．Itusescomplexparts.B．Itneedsaracktopreventbiketheft.C．Itshighpricescaresawayitsbuyers.D．Itworkstogetherwithamechanicallock.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）Atnine,Iwantedverymuchtoownapogostick（弹簧高跷）.I’dlearnedto1onapairofstilts（高跷）mydadhad2forme,andifIalsowalkedonthepogostick,thecircuswould3me.WhenChristmasdrewnear,Itold4theonlythingIwantedwasapogostick.Shesaidtheywere5expensiveandthatwecouldn’t6one.OnanafternoonbeforeChristmas,MomandDadtoldmeweneededtogotopayour7.Whilewewerepayingthebill,Dadsaid,“I’llbeback.Ineedtosee8inthedepartment.”Afterthebillwaspaid,Dadcamebackwithalong9box.Irememberwonderingifitwasa10.Arrivinghome,Dadputtheboxinthe11.Whilemyparentswerebusy,I12outtothebarnandfoundit.Iwasso13andIthought,onopeningthemagicalboxmybright,14pogostickwouldappear.Nosuch15!Insidetheboxwasasilly16broom.SoChristmasmorningwasgreatbut17.Igotsomenicegiftsinsteadofthepogostick.Afterallwasready,Dadsaidheneededtodosomethinginthebarn.Soonhecameback,carryingmybeautifulpogostick.Icouldn’t18it,howthey19mewiththebroom.MyparentsprobablygotquiteapleasurefromthetrickandIwonderiftheywere20watchingmeasIstoleouttothebarn.1、A．runB．sitC．walkD．stand2、A．boughtB．madeC．rentedD．lent3、A．hireB．trainC．likeD．praise4、A．fatherB．parentsC．auntD．mother5、A．veryB．fairlyC．tooD．rather6、A．affordB．haveC．gainD．accept7、A．tripB．mealC．debtD．bill8、A．anythingB．somethingC．everythingD．somebody9、A．narrowB．bigC．tallD．short10、A．giftB．toyC．broomD．pogostick11、A．kitchenB．barnC．carD．bedroom12、A．wentB．rushedC．stoleD．stepped13、A．stressedB．worriedC．excitedD．shocked14、A．worthlessB．shinyC．uselessD．dear15、A．luckB．possibilityC．timeD．thing16、A．poorB．littleC．smallD．old17、A．discouragingB．terrifyingC．disappointingD．embarrassing18、A．believeB．seeC．rememberD．realize19、A．suppliedB．trickedC．cheatedD．comforted20、A．alreadyB．frequentlyC．proudlyD．secretly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）DoyouhaveanyideaofNewYearpaintings?1．(know)as“paperpaintings”and“paintedpictures”,NewYearpaintingsareaspecialartforminChinesefolkculture.WithoutNewYearpaintings,ourtraditionalChinesefolkculturewouldbemuchless2．(color).Thepaintingsgetsuchanamebecausetheyare3．(most)postedduringtheChineseNewYearholidayfor4．(decorate)andtheyarealsoacceptedasasymbolofNewYear’sgreetings.NewYearpaintingsappearedaroundtheTangdynasty,replacingthepreviousdoorpicturesbelievedtobeabletoprotecttheresidentsanddriveawayghosts.IntheSongdynastytheNewYearpaintings5．(create)onalargescale(规模).6．theprintingtechniquesimproving,thecontentandformsofNewYearpaintingsbecamevarious.ThedevelopmentofthepaintingsmaturedintheMingandQingdynasties,7．thearthititsheyday(全盛期).Therearemany8．(tradition)printingmethodsofNewYearpaintings,9．(include)woodblockprinting,stone-blockprinting,offsetprinting,watercolorpainting,etc.10．isreported,woodblock-printedNewYearpaintingsarethemostpopularandinterestingones,accordingtoarecentsurvey.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仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。IwasimmediatelyattractbySpanishforthefirsttimeIstartedlearningit、Itwasnotonlybecauseofthebeautyofalanguage,butalsobecauseofmySpanishteacherJoseMaria、Josewasa30-year-oldSpanishwiththicklybeard、Atfirst,IwasalwayswithaheavyheartwhenstudyingSpanish、IfounddifficulttounderstandwhatJosewastalkingaboutinclass、However,Ididn’tgiveitup、EverydayIspentmanytimeinlistening、Astimegoesby,Iwasfinallyabletokeeppacewithher、Regainconfidence,IcametoenjoyeachSpanishclasses、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，最近，你的外教Mr.Jerry给你发Email询问你校课外活动(after-classactivities)的开展情况。请你根据以下提示，写一封回信。1．学校开展课外活动的情况：20多个社团、30多门选修课；2．你参加的课外活动以及你体会到的益处（两点益处）；3．为同学选择课外活动提出建议（两条建议）。注意：1.词数100-120词左右；2