西安市2023年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff2．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching3．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a;/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a;the4．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline5．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy6．Asateacher,youhaveto_____yourmethodtosuittheneedsofslowerchildren.A．display B．testC．adjust D．transfer7．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad8．Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme._____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need9．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy10．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one11．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none12．ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidents_______December21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.A．if B．that C．whether D．which13．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t14．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt15．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded16．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide17．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although18．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished19．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what20．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．andC．orD．so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）Weareenrolledinthefull-timeschoolcalled“life”.Everydayinthisschool,wehaveopportunitiestolearnnewlessons.Nomatterwhetherweliketheselessonsornot,wehavetotakethem,becausetheyareourlessons.Whyarewehereinthisworld?Whatisthepurposeoflife?Humanshavetriedtodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforthousandsofyears,butfailedtogettheanswer,becausethemeaningoflifeisdifferentfrompersontoperson.Eachoneofushashisorherspecialpurposeandpath,uniqueanddifferent.Aswetravelonourlifepath,wewilllearnmanygreatlessonsinordertofulfillthatpurpose.Learningourlessonswellisthekeytodiscoveringtherealmeaningofourownlife.Aswetravelthroughourlifetime,wemaybetaughthardlessonsthatothersdon'thavetoface,whileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithproblemswedon’tneedtodealwith.WemayneverknowwhyweloveEnglish,notphysics,whichindicatesthatourpathisdifferent.Whiletravelingonourownpath,sometimesalone,weshould,firstofall,takeabasiclessoninopenness.Opennessmeansbeingreceptive.Lifewillpresentuswithsomanylessons,noneofwhichareusefultousunlesswecanrecognizethemandareopentotheirvalues.Theselessonsarcnoteasytolearn,butweshouldregardthemasgifts.Buthowcanwerecognizetheselessons?Itisamatterofwhat“glasses”wearewearingatthetime.Itisnotdifficulttospotthemifwetakethemasopportunities.Sowhenwearenotopentolearningourlessons,failingaweeklyEnglishtestmightbelikeadisasterratherthananopportunitytous.Ofcourse,thehardlessonsmaynotbefun,buttheycanactuallybethebiggestgiftswereceivefromlife.1、Theauthormaybeinfavoroftheviewpointthatallmenareborn.A．equalB．differentC．tolearnlessonsD．readyforchallenge2、Theexampleof“weloveEnglish,notphysics"ismentionedtoshowthatwe.A．chooseourownpathinlifeB．needtofacesomehardlessonsC．discoverthemeaningofourownlifeD．realizethenecessityofopenness3、Whetherwecanseelifelessonsasgiftsdependsuponour.A．anglesofviewB．commonvaluesystemC．experiencesfromlifeD．willingnesstofacechallenge4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．LifeandlessonB．LifeasSchoolC．LifeSchoolandStudentsD．GiftsfromLife22．（8分）Recyclingisessentialintoday’sworld.Themostimportantreasonforthisisthathumanprogressandindustryhavemadeitpossibleforpeopletohavelotsofthings,andwhenpeoplehavemanymaterialpossessions,theyareboundtothrowsomeofthemaway.Thiscreatesalotofgarbagewhichinturndestroystheenvironment.Recyclingisawayforustokeeptheworldcleanasitemsarebrokendownandusedagain,preventingthelitteringoftheenvironment.Insteadofthrowingallyourgarbageintothetrashcan,youshouldseparatepaper,metal,glass,andplasticintodifferentcontainers.Compostshouldalsoberecycledasthisisexcellentfoodforfarmanimalsandalsomakesforgreatfertilizer(肥料).Youshouldtrytobuyproductsthathavebeenrecycled.Youcanseeifanitemhasbeenmadefromrecycledmaterialsbyitslabel;ifit’sbeenrecycled,itwillsayso.Also,insteadofalwaysbuyingnewclothes,youcanarrangetohaveaclothingswapwithyourfriends.Youbringclothesyoudon’twantandpickitemsyouwantfromwhatotherpeoplehavebrought.Notonlydoesthissavetheenvironment,butitalsosavesyourpocketbook.Remember,whatisoneperson’sjunkcanbesomeoneelse’streasure!Thesayingcanbeappliedtoallsortsofthings:books,CDS,furniture,etc.Also,tryshoppingatsecond-handstores,becausetheyoftenhavelotsofitemsstillingoodshapeforyoutochoose.Manycountrieshavemadeiteasyforpeopletorecycle,asalongsidethenormalgarbagetrucks,specialgarbagetruckscomeandpickuprecyclables.However,inmanycountriesaroundtheworldtheresponsibilityisleftuptotheindividualtorecycle.Therefore,itmustbemadeapriority(优先考虑的事)insocietysowecancontinuetomakeourenvironmentlivable.1、Whyismorewastebeingmadeintoday’sworld?A．Peopledisliketheupdateditems.B．Peopleownabundantbelongings.C．Peopleintendtoliveasimplelife.D．Peoplehavemadegreatprogressinindustry.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph3referto?A．Exchangingclotheswithfriends.B．Shoppingatsecond-handstores.C．Throwingawayoldclothes.D．Pickingupnewitems.3、Tomaketheenvironmentenjoyable,weshould.A．alwaysbuynewclothesB．chooserecyclableproductsC．goshoppingatchainstoresD．arrangemoregarbagetrucks4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Governmentsdonothinginrecycling.B．Normalvehiclescanpickuprecyclables.C．Theindividualseldomcaresaboutrecycling.D．Everyoneshouldfeelsociallyresponsibleforrcling.23．（8分）SunriseHikeSaturday,October21,6:45am7:45amEnjoysunrisefromthehilltopasyoulearnaboutwildlife,plants,historyandforest.Ages8andup;under18withanadult.Toregister(报名)byphone,call630-933-7248.MeetintheparkinglotonthewestsideofGreeneRoadsouthof79thStreet.Dressfortheweather,wearcomfortableshoesandbringwater.TrickOrTreatSaturday,October28,9:00am11:30amYouandyourfamilyareinvitedtojointheYMCAforaHalloweenhikeupBadgerMountain!MakesuretowearyourHalloweencostumes(戏装)!Freeshirtsforthefirst200kidsregistered.Remembertotakeawayyourshirtby11:30amoritwillbegivenaway.Cost:TrickorTreatisaFREEevent.DiscoveryHikeThursday,October26,1:00pm4:00pm;Ages3-8Fallispumpkintime.Listentoapumpkinstoryandlearnhowpumpkinsgrow.Thenwewillheadoutonthepathinsearchofalittlepumpkinjustforyouandmaybe,wewillfindthegreatpumpkinalongtheway.$7perchild.HarvestDayCampMonday,October31,8:00am5:00pmHarvestCampisanopportunityforchildrenaged5-13tofindthewonderofautumnatKeystoneScienceSchoolandenjoyallthefuntheHalloweenseasonoffers.We’llexplorethewaysournaturalenvironmenthaschangedfromsummertofall.Asalways,ourprogrammingisfocusedonbuildingskills,knowledgeandconfidence.Cost:$0.00.1、Whatdotheseactivitieshaveincommon?A．Theyaredesignedonlyforchildren.B．Theyareheldinamountain.C．TheyaretocelebrateHalloween.D．Theyalltakeplaceinautumn.2、Inwhichactivitymightchildrengetfreeclothes?A．SunriseHikeB．DiscoveryHikeC．HarvestDayCampD．TrickOrTreat3、WhatcanchildrendoonthelastdayofOctober?A．Listentoapumpkinstory.B．Hikewiththeirparents.C．Enjoythebeautyofautumn.D．Learnaboutwildlifeandforest.24．（8分）Notallof

GeorgeH.W.Bush’sextendedfamilymemberswereinvitedtohis

WashingtonD．C．memorialservice.Nearlyaweekaftermany

paidtheirrespects

attheWashingtonNationalCathedral,SharonBush,whowasmarriedtothe41stpresident’ssonNeilfrom1980to2003,told

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thatshewasallegedlyunabletoattendthefuneralaftershewastoldbyherex-husband’ssecretarythattherewerenotenoughseats.“Iwasgoingtotakethetraindown.Iwantedtopaymyrespects.ButIpaidmyrespectsbyraisingthreewonderfulchildrenduringa23-yearmarriage,”SharontoldtheOutlet.NeilandSharonsharethreechildren:sonPierceanddaughtersAshleyandLaurenBushLauren,whogaveareadingatthefuneral,wherethefatherofthreeattendedwithhissecondwifeMariaAndrews,whomhewedin2004.WhiletheD．C．memorialservicewastakingplace,SharonrecalledhavinglunchwithLadyGaga’smotherCynthiaGermanottaandpublishingheiressAnneHearst.Thoughshewassnubbedfromthefuneral,SharonsharedphotosonInstagramtohonorherformerfather-in-law.“MygirlsLaurenandAshleyreadscripturesattheirgrandfather’sfuneral.Ifeelsoproudofthem.MayheRIP.”ThemotherofthreecaptionedaphotoofLaurenandAshley.“MayheRIP,”Sharonalsopostedon

Instagram,speakingoftheirchildren’supbringing.Sharoncreditedherselfforraisingthemtobecharitableandpublicservants.“Itaughtthemeverythingtheyknowabout‘pointsoflight’bytakingthemtosoupkitchensandhomelesssheltersfromthetimetheywere4yearsold.Ididn’twantthemspoiled,”shesaid,referencingthepublicservicenonprofit—PointsofLight,forwhichherex-husbandservesaschairmanoftheboardofdirectors.“Ididthis.Neilwasneveraround.Hewasalwaystraveling,”Sharonadded.1、WhywasSharonnotinvitedtoGeorgeH.W.Bush’sfuneral?A．Becauseshedidnotintendtoattend.B．BecauseshewasnotNeil’scurrentwife.C．Becausethecathedralcan’tholdsomanypeople.D．Becauseshewasbusywithherchildren’supbringing.2、HowdidSharonmournforthepassingawayofherformerfather-in-law?A．Throughmediainterviews. B．Bypostingonasocialmedium.C．Byraisingthreegrandchildren. D．Bylookingbackonlunchingwithhim.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Sharon’smarriagelasted30years.B．NeilandSharonsharethreedaughters.C．PointsofLightisaprofit-makingcompany.D．Sharon’sgirlsattendedtheirgrandfather’sfuneral.4、What

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towardsNeil’sperformanceofbringingupchildren?A．Unconcerned. B．Appreciative.C．Dissatisfied. D．Positive.25．（10分）Hundredsofyearsago,newswascarriedfromplacetoplacebypeopleonfootorbyhorse.Ittookdays,weeksandsometimesmonthsforpeopletoreceivenews.Nowitispossibletosendwordsandpicturesaroundtheworldinseconds.Billionsofpeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesoftheirowncountryandallovertheworldeveryday,eitherbywatchingTVorreadingnewspapers.Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifesincethe18thcentury.Manycountrieshavehundredsofdifferentnewspapers.Howdonewspapereditorsdecidewhichnewsstoriestoprint?Whydotheyprintsomestoriesandnotothers?Whatmakesagoodnewspaperstory?Firstly,itisimportanttoreportnewstories.TVstationscanreportnewsmuchfasterthannewspapers.Yet,newspapersgivemoreaboutthesamestory.Theymayalsolookatthestoryinanotherway,ortheymayprintcompletelydifferentstoriestothoseonTV.Secondly,anewsstoryhastobeinterestingandunusual.Peopledon’twanttoreadstoriesabouteverydaylife.Asaresult,manystoriesareaboutsomekindofdangerandseemtobe"bad"news.Forexample,newspapersneverprintstoriesaboutplaneslandingsafely;insteadtheyprintstoriesaboutplaneaccidents.Anotherfactorisalsoveryimportantinmanynewsstories.Manypeopleareinterestedinnewsinforeigncountries,butmoreprefertoreadstoriesaboutpeople,placesandeventsintheirowncountry.SothestoriesonthefrontpageinChinesenewspapersareusuallyverydifferentfromtheonesinBritish,FrenchandAmericannewspapers.1、Accordingtothepassage,howdopeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesintheworldnow?A．Theycarrynewsstoriesandtellothersfromplacetoplaceonfootorbyhorse.B．Theytelleachotherwhattheyhaveseenwiththeireyes.C．TheywatchTVorreadnewspapers.D．Theylistentotheradioeveryday.2、ThedifferencebetweennewspaperstoriesandTVnewsreportsisthat_______.A．peoplecanlearnmoreaboutthesamenewsstoryfromanewspaperB．peoplecanreadthenewsstorymorequicklyinanewspaperC．peoplecanreadnewsstoriesinothercountriesD．peoplecanreadnewsstoriesabouttheirowncountry3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyoumostpossiblywatchonTV?A．Youoftenplayfootballwithyourfriendsafterschool.B．Yourteacherhasgotacold.C．Atigerinthecityzoohasrunoutandhasn’tbeencaught.D．Thebikeinfrontofyourhouseislost.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）Thinkingofmygoodfriends,Isensethatmyattitudesaretotallydifferenttowardsmenandwomen.MyearliestchildhoodfriendisDonald.Inthestreetwasa(an)1oldGermantruck.Nowheels.Nodoors.Eachday,2wewereflyingovertheAtlanticinthattruckour“airplane”，therecamethatwonderfulmoment:“Engine3!”I’dshout,“We’llhavetojumpout.”Glancingatme，he’dsay,“Ican’t4!”“Fearnot!I’lldragyoutothe5.Andwhenweswam6thedust,Donaldcried“Sharks!”ButIalways7him.Thenextday,changing8，Donaldwoulddothesametome.Wesavedeachotherhundredsoftimes,butwhenmyfamilyreallydidleaveforAmerica,wecoulddo9.Wejustcriedsilentlyasthetrain10.Thesedays,Jessicaisoneofmybestfriends.RecentlywewereswimmingatabeachintheAtlantic,the11oneIhad“flown”overinmyGermantruckwithDonald.Wewerefarformshorewhenweboththoughtwe12ashark!Webeganswimming13towardtheshore.Althoughin14，Ifellbacktoprotecther.Intheend»the“shark”proved15，butnotmydeepemotionalfeelingformyfriend.Welookedintoeachother’seyesandsaid,“Iloveyou!”YouseewithwomenIcouldbe16，emotionallyhonestandtransparent.Withmalefriends,itseemedimpossibleto17caringfeelingshoweverdeepthefriendshipwas.“AmInormal?”Ithoughttomyself.Muchtomy18，researchesshowthatmenandwomenhaveverydifferent19andrational(理性的)processes.Idoloveallmyfriends-onlythemeansofexpression20.1、A．advancedB．decoratedC．abandonedD．updated2、A．beforeB．whileC．afterD．until3、A．lossB．deathC．pressureD．failure4、A．jumpB．swimC．dieD．run5、A．dustB．riverC．truckD．shore6、A．overB．throughC．acrossD．beyond7、A．leftB．fetchedC．rescuedD．defeated8、A．rolesB．mannersC．imagesD．forms9、A．somethingB．nothingC．anythingD．everything10、A．brokedownB．movedinC．pulledawayD．blewup11、A．veryB．lastC．firstD．only12、A．attackedB．spottedC．annoyedD．killed13、A．eagerlyB．casuallyC．hardlyD．crazily14、A．panicB．hesitationC．doubtD．silence15、A．fierceB．friendlyC．imaginaryD．true16、A．coolB．shyC．passiveD．open17、A．expressB．hideC．admitD．control18、A．embarrassmentB．disappointmentC．reliefD．surprise19、A．emotionalB．physicalC．mentalD．moral20、A．changesB．developsC．mattersD．differs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）Allourteacherstrytomakeclasseslivelyand1．(interest),sothatwewon’tget2．(bore).TheclassofmyEnglishteacherisorganizedwellalthoughsomestudentsoftensaytheyhatethissubject.IknowIcan’tavoid3．(lose)myconfidenceunlessIworkhard.IalsoknowImustmakesureofenoughtimeandenergy4．(learn)English.Ionce5．(admit)tomyparentsthatIhadtroublewithmyEnglishlearningandtheyencouragedmegreatly.Theteacherisalwaysstrict6．me.Withmyteacher7．(help)me,IhavemadegreatprogressinEnglish.Lastweek,Ididn’tgetnervousintheEnglishexaminationoranswerincorrectly,8．meantthatIsucceeded.MyteacherthinksIamshy9．muchmoreintelligentthanotherstudents!Inmyopinion,myEnglishteacherispatient,energeticandseriousinhisEnglishliteratureclass,andheleavesmesuchadeepandgood10．(impress).Iwillshowrespectforhimforever.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10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不计分。DearGinni,Howareyougettingonthesedays?IwonderifyoucouldsellsomeChineseknots(结)forme、Imakethemmyselfwithredsilkthread,clothandsomeothermaterials、Theylookr