2023届广东省佛山市禅城区高三考前模拟预测英语试题

第1页/共1页2023届高考模拟试题(二)英语本试卷共9页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟注意事项;1.答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔在答题卡填写自己的考生号、姓名、座位号。用2B铅笔把对应该号码的标号涂黑。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案答在试题卷上无效。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答卷上各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考试结束后，将答卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AAcrosstheworld,youngpeopleareshapingthefutureinmanyfields.Theirideasaretransformingcommunitiesandsociety.Here’salookattheachievementsoffourinspirationalyoungleaders.KwiriYangKwiriisthefounderandCEOofLifeGyde,anonlineplatformforyoungpeopletoseekadvice,guidanceandsupport.Shehasanimpressivetrackrecordofsupportingindividualsandsmallbusinesses.ShefirsthelpedimmigrantownersofsmallbusinessesinCalifornia.Whenshedevelopedanxietyanddepression,Kwirirealizedhowmanypeople,likeher,werestrugglingwiththeirmentalhealth—andLifeGydewasborn.AbiRamananAbiistheco-founderandCEOofImpactVision,asoftwareplatformthatusesmachinelearningtoreducefoodwaste.ImpactVision’stechnologyusesdigitalimagingtotakeapictureoffoodandanalyzeitsnutritionalvalueandfreshness.Thesystemaimstoreducewastewhilealsoimprovingfoodsafety.Astechnologyadvances,thesensorsitusesarereducinginsizeandprice,andcouldsoonbeintegratedintoeverydaydevices.OanaToiuOanaisthefounderandgeneralmanagerofSocialInnovationSolutions,whichofferstrainingandconsultancyinsocialinnovation.She’salsoontheBoardofDirectorsofTheEntrepreneurshipAcademy,wherestudentsworkinteams,learningaboutbusinessbyrunningrealbusinessesundertheguidanceofateamcoach.DoreenKessyDoreenisCEOofUbongo,amulti-mediaeducationalplatforminAfrica.Usingthepowerofentertainmentandmassmedia,thecompanyprovideseducationalmaterialatlowcostandhighvolume.Some6.4millionhouseholdsin31countriescurrentlywatch,listenandlearnfromUbongo’scartoonseachweek,withimprovedoutcomesinmathsandschoolreadiness.1.WhatisKwiriYang’sachievement?A.Shefoundacureformentaldiseases.B.Sheestablishedacompanyonimmigration.C.Shesupportedtheyoungintheirmentalhealth.D.Shesetupanonlinelearningplatformforkids.2.WhichfielddoesAbiRamanan’splatformmainlyfocuson?AHealthcare. B.Education. C.Technology. D.Foodsafety.3.Whatdothesefourpeopleshareincommon?A.Theyareyoung,energeticandwealthy. B.Theycreatejobsformanyyoungpeople.C.Theymadecontributionstocommunities. D.Theyencouragedtheyoungtodobusiness.BLedet,anativeofLakeCharlesandhissisterwereraisedbyhissinglemom.“Itwasastoughasyoucanimagine.Sometimes,wehadtodigintrashcansforpizzasandnotyetrottenfruit,”saidLedet.Whenhegraduatedfromhighschool,therewereonlytwooptionshehad—gotothemilitaryorgetajob.So,in2004,theU.S.Navybecamehisjob.Butlifehasawayofofferingsecondchances.Duringaconversationwithhiswife,Mallory,herealizedthatcollegeisnotjustforrichpeople,hecangotocollegetoo.WithMallory’shelp,heappliedtoSouthernUniversity.Butashealsoneededtomakemoneyforhisfamily,LedettookajobatBatonRougeGeneralMedicalCenterasasecurityguard.Itwasajobthatchangedhispath.Whileworkingthere,hebecameinspiredandwantedtobecomeaphysician.Sohestartedaskingasmanyphysiciansashecouldwhetherhecouldshadowthem.Andalotofthemtoldhimsecurityguardsdon’tbecomedoctors.Butonedoctor,Dr.PatrickGreiffenstein,honoredLedet’srequest.HedidwhatwasnecessarysothatLedetcouldofficiallyfollowhimashedidsurgeriesandcaredforpatients.Ledetwasdedicatedfromthestart.“Hedesiredtolearnandhereadonhisownandhelookedupthings,soitseemedobviousthatthiswasrealforhim.Hewouldstaylateandthengointohisshiftthenextmorningordoashiftandcomejoinusinthemorning,”saidGreiffenstein.LedetwentontograduatefromSouthernUniversitywithadoublemajor:chemistryandbiology.Butabachelor’sdegreewouldnotbetheendofhisacademicpursuits.Heearnedhisdoctor’sdegreefromNYUSchoolofMedicine.Still,hewantedtobeamedicaldoctor.4.WhatdoweknowaboutRussellLedet’searlylife?A.Hecamefrompoorfamily. B.Hedroppedoutofschool.C.HeenjoyedbeingaNavy. D.Hedreamedtobeadoctor.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shadow”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Lookafter. B.Workwith. C.Relyon. D.Learnfrom.6.WhatpersonalitiesdoesLedethave?A.Devotedandhumble. B.Patientandsensitive.C.Caringandtalented. D.Determinedandambitious.7.WhatmessagedoesLedet’sexperienceconvey?A.Clothesdonotmakeaman. B.Yourlifeiswhatyoumakeit.C.Whilethereislife，thereishope. D.Allthingscometothosewhowait.CWheneveryoureadtext,youdon’tpaymuchattentiontothewaytheinformationispresented—particularlythefont(字体)choice.That’sbecauseyourmainobjectiveisreadingcomprehension.Althoughprintingdesignisoverlookedbymostofus,it’scrucialinmakingtextsclear,readableandappealingforaudiences.Beyondthevisualaspect,researchshowsthatfontsplayasignificantroleinthecognitive(认知的)processeswhileweread.Afont’simpactonthewayyoulearnandkeepinformationmightbehardtonoticeconsciously,butyourbrainiscertainlytunedin.Perhapssurprisingly,hard-to-readfontssuchasBodoniorComicSansorarebetterforpreservinginformationthanfontslikeArialorTimesNewRoman.Participantsrecalledmoreinformationfromthematerialtheyreadwhenitwaspresentedinafontthatwasdifficulttoread,accordingtoa2010study.“Difficultycanfunctionasanalarmsignal,givingthereaderasensethatthetaskischallengingandwillrequirementaleffort,”saysDanielOppenheimer,aprofessorofSocialandDecisionScience.“Additionally,slowingdownthereadingspeedtodealwiththedis-fluencymayhelpreadersspoterrorsinatext.Hard-to-readfonts,whichmakeithardertoengagewithamaterialbutdon’tactuallydrawawaythereader,thereforegenerate“desirabledifficulty”—andtheresultingcognitivetroublemayimproveperformancebecausetheyrequiremorementaleffort.”Fontcharacteristicssuchasstyle,sizeandcolorplayaroleininformationretentionorrecall,aswell,becausefontdesignisvitaltoourfamiliarity—orunfamiliarity—withagivenword,saysStephenBanham,atypographylecturer.Experimentshavedemonstratedarelationshipbetweenfontsizeandmemory:largefontitemsmaypredicthigherrecallregardlessofstyle,butverysmallfontsizescanalsointroduceadesirabledifficulty.Adocument’sspecificmethodofformattinginformationalsomakesanimpact.Usingfontstyleslikeboldoritalicstoindicatesignificancecanalsoimproveinformationpossession.That’sbecausepeoplearebetterabletorememberinformationtheyconsiderimportant.Researchersfoundthatboldedtexthasahigherrecallthantextinitalicorregularstyles,regardlessofthefontsize.However,ifanentiredocumentisbolded,theemphasisislost,andreaderscannolongerspotvitalpassages.8.Whatdofontsmainlyaffectaccordingtoparagraph2?A.Textdifficulty. B.Printingdesign.C.Readers’interests. D.Informationrecall.9.Whichoneshowstherelationshipbetweenfontsizeandmemory?A. B. C. D.10.Whichmethodshouldbeavoidedforemphasiswhenformattinginformation?A.Boldingthewholetext. B.Repeatingkeywords.C.Usinganitalicfont. D.Applyingbigfont.11.What’sthepurposeofthistext?A.Tocomparedifferentfonts. B.Toidentifyfontcharacteristics.C.Toshowfont’sinfluenceonreading. D.Toexplorefontandreadingdifficulty.DArielNovoplansky,anecologistinIsrael,setupanexperimentamongpeaplantstostudyhowtheycommunicatewitheachother.Intheexperiments,Arielputthepeaplantsinrowsofcontainers.Thecenterplantintherowwasthetarget.Thepeaplantshadbeengrownwithtwomainroots.Ononeside,eachpeaplanthadonerootinitsownpotandtheotherreachingintoaneighbor’spot.Thecentralplantconnectedtoitsclosestneighbor,whichconnectedtoanotherneighbor,andsoondowntheline.Ontheotherside,alltheplantskepttheirrootsintheirownpots,unconnectedtotheirneighbors.Witheverythingready,theecologistcreatedadrynessforthecentraltargetplant,whichhadquicklyclosedupitsleafpores(气孔)tosavewater.Amazingly,theconnectedplantsononesidegraduallycloseduptheirleafpores,eventhoughonlyoneofthemhadexperiencedrealdryness.Ontheotherside,withunconnectedrootspeachain,alltheirporesstayedopen.Thismeansthewarningsignaldidn’ttravelfromthestressedplantsleavesthroughtheair,butonlyfromitsrootsthroughthesoil.It’spossiblethatplantsarejusteavesdropping(偷听)evenifthedamagedplantdidn’tmeantosendsignalstothem.Maybethedamagedplantleakscertainchemicalsandnearbyrootscouldsensethosesignals.Buttheplantswithconnectedrootsthatweren’tdriedoutpassedonthedroughtsignalstotheirneighborstoo,whichmeanssimpleeavesdroppingprobablyisn’ttheanswer.Theyseemtobehavingarealconversation,pickingupinformationononesideandsharingitwithaneighborontheother.Thebenefittoaplantthatreceivesthisinformationisprettyclear.Butwhat’sthebenefittosendingadangersignaltoyourneigbour?Remember,yourneighbormayactuallybeyou.12.WhichaspectoftheexperimentdoesParagraph2mainlyconcern?A.Itsfinding. B.Itsapplication. C.Itspurpose. D.Itsdesign.13.Howdothepeaplantscommunicateintheexperiment?AByconnectingtheirroots. B.Byopeningtheirleafpores.C.Byspreadingaspecialsmell. D.Byleakingcertainchemicals.14.Whichwordbestdescribesthecommunicationbetweenplants?A.Complex. B.Cooperative. C.Efficient. D.Direct.15.Whydoesaplantsendadangersignaltoitsneighborsaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Tobetteritssurroundings. B.Tomakeitselfstrong.C.Todevelopitsroot. D.Tokeepitselfsafe.第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Involvementinactivitiesoutsideofschoolworkmakeshighschoolalotmoreinterestingandfun.____16____Throughextracurricularactivities,youcandevelopimportantskills,suchasteamwork,publicspeaking,creativity,leadership,andself-awareness.Thefirststepistoexplore.____17____Whileyoucan’tdoeverything,trytogetinvolvedinasmanyclubs,teams,andactivitiesthatyoufindinteresting.Thereisnotarequiredone-size-fits-alllistofactivities.Whatmattersisthatyoufindclubsandprogramsthatinterestyou!Youwon’tknowifyoulikesomethingifyoudon’ttryit.____18____Forexample,ifyouthinkyoumightbeinterestedinearningabusinessdegree,findoutifyourhighschoolhasafinancialassociation.Ifyouthinkyou’dlikeacareerinpolitics,checktoseeifyourhighschoolhasaModelUniteNationsproject.Whileyouwanttoappear“wellrounded,”itisimportantthatyoudon’ttakeontoomuch.____19____Itcanbehelpfultoseefreshmanyearasthetimetotryalotofthings.Inyoursophomoreyear,youcanbeginlimitingyourinvolvementtoyourmostimportantactivities.Thiswillallowyoutospendmoretimeonfewerthings.____20____Developitintoatruepassionandtrytobeanexpertinit.Thisiswhatmakesyouuniqueandallowsyoutoshineonacollegeapplicationorqualifyforascholarship.A.Bearinmindwhatismostimportanttoyou.B.Youmayfeelithardtomakechoicesattheverybeginning.C.Participateinvariousextracurricularactivitieswithinterest.D.Asyoustarthighschool,youwillfindyouhavemanynewopportunities.E.Allowyourselfenoughtimetodowellintheactivitiesyoucareaboutmost.F.Theseactivitieshelpyougainabilitiesyoucouldn’tlearnthroughtextbooksandtestsaloneG.Keepaneyeoutforclubsthatmayspecificallyhelpyouprepareforaparticularcollegemajor.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ThefutureisburningbrightforSmellofLoveCandlesandits12-year-oldCEO.After____21____thebusinessinhisfamily’skitchenabouttwoyearsago,Alejandrowillbringhiscandlestoaworld-famousshoppingmallnextweek.The____22____forSmellofLovecametoAlejandroin2019whenhediscoveredhismom’sheadhurtfromthesmellofthecandlesshe____23____.Despitelovingcandlesverymuch,shehadnochoicebutto____24____them.Unwillingtoseehismom____25____,Alejandrostartedtestingalternativesthatwouldbe____26____tomakecandles.Tohisdelight,thefirstproductwasa____27____withhismomandherheadachedisappeared.Afterdecidingtoformabusiness,Alejandrostartedbrainstormingpotential____28____.“Yousmellcandles,andtheybringjoyandloveintoyourhome,sowhydon’twecallthem‘SmellofLoveCandles’?”hesaid.“Thenametrulygoeswithhis____29____,”saidhismom.“Bringinghappinesstoothershasbeenabig_____30_____ineverythinghedoes.”NowAlejandrobecomesthe_____31_____standownerofthenation’smostpopularshoppingmall.“WeareveryexcitedtosupportAlejandrowiththeopportunityto_____32_____hisSmellofLovecandles,”saysthemanager.“Thisisthefirsttimethatwehaverentedaplacetoakidand_____33_____itwillinspiremorekidstofollowtheir_____34_____.”Alejandro’sbusinessisdoingwell,andhe’smakingmoney.Besidessavingforschool,hedonatestocharitiesmonthly.ToAlejandro,_____35_____isn’tonlyaboutmakingmoney.It’saboutspreadingloveandhelpingothers.21.A.learning B.joining C.starting D.expanding22.A.hope B.time C.idea D.search23.A.lit B.saw C.held D.make24.A.getaddictedto B.makeuseof C.takeadvantageof D.getridof25A.sad B.angry C.worried D.embarrassed26.A.stable B.healthy C.recyclable D.convenient27.A.hit B.bond C.concern D.trial28A.names B.profits C.products D.locations29.A.age B.interest C.talent D.personality30.A.leap B.theme C.discovery D.challenge31.A.busiest B.richest C.wisest D.youngest32.A.share B.promote C.create D.improve33.A.generally B.fortunately C.amazingly D.certainly34.A.steps B.passions C.movements D.instructions35.A.effort B.ambition C.success D.responsibility第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Everyyear,rowers____36____(take)partintheAtlanticCampaignsetofffromtheCanaryIslandsinDecemberandrowroughly3,000milesacrosstheAtlantic.Somehandletherowinginteamsoftwo,three,orfour.Others,likeJasmineHarrison,rowallby____37____(they).Itwasn’teasy.Everyday,Jasminewouldrowforabout12hours,pushingher550-poundboatacrosstheocean.Shehadasatellitephone____38____allowedhertotalkwithfamilyandfriendseveryday.Butthingsgotabit____39____(hard)afterherspeakerfellinthewaterandshecouldnolongerlistentohermusic.Therewasdanger,too.Twice,herboat____40____(turn)overinthenightbylargewaves.Thesecondtime,shehurtherelbowquite____41____(bad).Anothertime,shenearlyranintoaship.Somehow,shekeptgoing.OnFebruary20,after70days,3hoursand48minutes,shereachedtheislandofAntigua-theendofthejourney.When____42____(ask)whatshewasmostlookingforwardto,shesaid,“Food.Definitelyfood.”Shecelebratedher____43____(arrive)withahamburgerandfries.Jasmine’srowingeffort____44____(make)hertheyoungestwomanevertorowacrosstheAtlantic—oranyocean.ButMs.Harrison’stripdidn’tjustset_____45_____record,italsoraisedover£18,500fortwocharities.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.你校英语角将举办英语演讲比赛。请你“DevelopaReadingHabit”为题写一篇发言稿参赛，内容包括：1.养成阅读习惯的重要性；2.你的建议。注意：1.词数应为80左右；2.题目和首句已为你写好。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DevelopaReadingHabitAreadinghabitisimportantforus.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Standingoutsidethecaveentrance,Grandfatheradmiredthegreen-carpetedhills,butLinhatedthecave.HehadcomeheretodayonlybecauseofGrandfather.Grandfatherpreferredtouseguano,thewastematterofbats,tofertilize(施肥)hiscrops.Buthewastooweaktodothewholejob.Hecouldgathertheguanoandbringitoutofthecaveinthebasket,butheneededLintocarryithomeinthewoodencart.Grandfathertookashovel(铲子)andflashlightfromthecart.“Changeyourmindandcomeinsidewithme?”heaskedLin.“Itwon’thappenagain,Lin,”Grandfatherpromised.“Lasttimeitwasmymistake.Weshouldn’thavewaiteduntilnearlydusk(黄昏)togoinside.Iknowthatthebatsflyoutofthecaveatdusk.”ThatwasexactlywhathadhappenedontheTerribleDayoftheBats.AsLinhadstoodatthecaveentrance,acrowdofblackbatshaderuptedfromit.Linhadbeenterrified.“Batshurtnoone,”Grandfatherhadsaid.“Besides,youscaredthemasmuchastheydidyou.”ButnothingcouldmakeLinforgetthehorrorhe