2023年4月广东广州市2023届高三高考二模英语试题卷

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2023年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）

英语

本试卷共10页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。2023.04

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第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节供15小题海小题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。

A

Itgoeswithoutsayingthatsittingatadeskforamajorityofthedaywillhurtourhealth.Butdon't

worrybecausethereisasolution!Afterspendingmuchtimeinvestigatingthedifferentofferswhenitcomes

toexerciseequipmentsuitablefortheoffice,I'dliketorevealsomeofmytoprecommendations.

☆StabilityCushion☆Under-deskElliptical

ThesecushionsareexcellenttorelievebackKeepingyourfeetinmotionwhileseatedcan

painandshoulderaches,stabilizejointsandgoalongwaytokeepyouhappier,reduce

strengthenmuscles.stress,andincreaseyourproductivity.

Pros&ConsPros&Cons

•Smallandlightweight•Easytocarrylikeabriefcase

•Workswellforlowerbackandposture•Whisperquietandeasytouse

♦Inflating（充气）isn'teasyforsome•Therubberaroundthemetalbarcanwearout

overtime

英语试题B第1页（共10页）

☆FitnessTracker☆BalanceBallChair

Whatgetsmeasuredgetsmanaged,andoneSittingonabalanceballleadstoincreased

energyandproductivity.Inthatway,it'sperfectfor

greatwaytokeeptrackofyourfitnessdataiscompletingtasksathomeorintheoffice.Thischair

promotesmicro-movements,corestrength,and

stimulation.

afitnesstracker.Afitnesstrackerrecordsyour

energylevels,steps,distance,hourlyactivity

andmore.

Pros&ConsPros&Cons

•Verycomfortabletowear.Straightforwardtobuild

•Lotsofappscanbeoperatedtogether•Agreatsolutionifyouexperiencebackpain

•VariouscustomizedoptionsNeedstobereinflatedoften

•Sometimesthereareconnectivityissues

21.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthetext?

A.Fitnesstrainers.B.Recoveringpatients.

C.Officeworkers.D.Furnituredesigners.

22.Wi:ichequipmentpromisestoimproveworkefficiency?

A.StabilityCushionandFitnessTracker.

B.StabilityCushionandBalanceBallChair.

C.Under-deskEllipticalandFitnessTracker.

D.Under-deskEllipticalandBalanceBallChair.

23.WhatmaybetheproblemofFitnessTracker?

A.Itwearsouteasilyovertime.B.Itmayfailtogetlinkedattimes.

C.Itoffersfewpersonalizedchoices.D.Itdoesn'tallowtheuseofotherapps.

B

Well,well,well.Itlookslikerobotsarenowcomingforourbelovedfurryfriends.Accordingtoanew

study,animalrobotsmaybejustaseffective,ifnotbetter,atprovidingtherapeutic（治疗的）benefitsto

childrenasrealpets.Assomeonewhohasbothinteractedwithrealdogsandrobots,!cantellyouthatthis

isquiteaboldclaim.

Sure,robotsmayhavesomebenefitsoverrealdogs.Theycanworkfbrlongerhoursandwon'tcause

allergies（过敏）orpassondiseases.Butcanarobotgiveyouthatwet-nosed,tail-wagging,slobber-filled

experiencethatarealdogcan?Ithinknot.

Now,I'mnotsayingthatrobotsdon'thavetheirplaceintherapy.Infactjcanseehowananimal

robotcouldbehelpfulincertainsituationswherearealdogmightnotbepossible.Butlet'snotgo

replacingallthegoodboysandgirlswithrobotsjustyet.

英语试题B第2页（共10页）

Asforthestudy,it'sinterestingtoseethatwhilethekidssaidtheylovedreal-lifedogsbetter,they

actuallyspentmoretimeinteractingwiththerobot.Icanonlyimaginethatitwasdoingsomepretty

impressivetricks,somerobotdanceorrobotjokesmaybe,toholdthekids^ttentionforthatlong.

Inallseriousness,though,Idothinkit'simportanttoconsiderthewelfareoftherapydogs.Visiting

hospitalscanbestressfulandtiringforthem,andweshouldbeexploringalloptionstomaketherapy

experiencesaspositiveandenjoyableaspossiblefbrboththeanimalsandthepatients.

So,whileImaynotbereadytotradeinmyfurryfriendsforrobotsjustyet,Iamopentotheideaof

introducinganimalrobotsintotherapyprograms.Whoknows?Maybeonedaywe'llallhaveourown

personalrobotpetsthatcanprovideuswithjustasmuchloveandcompanionshipa§therealthing.But

untilthen,I'llstickwithmytrustyfurryfriends.

24.Whatisthetext?

A.Aresponsetoarecentstudy.

B.A.summaryofascientificstudy.

C.Anewsreportofanewinvention.

D.Areviewonamedicalexperiment.

25.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysayinguthisisquiteaboldclaim^inparagraph1?

A.Thenewstudyisquiteabreakthrough.

B.Hispersonalexperiencesupportsthestudy.

C.Robotshavenotherapeuticbenefitstochildren.

D.Robotscannotreplacerealpetsatpresentstage.

26.Whichofthefollowingisafindingofthenewstudy?

A.Thekidspreferredrobotpetstorealdogs.

B.Robotskeptthekids'interestforalongertime.

C.Thekids'concentrationwaseffectivelyimproved.

D.Robotshadmoretrickstoimpresskidsthanrealdogs.

27.Whyistheauthoropentotheideaofusingrobotsintherapy?

A.Theycansharesomeoftherapypets'work.

B.Theycanguaranteethewelfareoftherapypets.

C.Theyprovideuswithjustasmuchloveasrealpets.

D.Theyarebetteratreleasingpatients'stressandtiredness.

英语试题B第3页（共10页）

c

Thebestideasareoftensosmart,sosimpleandsoclearlyneeded;it*sstrangetodiscovertheydon't

alreadyexist.SoitiswithFarmMySchool,aprogramthat'sturningunderusedlandatsecondaryschools

intocommerciallyachievable,regenerativemarketgardensfarmedbyandforlocalcommunities.

Co-foundedbypermaculturistBenShawandregenerativeeducatorJamesMcLennan,FarmMy

Schoolconnectslocalpeopleandorganizationsthroughvolunteeringthathelpsestablishaschool'smarket

garden.Studentslearnaboutcommunitynetworks,healthyeating,ecologicalresponsibility,waste

reduction,andclimatereliefwhilehelpingwithfoodproduction.Schoolsintegratealltheseintotheir

courseswhileproducingvegetableboxeseveryweek,thatfeedlocaliamilies,supplytheschool'sfoodneeds

andultimatelypaythefarmer,ssalary.

FarmMySchoolhasgainedtheextraordinaryenthusiasmofthelocals,whoansweredanonlineshout­

outtobuyticketstotheprogram'slauncheventatBellSecondarySchoollastOctober.CalledBuildAFarm

inaDayFestival,theeventfeaturedworkshopsbyBenandJamestosharetheskillsrequiredtobuildwhat

theysayistheworld'slargestno-diggarden.4tItwassuchapowerfulevent,andIthinkthatcomesdownto

peoplewantingtoactnow,“saysJames."Wechargedfortheexperienceand600guysturnedup!Theydidn't

evenneedfreedrinkstogetexcited.Weweregardeningtillmidnight.Itwasamazing.We'vegottrue

communitybuy-in.^^

Volunteershavesincebegunbeneficialplantingthroughouttheschool.Nextstepsincludefurther

discussionswithlocalcommunities,employingafarmer,andbringinginateachertodevelopcourses.t4We*ve

seenthishugepushtowardsseeingschoolsasregenerativespaces,notjustforplantingbutforkidstobe

moreconnectedtotheoutsideworld,andreallyseeingtheschoolinawholenewlight,“Jamessays/Tor

us,thebigexcitementisthatbyallowingaprofessionalfarmertotaketheresponsibilityofgrowingfood,its

notonlyontheschooltolookafterthatfarmanymore,whicheventuallymakesitmuchmore

sustainable,,?addsBen.

28.WhywasFarmMySchoolfounded?

A.Toraisetheincomeofthelocalpeople.

B.Toadvocateacommercialfarmingplan.

C.Toprovidefreefoodforlocalcommunities.

D.Toturnunderusedcampuslandintomarketgardens.

29.Howdoschoolsinvolvestudentsintotheprogram?

A.Bydevelopingprogram-basedcourses.

B.Byorganizingvoluntaryworkincommunities.

C.Byofferingthempart-timejobsinthemarketgardens.

D.Byencouragingthemtoproducedailyvegetableboxes.

英语试题B第4页（共10页）

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"buy-in^meaninparagraph3?

A.Competition.B.Investment.C.Support.D.Protection.

31.WhatisthehighlightoftheprogramaccordingtoBen?

A.Itbringsinmoneytosupporttheschool.

B.Theschoolfarmwillbeabletolastlong.

C.Thelocalpeoplewilltakecareofthefarm.

D.Studentsconnectmorewiththeoutsideworld.

D

In1977,IrenePepperberg,aHarvardgraduate,decidedtoinvestigatethethoughtprocessesofanother

creaturebytalkingtoit.Todothis,shewouldteachaone-y;ear-oldAfricangrayparrot（鹦鹉）,Alex,to

reproducethesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage.

PepperbergboughtAlexinapetstore,wheresheletthestore'sassistantchoosehimbecauseshe

didn*twantotherscientiststosaythatshehadintentionallychosenanespeciallysmartbird.Giventhat

Alex'sbrainwasjustthesizeofawalnut,mostresearchersthoughtPepperberg'scommunicationstudy

wouldbefutile.

ButwithPepperberg'spatientteaching,Alexlearnedhowtofollowalmost100Englishwords.He

couldcounttosixandhadlearnedthesoundforsevenandeight.ButthepointwasnottoseeifAlex

couldlearnwordsbyheart.Pepperbergwantedtogetinsidehismindandlearnmoreaboutabird's

understandingoftheworld.

Inonedemonstration,Pepperbergheldupagreenkeyandagreencupforhimtolookat."What'sthe

same?,,sheasked/'Co-lor^Alexrespondedwithouthesitation/'What'sdif!erent?,,Pepperberg

asked."Shape,“Alexquicklyreplied.Hisvoicehadthesoundofacartooncharacter.Butthewords-and

whatcanonlybecalledthethoughts——wereentirelyhis.ManyofAlex'sskills,suchashisabilityto

understandtheconceptsof'same^and'Mifferenf\arerareintheanimalworld.Livinginacomplex

society,parrotslikeAlexmustkeeptrackofchangingrelationshipsandenvironments.

Duringthedemonstration,asiftoofferfinalproofofthemindinsidehisbird'sbrain,Alexspoke

up."Talkclearly!vhecommanded,whenoneoftheyoungerbirdsPepperbergwasalsoteaching

mispronouncedthewordtcgreen,\

Alexknewalltheanswershimselfandwasgettingbored."He'smoody,“saidPepperberg,usohe

interruptstheothers,orhegivesthewronganswerjusttobedifficult."Pepperbergwascertainlylearning

moreaboutthemindofaparrot,butliketheparentofatroublesometeenager,shewaslearningthehard

way.

英语试题B第5页（共10页）

32.WhydidPepperberglettheshopassistantchoosethebird?

A.Abirdwithasmallbrainwasneeded.

B.Shewantedaverysmartbirdforherstudy.

C.Aresearchsubjectshouldberandomlychosen.

D.Theshopassistantwasbetteratchoosingbirds.

33.WhatmightmostresearchersthinkofPepperberg'sstudyatfirst?

A.Innovative.B.Practical.C.Costly.D.Fruitless.

34.WhichofthefollowingaspectsofAlex'sabilitydidPepperberg*sstudyfocuson?

A.Understandingconcepts.B.Calculating.

C.Recognizingvoices.D.CreatingEnglishwords.

35.WhatcausedPepperbergfsstruggleinherstudy?

A.HerinstructionshadtobeeasyforAlex.

B.Alexwassometimestooclevertocontrol.

C.Alexwouldpointoutotherbirds'mistakes.

D.ShehadtroubleunderstandingAlex'smood.

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。

Whatmakesaworkofarchitecturegreat?Mostpeoplewouldarguethataesthetics（美感）arethe

mostimportant._36_However,RomanarchitectMarcusVitruviusPolliobelievedthatweshouldalso

considerdurabilityandfunctionwhenassessingastructure.TheRostonvilleLibraryinmycityisagreat

exampleofVitruvius'sprinciples.

Constructedentirelyofgranite—ahardandtoughstone,thelibraryisdurable.Itcanwithstand

environmentalpollution.Forexample,itisresistanttoacidrain.Moreover,itsgranitestructureisstable

soit*smorelikelytosurviveanearthquake._37_Itusessolarenergyfbrheatingandarooftopgarden

forcooling.

_38_Providingfreeaccesstoprintanddigitalinformation,itconveysafeelingofopennessand

accessibility.Furthermore,theentirelibraryisononelevel,andithasanopendesign—therearenoinner

wallsordividers.Inaddition,largewindowsletinplentyofnaturallight,soit'seasytoseeandgetto

eachdepartmentwithinthelibrary.

英语试题B第6页（共10页）

Finally,thelibraryisbeautiful,withaestheticallypleasingdetailsbothinsideandout.Thelargewindows

arecopper-fYamed（铜框的）.Thecoppercolorprovidesaninterestingcontrastagainstthecolorofthegranite

structureanditwillremainasthecopperages.Growthfromtherooftopgarden,whichreachesdownthesides

ofthebuilding,addstotheaestheticsofthebuilding._39_

Durability,functionalityandbeautymaketheRostonvilleLibraryagreatstructure.Architectswhofollow

Vitruvius'sprincipleshelptomakethecitymorepleasanttolivein._40_

A.Thelibraryisalsosustainable.

B.Itistruethatbeautyiscritical.

C.Thisisnottheonlyconcernofthearchitects.

D.Thelibrarywasdesignedwithfunctionalityinmind.

E.Itsoftensthelinesofthestructureandhelpsittofitintoitsnaturalsurroundings.

F.Plus,thelibrarywasbuiltontheedgeofthecitypark,surroundedbynativeplants.

G.Buildingsthatfulfillthesecriteriaofferbothpeaceofmindandbeautyfortheirusers.

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。

Iusedtothinkmylifewasperfect.Mymomhadherdreamjobandabeautifuloffice,andIhadmyown

roomwithacomputerandagardento_41_.ButoneSunday,everythingchanged.Ahumcane_42_our

neighborhoodwhilewewerevisitingmygrandparentsinRaleigh.Ourkitchenwasdestroyed,andourclean

andcomfortablehomewasinruins.

Butsomething_43_happened.Ourneighbors,theFloresfamily,cametoour_44_.Theyhelpedclear

brokenpiecesandofferedusaplacetostay.Their_45_wasmostimpressive.Wehadnever_46_spokento

thembefore,butthey_47_theirhometousandmadeusfeellikefamily.

Westartedanew__48__ofhavingweekenddinnertogether.Weinvitedotherfamiliesfromthe

neighborhoodtojoinus,andour49werefilledwithlaughteranddeliciousfood.Itwasabeautifulthingtosee

our_50_cometogetherinthewakeofadisaster.

I_51_knewRosica,theirdaughter,beforethehurricane.Butshequicklybecamemyfriend.Shehada

giftfor_52_,andoureveningstogetherwerefilledwithadventureandlaughter.

Lookingback,Irealizethatthehurricane_53_unexpectedbenefit.Itbroughtusclosertoourneighbors

and54ourlivesinwayswenevercouldhaveimagined.Sometimes,ittakesa（n）_55_tobringoutthebestin

people.

英语试题B第7页（共10页）

41.A.tendtoB.worryaboutC.dreamofD.dealwith

42.A.visitedB.skippedC.approachedD.swept

43.A.invisibleB.unexpectedC.impossibleD.unlucky

44.A.mindB.knowledgeC.aidD.sense

45.A.beliefB.requestC.wealthD.kindness

46.A.reallyB.carefullyC.naturallyD.clearly

47.A.soldB.rentedC.showedD.opened

48.A.businessB.projectC.traditionD.life-

49.A.reunionsB.gatheringsC.journeysD.memories

50.A.familyB.volunteersC.communityD.supporters

51.A.soonB.neverC.alreadyD.also

52.A.fortunetellingB.storytellingC.mindreadingD.housekeeping

53.A.broughtaboutB.resultedfromC.madeupforD.gotawaywith

54.A.savedB.controlledC.enrichedD.recorded

55.A.instantB.effortC.partyD.disaster

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。

FanJinshi,anarchaeologistfromBeijingUniversity,firstvisitedtheMogaocavesasanundergraduate

studentin1962.Despitethecaves*tough_56_(condition),Fanwasdeterminedtostudynationalcultural

heritage(遗产)andstayedtopursueherdream.

Overtime,Fan'scommitmenttopreservingnationalculturalheritagegrew_57_(strong).Shejoinedthe

CommunistPartyofChinain1974andbecameevenmoredeterminedtoprotecttheMogaocaveswhenthey

wereofficiallyopentotouristsin1979.__58__(face)withthechallengeofbalancingconservationand

tourism,Fanknewthatasolutionhadtobefound.She_59_(convince)thatthecaves'socialimportancefar

outweighedtheireconomicpotentialandthatscientificprotectionwasthekeytotheir_60_(survive).

Inthelate1980s,Fancameupwith_61_innovativeplantodigitizetheMogaocaves,permanently

preservingthemurals(壁画),painledcultures,andhistoricaldata.In2016,DigitalDunhuangwaslaunched

online,allowingpeopleworldwide_62_(enjoy)comprehensiveimagesofthecaves.

英语试题B第8页（共10页）

Inhereighties,FanJinshiisasbusyasbefore,working_63___（tireless）toconserveandmanagethe

caves.Shehopesthatyoungpeoplewillcarry_64_the“MogaoSpirit“andbuildabetterDunhuang

Academy,_65_shespentherlifetime/4Letthisbemyepitaph,FansaysJPvedoneallIcouldfor

Dunhuang.^^

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

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