2023届广东省梅州市高三下学期二模英语试题（含答案）

2023届广东省梅州市高三下学期二模英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

MasterGardenerVolunteersWanted

WhatisaMasterGardener?

Amastergardenerisacitizenthatisinterestedingardeningandcanfulfillthetraining

andvolunteerhoursnecessary.Requirementsvarybycountyandstate,andthecourseis

tailoredfbrthatspecificregion.Youwillreceivespecialeducationonthesoilsinyour

area,thetypesofnativeplants,insectanddiseaseissues,basicbotany,andotherinformation

pertinent（相关的）toyourgardeningzone.

Theeducationalopportunitytolearnspecificsaboutwhereyougardenwillnotonlyhelp

yoube-comeabettergardenerbutisthenpassedalongtothegeneralpublicin

lectures,clinics,andthroughnewsletters.

WhatQualificationsMustYouMeet?

AnyonecanapplytobeaMasterGardener------youdon'tneedtobeanexpertorhavea

degree.Youdo,however,needto:

•Havecertainexperienceorknowalittleaboutgardeningorlandscapemanagement.

•Bewillingtosharehorticulture（园艺学）informationwithothers.

•Bewillingtoattendatrainingprogramandcandevotetimetovolunteeringand

continuingeducation.

Besides,tobecomeaMasterGardenervolunteer,eachapplicantneedstocompletean

application,preparebackgroundscreeningpaperworkandscheduleaninterviewwith

Extensionstaff.

WhatDoestheTrainingInvolve?

Trainingsessionsareofferedonedayaweekoverathree-monthperiodandareledby

experteducatorsintheregion.Approximately60hoursofclassroominstructionandfield

studyand50hoursofvolunteerinternship（实习）workarerequiredtocompletetheprogram

andbecomecertified.InordertoremainacertifiedMasterGardener,30hoursofvolunteer

workand10hoursofcontinuingeducationoradvancedtrainingarerequiredeachyear.

1.WhatdoesaMasterGardenerdo?

A.Promotegardeningpracticesabroad.

B.Trainvolunteerstohelpwithagriculture.

C.Teachtheyouthaboutdietsandagriculture.

D.Donatetimetothelocalgardeningextension.

2.WhatisrequiredifyouwanttoapplytobeaMasterGardener?

A.Havingsomerelevantknowledge.B.Acquiringexcellentteachingskills.

C.Completinggiventrainingsessions.D.Obtainingrichvolunteerexperience.

3.HowlongwillittaketoremainaqualifiedMasterGardenerthesecondyear?

A.About40hours.B.Threemonths.C.About150hours.D.About110

hours.

Asecond-gradeeducationhasnotstoppedgarbagecollectorJoseGutierrez.Heis

bringingthegiftofreadingtothousandsofColombianchildren.

Gutierrezstartedsavingbooksfromthetrash27yearsago.Hewasdrivingagarbage

truckatnightthroughthecountry'sricherneighborhoods.Thebooksthatwerethrownaway

slowlypiledup.Nowthegroundfloorofhissmallhouseisacommunitylibrary.Itisstacked

（堆放）fromfloortoceiling.Theyrangefromchemistrytextbookstochildren'sclassics.

Booksareluxuriesforboysandgirlsinlow-incomeneighborhoods.Newreading

materialatbookstoresistooexpensive.Thereare19publiclibrariesinBogota,acityof8.5

millionpeople.Butthelibrariestendtobelocatedfarawayfrompoorerareas/'Theyshould

beinallneighborhoodsandoneachcomerofeveryneighborhood,the60-year-old

says/fcBookscansaveus.ThatiswhatColombianeeds.^^

Gutierrezhasaloveofreading,whichcomesfromhismother.Shealwaysreadtohim

eventhoughshewastoopoortokeephiminschool.Gutierrezisakeenreaderofworksby

authorssuchasLeoTolstoyandVictorHugo.HisfavoritebooksincludeOneHundredYears

ofSolitudeandTheGeneralinHisLabyrinthbyColombia'sNobelPrize-winningnovelist

GabrielGarciaMarquez.ThefirstbookGutienezfoundwasacopyoftheclassicnovelAnna

Karenina.TheTolstoybookwaslaterjoinedbyTheLittlePrince,Sophie'sWorld,TheIliad

andanumberofnovels.Today,hehascollectedaround25,000books.

Now,Gutierrezstilllooksthroughtherubbishforadditionstohislibrary,named”The

StrengthofWords.^HisfameasColombia's"LordoftheBooks^^hashelpedalot.Ithas

broughthimthou-sandsofdonatedbooks.Hehassentmanytootherlibrariesaroundthe

country.Moreover,GutierrezhastraveledtobookfairsinMexicoandChiletosharehis

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experienceofstartingalibrarywiththebooksthatarethrownaway.

Gutierrezsayshedoesn'trejecttechnologythatallowsbookstobereaddigitally.Buthe

preferstoreadtheprintedwordsonpaper."Thereisnothingmorebeautifulthanhavinga

bookinyourpocket,inyourbagorinsideyourcar.”

4.HowoldwasGutierrezwhenhestartedsavingbooksfromthetrash?

A.Inhistwenties.B.Inhisthirties.C.Inhisforties.D.Inhisfifties,

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They"inParagraph3referto?

A.Luxurybooks.B.Garbagetrucks.C.Publiclibraries.D.Poorareas.

6.WhatdidthebookAnnaKareninameantoGutierrez?

A.Thebeginningofhischarityproject.B.Awindowtotheworld.

C.Oneofhisgreatestachievementsinlife.D.Somecomfortindifficulttimes.

7.WhichofthefollowingsayingsdoesGutierrez'sstoryleadustobelieve?

A.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B.Agoodbookcanshinealightuponthe

soul.

C.Oneman'strashisanotherman'streasure.D.Thepalestinkisbetterthanthebest

memory.

Jobsthatusebothtechnicalandcreativethinkingareamongthefastest-growingand

highest-payingones,accordingtoanewreportfromBurningGlassTechnologies^jobmarket

analyticcompanyinBoston.

Itstudiedmillionsofjobpostingstobetterunderstandtheskillscompaniesrequire.

Whattheydiscoveredwasthatmanywantworkerswithexperienceinsuchnewabilitiesas

big-datagatheringandanalytic,ordesignusingdigitaltechnology.

BurningGlasscameupwiththeterm64hybridjobs^todescribethesekindsof

positions,whichrequireskillsnotnormallyfoundtogether.Forexample,thesehybridjobs

mightrequirepeoplewithskillsindatascienceandadvertising,orengineeringand

sales/'Thejobsofthefuturedon'tinvolvejustoneskill,“saysMattSigelman,chiefmanager

ofBurningGlass.

Thecompanyexpectsgeneraljobgrowthofabout10%between2018and2028,butthe

hybridjobsby21%.Whafsmore,hybridjobspaymorethanpositionsthatcallfora

traditionalsetofskills.Forexample,amarketingmanagermasteringadatabaseprogramgets

paid41%morethanatraditionalone,withanaverageyearlysalaryof$100,000.Moreover,an

engineerwhoimproveshersalesskillsandbecomesaconsultingengineerforasoftware

companycanmorethandoubleherpayfrom$180,000to$400,000.

Whiledatashowsthatworkerswhofailtoupdatetheirskillswillbeabletofindfewer

jobs,peopleinhybridjobsarelesslikelytobecomeoutofdate,withonly12%possibilityof

beingre-placedbymachine,comparedwith42%forgeneraljobs,saysBurningGlass.Hybrid

jobsaremostlynotbeginnerroles,sotheymainlygotoworkerswithyearsofexperience

and,mostimportantly,moretrainingafterleavingcollege.Thatmeansworkers,bossesand

educatorswillhavetothinkabouthowtobetterpreparepeoplefortheseroles.

8.Whydidthecompanyresearchintojobadvertisements?

A.Tounderstandthegrowthofbestpaidworkers.

B.Tocompareworkers9experiencewithnewabilities.

C.Tofindoutcompanies'requirementsaboutskills.

D.Totellthepossiblechangesinfuturejobmarket.

9.Whichofthefollowingjobscanbehybrid?

A.Dataengineer.B.Machineoperator.

C.Marketingmanager.D.Medicalconsultant.

10.Howmuchisatraditionalmarketingmanagerpossiblypaideveryyear?

A.$180,000.B.$71,000.C.$41,000.D.$10,000.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.FutureJobsRcquiring"Hybrid^Skills.B.HowtoGetTrainedforJobs.

C.TipsonFindingFastest-GrowingJobs.D.TheJobswithHighestPay.

Artandsciencemayseemlikeoppositethings.Onemeansthecreativeflowofideas,

andtheothermeanscold,harddata-somepeoplebelieve.Infact,thetwohavemuchin

common.Now,astudyfindsartcanhelpstudentsrememberbetterwhattheylearnedin

scienceclass.

MarialeHardiman,aneducationspecialistatJohnsHopkinsUniversity,noticedthat

studentswhousedartintheclassroomlistenedmorecarefully.Theymightaskmore

questions.Theymightvolunteermoreideas.What'smore,studentsseemedtoremember

moreofwhattheyhadbeentaughtwhentheirsciencelessonshadinvolved（涉及）art.To

provethat,Hardimanteamedupwithsomeresearchersandsixlocalschools.

Intheexperiment,theresearchersworkedwithteachersin16fifth-gradeclassrooms.

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Theyprovidedtraditionalsciencelessonsandart-focusedones.Inatraditionalscienceclass,

forexample,studentsmightreadaloudfromabook.Intheart-focusedone,theymightsing

theinformationinstead.

Theteamrandomlyassigned（随机分配）eachofthe350studentstoeitheratraditional

scienceclassroomoranart-focusedone.Studentsthenlearnedscienceusingthatwayforthe

wholeunit—aboutthreeweeks.Whentheychangedtoanewtopic,theyalsochangedtothe

othertypeofclass.Thisway,eachstudenthadbothanart-focusedclassandatraditionalone.

Everyunitwastaughtinbothways,todifferentgroupsofstudents.Thisenabledthe

researcherstoseehowstudentsdidinbothtypesofclasses.

Theteamfoundthatstudentswhostartedoffintraditionalclassesperformedbetterafter

theymovedintoanart-focusedclass.Butthosewhostartedinanart-focusedclassdidwell

evenwhentheywentbacktoatraditionalscienceclass.Thesestudentsappearedtousesome

ofthearttechniques（技巧）aftergoingbacktoatraditionalclass.Classroomteachers

reportedthatmanystudentscontinuedtosingthesongsthattheylearnedafterfinishingthe

unit."Themorewehearsomething,themoreweretainit,"Hardimansays.MItsuggeststhat

theartsmayhelpstudentsapplycreativewaysoflearningontheirown."

12.WhydidMarialeHardimandothestudy?

A.Toprovetheimportanceofartatschool.

B.Toknowhowtoencouragestudentstoaskquestions.

C.Tofindawaytohelpherstudentslearnbetter.

D.Toseeifartmightimprovesciencelearning.

13.Whatwerethestudentsrequiredtodointheexperiment?

A.Learnthreeunitsintotal.

B.Choosewhatthey'dliketolearn.

C.Learntwotopicsforthreeweeks.

D.Taketwotypesofclasses.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retain“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Remember.B.Express.

C.Improve.D.Finish.

15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Arthelpsstudentsdevelopcreativity.

B.Art-focusedclassesintereststudentsalot

C.Artcanmakescienceeasiertoremember.

D.Arthassomethingincommonwithscience.

Perhaps,youareasmartpersonwithgoodknowledgeandcreativeideas,butwhenyou

movetoanewenvironmentorhavetoworkwithsomenewpeople,itisnotalwayseasyfor

themtorecognizeyouorrespectyouimmediately.16Howcanyougetotherpeople

topayattentiontoyouandrespectyou?

Becuriousandbewillingtolearnnewthings.

Movingtoanewworkingenvironment,youmayneedtodealwithnewthingsorskills.

17Insuchacase,peoplewhoaremorewillingtolearnnewthingscanbecome

moreflexibleandbeabletomeetnewrequirementsintheirjob.

18

Learningorworkinginanewenvironment,youneedtohaveagoodsenseofjudgement

whenjoiningadiscussionormakingadecision.Youshouldconsiderwhatisvirtuallyright,

andlookforlong-termgoals,andnotbedistractedbysmallchoicesfbrtheshortterm.

Beconfidentandmakeeyecontactwhentalkingtopeople.

Whenyougooutandmeetpeople,itisimportanttolookconfident.Forexample,ifyou

aregoingtoaninterview,butyoudon'tfeelconfident,whatcanyoudo?Beforeyouwalkin,

thinktoyourself,44!owntheroom?"19Remembertolookotherpeopleinthe

eye——it'sthekeytocreatingaconnectionwithpeople.Soon,youwillfeelasconfidentasyou

look.

Setcleargoalsandlearn.

Whenworkingtogetherwithothers,itisimportantthatyouhaveaclearvisionanda

workingplantoachieveit.Letpeopleknowwhatyoustandfor.Youneedtofindoutwhich

ideascanreallyunitepeopleandthenexpressthoseideasclearly.20

Behelpfultoothers.Whenworking,don'tfocusonwhatisyourworkandwhatisn't.

Afterdo-ingyourownwork,alwaysbereadytohelpothers.

A.Howcanyoubealeadersoon?

B.Howcanyougetalongwithothers?

C.Then,walkinholdingyourheadhighandsmile.

D.Quiteoften,theydon'tbelongtoyourownfield.

E.Remembernottojudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

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F.Also,treatyourteammembersrespectfullyasequals.

G.Haveagoodsenseofjudgementonimportantaspects.

二、完形填空

Lastweek,Ihadawisdomtooth（智齿）pulled,whichleftmeswollenandunableto

speak.Itwasverystrangespendingafewdaysinthis21butjudgingfromother

people'sresponses,notasstrangeasitwasforthem.

Ithoughtmyhusbandwouldbethefirsttofeelupset.Itriedtoimagine

how22itmustbetohavehalfofthehousegosilent.23whenIfoundhim

inthekitchenatmidnight,cookingpotatoesformyrecoveryand24thesilenceby

singing"yourlovelyswollenface^tothetuneofMyHumps,I,too,wassurprised,but

also25

WhenIfelt26Iwenttomylocalshop.ItstillhurtwhenImovedmyface,so

whenI27afriend,Icouldn'tsayanything.Thefriendwantedmy28on

aTwitterdisagreementthatIdidn'tseembothered.Iwasnotbothered—anditfeltgoodto

rememberthat.

LaterIvisitedmymom,whochattedawayasnormal.Shedidn'teven29thatI

wasonthesilentmode.Thismakesmecertainlybelievethatmyfamilyroleis

part30,partlistener.

Peoplesay3jisgoldenandthatsometimesitiswisetosaynothingandtolet

peoplereveal（吐露）themselves.Perhapsthatisthe32ofthewisdomtooth.

Maybewhentheyarrivewithalltheirpain,forcingus-evenjustforawhile——tomove

our33alittleless,theygivealessonforlivingwell:Listen,34andtry

beingquietnowandthen.Thenmaybeadulthoodwon'tbequitelike35teeth.

21.A.roomB.stateC.positionD.period

22.A.embarrassingB.livelyC.pleasantD.frightening

23.A.FinallyB.LuckilyC.HoweverD.Therefore

24.A.enjoyingB.fillingC.keepingD.welcoming

25.A.amazedB.annoyedC.disappointedD.touched

26.A.hungryB.weakerC.strongerD.thirsty

27.A.calledupB.lookedatC.turnedtoD.raninto

28.A.studyB.opinionC.reportD.information

29.A.acceptB.expectC.hearD.notice

30.A.daughterB.patientC.speakerD.friend

31.A.healthB.familyC.silenceD.love

32.A.lessonB.secretC.treatmentD.wisdom

33.A.armsB.eyesC.mouthsD.faces

34.A.observeB.smellC.reviewD.suggest

35.A.cuttingB.pullingC.brushingD.losing

三、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

25-year-oldWanMinghuiisagirlfromasmallcityofZigonginSichuanProvince.

Whenshewasyoung,shegrewupcloselywithhergrandparents.Nowhergrandfatheris84

yearsold,36(live)aloneafterhergrandmotherpassedaway.Duringan

unannouncedvisit37himonedayinMay,Wannoticedhis

loneliness,38madehersad.Thenanideacametomindthatshewouldquitherjob

toaccompanyhimandsetouttohelphimrealizesomeofhiswishesonhisbucketlist.

However,neitherherparents39hergrandfatheragreedwithherdecisiontoquit

herjob,afraidthatitwouldharmhercareerdevelopment.Tomake40livingafter

quitting,shegotthreepart-timejobs,includingwritingadvertisingonline.So

they41(final)agreed.Wanbegantorecordhergrandpa5slifeinvideos,whichwere

postedtoDouyin(抖音).Recently,theshortvideosunderthenames''FulfillingGrandpa's

100Wishes"and"TakingGrandpaforTravel"42(view)morethan100million

times,receivingmorethanfivemillionlikesandalonglistof43(comment),

includingpraiseforLittleWan,bestwishesforhergrandfatheranddiscussionsaboutthe

meaningoflife.

AlthoughWanhastostayuplate44(work)sometimes,shethinksit'sall

worthwhilewhensheseeshergrandpasmilemoreandmore.“Shewroteinthevideo,My

grandpaaccompaniedmeasIgrewupandIwillaccompanyhimashe45(grow)

old.”

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四、告知信/通知

46.假定你是李华，你的外国朋友Peter给你发邮件说最近经过多次尝试终于学会了做

中国传统美食——饺子,开心不已。询问你在日常的学习和生活中，是否有过类似经历。

请回复邮件，分享你的经历。内容包括：

1.一件曾尝试的新事物；

2.学习的过程；

3.你的感受。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearPeter,

I'mgladtoreceiveyouremail.

Yours,

LiHua

五、读后续写

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。

"Mom!"IscreamedasIlookedthroughthewindow,64WhyismyInkSpotsittinginMrs.

Cleary'swindow?”

Mompushedpastmetoconfirmit.Sureenough,acrossthestreetwasInkSpotcleaning

himselfinthewindowofMrs.Cleary'ssittingroom.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes.Hewasmy

cat,notMrs.Cleary's.Shehadalreadyadoptedtwelvecats.Whymustshekeepmycat?I

couldfeelangerboilingupinsideme.Meanwhile,InkSpot'sleavingwithoutanysignsupset

me.Asenseofbeingleftouthitmehard.

InkSpotwasspecialfbrme.Aftermybabysister'sbirth,"my"parents9timewastaken

byher.Itseemednooneinthefamilycaredaboutorevennoticedme.Worsestill,Iwas

packedofftoakindergarten.Ihatedbeingleftoutfromthebottomofmyheart.

Itwaswhenmomnoticedmeweepinginacomeronenightthatthingsbegantochange.

Afterthat,InkSpotcameintomylife.Everynight,hecurled（卷曲）upbesidemeinbedand

hewasthereformeafterschoolwhenIracedhomejusttobewithhim.

IfellinlovewithInkSpotthefirsttimeIsawitstinyblackandwhitekitten,fbrwhichI

calledhimInkSpot.Momanddaddybeamedwithpleasureasmyeyesdancedwithjoyagain.

ItwasthefirsttimethatIhadsmiledsincemylittlebabysistercameintothefamily.Asfor

me,hewasmorethanacat.Actually,hewasmylife.

ButtodaywhenIcamehome,InkSpotwasinMrs.Cleary'swindow.Iwantedhimback.

ButmominsistedthatifInkSpotstayedatMrs.Cleary's,thatmeantitwaswherehewanted

tobe.uNo!Mom,InkSpotismycat"，IprotestedwildlybutIhadtoadmitthetruthofmom's

words.Standingonthesidewalk,Iwasatalossastowhattodo.StaringatInkSpotfora

while,Icouldn'tstandtheangeranylonger.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

IwalkedtowardsMrs.Cleary'shousehurriedlyandknockedatthedoorangrily.

Uponseeingme,InkSpotjumpedoffthewindow,runningtowardsmeinaflash.

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参考答案:

1.D2.A3,A

4.B5.C6.A7.C

8.C9.A10.B11.A

12.D13.D14.A15.C

16.B17.D18.G19.C20.F

21.B22.A23.