安徽高中会考：《英语》2023年考试真题与答案解析

安徽高中会考：《英语》2023年考试真题与答案解析第一部分：阅读理解共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。[A]GeorgeDanielslivesinLondon.Heisawatchmaker.HisworkcontinuesthetraditionoftheEnglishwatchmakersofthe18thand19thcenturies.Todaythistraditionisalmostdead.Danielsistheonlymanintheworldwhodesignshisownwatchesmakesalltheparshimselfandthenputsthemtogether.ADanielswatchistheproductofhishandsalone.OneofhiswatcheswhichisnowinanAmericanmuseumtook3500hourstocomplete.Heusuallymakesonewatchayear.Eachoneisinscribed(刻)with“DanielsLondon”andcostsabout$10,000.Ofcoursethesearenotordinarywatches—theyareverybeautifulandwilllastthreecenturies.GeorgeDanielshasalwaysbeenattractedbyclocksandwatches.Whenhewasfiveheusedtotakehisfather’sclockapartandputitbacktogetheragain.Atschoolheusedtorepairhisteacherswatches.Heisnowinternationallyfamousandmanypeoplewouldlikehimtomakewatchesforthem.Butmostofthemwillbedisappointed.Hechooseshiscustomersverycarefullyindeed.Itmustbesomeonewhounderstandsthesubject,”hesays“notsomeonewhowillleavethewatchinthedrawerandonlyshowittodinnerquests.”1．WhoisGeorgeDaniels?A．Oneofthefewwhorepairedwatchesintheolddays.B．Theonlymanwhocollectsoldwatchesintheworld.C．Oneofthefewremainingwatchdesignersintheworld.D．Theonlymanwhodesignsandmakeswatchesbyhimself.2．HowlongcanaDanielswatchkeepworking?A．10,000hours.B．300years.C．200years.D．3,500hours.3．WhichofthefollowingshowsDaniels’earlyinterestinwatches?A．Heplayedwithhisfather’sclock.B．Hetaughtpeoplehowtorepairwatches.C．HemadeawatchforanAmericanmuseum.D．Hemadebeautifulandlong-lastingwatches.4．GeorgeDanielsmakeswatchesforthosewho

.A．canaffordhiswatchesB．maywanttoshowthemtoothersC．appreciatehiswatchesD．enjoyhiswatch-makingprocess5．WhatdoweknowaboutDanielswatches?A．Onlyafewpeoplelikethem.B．Theyarekeptinamuseum.C．Onlyafewpeoplecangetthem.D．Theyhaveahistoryofover200years.[B]HerearesomeeBooksforyoutolearnbetterEnglish.Choosewhatyoulike.Book1ThiseBookwillmakeconversationsinEnglishsomucheasier.Thereareover30audio(音频的)fileswithtypical(典型的)conversations,andexerciseswithanswersatthebacksoyoucanpractisewhatyouhavelearnt.Book2Learnover1,000EnglishwordsandexpressionssoyoucanspeakEnglishfluentlywhenyoutraveloutsideyourcountry!Learnthelanguageforover30typicalsituationsandmaketravellingabroadeasywiththiseBook!Book3Learnover500wordsandexpressionstoimproveyourbusinessEnglish!ThiseBookcomeswithaudiofilesanvideossoyoucanlearnthelanguageyouneedtodobusinessinEnglish!Book4Learnover250phrasalverbswithaudiofiles,examplesentencesandpictures.NativeEnglishspeakersusephrasalverbsallthetime,soyouneedtolearnthemtoo.StartimprovingthisimportantareaofEnglishnowwithourfantasticeBook!6．Whatarethebooksmainlyabout?A．Travelsafety.B．Businessnews.C．Videoselling.D．Englishlearning.7．Whichbookisyourbestchoicewhenyouplantotravelaboard?A．Book1.B．Book2.C．Book3.D．Book4.8．WhatwillyoulearnfromthebookforbusinessEnglish?A．Conversationsin30audiofiles.B．1,000wordsandsentences.C．Over500wordsandexpressions.D．Over250phrasalverbsandsentences.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”referto(指代)inBook4?A．Phrasalverbs.B．Audiofiles.C．Examplesentences.D．Nativespeakers.10．Whatisthetext?A．Atravelguide.B．Anewsreport.C．Abookadvertisement.D．Ahistorystory.[C]Alpha,Beta,Delta...theseGreeklettersusedtoonlyappearinourmathclassesbutarenowinuseinnewsheadlines.Now,it’sLambda.AstheDeltavariant(变体)spreadsthroughoutcommunitiesinAsia,EuropeandtheUnitedStates,anothervariant,Lambda,isspreadingrapidlythroughoutSouthAmerica,ForbesreportedonAug10.OnMay31,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)announcedanamingsystemforvariantsofCOVID-19thatuseslettersoftheGreekalphabet(字母表).Beforethat,thepublichadtocallavariantitsscientificnameorrefertoitbasedonwhereitwasidentified.Forexample,avariantofCOVID-19identifiedinSouthAfricainlate2020wascalledvariant501Y.V2orB．1.351.Mediaalsocalledthesamevirus“theSouthAfricanvariant”.Now,everyonecallsit“Beta”.Comparedtocomplicatedscientificnames,theGreeklettersaremucheasiertoremember.“Itisaloteasierforaradionewsreadertosay‘Delta’thanbee-one-six-one-seven-two,”JeffreyBarrett,aUKstatisticalgeneticisttoldNature.WHOhopesthischangewillhelpstopthestigma(污名)associatedwithgeography-basednames.“Icanunderstandwhypeoplejustcallit‘theSouthAfricanvariant’—theydon’tmeananythingbyit,”SalimAbdoolKarim,anepidemiologistinSouthAfrica,toldNature.“Theproblemis,ifweallowittocontinue,someill-intentionedpeoplemaytakeadvantageofit.”“Nocountryshouldbestigmatizedfordetectingandreportingvariants,”MariaVanKerkhove,WHO’sCOVID-19technicallead,wroteonTwitter.Asthevirusisstillevolving,11variantshavebeennamedsofar.Whatifthe24Greeklettersarenotenough?“WewillpossiblyrunoutoftheGreekalphabet,butwe’realreadylookingatthenextseriesofnames,”VanKerkhovetoldTheTelegraph.“We’reactuallyconsideringstarconstellations(星座).”Currently,theVirusEvolutionWorkingGroupandWHO’slegalteamaredoublecheckingproposalsto“makesurewedon’tupsetanyonewiththesenames”,VanKerkhovetoldTheTelegraph.11．WhatdoLambdaandDeltahaveincommon?A．TheyarebothchosenbyGreekscientists.B．Theyarebothconfusingtounderstand.C．TheyarebothGreeknamesofvarietiesofCOVID-19.D．TheyareboththeplaceswhereCOVID-19wasfound.12．WhatdoesSalimAbdoolKarimprobablyagreewith?A．Thevirusshouldbenamedaftertheplacewhereitisfoundandspread.B．NocountryshoulddetectorstudyCOVID-19withoutWHO’spermission.C．PeoplefeltuncomfortablewhentheycallCOVID-19“theSouthAfricanvariant”.D．SomepeoplewithbadintentionmayjudgeothercountriesreportingCOVID-19.13．Whyarescientistslookingforthenextseriesofnames?A．Becausethenamingsysteminuseisnotconvenient.B．BecausethevariantsmayoutnumbertheGreekletters.C．Becausepeoplearemorecuriousaboutstarconstellations.D．Becauseitisillegaltorenamethevariantswithletters.14．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．TointroducenewwaysofrenamingCOVID-19varieties.B．TodescribehowscientistsidentifiedthevarietiesofCOVID-19.C．Toexplainwhysomepeopleprefergeography-basednames.D．Toarousepeople’sawarenessofmoreCOVID-19varieties.15．Inwhichpartofamagazinecouldyoufindthispassage?A．Science.B．Travel.C．Sports.D．FirstAid.[D]Welcometoyourfuturelife.Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035,medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleofyouragecouldliveto150,so,at40,youaren'toldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging(抗衰老）treatment.Now,allthreeofyoulookthesameage.Yousaytoyourshirt,“Turnred.”Itchangesfrombluetored.In2035,“smartclothes”containparticles(粒子）muchsmallerthanthecells(细胞）inyourbody.

Theycanbeprogrammedtochangeyourclothes'colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.Youpickupthemilkfromthefridge,butavoicesays,“Youshouldn'tdrinkthat!”Yourfridgehasreadthesmartchip(芯片）thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilk,anditknowsthemilkisold.In2035,everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It'stimetogotowork.In2035,carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyour“smartcar"wheretogo.Ontheway,youcancallafriendusingyourjacketsleeves.Such＂smarttechnology"isallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?"Fornewtechnologytocomeearly,"saysscientistAndrewZolli,“muchhastobedonesothatnewthingswillreplacewhatwehavetoday."TheInternetisanexample-whatwillbethenext?16．Whatisthethemeofthetext?A．TheInternet.B．Thefuturelife.C．Theanti-agingtechnology.D．Thewaysoftransportation.17．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They"inParagraph3mean?A．Clothes.B．Cells.C．Colors.D．Particles.18．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthe"smartcar"?A．Itcanchangeitscolor.B．Itcantellyouwheretogo.C．Youcan,justtellitwheretogo.D．Youcancallyourfriendtodriveitforyou.19．Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Nothingisimpossible.B．Everycoinhastwo·sides.C．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D．Nevercountthechickenbeforetheyarehatched(孵化）。20．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyouprobablyreadthetext?A．Science.B．Health.C．Fashion.D．Advertisement.第二部分：语言知识运用第一节：完形填空共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。Thelittleboywithbigbrowneyeswaswaitingforusontheothersideoftheworld.Eversinceouradoptionagencyhad

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weareopentothem.Sometimes,it’sasmileattherighttimeorakindword.Andeverynowandthen,it’sevenabigtruckthatcutsusoffintraffic.21．A．debatedB．challengedC．matchedD．scanned22．A．giftsB．lettersC．documentsD．postcards23．A．lockedB．locatedC．rankedD．repaired24．A．beforeB．afterC．sinceD．when25．A．findingB．choosingC．describingD．showing26．A．BoredB．DelightedC．DisappointedD．Surprised27．A．comparedB．sentencedC．appointedD．accompanied28．A．keptupB．putdownC．takeninD．cutoff29．A．guiltB．panicC．shockD．terror30．A．ranB．aroseC．walkedD．followed31．A．chancesB．wondersC．doubtsD．promises32．A．dustB．dirtC．tearsD．sands33．A．justB．neverC．exactlyD．immediately34．A．freeB．meetC．beatD．spoil35．A．ifB．althoughC．unlessD．until第二节：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。Agriculturalexpertssaycropdiversityisimportanttofeedthe__36__(increase)populationofourplanet.Theysayhavingalargevarietyofplantsalso__37__(help)toprotectagainstpossiblecropdiseasesandfuturecrises.Butmanyexpertssaythenumberhasdecreasedsharplyduringthepastcentury.Oneoftheworld's_38_(large)seedconservationprojectshaspredictedfurtherlosses.TheMillenniumSeedBankPartnershipiswarningthatuptoonehundredthousandplantspeciescould_39_(permanent)disappear.Therichcollectionofgenes_40_decidetheirqualitieswoulddisappearwiththem.Manyexpertsblameclimatechangeandlossofhabitat,normalgrowtharea,fordamagingplantlife.Theysayhuman__41__(activity)andpoorlyplanned,overlyheavyuseoflandalsoareresponsible.Modernbusinessfarmingisresponsible__42__lossoffarmers'traditionalcropvarieties.The"GreenRevolution"ofthetwentiethcenturychangedagriculture.Someexpertssaytheuseofmoderncommercialfarmingmethodssavedmillionsofpeoplefrom__43__(starve).Farmersplanted,watered,andfertilizedtheircropswiththehelpofmachines.Theytreatedtheirfieldswithchemicals__44__(control)diseasesandinsects.Harvestsgrewlargerandhigherquality,_45_anotherresultwasthatsometraditionalcropswerelost.Damagetotheenvironmentoverthepastcenturymakespeoplebelievethatcropdiversityalsosuffered.第三部分：写作46．假定你是李华，近期英国某中学老师Mr.Johnson将带领学生来你校参观．请根据以下提示，给他写一封电子邮件，介绍活动安排．要点：[1]参观校园：图书馆、教学楼、体育