英语（江苏卷 A卷）2023年高考第二次模拟考试卷

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2023年高考英语第二次模拟考试卷

高三英语

（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）

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第一部分:听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shehasbeenillforafewmonths.

B.Sheisn'tworriedabouttheexam.

C.Sheisself-confident.

2.Who?sJenny?

A.Sheisastudent.B.Sheisateacher.C.Sheisadoctor.

3.Whatdoesthewomanimply?

A.Shehastoremovethevirus.

B.Shecan'tmeetthedeadline.

C.Shecan'tputupwiththecomputer.

D.She'sinfectedwithacertaindisease.

4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofridinginadriverlesscar?

A.Economical.B.Dull.C.Threatening.D.Exciting.

5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Onabeach.B.Inahospital.C.Overthephone.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给

出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whowillbetheaudiencefbrtheman'spresentation?

A.Histutor.B.Seniorstudents.C.Freshmen.

7.Whereisthepresentationgoingtobeheld?

A.Intheschoollibrary.B.Intheschooltheatre.C.IntheStudents'Union.

听第7段材料，回到第8・10题。

8.Whatdidthemanprobablydobeforebecomingaphotographer?

A.Ascientist.

B.Aneditor.

C.Adoctor.

9.Whydidthemandecidetobeawildlifephotographer?

A.Toprovideenoughphotosformagazines.

B.Tohelpexpertsidentifyendangeredwildlife.

C.Todrawpeople'sattentiontowildlifeprotection.

10.Whatterrifiedthemanmost?

A.Thelightningflashes.

B.Theheightofthetower.

C.Thedangerousanimals.

听第8段材料，回答第11・13题。

11.Whatwillthemanwatchtonight?

A.Afilm.

B.Amusicprogram.

C.Asportsevent.

12.HowdoesthewomanfeelaboutthesportsprogramsonTV?

A.She'stiredofthem.

B.She'sinterestedinthem.

C.She'sdisappointedinthem.

13.WhatdoesthewomanpromisetodonextSaturdaymorning?

A.Cheerfortheman.

B.Gorunningwiththeman.

C.Helpthemandohomework.

听第9段材料，回到第14/7题。

14.Whatisthemangoingtodothissummerholiday?

A.Travelabroad.B.Gocamping.C.Visithisaunt.

15.Wherewillthewomanspendhersummerholiday?

A.InSpain.B.InChina.C.InAustralia.

16.Whattroubledidthemanhaveabroadlasttime?

A.Hecouldn'tspeakChinese.

B.Hefailedtoreachhismates.

C.Hecouldn'tunderstandthelocallanguage.

17.Whatwillthemanhavetoworkon?

A.Math.B.Painting.C.Chinese.

听第10段材料,回到第18-20题。

18.Whyisthespeakergivingthetalk?

A.Toraisemoney.B.Toencouragehisstaff.C.Toapplyforajob.

19.Howlonghasthespeakerworkedin3Dprinting?

A・Oneyear.B.Ayearandahalf.C・Fouryears.

20.Whatisthespeaker'snewbusiness?

A.Making3Dprinters.B.Inventing3Dprinting.C.Offering3Dprintingservice.

第二部分：阅读理解（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）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Delhi'snightlifeisvaried,andyoucanfindthegreatestbarsandclubsinthegreathotels.

KittySu

Famousforhostingwell-knowninternationalelectronicmusicperformances,KittySuisdeckedout

(被装饰)fordancingandrockmusic.Thesoundequipmentisoftopquality,andthevariousbarsmean

thatyoudon'thavetowaitlongtogetadrink.Theclub'sfashionabledecorationaddsatmospheretothe

party.Notsurprisingly,KittySuhasbeenfrequentlynamedDelhi*sbestnightclubsinceitopenedin2011.

Address:TheLalitHotel,BarakhambaAvenue.Phone:(11)4444-7666.OpeningHours:Wednesday,

FridayandSaturday,10p.m.until3a.m.

TheBlueBar

TheelegantBlueBarhasapleasantatmosphere,withbothindoorandoutdoorseating.Ifyou'reinto

cocktails,comehere.Itaffordsthebestofthecity!There'smusicanddancingafter11p.m.

Address:TajPalaceHotel,DiplomaticEnclave.Phone:(11)6650-3699,(11)6650-3665.Opening

Hours:12:30p.m.until1:45a.m.

Tamasha

Tamashaopenedintheearly2016,andisspreadover16,000squarefeetandhasthreefloors.Thebar

appearinglikeatruckattheentrancegetstoppointsforinnovation.Deliciousfoodandcocktails,along

withgreatmusic,addtothecharmofthetamasha(meaning“agrandshow").

Address:28KasturbaGandhiMarg,ConnaughtPlace.Phone:99994-77661(cell).OpeningHours:

Noonuntil1a.m.

SummerHouseCafe

SummerHouseCafewasinspiredbytheactivityinsummervacations,barbecuingonthelawn(草坪)

withcoldbeer.Thisbarhasbothindoorandoutdoorseatingovertwolevels,withsuperbrooftop.Not

surprisingly,itgetsverycrowded.Don'tmissit!

Address:1stFloor,DDAShoppingComplex.Phone:93509-67000(cell).OpeningHours:Noonuntil

1a.m.

21.WhatdoweknowabouttheBlueBar?

A.It'slocatedinConnaughtPlaceB.Itservesgoodcocktails.

C.Itispaintedblue.D.Itisanoutdoorbar.

22.WhatmakesTamashaunusual?

A.ItsfantasticmusicB.Itsspecialname.

C.Itscreativityforfoods.D.Itsarchitecturalshape.

23.WhatcanweinferaboutSummerHouseCafe?

A.Liveelectronicmusicisplayed.B.Youcanhaveabarbecueindoors.

C.Itgainspopularitywithpeople.D.Itonlyopensontheweekends.

B

Youdon'tneedtobeawhaleexperttoknowthattheselargeanimalsaremostathomeinthedepths

oftheworld'smanyoceans.Youmaynotbesurprisedthen,thattherewerenosurvivorswhen477pilot

whalesbecamestuckonNewZealand'sremoteChathamIslandsinOctober.Itwasoneofthecountry's

largestmassstranding（搁浅）incidents.

Whereasinthepastlocalauthoritieswereabletoquicklymobilizeteamstotryandrescuethewhales,

thatidealresultwasimpossiblethistime.InapostpublishedbytheNewZealandwhaleprotection

non-profitorganizationProjectJonah,thegrouphighlightedthemanydifficultiesinvolvedinanyattempt

atsavingthewhales.TheremoteChathamIslandshaveasmallpopulation,meaningtrainedmedicswould

beunabletogettothesceneintime.Inadditiontherewasariskposedbypredatorsattractedtothebeach

whichthreatenedbothrescueteamsandanyothersurvivingwhales.

Duetothesefactors,thewhalesthatmanagedtosurviveforawhileonshorehadtheirdreamsof

returningtotheoceancutshort.Thedecisionwasfinallymadetoeuthanize（安乐死）alloftheremaining

livingwhalesonthebeach.ThegeneralmanagerofProjectJonah.DarenGrover,describedtheoutcome

as“heartbreaking”,accordingtotheNewYorkPost.

Thiseventtookplacelessthanamonthafter230whaleswerefoundstrandedontheAustralianisland

ofTasmania.Fortunately,about30ofthoseanimalswereabletobesavedintimebylocalauthorities,

accordingtoNPR.

Thecauseofthesemassstrandingeventsisnotclearatthemoment,althoughvarioustheorieshave

beenraised.Groversaidthattheremaybeanissuewiththeanimals'echolocationability-thesensethat

allowsthemtonavigate（弓|航）throughthewater.

24.Whycouldn'tthelocalauthoritiesrescuethewhalesthistime,accordingtoProjectJonah?

A.Thenumberofstrandedwhaleswastoolarge.

B.Themajorityofwhaleswereseriouslyinjured.

C.Theislandwasremoteanddangerousforrescueteams

D.Trainedmedicsintheareawereallalreadybusy.

25.What'sGrover'sattitudetowardtheoutcomeofthisstrandingincident?

A.Angry.B.Sad.C.Doubtful.D.Worried.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.About30whalesweresuccessfullysavedthistime.

B.Thiswhalestrandingincidentcouldhavebeenavoided.

C.Masswhalestrandingincidentsareacommonevent.

D.Thecauseofmassstrandingeventsremainsamystery.

27.Whereareyoumostlikelytoreadthisarticle?

A.Inabookreview.B.Inatraveljournal.

C.Inaleaflet.D.Inanewspaper.

C

Clotheswereonceuseduntiltheyfellapart-repairedandsewedtobere-used,endingtheirlivesas

dishcloths.Nottoday.Clothing,footwearandupholsteredfurnitureareincreasinglyfrequentlybought,

thrownawayandreplacedwithnewfashions,whicharethemselvessoonabandonedandreplaced.

'Fastfashion,issocalledpartlybecausethefashionindustrynowreleasesnewlineseveryweek,

whenhistoricallythishappenedfourtimesayear.Today,fashionbrands（品牌）producealmosttwicethe

amountofclothingthattheydidin2000.Butincredibly,morethan50billionclothesaredesertedwithina

yearofbeingmade.

Thetrendishavinganastonishingenvironmentalimpact.Takewater.Thefashionindustry,oneofthe

world'slargestusersofwater,consumesanywherefrom20trillionto200trillionlitreseveryyear.Besides,

plasticfibresarereleasedwhenwewashpolyester（聚酯纤维）andotherpolymer-basedtextiles（纺织物），

andmakeupbetween20%and35%ofthemicroplasticschokingtheoceans.Addedtothisarespecific

chemicalsusedtomakefabricsdirtresistantandthepesticidesrequiredtoprotectcropssuchascotton.

Changeisbadlyneeded,butwillrequirethefashionindustrytoworkhardertoembracemoreofwhat

isknownasthecirculareconomy.Thatwillinvolveatleasttwothings:refocusingonmakingthingsthat

last,andsoencouragingreuse;andmorerapidlyexpandingthetechnologiesforsustainable

manufacluring（制造）processes,especiallyrecycling.Thereisworktobedoneforresearcherson

improvingandexpandingtextilesrecycling.Mostusedtextilesgotolandfill（废物填埋场），inpartbecause

therearerelativelyfewsystemsthatcollect,recycleandreusematerials.Suchrecyclingrequiresthe

manualseparationoffibres,aswellasbuttonsandzips.Differentfibresarenoteasytoidentifybyeye,and

overallsuchmanualprocessesaretime-consuming.Machineryisbeingdevelopedthatcanhelp.

Technologiesalsoexisttorecycleusedfibreschemicallyandtocreatehigh-qualityfibresthatcanbe

reusedinclothing.Butthesearenowherenearthescale（规模）needed.Anotherchallengeforresearchersis

toworkouthowtogetconsumersandmanufacturerstochangetheirbehaviour.

Smallstepsaregood,butbigchangesareneeded.Theshamefulenvironmentalcostofanew

cupboardneedstobetackledimmediately,atscale,withstyle.

28.Whatarethefirsttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?

A.Clothesshouldbeuseduntiltheyfallapart.

B.Fashionbrandsarereplacedwithnewonesfrequently.

C.Fastfashionleadstoasignificantincreaseinfashionwaste.

D.Fashionbrandsproducetwicemoreclothingthannecessary.

29.Accordingtotheauthor,whatdoesthecirculareconomyfocuson?

A.Improvingtheproductionofnaturaltextiles.

B.Studyinghowfastfashionaffectstheenvironment.

C.Releasingnewlinesfourtimesayearinsteadofeveryweek.

D.Makingdurablethingsandexpandingthetechnologiesforrecycling.

30.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.Consumersarefondofchemicallyrecycledfibres.

B.Systemsthatcollect,recycleandreuseareinsufficient.

C.Manualseparationoffibresispreferredbymanufacturers.

D.Environmentdamageismainlycausedbyusingchemicals.

31.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefutureoffashionindustry?

A.Bigchangesareneededtofollowfashionstyles.

B.Hugestepsshouldbetakenfortheneedsofconsumers.

C.Moreshouldbedonetodealwiththeheavyenvironmentalcost.

D.Consumersandmanufacturerswillchangetheirbehaviourimmediately.

D

WhenIgivepubliclecturesabouttheclimatecrisis,themostcommonquestionpeopleposeis:"Are

youanoptimistorapessimist?^^

Myanswerisyes.Californiahasachieveddramaticemissionsreductionsinathrivingeconomy,

whichmakesmehopeful,yetingeneralthefossil-fuelindustryisdeterminednottochange.Thesecond

mostcommonquestionis:"WhatcanI,personally,do?”

Thafsatoughone.Themajordriversofclimatechangearecollectiveenterprisessuchaspowergrids,

industry,large-scaleagricultureandtransportationsystems.Substantialemissionsreductionsinthese

settingsmostlikelywillnotcomefrompersonalactions;theywillcomefromlawsandpoliciessuchas

carbon-pricingsystems,revisedbuildingcodesandsupportsforgreeninvestment.

Somepeoplehavearguedthatcallsforindividualactionactuallydistractusfromcorporate

responsibility.Thatcouldexplainwhythefbssil-fuelindustryisfondofsuchrequests.OilgiantBP

popularizedandpromotedtheideaofacarbonfootprint,deflectingattentiontoitscustomerswho,it

suggests,shouldtakepersonalresponsibilitybyloweringtheircarbonfootprints.Onestudyfoundthat

focusingonindividualactivityactuallyunderminessupportformoreeffectivepolicyinitiativessuchasa

carbontax.Anotherproblemwithpersonalbehavioristhatpeopledonotliketobetoldwhattodo.

Yetindividualactscangrowintoinfluentialgroupactivity.Oneeffectiveact,andonethatcanbe

amplified,istoeatlessredmeat.Cuttingmeatconsumptionisapowerfulandpersonalthingmost

Americanscandototackletheclimatecrisis,andtheycandoitimmediately.About40percentof

greenhousegasescomefromagriculture,deforestationandotherland-usechanges.Meat—particularly

beef-drivesclimatechangeintwoways:first,throughcows'emissionofmethane,apotentgreenhouse

gas,andsecond,bydestroyingforestsastheyareconvertedtograzinglandtosatisfytheglobaldemand

forbeef.Byeatinglessbeef,wecanstarttodecreasethatdemand.Youdonothavetobecomeaveganto

dothis.IfeverypersonintheU.S.cuttheirmeatconsumptionby25percent,itwouldreduceannual

greenhousegasemissionsby1percent.Thatmightnotsoundlikealot,butitwouldhelpprotecttherain

forest,sothepositiveeffects——includingreducedwaterandfertilizeruse,improvedbiodiversityand

safeguardedrightsofindigenouspeoples-wouldbeamplified.

Perhapsmostimportant,socialactioniscontagious-inagoodway.Iflotsofusbegintoeatless

meatandifwetalkaboutitconstructively,wewilllikelyinfluenceothers.Prettysoonthe1percent

reductionbecomes2percentormore.Reduceddemandformeatcouldmotivatemylocalsupermarketto

carrybetterproduce,makingiteasierformeandmyneighborstoprepareafewmoresatisfyingmeat-free

meals.Ultimatelychangesindemandwillinfluenceindustry.Fortyyearsagofewmainstream

supermarketscarriedorganicproducts;nownearlyalldo.Consumerdemanddidthat.

Cuttingbackonredmeatalsohastheaddedbenefitofbeinggoodforyourhealth.SowhileI

wouldn'tadvisegovernmentstoorderpeopletostopeatinghamburgers,ifanyoneasks,“WhatcanIdo?”

asimpleandaccurateansweris:"Eatlessmeat.Ifsinyourcontrol,andyoucanbeginrightnow.It

benefitsbothyouandtheplanet,^^

32.Whichoneplaysthemostdecisiveroleinemissionsreductionsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Individualactions.B.Fossil-fuelindustries.

C.Thethrivingeconomy.D.Effectivelawsandpolicies.

33.Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?

A.Indigenouspeoplesturnforestsintograzingland.

B.Meatisconsideredasthebiggestdriverofclimatechange.

C.Smallindividualactscanmakeabigdifferencecollectively.

D.MostAmericanshavetobecomeveganstotackletheclimatecrisis.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“contagious"inParagraph6mean?

A.Appealing.B.Poisonous.C.Harmonious.D.Spreading.

35.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainwaystoreducecarbonfootprint.

B.Topersuadepeopletocutmeatconsumption.

C.Toevaluatetheeffectsofhealthyeatinghabits.

D.Toargueagainsttheemissionpoliciesofindustries.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12・5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Muchoftheworkintoday'sworldisaccomplished（完成）inteams.Mostpeoplebelievethebestway

tobuildagreatteamistogatheragroupofthemosttalentedindividuals.36Companiesspend

millionshiringtopbusinesspeople.Istheirmoneywellspent?

37Theyfocusedonfootball,basketballandbaseball.Theresultsaremixed.Forfootballand

basketball,addingtalentedplayerstoateamprovesagoodmethod,butonlyuptothepointwhere70%of

theplayersaretoptalent;abovethatlevel,theteam'sperformancebeginstodecline.Interestingly,this

trendisn'tevidentinbaseball,whereadditionalindividualtalentkeepsimprovingtheteam'sperformance.

Toexplainthisphenomenon,theresearchersexploredthedegreetowhichagoodperformancebya

teamrequiresitsmemberstocoordinate（协调）theiractions.38Inbaseball,theperformanceof

individualplayersislessdependentonteammates.Theyconcludethatwhentaskinterdependenceishigh,

teamperformancewillsufferwhenthereistoomuchtalent,whileindividualtalentwillhavepositive

effectsonteamperformancewhentaskinterdependenceislower.Ifabasketballstaris,forexample,trying

togainahighpersonalpointtotal,hemaytakeashothimselfwhenitwouldbebettertopasstheballtoa

teammate,affectingtheteam'sperformance.Youngchildrenlearningtoplayteamsportsareoftentold,

“ThereisnoIinTEAM."39

Anotherpossibilityisthatwhenthereisalotoftalentonateam,someplayersmaymakelesseffort.

Justasinagameoftug・of-war（拔河比赛）,wheneverapersonisadded,everyoneelsepullstheropewith

lessforce.

40AnA-teammayrequireabalance—notjustAplayers,butafewgenerousBplayersaswell.

A.Ifsnotasimplemattertodeterminethenatureoftalent.

B.Sportsteamownersspendmillionsofdollarsattractingtoptalent.

C.Thegroupinteractionanditseffectdrewtheresearchers5attention.

D.Starsapparentlydonotfollowthisbasicprincipleofsportsmanship.

E.Severalrecentstudiesexaminedtheroleoftalentinthesportsworld.

F.Buildingupadreamteamismorecomplexthansimplyhiringthebesttalent.

G.Thistaskinterdependencedistinguishesbaseballfromfootballandbasketball.

第三部分：语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

LastMonday,toprepareapicnic,Idecidedtogointoasuperstorewhichwasonmywayhome.

Iparkedmycarinthebigparkinglotandwentintothesuperstore.Itwasahugeone,41onto

2storiesand200,000+squarefeet.After45minutesofshoppingtojustgetsometomatoes,cheeseand3

toothpicks,Iarrivedatthecashierline,thoughtfulandabit42bythetimeIspenttoget3

43.1wonderedwhyIdidnotgotoasmalllocalstore.

After15minutesofwaitingintheline,thewomaninfrontofmecalledmg"Hey...youhaveonly3

articles?Comeandtakemy44.1havewaymorearticlesthanyou!^^

Itwasn'tthefirsttimeithappenedtome.Butherintentionwas45、aswellaswashersmile

(shedidnotwearanymask,soIcouldseeit).Notknowingwhatelsetodo,Iacceptedher46We

chattedabitwaitingforthecustomersaheadofustofinish—shewasincredibly47ThenI

thankedher,givingherbackmybrightestsmile(althoughIwaswearingamask...).

48mycar,Irethoughtaboutthatgoodmoment,andrealizedthatshe49myday.Inthe

meantime,Iwonderedhowto50itbacktoher.No51itwasquiteimpossible,soI

consideredhowtopayitforwardtosomeoneelse.

Whiledriving,Irealizedthatshesavedme10minutes.And52Iwasdrivingat70mph,I

reducedmyspeedto55mph.Myfuel53dramaticallydroppeddownby35%.

54、Irelostpartofthe10minutesthatthewomanofferedme,butitwasawayto55

heranddoasmallthingfortheenvironment.

41.A.spreadingB.coveringC.turningD.taking

42.A.embarrassedB.delightedC.discouragedD.contented

43.A.foodsB.copiesC.passagesD.articles

44.A.seatB.placeC.adviceD.chance

45.A.awkwardB.fancyC.irresistibleD.familiar

46.A.standingB.offeringC.sufferingD.talking

47.A.pleasantB.reliableC.confidentD.powerful

48.A.GettingoffB.GettingthroughC.GettingawayfromD.Gettingbackin

49.A.ruinedB.satisfiedC.madeD.filled

50.A.answerB.giveC.bringD.hold

51.A.doubtB.wonderC.needD.sense

52.A.afterB.onceC.sinceD.while

53.A.devotionB.assumptionC.consumptionD.description

54.A.UnexpectedlyB.AdmittedlyC.SurprisedlyD.Disappointedly

55.A.recallB.helpC.appreciateD.repay

第二节：(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在答题卡相应位置处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Whenamanwaswalkingbysomeelephants,he56(sudden)stopped.Hewaspuzzledthat

thesehugeanimalswerebeingheldonlybyasmallrope(绳子)tiedtotheirfrontlegs.Nochains,nocages.

57wasobviousthattheelephantscouldbreak58(they)bondsatanytime,butfor

somereason,theydidnot.

Hesawatrainernearbyand59(ask)whytheanimalsjuststoodthereandmadenoattempt

togetaway.4tWell,^^thetrainersaid,“whentheywereveryyoungandmuchsmaller,weused60

sameropetokeepthemfrom61(run)away.Attheage,it'senoughtoholdthem.Astheygrow

up,theyareusedtobelievingtheycannotbreaktherope.Theybelieveitcanstillholdthem,sotheynever

try62(break)ftee.”

Themanwas63(amaze),Theseanimalscouldbreakfreewhenevertheywanted,but

becausetheybelievedtheycouldn't,theywerestuckrightintheplace64theywere.

Howmanyofusgothroughlifeliketheelephants—holdingontothebeliefthatwecannotdo

somethingsimplybecausewefailedatitoncebefore?

Failureisapartoflearning65wefailedonce,it