山西省太原市2023年高三年级模拟考试

太原市2023年高三年级模拟考试（二）

英语试卷

（考试时间：下午3：00-5：00）

本试卷采用闭卷、笔试形式。试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案

转涂到答题卡上.

第一节（共5小题：每小题分，满分分）

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一小题。每段对

话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.E19.15.B.E9.18.C.E9.15.

答案是C。

LWhenwillJimreturn?

Friday.Saturday.Sunday.

2.Whichisnotincludedintherent?

3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplaceprobably?

home.B.Attheairport.thecompany.

4.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

takeouts.bythemselves.intherestaurant.

5.Howdoesthemansound?

第二节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）

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.WhatlessondoesMaytake?

A.ChineseSpeaking.Painting.C.ChineseCalligraphy.

7.WhatdoesMaythinkofherteacher?

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthewomancalltheserviceline?

askforadiscount.askaboutrefundprocess,complainaboutproducts.

9.Howsoonwilltheproblembesolvedaccordingtotherule?

3days.5days.7days.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

I0.WhatkindofclothesdoesMollysell?

A.Clothesformenandkids.clothesforladies.clothesforwomen.

1LWhendidMollystartherbusiness?

university.training.

12.WhatisMolly'splanforthefuture?

aphysicalshop.

moreworkers.

theclothesstyles.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatdidCarldoyesterday?

practisedfortests,hadadrivinglesson,passedthedrivingtheorytest.14.WhywasCarl

nervous?

experiencedfailure,hadnoonetoturnto.wasnotfullyprepared.

15.HowdoesCarlfeelaftertheroadtestlessons?

A.Confident.

16.WhatisCarlgoingtodoforhisroadtest?

theresult.more.anewinstructor.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoarethelistenersprobably?

guides.workers..

18.Whattakesplaceeveιytwoweeks?

A.Asafetymeeting.B.Aspecialexperiment.C.Abrieftest.

19.Wliatareunacceptableinthislab?

.shoes.belts.

20.Whatisrequiredtokeepeverythingclean?

hands.newtools.C.Wearingprotectivesuits.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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

Fathersarethebest.Sometimesdadscanbehardtoshopfor------asitfeelsliketheyhave

everything.Butsurelytheyaremissingoutonsomethingandthat,sexactlywhereourlistof

extraordinarygiftscomesin.

ThermocareBlanket

Perhapsyourdadneedstheperfectwarmblanketonthosefreezingwinterdays.Ifso,he,ll

lovetheThermocareBlanket.Madefromsoftandcomfortablematerial,thisblanketisperfectto

settleoneselfinto.Plus,itssmartdesignmeansyourdadcaneasilywrapitaroundhimself.

Temperaturecanbeshownonasmalldigitalscreenandstayatacertainlevel.

$66.89at

MerryTimeModernSet

Thisdecent14-pieceteaset,includinganelectricteapot,sixcups,sixplatesandametal

storagestand,willhelphostaproperhighteaevent.Thesmoothappearancewillmakeitagreat

homedecoration,andit,salsoveιyeasytohold,storeanddadwillsurelyenjoyhavingguests

withthissetonthetable.

S69.90atWalmart

CATCH:3Classics

ThisstylishwirelesschargingstandfeaturesaIOWoutputsothatyourdadcancharge

devicesquicklyandeasily------justplacethedevicesonthestandandpressthebuttontostart

charging.Thismostpopularchoiceismadefromgood-qualitymaterialsthatwilllastforyears.

$70,00atWalmart

BondingLamp

Theseelectricdevicesareagreatwaytokeepyourlovedonescloseby,nomatterwherethey

are.Theyalsohelpbridgeanygapsbetweenthetwoofyou.Whetheryou,remissingyourdador

justwanttoshowhimhowmuchyoucarejusttouchyourlampathand,andtheotherlampinyour

dad,srangewilllightupautomatically,lettinghimknowyou,rethinkingofhim.

21.Wliichgiftisusedforafathertohosthisfriends?

Blanket.ModemSet.

C.CATCH:3Classics.Lamp.

22.Whatdothefourgiftshaveincommon?

workbyelectricity.havelowerpriceonline.

areenvironmentallyfriendly.canmakegoodhomedecoration.

23.Whomaythetextbeintendedfor?

A.AfatherwhoiskeenonfashionB.Abloggerwhoprovidesadviceongifts.

C.Afamilythatshopfordailynecessities.D.AdaughterwhoisbrowsingforFather,sDay.

B

AbrightandimpressivebuscarryingfreshlocalproduceappearedinacommunityofNorth

CarolinainJune2022.Itwasthefirstpay-what-you-canMobileMarket.Asthenameimplies,

shopperscouldpayanypriceoutoftheirownwill.Eventhesuggestedpricewasabout25%less

thanthatofferedingrocerystores.Thismarketgaveshoppersadignifiedwaytoprovidefoodfor

theirfamiliesregardlessoftheirbudget.

Seeingthejoyinshoppers'eyes,WillKomegay,thefounderofthisnon-profitprogram

—MobileMarket,feltasenseofaccomplishment.Hehadoncewitnessedawastefuland

unfortunatereality.Atthattime,countlesspoundsoffoodhadtobethrownawaybyfarmersdue

totheinterruptioninthesupplychain.Meanwhile,millionsofpeoplewerestrugglingtoafford

enoughfoodtofeedtheirfamilies.Kornegaydidn'twanttostandby.

Withmuchworkingexperienceinfoodindustryandbackgroundabouthowfoodsystemwas

designed,Komegaydecidedtousehiscompany'svastnetworkoffarmerandfoodindustry

relationshipstoaddresstheissue.Histeamusedbusestobridgethefarmers,thefoodindustries

andcommunitiesthatneededfoodmost.Thousandsofpoundsoffoodthatwassourcedfromlocal

partnerswasplacedintohomes.

KomegaystillrememberedhowthefirstMobileMarketcameintobeing.Histeammadea

detailedplanandchosethecolorsandimagestheypreferred.Thentheypurchaseda“retired''

schoolbusandrenovatedit,givingitanewdifferentlookandequippingitwithrefrigeratorsand

freezers.ThuswasbornthefirstMobileMarket.

Todate,theprojecthaspartneredwithdozensoflocalfarmersandfoodproducersandhas

alreadyservedanestimated10,000familiesover150,000poundsoffood.In2023,theteamhope

toserve80sitesacross20countiesinEasternNorthvisionistoperfecttheprojectwherethey

live,andscaleintoeverystatenationwide.

24.WhatisthepurposeoftheMobileMarket?

boosttheincomeoflocalresidents.

promotesalesinlocalgrocerystores.

raisemoneyforthefamilywithatightbudget.

enablepeopletobuyfoodatanaffordableprice.

25.HowdidKomegaymaketheprogramwork?

ensuredthefoodsafety.improvedthesupplychain.

increasedthefoodproduction.builtanetworkbetweencommunities.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordςtrenovated,,meaninparagraph4?

27.WhatistheprospectoftheMobileMarketaccordingtothelastparagraph?

willbehighlyprofitable.isexpectedtoexpandinscale,

willbecomeaneweconomictrend.isestimatedtoprovideworldwideservice.

C

Scientistshaverecentlydiscoveredtheworld,slargestknownfieldofseagrass.Theydidit

usingvideosshotbysomeextraordinaιyworkshouldhelpprotecttheseagrass,andsoshowsoff

apowerfulwaytoexploretheocean.

Asashelterformanyseacreatures,seagrassesarefloweringplantsthatnormallygrowin

shallowwatersnearcoasts.Theygrowinthickfields,knownasseagrassmeadows（海草床）,

whichhelpcleantheoceanwater.Moreimportantly,theyareeaɪledɑoeeanlung,,∙Theyhelpinthe

fightagainsttheclimatecrisis.That,sbecausetheystorehugeamountsofcarbon------themajor

sourceofglobalwarming.Damagingtheseseagrassmeadowscanreleasethispollutant

again,makingthingsworse.

Consideringtheurgentneedtoprotectseagrassmeadows,scientistsareeagertoknowabout

theirsizeandnumber.However,themeadowscanbehardtospotfromabove,eitherbecausethe

wateristoodeepornotclearenough.Andtheoceanissohugethatit,shardtostudythemby

diving.Soscientistsdecidedtohavetigersharkshelptheresearch.

Tigersharksareinbornfastswimmers,andspendalotoftimeinseagrassmeadows.

Between2016and2020,theresearchersattachedcamerasandothertrackerstothefinsofseven

tigersharks,andthenletthemgoagain.Thecamerasweredesignedtofalloffafterhoursandfloat

tothesurface.Trackingsignalshelpedfindthefloatingcamerasandcollectthevideosthesharks

hadtakenwhiletravelingformiles.Moreover9Othertoolswereused,includingsatelliteimages,as

wellasimagestakenbydiversandboats.

Puttingailthisinformationtogether,thescientistslearnedthatthewatersaroundtheBahamas

arehometothelargestseagrassmeadoweverdiscovered.Andthemeadowscoveratleast25,500

squaremiles,andcouldbeaslargeas35,500squaremiles.

Differentfrompreviousstudies,theprogramdiscovershowusefullargeunderwateranimals

canbeinhelpingtoIeammoreaboutlifeunderthesea.OliverShipley,ascientistfromtheteam,

saysanimalsliketigersharksaregoingtotakeustonewplacesthatwedidn,tknowexisted.

28.Whydoseagrassmeadowsurgentlyneedprotection?

themwillworsenclimatecrisis.

determinethecleanlinessofoceanwater.

creaturescan,tsurvivewithouttheirshelter.

existencebalancestheUnderWaterecosystem.

29.Howdidtigersharkshelpthescientificresearch?

trackingsignalsscientistssent.

bringingbackcameraswithvideos.

carryingtherecordingequipmentaround.

spendingalotoftimeinseagrassmeadows.

30.Whatisthehighlightabouttheresearchaccordingtothetext?

scientists.theories.

experimentaltools.researchassistants.

3LWhichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

andNatureWorkTogetherB.ANovelWaytoExploretheSea

Grass:AnUndervaluedPlantLungMeasuredbyNaturalExplorers

D

TheROmanCoIoSSeUm（罗马圆形大剧场），builtaroundtwothousandyearsago,survived

a14thcenturyearthquakeandmostofthe150-somefbothighbuildingisstillstanding.Ithasseen

theriseandfallofenormousstructuresaswellastheRomanEmpire.Whycouldtheancient

structurestandthetestoftimewhilemanymodemconstructionsfallapartafterafew

decades?ScientistsbelievetheancientRomansusedaspecificconcretewhichmayaccountforits

super-longexistence.

PreviousdiscoverieshaveconfiπτιedthecomponentsoftheRomanconcrete:volcanic

material,limestone（石灰石）andwater.Architectssupposethevolcanicmaterialiswhatmakes

thebuildingstrong------whichitdoes.Butthisisnotenoughtoexplainthearchitecture'sdurability.

AteamofresearchersrecentlydiscoveredamagicalpoweroftheRomanconcrete:self-healing.

Andthekeyactuallyliesinthetinypiecesoflimestone.Worthmentioningisthatresearchershad

takenthemasimpurities（杂质）duetothelimitationofancienttechnology.Butitturnedoutthat

ancientRomansseemedtohavediscoveredthesecret.

WhentheRomansmadethemixture,theyheatedupthelimestonetoturnitintoquicklime,a

veιyreactivechemical.Quicklimereactedwithwaterandproducedheatthatsetupachemical

foundationtostrengthenthebuildingmaterial.Meanwhile,_itwouldςςwear,,ahard”Shel1"，forming

limestonepieces.Itwasthesepiecesthatstoppedthecracks（裂缝）frombecomingbigger.When

therewasrain,thepiecesreactedwithwateragain,quicklyfillingthecracks.

FormaterialscientistAinissaRamirez,thisnewunderstandingofancientRomanconcreteis

awelcomediscovery.fctThisisonewaythatthematerialcanbegreener,,,saysRamirez,4ςThe

Romansmadethematerial.Wehadtokindoffigureouthowtheydiditsothatwecanmake

bettermaterials-andthen,youknow,inturn,bebetterguardsofourenvironment.v

32.WhycouldRomanColosseumstillexistaccordingtothetext?

wasrebuiltconstantly.metfewnaturaldisasters.

containedaspecialmaterial.shapeincreasedthestability.

33.Whatisthefunctionofthelimestonepieces?

purifytheconcrete.reactwithvolcanicmaterial.

makethestructurewater-proof.enablethebuildingtorepairitself.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordςςit,,inparagraph3referto?

rainwater.foundation.quicklime.limestone.

35.WhatcanbeinferredfromAinissaRamirez,swords?

cangetinspirationfromancientstructures.

Romans*buildingmethodremainsasecrettillnow.

,wisdomthrowslightoneco-friendlyarchitecture.

areexploringhowtoguardtheancientcivilization.

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Howtogetagoodletterofrecommendation

Yourprofessorsareoftenaskedtowritehundredsoflettersofrecommendationduring

teachingincolleges.36,theydoplayakeyroleinhelpingemployersgetanideaofan

applicantspersonality,persistence,andpassion.Herearefourpointstokeepinmindwhenit

comestoaskingforlettersofrecommendation.

37.Ideallyjheletterwriterwillknowyouwellandhaveplentyofpositivethingstosay

withoutmuchmake-up.Butitneverhurtstoshareyourpersonalstatementthatincludesyour

accomplishmentsandpassions.Afterall,it,syouthatknowhowtoletyourhighlightsstandout.

Don,ttellyourprofessorwhattosay.Thisoneisalittletricky,becauseitseemstocontradict

thetipabove.38.butavoidtellinghimexactlywhattowrite.Professorsknowhowtopenan

effectiveletterofrecommendationwell.

Don'taskforaletteratthelastminute.Ruleofthumb:Givetheprofessoratleastafew

months'notice.Remember,yourprofessorwillspendquiteawhilecomposingtheletterof

recommendation,soexpressyourrequestinarespectful,appreciativeandthoughtfulway.Alast

minuterequestwillannoytheprofessor,anditmayalsoleadtoasub-standardletter.39

Expressyourthoughtfulletterofrecommendationtakestime.40professorswritedozens

ofrecommendations,ifnotmore.Besuretoletthemknowthatyouappreciatetheirtimeandeffort.

Don'triskendingupwitharegretbyforgettingtosendahandwrittennotewithasincerethank

you.

A.Nobodywinsinsuchahuπy

B.Exposearealyourselfaccordingly

C-Maintainagoodrelationshipwiththem

D.Andchancesareyouaren'ttheonlyoneasking

E.Givetheprofessorabroadoutlineaboutyourrequest

F.Whiletheselettersmaynotbeasimportantastestscores

theemployerscaremuchabouttherecommendation

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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人空白处的最佳选

项。

Inmyprimaιyschool,weusedtowritealotinMrs.White'sclass.Thereweremany

mistakesinmynored41.Instead,alwaysastar.Sometimes42aGood!Iwouldjumpwithjoy

atit.Butthis43mymother.ShewantedtofigureoutwhyMrs.Whitenever44spellingor

grammaticalonedayshewenttoseeher.

Mrs.Whitereplied,44Childrenarejustbeginningtoget45aboutusingwords,aboutforming

don,twantto46thatenthusiasmorputanypressureonthemwithredink.Spellingandgrammar

canwait,butthe47ofwordswon,t...,,Andmaybeshedidn,tsayit48likethat.Butwhat'sforsure

isthatIgrewuplearningtousewordswith49confidencefromher.

ItoccurstomethatifMrs.Whitehadusedherredpenmore50,1probablywouldn,tbe

tellingyouaboutthisback,Ithinkshewassucha（n）51teacher-toexercise

44red-pen-restriction,,∙Sheallowedthejoy,wonderandexcitementofexpressiontocomeout.

Inmiddleschool,Iusedto52thewordbeautifulast⅛eautiful^.Althoughttprettv,1s53to

spell,itdoesn,tholdasmuchasyoumeansometimes.So1toldmyselfthatifɪwasgoingto54the

word,theleastIcoulddowasspellitright.Eventually,Imadeit.

AndthankstoMrs.White,!hadno55whenwritingwhatImeantevenifɪcouldn,tquite

spellitout.BecauseLifeisn,tPretty.It's“BeaUtifiI1”.

41.

42.

43.

44.upfordownout

45.

46.

47.

48.

50.

51.

52.

53.C.easier

54.

55.

第二节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

ProvincesinChinaareputtingeffortsintotheconstructionofdigitalvillages.Through

e-commerce,thegovernmenthastakenmeasures56(increase)salesoflocalagricultural

products.Theonlinesaleschannelshavebeen57(effective)expandedthroughbrand

recommendations,onlineandofflineagriculturalfestival58(activity).Somefarmsareequipped

withςςplantingbrain,,,withthebasicconditionsofagricultureinthedistrict59(display)onhe

sreen.Thisbringsaboutlowercostand60(high)laborefficiency,XuYuejin,a66-year-old

grainfanner,61(witness)thetechnologicaladvancementinthepastyears,andheisnow

skilledatusingnotonlyconventionaltools,62drones(无人机)andotherunmannedmachinery

torealizeautomaticfarming.Agricultureinthedigitalvillageis63industrythatismorethan

just64（apply）newadvancedtechnology.Villagers*livesare65vitalimportanceaswell.

Therefore,digitalhealthcareanddigitaleducationhavebeenpromotedinvillages.Soon

digitalizationwillgreatlyshapethedirectionoftheruralagricultureandruralmodernization.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，得知研学机构GlobalCamp正在招募市图书馆暑期"英语阅读沙龙"活动

的主持人，请写一封英文申请信，内容包括：

1.个人情况；

2.流程设想。

注意：

L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。

ToWhomItMayConcern,