2023届广东省梅州市蕉岭中学高考英语二模试卷含解析

2023届高考英语模拟试卷

注意事项

1.考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。

2.试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑

色字迹的签字笔作答。

3.考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably，butmyDadwhispered,wComeon!Youcanmakeit.”

A.wouldhaveB.wouldC.shouldD.shouldhave

2.Theirproductsenjoy30percentofthemarketinthiscountrybecauseboththequalityandtheirserviceare

fine.

A.featuresB.sharesC.interestsD.sales

3.LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto・

A.supportB.care

C.spareD.share

4.JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet.Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished.

A・waswritingB.iscurrentlywritingC.hasalreadywrittenD.wrote

5.MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbutwhatpeople

areinterestedin,it'sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.

A.inspiteofB.inhonorofC.intermsofD.incaseof

6.Theshockingnewsmademerealizeterribleproblemswewouldface.

A.whatB.how

C.thatD.why

7.-Lateagain!Where?

-Sorry,Iintheheavytraffic,orIwouldhavebeenhereearlier.

A.wereyou；havegotstuckB.haveyoubeen；havegotstuck

C.wereyou；gotstuckD.haveyoubeen；gotstuck

8..1didn'thavingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.

A.expectB.anticipate

C.forecastD.preview

9.•Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglassesnobodycanrecognizehim.

A.sothatB.nowthatC.incaseD.asthough

10.YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethemtheair-conditioner.

A.tocheckB.checkingC.checkedD.check

11.Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothingthefeelingyougetafterfinishingalong

workoutaroundthetrack.

A.breaksB.blocks

C.bondsD.beats

12.SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight.TheyeachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxford

Universityin2010.

A.haven91seenB.hadn9tseen

C.didn'tseeD.don'tsee

13.Don'tbejoking.Ifstimetoyourbusiness.

A.setoutB.takeupC.goonD.getdown

14.TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaigntothecrazyhousingmarket.

A.calmB.destroy

C.occupyD.reflect

15.SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudentswhatisbotheringthem.

A.totalkoverB.talkedover

C.taikoverD.havingtalkedover

16.Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.___,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.

A.SomehowB.SomewhatC.AnywayD.Anywhere

17..Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhernameonit.

A.toprintB.printedC.printingD.print

18..Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;sheislookingforherownflat.

A.moreoverB.otherwiseC.howeverD.therefore

19.一How'syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?

-Itbe,butitisnowheavilypolluted.

A.willB.wouldC.shouldD.must

20.ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends,boredtodeath.

A.hasleftB.hasbeenleftC.hadleftD.hadbeenleft

第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。

21.（6分）ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingat

honewithherparents.Allshe'severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.Andshe'sbeenworking

throughherteachingcertificationsforfouryearsafterobtaininganeducationdegreefromBowlingGreenState

UniversityinOhio,US.

Hipphasrackedup$100,000instudentloandebtandisn'tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-time

skatinginstructorandrestaurantservertoliveanywhereotherthanhome.

ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2014wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoung

adultsintheUS.Forthefirsttimesince1880,adultsaged18to34becamemorelikelytobelivingwithaparentthanto

belivingontheirown.Before2014,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirown

propertyaspartofacouple.

UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereason

forthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn'twantthemtoleave.

Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials（千禧一代）getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparents

aftercollege.Itfindsthatmillennialshaveredefinedthetiesthatcombineparentsandchildren.^Millennialsseetheir

parentsaspeers,friendsandguiders.Nearlythreequarterstalkedwiththeirparentsmorethanonceaweekduring

college.Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingfor

them.”

StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,saidalthoughjobgrowthformillennials

since2014hasimproved,whichdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest.Hesaid,“There's

nodoubtithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthingspeoplespendmoneyonrelatedtohousehold

formationandchild-rearing/9Hoffmanexplained.uButtheyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmoreifthey

don'thaveahouseexpenseormarriage.Idon'tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues.Butit'smuchmore

commonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparenfshomesbecauseit'sbecomingpartoftheculture/5

1、WhydoesCaitlinHipphavetoliveathomewithherparents?

A.Becauseshecan'taffordtoliveonherown

B.Becauseshedoesn'twanttoliveanywhereotherthanhome

C.Becauseshewantstoobtainmoredegrees

D.Becauseshewantstobeanelementaryschoolteacher

2、Whatcanwelearnaboutyoungadultsaged18to34before2014?

A.Theydidn'thavethefreedomtoarrangetheirliving

B.Theywouldratherlivewiththeirparentsthanlivebythemselves

C.Theystartedtoflythenestasmorejobswereprovided

D.Theypreferredtoliveawayfromtheirparents

3、WhatconclusioncanwedrawfromthereportreleasedbytheSwisscompany?

A.Childrenlivingwithparentsisbecomingpartoftheculture

B.Themajorityofmillennialsrefusetogetfinancialhelpfromparents

C.Mostmillennialsarebuildingcloserrelationshipwiththeirparents

D.Youngpeopletendtoliveathomebecauseoffewerjobopportunities

4、WhafsStuartHoffman'sattitudetowardsthistrend?

A.IndifferentB.Subjective

C.ObjectiveD.Negative

22・（8分）Youcaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.Thepopularsaying

hasinspiredmanypeopletoreadorgosightseeing.Traveling,justlikereading,isarefreshingjourneyfromthebusy

world.Books,brainfood,cankeepyoucompanyonyourtravel.

1.OntheRoad,1957,byJackKerouac

Thebookisagloballypopularspiritualguidebookaboutyouth.Themaincharacterinthebookdrivesacross

theUScontinentwithseveralyoungpeopleandfinallyreachesMexico.Aftertheexhaustingandexcitingtrip,the

charactersinthebookbegintorealizethemeaningoflife.Thebookcanbeagoodpartnerwithyoutoexplorethe

UnitedStates.

2.LifeisElsewhere,1975,byMilanKundera

Jean-JacquesRousseauoncesaid,“Manisbornfree,andeverywhereheisinchains."Thebooktellsayoung

artisfsromanticbutmiserablelife,abouthowhereads,dreamsandhasarelationship.Experiencetheartisfs

passionatelifeinthebookduringatriptoCentralEurope.Thebookinvitesyoutodeeplyreflectonyourcurrentlife.

3.TheStoriesoftheSahara,1967,bySanmao

Thebooknarratestheauthor'ssimplebutadventurouslifeintheSaharaDesert,whichseemsadesolateanddull

place.Thefancynaturalsceneryandlifethere,alongwiththeauthor'sromanticandintensiveemotionswillinspireyou

toexplorethemysteriousland.Readingthebookislikeparticipatinginadialoguewiththeauthor,whoissincereand

humorous.

4.Lotus,2006,byAnnbaby

ThisnovelsetinTibet,tellsthreepeople'sstories,eachwiththeiruniquecharacteristics.Itrevealsmodern

people'semotionsandinnerlife,theirconfusionaboutlove,andexplorationofBuddhism.Thebookisagoodpartnerto

bringyoutothescaredlandTibet.

1、Whichbookisabouttheexplorationoflifevaluethroughajourney?

A.OntheRoad.B.LifeisElsewhere.

C.Lotus.D.TheStoriesoftheSahara.

2^WhosebookissuitabletoaccompanyyourtriptoGermany?

A.MilanKundera9s.B.Sanmao's.

C.Annbaby^.D.JackKerouac's.

3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.TheStoriesoftheSahararecordsthedialoguesbetweentheauthorandherreaders.

B.LifeisElsewherepromotesreaders9considerationoftheirpresentlives.

C.LotusisareligiousbookwhichexploresBuddhistcultureinTibet.

D.OntheRoadisintendedtoadviseaclassicroutefordrivingacrosstheUS.

4^Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toadvertisefourtravelguidebooks.

B.Tointroducefournovelsabouttraveling.

C.Torecommendfourbookslinkedtodestinations.

D.Toarousereaders,interestinreadingbooks.

23.（8分）Collegegraduationeventuallymeanstakingmuchofyourattentioninyourfirstjobsearch.This

processcanbechallenging,especiallyforthosestudentswhohadsecondthoughtsabouttheirchosenmajorand

intendedcareerpath-orthosewhomajoredinafieldnotdirectlyconnectedtoaspecificcareer.Ifyouareinoneof

thesegroups,fearnot!Althoughyourmajor,coursework,andacademicperformancearerelevanttolandingajob,they

arenottheonlydecidingfactorsonwhereyoucanwork.So,justhowimportantisyourmajortoyourjobsearch?

Somemajorsaretieddirectlytospecificcareerfields.Forexample,ifyouwishtobecomeateacher,youwilllikely

haveneededtocompleteaneducationprogramandeventuallysitforalicensingexam.Thesameappliestomajorsin

nursing.Ifyoudidnotcompleteanaccreditednursingprogram,youwon'tbeabletotakethenursinglicensureexam.

Inthesecases,successfullycompletingaspecificmajoriscrucialtolandingajobinthematchingfield.

Othermajors,however,arecloselyrelatedtocareerpathsbutdon'tnecessarilyrequireadegreeinthearea.For

example,studentswhomajoredinfinance,math,orstatisticsmayalsohavethenecessaryskillstobehiredasan

accountant.Althoughsocialworkmajorsaremostpreparedtoprovidecasemanagementservicestostruggling

populations,studentswhomajoredinpsychologyorsociologycanbejustasqualified.

Lastly,therearemanyindustries,suchasprofessionalsales,education（non-teachingpositions）,insurance,and

customerservicemanagement,whichhirenewgraduatesfromseveralmoremajors,lookingformoregeneralized

requirements.Theymaysimplywanttoknowthestudenthascompletedhisorherbachelor'sdegree,which

demonstratescollege-levelmathandwriting,criticalthinking,andproblem-solvingskills.

Hopefully,asacollegestudent,youwereabletodomorethanjustattendclasses.Yournon-academicexperiences

canbeveryinfluentialonyourfuturecareeraswell.Didyouworkduringcollege,volunteer,orparticipateinaclubor

organization?Ifso,andifyouenjoyedtheseactivities,seekoutrelatedcareers.Ifyouvolunteeredwithanon-profit

organizationsuchasahomelessordomesticviolenceshelter,seekoutpositionsinsocialservicesrelatedtocase

managementorvictimadvocacy（辩护）.Youmayqualifyforapositionregardlessofyourmajor.

Althoughitoftenseemslikeyourcollegemajoralonedeterminesyourcareerfate,thisjustisn'tthecase.Itmay

influenceit,butthereareotherfactorsthatinfluenceyourcareeroptionsaswell.Ifyoudon'tknowwhatcareeroptions

toconsiderbasedonyourmajor,talktoyourfacultyoracademicadvisor.Youmaybesurprisedatwhatopportunities

await!

1、Tobeacustomerservicemanager,collegegraduates.

A.needtohaverelatedqualitiesB.shouldpassalicensingexam

C.arerequiredtomajorininsuranceD.musthaverelevantexperiences

2^Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MajorUpsYourCareer

B.WhyYourCollegeMajorMatters

C.HowImportantYourMajorIstoYourJob

D.MajorVSCareer:WhichIsRightforYou

3、Thewriterthinksthat.

A.majorsarecloselylinkedtocareerpaths

B.studentsofsciencetendtoreceivehighersalaries

C.volunteerexperienceshelpgraduatesgetemployed

D.socialworkgraduateshavemoreemploymentopportunities

4^Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?

24.（8分）Anyonecantrytoleadagroup,butnoteveryindividualiscutoutforleadership.Thebetterleaders

possessafewqualitiesthatcanmeanthedifferencebetweenthesuccessandfailureofthegroup.Thesearethequalities

theleaderofhigherrankwilllookforwhenchoosingaleaderforagroup,orwhenevaluatingtheperformanceofa

leader.They*realsothequalitiesteammemberswantinagroupleader,andappreciatewhentheyfindthem.

TakeResponsibility

Groupleadersmightsharetasksaroundagroupasnecessary,buteventuallyagroupleaderneedstobeableto

acceptthatresponsibilityliesonhisshoulders.Thatmeansthatifthingsgowronginagroupproject,he'stheonewho

mustaccepttheconsequencesandworkoutwhatmistakesaremade.Thegroupleaderwon'talwayshavethepowerto

controleverythinggroupmembersdo,butheshouldbereadytoadmitanymistakesthegrouphasmadeasaresultof

hisleadership

ConcernforMembers

Thegroupleaderhasacommitmenttothetaskorprojectathand,butperhapsmoreimportantly,hehasareal

concernforeachandeverypersonwhoispartofhisgroup.Thismeansgettingtoknowthestrengths,weaknessesand

goalsofteammembers,aswellasmakingtimetobuildthegroupthroughcollectiveactivities.Thegroupleadershould

makesurethateveryoneisincluded,evenifanindividualisnewtoagroup.

GoodListener

Thegroupleaderneedstobeabletolistentothesuggestions,complaintsandideasofgroupmembers.Notonlywill

thisallowcomplaintstobeaddressedandpotentiallysuitableideastobeputintopractice,butaleaderwholistenswill

alsoencouragegroupmemberstosharetheirconcernsandthoughts,creatinganatmosphereoffreespeechand

productivity.

1、Thepassageismainlyabout・

A.choosingagoodleaderforagroup.

B.assessingtheperformanceofaleader.

C.teammembers'appreciationofaleader.

D.qualitiesofagoodgroupleader.

2、Agoodleadershouldalwaysbeableto.

A.tellwhenthingsgowronginagroupproject.

B.recognizeanymistakesashisown.

C.makegroupmembersadmittheirmistakes.

D.controleverythinggroupmembersdo.

3^Accordingto“Concernsformembers"，whichofthefollowingisagoodqualityofaleader?

A.fairB.reliable

C.determinedD.generous

4、Whichofthefollowingisnotabenefitofthegroupleaderbeingagoodlistener?

A.OflFeringachanceforgroupmemberstoexpressthemselvesfreely

B.Makingitpossibletodealwithgroupmembers9complaints.

C.Allowingtheleadertoputhisideasintopractice.

D.Makinggroupmembersproductivebysharingtheirthoughts.

25.（10分）WelcometotheNorthPoleAdventure

TheNorthPoleAdventureisaone-of-a-kindinteractiveChristmasattractionfortheentirefamily.Unlikeother

Christmasattractions,itisopenfromNovember25untilChristmasEve.Itisnotaguidedtour.Whileelves（小精灵）are

throughouttheadventuretointeractwithyourchildren,yourkidscanspendasmuchtimeineachareaastheywish.

Theadventurefeaturesareplica（复制品）oftheNorthPoleincludingeverythingyouimagineatSanta'sNorthPole.

Santa'sHouse

Kidswillexperiencewhatit'slikeattheNorthPoleandseefirst-handwhatittakesforSantaandhiselvestoget

readyforChristmaseachyear.ThememoriesyourchildrenwilltakeawayfromSanta'sHousewillbeonestheywill

rememberforalifetime.

PostOffice

AllkidswillbeassistedbySanta'selvesinwritingalettertoSantaandthendepositingitinSanta'smagical

mailbox.AfewdaysbeforeChristmas,theywillreceivelettersattheirownhomesfromSanta.

ElfUniversity

ElfUniversityistheplacewhereelvesgotoschool.It'salsotheplacewherekidsenjoymakingChristmaspresents,

coloringChristmaspictures,andevenfillingoutapplicationstobecomeelvesoneday.

Admission：

Buyyourticketsonlinetoavoidwaitinginline.Iftheticketsselloutwhenyoubuythemonline,therewillstillbe

ticketsavailableattheticketoffice.

1、TheNorthPoleAdventure.

A.arrangeselvestoentertainkidsinsomeareas

B.ismodeledonotherChristmasattractions

C.providesvisitorswithtourguideservice

D.isopentovisitorsfornearlyonemonth

2^Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ElfUniversityofferskidsopportunitiesforbecomingelves.

B.KidswhovisitedPostOfficewouldreceivelettersonChristmasEve.

C.KidscanhavefuninSanta'sHousebydressinguplikeSanta.

D.Ticketstotheadventurecanbeboughtonlineiftheyselloutattheticketoffice

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5分，满分30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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

26.（30分）AliandAbrahamwerebrothers.Theirparentsdiedveryearly.Theyleftfortheirsonsacow.

Aliwascunning（狡猾的）.Hewas1,too.Abrahamwaskindand2,Hetrustedhiselderbrother.

Theywantedto3theirfather'sproperty.Alisaid,willbevery4withyou,Abraham.Youtakethe

frontpartofthecowasyourshare.Iwilltakethehindsideofthecow.Eachonegetshis5onlyfromhisshare/9

Abraham6thecowverywellfreshgrassandwater.Thecowbecame7,Itgavelotsofmilk.Aligot

themilk.Hesoldthemilkandgotalotofmoney.Buthedidnotsharethe8withAbraham.Abrahamaskedhis

brotherabouthis9ofmoney.Alireplied,UIgotthemilk10mypartofourcow.Hindpartismine

accordingtothe11,Eachofusgetsthebenefitsonlyfromhis12Abrahamsaidnothing.

A13manadvisedAbraham.Hesaidsomethinginthe14ofAbraham.ThenextdayAliwas

milkingthecow.ThenAbrahambeatthecowinthefrontpart.Thecowstartedkicking.Ali15Abraham.uYou

16!Whydoyoubeatthecow?Donotseememilkingthecow?”

“Thefrontpartofthecowismine.Icando17,Thatisouragreement,^saidAbraham.

Alicouldnotsayanything.18heagreedtosharethemoney.Abrahamsaid,“Not19money.You

mustalsosharetheworkoffeedingandtakingcareofthecowtoo."Ali20・

1、A.greedyB.smartC.diligentD.careless

2、A.luckyB.selfishC.honestD.sensitive

3、A.sellB.keepC.donateD.divide

4、A•strictB.fairC.seriousD.,patient

5、A.profitB.rewardC.prizeD.award

6、A.knewB.understoodC.fedD.remembered

7、A.energeticB.healthyC.activeD.aggressive

8^A.cowB.foodC.milkD.money

9^A.shareB.amountC.useD.secret

10>A.forB.fromC.ofD）・to

11>A.planB.decisionC.lawD.agreement

12、A.laborB.knowledgeC.partD.effort

13、A.kindB.wiseC.cruelD.funny

14>A.earB.noseC.faceD.head

15、A.escapedfromB.camefromC.laughedatD.shoutedat

16>A.liarB.thiefC.foolD.monster

17、A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingD.everything

18>A.FinallyB.SuddenlyC.HappilyD.Gradually

19、A.reallyB.entirelyC.justD.always

20、A.quarreledB.repliedC.criedD.agreed

第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27.（15分）SpreadinganInfection

Pvemadeitahabittosmileatpeopleasoftenaspossible,sayingsomekindwords,6fchello,thankyou,haveanice

day”,whateverfits.Ihavetherightsituationas1amlivingin1.bigcitywithmany,manypeople.

I'mdoingthisforquiteawhilenow,soI'veseenall2.（kind）ofreactions,frompeoplefeeling3.（threaten）

byafriendlyword,reacting4^（angry）orevenaggressively,topeople5:_faceslitupwithahugesmileandgave

methe6^（impress）thatI9vemadethismomentgoodforthem.

TodaysomethinghappenedthatIhadn'tyetexperienced:Twopeople,completestrangers7.me,oneinthe

morning,oneintheafternoon,whomIpassedonthestreetwithout82__（smile）atthem,withafriendlyface,looked

upfromtheirinnerfocus,lookedatme,startedtosmileandgreetedmefriendlywhilethey10.（pass）,

HaveIstarteda“kindnessvirus"?Thatwouldbegreat!Itmakesmyday,andI'mstillsmiling.Ihopeyoudotoo!

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

28.（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语

言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删减：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。

修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

LastFriday,ourschoolorganizedustoafirestation,whatwehadexpectedforseveralday、Whenwegot

there,thefire-fighterswelcomedusbutledusintoanexhibitionhall、Thereoneofthemdeliveredthelecture

onfirecontroltous、Afterthat,theyshowushowtooperateafireextinguisher,and