备战2023高考英语冲刺模拟试卷（二）（原卷版）

备战2023高考英语冲刺模拟试卷（二）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AWALKIETALKIETOWERCLIMBDaretotakethestairsforarunchallenge!SignupandclimbupLondon’sWalkieTalkiebuildingon4March2023.RunorwalkuptheWalkieTalkiebuilding,andraisemoneytohelpseriouslyillchildrenatGreatOrmondStreetHospital.Climbover35floorsand896stepsbeforebeingrewardedwithacelebratorydrink.gosh.org/get-involved/fundraising-eventsRACETOREMEMBERWhynottakeonRacetoRemember.JoinTeamCombatStresson11thNovember2023andhelpraisefundsforveterans(老兵).Choosefroma76kmora36kmwalkorrun.AllracesfinishattheHMSVictoryinPortsmouth.Theregistrationfeeis75(76kmevent)or40(36kmevent).TIMETORUNRunforresearchandtakeon50milesin50days!Takeonthisvirtualrunanywhere,anytimebetween1Marchand19April.We’reinvestinginpioneeringprojectsthatcouldslow,stoporchangeParkinson’scompletely.Andweaimtodeliverthenextnewtreatmentinyears.BytakingpartinTimetoRun,you’refundingParkinson’sUKresearch.Yourfundraisingwillhelpusfasttrackthemostpromisingtreatments.Signuptodayforjust5.events..uk/TTR23LONDONMARATHONGetyourrunningshoesonandjoinDepaulUKfortheTCS2023LondonMarathon.We’llcheeryouonasyouhelpraisevitalfundsforyoungpeopleaffectedbyhomelessness.StartinginGreenwichPark,you’llrunoverTowerBridgetowardsamemorablefinishonTheMall.Joinusatthestartlineandshowyoursupportforyoungpeople,Tosecureyourplace,signuptoday.kurt..uk1.Whichwebsitewouldyouvisitifyouwanttoclimbstairs?A.events..uk B.events..uk/TTR23C.kurt..uk D.gosh.org/get-involved/fundraising-events2.WhowillbenefitfromTIMETORUN?A.Sickchildren. B.Veterans. C.Thehomeless. D.TheParkinson’spatients.3.Whataretheseactivitiesaimedfor?A.Fun. B.Health. C.Charity. D.Workout.BWHENKIMJI-UNlivedinSeoul,sheworriedaboutfindingagoodjob.Now,sheisworriedthatdroughtmayruinhercrop.The23-year-oldstartedafarmlastyear.Herfirstharvestwasasuccess;shewassurprisedthatherblackbeansdidbetterthanherstrawberries.MsKimispartofaphenomenoncalledkitchen,orreturningtorurallife.Coinedamillenniumago,thetermcropsupduringperiodsofeconomichardship.Thistime,inthewakeofthepandemic,manynewfarmershaveneverlivedinthecountrysidebefore.Byplantingyoungfarmersinruralareas,thegovernmenthopestoenjoybigrewardsinfuture.Theplanisworking.In2021nearly380,000peoplemovedtothecountryside.Comfortwithdigitaltechnologygivesyoungfarmersalegup,saysChoKyung-ik,thedirectoroftheBeginningFarmer’sCentre,aninstitutioneducatingthosewhowishtokwichonatitsdowntownoffices.TheysellfreshproduceonNaver,SouthKorea’slargestsearchengine.Thecentreteachestechniqueslikehowtouseatractor(拖拉机)orselectthebestcrops.Itarrangesatrialperiodduringwhichambitiousfarmersworkundertheguidanceofanoldhand,learningwhatitmeanstodoback-breakinglabourfromdawntodusk.Themostimportantlessonishowtogetonwiththelocals.Thevillagersarealsoofferedtipsonhowtoacttowardsthenewcomers.Thatpartisnotyetatotalsuccess.MsKimsaysherneighbourshaveabadtemper.“Theoldpeoplecomeinhereandgivemeunwantedadvice,orsaythatIwillneverbeabletogrowanything,”shesays.Herblackbeansbegtodiffer.SheandtheSouthKoreangovernmentwillbehopingthathercropsputtheargumenttorestforgood.4.WhydoesthewritertellMsKim’sstory?A.Tostartadiscussion. B.Tointroduceatopic. C.Toexplainasolution. D.Tomakeacomparison.5.Whatdoestheunderlined“alegup”inparagraph3mean?A.Anewidentity. B.Ahelpinghand. CAbigreward. D.Adifferentidea.6.Whatisthechallengefortheyoungfarmers?A.Farmingtechniques. B.Hardwork. C.Communicativeskills. D.Unwantedadvice.7.WhatcanweinferfromkwichoninSouthKorea?A.Farmingmakeshugeprofits. B.Localsneedtechnicaltraining.C.Ithelpstoreviveruralareas. D.Governmentshouldhelpfarmers.CInAugustJasonM.Allen’spiece“TheatreD’opéraSpatial”-whichhecreatedwithAlimagegeneratorMidjourney-wonfirstplaceintheemergingartistdivision’s“digitalartsphotography”categoryattheColoradoStateFairFineArtsCompetition.Thedefinitionforthecategorystatesthatdigitalartreferstoworksthatuse“digitaltechnologyaspartofthecreativeprocess”.Allen’saward-winningimagehasledtodebatesaboutwhat,exactly,itmeanstobeanartistandwhetherAIcantrulymakeart.“Itfeltbadfortheexactsamereasonwedon’tletrobotsparticipateintheOlympics,“oneTwitteruserwrote.”Thisistheliteraldefinitionof‘pressedafewbuttonstomakeadigitalartpiece’,“anothertweeted.YetwhileAllendidn’tuseapaintbrush,therewasplentyofworkinvolved,hesaid.First,heplayedaroundwithphrasingthatledMidjourneytogenerateimagesofwomeninelegantdressesandspacehelmets,inanattempttomixVictorian-stylecostumingwithspacethemes.Overtime,withmanyslightchangestohiswrittenprompt(提示符),hecreated900differentversionsofwhatledtohisfinalimage.ThenheimproveditsresolutionthroughGigapixelAIandfinallyhadtheimagesprinted.AllenisgladthedebateoverwhetherAIcanbeusedtomakeartisattractingsomuchattention.“Ratherthanhatingonthetechnology,weneedtorecognizethatit’sapowerfultoolanduseitforgoodsowecanallmoveforward,”Allensaid.CalDuran,oneofthejudgesforthecompetition,saidthatwhileAllen’spieceincludedamentionofAI,hedidn’trealizethatwhenjudgingit.Still,hesticksbyhisdecisiontoawarditfirstplace.“IthinktheAItechnologymaygivemoreopportunitiestopeoplewhomaynotfindthemselvesartistsintheconventionalway,”hesaid.8.WhyhasJason’sworkledtodebates?A.Itwasacopyofaphotograph. BHechallengedtheolderartists.C.ItwascreatedwiththehelpofAI. D.Hebroketheruleofthecompetition.9.WhatcanbestdescribeAllen’screatingprocess?A.Cooperative. B.Energy-consuming. C.Straightforward. D.Imagination-lacking.10.WhatcanwelearnaboutAIfromthelastparagraph?A.Itisadouble-edgedsword. B.Itattractsconventionalartists.C.Itstrikesartjudgesasnosurprise. D.Itmayopenanewworldtoartists.11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.AtrendtobeAIartists. B.AnAI-generatedartcontest.C.ResponsestoawinningAIartwork. D.Curiosityaboutanimagegenerator.DSomeday,youmaynolongerneedtobrushyourteethbyhand.Instead,agroupofbillionsofnanoparticles(纳米粒子)couldautomaticallydoallthatworkforyou.Itwouldbeespeciallylife-changingforpeoplewhofinditdifficultorimpossibletoholdandmoveatoothbrush.Steager,anengineerattheUniversityofPennsylvania(Penn)inPhiladelphiaandHyunKoo,aninventoranddentalresearcherthere,foundawaytoformthenanoparticlesintolong,skinnybristles(刷毛),alotliketheonesonatoothbrush.Butthesebristlesshape-shifttofitwhateversurfacetheyencounter.Thetooth-cleaningrobotworksthankstotwomagnets(磁铁).Onegoeseachsideoftheteeth.Thenanoparticlessitinaliquidbetweenthemagnets.Whenthemagnetsareturnedoff,thenanoparticlesmoverandomlyintheliquid.Assoonasonemagnetgetsturnedon,thenanoparticlesgathertogethernearitscenter.Whentheresearchersturnontheothermagnetandturnoffthefirstone,thenanoparticlesextendoutwardinlong,skinnybristles.Whenthere’satoothintheway,thesebristlescan’tstretchoutasfarastheywant.Sotheypushagainstthetooth’ssurface.Ifthere’sagapbetweenteeth,theypushintothegap.Movingthemagnetsmakesthebristlesmoveagainstandbetweenteeth.Allthatmotioncleanstheteeth.Asabonus,thenanoparticlesalsohavestrongpowertokillviruses.Thenewdeviceisjustaproofofconcept.Theresearchersstillneedtoturnitintoaproductthatpeoplewillwanttouse.“There’salotofengineeringtogetfromheretothere,buteverygoodideaneedstohaveastart.”saysSteager.12.Whatisspecialaboutthetoothcleaner?A.It’swater-proof. B.It’stransformable. C.Itlookslikeatoothbrush. D.Itcontainsskinnybristles.13.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theworkingprinciple. B.Themagnets’motion. C.Thevirus-killingprocess. D.Thebristles’formation.14.HowdoesSteagerfeelaboutthefutureofthedevice?A.Uncertain. B.Confident. C.Concerned. D.Surprised.15.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?A.ATooth-CleanerFightingBacteria B.ABreakthroughinMedicineC.AShape-ShiftingRoboticTooth-Cleaner D.ANewConceptforaNewStart第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)It’salwaysexcitingtobeginanewjob.Butamongthefrenzy(激动)ofmeetingnewcolleagues,startingnewprojects,andbuildingnewskills,therecanbeastressfulpressuretosucceed.Abigpartofyoursuccessisdeterminedbyhowquicklyyouareabletodigestlotsofinformation,whichcanbeveryhard.____16____*ManageyourselfWhenyounoticeinformationoverload,don’tignoreitanddon’tpanic.Saytoyourself,“I’minanewjobandthereisplentytolearnhere.It’sokaytofeelthisway.”____17____.Rememberthatemotionscanhelpyoubetterunderstandyourselfandyourvalues.*Sortyourinformation____18____.Itkeepswhatitneedsmoreimmediatelyinourshort-termmemory,anditmixestogetherinformationwemayneedtouseinthefuturetostoreinourlong-termmemory.Fortheinformationthat’snotneeded,ourbrainactslikeagarbagemanagement,recycling,anddeletingit.*____19____Organizationsoftenhavedigitalknowledgemanagementsystemstostoreandtakeimportantinformation.Youcandothesametoreducebrainburden.IrecommendcreatingaWordorGoogledocumentinwhichyouwritedowninformationthatyourbraindoesn’tneedtorememberorstore.*Reducetask-switchingMulti-taskingisn’tgoodforyouphysicallyormentallyandisworseforyourproductivityandcognition(认知).____20____Youcangoforlongerthanthat,butbesuretotakeabreak.Focusedactivityislesstaxingthanmultitasking,butyoucan’tkeepworkingendlessly.A.RespondpositivelyB.UsetechnologytohelpC.ThatproblemismucheasiertounderstandandsolveD.HerearesomemethodstodealwiththeinformationoverloadE.Forgreaterresults,focusononetaskforaround25minutesFOurbrainislikeacleverpieceofequipmentthat“takesininformation”Thisself-talkhelpsnormalizethesituationandmakestheemotionseasiertohandle第二部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)Amyisanownerofasmallbusinesswithaverybeautifulmission.Adoll____21____sincechildhood,shehascreatedADollLikeMe.Theaimofthis____22____istocreatedollsthatwouldhavethesamecharacteristicsastheirownerswithdisabilitiesor____23____conditions.Amycreatedsuchdollstomakethechildrenfeelneededand____24____.Todoso,Amygoesoutofherwaytomakeeachdoll____25____thechild.Eachdollisunique,____26____theystillhaveonethingincommon—alldollswearasmile.Notonlybeautiful,thedollsmakea____27____inthelivesofhundredsofchildren.“Typically,parentspayforthedolls—about$100withshippingperdoll.Whentheycan’taffordit,I’llfindawayto____28____itmyself.Whateveritcosts,whateverIhavetodo,I’mgoingtogetadollinthe____29____ofthesechildren.”ADollLikeMehasprovidedover300dollssofarwhichhavebeen_____30_____tochildrenallaroundtheworld.Amy’s_____31_____goalistoturnhersmallbusinessintoanofficialnon-profitorganizationwhereeverychildinneedcouldgettheirone-of-a-kinddoll_____32_____.Andmanypeopleareresponding_____33_____tohermission,asshehasalreadyreached$38,000outof$50,000goalonGoFund.me.Amyisalreadycooperatingwithachildren’s_____34_____tomakeiteasiertoidentifykidswhosewell-beingcouldbe_____35_____byastuffedtoywhichlooksjustlikethem!21.A.designer B.creator C.collector D.trader22.A.project B.idea C.research D.technology23.A.rare B.good C.ripe D.extreme24.A.tired B.available C.powerful D.included25.A.workwith B.looklike C.accept D.recognize26.A.yet B.so C.because D.or27.A.wish B.deal C.plan D.difference28.A.win B.cover C.sell D.use29.A.friends B.eyes C.hands D.dreams30.A.awarded B.shipped C.returned D.mentioned31.A.open B.common C.final D.commercial32.A.inperson B.forfun C.freeofcharge D.fullofhope33.A.calmly B.honestly C.politely D.kindly34.A.school B.toyshop C.shelter D.hospital35.A.sponsored B.improved C.guaranteed D.supported第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。DaochengYadingislocatedintheSouthwestofChina’sSichuanProvince.Thisisakingdom____36____(surround)bybreathtakingviewsofsnow-cappedmountains,steepglaciers(冰川),clearlakesandthickwoods.Itiscalledthelastpurelandonthisblueplanet.EverySeptember,thesceneryhereis____37____(extreme)attractive.It’slikeplacingpeopleintoacolorfulfairytaleworldwhichisbeyond____38____(imagine).TherearethreemountainpeaksinDaochengYading.ThemostbeautifuliscalledYangmaiyong.Itisabout6000meters____39____height,andhastheshapeofaperfectpyramid.Backin1931,theAmericanexplorerJosephRockfirstintroducedittotheworldwith____40____(photo)fortheNationalGeographicMagazine.Hewrote,“Sheisthemostbeautifulsnowpeakmyeyeshaveeverseen”.Nexttoitstandtwoothermountains:XiannairiandXianuoduoji.Thetopofthemountainsiscoveredbysnowmostofthetime.Noone____41____(reach)thetopuptonow.Theyarecalledthe“ThreeHolyMountains”.Itis____42____irreplaceablysacredplaceintheheartsofthelocalpeople.“____43____(walk)roundtheholymountainsthreetimes,youwillachieveyourwishesforthislife,”thelocalssay.However,it’ssuchagreatchallengetobothone’sphysicalabilityandmindbecauseof____44____(it)altitude.Whatdrivesthemtodothat?Perhapsitissimplefaith.Itisthelastpureland_____45_____canpurifythesoul.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，最近，你加入了学校的英语社团（EnglishClub）。请给你的英国笔友Lucy写信介绍情况。内容包括：

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LiHua第二节(满分25分)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。Itwasinthe1930s,andthingsweretough.MumhadahardtimeraisingusonherowninoursmallcommunityofNewWestminster,BC.MydadhaddrownedinPittLake,fiveyearsago.Lookingback,IrealizewhatMumwentthroughsendinguskidstoschool.Everymorningshewouldputanewpieceofcardboardinourshoes,becausethebottompartswerewornout.Whenwegothome,Mumwouldhave"Frenchtoast"

readyforus.Constantmovingwastypicalformyfamilyinthosetimes.