2023年全国甲卷英语真题

2023年全国甲卷英语真题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

WheretoEatinBangkok

Bangkokisahighlydesirabledestinationforfoodlovers.Ithasaseeminglybottomless

wellofdiningoptions.HerearesomesuggestionsonwheretostartyourBangkokeating

adventure.

Nahm

OfferingThaifinedining.NahmprovidesthebestofBangkokculinary（烹饪的）

experiences.It'stheonlyThairrestaurantthatranksamongthetop10oftheword's50best

restaurantslist.HeadChefDavidThompson,whoreceivedaMichelinstarforhis

Loodon-basedThairestaurantofthesamename,openedthisbranchintheMetropolitan

Hotelin2010.

IssaysStameseClub

IssayaSiameseClubisintematoionallyknownThaicheflanKittichai'sfirstflagship

Bangkokrestaurant.ThemenuinthisbeautifulcolonialhouseincludestraditionalThai

cuisinecombinedwithmodemcookingmethods.

Bo.tan

Bo.tanhasbeenmakingwavesinBangkok'sculinarysencesinceitopenedin2009.

Servinghard-to-findThaidishesinanelegantatmosphere,therestaurantistruetoThai

cuisine'sroots,yetstillmanagestoaddaspecialtwist.Thisplaceisgoodforacandlelit

dinneroraworkmeetingwithcolleagueswhoappreciatefinefood.Forthoseextremely

hungrythere'salargesetmenu.

Gaggan

Earningfirstplaceonthelates"Asia's50bestrestaurants^^list,progressiveIndian

restaurantGagganisoneofthemostexcitingvenues（场所）toarriveinBangkokinrecent

years.Thebesttableinthistwo-storycolonialThaihomeoffersawindowrightintothe

kitchen,whereyoucanseechefGagganandhisstaffinaction.Culinarytheateratitsbest.

1.WhatdoNahmandIssayaSiameseClubhaveincommon?

A.Theyadoptmoderncookingmethods.B.TheyhavebranchesinLondon.

C.Theyhavetop-classchefs.D.Theyarebasedinhotels.

2.Whichrestaurantoffersalargesetmenu?

A.Gaggan.B.Bo.tan.C.IssayaSiameseClub.D.Nahm.

3.WhatisspecialaboutGaggan?

A.IthiresstafffromIndia.B.Itputsonaplayeveryday.

C.Itserveshard-to-findlocaldishes.D.Itshowsthecookingprocesstoguests.

TerriBoltonisadabhandwhenitcomestoDIY(do-it-yourself).Skilledatputtingup

shelvesandpiecingtogetherfurniture,sheneverpayssomeoneelsetodoajobshecando

herself.

ShecreditstheseskillstoherlategrandfatherandbuilderDerekLloyd.Fromtheageof

six,Terri,now26,accompaniedDerektoworkduringherschoolholidays.Aday'sworkwas

rewardedwith£5inpocketmoney.Shesays:"I'msureIwasn'tmuchofahelptostartwith

paintingtheroomsandputtingdowntheflooringthroughoutthehouse.Ittookweeksandis

wasbackbreakingwork,butIknowhewasproudofmyskills.^^

Terri,whonowrentsabhousewithfriendsinWandsworth,SouthWestLondon,says

DIYalsosavesherfromlosinganydepositwhenatenancy(租期)comestoanend.Sheadds:

"I'vemovedhousemanytimesandIalwaysliketopersonalisemyroomandputuppictures.

So,it'sbeenusefultoknowhowtocoverupholesandrepaintaroomtoavoidanycharges

whenI'vemovedout.”

WithmillionsofpeoplelikelytotakeonDIYprojectsoverthatcomingweeks,new

researchshowsthatmorethanhalfofpeopleareplanningtomakethemostofthelong,warm

summerdaystogetjobsdone.Theaveragespendperprojectwillbearound£823.Two

thirdsofpeopleaimtoimprovetheircomfortwhileathome.Twofifthwishtoincreasethe

valueoftheirhouse.ThoughDIYhastraditionallybeenseenasmalehobby,theresearch

showsitiswomennowleadingthecharge.

4.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“adabhand^^inparagraph1?

A.Anartist.B.Awinner.C.Aspecialist.D.Apioneer.

5.WhydidTerri'sgrandfathergiveher£5aday?

A.Forabirthdaygift.B.Asatreatforherwork.

C.TosupportherDIYprojects.D.Toencouragehertotakeupahobby.

6.HowdidTerriavoidlosingthedepositonthehousesherented?

A.Bymakingitlooklikebefore.B.Byfurmishingitherself.

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C.Bysplittingtherentwitharoommate.D.Bycancellingtherentalagreement.

7.WhattrendinDIYdoestheresearchshow?

A.Itisbecomingmorecostly.B.Itisgettingmoretime-consuming.

C.Itisturningintoaseasonalindustry.D.Itisgainingpopularityamongfemales.

Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJosteinGaarder'sSophiesWorld.It

wasfullofideasthatwerenewtome,soIspentthesummerwithmyheadinandoutofthat

book.Itspoketomeandbroughtmeintoaworldofphilosophy（哲学）.

ThatloveforphilosophylasteduntilIgottocollege.Nothingkillsthelovefor

philosophyfasterthanpeoplewhothink,theyunderstandFoucault,Baudrillard,orConfucius

betterthanyou—andthentrytoexplainthem.

Ericweiner'sTheSocratesExpress:InSearchofLifeLessonsfromDeadPhilosophers

reawakenedmyloveforphilosophy.Itisnotanexplanation,butaninvitationtothinkand

experiencephilosophy.

Weinerstartseachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesandthenframes

eachphilosopher'sworkinthecontext（背景）ofonethingtheycanhelpusdobetter.Theend

resultisareadinwhichwelearntowonderlikeSocrates,seelikeThoreau,listenlike

Schopenhauer,andhavenoregretslikeNietzsche.This,morethanabookaboutundestanding

philosophy,isabookabourlearningtousephilosophytoimprovealife.

Hemakesphilosophicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthequalityofour

experiences,andhedoessowithplentyofhumor.Weinerentersintoconversationwithsome

ofthemostimportantphilosophersinhistory,andhebecomespartofthatcrowdinthe

processbydecoding（解读）theirmssagesandaddinghisowninterpretation.

TheSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparent

simplicityandgraduallypullsthemindeeperthoughtsondesire,loneliness,andaging.The

invitationisclear:Weinerwantsyoutopickupacoffeeorteaandsitdownwiththisbook.I

encourageyoutotakehisoffer.It^worthyourtime,eveniftimeissomethingwedon'thave

alotof.

8.Whoopenedthedoortophilosophyfortheauthor?

A.Foucault.B.EricWeiner.

C.JosteinGaarder.D.Acollegeteacher.

9.Whydoestheauthorlistgreatphilosophersinparagraph4?

A.TocompareWeinerwiththem.

B.Togiveexamplesofgreatworks.

C.Topraisetheirwritingskills.

D.TohelpreadersunderstandWeinersbook.

10.WhatdoestheauthorlikeaboutTheSocratesExpress?

A.Itsviewsonhistoryarewell-presented.

B.Itsideascanbeappliedtodailylife.

C.Itincludescommentsfromreaders.

D.Itleavesanopenending.

11.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofWeinersbook?

A.Objectiveandplain.

B.Daringandambitious.

C.Seriousandhardtofollow.

D.Humorousandstraightforward.

Grizzlybears,whichmaygrowtoabout2.5mlongandweighover400kg,occupya

conflictedcorneroftheAmericanpsyche-werevere（敬畏）themevenastheygiveus

frighteningdreams.AskthetouristsfromaroundtheworldthatfloodintoYellowstone

NationalParkwhattheymosthopetosee,andtheiranswerisoftenthesame:agrizzlybear.

“Grizzlybearsarere-occupyinglargeareasoftheirformerrange,vsaysbearbiologist

ChrisServheen.Asgrizzlybearsexpandtheirrangeintoplaceswheretheyhaven'tbeenseen

inacenturyormore,they'reincreasinglybeingsightedbyhumans.

ThewesternhalfoftheU.S.wasfullofgrizzlieswhenEuropeanscame,witharough

numberof50,000ormorelivingalongsideNativeAmericans.Bytheearly1970s,after

centuriesofcruelandcontinuoushuntingbysettlers,600to800grizzliesremainedonamere

2percentoftheirformerrangeintheNorthernRockies.In1975,grizzlieswerelistedunder

theEndangeredSpeciesAct.

Today,thereareabout2,000ormoregrizzlybearsintheU.S.Theirrecoveryhasbeenso

successfulthattheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicehastwiceattemptedtodelistgrizzlies,

whichwouldloosenlegalprotectionsandallowthemtobehunted.Botheffortswere

overturnedduetolawsuitsfromconservationgroups.Fornow,grizzliesremainlisted.

Obviously,ifprecautions（预防）aren'ttaken,grizzliescanbecometroublesome,

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sometimeskillingfarmanimalsorwalkingthroughyardsinsearchoffood.Ifpeopleremove

foodandattractantsfromtheiryardsandcampsites,grizzlieswilltypicallypassbywithout

trouble.Puttingelectricfencingaroundchickenhousesandotherfarmanimalquartersisalso

highlyeffectiveatgettinggrizzliesaway."Ourhopeistohaveaclean,attractant-freeplace

wherebearscanpassthroughwithoutlearningbadhabits,“saysJamesJonkel,longtime

biologistwhomanagesbearsinandaroundMissoula.

12.HowdoAmericanslookatgrizzlies?

A.Theycausemixedfeelingsinpeople.

B.Theyshouldbekeptinnationalparks.

C.Theyareofhighscientificvalue.

D.TheyareasymbolofAmericanculture.

13.Whathashelpedtheincreaseofthegrizzlypopulation?

A.TheEuropeansettlers9behavior.

B.Theexpansionofbears'range.

C.Theprotectionbylawsince1975.

D.ThesupportofNativeAmericans.

14.WhathasstoppedtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicefromdelistinggrizzlies?

A.Theoppositionofconservationgroups.

B.Thesuccessfulcomebackofgrizzlies.

C.Thevoiceofthebiologists.

D.Thelocalfarmers9advocates.

15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Foodshouldbeprovidedforgrizzlies.

B.Peoplecanliveinharmonywithgrizzlies.

C.Aspecialpathshouldbebuiltfbrgrizzlies.

D.Technologycanbeintroducedtoprotectgrizzlies.

二、七选五

TricksToBecomingAPatientPerson

Here'sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingfbravacationtostartall

haveincommon?There'soneanswer.16

IntheDigitalAge,we'reusedtohavingwhatweneedimmediatelyandrightaiour

fingertips.However,researchsuggeststhatifwepracticedpatience,we'dbeawholelot

betteroff.Hereareseveraltricks.

•Practicegratitude（感激）

Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,lessstressedand

evenmoreoptimistic.17."Showingthankfulnesscanfosterself-control,saidYeLi,

researcherattheUniversityofCalifornia.

•Makeyourselfwait

Instantgratification（满足）mayseemlikethemost4tfeelgood^^optionatthetime,but

psychologyresearchsuggestswaitingforthingsactuallymakesushappierinthelongrun.

Andtheonlywayfbrustogetintothehabitofwaitingistopractice.18.Putoff

watchingyourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekendorwait10extraminutesbeforegoingforthat

cake.You'llsoonfindthatthemorepatienceyoupractice,themoreyoustarttoapplyitto

other,moreannoyingsituations.

•19.

Somanyofushavethebeliefthatbeingcomfortabelistheonlystatewewilltolerate,

andwhenweexperiencesomethingoutsideofourcomfortzone,wegetimpatientaboutthe

circumstances.Youshouldlearntosaytoyourself"20You'Hthengraduallybecome

morepatient.

A,Findyourcauses

B.Startwithsmalltasks

C.Accepttheuncomfortable

D.Allthisaddsuptoastateofhurry

E.Itcanalsohelpuspracticemorepatience

F.Thisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerable

G.They'reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience

三、完形填空

Manyyearsago,IboughtahouseintheGarfagnana,wherewestillgoeverysummer.

Thefirsttimewe21there,weheardthechugchug-chugofamotorbike22its

waydownthehilltowardus.Itwas23calledMario,comingto24usabox

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containingsometomatoesandabottleofwine.Itwasaverynice25forhimtomake.

Butwhenwelookedatthetomatoes,wewere26becausetheyweresomisshapen:not

atalllikethenice,round,27thingsyougetinasupermarket.Andthewinewas

cloudy,inafunnyoldbottlewithnolabel（标签）onit.Thesecan'tbeany28,we

thought.Butwewere29hiskindness,sowe30them.

Whatwediscoveredisthatit's31tojudgewhatyoueatonlybyits32.

Thosetomatoeshad33thatremindedmeoftheonesmyuncleusedtogrowwhenI

wasachild.Nowadayssupermarkettomatoes34perfectbuttasteofwater.Nobody's

goingtohavea35memoryofthose.It'sasurprisetheyhaven'tmanagedtogrow

squareonessothattheycan36themeasily.Mario?swinemayhavebeencloudyand

comeoutofanoldbottle,butitwas37.

It'sgoodtoeatthingsatthecorrecttime,whenthey're38andascloseas

possibletowheretheywere39.WhatMariohad40uswasthetasteofthe

Garfagnana.

21.A.waitedB.metC.campedD.stayed

22.A.makingB.searchingC.squeezingD.feeling

23.A.customerB.neighborC.relativeD.passenger

24.A.lendB.sendC.bringD.show

25.A.choiceB.commentC.promiseD.gesture

26.A.worriedB.movedC.thrilledD.bored

27.A.simpleB.realC.shinyD.fun

28.A.moreB.goodC.newD.easy

29.A.sympathetictoB.thankfulforC.cautiousaboutD.interestedin

30.A.triedB.soldC.returnedD.mixed

31.A.unnecessaryB.uncertainC.unwiseD.unusual

32.A.appearanceB.qualityC.originD.price

33.A.sizeB.shapeC.colorD.taste

34.A.smellB.lookC.becomeD.work

35.A.happyB.vividC.shortD.vague

36.A.cleanB.checkC.countD.pack

37.A.perfectB.usefulC.convenientD.familiar

38.A.onviewB.onsaleC.inseasonD.inneed

39.A.finishedB.storedC.foundD.grown

40.A.cookedB.givenC.boughtD.told

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavetoldfables(寓言)41(teach)alessonorto

passonwisdom.Fableswerepartoftheoraltraditionofmanyearlycultures,andthe

well-knownAesop'sfablesdatetothe42(six)century,B.C.Yet,theformofthe

fablestillhasvaluestoday,43RachelCarsonsaysin“AFableforTomorrow^^

Carsonusesasimple,directstylecommontofable.Infact,herstyleandtone(口吻)are

seeminglydirectedatchildren.fctTherewasonceatownintheheartofAmerica,44all

lifeseemedtoenjoypeacefulexistencewithissurroundings,herfablebeg