2023年全国甲卷英语真题

2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国甲卷）

英语学科

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1.5分，满分1.5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一小题。每段对话仅

读一遍。

1.Wheredocstheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthebookstore.B.Intheregisteroffice.C.Inthedormbuilding.

2.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.C.Rainy.

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodoontheweekend?

A.Dosomegardening.B.Haveabarbecue.C.Gofishing.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anewoffice.B.Achangeoftheirjobs.C.Aformercolleague.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutAndrew?

A.He'soptimistic.B.He'sactive.C.He'sshy.

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.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomandislike?

A.Thebedroom.B.Thesittingroom.C.Thekitchen.

7.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydonext?

A.Gotoanotheragency.B.Seesomeotherflats.C.Visittheneighbours.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthemandoing?

A.He'smakingaphonecall.

B.He'schairingameeting.

C.He'shostingaprogram.

9.WhatmakesMrs.JohnsonworriedaboutherdaughterinAfrica?

A.Lackofmedicalsupport.

B.Inconvenienceofcommunication.

C.Poortransportationsystem.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatpositiondoesthemanapplyfor?

A.Asalesperson.B.Anengineer.C.Anaccountant.

11.Whichaspectofthecompanyappealstotheman?

A.Thecompanyculture.B.Thefreeaccommodations.C.Thecompetitivepay.

12.Whatisdifficultforthemantodealwith?

A.Interpersonalrelationships.B.Quality-quantitybalance.C.Unplannedhappenings.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowdoesRobertsoundwhenspeakingofhisbeingawriter?

A.Hopeful.B.Grateful.C.Doubtful.

14.WhatwasRobertlikebeforehewas9yearsold?

A.Hehadwildimagination.B.Heenjoyedsports.C.Helovedscience.

15.WhatdidRobert'sfatherdo?

A.Ateacher.B.Acoach.C.Alibrarian.

16.WhathelpedRobertbecomeawriter?

A.Writingdaily.B.Listeningtostories.C.Readingextensively.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题，

17.WherewasOpenTchaikovskyCompetitionheldin1986?

AInMoscow.B.InChelyabinsk.C.InBerlin.

18.WhatdoesMaximsayaboutthecompetitionheattendedat10?

A.Itinspiredmanyyoungmusicians.

B.Itwasthemusiceventofhisdreams.

C.Itwasalife-changingexperience.

19.Whichkindofmusicaretheyoungplayersrequiredtoplay?

A.Rockmusic.B.Popmusic.C.Classicalmusic.

20.WhatdoesMaximvaluemostinyoungplayers'performance?

AExpressiveness.B.Smoothness.C.Completeness.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题海小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WheretoEatinBangkok

Bangkokisahighlydesirabledestinationforfoodlovers.Ithasaseeminglybottomlesswellofdiningoptions.

HerearesomesuggestionsonwheretostartyourBangkokeatingadventure.

Nahni

OfferingThaifinedining.NahmprovidesthebestofBangkokculinary（烹饪的）experiences.It'stheonly

Thairestaurantthatranksamongthetop10oftheword's50bestrestaurantslist.HeadChefDavidThompson,who

receivedaMichelinstarforhisLoodon-bascdThairestaurantofthesamename,openedthisbranchinthe

MetropolitanHotelin2010.

IssaysStameseClub

IssayaSiameseClubisintematoionallyknownThaicheflanKittichai'sfirstflagshipBangkokrestaurant.The

menuinthisbeautifulcolonialhouseincludestraditionalThaicuisinecombinedwithmodemcookingmethods.

Bo.tan

Bo.tanhasbeenmakingwavesinBangkok'sculinarysencesinceitopenedin2009.Servinghard-to-find

Thaidishesinanelegantatmosphere,therestaurantistruetoThaicuisine'sroots,yetstillmanagestoaddaspecial

twist.Thisplaceisgoodfbracandlelitdinneroraworkmeetingwithcolleagueswhoappreciatefinefood.For

thoseextremelyhungrythere'salargesetmenu.

Gaggan

EarningfirstplaceonthelatesAsia's50bestrestaurants,'list,progressiveIndianrestaurantGagganisoneof

themostexcitingvenues（场所）toarriveinBangkokinrecentyears.Thebesttableinthistwo-storycolonialThai

homeoffersawindowrightintothekitchen,whereyoucanseechefGagganandhisstaffinaction.Culinary

theateratitsbest.

I.WhatdoNahmandIssayaSiameseClubhaveincommon?

A.Theyadoptmodemcookingmethods.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-yourselO.Skilleda(puttingupshelvesandpiecing

togetherfurniture,sheneverpayssomeoneelsetodoajobshecandoherself.

ShecreditstheseskillstoherlategrandfatherandbuilderDerekLloyd.Fromtheageofsix,Terri,now26,

accompaniedDerektoworkduringherschoolholidays.Aday'sworkwasrewardedwith£5inpocketmoney.She

says:'TmsureIwasn'tmuchofahelptostartwithpaintingtheroomsandputtingdowntheflooringthroughout

thehouse.Ittookweeksandiswasbackbreakingwork,butIknowhewasproudofmyskills.**

Terri,whonowrentsahousewithfriendsinWandsworth,SouthWestLondon,saysDIYalsosavesherfrom

losinganydepositwhenatenancy(租期)comestoanend.Sheadds:"I'vemovedhousemanytimesandIalways

liketopersonalisemyroomandputuppictures.So,it'sbeenusefultoknowhowtocoverupholesandrepainta

roomtoavoidanychargeswhenI'vemovedout.”

WithmillionsofpeoplelikelytotakeonDIYprojectsoverthatcomingweeks,newresearchshowsthatmore

thanhalfofpeopleareplanningtomakethemostofthelong,warmsummerdaystogetjobsdone.Theaverage

spendperprojectwillbearound£823.Twothirdsofpeopleaimtoimprovetheircomfortwhileathome.Twofifth

wishtoincreasethevalueoftheirhouse.ThoughDIYhastraditionallybeenseenasmalehobby,theresearch

showsitiswomennowleading(hecharge.

4.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“adabhand^^inparagraph1?

AAnartist.B.Awinner.C.Aspecialist.D.Apioneer.

5WhydidTerri'sgrandfathergiveher£5aday?

A.Forabirthdaygift.B.Asatreatforherwork.

C.TosupportherDIYprojects.D.Toencouragehertotakeupahobby.

6.HowdidTerriavoidlosingthedepositonihehousesherented?

A.Bymakingitlooklikebefore.B.Byfurnishingitherself.

C.Bysplittingtherentwitharoommate.D.Bycancellingtherentalagreement.

7.WhattrendinDIYdoestheresearchshow?

A.Itisbecomingmorecostly.B.Itisgettingmoretime-consuming.

C.Itisturningintoaseasonalindustry.D.Itisgainingpopularityamongfemales.

C

Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJostcinGaardcr'sSophiesfWorld.Itwasfullofideasthat

werenewtome,soIspentthesummerwithmyheadinandoutofthatbook.Itspoketomeandbroughtmeintoa

worldofphilosophy（哲学）.

ThatloveforphilosophylasteduntilIgottocollege.Nothingkillstheloveforphilosophyfasterthanpeople

whothinktheyunderstandFoucault,Baudrillard,orConfuciusbetterthanyou—andthentrytoexplainthem.

Ericweiner'sTheSocratesExpress:InSearchofLifeLessonsfromDeadPhilosophersreawakenedmylove

forphilosophy.Itisnotanexplanationbutaninvitationtothinkandexperiencephilosophy.

Weinerstartseachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesandthenframeseachphilosopher'swork

intheconlext（背景）ofonethingtheycanhelpusdobetter.Theendresultisareadinwhichwelearntowonder

likeSocrates,seelikeThoreau,listenlikeSchopenhauer,andhavenoregretslikeNietzsche.This,morethana

bookaboutundestandingphilosophy,isabookabourlearningtousephilosophytoimprovealife.

Hemakesphilosophicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthequalityofourexperiences,andhe

doessowithplentyofhumor.Weinerentersintoconversationwithsomeofthemostimportantphilosophersin

history,andhebecomespartofthatcrowdintheprocessbydecoding（解读）theirmessagesandaddinghisown

interpretation.

TheSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparentsimplicityandgraduallypulls

themindeeperthoughtsondesire,loneliness,andaging.Theinvitationisclear:Weinerwantsyoutopickupa

coffeeorteaandsitdownwiththisbook.Iencourageyoutotakehisoffer.Il'sworthyourtime,eveniftimeis

somethingwedon'thavealotof

8.Whoopenedthedoortophilosophyfbrtheauthor?

A.Foucault.B.EricWeiner.

C.JosteinGaarder.D.Acollegeteacher.

9.Whydocstheauthorlistgreatphilosophersinparagraph4?

A.TbcompareWeinerwiththem.

B.Togiveexamplesofgreatworks.

C.Topraiseiheirwritingskills.

D.TohelpreadersunderstandWeinersbook.

10.WhatdoestheauthorlikeaboutTheSocratesExpress?

A.Itsviewsonhistoryarewell-presented.

B.Itsideascanbeappliedtodailylife.

C.Itincludescommentsfromreaders.

D.Itleavesanopenending.

11.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofWeinersbcok?

A.Objectiveandplain.

B.Daringandambitious.

C.Seriousandhardtofollow.

D.Humorousandstraightforward.

D

Grizzlybears,whichmaygrowtoabout2.5mlongandweighover400kg,occupyaconflictedcornerofthe

Americanpsyche-werevere（敬畏）themevenastheygiveusfrighteningdreams.Askthetouristsfromaroundthe

worldthatfloodintoYellowstoneNationalParkwhattheymosthopetosee,andtheiranswerisoftenthesame:a

grizzlybear.

“Grizzlybearsarere-occupyinglargeareasoftheirformerrangeJsaysbearbiologistChrisServheen.As

grizzlybearsexpandtheirrangeintoplaceswheretheyhaven'tbeenseeninacenturyormore,they'reincreasingly

beingsightedbyhumans.

ThewesternhalfoftheU.S.wasfullofgrizzlieswhenEuropeanscame,witharoughnumberof50,000or

morelivingalongsideNativeAmericans.Dytheearly1970s,aftercenturiesofcrudandcontinuoushuntingby

settlers,600to800grizzliesremainedonamere2percentoftheirformerrangeintheNorthernRockies.In1975,

grizzlieswerelistedundertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.

Today,thereareabout2,000ormoregrizzlybearsintheU.S.Theirrecoveryhasbeensosuccessfulthatthe

U.S.FishandWildlifeServicehastwiceattemptedtodelistgrizzlies,whichwouldloosenlegalprotectionsand

allow:hemtobehunted.Botheffortswereoverturnedduetolawsuitsfromconservationgroups.Fornow,grizzlies

remainlisted.

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

animalsorwalkingthroughyardsinsearchoffood.Ifpeopleremovefoodandattractantsfromtheiryardsand

campsites,grizzlieswilltypicallypassbywithouttrouble.Puttingelectricfencingaroundchickenhousesandother

fannanimalquartersisalsohighlyeflectiveatgettinggrizzliesaway."Ourhopeistohaveaclean,attractant-free

placewherebearscanpassthroughwithoutlearningbadhabits,“saysJamesJonkel,longtimebiologistwho

managesbearsinandaroundMissoula.

12.HowdoAmericanslookatgrizzlies?

A.Theycausemixedfeelingsinpeople.

B.Theyshouldbekeptinnationalparks.

C.Theyareofhighscientificvalue.

D.TheyareasymbolofAmericanculture.

13.Whathashelpedtheincreaseofthegrizzlypopulation?

A.TheEuropeansettlers'behavior.

B.Theexpansionofbears'range.

C.Theprotectionbylawsince1975.

D.ThesupportofNativeAmericans.

14.WhathasstoppedtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicefromdelistinggrizzlies?

A.Theoppositionofconservationgroups.

B.Thesuccessfulcomebackofgrizzlies.

C.Thevoiceofthebiologists.

D.Thelocalfarmers'advocates.

15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Foodshouldbeprovidedforgrizzlies.

B.Peoplecanliveinharmonywithgrizzlies.

C.Aspecialpathshouldbebuiltforgrizzlies.

D.Technologycanbeintroducedtoprotectgrizzlies.

第二节（共5小题海小题2分，满分10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。

TricksToBecomingAPatientPerson

Here'sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingfbravacationtostartallhaveincommon?

There'soneanswer.16.

IntheDigitalAge,we'reusedtohavingwhatweneedimmediatelyandrightaiourfingertips.However,

researchsuggeststhatifwepracticedpatience,we'dbeawholelotbetteroff.Hereareseveraltricks.

•Practicegratitude（感激）

Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,lessstressedandevenmore

optimistic.17.“Showingthankfulnesscanfosterself-control/'saidYeLi,researcherattheUniversityof

California.

•Makeyourselfwait

Instantgratification（满足）mayseemlikethemostt4feelgood“optionatthetime,butpsychologyresearch

suggestswaitingforthingsactuallymakesushappierinthelongrun.Andtheonlywayfbrustogetintothehabit

ofwaitingistopractice.18.Putoffwatchingyourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekendorwait10extraminutes

beforegoingfbrthatcake.You'llsoonfindthatthemorepatienceyoupractice,themoreyoustarttoapplyitto

other,moreannoyingsituations.

♦19.

Somanyofushavethebeliefthatbeingcomfortabelistheonlystatewewilltolerate,andwhenwe

experiencesomethingoutsideofourcomfortzone,wegetimpatientaboutthecircumstances.Youshouldlearnto

saytoyourself"20You'llthengraduallybecomemorepatient.

A.Findyourcauses

B.Startwithsmalltasks

C.Accepttheuncomfortable

D.Allthisaddsuptoastateofhurry

E.Itcanalsohelpuspracticemorepatience

EThisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerable

G.They'reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5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。

Manyyearsago,IboughtahouseintheGarfagnana,wherewestillgoeverysummer.Thefirsttimewe

21there,wcheardthechugchug-chugofamotorbike22itswaydownthehilltowardus.Itwas

23calledMario,comingto24usaboxcontainingsometomatoesandabottleofwine.Itwasavery

nice25forhimtomake.Butwhenwelookedatthetomatoes,wewere26becausetheywereso

misshapen:notatalllikethenice,round,27thingsyougetinasupermarket.Andthewinewascloudy,ina

funnyoldbottlewithnolabel（标签）onit.Thesecan'tbeany28.wethought.Butwewere29his

kindness,sowe30them.

Whatwediscoveredisthatit's31tojudgewhatyoueatonlybyits32.Thosetomatoeshad

33thatremindedmeoftheonesmyuncleusedtogrowwhenIwasachild.Nowadayssupermarket

tomatoes34perfectbuttasteofwater.Nobody'sgoingtohavea35memoryofthose.It'sasurprise

theyhaven'tmanagedtogrowsquareonessothattheycan36themeasily.Mario'swinemayhavebeen

cloudyandcomeoutofanoldbottle,butitwas37.

h'sgoodtoeatthingsatthecorrecttime,whenthey're38.andascloseaspossibletowheretheywere

39.WhatMariohad40uswasthetasteoftheGarfagnana.

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

第二节(共10小题:每小题1・5分,满分15分)

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)alessonortopassonwisdom.Fables

werepartoftheoraltraditionofmanyearlycultures,andthewell-knownAesop'sfablesdatetothe42(six)

century,B.C.Yet,theformofthefablestillhasvalue