2023年高考英语第二次模拟考试卷
高三英语
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考试务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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．What do we know about the woman? A．She has been ill for a few months. B．She isn’t worried about the exam. C．She is self-confident. 2．Who’s Jenny? A．She is a student.
B．She is a teacher.
C．She is a doctor.
3．What does the woman imply? A．She has to remove the virus. B．She can’t meet the deadline. C．She can’t put up with the computer. D．She’s infected with a certain disease.
4．What does the man think of riding in a driverless car? A．Economical.
B．Dull.
C．Threatening.
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D．Exciting.
5．Where does the conversation take place? A．On a beach.
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．Who will be the audience for the man’s presentation? A．His tutor.
B．Senior students.
C．Freshmen.
B．In a hospital.
C．Over the phone.
7．Where is the presentation going to be held? A．In the school library.
B．In the school theatre.
C．In the Students’ Union.
听第7段材料，回到第8-10题。
8．What did the man probably do before becoming a photographer? A．A scientist. B．An editor. C．A doctor.
9．Why did the man decide to be a wildlife photographer? A．To provide enough photos for magazines. B．To help experts identify endangered wildlife. C．To draw people’s attention to wildlife protection. 10．What terrified the man most? A．The lightning flashes. B．The height of the tower. C．The dangerous animals. 听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。 11．What will the man watch tonight? A．A film.
B．A music program. C．A sports event.
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12．How does the woman feel about the sports programs on TV? A．She’s tired of them. B．She’s interested in them. C．She’s disappointed in them.
13．What does the woman promise to do next Saturday morning? A．Cheer for the man. B．Go running with the man. C．Help the man do homework. 听第9段材料，回到第14-17题。
14．What is the man going to do this summer holiday? A．Travel abroad.
B．Go camping.
C．Visit his aunt.
15．Where will the woman spend her summer holiday? A．In Spain.
B．In China.
C．In Australia.
16．What trouble did the man have abroad last time? A．He couldn’t speak Chinese. B．He failed to reach his mates.
C．He couldn’t understand the local language. 17．What will the man have to work on? A．Math.
B．Painting.
C．Chinese.
听第10段材料，回到第18-20题。 18．Why is the speaker giving the talk? A．To raise money.
B．To encourage his staff.
C．To apply for a job.
19．How long has the speaker worked in 3D printing? A．One year.
B．A year and a half.
C．Four years.
20．What is the speaker’s new business? A．Making 3D printers.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中， 选出最佳选项。
B．Inventing 3D printing. C．Offering 3D printing service.
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Delhi’s nightlife is varied, and you can find the greatest bars and clubs in the great hotels. Kitty Su
Famous for hosting well-known international electronic music performances, Kitty Su is decked out (被装饰) for dancing and rock music. The sound equipment is of top quality, and the various bars mean that you don’t have to wait long to get a drink. The club’s fashionable decoration adds atmosphere to the party. Not surprisingly, Kitty Su has been frequently named Delhi’s best nightclub since it opened in 2011.
Address: The Lalit Hotel, Barakhamba Avenue. Phone: (11)4444-7666. Opening Hours: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 p.m. until 3 a.m.
The Blue Bar
The elegant Blue Bar has a pleasant atmosphere, with both indoor and outdoor seating. If you’re into cocktails, come here. It affords the best of the city! There’s music and dancing after 11 p.m.
Address: Taj Palace Hotel, Diplomatic Enclave. Phone: (11)6650-3699, (11)6650-3665. Opening Hours: 12:30 p.m. until 1:45 a.m.
Tamasha
Tamasha opened in the early 2016, and is spread over 16,000 square feet and has three floors. The bar appearing like a truck at the entrance gets top points for innovation. Delicious food and cocktails, along with great music, add to the charm of the tamasha (meaning “a grand show”).
Address: 28 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Connaught Place. Phone: 99994-77661(cell). Opening Hours: Noon until 1 a.m.
Summer House Café
Summer House Café was inspired by the activity in summer vacations, barbecuing on the lawn (草坪) with cold beer. This bar has both indoor and outdoor seating over two levels, with superb rooftop. Not surprisingly, it gets very crowded. Don’t miss it!
Address: 1st Floor, DDA Shopping Complex. Phone: 93509-67000(cell). Opening Hours: Noon until 1 a.m.
21．What do we know about the Blue Bar? A．It’s located in Connaught Place C．It is painted blue.
22．What makes Tamasha unusual?
B．It serves good cocktails. D．It is an outdoor bar.
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A．Its fantastic music C．Its creativity for foods.
B．Its special name. D．Its architectural shape.
23．What can we infer about Summer House Café? A．Live electronic music is played. C．It gains popularity with people.
B．You can have a barbecue indoors. D．It only opens on the weekends. B
You don’t need to be a whale expert to know that these large animals are most at home in the depths of the world’s many oceans. You may not be surprised then, that there were no survivors when 477 pilot whales became stuck on New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands in October. It was one of the country’s largest mass stranding(搁浅)incidents.
Whereas in the past local authorities were able to quickly mobilize teams to try and rescue the whales, that ideal result was impossible this time. In a post published by the New Zealand whale protection non-profit organization Project Jonah, the group highlighted the many difficulties involved in any attempt at saving the whales. The remote Chatham Islands have a small population, meaning trained medics would be unable to get to the scene in time. In addition there was a risk posed by predators attracted to the beach which threatened both rescue teams and any other surviving whales.
Due to these factors, the whales that managed to survive for a while onshore had their dreams of returning to the ocean cut short. The decision was finally made to euthanize(安乐死)all of the remaining living whales on the beach. The general manager of Project Jonah. Daren Grover, described the outcome as ”heartbreaking“, according to the New York Post.
This event took place less than a month after 230 whales were found stranded on the Australian island of Tasmania. Fortunately, about 30 of those animals were able to be saved in time by local authorities, according to NPR.
The cause of these mass stranding events is not clear at the moment, although various theories have been raised. Grover said that there may be an issue with the animals’ echolocation ability-the sense that allows them to navigate(引航)through the water.
24．Why couldn’t the local authorities rescue the whales this time, according to Project Jonah? A．The number of stranded whales was too large. B．The majority of whales were seriously injured. C．The island was remote and dangerous for rescue teams
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D．Trained medics in the area were all already busy.
25．What’s Grover’s attitude toward the outcome of this stranding incident? A．Angry.
B．Sad.
C．Doubtful.
D．Worried.
26．What can we learn from the text?
A．About 30 whales were successfully saved this time. B．This whale stranding incident could have been avoided. C．Mass whale stranding incidents are a common event. D．The cause of mass stranding events remains a mystery. 27．Where are you most likely to read this article? A．In a book review. C．In a leaflet.
C
Clothes were once used until they fell apart-repaired and sewed to be re-used, ending their lives as dishcloths. Not today. Clothing, footwear and upholstered furniture are increasingly frequently bought, thrown away and replaced with new fashions, which are themselves soon abandoned and replaced.
‘Fast fashion’ is so called partly because the fashion industry now releases new lines every week, when historically this happened four times a year. Today, fashion brands(品牌)produce almost twice the amount of clothing that they did in 2000. But incredibly, more than 50 billion clothes are deserted within a year of being made.
The trend is having an astonishing environmental impact. Take water. The fashion industry, one of the world’s largest users of water, consumes anywhere from 20 trillion to 200 trillion litres every year. Besides, plastic fibres are released when we wash polyester(聚酯纤维)and other polymer-based textiles(纺织物), and make up between 20% and 35% of the microplastics choking the oceans. Added to this are specific chemicals used to make fabrics dirt resistant and the pesticides required to protect crops such as cotton.
Change is badly needed, but will require the fashion industry to work harder to embrace more of what is known as the circular economy. That will involve at least two things: refocusing on making things that last, and so encouraging reuse; and more rapidly expanding the technologies for sustainable manufacturing(制造)processes, especially recycling. There is work to be done for researchers on
improving and expanding textiles recycling. Most used textiles go to landfill(废物填埋场), in part because
B．In a travel journal. D．In a newspaper.
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there are relatively few systems that collect, recycle and reuse materials. Such recycling requires the manual separation of fibres, as well as buttons and zips. Different fibres are not easy to identify by eye, and overall such manual processes are time-consuming. Machinery is being developed that can help. Technologies also exist to recycle used fibres chemically and to create high-quality fibres that can be reused in clothing. But these are nowhere near the scale(规模)needed. Another challenge for researchers is to work out how to get consumers and manufacturers to change their behaviour.
Small steps are good, but big changes are needed. The shameful environmental cost of a new cupboard needs to be tackled immediately, at scale, with style. 28．What are the first two paragraphs mainly about? A．Clothes should be used until they fall apart.
B．Fashion brands are replaced with new ones frequently. C．Fast fashion leads to a significant increase in fashion waste. D．Fashion brands produce twice more clothing than necessary. 29．According to the author, what does the circular economy focus on? A．Improving the production of natural textiles. B．Studying how fast fashion affects the environment. C．Releasing new lines four times a year instead of every week. D．Making durable things and expanding the technologies for recycling. 30．What can you infer from the passage?
A．Consumers are fond of chemically recycled fibres. B．Systems that collect, recycle and reuse are insufficient. C．Manual separation of fibres is preferred by manufacturers. D．Environment damage is mainly caused by using chemicals. 31．What does the author think of the future of fashion industry? A．Big changes are needed to follow fashion styles. B．Huge steps should be taken for the needs of consumers. C．More should be done to deal with the heavy environmental cost. D．Consumers and manufacturers will change their behaviour immediately.
D
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When I give public lectures about the climate crisis, the most common question people pose is: “Are you an optimist or a pessimist?”
My answer is yes. California has achieved dramatic emissions reductions in a thriving economy, which makes me hopeful, yet in general the fossil-fuel industry is determined not to change. The second most common question is: “What can I, personally, do?”
That’s a tough one. The major drivers of climate change are collective enterprises such as power grids, industry, large-scale agriculture and transportation systems. Substantial emissions reductions in these settings most likely will not come from personal actions; they will come from laws and policies such as carbon-pricing systems, revised building codes and supports for green investment.
Some people have argued that calls for individual action actually distract us from corporate responsibility. That could explain why the fossil-fuel industry is fond of such requests. Oil giant BP popularized and promoted the idea of a carbon footprint, deflecting attention to its customers who, it suggests, should take personal responsibility by lowering their carbon footprints. One study found that focusing on individual activity actually undermines support for more effective policy initiatives such as a carbon tax. Another problem with personal behavior is that people do not like to be told what to do.
Yet individual acts can grow into influential group activity. One effective act, and one that can be amplified, is to eat less red meat. Cutting meat consumption is a powerful and personal thing most Americans can do to tackle the climate crisis, and they can do it immediately. About 40 percent of greenhouse gases come from agriculture, deforestation and other land-use changes. Meat — particularly beef — drives climate change in two ways: first, through cows’ emission of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and second, by destroying forests as they are converted to grazing land to satisfy the global demand for beef. By eating less beef, we can start to decrease that demand. You do not have to become a vegan to do this. If every person in the U.S. cut their meat consumption by 25 percent, it would reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 1 percent. That might not sound like a lot, but it would help protect the rain forest, so the positive effects — including reduced water and fertilizer use, improved biodiversity and safeguarded rights of indigenous peoples — would be amplified.
Perhaps most important, social action is contagious — in a good way. If lots of us begin to eat less meat and if we talk about it constructively, we will likely influence others. Pretty soon the 1 percent reduction becomes 2 percent or more. Reduced demand for meat could motivate my local supermarket to carry better produce, making it easier for me and my neighbors to prepare a few more satisfying meat-free
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meals. Ultimately changes in demand will influence industry. Forty years ago few mainstream supermarkets carried organic products; now nearly all do. Consumer demand did that.
Cutting back on red meat also has the added benefit of being good for your health. So while I wouldn’t advise governments to order people to stop eating hamburgers, if anyone asks, “What can I do?” a simple and accurate answer is: “Eat less meat. It’s in your control, and you can begin right now. It benefits both you and the planet.”
32．Which one plays the most decisive role in emissions reductions according to the passage? A．Individual actions. C．The thriving economy.
33．What do we learn from the passage?
A．Indigenous peoples turn forests into grazing land. B．Meat is considered as the biggest driver of climate change. C．Small individual acts can make a big difference collectively. D．Most Americans have to become vegans to tackle the climate crisis. 34．What does the underlined word “contagious” in Paragraph 6 mean? A．Appealing.
B．Poisonous.
C．Harmonious.
D．Spreading.
B．Fossil-fuel industries. D．Effective laws and policies.
35．What is the purpose of the author writing this passage？ A．To explain ways to reduce carbon footprint. B．To persuade people to cut meat consumption. C．To evaluate the effects of healthy eating habits. D．To argue against the emission policies of industries.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Much of the work in today’s world is accomplished(完成) in teams. Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. ___36___Companies spend millions hiring top business people. Is their money well spent?
___37___They focused on football, basketball and baseball. The results are mixed. For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team proves a good method, but only up to the point where 70% of
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the players are top talent; above that level, the team’s performance begins to decline. Interestingly, this trend isn’t evident in baseball, where additional individual talent keeps improving the team’s performance.
To explain this phenomenon, the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate(协调) their actions. ___38___In baseball, the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates. They conclude that when task interdependence is high, team performance will suffer when there is too much talent, while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower. If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the team’s performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told, “There is no I in TEAM.” ___39___ Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort. Just as in a game of tug-of-war(拔河比赛), whenever a person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force.
___40___ An A-team may require a balance--not just A players, but a few generous B players as well. A．It’s not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent. B．Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent. C．The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers’ attention. D．Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship. E．Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world. F．Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent. G．This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball.
第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last Monday, to prepare a picnic, I decided to go into a superstore which was on my way home. I parked my car in the big parking lot and went into the superstore. It was a huge one, ___41___ onto 2 stories and 200,000+ square feet. After 45 minutes of shopping to just get some tomatoes, cheese and 3
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toothpicks, I arrived at the cashier line, thoughtful and a bit ___42___ by the time I spent to get 3 ___43___. I wondered why I did not go to a small local store. After 15 minutes of waiting in the line, the woman in front of me called me, “Hey... you have only 3 articles? Come and take my ___44___ . I have way more articles than you!”
It wasn’t the first time it happened to me. But her intention was ___45___, as well as was her smile (she did not wear any mask, so I could see it). Not knowing what else to do, I accepted her___46___. We chatted a bit waiting for the customers ahead of us to finish — she was incredibly___47___. Then I thanked her, giving her back my brightest smile (although I was wearing a mask...).
___48___ my car, I rethought about that good moment, and realized that she ___49___ my day. In the meantime, I wondered how to ___50___ it back to her. No ___51___ it was quite impossible, so I considered how to pay it forward to someone else.
While driving, I realized that she saved me 10 minutes. And ___52___ I was driving at 70 mph, I reduced my speed to 55 mph. My fuel ___53___ dramatically dropped down by 35%.
___54___, I relost part of the 10 minutes that the woman offered me, but it was a way to ___55___ her and do a small thing for the environment. 41．A．spreading
B．covering
C．turning C．discouraged C．passages C．advice C．irresistible C．suffering C．confident
D．taking D．contented D．articles D．chance D．familiar D．talking D．powerful
42．A．embarrassed B．delighted 43．A．foods 44．A．seat 45．A．awkward 46．A．standing 47．A．pleasant 48．A．Getting off 49．A．ruined 50．A．answer 51．A．doubt 52．A．after 53．A．devotion
B．copies B．place B．fancy B．offering B．reliable B．Getting through B．satisfied B．give B．wonder B．once B．assumption
C．Getting away from D．Getting back in C．made C．bring C．need C．since C．consumption C．Surprisedly C．appreciate
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D．filled D．hold D．sense D．while D．description D．Disappointedly D．repay
54．A．Unexpectedly B．Admittedly 55．A．recall
B．help
第二节：（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在答题卡相应位置处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 When a man was walking by some elephants, he ____56____ (sudden) stopped. He was puzzled that these huge animals were being held only by a small rope(绳子) tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. ____57____ was obvious that the elephants could break ____58____ (they) bonds at any time, but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and ____59____ (ask) why the animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used ____60____ same rope to keep them from ____61____ (run) away. At the age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are used to believing they cannot break the rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they never try____62____ (break) free.”
The man was ____63____ (amaze). These animals could break free whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right in the place____64____ they were. How many of us go through life like the elephants—holding onto the belief that we cannot do something simply because we failed at it once before?
Failure is a part of learning ____65____ we failed once, it doesn’t mean we can never succeed. We should never give up trying when we encounter failures in life.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （满分15分）
假设你是晨光中学的李津。你校英语俱乐部将举办一次英语演讲比赛。请你以“Every Setback Is a Test for Us”为题写一篇演讲稿，内容包括： 1. 描述你自己经历的一次挫折； 2. 你克服挫折的体会和建议。 注意：
（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
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（3）开头已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：setback挫折
Every Setback Is a Test for Us
Hello, everyone. I’m Li Jin Today I am very glad to have the chance to speak about the topic: Every Setback Is a Test for Us.
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Thanks, for your Listening.
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续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
David had run the jewelry shop passed from his grandfather for thirty years, collecting and selling all kinds of jewelry. In the little front window, gold rings, silver earrings, necklaces and other beautiful jewelry were displayed.
On a sunny winter afternoon, a little boy was standing before the window, his forehead against the glass, studying each treasure, as if he were looking for something quite special. Finally he straightened up with a satisfied smile and entered the shop. “Mister, would you please show me that blue necklace in the window?” the little boy asked David eagerly. “It looks just like the one Mom lost,” said he, entirely to himself.
The necklace was collected at a price of $100 from a middle-aged lady a few months ago, who seemed in great need of money. David lifted out the necklace. “Are you buying it for someone?” David asked.
“It is for my mother. You see, this will be the first Christmas since father died. I’ve been looking for the most wonderful present for her. Will you wrap it up pretty for me, please?”
“How much money do you have?” asked David.
The little boy poured out a handful of pennies on the counter and explained “I emptied my bank”. David looked at him thoughtfully. Then he carefully drew back the necklace. The price tag (标签) was visible to him but not the little boy. How could he tell him? “Just a minute,” he said, and turned towards the back of the store. He removed the price tag. Over his shoulder he called, “What’s your name?”
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“Jimmy.”
When David turned to where Jimmy waited, a package lay in his hand, wrapped in blue paper and tied with a red ribbon (丝带). “Here you are,” he said. Jimmy took it carefully and smiled happily at the shop owner over his shoulder as he ran out of the door. 注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Jimmy got home and gave the gift to his mother.
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The mother packed the necklace back again and said, “Let’s go back to the shop!”
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