2023年廣東省普寧第二中學(xué)高考英語四模試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld2．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid3．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested4．.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．a(chǎn)nticipateC．forecast D．preview5．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must6．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where7．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek8．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.9．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—Shewondered_______wecouldcompletetheexperiment.A．whenwasit B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat10．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.11．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nythingC．none D．a(chǎn)ny12．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which13．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．a(chǎn)fter;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．a(chǎn)s;inpraiseof14．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．a(chǎn)s15．ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChina_____shedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.A．where B．thatC．how D．why16．Sincewecandonothingaboutit,we_________aswellconsultMr.Smithaboutthematter.A．can B．mustC．need D．may17．Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.A．pickedout B．ruledout C．broughtout D．takenout18．—TheT--shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.—________？ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．Whosays B．HowcomeC．Whatfor D．Whyworry19．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash20．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）TodaywethinkofAbrahamLincolnasagreatleader.Whatmostofusdon’tknowisthathewasawell-knownhumoristandstorytellerinhisday.Lincolnlearnedtotelljokesandstoriesfromhisfather.WhenLincolnbecamealawyer,heusedhisjokesandstoriestogainthegoodwillofthejury(陪審團(tuán)),andmorethanoncehisopposinglawyerwouldcomplaintothejudgethatLincoln’sstorieswereirrelevantanddistracting(轉(zhuǎn)移、分心)tothejury.ThetroubleforthemwasthatJudgeDavidDavislovedLincoln’sjokesmorethananyoneelseinthecourtroom.Asapolitician,Lincolnmadeexcellentuseofhishumorousstories.HislongtimepoliticalopponentStephenA．Douglascomplainedthat“Nothingelse—notanyofhisargumentsoranyofhisrepliestomyquestions—disturbsme.Butwhenhebeginstotellastory,IfeelthatIamtobeovermatched.”MorethanonceDouglasandotherpoliticalopponentsofLincoln’ssawtheirwellpresentedargumentsforgottenbytheaudienceafterLincolnfolloweduptheirspeecheswithahomelystory.AstheresponsibilitiesoftheofficeofPresidentbecamegreaterandheavier,Lincolnusedhumortofindrelief.Hewantedtoreducethestressesinhimselfandthosearoundhim.OneofLincoln’sneighborstoldthatoneday,hesawLincolnwalkingpastwithtwoyoungshoutingboys.“What’sthematter,Mr.Lincoln?”theneighborasked.“Thesamethingthat’sthematterwiththewholeworld,”Lincolnanswered.“Ihavethreewalnuts,andeachoneofthemwantstwoofthem.”O(jiān)necannottrulyappreciateLincolnwithoutunderstandinghishumorousside.HeusedhisjokesandstoriesbothforthepurposeofwinningoverhisaudienceandrelievingthepressureheexperiencedasPresidentduringtheterribleCivilWar.1、WhenLincolnwasalawyer,whatwashispurposeoftellingjokesandstories?A．Hewantedtosatisfythejudge’sdesireforjokes.B．Hewantedtodistracthisopposinglawyer.C．Hewantedtorelievehispressure.D．Hewantedtoimpressthejury.2、WhatmightbeDouglas’attitudetowardsLincoln’shumorousstories?A．Appreciative.B．Annoyed.C．Concerned.D．Surprised.3、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate.B．Toinform.C．Topersuade.D．Toentertain.22．（8分）AsIwentdownthewoodensnowysteps,Iheldtheroughrailing(欄桿)withonehand,heldmycryingdaughterKellywiththeotherandmademywayintotheyard.IkneweverythingwouldbeokayifIlocatedmymother.Insteadofasmile,shegreetedmewithconcern.IknewshehadreadmyfaceasI’dapproached.“What’swrong?”sheasked.Iheldthebabyout.“Ican’ttakecareofthisbaby,”Isaidsimply.Mymotherdidn’ttakeherfrommyarmsasIexpected.Shesmiledslightly,andthenrepliedfirmly,“Youhavetotakecareofthatbaby.”ThiswasnottheresponseIwanted.Couldn’tshehearthebabycrying?Iwantedhertofixthisproblem.Instead,shetookoffherglovesandaskedmeinforsomecoffee.MomheldKellywhileIheldthecoffeecup.Atthatmomentthebabyfinallystoppedcrying.IglancedoveratKelly,contentinmymother’sarms.Hertinyblueeyeswerefixedonme,asiftoask,“What’stheproblemhere,Mama?”Hersweet,familiarbreatheasedthestressintheair.Ilookedatmymother,feelingfoolishbutrelieved.Shestoodandplacedanarmaroundmyshoulders.“Bythetimeyoucamealong,thingswerequitetheoppositeforme.Butwithmyfirstchild,youcanbetthatIoftenfelthelpless.”Thebabyshowednosignsofourafternoonstruggle,whilemyownhairremaineddampandmessyfromsweatandworry.“Cryingistheonlywaybabieshavetocommunicate.Trytolistentohercriesandhearthemaslanguage.She’snotcryingtoannoyyou;she’stryingtoconveyamessagewiththeonlyvoiceshehas.”O(jiān)nceagain,hergentleguidancehadsupportedmethroughastormandbackintoclearskies.AsIheadedbacktomyownhome,Momremindedme,“Itwon’talwaysbesohard.Childrengrowfast.Beforeyouknowit,you’llhaveanemptynestandyou’llmissher.”1、Whydidtheauthorvisithermotherintheroughweather?A．Shewasconcernedabouthermother’ssafety.B．Shewashelplessandneededhermother’shelp.C．ShewantedeverythingtobeOKwithherfamily.D．Shewantedtolearntocareforbabiesfromher.2、Howdidtheauthor’smotherfeelwhenbringingherup?A．Experiencedandconfident.B．Inexperiencedbutpatient.C．Thoughtlessandunconcerned.D．Consideratebutimpatient.3、Whatdidtheauthor’smotherthinkaboutbabies’crying?A．It’sbabies9wayofexpressingdiscomfortorhunger.B．It’sbabies9mainwaytoexerciseandgrowhealthy.C．It’sbabies,onlywayofcommunicationwithpeople.D．It’sbabies’fightforloveandcarefromtheworld.4、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’smother?A．Shelikestoraisesmallchildrenandgiveadvice.B．Shelivesalonelylifewithoutherchildren.C．Sheusedtosailouttotheseawiththeauthor.D．Sheoftengivesadvicetotheauthorintrouble.23．（8分）Twoyearsago，DimasAliprandiandEltonPlasterdidn’tknowofeachother’sexistence．Thentheylearnedtheyhadbeenswitchedatbirthbymistakemorethan20yearsago．Thediscoverydidn’tbringbitterness．Rather，itledtothecreationofabiggerfamily.ThechainofeventsstartedwithDimas，whowasalwayswonderingwhyhedidnotlooklikethefoursistershegrewupwith．Hewas14whenhisdoubtsgrewafterwatchingaTVnewsreportonbabiesgettingswitchedatbirthbecauseofmistakesathospitals．HewantedtodoaDNAtest，butitwastooexpensiveforthefamily．Adecadelater，Dimasdiditonhisown．TheDNAtestshowedthathewasnotthebirthsonofthemanandwomanwhohadraisedhim．Thenewswasashockforhisparents．Theyatfirstrefusedtobelievetheresults，buteventuallydecidedtohelphimlookforhisbiologicalparents．ThesearchbeganattheMadreReginaProtmannHospitalwhererecordswerechecked．ThehospitalsearcheditsrecordsandfoundEltonPlasterwasbornthereonthesameday．TherecordsledDimastothe35-acrefarmwherePiasterlived，withhisparents，NilzaandAdelson，inthetownofSantaMariadeJetiba，about30milesfromtheAliprandihomeinJoaoNeiva．Aftertests，thePlastersdiscoveredthatEltonwasthebiologicalsonofthemanandwomanthatDimashadbeencallingMomandDadfor24years．Meanwhile，thecoupleElton，hadalwaysregardedashisbiologicalparentswereDimas’parents.Aboutayearago，AliprandiandtheparentswhoraisedhimacceptedanofferfromthePlasterstomovetotheirfarm，wheretheybuiltahome．“Thisisthewayitshouldbe，”AdelsonPlasterrecentlytoldGloboTV．“WearealltogetherandInowhavetwosonslivingandworkinghere．”1、Whowasthefirsttodiscoverthebabyswitch?A．EltonPlaster．B．DimasAliprandi．C．GloboTV．D．Thehospital．2、WheredotheAliprandisnowlive?A．InSaoPauo．B．InJoaoNeiva．C．InMadreReginaProtmann．D．InSantaMariadeJetiba．3、WhatdidtheAliprandisdowhentheyknewaboutthebabyswitch?A．TheytookanotherDNAtest.B．Theyswitchedthehospital’srecords.C．TheyhelpedDimasfindhisbirthparents.D．TheywenttoGloboTVformoreinformation.4、WhoareEltonPlaster’sbiologicalparents?A．TheAliprandis．B．ThePlasters．C．DimasandElton．D．NilzaandAdelson．24．（8分）FantasticFallFestivalsYouWon'tWanttoMissSeymourAppleFestivalAdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!Morethan15,000peoplefromallovertheregioncomeouttotakepartintheactivities,rangingfromdrawings,vendorbooths,food,applecontests,bike-decoratingcontests,andmore.MarionvilleAppleFestivalThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.HumansvilleFallFestivalTheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn'tmeanit'slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear'sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You'llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.SouthsideFallFestivalTheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.FallIntoArtsFestivalMakesuretobringthekidsalongforthisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmuchmore.,1、Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?A．SouthsideFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalB．SeymourAppleFestivalandSouthsideFallFestival,C．HumansvilleFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalD．SeymourAppleFestivalandMarionvilleAppleFestival.2、WhatmakesHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?A．FunactivitiesonSaturday.B．Thedurationofthefestival.C．Theareaofthehostingtown.D．Musicians'liveperformance.3、FallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby.A．movielovers B．modernartistsC．visitorsofallages D．familieswithkids25．（10分）Howfarwouldyougoforyourkidseducation?That'saquestionmanyparentsareaskinginthewakeofthecollegecheatingscandal(丑聞)involving38wealthyparentsaroundthecountry，includingactressesLoriLoughlinandFelicityHuffman.Here’showfarIwent.Inthefallof2017myhusbandandIlostourjobs.Wehadtotellourdaughter,Casey,thatwecouldn’taffordtosendherbacktoschoolforherjunioryearatFordhamUniversity.WedecidedthebestchoiceforourfamilywouldbeforCaseytositoutayear.Wepromisedthatwewouldgetherbackthefollowingyear.CaseydecidedtospendtheyearvolunteeringinSouthAfricaOnSept30,2017,weputouroldestchildonaplanehalfwayaroundtheworld.Caseyworkedasatutorteachingkidsmath,EnglishandmusicinJohannesburg.WedidgetCaseybackinschoolintime.Whenshereturnedtothecampus,shestudiedharder.Sheisn'twhatsheusedtobe.Eachdayismarkedbygratitudebecausesheknowswhatitislikenottobeabletogetaneducation.IwonderwhythecollegecheatingscandalhappenedandIthinkitboilsdowntothis:Parentswanttocreateacomfortzonefortheirkids.Ofcourse,wewantthebestforourkidsbutsometimesweforgetthatrealgrowthdoesn'thappenintimesofcomfort;thosevaluablelessonscomewhenweareforcedtothinkinwaysweotherwisewouldn’thaveWhileIdidlessformychildthanthesewealthyparentsdidintermsofmeans,inotherwaysIdidmore.Itaughtherthatdisappointmentisapartoflifeandweshouldfaceitbravelyratherthanavoidit.MyhusbandandIshowedCaseythatherstrengthisinherstruggle.That'showfarIwentformykidseducation.AndIdaresaysheiswiserandbetteroffforit.1、Whatdotheparentsinvolvedinthecollegecheatingscandalhaveincommon?A．Theyarewell–known B．TheyareaggressiveC．Theyareveryrich D．Theyareconservative.2、ThewritermadethedecisiontopullCaseyoutofschool__________A．forlackofmoney B．becauseofherillnessC．a(chǎn)saresultofcheatings D．duetoherbadbehaviour3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofherdaughter’svolunteeringinSouthAfricaforayear?A．It’smeaningless. B．Itiswellworthit.C．Itisawasteoftime D．Itisawrongdecision.4、Thewriteradvisesparentsto____.A．createacomfortzonefortheirkids B．dowhatevertheycanfortheirkidsC．helptheirkidshaveabettereducation D．lettheirkidsexperiencedisappointment第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題，每小題1．5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Throughouthistory，peoplehavebeenthevictimsofpickpockets．Today，1isoneofthemostrapidlyincreasing37．Pickpocketsareincreasing38anddevelopingbettermethodstoPracticetheirskill．39onemillionAmericanslosemoneytopickpocketseveryyear．Nooneisreallysafe2askilledpickpocket．Hisvictims，or“marks”41theyarerolled，canberichorpoor，youngorold．42the18thcentury，pickpockets3inEngland．Largecrowdsofpeoplewouldgathertowatchthehanging4wassupposedtobeawarningtootherpickpockets．5，intimethepracticeWasdiscontinued．Policeofficialssaythatmost46pickpocketscomefromSouthAmerica．47theseexpertpickpockets48inspecialschoolscalledJingleBellSchool．ApickpocketgraduatesfromaJ．B．49heisabletostealawalletfromadresseddummythathas50insideitspockets!Someofthe51placesofpickpocketsarebanks，airports，supermarkets，trainsandbusstations．6apickpocketwillworkwithanotherpickpocket53hispartner．54beingthevictimofapickpocket，itis7tobeverycarefulwheninthemidstoflargegatheringsofpeople．1、A．pickpocketing B．stealingpickpocketsC．topickpocket D．tostealpickpockets2、A．headaches B．faults C．mistakes D．crimes3、A．byfar B．a(chǎn)trandom C．innumber D．outoforder4、A．Automatically B．Obviously C．Approximately D．Subsequently5、A．a(chǎn)gainst B．with C．outof D．from6、A．since B．a(chǎn)s C．so D．thus7、A．At B．Since C．From D．During8、A．werehanged B．wouldhang C．werehung D．mustbehung9、A．what B．ofwhich C．which D．a(chǎn)mongwhom10、A．Therefore B．Atonce C．Because D．However11、A．a(chǎn)ttractive B．convenient C．efficient D．serious12、A．Muchof B．AlargeamountofC．Manyof D．Agreatnumber13、A．a(chǎn)reresearched B．specialize C．a(chǎn)retrained D．major14、A．where B．when C．a(chǎn)lthough D．however15、A．money B．jewelry C．bells D．rings16、A．favorite B．liking C．favored D．beliked17、A．Seldom B．Once C．Often D．Forever18、A．like B．being C．for D．a(chǎn)s19、A．Toavoid B．Toneglect C．Tryingnot D．Toforget20、A．critical B．fortunately C．important D．obvious第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheChineselanguageis1．(differ)fromWesternlanguagesinthatitusescharacterswhichstandforideas,objectsordeedsinsteadofanalphabet.Chinesewords2．(form)byputtingtogetherdifferentcharacters.Accordingto3．a(chǎn)ncientstory,ChinesewritingwasinventedbyCangjie.Afterseeingthe4．(track)ofanimalsinthesnow,hehadtheidea5．hecouldusedifferentshapestorepresentdifferentobjects.Chinesecharacterswent6．hugechangesovertime.Somehavebeensimplifiedandothershavebeenmademoredifficult.Besides,amethodwasdeveloped7．(have)onepartofacharacterindicatethemeaningandtheothersuggestthe8．(pronounce).ManyChinesecharactersusedtodayweremadethisway.Inthe1950s,theChinesegovernmentintroduced9．(simplify)Chinesecharactersandnowtheyare10．(wide)usedinChina'smainland.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文，文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。DearPeter,It’safairlylongtimesinceyouleaveourschool.Imissyouverymuch.Iseverythinggoingwell?ThebookyourecommendedmeisverybenefittomyEnglishstudies.IthasabundantreadingmaterialswhatIneedmost,greatlybroadenmyhorizon.NowIhavebecomemoreinterestinginEnglish.Beside,sinceIcanexpressmyselfmuchbetterthanever,I’vebeenmadesomenewforeignfriends.Thankstomykindnessandconsideration,I’vemaderapidprogressesinEnglish.I’mlookingforwardtomoreadvicef