廣東省湛江市2023屆高三下學(xué)期二模英語含答案

2023年湛江市普通高考第二次模擬測試

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第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Weofferartandperformingclassestochildren,teensandadults.Ourclassesarelistedonourwebsite

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Weofferfunandexcitingperformanceclassesinourhomebase.Ourhomebaseisabeau-tifulstudio

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engaged,confident,well-roundedandcreativechil-dren.Artisticactivitiestrainthebraintothinkspatially

（空間地）zsolveproblemscreativelyandsupportdevelopmentinothersubjects.Ourelementaryschool

programsbringexcitingopportunitiesforstudentstoexploretechniquesandmaterialsthatareoftenbeyond

schools1artclassroomresources.

WhereWeOfferClasses

Forparentslookingfortheconvenienceofextracurricularopportunitiesfortheirchil-dren,theycan

haveexperiencebybringingourclassestotheirlocalschoolwithachoiceoflunchtimeandafter-school

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A.Bytelephone.

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D.Bymobileapp.

22.WhatcanstudentslearninthestudiosbytheseainAmbleside?

A-Performance.B.Architecture.C.Dancing.D.Paintin

23.Whatcanweknowabouttheclassfromthelastparagraph?

A.Mostparentswantextraclassesfortheirchildren.

B.Studentscanhaveclassesintheirlocalschools.

C-Vblunteersinthetrainingofferlunchtostudents.

D.Studentscanchooseanyplacetoattendthetraining.

B

Ilookforwardtomyhalfhourtrainridetoworkeverymorning.Icanlookoutofthewindow

asittwistsandturnsitselfthroughneighborhoodswiththesuncastingitsstronglightingonthe

floorofthetraincar.Isometimesgetlostinthoughtwhilefollowingthelight.ButthereasonIlove

thisrideisthatit,sareminderofhowneighborhoodscanchangefromblocktoblock.

ForalmostayearnowIhavebeenridingthistrainasIheadintotheofficewhereIworkasareporter

foralocalmagazine.Iamoneof13journalistswhohelpreportcommunitynewsinareasthatareoften

forgotten.Andforme,thatmeanscoveringareasliketheoneIgrewupin.

Lastweek,asIwasonthewaytomyoffice,Istartedwonderinghowneighborhoodshavechanged

sincethe2008housingcrisis.Isearchedaddressesonthecity'ssouthwestside,aneighborhoodthathasseen

asignificantnumberofresidentialhomespulleddown,Iscannedthestreetviewsrecordedonmyphoneand

sawhowtheneighborhoodlookedin2007.ThenIsetouttovisitthecityblock,andthat'swhenImet

3-year-oIdHarmony.

HarmonylovedcollectingrocksformetoholdasIwalkeddownthestreetwithhermother,

Marquita.Ialreadyknewwhattheneighborhoodlookedlikeinthepast,butMar-quitasharedmore

detailsofthepeoplewhooncelivedonherblock,whowerereallyfriendlytoeachother.However,

peopletodayintheneighborhoodarebusywithlifeandseldomsayhellotoeachother.Marquita

haslivedonthisblockherentirelife,andHarmonyhasformostofhershortlifeaswell.Butthe

neighborhoodthatMarquitagrewupinwillbeoneobviouslydifferentthantheoneHarmonywill

growtoknow.

Intheend,theysmiledatmycamera.AndthenIgotbackonthetrainandheaded,backtothe

officetotelltheirstories.

24.Whatmakestheauthorlovehistrainridetowork?

A.Beinglostinthought.

B.Admiringtheoutsideviews.

C.Enjoyingthewarmsunshine.

D.Knowingthechangeofblocks.

25.Howdidtheauthorfindoutwhatthecity'ssouthwestsidelookedlikeinthepast?

A.Byreadingearlierreports.

B.Byinterviewinglocalpeople.

C.Bywatchingpaststreetviews.

D.Bysearchinghismemories.

26.HowmightMarquitafeelwhenshetalkedwiththeauthor?

ASadB.Nervo∪S.C.Touched.D.Confused.

27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toshareapleasanttrainridewithus.

B.Totellustheworkofanewsreporter.

C.lbshowusacrowdedcommunity.

D.Tointroduceanewneighborhood.

C

AsyouwalkaroundtheUKinMarch,youmightnoticethatsomepeoplearewearingadaffodil（水仙

花）ontheircoats.TheBritishweartheseyellowflowerstoshowtheysupportoneofthiscountry,s

best-knowncharities:theMarieCurieCancerCare.

TheMarieCurieCancerCaretriestoensureeveryonediagnosedwithcanceriscaredforinthebest

possibleway.Italsohelpsfundresearchintopossiblecuresthroughotherorgani-zations.Foundedin1948,it

hasbeencontinuingwithitsgoaleversince.

ThecharitywasnamedafterMarieCurie,arenownedscientist.Sheexperimentedwith

newly-discoveredelementstocreatethetheoryofradioactivity.Unfortunately,over-exposuretothe

radioactiveelementsmadeherdevelopadiseaseanddiein1934.MarieCuriewontheNobelPrizeintwo

differentfields.Becauseofherpioneeringworkwhichledtochemotherapy（化學(xué)療法），thecharityshared

thenameofMarieCurie.

ThedaffodilisoneofthefirstplantstoflowerduringspringintheUK,whichmarksthereturnof

floweringplantstotheecosystemafterwinter.Becauseofthis,thecharityusesthedaffodilasametaphorfor

bringinglifetootherpeoplethroughcharitablegiving.

Everyoneyouseewearingadaffodilhasdonatedmoneytothecharity,buteachdaffodilisworthonly

whatyouwanttopay.forit.Thecharitydoesaskthatyousticktoaminimumamountof￡1.

ThecharityencouragespeopletostartwearingtheirdaffodilsatthestartofMarch,whenthe??Great

DaffodilAppeal“kicksoff.Butthatdoesn'tmeanyoucanonlyweartheminMarch.Peoplearesometimes

seenwalkingaroundwithdaffodilsontheirclothesallyearround.

28.WhatdoesitmeanwhentheBritishwearadaffodilontheircoats?

A.Theysupportacharity.

B.Theyarerecoveringfromcancer.

C.They,vebeenhelpedbyacharity.

D.They,vebeendiagnosedwithcancer.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword??renownedπinparagraph3mean?

A.Beautiful

B.Famous

C.Modest

D.Humorous

30.WhywasthecharitynamedafterMarieCurie?

A.Becausepatientsrequiredthat.

B.Becauseitwaslaunchedbyher.

C.Becauseitcouldshowrespectforher.

D.Becauseshegreatlysupportedit.

31.WhatcanWelearnaboutthedaffodilfromthetext?

A.Itcanbeusedasmedicine.

B.It,swidelywornworldwide.

C.It'ssoldtothewearersatahighprice.

D.It'sthoughttostandforhope.

D

Sulphur-crestedCOCkatoOS（葵花鳳頭鸚鵡）arecommoninWesternAustralia,wheretheynormallylive

inwoodedareas.Butasforestshavebeencutdown,cockatooshavegottenusedtolivingnearpeople.

ScientistsreportthatpeopleinSydney,Australiaareinabattlewiththesebirds.

Lastyear,scientistsattheMaxPlanckInstitutereportedthatthecockatooshadlearnedhowtoopenthe

coversoftrashbins.That'snotaneasyjob.Thecockatoosmustlifttheheavycoverwiththeirbeaks（喙）

andthenwalkalong,pushingthecoverupuntilitfallsover.

Whenscientistsfirstbeganstudyingthecockatoosin2018,onlythreeareasnearSydneyhad

cover-openingcockatoos.Ayearandahalflater,cockatoosin44differentareasknewthetrick.Thistimethe

scientistsweren,tjuststudyingcockatoos.Theywerealsostudyinghumans.

Thescientistsspentweeksstudyingmorethan3,200trashbinsinfourdifferentareasofSydney.They

wantedtoseehowmanybinswereprotectedandwhatmethodswereused.

Inonearea,overhalfthebinswereprotected.Themostcommonwayofprotectingthebinswastoput

abrickorsomeotherheavyobjectsonthecover.Somepeopleputthingslikerubbersnakesonthetopof

theirbins.Thescientistsdiscoveredthatthehumanswereteachingeachothertricks,too.Inmost

neighborhoods,manypeopleusedthesamecockatoo-stoppingmethodsastheirneighbors.

Theresearcherssayit,slikearacebetweenhumansandcockatoostolearnnewwaysofdoingthings.

Nowmanycockatooshavelearnedhowtopushheavyitemsoffthebins.Asaresult,humanshavefigured

outwaystoattachtheitemstothetopoftheirbins.Thescien-tistsdescribethesituationasa

??human-wildlifeconflict".Theyexpecttheseconflictswillbecomemorecommonashumanstakeovermore

areasthatusedtobewild.

32.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecockatoosinthetext?

A.Theyareverycleverbirds.

B.TheyarenewlyfoundinAustralia.

C.Theydon'tlikelivingwithpeople.

D.Theylikecopyinghumans,behavior.

33.Whatdidthescientistswanttoknowinparagraph4?

A.Howthecockatooslearnedthetrick.

B.Whythebirdsinmoreareasdidthetrick.

C.Howhumansrespondedtothebirds'trick.

D.Whyhumanstaughtthebirdstodothetrick

34.Whatdidtheresearchersfindaboutcockatoosintheirresearch?

A.Theywantedtheirhabitatback.

B.Theyintendedtomakehumansangry.

C.Theydislikedlookingforfoodthemselves.

D.Theycouldadoptnewwaystoopenbins.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Abigproblemof"homeless"cockatoos

B.Ahuman-wildlifeconflictalloverAustralia

C.Abattleovertrashbinsbetweencockatoosandhumans

D.Aproblemcausedbycockatoostohumans

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Manypeopledescribevolunteeringasmerelyanunpaidjobwhereyouputintheeffortandgetnothing

inreturn.36Actually,volunteeringhasmanybenefitsandyouareal-waysencouragedtovolunteeryour

timetodowhatyouarepassionateabout.

37Volunteeringtimetoenrichyourcommunityisagreatwaytobroadenyourper-ceptionsofthe

world.Itwillenrichyourlife,familiarizeyouwithyourcommunity,andcon-nectyoutopeopleandideas

thatwillpositivelyimpactyourperspectivefortherestofyourlife.Andbysurroundingyourselfwithpeople

whoarededicatedtomakingtheworldbetter,youcanlearnsomuchabouthowtheworldworks.

Itisstatisticallyproventhatpeoplewhovolunteerregularlyarehealthierbothphysicallyandmentally.

Individualswhohavevolunteeredthroughouttheirlifetimetypicallylivelongerandhavebetter

psychologicalwell-being.Inadditiontothehealthbenefits,volunteeringgivespeopleauniquesenseof

purposebyservingthosearoundthem.38

Besides,workingalongsideindividualswhoalsocareaboutimprovingtheirsurroundingswillallow

youtobroadenyournetworkoffriends.39Additionally,itwillhelpyoubet-terunderstandthe

circumstancesofothermembers.

Whetheryou,repassionateaboutanimalrightsorhelpingthehomeless,youcanfindavaluablewayto

donateyourtime.40Theycanbeagreatplacetofindopportunitiestogivebacktotheplaceyoucallhome.

Besides,youcancheckwebsiteslikeVolunteerMatchorIdealistforvolunteeropportunitiesthatfityour

interestsandabilities.

A.However,itisnottruetoacertainextent.

B.Howcanyougetinvolvedinyourcommunity?

C.Manytownsandcitieshavecommunitycenters.

D.Whyisitimportantforyoutovolunteeryourtime?

E.Volunteeringmayevenhelpyoudeveloptheexperuise.

EYou1IIhavemoreopportunitiestomeetlotsofnewpeople.

G.Thesenseofgivingbackandcontributingtosocietyisunequalled.

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選

項。

Dadisaretiredpatrol（巡邏）officer.Inhisprecinct（警區(qū)）livedaninfamousfamily,which

consistedofa41singlemotherandherfoursons.

Thethreeoldersonswereall12incrime.Manyofthepatrolofficersknewthemomand43

sheknewthem.

Shewasalwaysvery44whenquestionedabouthersons,whereabouts（彳亍￡宗）.Onone

visit,mydad45aconversation.Duringtheirtalk,sheexpressedher46inre-gardtoheryoungest

boy.Shefeltpowerlessin47himtothestraightandnarrow.Buttheenvironmentwouldnotallow

it.

Mydadagreedtooffertheonly48hecouldthinkofonthespot.Heaskedthecon-cemed

motherifshewouldallowheryoungestboytospendthesummeratourhouse.Itwouldbe49for

theboytoseeanothersideoffamilylifewhichhehadneverbeen50to.

Althoughwemusthaveseemedveryunfamiliartohim,hehadnotrouble5LThewhole

neighborhoodwelcomedhimandhelovedthe52.Attheendofsummer,here-turnedtohismother.

I53abouthimseveralyearslater.Dadtoldmethataftergoingback,theyoungestson

decidedtogotonightschoolforaccounting.Heeventually54anofficejob.Hewastheonlysonin

thatfamilywhodidnoιtbecomea（n）55.

41.A.struggling

42.A.seatedB.demandingC.rewardingD.tiring

43.A.inpersonB.dressedC.involvedD.disappointe

44,A.hesitantB.inturnC.inadditiond

45.A.struckupB.energeticC.guiltyD.incontrast

46.A.appreciationB.insistedonC.keptupDxooperative

47.A.drivingB.concernC.beliefD.brokeinto

48.A.jobBlransportingC.referringD.potential

49.AxonvenientB.experienceC.solutionD.guiding

50.A.entitledB.beneficialC.efficientD.excuse

51.A.fittinginB.gluedC.exposedD.flexible

52.A.patienceB.makingupC.reactingtoD.compared

B.attitudeC.decisionD.caring

about

D.attention

53.A.inquired

54.A.createdB.arguedC.broughtD.bothered

55.A.accountantB.landedC.dismissedD.maintained

B.officerC.criminalD.neighbour

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Unlessyou,reactuallyinsales,theveryconceptofsellingyourselfduringajobinterviewcanbe

frightening.Youdonftwanttosoundarrogant(傲慢的),orworse,desperate.Butlearninghowtobea

self-promoterin56convincingmanneriswhatthejobinterviewisallabout.Thefollowingtipscanhelp

youclosethesaleonajoboffer.

Dress57(appropriate).Manyhiringmanagerswillformtheirfirstimpressionofyou58(base)onwhat

you,rewearing.Therightinterviewclothing59(depend)onthecompanyyouareapplyingforandthe

cultureofthe60(organize).

Askuniquequestions.Thesecretofdistinguishingyourself61otherjobcandidatesissimple:Ask

goodquestions62arevaluabletothecompany.Thesepointed,yetuncommonquestionsmarkyouasan

in-depth,curious,persistentresearcher.

Preparemeaningfulanecdotes(軼事).Nomatter63—industryyou,rein,youcanexPeCt64(ask)

behavioraljobinterviewquestions.Normally,thesequestionsrequireyoutocomeupwithexamplesfrom

yourpastworkexperiences.Unfortunately,thisiswherealotofjobseekersstumble(支吾).Tocrafta

fascinatinganecdote,expertsrecommend65(use)realfeedbacktohighlightyourcontribution.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假定你是李華，請給你校外教Anna寫一封郵件，邀請她主持下個月的英語演講比賽，內(nèi)容包括:

1.比賽的地點、時間等；

2.她需要做的事。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

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第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

OneNewYear'smorning,aswecamedowntobreakfast,withveryshinyfacesandspendy

aprons（圍裙）,Wesurprisinglyfoundfatheraloneinthediningroom.

nHappyNewYear.Papa!WhereisMother?"wecried.

“Alittleboycamebeggingandsaidtheywerestarvingathome,soyourmotherwenttosee

andah,heresheis.”

AsPapaspoke,incameMamma,lookingverycold,rathersad,andverymuchexcited."Not

farawayfromhere,liesapoorwomanwithalittlenewbornbaby.Sixchildrenarehud-dled（擠在

一起）intoonebedtokeepfromfreezing.fortheyhavenofire.Thereisnothingtoeatoverthere,

andtheoldestboycameheretotellmetheywerestarvingonthisbitterlycoldday.Mylittlegirls,

willyougivethemyourbreakfast,asaNewYear,sgift?”

Wesatsilentaminuteandlookedatthenice,hotporridge（粥），creamymilk,andgood

breadandbutter;forwewerebroughtuplikeEnglishchildren,andneverdrankteaorcoffee,orate

anythingbutpoιτidgeforourbreakfast.

“Iwishwe,deatenitup,nthoughtI.forIwasratheraselfishchild,andveryhungry.

“MayIgoandhelpcarryittothepoor,littlechildren?"askedBeth,whohadthetende-rest

heartthateverbeatunderaspendyapron.

,'1cancarrythatlittlepot,"saidlittleMay,proudlygivingthethingshelovedbest.

"AndIshalltakealltheporridge,,,Iburstin,heartilyashamedofmyfirstfeeling.

“Youshallputonyourthingsandhelpme,andwhenwecomeback,we,llgetsomethingto

eat,υsaidMother,beginningtopile