2023屆河源市重點中學高三二診模擬考試英語試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．a(chǎn)re2．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?3．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome4．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup5．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched6．Hissisterlefthomein1998,and_________________since.A．hadnotbeenheardof B．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof D．hasnotheardof7．Idecidedtodoarandomactofkindnesslastyear.And______thatthepersonIwouldenduphelpingmostwouldbemyself.A．Ilittleknew B．littledidIknew C．littledidIknow D．littleIknew8．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．a(chǎn)ny9．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto10．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean11．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient12．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo13．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall14．Thestadium________standsatheatrewillbereconstructed.A．besidewhich B．forwhichC．when D．which15．Thenewproductisbeyondallpraiseandhasquicklytakenoverthemarket________itssuperiorquality.A．intermsof B．onaccountofC．onbehalfof D．ontopof16．Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped17．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame18．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature19．---Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?---Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．a(chǎn)ll20．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Haveyoueverhadatroublingproblemthathasleftyouwonderingwheretoturnforhelp?EveHobsbawmisalifeadviser.Sheoffersadvicetopeoplestrugglingwithallkindsofproblems,fromrelationshipdifficultiestowhattocookfordinner.Shedoesthisthroughawebsiteinvitingpeopletoemailherwiththeirproblems.There'snothingunusualaboutthat,exceptforthefactthatEveisonlyeightyearsold.Thisjuniortrouble-shooter,whoalsogoesbythename"MissEvieMouse"livesinLondonwithherparents.NotonlyisMissMousewillingtolendaneartoherclients,shewillalsoofferthemahelpinghand,forafeeofcourse.Shechargesbetween10pforadviceonlittle,everydayworriesand￡1formorecomplicatedproblems.Herareasofexpertknowledge,ifnotofexperience,areproblemsaboutlove,lifeandwork-lifebalance.Aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved,butEvecan'talwayshelp.Anoteonthesitestatesthatshecan'tanswerquestionslike"Doesspaceeverend?"andshewon'tsolveschoolwork-relatedproblems,especiallynotmaths.SheexplainedtotheGuardiannewspaperthatshewasinspiredtosetupthecompanybyherfatherwhorunsatechstart-up.Evesaid,"AssoonasIsawhisbusinessandunderstoodthekindsofthingsbusinessesdo,Ithoughtthat'swhatI'mgoingtodo."ButsincesettinguphercompanyinDecembershehasbeensooverwhelmedwithmessagesthatshehashadtotakeastepback."Therehasbeenalotofsuddeninterestinmysite,whichisnice,"shesays,"butIneedtodomyhomeworktoo,soIwon'tbesolvinganymoreproblemsforabit."1、EveHobsbawmisanunusualadviserbecauseshe__________.A．a(chǎn)sksforfeesforheradviceB．isjustapupilatprimaryschoolC．isanexpertinwork-lifebalanceD．a(chǎn)nswersquestionsontheInternet2、Whatispeople'sattitudetowardsEve'swebsite?A．InterestedB．DisapprovingC．DoubtfulD．Unconcerned3、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEve?A．Shehasalotofexperienceinlife.B．Sheisverypopularamongstudents.C．Shehasanaturaltalentforbusiness.D．Sheiswarm-heartedandreadytohelp.4、Whereisthepassagemostlikelytohavebeentakenfrom?A．Abookreview.B．Aspeech.C．Anadvertisement.D．Anewsreport.22．（8分）1、Whatisthepurposeofthisemail?A．Tointroducethehoteltotheguest.B．Totelltheguesthowtocancelthereservation.C．Toshowthehotel’sappreciationforthereservation.D．Toinformtheguestofcancellationrulesandrequestconfirmation.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcancellationpolicy?A．Youcan’tcancelthereservation.B．Youcancalltocancelthereservation.C．Youcan’tgetanyrefundifyoucancelthereservationatarrival.D．Youcangetfullrefundifyoucancelthereservationbeforearrival.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthereservationstatus(狀態(tài))?A．Ithasbeenconfirmed. B．Itneedstobeconfirmedwithin3days.C．Ithasbeencancelled. D．Itwillbecancelledwithin3days.23．（8分）Itisaquestionpeoplehavebeenaskingforages.Isthereawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess?Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenlookingfora“fountainofyouth.”Theideaisthatifyoufindamagicalfountain,anddrinkfromitswaters,youwillnotage.SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonsearchedforwaterswithmagicalpowersintheearly1500s.ButwhathefoundinsteadistheAmericanstateofFlorida.ResearchersinNewYorkdidnotfindanactualfountainofyouth,buttheymayhavefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.Itappearstheanswermaybehiddenrightbetweenyoureyes,inanareacalledthehypothalamus.Thehypothalamusispartofyourbrain.Itcontrolsimportantactivitieswithinthebody.CaiDongsheng,aprofessorattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine,foundthathypothalamusstemcellsinfluencehowfastagingtakesplaceinthebodyaswell.Healsoreportedthatwhenthehypothalamusstartsaging,sodoesthebody.“Sowhenhypothalamusfunctionisindecline,particularlythelossofhypothalamusstemcells,andthisprotectionagainsttheagingdevelopmentislost,iteventuallyleadstoaging.”Usingthisinformation,theresearchersbegantryingtoactivate(激活)orenergizethehypothalamusinlaboratorymice.Theydidthisbyinjecting(注射)theanimalswithstemcells.Later,theresearchersexaminedtissuesandtestedforchangesinbehavior.Theylookedforchangesinthestrengthoftheanimals’muscles.Theyalsostudiedthesocialbehaviorandcognitive(認知)abilityofthemice.Theresearcherssaytheresultsshowthatthetreatmentslowedagingintheanimals.Caisaysinjectingmiddle-agedmicewithstemcellsfromyoungermicehelpedtheolderanimalslivelonger.Thesefindingscouldleadtonewwaystohelpdoctorsidentifyandtreatanynumberofhealthissuesconcerningagingproblems.Ifthemicecanlivelonger,doesthatmeanpeoplecouldhavelongerlives?ThisisthequestionCaiandhisteamarethinkingabout.1、WhatdidJuanPoncedeLeonfind?A．TheAmericanstateofFlorida.B．Magicalpowers.C．AFountainofyouth.D．Awaytostoptheagingprocess.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthehypothalamus?A．Itislocatedintheeyes.B．Itstartsagingduetotheincreaseofitsstemcells.C．Itplaysakeyroleincontrollingtheagingprocess.D．Itfunctionswellwhenthebodystartsaging.3、Whatdidtheresearchersdoduringtheexperiment?A．Theystrengthenedthemusclesofthemice.B．Theyexaminedtissuesandtestedthebehaviourofmice.C．Theyinjectedthestemcellsintotheyoungermice.D．Theychangedthesocialbehaviorandcognitiveabilityofthemice.4、Whatwouldtheresearchersprobablydonext?A．Injectstemcellsofmiceintohumans.B．Researchonthecognitivepsychology.C．Helpthemicelivelonger.D．Seeifanti-agingeffectsalsoworkinhumanbeings.24．（8分）IfyouliveinWashington,D．C．,orRedwood,Calif.,youmayhaveglimpsedasmall,boxyrobotrollingalongalocalsidewalk,mindingit’sownbusiness,butattractingtheattentionofmanyacuriousonlooker.TheautonomousmachineswerepartofapilotprogramlastyearbyStarshipTechnologiesfocusedondeliveringmealsfromlocalrestaurantsindozensofcitiesaroundtheworld.“Today,morethanever,peopleleadabusyanddiverselife,”LexBayer,Starship’sCEO,saidinastatementonline.“Thehassleofneedingtorearrangeyourlifeforadeliverywillbecomeathingofthepast.Youdon’thavetoswitchyourworkingfromhomeday,reschedulemeetings,visitalocker,drivetoapostofficeorcontactadeliverymanallbecauseofamisseddelivery.”Thepackagedeliveryserviceisnotavailabletoeveryonejustyet.Thecompanysaidit’srollingouttheserviceinMiltonKeynes,England.Thewheeledrobotshaveatopspeedof4mphandcandetectobstaclesfromasfaras30feetaway.“Therobotcanoperatethroughjustaboutanything,”NickHandrick,headofoperationsforStarship’sD．C．office,toldTheWashingtonPost'sMauraJudkislastyear.“Ifyouhadsomethingintheway—astick—it’sabletoclimbtheedgesofaroad.”Bygivingcustomerscontrolofwhendeliveriesoccur,StarshipTechnologiesisofferingitsserviceasawaytobattlepackagetheft.Initsannouncement,thecompanycitedstatisticsfromaWakefieldResearchPollforComcastlastyearthatfoundthat3in10Americanswholiveinhousesortownhouseshavehadpackagesstolen.Tosignupfortheservice,whichcostsalittlemorethan$10permonth,customersneedtodownloadthecompany'sapp.Customersthencreatea“StarshipDeliveryAddress,”auniqueaddressinsideaStarshipfacility,insteadofaresidence,wheretheycanhavepackagessentfromplacessuchasAmazon,com.OnceapackageisdeliveredtotheStarshipaddress,customersreceiveatextthatallowsthemtoscheduleahomedeliveryviarobot.1、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“hassle”inparagraph2?A．failure B．expectation C．safety D．trouble2、Whatproblemisthedeliveryrobotfacing?A．Thereisalimittoitsservicearea.B．Ittakeslongertodeliverpackages.C．Itcoversashortdistanceeachtime.D．Itcan’tsensethebarriers20feetaway.3、Howdoesthepackagebyarobotavoidbeingstolen?A．Thecompanyshortensthedeliveryhour.B．Thepackageisdeliveredtothehousedirectly.C．Itsdeliverytimeisinthecontrolofcustomers.D．Thecustomersareinformedofitsdeliverytimeinadvance.4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutStarshipDeliveryAddressinthelastparagraph?A．Itisarealhomeaddressofthecustomers.B．Itcanarrangedeliveryrobotsforthecustomers.C．Itisacheapersolutiontothedeliveryofpackages.D．Itsendsthepackagesmainlytosomeshoppingplatforms.25．（10分）Haveyouevernoticedtinyraisedareasonthebranchesofatree?Thesemayhavebeeninsects.Thesesmallinsectsfeedontreesap(汁液).Insectsonurbantreesarenotablymoreabundantthanthoseonruraltrees.Asaresult,urbantreessufferfromheavyinfestations(害蟲橫行),andareoftenunhealthyordie.Toprotectandrestoreurbantrees’health,weneedtodeterminethefactorsthatmakethesetreepestsmoresuccessfulinurbanhabitats.Livingorganismsinteractcloselywiththeirenvironment.Thewarmer,moredrought-stressedtreesharbormoresuccessfulpeststhancooler,lessdrought-stressedtrees.Ascitiesandnaturalhabitatsbecomehotteranddrier,damaginginsectswillbecomemoreabundantonurbantrees.Treeswithinurbanforestsarevaluableeconomicallyandfortheenvironmentalsustainability(可持續(xù)性)oftheregion.Morethanhalfoftheworld’spopulationlivesincities.Acrosstheglobe,peoplearemovingintocitiesatafasterratethanever.Rapidgrowthmayturncitiesintoplaceswithharderconditions.Althoughcitiesareprimarilymadeofbuildings,roads,parkinglots,andvehicles,therearestillplantsinthem.Thetreeswithinacityarereferredtoastheurbanforest.Urbanforestsofferverybigbenefitstohumanandenvironmentalhealth.Theyimproveairandwaterquality,providehabitatforwildlife,cooldowntemperaturesandbeautifyourenvironment.Theymakecitieslivable.However,beingacitytreeisnoteasy.Heatreleasedbyhumanactivitiesistrappedincities.Asaresult,temperaturesinurbanareasareoftenwarmerthantheirsurroundingruralareas.Wecallthisurbanwarmingortheurbanheatislandeffect.Urbanhabitatsaremostlymadeofsurfacesofasphalt(瀝青)andconcrete.Thesesurfacesreducetheamountofrainwaterthatreachestreeroots.Asaresult,urbanforestsmaysuffer,whichcannegativelyaffectpeopleandtheenvironment.Whatcanwedotorestoreurbanforests?Regularirrigationwhenpossiblemayhelpkeeppestpopulationsundercontrol.Plantingtreespeciesthataresuitabletohandleheatanddroughtstresswouldalsoreducetheoccurrenceofinsectpestoutbreaks.1、Whatmakestreepestsmoresuccessfulinthecitythaninruralareas?A．Thewarmerandrainyhabitat.B．Thehotteranddrierhabitat.C．Thecooleranddrierhabitat.D．Thehotterandrainyhabitat.2、Urbanforestsmakecitieslivableby.A．providingpeopleenoughcleanwaterB．improvingthelivingenvironmentC．offeringpeopleeconomicbenefitsD．loweringthetemperatures3、Accordingtothetext,whatresultsinthecitytrees’suffering?A．Naturaldisasters.B．Invisibleforces.C．Humanactivities.D．Naturalevolution.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImportanceoftheUrbanTreesB．HowtoProtecttheUrbanTreesC．UrbanTreesAreinGreatDangerD．Let’sActfortheProtectionofUrbanTrees第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Mymotherwasagiver.Theoccasionnever1–Christmas,birthdays,anniversariesornooccasionatall.Shewasalwaysthinkingaboutwhomight2what.Creativityand3wentintothegiftsshegave,andshe4athankyounote.Onceshesentoutanotetoherownchildrenandgrandchildrenwhohadnotacknowledgedgifts,5thattheywerenowonher“FecalRoster(黑名單)”andwouldnotberemoved6shehadreceivedaproperthankyou.Evenifyoudidn’t7athankyou,she’dgiveyouanothergiftthenext8shehad.Shefigured9mannerswereyourproblem,nothers.EverytimeMomandDad10tovisit,allofuswouldgatherinthedrivewayastheyunloadedluggage.Therewasalwayssomethingforthekids,11acoupleoflittletoysorabig12ofhomemadecookies.Theyweren’tgiftsforparticularoccasion.Theywere13“Isn’tlifegreat?”gifts.Onespringwhentheycametovisit,shehandedmea14bag.Insidewasapaintingthat15:“ASpecialDaughter.You’ve16laughterandjoytoourlivesandsomuchlovetoourhearts.Themostpreciousthingswecan17foryouarethethingsyouhavegivenus…18andLove.”Momwasa19giftgiver,butthebestgiftswewillalwaysrememberherforwereherloverfor20andherloveforus.1、A．matteredB．occurredC．variedD．a(chǎn)rose2、A．wonderB．praiseC．enjoyD．a(chǎn)pprove3、A．thoughtfulnessB．sympathyC．justiceD．a(chǎn)uthority4、A．ignoredB．a(chǎn)ppreciatedC．promisedD．resisted5、A．a(chǎn)ssumingB．a(chǎn)busingC．statingD．correcting6、A．onceB．a(chǎn)fterC．whenD．until7、A．sendB．purchaseC．conductD．obtain8、A．timeB．chanceC．festivalD．holiday9、A．mistakenB．badC．sillyD．ridiculous10、A．walkedbyB．wanderedaroundC．droveoverD．rodeaway11、A．oftenB．a(chǎn)lwaysC．neverD．seldom12、A．tankB．cageC．containerD．holder13、A．fairlyB．a(chǎn)pparentlyC．especiallyD．simply14、A．cookieB．toyC．handD．gift15、A．readB．toldC．wroteD．a(chǎn)ppeared16、A．showedB．a(chǎn)wardedC．devotedD．brought17、A．a(chǎn)pplyB．wishC．recommendD．a(chǎn)sk18、A．AssistanceB．PrivilegeC．HappinessD．Satisfaction19、A．extremeB．seriousC．grandD．great20、A．lifeB．kidsC．familiesD．gifts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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Thesolarsystemwas1．(die)out.PeopleallaroundtheworldbuiltgiantplanetthrustertomoveEarthtoanewstarsystem.Yetthe2005yearsjourneycamewithunexpecteddangers.Inordertosavehumanbeings,agroupofyoungpeopleinthisageofawanderingearthcameout2．(brave)andfoughthardforeveryone’s3．(survive).Itis4．a(chǎn)daptationofCixinLiu’sThewanderingearth.CixinLiuisawriter5．ledarevolutioninsciencefiction,becomingthefirstChinese6．(award)theHugoAwardin2015.LikeHollywoodspacemovieswhereAmericansarepicturedastheonlyonescapable7．savinghumanbeing,hereChineseastronautsaretheadventurersamongtheglobalspacecommunity8．(determine)tocompletethetask.Regardlessoftheoutcomeforthehistoryofmankind,Chineseastronautshavedecidedtochoosehope.Hopeisasprecious9．diamond,whichistheonlywayhome.Asthesayinggoesinthemovie,amongtensofthousandsofmatters,safetyisthefirstone.10．(regular)operationswillmakeyourlovedonesshedtears.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(/\)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)

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不計分。MyvillagelieinthemountainsinsouthwestChina、Althoughtheclimateandlandscapearepleased,peopleleadatoughlifethere、Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,thegovernmentbegantoattachgreatimportancetoitsdevelopment,undertheinfluenceofthat,people’slivingconditionbegantoimprove、Alotofroadswerebuiltandplentyoftradecenterswerenewlyfound,whichmadethemconvenienttodevelopeconomy、What’smore,greatmanystudentswereadmittedintofamousuniversities、Inaword,thanktothegovernment’ssupport,greatchangeshavebeentakenplaceinthepastfewyears、Myvillagetakesupanewlooknow、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，就讀于某寄