2023屆安徽省阜陽(yáng)市太和縣太和二中高三第二次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides2．（2018·海淀二模）Thisviewiscommon_________allsectionsofthecommunity.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)boveC．a(chǎn)roundD．a(chǎn)long3．---.Wedidn’tfindtheBlacksduringthelecture.---Noonehadtoldthemabout_____alecture.A．theretobe B．therebeing C．therebe D．therewas4．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto5．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension6．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice7．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard8．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone9．---Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.---OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．a(chǎn)ssoonasC．everytimeD．a(chǎn)slongas10．—When______leaveforJapan?—When______leaveforJapaniskeptsecret.”A．theywill,willthey B．willthey,theywillC．theywill,theywill D．willthey,willthey11．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating12．---I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.---Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.13．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．a(chǎn)daptB．exposeC．exploitD．a(chǎn)ttach14．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled15．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay16．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith17．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend18．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．a(chǎn)mtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking19．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when20．Whydoyouwantanewjob______you’vegotsuchagoodonealready?A．that B．whereC．which D．when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）Trees,someofthetallestintheworld,toweredaboveHannahGriffithsandhercolleagueseachmorningastheywalkeddeepintotherainforestintheMaliauBasininBorneo,wheretheyhadsetupasetofexperimentstolookattheecologicaleffectsofsmallcreatures:termites(白蟻).Termitesgetabumrap.TheymakeheadlinesforchewingupbillionsofdollarsofpropertyeachyearintheU.S.Andtheyareresponsibleforsomethingliketwopercentofglobalcarbonemissions,simplyasaresultoftheirhugepopulationsandpreferenceforchewingthroughcarbonrichmaterials.Awholeindustryisaimingatkillingthem.Buttheyplayakeyroleinmanynaturalecosystems.Scientistshaveknownforyearsthatintropical(熱帶的)forests,termiteschewupfallenleavesanddeadwood,keepingthefallenmaterialundercontrolandlettingnutrientsfromthedeadmaterialbackintothesystemtobeusedbyotherplants,insects,andanimals.Buttheydidn’tknowexactlyhowimportanttheinsectswereinkeepingtheforesthealthyandfunctional,sotheyremovedtermitesfromaparticularspotintheforestandsawhowitresponded.Asluckwouldhaveit,HannahGriffithsandhercolleaguesstartedtheirexperimentwhentheforestwashitbyanextremedrought(干旱).Duringthenon-droughtyears,theysawtherewasn’tmuchdifferencebetweenthenormalplotsandtheoneswherethey’dremovedthetermites.Butduringthedrought,theeffectsweremarked.Whattheyfoundwasunexpected:inthetermite-richareas,thesoilstayedslightlywet,moretreeseedlingssprouted(抽芽),andthesystemwasfullofactivitydespitethelong,harddryspell.ForGriffiths,itwasonlybecausetheyhappenedtostudythedroughtthattheycouldpickouttherealimportanceoftermitestothesystem,shepointsout.“Andthatringsalarmbellsinmyhead,”shesays,“becauseitmakesmethink,wellwhatelsedon’tweknow?Ifwestartdamagingbiologicalcommunities,wedon’tknowwhatthatwilldo.”1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“abumrap”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Unfairblame. B．Widepopularity.C．Publicattention. D．Specialpreference.2、Whathavescientistslearnedabouttermites?A．Theydoseriousharmtotropicalrainforests.B．Theycontributealottotheecosystemtheylivein.C．Theyactasfoodforotherplants,insectsandanimals.D．Theyspeedupthelossofnutritionintherainforest.3、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingofGriffithsexperiment?A．Termiteshelprainforestssurviveclimatechange.B．Termitespreferdroughtyearstonon-droughtones.C．Termitesbenefitmorefromtheforestduringthedrought.D．Termitesenjoyeatingtreeseedlingsduringthedrought.4、WhatdoesGriffithstellusinthelastparagraph?A．Termitesarenowindangerofextinction.B．Termitesdamagebiologicalcommunities.C．Weshouldthinktwicebeforedamagingaspecies.D．Weshouldstudythedroughttoimprovethesystem.22．（8分）Bytryingtotickle(撓癢癢)ratsandrecordinghowtheirnervecellsrespond,ShimpeiIshiyamaandhisadviserarediscoveringamysterythathaspuzzledthinkerssinceAristotleexpectedthathumans,giventheirthinskinanduniqueabilitytolaugh,weretheonlyticklishanimals.ItturnsoutthatAristotlewaswrong.IntheirstudypublishedonThursday,IshiyamaandhisadviserMichaelBrechtfoundthatratssqueakedandjumpedwithpleasurewhentickledontheirbacksandbellies.Thesesignsofjoychangedaccordingtotheirmoods.Andforthefirsttime,theydiscoveredaspecialgroupofnervecells.Thesenervecellsmadethisfeelingsopowerfulthatitcausesanindividualbeingtickledtolosecontrol.Tomakesurethathehadindeedfoundaplaceinthebrainwhereticklingwasprocessed,Ishiyamathenstimulated(刺激)thatareawithelectricalcurrents.Theratsbegantojumplikerabbitsandsinglikebirds.“It’strulyground-breaking,”saidJeffreyBurgdorf,aneuroscientistatNorthwesternUniversitywhoreviewedthepaper.“Ittakesthestudyofemotiontoanewlevel.”Burgdorfhasplayedacentralroleinourunderstandingofanimaltickling.Hewaspartofateamthatfirstnoticed,inthelate1990s,thatratsmadespecialnoiseswhentheywereexperiencingsocialpleasure.Othershadalreadynotedthatratsrepeatedlymadeshortandhighsoundsduringmeals.ButthelabwhereBurgdorfworkednoticedthattheyemittedsimilarsoundswhileplaying.Andsooneday,theseniorscientistinthelabsaid,“Let’sgoandticklesomerats.”Theyquicklyfoundthatthosecriesofpleasuredoubled.“Theauthorshavebeenveryadventurous,”saidDanielO’Connor,aneuroscientistatJohnsHopkinsUniversitywhostudiestouch.Tohim,thatfindingwasverysurprising.“Whydoestheworldliterallyfeeldifferentwhenyouarestressedout?”hesaid.“Thisisthefirststeptowardsansweringthatquestion.Itgivesusawaytoapproachitwithexperimentalrigor(嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)).”1、Whatcontributedtohumans’beingticklishaccordingtoAristotle?A．Theirspecialskin.B．Theirsocialpleasure.C．Theirnervoussystem.D．Theirwillingnesstotouch.2、Whydidtheresearchersmakeuseofelectricalcurrents?A．Todiscoverthespecialgroupofnervecells.B．Toexperimentondifferentanimals.C．Tofollowtheprocessoftickling.D．Toprovetheirfinding.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementswillJeffreyBurgdorfagreewith?A．Theresearchprocessisfullofrisks.B．Thefindingofthestudyissurprisingandunbelievable.C．Thenewdiscoveryisbeneficialforthestudyofemotion.D．Thefindingofthestudyactuallycontradictsmodernscience.4、Theunderlinedword“squeak”inParagraph2maybeexplainedby______.A．giveasmileB．makeanoiseC．burstintotearsD．watchwithstaringeyes5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheLifeofRatsB．HowRatsLaughC．AWonderfulScientistD．ANewDiscoveryaboutRat23．（8分）BusToursinWashingtonDCTheBlossomsTourInWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.22BESTWAYtoExperiencetheCherryBlossoms!EachyearfrommidMarchtomidApril,seethebeautifulCherryBlossomsinWashingtonDCandgetgreatphotosbecauseyou’llbeledtoallthebestspotsbythebestguides.TheannualspringbloominDCisamagicaltimeandthistourpromisestoprovidetheverybesttouropportunityforyou!TheLightsNightTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.33Highest-ratedNightTourinDC!TheONLYDCNightTourwheretheTourGuidesHOPOFFwithyouateachstopandtellyouabouteachmonumentandattracton.HOPaboardtheTheLightsNightTour!ThebesttimetotakeatourofWashingtonDCisatnight.TheBestMinibusTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$46.22SeeallthekeyatractionsDChastoofferina3-hourformat.Youwilllearnallaboutthehistoryandtrivia(瑣事)thatsurroundsWashingtonandvisitthemajormonumentsandattractionsDChastooffer.PleaseNote:Ratesforthistourvarybydayoftheweek.Whenyouchooseyourspecificdateontheavailabilitycalendar,theratesforthatdatewillbedisplayed.BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourfromWashingtonDCDuration:6hours$71.26SeeArlingtonCemetery,OldTownAlexandriaandGeorgeWashington’sMountVernonEstateonthissmallgroupbustourfromWashingtonDC．YourtourguidewillaccompanyyouthroughMountVernon,tellingyouaboutalloftheatractionsthereandthehistoryofGeorgeWashington’shomeonthePotomacRiver.1、WhichdatesuitsTheBlossomsTourmost?A．July4. 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D．BestMountVermon&ArlingtonCemeteryTour.24．（8分）RobertToddDuncanwasbornin1903inthesoutherncityofDanville,Kentucky.Hismotherwashisfirstmusicteacher.Asayoungman,hecontinuedhismusicstudyinIndianapolis,Indiana.In1930,hecompletedmusicaleducationatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.ThenhemovedtoWashington.Forfifteenyears,hetaughtmusicatHowardUniversityinWashington.Atthattime,notmanyblackmusicianswereknownforwritingorperformingclassicalmusic.TeachingatHowardgaveDuncanthechancetosharehisknowledgeofclassicalEuropeanmusicwithamainlyblackstudentpopulation.Hetaughtspecialwaystopresentthemusic.ThesespecialwaysbecameknownastheDuncanTechnique.Besidesteaching,Duncansanginseveraloperaswithperformerswhowereallblack.Butitseemedthathealwayswouldbeknownmainlyasaconcertartist.However,hislifetookadifferentturninthemiddleof1930s.Atthattime,thefamousAmericanmusicwriterGeorgeGershwinwaslookingforsomeonetoplayaleadingpartinhisnewworkPorgyandBess.Amusiccritic(評(píng)論家)ofTheNewYorkTimesnewspapersuggestedToddDuncan.Duncanhadalmostdecidednottotryforthepartasheknewitwouldnotbeeasytogetit.Buthechangedhismind.HesangapiecefromanItalianoperatoGershwin.HehadsungonlyforafewminuteswhenGershwinofferedhimthepart.HebecamefamousbecauseofthepartinPorgyandBess.ToddDuncangainedfameasanoperasingerandconcertartist.Buthisgreatestloveinmusicwasteaching.WhenhestoppedteachingatHoward,hecontinuedgivingsinginglessonsinhisWashingtonhomeuntiltheweekbeforehisdeath.1、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．WhatRobertToddDuncanlovedmost.B．HowRobertToddDuncanbecamefamous.C．RobertToddDuncanandhismusicalproductions.D．AbriefintroductiontoRobertToddDuncan.2、WhathappenedtoDuncaninthemiddleof1930s?A．HegaveupteachingatHowardUniversity.B．HewasintroducedbyTheNewYorkTimesindetail.C．HewasaskedtobeinchargeoftheoperaPorgyandBess.D．Hewasgivenabigopportunitytobecomeanoperasinger.3、WecaninferthatRobertToddDuncanhadalmostdecidednottotryforthepartmainlybecause.A．hewastoobusytodoitB．hewasnotinterestedinitC．hewasnotconfidentenoughD．hedidn’twanttobecomefamous4、Accordingtothepassage,whatdidRobertToddDuncanlovemost?A．Singinginconcerts.B．Writingmusic.C．Singingopera.D．Teachingmusic.25．（10分）Whileelephantsbornwithouttusks(長(zhǎng)牙)arenotunheardof，theynormallyformjust2to6percentofthepopulation.However,thatisnotthecaseatMozambique’sGorongosaNationalPark,whereanastonishing33percentoffemaleelephantsbornafterthecountry’scivilwarendedin1992aretuskless.Whilethatmayappeartobejustacoincidence,JoycePoole,anelephantbehaviorexpert,hasanothertheory.Theresearcherthinkswemaybewitnessingunnaturalevolutionofthespeciesduetotheconstanthuntingofelephantsforvaluableivory.Poolesaysbeforethecountry’s15-year-longcivilwar,the100,000—acreparkwashometoover4,000elephants.However,bythetimetheconflictendedin1992,about90percentofthemhadbeenkilledforivorytohelpfinanceweapons(武器)andmeattofeedthesoldiers.Ofthelessthan200survivors,over50percentofadultfemaleshadnotusks.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingthatthepark’stusklesselephantpopulationhasgrowngreatly.Thisisnotthefirsttimeresearchershaveobservedagreatchangeinthepopulationofelephants.AtZambia’sSouthLuangwaNationalParkandLupandeGameManagementArea，areaswhichwereheavilyhuntedinthe1970sand1980s,35%ofelephants25yearsorolderand13%ofthoseyoungerthan25arenowwithouttusks.A2008studypublishedintheAfricanJournalofEcologyfoundthatthenumberoftusklessfemalesattheRuahaNationalParkinTanzaniawentfrom10.5percentin1969toalmost40percentin1989,largelyduetoillegalhuntingforivory.TherecentbanonivoryinboththeUSandChinashouldhelpgetridof,oratleastreduce,elephanthunting.However,scientistsarenotsurehowlongitwilltakeforelephantswithahigherrateoftusklessfemales,tochangethetrend.1、WhatistheprobablecauseofthephenomenonmentionedinParagraph1?A．Illegalhunting. B．Constantfarming.C．Apurecoincidence. D．Naturalevolution.2、WhydidpeoplekillsomanyelephantsduringthecivilwarinMozambique?A．Togetfundsbysellingivory. B．Todevelopnewweapons.C．Toprovidefoodforlocalpeople. D．Tomakeivoryproducts.3、Whichofthefollowinghadtheearliestrecordontusklesselephants?A．GorongonsaNationalPark. B．SouthLuangwaNationalPark.C．TheRuahaNationalPark. D．LupandeGameManagementArea.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thetrend”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Elephantsfacinggreaterdanger.B．Elephantsgrowingmoreslowly.C．Fewerfemaleelephantsstayingalive.D．Morefemaleelephantsbeingtuskless.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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）Itwasahotsummerday.Thesunwasshiningbrightlyandallcouldthinkofwas1downwithascoopofmyfavoriteicecream.Idecidedtomakeaquick2tothenewlyopenedicecreamparlor(冰淇淋店)closebyforamid-day3.AssoonasIarrivedthere,I4myicecreaminafancyconeandaskedtheserverto5twotubsofchocolateicecreamforfolksathome.Whilewaitingformytake-out,Iwashalfwaythroughmyicytreatandwasenjoyingtheviewofthetwocolorfully6icecreamflavors,sittingprettyonenexttotheother.Nowthatmyto-goorderwas7,Iheadedtothepaymentcountertosettlethebill.Surprisingly,thecashierhadforgottento8myicecream,9onlyforthetwotubs.Thenextfew10passedbyasI11betweendoingwhatwaseasy—clearingthebillandmovingout,anddoingwhatwasright—12theerror.IknewifIdidn’tbringtheerrorinthebilltohis13,myicecreamwouldbechargedagainsthis14.Thatmoment,mydecisionwasmadeandIwentandtoldhimwhathehad15.Helookedatmein16andthankedmeprofuselyfortellingtheerror.Haditnotbeenformy17tellingtheerror,hewouldhavebeen18.Thesmileofreliefonhisfacemademesmile,too.Icameoutoftheicecreamparlorfeelingreally19aboutmyself.Iknewthatdayhowwonderfulitfeelstodowhatisright20whatiseasy.1、A．calmingB．breakingC．coolingD．setting2、A．choiceB．tripC．decisionD．promise3、A．mealB．workC．treatD．cure4、A．orderedB．bookedC．deliveredD．made5、A．sellB．takeC．makeD．pack6、A．decoratedB．preparedC．createdD．described7、A．readyB．slowC．lateD．over8、A．billB．buyC．payD．cash9、A．takingB．spendingC．chargingD．buying10、A．daysB．weeksC．hoursD．seconds11、A．debatedB．checkedC．doubtedD．wondered12、A．referringtoB．pointingoutC．findingoutD．lookinginto13、A．mindB．faceC．noticeD．note14、A．expensesB．salaryC．taxesD．fees15、A．missedB．leftC．remainedD．balanced16、A．needB．reliefC．terrorD．a(chǎn)nxiety17、A．incrediblyB．obviouslyC．secretlyD．honestly18、A．finedB．hiredC．sentencedD．detained19、A．optimisticB．freshC．a(chǎn)wesomeD．well20、A．otherthanB．a(chǎn)partfromC．regardlessofD．ratherthan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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Formanyyoungpeople,1．(go)touniversityisoneofthemostimportant2．(stage)oftheirlives.Itisthetimewhenyoungpeoplewillmoveoutof3．(they)hometolivewithotherpeople,oftenstrangers.4．(especial)intheUS,peopleoftentravelveryfarfromhometostudy.Itisatimetobe5．(dependence).Atuniversity,you6．(teach)bylecturesandprofessorswhoareleadingfiguresintheirstudy.Theopportunitytolearnfromandtodiscusswiththemis7．drivessomepeopletoapplytouniversity.Studentsarerequiredtochooseamajorthattheywishtostudy.Apart8．theacademicbenefit,lifeatuniversitycanalsoallowstudents9．(develop)theirinterestsinmanyfields.Therefore,universityisaplace10．youattainknowledge,todevelopyourvaluesandacceptthosewhomaybedifferent.第四部分寫(xiě)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(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)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(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)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(xiě)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。LangPing,theheadcoachofChina’snationalwomen’svolleyballteam,arrivedatmyhighschoolinSep17、Atabout9o’clock,alltheSenior3studentgatheredintheschoolstadium,waitingforthearrivalofLangPingandherteam、ThemomentLangsteppedintothestadium,nobodycouldstayseating、WeclappedwildaswesawtheschoolmastertakeLangtohisseat、ThemLangsharesherlifewithusinherspeech、Shesaiditwasfaithandcouragehadledhertohersuccess、AstheSenior3student,