2023屆廣東省湛江市高三下學期二模考試英語試題（含答案）

2023屆廣東省湛江市高三下學期二模考試英語試題

學校:姓名：班級:考號：

一、閱讀理解

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WhereWeOfferClasses

ForparentslookingfortheconvenienceOfextracurricularopportunitiesfortheir

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A.Bytelephone.

B.Bywebsite.

C.Bytelegraph.

D.Bymobileapp.

2.WhatcanstudentsIeaminthestudiosbytheseainAmbleside?

A.Performance.

B.Architecture.

C.Dancing.

D.Painting

3.Whatcanweknowabouttheclassfromthelastparagraph?

A.Mostparentswantextraclassesfortheirchildren.

B.Studentscanhaveclassesintheirlocalschools.

C.Volunteersinthetrainingofferlunchtostudents.

D.Studentscanchooseanyplacetoattendthetraining.

Ilookforwardtomyhalfhourtrainridetoworkeverymorning.Icanlookoutofthe

windowasittwistsandturnsitselfthroughneighborhoodswiththesuncastingitsstrong

lightingonthefloorofthetraincar.Isometimesgetlostinthoughtwhilefollowingthelight.

ButthereasonIlovethisrideisthatit,sareminderofhowneighborhoodscanchangefrom

blocktoblock.

Foralmostayearnow?havebeenridingthistrainasIheadintotheofficewhere?work

asareporterforalocalmagazine.Iamoneof13journalistswhohelpreportcommunity

newsinareasthatareoftenforgotten.Andforme,thatmeanscoveringareasliketheoneI

grewupin.

Lastweek,asIwasonthewaytomyoffice,?startedwonderinghowneighborhoods

havechangedsincethe2008housingcrisis.Isearchedaddressesonthecity,ssouthwestside,

aneighborhoodthathasseenasignificantnumberofresidentialhomespulleddown,I

scannedthestreetviewsrecordedonmyphoneandsawhowtheneighborhoodlookedin

2007.ThenIsetouttovisitthecityblock,andthat,swhenImet3-year-oldHarmony.

HarmonylovedcollectingrocksformetoholdasIwalkeddownthestreetwithher

mother,Marquita.Ialreadyknewwhattheneighborhoodlookedlikeinthepast,butMarquita

sharedmoredetailsofthepeoplewhooncelivedonherblock,whowerereallyfriendlyto

eachother.However,peopletodayintheneighborhoodarebusywithlifeandseldomsay

hellotoeachother.Marquitahaslivedonthisblockherentirelife,andHarmonyhasformost

ofhershortlifeaswell.ButtheneighborhoodthatMarquitagrewupinwillbeoneobviously

differentthantheoneHarmonywillgrowtoknow.

Intheend,theysmiledatmycamera.AndthenIgotbackonthetrainandheaded,back

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totheofficetotelltheirstories.

4.Whatmakestheauthorlovehistrainridetowork?

A.Beinglostinthought.

B.Admiringtheoutsideviews.

C.Enjoyingthewarmsunshine.

D.Knowingthechangeofblocks.

5.Howdidtheauthorfindoutwhatthecity,ssouthwestsidelookedlikeinthepast?

A.Byreadingearlierreports.

B.Byinterviewinglocalpeople.

C.Bywatchingpaststreetviews.

D.Bysearchinghismemories.

6.HowmightMarquitafeelwhenshetalkedwiththeauthor?

A.Sad.B.Nervous.

C.Touched.D.Confused.

7.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tbshareapleasanttrainridewithus.

B.Totellustheworkofanewsreporter.

C.Toshowusacrowdedcommunity.

D.Tointroduceanewneighborhood.

AsyouwalkaroundtheUKinMarch,youmightnoticethatsomepeoplearewearinga

daffodil（水4h花）ontheircoats.TheBritishweartheseyellowflowerstoshowtheysupport

oneofthiscountry,sbest-knowncharities:theMarieCurieCancerCare.

TheMarieCurieCancerCaretriestoensureeveryonediagnosedwithcanceriscaredfor

inthebestpossibleway.Italsohelpsfundresearchintopossiblecuresthroughother

organizations.Foundedin1948,ithasbeencontinuingwithitsgoaleversince.

ThecharitywasnamedafterMarieCurie,arenownedscientist.Sheexperimentedwith

newly-discoveredelementstocreatethetheoryofradioactivity.Unfortunately,over-exposure

totheradioactiveelementsmadeherdevelopadiseaseanddiein1934.MarieCuriewonthe

NobelPrizeintwodifferentfields.Becauseofherpioneeringworkwhichledto

chemotherapy（化學療法）,thecharitysha?-edthenameofMarieCurie.

ThedaffodilisoneofthefirstplantstoflowerduringspringintheUK,whichmarksthe

returnoffloweringplantstotheecosystemafterwinter.Becauseofthis,thecharityusesthe

daffodilasametaphorforbringinglifetootherpeoplethroughcharitablegiving.

Everyoneyouseewearingadaffodilhasdonatedmoneytothecharity,buteachdaffodil

isworthonlywhatyouwanttopayforit.Thecharitydoesaskthatyousticktoaminimum

amountof￡1.

ThecharityencouragespeopletostartwearingtheirdaffodilsatthestartofMarch,when

the??GreatDaffodilAppeaF,kicksoff.Butthatdoesn,tmeanyoucanonlywearthemin

March.Peoplearesometimesseenwalkingaroundwithdaffodilsontheirclothesallyear

round.

8.WhatdoesitmeanwhentheBritishwearadaffodilontheircoats?

A.Theysupportacharity.B.Theyarerecoveringfromcancer.

C.They,vebeenhelpedbyacharity.D.They,vebeendiagnosedwithcancer.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“renowned“inparagraph3mean?

A.Beautiful.B.Modest.C.Famous.D.Humorous.

10.WhywasthecharitynamedafterMarieCurie?

A.Becausepatientsrequiredthat.B.Becauseitwaslaunchedbyher.

C.Becauseshegreatlysupportedit.D.Becauseitcouldshowrespectforher.

11.WhatcanWelearnaboutthedaffodilfromthetext?

A.Itcanbeusedasmedicine.B.It,sthoughttostandforhope.

C.It,swidelywornworldwide.D.It,ssoldtothewearersatahighprice.

Sulphur-crestedCoCkatOoS（葵花鳳頭鸚鵡）arecommoninwesternAustralia,where

theynormallyliveinwoodedareas.Butasforestshavebeencutdown,cockatooshavegotten

usedtolivingnearpeople.ScientistsreportthatpeopleinSydney,Australiaareinabattle

withthesebirds.

Lastyear,scientistsattheMaxPlanckInstitutereportedthatthecockatooshadlearned

howtoopenthecoversoftrashbins.That,snotaneasyjob.Thecockatoosmustliftthe

heavycoverwiththeirbeaks（喙）andthenwalkalong,pushingthecoverupuntilitfalls

over.

Whenscientistsfirstbeganstudyingthecockatoosin2018,onlythreeareasnearSydney

hadcover-openingcockatoos.Ayearandahalflater,cockatoosin44differentareasknewthe

trick.Thistimethescientistsweren,tjuststudyingcockatoos.Theywerealsostudying

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humans.

Thescientistsspentweeksstudyingmorethan3,200trashbinsinfourdifferentareasof

Sydney.Theywantedtoseehowmanybinswereprotectedandwhatmethodswereused.

Inonearea,overhalfthebinswereprotected.Themostcommonwayofprotectingthe

binswastoputabrickorsomeotherheavyobjectsonthecover.Somepeopleputthingslike

rubbersnakesonthetopoftheirbins.Thescientistsdiscoveredthatthehumanswere

teachingeachothertricks,too.Inmostneighborhoods,manypeopleusedthesame

cockatoo-stoppingmethodsastheirneighbors.

Theresearcherssayit,slikearacebetweenhumansandcockatoostolearnnewwaysof

doingthings.Nowmanycockatooshavelearnedhowtopushheavyitemsoffthebins.Asa

result,humanshavefiguredoutwaystoattachtheitemstothetopoftheirbins.Thescientists

describethesituationasa??human-wildlifeconflicf,.Theyexpecttheseconflictswillbecome

morecommonashumanstakeovermoreareasthatusedtobewild.

12.WhatcanWeinferaboutthecockatoosfromthetext?

A.Theylikecopyinghumans,behavior.

B.TheyarenewlyfoundinAustralia.

C.Theydon,tlikelivingwithpeople.

D.Theyareverycleverbirds.

13.Whatdidthescientistswanttoknowinparagraph4?

A.Howthecockatooslearnedthetrick.

B.Whythebirdsinmoreareasdidthetrick.

C.Howhumansrespondedtothebirds,trick.

D.Whyhumanstaughtthebirdstodothetrick.

14.Whatdidtheresearchersfindaboutcockatoosintheirresearch?

A.Theywantedtheirhabitatback.

B.Theyintendedtomakehumansangry.

C.Theycouldadoptnewwaystoopenbins.

D.Theydislikedlookingforfoodthemselves.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Abattleovertrashbinsbetweencockatoosandhumans

B.Ahuman-wiidlifeconflictalloverAustralia

C.Aproblemcausedbycockatoostohumans

D.Abigproblemof"homeless“cockatoos

二、七選五

Manypeopledescribevolunteeringasmerelyanunpaidjobwhereyouputintheeffort

andgetnothinginreturn.16Actually,volunteeringhasmanybenefitsandyouare

alwaysencouragedtovolunteeryourtimetodowhatyouarepassionateabout.

17Volunteeringtimetoenrichyourcommunityisagreatwaytobroadenyour

perceptionsoftheworld.Itwillenrichyourlife,familiarizeyouwithyourcommunity,and

connectyoutopeopleandideasthatwillpositivelyimpactyourperspectivefortherestof

yourlife.Andbysurroundingyourselfwithpeoplewhoarededicatedtomakingtheworld

better,youcanIeamsomuchabouthowtheworldworks.

Itisstatisticallyproventhatpeoplewhovolunteerregularlyarehealthierbothphysically

andmentally.Individualswhohavevolunteeredthroughouttheirlifetimetypicallylivelonger

andhavebetterpsychologicalwell-being.Inadditiontothehealthbenefits,volunteering

givespeopleauniquesenseofpurposebyservingthosearoundthem.18

Besides,workingalongsideindividualswhoalsocareaboutimprovingtheir

surroundingswillallowyoutobroadenyournetworkoffriends.19Additionally,it

willhelpyoubetterunderstandthecircumstancesofothermembers.

Whetheryou,repassionateaboutanimalrightsorhelpingthehomeless,youcanfinda

valuablewaytodonateyourtime.20Theycanbeagreatplacetofindopportunities

togivebacktotheplaceyoucallhome.Besides,youcancheckwebsiteslikeVblunteerMatch

orIdealistforvolunteeropportunitiesthatfityourinterestsandabilities.

A.However,itisnottruetoacertainextent.

B.Howcanyougetinvolvedinyourcommunity?

C.Manytownsandcitieshavecommunitycenters.

D.Whyisitimportantforyoutovolunteeryourtime?

E.Volunteeringmayevenhelpyoudeveloptheexperuise.

F.You,llhavemoreopportunitiestomeetlotsofnewpeople.

G.Thesenseofgivingbackandcontributingtosocietyisunequalled.

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三、完形填空

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

whichconsistedofa21singlemotherandherfoursons.

Thethreeoldersonswereal122incrime.Manyofthepatrolofficersknewthe

momand23sheknewthem.

Shewasalwaysvery24whenquestionedabouthersons,whereabouts（行

蹤）.Ononevisit,mydad25aconversation.Duringtheirtalk,sheexpressed

her26inregardtoheryoungestboy.Shefeltpowerlessin27himtothe

straightandnarrow.Buttheenvironmentwouldnotallowit.

Mydadagreedtooffertheonly28hecouldthinkofonthespot.Heaskedthe

con-cernedmotherifshewouldallowheryoungestboytospendthesummeratourhouse.It

wouldbe29fortheboytoseeanothersideoffamilylifewhichhehadnever

been30to.

Althoughwemusthaveseemedveryunfamiliartohim,hehadno

trouble31.Thewholeneighborhoodwelcomedhimandhelovedthe32At

theendofsummer,here-turnedtohismother.

I33abouthimseveralyearslater.Dadtoldmethataftergoingback,the

youngestsondecidedtogotonightschoolforaccounting.Heeventually34an

officejob.Hewastheonlysoninthatfamilywhodidnotbecomea（n）35

21.A.strugglingB.demandingC.rewardingD.tiring

22.A.seatedB.dressedC.involvedD.disappointed

23.A.inpersonB.inturnC.inadditionD.incontrast

24.A.hesitantB.energeticC.guiltyD.cooperative

25.A.struckupB.insistedonC.keptupD.brokeinto

26.A.appreciationB.concernC.beliefD.potential

27.A.drivingB.transportingC.referringD.guiding

28.A.jobB.experienceC.solutionD.excuse

29.A.convenientB?beneficialC.efficientD.flexible

30.A.entitledB.gluedC.exposedD.compared

31.A.fittinginB.makingupC.reactingtoD.caringabout

32.A.patienceB.attitudeC.decisionD,attention

33.A.inquiredB.arguedC.broughtD.bothered

34.A.createdB.landedC.dismissedD.maintained

35.A.accountantB.officerC.criminalD.neighbour

四、用單詞的適當形式完成短文

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Unlessyou,reactuallyinsales,theveryconceptofsellingyourselfduringajob

interviewcanbefrightening.Youdon'twanttosoundarrogant(傲慢的),orworse,desperate.

Butlearninghowtobeaself-promoterin36convincingmanneriswhatthejob

interviewisallabout.Thefollowingtipscanhelpyouclosethesaleonajoboffer.

Dress37(appropriate).Manyhiringmanagerswillformtheirfirstimpression

ofyou38(base)onwhatyou,rewearing.Therightinterviewclothing

39(depend)onthecompanyyouareapplyingforandthecultureof

the40(organize).

Askuniquequestions.ThesecretOfdistinguishingyourself41otherjob

candidatesissimple:Askgoodquestions42arevaluabletothecompany.These

pointed,yetuncommonquestionsmarkyouasanin-depth,curious,persistentresearcher.

Preparemeaningfulanecdotes(軼事)?Nomatter43industryyou,rein,you

canexpect44(ask)behavioraljobinterviewquestions.Normally,thesequestions

requireyoutocomeupwithexamplesfromyourpastworkexperiences.Unfortunately,thisis

wherealotofjobseekersstumble(支吾).Tocraftafascinatinganecdote,experts

recommend45(use)realfeedbacktohighlightyourcontribution.

五、邀請信

46.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.寫作詞數應為80左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

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DearAnna,

Yours,

LiHua

六、讀后續(xù)寫

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

OneNewYear,smorning,aswecamedowntobreakfast,withveryshinyfacesand

spendyaprons（圍裙），wesurprisinglyfoundfatheraloneinthediningroom.

44HappyNewYear.Papa!WhereisMother?^^Wecried.

“Alittleboycamebeggingandsaidtheywerestarvingathome,soyourmotherwentto

seeandah,heresheis.”

AsPapaspoke,incameMamma,lookingverycold,rathersad,andverymuchexcited.

Notfarawayfromhere,liesapoorwomanwithalittlenewbornbaby.Sixchildrenare

hud-dled（擠在一起）intoonebedtokeepfromfreezingfortheyhavenofire.Thereisnothing

toeatoverthere,andtheoldestboycameheretotellmetheywerestarvingonthisbitterly

coldday.??Mylittlegirls,willyougivethemyourbreakfast,asaNewYear,sgift?”

Wesatsilentaminuteandlookedatthenice,hotPorridge（粥）,creamymilk,andgood

breadandbutter;forwewerebroughtuplikeEnglishchildren,andneverdrankteaorcoffee,

orateanythingbutporridgeforourbreakfast.

“Iwishwe,deatenitup,vthoughtIforIwasratheraselfishchild,andveryhungry.

“MayIgoandhelpcarryittothepoor,littlechildren?^^askedBeth,whohadthe

tende-restheartthateverbeatunderaspendyapron.

“1cancarrythatlittlePotjSaidlittleMay,proudlygivingthethingshelovedbest.

“AndIshalltakealltheporridge,,,Iburstin,heartilyashamedofmyfirstfeeling.

“Youshallputonyourthingsandhelpme,andwhenwecomeback,we,llgetsomething

toeat,“saidMother,beginningtopilethebreadandbutterintoabigbasket.

注意：

1.續(xù)寫詞數應為150左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

Weweresoonreadyandsetout.

AsWemadeourwaybackhome,Ifeltasenseofwarmthinmyheart.

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參考答案:

1.B2.A3.B

4.D5.C6.A7.B

8.A9.C10.D11.B

12.D13.C14.C15.A

16.A