2023年高考二模英语试题

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWhetherweliveinanurbanstudio,oramodest-sizehomefilledwithpeople,spaceinourhomescanbehardtocomeby.Evenwithoutalotofstuff,keepingeverythingorganizedpresentsachallenge.Tomakethemostofthespaceyouhave,incorporatethesecleverideasthatmayhelp.Doubleup.Considermultipurposefbreverypieceoffurniture.Buyingacoffeetable?Getonewithstoragedrawersbeneath,orusealargebaskettoppedwithaprettyservingtrayinstead.Ifyouneedabench,chooseonethatincludesunder-seatstoragefbr,say,somemagazines.Gethigh.Alwaysconsidervertical（32HJ）space.Shelveshighonwallscanstorebooks,photoalbumsorholidaydecorations.Hanginghooksforpotsandpanscangiveyoubackwholekitchencabinets,andhooksonwallsprovideaspotfbrjackets,beltsorkeys.Shadowboxesonbathroomwallscanhouseprettyperfumebottles,lotionsandtoiletries.SinkabasketBasketscanhelporganizeeveryareaofyourhome.Youcantosshardwaretools,allthekids'toysorseveralpairsofsandalsinlargebaskets.Sticksmallcontainersinkitchendrawerstokeeppens,rubberbands,stickersandmagnifyingglassorganized.Topdrawer.Asetofdrawersbeneathstairscanmakeuseofotherwise-wastedfloorspaceespeciallyfbrarticlesnot.sooftenused.DIYLifeoffersinstructionsfbrthreewaysofaddingunder-stairstorage.Getthematnaturalhomsandgarden,com/smart-storag已Whatisthepurposeof"doubleup”？Tomakeuseofspaceonthewall.Toleavemorespaceonthefloor.Tokeepsmallarticlesindrawers.Togeneratemorefunctionsoffurniture.Whichcantbeagoodsolutiontostoringrarely-useditems?A.Doubleup.B.Gethigh.C.Sinkabasket.D.Topdrawer.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Amagazine. B.Anadvertisement.C.Anewsreport. D.Atourguidebook.BAnimportantlifelessonthatVvedrawnfromrunningistorunatmyownpace.Ithasguidedmeinmanyways.Inparticular,itmademechallengethefixedexpectationsofretirementandaging.Runningisametaphor（隐喻）fbrlife.Irealizedthiswhiletrainingfbramarathontocelebratemy60thbirthday.Alltheotherrunnersbeingfasterthanmemademeembarrassed.Butmycoachsharedsomevaluableadvice;runatyourownbestpace.Settingagoalortargettimecouldbealimitation.Hewasright.Overtime,Iranmoreeasilyandfaster.Ialsoenjoyedtheexperiencemuchmore.Ihaveappliedthisprincipletootherareasofmylife.Findingarhythm（743%）isnotaboutefficiencyorhowmanythingsIcangetdoneinaday.IthasmoretodowithwhatIdecidetodoatthisstageinmylife.Runningcarriesitsownsetafexpectations,includingwhatitmeanstobeastrongrunner.Butexpectationsalsoextendtootherareasoflife,includingwhatpeopleatcertainlifestagesshouldbedoingornotdoing.Expectationsatmyagecancenteronhowleisuretimeisspent,decisionsdheriternileyahertt,andeventheroleofagrandmother.Iusedtothinkitwasyoungpeoplewhoborepeerpressure,butit'seasytoviewretirementasanotheroccupationwithbenchmarks（基准）tobemet.Weoftenmakewhatsomeoneelsedoesthereferencepoint.It'sacomparisontrap.Forgetwhatothersaredoing.Theirpaceisnotnecessarilythepaceyoushouldrunat.Runinyourownway.Ifsnotbetterorworse-onlydifferent.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellinparagraph2?A.Theoriginofalifeprinciple. B.Hermisunderstandingofrunning.C.Theimportanceoflifeexpectations.D.Herunpleasanttrainingexperience.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutlifeexpectations?Theyarevitalforretiredpeople.Theyvaryatdifferentlifestages.Theycovereverydecisioninlife.Theyareusuallytoohightofulfill.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph5?Youngpeopleoftencompetewitholdpeople.Retiredpeopletakeupbadoccupations.Retiredpeoplearealsounderpeerpressure.Acomparisontrapmakesyoungpeoplestronger.Whatmessagedoestheauthormainlywanttoconvey?A.Retirementcan'tstopoldpeople'sdreams.PeopleshouldlivelifetothefullestPeopleshouldliveattheirownspeed.Runningatafixedpaceisbeneficialtoretiredpeople.CToday,batterypowerperkilowatthourcostsaroundonlytenpercentofwhatitdidadecadeago.Andtheexpectationisthatthecostswillcontinuetofall,becausebatterychemistryimprovesandmanufacturing（批量生产）lotsofbatteriesonamassivescalemakestheproductionofindividualbatteriescheaper.Youcanbeforgivenfbrthinkingthatthismightonlybeofinteresttoaccountants,butthepossibleeffectsofthisareenormous,andwillbenefitallofus.Firstandmostobviously,ithasmadethebatteriesinelectriccarscheaperandlonger-lasting.Andbrilliantly,becauseelectricbatteriesareimprovingsodramatically,wecanalreadyseetheresults.LastSeptember,15percentofall-newvehicleregistrationswerepureelectricvehicles.Sothechangeisstartingtohappen.Betterbatteriesdoesnotjustmeanbettertehowever.Theycanalsohelpusdecarbonisetheentirenationalgrid（输电网）.Storingenergyhasalwaysbeenaproblemfbrthegrid.Today,onlyatinyamountofgeneratedelectricityisstoredfbrlateruse,whichleadstolotsofpowergoingtowaste.Butbetterbatteriesmakeittechnologicallyandeconomicallyviabletostorelargeamountsofenergyfromthegrid.It'spossiblethatinthenot-too-distantfuture,wemighthaveanenormousbatteryinthegarage.Itwouldtakepowerfromthegrid（ormaybeevensolarpanelsontheandpowerappliancesandlightsinourhomesatthetimeswhendemandfbrelectricityishigh.Homebatteriesarenotyetasestablishedaselectriccars»but-theyarealsogrowinginpopularity.So,givenhowmuchtechnologyhasimprovedbatteriesoverthelastdecade,Ican'thelpbutbestrangelyoptimisticaboutthefuture.Batteriesmaynotbeasflashy（华丽的）asphones,rocketsorothernewtechnologies.Butwhenitcomestotechnologytofightclimatechange,they'redefinitelyleadingthecharge.Whatcontributestothepopularityofelectriccars?Theproductionofindividualbatteries.Thelongerdurationandlesscostofbatteries.Accountants,interestincheaperbatteries.Theincreasingvehicleregistrations.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"viable“meaninparagraph3?A.Cheaper.B.Dramatic.C.Workable.D..Exceptional.Whatdoestheauthorexpectofbatteries?Theywillbecomesmaller.Theywillhelpmaketheworldgreener.Theywillsellbetterthanphones.Theywillreplacechargersonaloistrip.Whichisthemostsuitabletitlefbrthetext?HomeBatteriesWillCatchOn-BatteriesAreGettingBetterandBetterBatteryTechnologyNeedsImprovingUrgentlyPetrol-poweredCarsWillBeUpgradedDResearchershaverecentlydiscoveredthatgutbacteria（肠道细菌）thatgrowwithinourbodyhelps.thebrainbuildimportantsocialskills.AccordingtoapaperpublishedinPLOSBiologyinNovember,zebrafishwereusedasresearchsubjectstotesthowalackofbacteriacouldaffectsocialskills.Zebrafisharesocialanimalsaseven2-week-oldfishstarttohangoutingroupsoffourtotwelve.Theexperimentstartedwithmakingagroupoffish“bacteria-firee“throughtheirdiet.Theothergroupwereinjectedwithahealthymixofgutbacteriaaftertheywerehatched.About15dayslater,thesecondgroupbeganaingroupswhilethe“bacteriafee“group“shockingly,didn't,"JudithEisen,aco-authorofthenewresearch,saidtoQuantaMagazine.Theteamthenexaminedthefish'sbrains,discoveringobviousdifferencesbetweenthetwogroups.Theoneswholackedthegutbacteriahadmoreinterconnectionsamongtheneurons（##45C）intheirbrainsinchargeofsocialbehavior,andsocialneuronswereseentohaveovergrown.Thismadethefishmorecautiousinsocialsituations.Scientistssaidthatthebacteriamightreleaseaspecialchemicalthatcrossesthebloodbrainbarriertoreachthebraindirectly.Althoughtheexperimentswereonlyonfish,thefindingscantheoreticallybeappliedtohumans.Theteamwishestoexplorehowgutbacteriaaffectsthehumanbraininthefuture,whichmayleadtosolutionstomentalhealthproblems.Perhapsmanypeoplewhoclaimthattheyhave“socialphobia（社交恐惧症）“can:blametheirguts.However,socialphobia,orsocialanxietydisorder,canbeaseriousillnessif6verlooked.AccordingtotheNationalHealthServiceintheUKitismorethanshynessbutinsteadaconstantfearofsocialsituations.Patientsmayexperiencepanicattackswhichareanoverwhelmingfearandanxietythatlastfbrafewminutes.Whatdoestheresearchfocuson?Thegrowthofgutbacteria.Thewayzebrafishbuildsocialskills.Theinfluencingfactorsofsocialbehavior.Thelinkbetweengutbacteriaandsocialbehavior.Whatwasfoundintheexperiment?Thetwogroupsofzebrafishbecamedifferentinsize.Thebacteria-freezebrafishswamingroups.Thezebrafishinjectedwithgutbacteriawerequieter.Thezebrafishwithgutbacteriaswamingroups.,Howdoscientistsfeelabouttheirfindings?A.Positive.B.Disappointed.C.Doubtful.D.Concerned.,Whichistrueabout“socialphobia“accordingtothelastparagraph?A.Itwillresultingutproblems. B,Itisasevereillness.C.Itmaycausepanic. D.Itisallaboutshyness.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Bruceisamanagerwhohadateamofaround40people.Mostofthemwerebright,enthusiastic,andhardworkingyoungfellows.Thishelpstopromotetheirindependence.j_6Butasateam,theyarenotsogood,whichiscrucialfortheorganization.17Heinvitedeveryonetoahallfbragameconsistingof3rounds.Forthefirstround,hetoldeveryonetoblowaballoonkeptonthetableandthenwritetheirnameonitwithoutburstingit,andeachofthemdidit.Thentheytookabreakoutsidefbrthesecondround.Soonafterhecalledthembackin,withmoreballoonsscatteredaroundwithoutnamesonthem.Hedeclaredthattheyhad15minutestofindtheballoonwiththeirnamewrittenonit.18Forthenextround,Brucetoldthemifanyteammemberfoundaballoonwithanameonit,heorshehadtogiveittotheownerofthename.Allstartedsearching,andwithinacoupleofminuteseveryonehadtheirownballoonwiththeirnameonit.Brucewenttothedais（讲台）andsaid,“Yousee,inthesecondround,noonewasabletofindtheirballoonsastheywereworkingetfabyiewaltargets.Butinthefinalround,withinacoupleofminutes,everyonehadtheballoonwiththem.19”Mostofthetime,peoplehideinformation,avoidcollaboration,anddistancethemselvesfromtheirteammembers.20Anditalso,inthelongrun,affectstheindividual.So,everyoneintheteamshouldshareandworkeffectivelyforgreaterambitionfbrtheteam.Consequently,noonegottheirballoons.However,hefoundhewasnotsuccessful.Thafsthepowerofteamworkandsharing.Soheconsideredtakinghisgrouponatrip.Individually,everyoneontheteamisoutstanding.Thissortofmindsetformsobstaclesfbrteamgrowth.Hedecidedtoaddresstheissuebylaunchingateamactivity.第二部分语言运用（共两节满分30分）第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。MygrandpaKenis86andhasbeenfaithfullymarriedtomygrandmafbr60years.Butnowhismemoryis21andhe'sreallystartingtoslowdown.Yesterday,heaskedmetotakehimtothe22becausehewantedtogetoutofthehouse.Iwas23heaskedbecauseheshouldn'tbedrivingbyhimself.Itwouldalso24grandmatohavethe25toherselfforawhile,nothavingtoworryaboutgrandpaforafewhours.Iwatchedhim,cane（拐杖）inhand,takingthetiniest26allaroundsearchingthroughtheshelves.Ihadnoideawhathewas27;but,asIobservedeachitemheputinthecart,Inoticedastriking28.Theyweresomeofmygrandma's29things.Hegotthetypeofsodasheliked.He30pickedoutabagofseedlessgrapesshehadtalkedaboutseveraldaysago.Heeven31herasmalllemonpie!Andthen,32filledmyeyesasIwatchedhimhobble（蹒跚）overtothefresh33andpickherthebouquet（4£38）thathadthemostpurple,herfavoritecolor.Onourwayhome,he34westopandgrabasandwichtotakehomefbrgrandma'slunch.MaywealltakealessonfromgrandpaKen;Neverstop35forourlovedones,A.changingA,bakeryA.gratefulA,requireA.changingA,bakeryA.gratefulA,requireA.kitchenA.glancesA.afterA.ideaA.everydayA.quicklyA.bakedA.tearsA.vegetablesA.desiredA.caringB,improvingB.supermarketB,.nervousB.inspireB.gardenB.stepsB.beyondB.proofB.valuableB.carefullyB.choseB.doubtsB.breadB.commandedlongingslippingC.parkC.honoredC.remindC.houseC.toolsC.againstsenseC.specificC.curiouslyC.orderedC.surprisesC.flowersC.advocatedC.waitingD.openingrestaurantD.annoyedD.benefitD.neighborhoodD.bagsD.throughD.featureD.favoriteD.randomlyD.wrappedD.joysD.seafoodD.insistedD.standing第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式The53-year-oldcraftswomanJiYulan,aninheritoroftheintangibleheritageofpaper-cuttingfromtheXinjiangUygurautonomousregion,36(engage)herselfintheartforover40years.Shemadepaper-cutsofpeoplefromother37(walk)oflife."Thepaper-cuttingartcomesfromthefolkanditshouldreturntothepeople/9Jisaid.Shecreated38paper-cuttingworknamedTheAngelinHann'sWaytoshowtheimageofanursewhohasherlonghairbackaftercuttingittobetterfitintotheprotectivesuitwhilefightinginthefrontlineagainsttheepidemic.Jiwas39(deep)impressedbythefemalemedicalworkers40(wear)masksandprotectivehats."Womenare41(charm)inlonghairandittakesalotofcouragetocutit,"shesaid.Jihas12students,42(age)from3to23."Theydiscoveredtheirinterestinpaper-cuttingandcametome43(learn)itJshesaid,addingthatsheoftenencouragesherstudentstocreateworksbased44reality."Youngergenerationshavearealsenseofculturalheritage,andthafs45Iamincrediblyoptimisticaboutthefutureofthecraft.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)你校英文广播站需要招聘一名广播主持人。请你写一则招聘启事，刊登在校英文报上，内容包括：1应件2.岗位职责注意：.写作词数应为80左右.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。AnnouncerWanted第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Mrowwwwl!ThecatmeowedangrilyassheclawedatJennifer'sarm,drawingathinlineofblood.Justasquicklyasshestru