2023年廣州黃埔區(qū)第二中學高考英語三模試卷（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．Theyhadjusttakentheirseats,then_____A．thechairmancame B．thechairmancomes C．camethechairman D．comesthechairman2．Takethenoteasareminder______youforgottobuysomesweetsforthekidswhileshoppingthere.A．how B．thatC．incase D．evenif3．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing4．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood5．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May6．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．achievement B．reputationC．character D．standard7．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should8．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave9．Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto10．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand11．MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth12．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what13．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever14．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since15．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．andB．orC．butD．for16．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom17．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for18．Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday19．WehadwantedtosurpriseFatherwithabirthdaygift,butmysister_______byaskinghimwhathewouldlike.A．lickedherlipsB．ateherwordsC．spiltthebeansD．pulledhisleg20．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．asto D．asthat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）TheNationalPostalMuseumisdividedintogalleriesthatexploreAmerica'spostalhistory.Visitorswillhaveafullpictureofthecreationandfantasticvarietiesofpostagestamps.WorldofStampsVideoimagesbringstampstolifeandattractvisitorswhoexplorethesurroundingdisplays.Visitorsencountertheworld’sfirstpostagestamp—the1840PennyBlackandlearnhowitrevolutionizedcommunication.Stampimages,includingDr.MartinLutherKing’s“Ihaveadream”speechandthestampthathelpedraisealmost$72milliondollarsforbreastcancerresearch,explainhowstampshaveshapedhistoryandhonoredpeopleandplacesworldwide.GemsofAmericanPhilatelyVisitorshavetheopportunityofexamining13ofthemostrareandhighlyvaluedstampsintheworldofthestampcollection,includingthemostfamousAmericanstampofall,the1918InvertedJenny.AvideoexplainswhytheInvertedJennyandotherstampsdisplayedherearethemostvaluable.Thetreasuresinthisareaarerarelyavailableforpublicviewing.EachtellsastoryaboutanimportanteventinUShistory.MailMarksHistoryThemarkingsonmailprovidevaluablecluestothesurprisingwaysmailhasbeentransportedovertime,includingchallengesandevendisastersencounteredalongtheway.Youwillunderstandthesemarkingsbyfollowingthejourneysofthreehistoricletters.ConnectwithUSStampsVisitorsexploretheirownconnectionswithstamps.Atthreetouchscreentables,theycreatetheirownstampcollectionbasedonthetopicsthatinterestthemmost.Theycanalsocreatetheirownstampdesigns.Visitorshavethechancetoviewvideosinwhichstampdesignerstalkabouttheircraft,stampcollectorsexplainwhattheycollectandwhy,andfootage(片段)showstheprocessofmakingstamps.1、WhatcanyoudoatWorldofStamps?A．Photographsomenicestampsondisplay.B．Learnmoreaboutthegreatimportanceofstamps.C．Donatemoneytocancerresearch.D．ListentoaspeechbyMartinLutherKingonvideo2、WhatcanyouseeatGemsofAmericanPhilately?A．SomefamousdesignersintheUS.B．SomenewlyreleasedstampsintheUS.C．SomeofthemostvaluableUSstamps.D．Someimportantpublicreviewsofstamps.3、Wherecanyouseehowstampsarecreated?A．ConnectwithUSStampsB．GemsofAmericanPhilatelyC．MailMarksHistoryD．WorldofStamps4、Wheredoesthistextcomefrom?A．Anofficialreport.B．Anexhibitionguide.C．Anannouncement.D．Anartshowreview.22．（8分）NewYorkCityisaplacefullofsurprisesformanyfirst-timevisitors.Americansandforeignersalikeexperienceakindofcultureshockwhentheyfirstarrive.ItisoneofthemostcentersofhighereducationintheUnitedStates.ManyyoungpeopleliketoliveandworkinAmerica'slargestcity.Butifyoudonotknowwheretostart,ithelpstobelongtoacommunity.Thecityhasaplacewherestudentshaveachancetomeet,andfindtheirplaceintheworld.ItisaprivatecentercalledInternationalHouse.Itservesstudentsfrommorethan100countries.AdjibolaAmzatlivesthere.HeisfromNigeria."WithouttheInternationalHouse,NewYorkwouldhavebeenaverylonelyplaceformanypeople."Amzatworkedasanewsreporter.HelefthisjobtostudyatColumbiaUniversityforagraduatedegreeprograminjournalism.AmzatlikesInternationalHouse.HethinksithashelpedtoimprovehisexperienceatColumbiaUniversity.InternationalHousewelcomesgraduatestudentsfrommanyNewYork-area.Theyhaveachancetoattendmanyculturalcelebrationsthroughouttheyear.Manystudentssaytheircommunicationwithotherstudentshasledtonewfriendshipsandpersonalgrowth.LebogangMahlareisfromSouthAfrica.AkmyratTuyliyevisfromTurkmenistan.HesayshefoundpeoplefromsomanyareasatInternationalHouse.This,hesays,madehimwanttoworktochangetheworld.“Icomefromacountywherewedon’thavedifferentraces.I’veneverseenablackpersonuntilIcametotheUnitedStates.SoseeingstudentsfromRussia,China,andalloftheseothercountries,comingheretountie,wasreallyinspiring.”ManypeoplewholiveatInternationalHousesaytheywanttocontinuetherelationshipstheyhavebegunwhentheyreturnhome.AndtheywanttosharewiththeircountrymentheleadershipskillstheyhavelearnedintheUnitedStates.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?A．AmericaB．NewYorkCityC．HighereducationD．Akindofcultureshock2、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudentslivinginInternationalHouse?A．TheyallhaveforgottentheirownculturesB．Theycelebrateeachother’sholidaysC．TheygetalongwellwitheachotherD．Theyoftenfightwitheachother3、WhatdidAkmyratTuyliyevwanttodowhenseeingpeoplefromothercountriesatInternationalHouse?A．WorkinAmericaB．ChangehisprogramsC．WorktochangetheworldD．Becomealeaderinhiscountry23．（8分）ThewonderfulexperimentIamgoingtointroduceprovesthatairisjustallaroundandthatitpressesdownuponus.Airpressureisawonderfulforce.Whenyouswimunderwater,youcanfeelwaterpushdownyourbody.Theairallaroundyoudoesthesame.However,yourbodyissousedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.Thepressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere.ThislayersurroundstheEarth,extendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth’ssurface.Thefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathome.Butmakesurethatyouaresupervised,becauseyouwillneedtousematches.Nowfortheexperiment！Whatyouneed:·Ahard-boiledeggwithouttheshell·Abottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheegg·Apieceofpaper·AmatchMethod:1）Checkthatthepaperwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottle.2）Tearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottle.3）Lightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottle.4）Quicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottle.Result:Astonishingly,theeggwillbesuckedintothebottle.Yourfriendswillbeamazedwhenyoushowthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.WhyithappenedAsthepaperburns,itneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygen（air）inthebottle.Theeggactsasasealintheneckofthebottle,sonomoreaircangetinside.Thisreducestheairpressureinsidethebottle.Theairpressuremustequalize,somoreairfromoutsidemustenterthebottle.Theoutsideairpressureagainsttheeggandthentheeggispushedintothebottle!Thisprovesthatairisallaroundandthatitispressingdownonit.1、Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?A．Thebottlecouldbreak.B．Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.C．Theeggneedstobeshelled.D．Theegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottle.2、Intheexperiment,theburninginsidethebottlecan________.A．equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutsideB．makeasealintheneckofthebottleC．finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottleD．producemoreoxygeninsidethebottle3、Howwastheeggputintothebottle?A．Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.B．Itbecamesaltwithouttheshell.C．Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.D．Theoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottle.24．（8分）Famousresorts(度假勝地)ontheearthMaldivesMaldivesisfamedasthelastparadise(樂園)ontheearth.It'smadeupofmorethan1,800coralislands,spreadingoveraseaareaofabout90thousandsquarekilometersontheIndianOcean.PeopleinMaldivesbelieveinIslam.Theymustobservethereligiousrulesstrictly.However,touristsdon'tneedtofollowthesecustomsinsidehotels,buttheymustdoasthelocalswhentheyenterthecommunityofthelocalpeople.JejuIslandJejuIsland,alsoknownasthe“IslandsoftheGods”，isthebiggestislandofSouthKorea.Itisavolcanicislandwithapleasantclimate.Itsyearlyaveragetemperatureis16℃，whichmakesitthemostattractivevacationstopinNortheastAsia.Ithasgainedafameasashoppingparadise.Herealltheluxury(奢侈品)brandsarefreeofduty.Everysummerthousandsoftouristscomeheretolookforthegods,enjoythecoolnessofthegentleseabreezeandbuycheapluxuries.PhuketIslandPhuketIsland,thebiggestislandofThailand,iscalledapearlontheIndianOcean.Itisworld-famousforitsbeautifulbeaches.Somearequietandtourist-friendly,andsomeareasluxuriousaspersonalvacationbeaches.Somearefamousforseasports,andsomeareattractivetoloversofeveningentertainments.Therefore,you'llhaveagoodtimeherewhetheryou'resingleoraccompaniedbyyourfriends.HaymanIslandHaymanIsland,asecretvacationisland,isoneofthe600coralislandsthatmakeuptheGreatBarrierReef.EveryyearthousandsoftouristscomeheretoadmirethebeautyofthetropicseaandthecharmingsceneoftheGreatBarrierReef.However,theyseldomseeanywaitersandwaitressesaroundastheyworkinandtravelthroughaspecialtunnel(通道).Thisiswhyit'scalledthemostsecretresort.1、Ifyouintendtodosomeshoppingbesidessightseeing,________maybeisyourbestchoice.A．MaldivesB．PhuketIslandC．JejuIslandD．HaymanIsland2、Touristsshould________inMaldiveswhengettingoutofthehotels.A．followthelocalrulesB．watchoutforsharksC．stayinsecrettunnelsD．stayawayfromthelocalpeople3、PhuketIslandisregardedas________bytourists.A．the“IslandsoftheGods”B．apearlontheIndianOceanC．asecretvacationislandD．thelastparadiseontheearth4、TouriststhinkHaymanIslandissecretbecause________.A．theyarestrictlylimitedwithinthehotelB．theyaren'tallowedtoswimintheseaC．theyareforbiddentobargaininthemarketD．theycan'tmeetservantsaroundthem25．（10分）Oneday,whenIwasworkingaspsychologistinEngland,anadolescentboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadreferredhimtome.“Thisboyhaslosthisfamily,”hewrote.“Heisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothers,andI’mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?”IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?Thereareproblemspsychologydoesn'thavetheanswerto,andwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsympathetically.Thefirsttwotimeswemet,Daviddidn'tsayaword.Hesatthere,onlylookinguptolookatthechildren'sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.Henodded.AfterthatheplayedchesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoon-incompletesilenceandwithoutlookingatme.It'snoteasytocheatinchess,butIadmitImadesureDavidwononceortwice.Usually,hearrivedearlierthanagreed,tookthechessboardandpiecesfromtheshelfandbegansettingthemupbeforeIevengotachancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydidheneverlookatme?“Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwith,”Ithought.“PerhapshesensesthatIrespecthissuffering.”Somemonthslater,whenwewereplayingchess,helookedupatmesuddenly.“It'syourturn,”hesaid.Afterthatday,Davidstartedtalking.Hegotfriendsinschoolandjoinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomeafewtimes,abouthisbikingwithsomefriends,andabouthisplantogetintouniversity.Nowhehadreallystartedtolivehisownlife.MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone-withoutanyword-canreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisahug,ashouldertocryon,afriendlytouch,andanearthatlistens.1、Whenhefirstmettheauthor,David________.A．feltalittleexcitedB．walkedenergeticallyC．lookedalittlenervousD．showedupwithhisteacher2、Asapsychologist,theauthor________.A．wasreadytolistentoDavidB．wasskepticalaboutpsychologyC．wasab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B．naturally C．formally D．probably2、A．break B．course C．house D．chance3、A．someone B．he C．herself D．she4、A．ran B．rushed C．dragged D．jumped5、A．difficulty B．concept C．disagreement D．suggestion6、A．lack B．need C．notice D．cheer7、A．impress B．entertain C．calm D．annoy8、A．walk B．pronounce C．communicate D．write9、A．knew B．asked C．spoke D．required10、A．at B．for C．on D．in11、A．grateful B．surprised C．angry D．noisy12、A．way B．process C．operation D．life13、A．watch B．smile C．listen D．understand14、A．class B．goal C．ability D．reason15、A．began B．agreed C．found D．shared16、A．argued B．attended C．witnessed D．accepted17、A．foundout B．thrownaway C．broughtup D．heldout18、A．give B．accomplish C．spend D．accompany19、A．complete B．necessary C．enough D．typical20、A．called B．carried C．searched D．created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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Stress:GoodorBad?Stressusedtobeanalmostunknownword,butnowthatweareusedtotalkingaboutit,Ihavefoundthatpeoplearebeginningtogetstressedaboutbeingstressed.Inrecentyears,stress1．(regard)asacauseofawholerangeofmedicalproblems,fromhighbloodpressuretomentalillness.Butlikesomanyotherthings,itisonlytoomuchstress2．doesyouharm.Itistimeyouconsideredthatiftherewerenostressinyourlife,youwouldachievealittle.Ifyouarestuckathomewithnostress,thenyourlevelofperformancewillbelow.Uptoacertainpoint,themorestressyouareunder,the3．(good)yourperformancewillbe.Beyondacertainpoint,though,furtherstresswillonlyleadtoexhaustion,illnessandfinallyabreakdown.Youcantellwhenyouareoverthetopandonthedownwardslope,byaskingyourself4．numberofquestions.Doyou,forinstance,feelthattoomuchisbeingexpectedof5．,andyetfinditimpossibletosayno?Doyoufindyourselfgettingimpatientor6．(annoy)withpeopleoverunimportantthings?...Iftheanswertoallthosequestionsisyes,youhadbetter7．(control)yourstress,asyouprobablyareundermorestressthanisgoodforyou.Tosomeextentyoucancontroltheamountofstressinyourlife.Doctorshaveworkedoutachartshowinghowmuchstressisinvolvedinvariousevents.Gettingmarriedis50,pregnancy40,movinghouse20,Christmas12,etc.Ifthetotalstressinyourlifeisover150,youaretwiceaslikely8．(get)ill.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處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞;2、只允許修改10處,多者（從第11處起）不計分。Goodmorning,everyone、I'dliketosharemyideasaboutbooksinthefuturetoyou、Ithinkthebookswillbequitedifferentfromthattheyarenow、Firstofall,theywilllooklikethepadstoday,buttheirsizeswillbechangeable,too、Secondly,theircolorswillchangedependonhowthesurroundingschange,whichwillbegoodforeyewhat'smore,theywillbeverymuchmorepractical、Forexample,ifyoumetaquestionwhenreading,youcanimmediategetananswerby“talking”withthebook、Inword,Ithinkbooksinthefuturewillbemoreusefulandinterested、That'sall、Thankyou!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是晨光中學的高三學生李津，最近你美國的筆友Brown來信說他的學校利用網絡輔助老師教學和學生學習，深受師生歡迎。他想了解你的學校是否也有這樣的網絡教學。請你給他回一封信，主要內容如下：學校有一個叫SmartPage的網站；師生如何利用網站以及對這種學習方式的看法（如:是否有助于學習等等）；自己的體驗和感受。注意：詞數不少于100；可以適當增加細節(jié)使內容充實、行文連貫；文章開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。DearBrown,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiJin

2023學年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、C5、A6、C7、C8、A9、A10、D11、D12、B13、C14、C15、B16、C17、A18、D19、C20、C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、1、B2、C3、A4、B22、1、B2、C3、C23、1、B2、C3、D24、1、C2、A3、B4、D25、IfyouthinkthatInternetshoppingonaSundaygetsyouthebestdeals,thenthinkagain.Tuesdayisactuallythebestdayoftheweekifyouwanttogrababargainaccordingtoanexhaustiveanalysisofon-lineshopping.ThursdayisthesecondbestdayfollowedbyFriday—butSundayiswhenyouareleastlikelytomakeasaving.Thestudyalsolookedatmonthsandfoundthatthepre-ChristmasrushinNovemberiswhentherearemostbargainsaroundontheweb—andnottheJanuarysales.USretailer(零售商)reportingserviceSumAllexamined3,000companiesandhaltabilliontransactions(交易)aspartofitsreport.Itworkedouttheaveragediscount(折扣)offeredtoconsumersoneachdayoftheweekandoverdifferenttimesoftheyear.ThebestdayoftheweekwasTuesdaywheresavingswere4.81percent,followedbyThursdayon4.80percent.InthirdplacewasFridayat4.615percent,thenWednesdayat4.13percentandMondayat4.11percent.OnlythefoolishwouldshoponaSaturdaywherethediscountsweretypically3.84percent—andSundaywastheworstwith3.37percent.Theanalysisbymonthisevenmoresurprisingasmostpeoplethinkthatwaitinguntilthepost-Christmassaleswouldyieldthebiggestdiscounts.Infact,Novemberiswhenyouwillgetthelargestsavingsat5.99percentonaverage.Januarycameinsecondat4.95per