廣東省東莞市虎門中學(xué)2023學(xué)年高三二診模擬考試英語試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.---It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．a(chǎn)s2．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．One B．Noone C．Everyone D．Someone^*3．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon4．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．a(chǎn)s5．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might6．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup7．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked8．—CouldyouturntheTVdownalittlebit?—________.Isitdisturbingyou?A．Takeiteasy.B．I’msorry.C．NotabitD．Itdepends9．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where10．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how11．---Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?---Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto12．Onlyaftertalkingtotwostudentsthathavingstrongmotivationisoneofthebiggestfactorsinreachinggoals.A．Ididdiscover B．didIdiscoverC．Idiscovered D．discovered13．AlthoughJaneagreeswithmeonmostpoints,therewasoneonwhichshewasunwillingto______.A．giveout B．giveinC．giveaway D．giveoff14．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes15．Ensuringeverychildequalrightstoeducationis_____thekeytotheeliminationofinequalityacrosstheworldlies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where16．Aproblemhasoccurredweshoulddevelopinnovativethinkingabilitiesintheclassroomsbygivingstudentsopportunitiestogeneratenewideas.A．whatB．whereC．whetherD．that17．MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.A．a(chǎn)rebeingbuilt B．willbebuiltC．havebeenbuilt D．hadbeenbuilt18．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit19．Whydoesshealwaysdrivetowork____shecouldeasilytakethetrain?A．unless B．untilC．before D．when20．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge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）Fromchildhood,Moiralovedtowrite.Throughoutschoolsheenjoyedwriting,butpursuingitprofessionallywasneverapossibility.Herfatherwasadoctor,hermotheranurse.“Medicinewasafairlysafechoice,”Moirasays,“andwritingwasacareerwhereitwasn’tacertaintythatyou’dhavehighincome.”Shebecameadoctorbutstillwantedtowritesomething.However,beingadoctorwassodemandingthatshedidn’ttakeupwritinguntilherthirties.Sheproducedanovel—afictionalizedversionofhertravelinChinaafteruniversity.Shegotexcellentreviews.Moirasentitofftoasmanyagentsasshecouldfind,andfoundonewhowantedtorepresenther.Suddenly,itseemedshewasonherwayasanauthor.“Ihadonelengthyphonecallwiththeagentwherewewentthroughallpossibleareasthatshethoughtneededpolishing.Iworkedonthoseandsentitbacktoherbutdidn’thearanything.”Itwasn’tlongbeforeMoirafoundanotheragentwhowasinterestedifshewaswillingtorewriteitfromthefirstpersontothethirdperson.Shedidthehardworkandsentitoffagain.“Igotbackareallybriefletter:‘Thankyou,I’mnolongerinterested.’Itwasreallydisappointing.”Adecadewentby,andMoirafoundherselfeagertowriteagain,thistimepurelyforherownenjoyment.ShesetherselfthechallengeofcreatingathrillerandchoseWesternAustraliaashersetting.Asshewaswritingjustforherself,somethingsurprisingbegantohappen.“Thecharacterstookonalifeoftheirown;theystarteddoingthingsIhadn’tthoughtabout.Itjustflew.”O(jiān)neday,anagentcalledfromAustralia.Threeweekslater,Moirahadapublicationdeal.Hernovel,Cicada,waspublishedinMarch.“Evenifithadn’tbeenpublishedIstillgainedsomuchfromtheprocess,”saysMoira.1、WhatdoweknowaboutMoira?A．Shewasawriter.B．Shewasadoctor.C．Shewasanagent.D．Shewasanurse.2、Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutherfirstnovel?A．Itwasproducedaftershegraduatedfromuniversity.B．Itwaspublishedbyoneoftheagents.C．Itwasmodifiedaccordingtotheagents’requirements.D．ItwasmadeintoathrillerwithWesternAustraliaasthesetting.3、WhatmadeMoirawriteagaintenyearslater?A．Themoney.B．Thesetting.C．Thechallenge.D．Thepleasure.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flew”inparagraph5referto?A．Succeeded.B．Survived.C．Broke.D．Failed.5、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．AnAdventureinChinaB．HowtoBeaWriterC．Moira’sFirstNovelD．APassionforWriting22．（8分）Theorganicfoodhasgainedalotof[popularityastheyarebeingconsideredashealthierandtastier.Afairnumberofpeopleadvocatealarge-scaleshifttoorganicfarmingfromconventionalagriculture.Butthismightnotseemwell-founded.Sincethemid-19thcentury,conventionalindustrialagriculturehasbecomeincrediblyefficientonasimplelandtofoodbasis.Conventionalfarminggetsmoreandmorecroppersquarefootofland,whichcanmeanlesswildernessneedstobetransformedtofarmland.Tomakefarmingmoreefficient,conventionalagricultureusesasignificantamountofsyntheticfertilizer（合成肥料）eachyear,andallthatnitrogen（氮）enablesmuchfasterplantgrowth.However,thecostispaidinvastpolluteddeadzonesatthemonthsofmanyoftheworld’srivers,becausemuchofthenitrogenendsuprunningoffthesoilandintotheoceans.Thisalsomakesconventionalfarmingoneofthemajorthreatstotheenvironment.Toweakentheenvironmentalimpactofagriculture,improvesoilqualityaswellasproducehealthierfoods,somefarmershaveturnedtoorganicfarming.Environmentalistshavealsowelcomedorganicfoodasbetterfortheplanetthanthefoodproducedbyagriculturalcorporations.Organicpractices---refusingartificialfertilizersandchemicalpesticides–areconsideredfarmoresustainable.Salesoforganicfoodrose7.7%in2010,upto$26.7billion—andpeoplearemakingthosepurchasesfortheirmoralsensesasmuchastheirtongues.Yetanewmeta-analysisinNaturedoesthemathandcomestoahardconclusion:organicfarmingproduces25%fewercropsonaveragethanconventionalagriculture.IntheNatureanalysis,scientistsperformedananalysisof66studiescomparingconventionalandorganicmethodsacross34differentcropspecies,fromfruitstograins.Theyfoundthatorganicfarmingdeliveredaloweroutputforeverycroptype,thoughthedifferencevariedwidely.Forcropslikefruittrees,organictrailed（落后于）conventionalagriculturebyjust5%.Yetformajorgraincropsandvegetables–allofwhichprovidetheworld’smaincalories–conventionalagricultureoutperformedorganicsbymorethan25%.Whatthatmeansisthatwhileorganicfarmingmaybemoresustainablethanconventionalagriculture,therearetrade-offs（此消彼長）witheach.Soanidealglobalagriculturesystemmayborrowthebestfrombothsystemsratherthanupholdingmerelyorganicorconventionalpractices.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tocomparetwotypesoffarming.B．Tocriticizeconventionalagriculture.C．Todiscussthedevelopmentoffarming.D．Toargueforarealisticagriculturesystem.2、Whatdoweknowaboutconventionalfarming?A．Itproducesmorecropswithfewerfertilizers.B．Itachievesefficiencyatahugecosttotheenvironment.C．Ifoffersalong-termsolutiontoglobaldemandforfood.D．Itperformsfarbetterforeachcroptypethanorganicfarming.3、Whatdoestheauthormostprobablyagreewith?A．Employingorganicfarmingtoplantrice.B．Adoptingorganicpracticestogrowpotato.C．Usingconventionalmethodstoplantcabbage.D．Applyingconventionalfarmingtogrowingapple.4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point（次要點）C:ConclusionA．B．C．D．23．（8分）AninternationalteamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofOxfordhavefoundthatthewaypeopleusetheInternetiscloselytiedtotheseasonalmovementsinthenaturalworld.Theironlinespeciessearchesfollowthepatternsofseasonalanimalmigrations(遷徙).Migratorybirds(候鳥)floodbacktowheretheyreproduceeveryspring.Thatmigratorybehaviorisaccompaniedbysomehumanbehavior.“InEnglish-languageWikipedia(維基百科),theonlinesearchesformigratoryspeciestendtoincreaseinspringwhenthosebirdsarriveintheUnitedStates,”saidtheleadauthorJohnMittermeier.Andnotjustbirds.Mittermeierandhisteamsurveyednearly2.5billionWikipediasearchrecords,for32,000species,across245languages.Theyalsosawvariablesearchratesforinsects,horsetailsandfloweringplants.SeasonaltrendsseemedtobewidespreadinWikipediabehaviorformanyspeciesofplantsandanimals.Thisfindingsuggestsnewwaystomonitorchangesintheworld’sbiologicaldiversity.Italsoshowsnewwaystoseehowmuchpeoplecareaboutnature,andwhichspeciesandareasmightbethemosteffectivetargetsforconservation.Mittermeierisencouragedbythesearchresults.Hecommented,“Ithinkthere’saconcernamongconservationists(生態(tài)環(huán)境保護(hù)者)thatpeoplearelosingtouchwiththenaturalworldandthatthey’renotinteractingwithnativespeciesanymore.Andsointhatsense,itwasreallyexcitingandquiteunexpectedformetoseepeople’sWikipediainterestcloselyrelatedtochangesinnature.”RichardGrenyer,AssociateProfessorfromtheUniversityofOxford,sayssearchdataisusefultoconservationbiologists,“Byusingthesebigdataapproaches,wecandirectourattentiontowardsthedifficultquestionsinmodernconservation:whichspeciesandareasarechanging,andwherearethepeoplewhocarethemostandcandothemosttohelp.”1、Whathaveresearchersfoundaboutspeciessearches?A．Theystrengthentiesamongpeople.B．Theyaffecttheanimalmovements.C．Theydifferinlanguagebackgrounds.D．Theyreflectanimalmigrationseasons.2、WhatisthepurposeofwritingParagraph3?A．Tosummarizetheresearchprocess.B．Tofurthersupporttheresearchfindings.C．Toshowthevarietyofspeciessearches.D．Topresentresearchers’heavyworkload.3、HowdoesMittermeierfeelaboutthesearchresults?A．SatisfiedwithWikipedia’sservice.B．WorriedaboutWikipediabehavior.C．Amazedatpeople’scareaboutnature.D．Sadaboutpeople’snotgettingclosetonature.4、WhydoesRichardthinksuchsearchdataisuseful?A．Ithelpstoaimatconservationtargets.B．Itincreasesinterestinbigdataapproaches.C．Itkeepstrackoftrendsinbiologists’work.D．Itpushespeopletosolvedifficultproblems.24．（8分）Scientistswouldliketoplaceahugemirrorinspaceabovetheearth.Itmightbesixtymileswide.Itwouldbeusedtocatchtherays(光線)ofthesun.Itwoulddirectthesun’sraysupontheearthasachildmightdotomakesunlightdanceonthewallwithahandmirror.Whydotheywanttodothis?Thesun’srayscouldbehelpfulinmanyways.Theycouldlightupcitiesbynight.Thewarmrayscouldstopfrosts(霜凍)whichmightcomeatnightandhurtfruitcrops.Theycouldmelt(融化)dangerousicebergsintheocean.Perhapstheycouldchangecloudmovementsandbringrainwhereitisneeded.1、Thehugemirrorwould______.A．stand60milesinheight(高度) B．be60milesfromsidetosideC．cover60milesoftheearth D．be60milesabovetheearth2、Themirrorwouldbeusedto______.A．reflect(反射)sunlight B．a(chǎn)bsorb(吸收)sunlightC．seewhattheearthlookslike D．seehowcloudsmove3、Thestronglightfromthemirrorcouldpossibly______.A．hurtfruitcrops B．setfiretocitiesC．bringlongerdaytime D．shinethroughwalls4、Thehugemirroris______.A．somethinginastory B．a(chǎn)lreadymadeC．justanidea D．tobemadesoon25．（10分）ThecountryisIndia.Alargedinnerpartyisbeinggiveninanup-countrystationbyacolonialofficialandhiswife.Theguestsarearmyandgovernmentofficersandtheirwives,andanAmericannaturalist.Atonesideofthelongtable,aspiriteddiscussionspringsupbetweenayounggirlandanarmyofficer.Thegirlinsistswomenhavelongoutgrownthejumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouseera,andthattheyarenotasanxiousastheirgrandmotherswere.Theofficersaystheyare,arguingwomenhaven'ttheactualnervecontrolofmen.“Awoman'sreactioninanycrisis,”theofficersays,“istoscream.Andwhileamanmayfeellikeit,hehasthatouncemoreofcontrolthanawomanhas.”TheAmericanscientistdoesnotjoinintheargumentbutsitsandwatchesthefacesoftheotherguests.Ashestares,heseesaslight,thoughstrangelookofanxietycomeoverthefaceofthehostess.Withasmallgestureshesummonstheservantstandingbehindherchair.Shewhisperstohim.Theservant'seyeswiden.Heturnsquicklyandleavestheroom.Nooneelseseesthis,northeservantwhenheputsabowlofmilkonthebalconyoutsidetheglassdoors.TheAmericanunderstands.InIndia,milkinabowlmeansonlyonething.Itisbaitforasnake.Herealizesthereisacobraintheroom.TheAmerican'seyesmoveacrosstheroombutheseesnothing.Herealizesthesnakecanonlybeinoneplace-underthetable.Hisfirstreactionistojumpbackandwarntheothers.Butheknowsanysuddenmovementwillfrightenthecobraanditwillstrike.Hespeaksquickly,thequalityofhisvoicesoarrestingthatitquietenseveryone.“Iwanttoknowjustwhatcontroleveryoneatthistablehas.Iwillcountthreehundred-that'sfiveminutes-andnotoneofyouistomoveasinglemuscle.Now!Ready!”The20peoplesitlikestoneimageswhilehecounts.Heissaying“…twohundredandeighty…”.when,outofthecornerofhiseye,heseesthesnakeemergeandmakeforthebowlofmilk.Fourorfivescreamsringoutashejumpstoslamshutthebalconydoors.“Thereisyourproof!”thehostsays.“Amanhasjustshownusrealcontrol.”“Justaminute,”theAmericansays,turningtohishostess,“Howdidyouknowthatcobrawasintheroom?”Afaintsmilecomesacrossthewoman'sfaceasshereplies.“Becauseitwaslyingacrossmyfoot.”1、Whatistheargumentbetweenthearmyofficerandtheyounggirlabout?A．Whetherwomenareafraidofmice.B．Whethermenarecalmerthanwomen.C．Whethermenareclevererthanwomen.D．Whetherwomenwouldmakesuitablesoldiers.2、Whyistheservantaskedtoputoutsomemilk?A．Toplayatrick.B．Toservetheguests.C．Toattractthesnake.D．Tofeedthehostess'spet.3、Whydoesthescientistsuggesttheguestsplayagame?A．Hedoesn'twantanyonetopanic.B．Heintendstotesttheofficer'stheory.C．Heseestherewasasnakeintheroom.D．Hewantstoentertaintheotherguests.4、Whatdoestheauthorimplythroughthehostess'sfinalstatement?A．Thearmyofficer'sopinioniswrong.B．ThehostessunderstoodtheAmerican'sintention.C．TheAmericanwassurprisedbythesnake'spresence.D．Thehostesshashadpreviousexperiencedealingwithsnakes.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）VandnalovedsportsanddidwellinherlessonsatherhighschoolinCalifornia.Whenaheadachedisturbedthe15-year-old’swalktoclass,she1it.“Itwas2.”shethought,“Justaheadache---harmless”Butwhenwalkingtohernextclass,shewas3andcollapsedtothefloor.4shecouldhearothertalking,shecouldn’tspeak.Shewas5tothehospitalinanambulance.TestsindicatedVandnahadastrokeaffectingtherightsideofherbrain,thusaffectingthe6sideofherbody.Whatwasworse,thestrokecausedherbraintobegantoswell,andsheneededoperationto7thepressuretheswellingwasputting8herbrain.Thedoctors9partofherskull（頭骨）tomakeroomfortheswelling.10theswellingwentdown（消退）,herskullwasplacedbackagain.Whilethedoctorspredictedthatshewouldneverliveanormallife,Vandna11improved.Shewasinarehabcenter（康復(fù)中心）forabout3monthsandbegantorealizehow12herdailylifemightbe.Shehadtowearabrace（支架）onherleftlegtosupporther13.Herleftarm14lightly,andsheoftenbecametired.Though15onacampuswasn’teasy,shefinishedhighschooland16adegreeinspeechtherapyatUniversityofRedlands.Afterthestroke,Vandnabecame17withtheAmericanHeartAssociation.Shesharedher18atpubliceventsandurgedotherstostay19.Shesaidifyou20atoughtime,remembertoughtimesdon’tlast,buttoughpeopledo.1、A．stoppedB．dismissedC．curedD．treated2、A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．everything3、A．weakB．worriedC．nervousD．surprised4、A．DespiteB．BecauseC．SinceD．Though5、A．remainedB．stayedC．keptD．rushed6、A．leftB．rightC．middleD．over7、A．a(chǎn)ddB．reduceC．increaseD．a(chǎn)pply8、A．onB．upC．offD．out9、A．movedB．brokeC．removedD．repaired10、A．BeforeB．UntilC．OnceD．While11、A．suddenlyB．quicklyC．immediatelyD．gradually12、A．happyB．differentC．excitingD．lucky13、A．handB．a(chǎn)nkleC．neckD．head14、A．shookB．tiredC．wavedD．held15、A．gettingawayB．gettingoffC．gettingaroundD．gettingout16、A．lostB．madeC．gaveD．earned17、A．involvedB．interestedC．concernedD．experienced18、A．eventB．a(chǎn)ccidentC．storyD．news19、A．negativeB．positiveC．indifferentD．supportive20、A．putthroughB．lookedthroughC．brokethroughD．wentthrough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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）One

day,Daisywenttoseetheanimalsinaflyingcarpet.It1．(fly)awaytoTibetinChinafirst,2．shesawanantelope.Theantelopetoldherthattheywerekilledforthewooltakenfromtheir3．（stomach）.ThenthecarpetgottoZimbabwe,whereDaisysawanelephant.Theelephantsaidtheywere4．danger.Nowthegovernmentallowedtouriststohuntonly5．certainnumberofanimalsiftheygavemoneytothefarmers.Theflyingcarpetroseagainandsoontheyarrivedatathickrainforest.Therewasamonkey6．(rub)amillipedeinsectover7．bodybecausetheinsectcouldprotectitfrommosquitoes.ThemonkeytoldDaisy,“Attentionshould8．（pay）totherainforestwhereanimalslive.Ournaturalhabitatsareofgreat9．(important).”Daisywasaffectedbywhatthemonkeysaid.Shedecided10．(make)adifferencetowildlifeprotection.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僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。IhaveaclosefriendRex,whoItakeasmybetterfriendinthisschoolforforeignstudents、ImethimwhenIarrivedonafirstday,andhewashelpingwithnewstudentstofinddirections、Irememberclearlyhegavemeabroadsmile,andourfriendshipbegan、Heisveryhumor,andhehasendlessinterestingstoriestheymakemeamused、Besides,heisveryunderstanding、He，salwayscomfortingmewhenIinlowspirits、Heeveninvitesfriendslivenearbytoplaywithmetoovercomemyhomesickness、Rex