2023年北京昌平區(qū)高三二模英語試題及答案

昌平區(qū)2023年高三年級第二次統(tǒng)一練習

英語試卷筆試部分2023.5

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第一部分知識運用（共兩節(jié)，30分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題L5分，共15分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，

選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

“Deardepartment,】wouldlikeyourapprovalifIcanhaveaunicom（獨角獸）

inmybackyardifIcanfindone.Pleasesendmealetterinresponse."Inmid-

November,Joycewrotealettertothelocaldepartmentofanimalcareandcontrol

witha（n）1request.

DirectorAnnabelleBradshawwrotebackafewweekslaterwithgoodnews.

Shesaidthedepartmentdoesinfactlicenseunicomsundercertain2

Thoseincludepolishingtheunicorn'shom（角）atleastonceamonth,givingit

3accesstosunlight,moonlightandrainbowsyandfeedingitwatermelons

atleastonceaweek.

4thatJoycewouldmeetalltherequirements,Bradshawsenthera

“preapprovedunicomlicense“forherfuturepel."Itisalways5tohear

fromyoungpeoplewhoconsiderprovidingalovinghometoanimals.Bradshaw

wrote.ShedealswithalotofMemotionallyexhausting"issuesonthejob.SoJoyce's

letterhas6brightenedherspirits.Thefirst-graderalsoher

forwantingtoaskpermissioninthefirstplace,anddoingherresearchtofigureout

howtogoaboutthat.

Joyce'smotherdidn'twantto8herwhensheaskedforaunicomat

first,soadviseditmightcomedowntogettingapproval.Joyceagreedandshe

9andanhourlatershecamebackandsaid,“Willyouhelpme

10this?”

Whiletheletterwasreceivedandrepliedtoinamatterofweeks,Joyce

thoughtthelicensewouldbeapenectpresentforherbirthdaythismonth.

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1.A.specialB.urgentC.reasonableD.silly

2.A.structuresB.conditions'IC.systems?〃D.programs

3.A.regularB.similarC.fair,D.instant

4.A.UpsetB.Concerned/<C.ConfidentD.Surprised

5.A.usefuliB.rewardingC.necessaryD.important

6.A.normallyB.gradually；.C.greatlyD.carefully/,

7.A.impressedB.admiredC.amusedD.challenged

8.A.comfortB.punishC.excuseD.discourage

9.A.gaveupB.felloverC.stoodoutD.marchedoff

10.A.testB.mailC.recordD.download

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個恰當的單詞，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內所給詞的正確形式填空。

請在答題卡指定區(qū)域作答。

A

Becauseofthechangesthatoccurredovertea'sextremelylonghistory,the

tea-makingprocess11(Decome)verycomplicatedanddiversetoday.To

followtheratherstrictsteps12mayincludedozensofsmallersteps,

generallyspeaking,ittakesabouthalfamonthtocompletethe13

(begin)processessuchasteapicking,selectinganddrying.Inordertoreachthe

higheststandard,ittakesatleastawholemonthonlytodrytheteaasdryasitcan

get.Soittakesseveralmonthsalone14goodteaproductsarereadyfor

consumers.

B

Toremaincompetitivethroughouttheircareers,studentsneedtolearnhowto

useanAIwritingtooltomakeworthwhileoutputLknowhowto

evaluateitsquality,accuracyandoriginality.Theyneedtoleamtocomposewell-

organizedessaysinvolvingamixofAl-geueratedtextand16(tradition)

writing.Whenworkingintothe2060sandbeyond,professionals17

(leam)howtoengageproductivelywithAlsystems,usingthemtoenhancehuman

creativity.

2

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c

Mynewbookcelebratesthepowerofmathematicalthinkingtogetyoutoyour

goal18（success）withouthoursoflabour.It'syourshortcutthat

mathematicians19'mehavecomeupwithtoyourdestination.Ofcourse,

whileI20（produce）1ninkingBetter：Theartcftheshortcut,Ireada

goodfewbooks.Here'salistofthosethatwerethemostinfluentialinmyjourney

toGndthesmartestwaysofthinking.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，38分）

第一節(jié)（共14小題；每小題2分，共28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，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Everyeventherefeaturesanotedscientistwhodiscussesadifferentcosmic

（宇宙的）topic.TheywillbepresentedwithaliveslreamtoourScienceWorld

officialwebsiteandquestionscanbeaskedinthewebsitechat.

BlackHoles

7：30PM-8：30PM,May.19,2023

Description：Mostgalaxies（星系）haveasupermassiveblackholeattheir

center.Theseblackholeshelpdeterminehowgalaxieswilldevelopovertime.Join

Dr.AnselNetscherforanoutlineofblackholes.Youcanalsoexplorehow

supermassiveblackholesmaydecidethedevelopmentofgalaxies.

TheWebbImagery

8：00PM-9：30PM,May.28,2023

Description：Hieamazingvisionshaveattractedtheworld.Butthere'salong

andinvolvedprocessbywhichscientists'black-and-whiteobservationaldatais

transformedintodynamiccolorimageryforthepublic.JoinimagespecialistRalph

Wilsonashediscussestheartandscienceoftranslatinginfraredlight.

HuntforDistantWorlds

7：00PM-8：00PMJun.3,2023

Description：SincethediscoveryofthefirstplanetorbitingaSun-likestarin

1995,morethan4,000exoplanetshavebeenfound.Thesewidespreadplanet

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systemsconfirmthatoursolarsystemisjustoneofmanyinourMilkyWaygalaxy.

Thediscoveryofsuchsystemshasprovidedinterestinginsights,challengingour

viewsabouthowplanetsystemsformanddevelop.JoinDr.AmandaGarciaasshe

describesthescientifichuntforthesedistantworlds.

MarsandBeyond

10：00AM-11：30AMJun.4,2023

Description：WillweeverreachMare?Andwhatwillittaketotraveltoother

stars?Dr.CamilleLopezwillmeetthesequestionswithaspeechofwhatwecan

expectinthenext30years.It*sbasedonwhatispracticalandreasonablewhenwe

considerthebiological,economic,andphilosophicalconcernsthatconnectwiththe

engineeringchallengesof.spacehabitationandexploration.

?21.Interestedinthedevelopmentofolanetorstarsystem.youcanchoose.

①BlackHoles

②TheWebbImagery

③HuntforDistantWorlds

④MarsandBeyond

A.OXS）c.dXDD.（2X1）

22.WhatwillyouleamfromMarsandBeyond?

A.Prospectofspacetravel.

B.Applicationofarttoscience.

C.TheoriginandfutureofMars.

D.Detailedplanofspacehabitation.

23.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Topublicizeonlinepubliclectures.

B.Tocompareeventsofstudyingscience.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofspaceexploration.

D.Toexpandpeople'sknowledgeaboutuniverse.

B

Everwonderwhathappenstospacecraftaftertheygetlaunchedtospace?

Well.thatiswheremyjobasaninstrumentoperationsengineercomesin.Myjob

consistsofplanning,generating,andoperatingscientiGcinstrumentsin-flight.Iam

gratefulforhavingworkedonmissionsatSatum,theMoon,andourownplanet

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Earth.

WhenIwasahigh-schooler,IwasunsureofwhatcollegeIwantedtoattend,

orwhatmajorIwantedtochoose.Afterreceivinganemailfromacollegecalled

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT),Idecidedtoapplytoasummer

programtheyweienffpringwiththeencouracemeuiofmymom.Afterparticipating

inthatprogram,!knewthatMITwastherightuniversityforme.Thepassionate

studentsandboundlessopportunitiesdevelopedafeelingofbelonginginmethat

ledmetoapplyandeventuallygetaccepted.

ThemostexcitingandfulfillingpartofbeinganengineeristhatIamableto

workonprojectsthatbenefithumanity.Whenpeoplethinkofthespaceindustry,

theypicturetheouterreachesofoursolarsystem.Whattheymaynotimagineis

thegreatbodyofworkbeingdonetostudyourownhome-Earth.Iamthankfulto

haveacareerthataUowsme3eommilmyselftnthatresDonsibility.

Hiehighli曲tofmycareerhasbeenwitnessingtheendoftheCassinimission

toSaturn.Someofthepeopleontheteamhadbeenworkingonthemissionfor

longerthanIhadbeenalive,buttheystilltreatedmeasoneoftheirown.Iwas

giventheopportunitytooperatethecamerasthatwouldcatchbreathtakingimages

oftheplaneLAndwhentheCassinispacecrafthadrunoutoffuel,Iquickly

learnedthatitwasnotjusttheendofthemission,buttheendofateam.Thenight

wewatchedwithbittersweetlongingasitssignalfadedtonothingissomethingthat

Iwillalwayskeepinmymemories.AndwhileCassiniwillberememberedforits

historiccontributions,whatIwillrememberitforistheteamitbroughttogether.

Myfriendsoftenaskwhyagirlcouldachieveallthese.Ialwaysgrewupabig

fanoffiction.IreadtheHarryPotterbooksandlovedanythingfantasy.Irealized

thatacommonthemeofherostoriesisthattheheromustalwaysmakeachoiceto

starttheiradventure.Ifyoudon'tpickuptheswordinyourownstorybecauseyou

areafraidofwhatmayhappennext,yourisknothavingastoryatall.

24.WhydidtheauthorapplytoMIT?

A.ThemajorsinMITinterestedher.

B.HermotherurgedhertogotoMIT.

C.Shesetthisgoalasahigh-schooler.

D.AsummerprogrammadeherloveMIT.

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25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutheroccupation?

A.Il'seasytopredictwhatshedoes.

B.It'shardforagirltohavesuchacareer.

C.Sheisannoyedbybeingmisunderstood.

D.Sheisproudtoworkforhumanwell-being.

26.WhatdoestheauthorvaluemostintheCassinimission?

A.Itshistoriccontributions.

B.Theteamitbroughttogether.

C.Breathtakingimagesoftheplanet.

D.Theopportunitytooperatethecameras.

27.Whatcanweleamfromthestory?

A.Practicemakesperfect.

B.Nowayisimpossibletocourage.

C.Wellbegunishalfdone.

D.Timelostcannotbewonagain.

C

Haveyoueverbeenindecisiveinthedecisionofwhatcolorcaryoulike?

LastNovember,amagazinewithgreatinfluencerevealeditsannuallistoftheBest

Inventions,whicharechanginghowwelive,work,play,andthinkaboutwhat's

possible.Oneoftheseinventionswasthe**colorchangingcar”.

Atthe2022ConsumerElectronicsShow,afamouscarcompanyshowcaseda

conceptcarthatcanchangecolors.Thesurfacecoatingofthiscarfeaturese-ink

thatismostwell-knownfromthedisplaysofe-readere.Itcontainsmanymillionsof

micro-capsules,eachofwhichcontainsnegativelychargedwhitepigments（顏料）

andpositivelychargedblackpigments.Dependingonthechosensetting,

stimulationbymeansofanelectricalfieldcauseseitherthewhiteortheblack

pigmentstocollectatthesurfaceofthemicro-capsule,givingthecarbodythe

desiredshade.

Thecolorchosenforacarisanexpressionofthedriverspersonalities.It

offersucompletelynewwayofchangingthevehicle'sappearanceinlinewiththe

driver%preferences,theenvironmentalconditionsorevenfunctionalrequirements.

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Avariableexteriorcolorcancontributetoenergysavingandwellnessinthe

*

interior.Thisisdonebytakingintoaccountthedifferentabilitiesoflightanddark

colorswhenitcomestoreflectingsunlightandtheassociatedabsorptionofthennal

energy.Heatingofthevehicleasaresultofstrongsunlightandhighoutside

temperaturescanbereducedbychangingtheexteriortoalightcolor.Incooler

weather,adarkouterskinwillhelpthevehicletoabsorbnoticeablymorewarmth

fromthesun.Thiswouldreducetheamountofenergythevehicleelectricalsystem

needs,loweringthefuelorelectricityconsumption.Intheinterior,thetechnology

could,forexample,preventthedashboardfromheatinguptoomuch.Inelectric

cars,changingthecolorwiththeweatherwouldthusincreasetherangeofthecar.

Consideringtherecentpushforelectricvehicles,thiscolorchangingtechnology

couldbeagame-changer.

“Digitalexperienceswon'tjustbelimitedtodisplaysinthefuture.Therewill

bemoreandmoreconnectionbetweentherealandvirtual.Withthisconceptcar,

wearebringingthecarbodytolife,**saysFrankWeber,amemberoftheboardof

thiscompany.

28.Theconceptcarcanchangecolorsmainlybecauseof.

A.thereflectionofsunlight

B.thestabilityofelectricalfield

C.theareaofwhiteandblacke-ink

D.thegatheringofchargedpigments

29.Asforthecolorchangingcar,whichwouldtheauthoragreewith?

A.Itwillbeputintomassproductioninthenearfuture.

B.Itcanchangecolorsautomaticallyaccordingtoweather.

C.Itcanshowpersonalitiesandimprovecarperfonnance.

D.Itwillsaveenergybytransfomungheatintoelectricalenergy.

30.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CarDesign：NewChallenges

B.HieDevelopmentofCarExterior

C.MagicalE-inkinCarDesign

D.NewInventionofCara：TailoredExterior

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D

Doyouknowforestsareoneofourplanefsgreatestcarbonsinks?This

meansthattheyabsorbanenormousamountofcarbonreleasedintothe

atmosphere,agreenhousegasthatcontributestoclimatechangeandtheearth's

risingtemperature.

Thepoplartree,standingtallandregal,isknownforitsfast-growingnature

anditsgray,white,orblackbark.AbiotechnologyfirminSanFrancisco,CA,

geneticallymodifiedpoplartrees.Accordingtoafour-monthstudyconductedin

theirgreenhouse,theengineeredtreesgrew53%largerthantheirnormal

counlerpartsandstored27%moreCO2.InFebruary2023,thecompanyalso

plantedmodifiedpoplartreesinsouthernGeorgia.Thismarksthefirsttimeinthe

UnitedStatesthatengineeredtreeshavebeenplantedoutsideofacontrolledlab

setting!

AUplantsexperiencephotosynthesis（光合作用），wheresunlight,water,and

CO2aretransformedintoglucoseandoxygen.However,almostalltreesreleasea

poisonoussubstanceintheprocess.Toremovethissubstance,treesmustuseup

newly-producedenergyinanotherstepknownasphoto-respiration（光呼吸作用），

whichdoesnotproduceanyenergyandreleasesCO2backintotheatmosphere.To

preventplantsfromwastingtheirenep,thebiotechnologyfirmengineeredtheir

poplartreeswithgenesfoundingreenalgae.Firsttestedintobaccoplants,the

foreigngeneschangethepoisonoussubstanceproducedbytreesintosugars,sothat

moreenergycanbeusedibrremovingcarbonandtreegrowth.

Researchersfromthecompanyareplantingtheirpoplartreesonprivateland

thathasbeenpreviouslydisturbed,suchasabandonedcoalminesin

Pennsylvania.Themodifiedtreeswillbeplantedbetweennativeslikesweetgum

andbaldcypresstoboostbiodiversityandmaintainsoilfertility（肥沃）.

PlantbiologistNorbertoMartinezfromtheUnivewityofIllinoissuggeststhe

engineeredpoplartreesmaynotthriveoutdoorsorwillrequiremorewaterand

fertilizertomaintaintheirfastgrowth.Manysustaiivableforestryorganizationshave

alsobannedengineeredtreesfrombeingplantedinforests.TheGlobalJustice

EcologyProjectarguedthatthesetreescouldinterferewitheffortstoprotectand

regeneruleforests.

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Thoughtheremaybeopposingopinionsregardinggeneticallymodifiedpoplar

trees,onethingisforsure：theyholdthepotentialtolowergreenhousegasesinour

environmentatafasterrate.Thiscompany'sattemptiscertainlyaninnovative

approachtotheongoingclimatecrisis.

31.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.ThenecessitytoabsorbC02.

B.Thebasicideabehindengineeredtrees.

C.Theeffectofphotosynthesisonplants.

D.Theimportanceofenergytransformation.

32.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseMinterferewith,'inParagraph5probably

mean?

A.Save.B.Measure.

C.Interrupt.D.Strengthen.

33.Whatcanweinferabouttheengineeredpoplartrees?

A.TheirfirstplantingstatewasPennsylvania.

B.TheirpotentialtoabsorbCO2outweighsconcerns.

C.Theycanreleasemoreoxygenthannormalpoplartrees.

D.Theywillgrowbetterifplantedawayfromnormalplants.

34.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.informandargue

B.analyseandadvise

C.argueanddiscuss

D.examineandassess

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）

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并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Communionisaverydi歷cullart.Tocommunewithoneanotherovermany

problemsthatwehaverequireslisteningandlearning,whicharebothverydifficult

todo.35Tocommunewitheachother,werequireacertaincapacity,a

certainwayoflistening-notmerelytogatherinformalion,whichanyschoolboy

cando,butratherlisteninginordertounderstand.

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36Learningisnotmerelytheaccumulation（積累）ofknowledge.

Knowledgeneverchangesthewayyouthink；experienceneverflowersintothe

beautyofunderstanding.Mostofuslistenwiththebackgroundofwhatweknow

andwehaveexperienced.Perhapsyouhavenevernoticedthedifferencebetween

themindthatreallylearnsandthemindthatmerelygathersknowledge.

37Itisalwaystranslatingwhatithearsintermsofitsownexperienceor

intermsoftheknowledgewhichithasgathered.Itiscaughtupintheprocessof

accumulatingandaddingtowhatitalreadyknows9andsuchamindisincapableof

learning.Idonotknowifyouhavenoticedthis.Soitseemstomeveryimportant

thatwecommunewitheachotherquietly,inadignifiedmanner9andforthatthere

mustbealisteningandalearning.

Whenyoucommunewithyourownheart,whenyoucommunewithyour

friend,whenyoucommunewiththeskiestwiththestars,withthesunsettwitha

flower,thensurelyyouarelisteningsoastolearn.Itdoesnotmeanthatyouaccept

ordeny.38_Whenyoucommunewiththesunset,withafiriend,withyour

wifeorwithyourchild9youdonotcriticize9youdonotdenyorsupportttranslateor

identify.Youarecommuning.Vouarelearning.louaresearchingout.

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IthinKitisimportanttounderstandthatamanwhoaccumulatescannever

learn.Self-learningimpliesafreshandeagermind-amindthatisnotcommitted,

thatdoesnotbelongtoanythingandthatisnotlimitedtoanyparticularfield.Itis

onlysuchamindthatlearns.

A.Mostofushardlylisten,andwehardlvlearn.

B.Hereisapersonalstorythatillustratesthisdifference

CThemindjhatis位cumMhHiwgknowledsmneverlearns.

D.Uowcanwemaketheshiftfromaccumulatingtolearnings

E.Itseemstomeoftheutmostimportancethatwedolisteninordertolearn,

F.Fromthisinquirycomesthemovementoflearning,whichisnever

accumulative.

G.<Youarelearningandeitheracceptanceordenialofwhatisbeingsaidputsan

endtolearning.

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第三部分書面表達（共兩節(jié)，32分）

第一節(jié)（共4小題；第40、41題各2分，第42題3分，第43題5分，共

12分）

閱讀下面短文，根據題目要求用英文回答問題。請在答題卡指定區(qū)域

作答。

Therearemanyhistoricalsitesandplacesintheworldthatgiveusinsight

andevidenceofthepastcivilization.Thesesiteshelpuslearnaboutourancestors,

theirlivingandculture.Thesesitescanbecalledcommonoruniversalheritage（遺

產）ofhumankindandourworldheritage.

Thesesitesfromthepastcivilizationsareforallhumans.Nemustlivein

themtodayandalsopassthemontofuturegenerations.Theyteachusaboutour

pastandrepresentthegreatachievementsofourancestorsandmakeusproud.

Worldheritagehashistorical,culturalandeconomicsignificance.Ithas

exceptionalvalueandimportanceforhumankindfromhistory,scienceandarts

pointsofviewandmustbecaredfor.

ManyUNESCOsitesthatstandtodayareunderthreat.Thereisalistofthirty

sitesbyUNESCOthatareendangered.Therearemanyexternalfactorsresponsible

fordamagingtheworldheritage,someofwhichareclimatechange,natural

disasters,urbanizationanduncheckedtourismetc.

Withthegrowingstrengthoftheseexternalfactors,itisbecomingmoreand

moreimportanttotakepropermeasurestosaveandpreservethesetimeless

achievementsofhumankind.Therearemanycommunitiesandorganizationsinthe

worldwhichareworkingtoprotectthesesites.Wecanworkwiththese

oi^anizations,travelagencies,governmentgroupsandlocalcommunities.We

shouldjointhemtosupporttheircause.Anotherwaytoplayourpartistoshoulder

travelresponsibilityTourismcangeneratefundsfortherestorationofhistorical

sitesbutatthesametimeuncheckedtourismcandamagethemseriously.

Theyoungergenerationmustpreservetheidentityofthepeoplewhocame

beforethem.Nomatterwhatisourreach,weshouldhelpprotectthemthrough

effectivemeans.Oureverystepwouldcountandhelpinprotectingtheworld

heritagesites.

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40.Whycanmanyhistoricalsitesbecalledworldheritage?

41.WhatisParagraph2mainlvtalkingabout?

42.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineit

andexplainwhy.

?Tourismcanbringeconomicbenefitswhichareusedtorestorethe

historicalsites,soweshouldremovethelimitationsontourism.

43.Whatcanwedotoshoulderourresponsibilitiestoprotectworldheritagesites?

(Inabout40words)

第二節(jié)(20分)

假設你是紅星中學高三學生李華。作為你校英語戲劇社的負責人，在

畢業(yè)前的活動上你將做離任發(fā)言。請你用英文寫一份發(fā)言稿，內容包括：

1.回顧開展的主要活動與收獲；

2.表達感謝及祝愿。

注意：1.詞數100左右；

2.開頭已給出，不計入總詞數。

Goodmorning,everyone\

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參考答案及評分參考

第一部分：知識運用（共兩節(jié)，30分）

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1.A2B3.A