2023高考英語模擬卷

模擬卷（一）

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5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。

A

JourneyBackinTimewithScholarsClassicalProvence（13days）

JourneythroughthebeautifulcountrysideofProvence,France,withProf.OriZ.Soltes.Wewillvisitsomeofthe

best-preservedRomanmonumentsintheworld.OurtouralsoincludesachancetowalkinthefootstepsofVanGogh

andGanguin.Fieldsofflowers,tile-roofed（瓦屋頂）villagesandtastymealsenrichthiswonderfulexperience.

SouthernSpain（15days）

Spainhaslovelywhitetownsandthescent（芳香）oforanges,butitisalsoatreasuryofancientremainsincluding

thecitiesleftbytheGreeks,RomansandArabs.AswetravelsouthfromMadridwithProf.RonaldMessierto

historicToledo,RomanMeridaandintoAndalucia,weexplorehistoricalmonumentsandarchitecture.

China,sSacredLandscapes（21days）

DiscovertheChinaof"pastages,"itswalledcities,templesandmountainscenerywithProf.RobertThorp.

Highlights（精彩之處）includeChina*smostsacredpeaksatMountTaiandHangzhou'srollinghills,waterwaysand

peacefultemples.Wewillwanderintraditionalsmalltownsandendourtourwithanexceptionalmuseumin

Shanghai.

Tunisia（17days）

JoinProf.PedarFossonourin-depthTunisiantour.TourhighlightsincludetheRomancityofDougga,the

undergroundNumidiancapitalatBullaRegia,RomanSbeitlaandtheremoteareasaroundTataouineandMatmata,

uniqueforundergroundcities.OurjourneytakesustopicturesqueBerbervillagesandlovelybeaches.

1.WhatcanvisitorsseeinbothClassicalProvenceandSouthernSpain?

A.Historicalmonuments.B.Fieldsofflowers.

C.VanGogh'spaintings.D.Greekbuildings.

2.WhichcountryisProf.Thorpmostknowledgeableabout?

A.France.B.Spain.C.China.D.Tunisia.

3.WhichofthefollowinghighlightstheTunisiantour?

A.Whitetowns.B.Undergroundcities.

C.Tile-roofedvillages.D.Rollinghills.

B

TheAmazonrainforest,isasundisturbedaplaceasmostpeoplecanimagine,buteventhere,theeffectsofa

changingclimateareplayingout.Now,researchsuggeststhatmanyoftheregion'smostsensitivebirdspeciesare

startingtoevolveinresponsetowarming.

Birdsareoftenconsideredsentinel（哨兵）species—meaningthattheyindicatetheoverallhealthofan

ecosystem—soscientistsareparticularlyinterestedinhowthey'rerespondingtoclimatechange.Ingeneral,thenews

hasnotbeengood.Forinstance,a2019reportbytheNationalAudubonSocietyfoundthatmorethantwo-thirdsof

NorthAmerica'sbirdspecieswillbeindangerofextinctionby2100ifwarmingtrendscontinueontheircurrent

course.

Forthenewstudy,researcherscollectedthebiggestdatasetsofarontheAmazon'sresidentbirds,representing77

non-migratoryspeciesandlastingthe40yearsfrom1979to2019.Duringthestudyperiod,theaveragetemperature

intheregionrose,whiletheamountofrainfalldeclined,makingforahotter,drierclimateoverall.Accordingtothe

reportonNovember12inthejournalScienceAdvances,36specieshavelostsubstantialweight,asmuchas2percent

oftheirbodyweightperdecadesince1980.Meanwhile,allthespeciesshowedsomedecreaseinaveragebodymass,

whileathirdgrewlongerwings.

Becauseofthestudy'slongtimeseriesandlargesamplesizes,theauthorswereabletoshowthemorphological（形

態(tài)學的）effectsofclimatechangeonresidentbirds.However,theresearchersthemselvesareunsureandwonder

whatadvantagethewinglengthchangesgivethebirds,butsupposesmallerbirdsmayhaveaneasiertimekeeping

cool.Ingeneral,smalleranimalshavealargerrateofsurfaceareatobodysize,sotheydissipatemoreheatfasterthan

abiggeranimal.Lessavailablefood,suchasfruitorinsects,indrierweathermightleadtosmallerbodysize.

4.Whyarescientistsfondofdoingresearchonbirds?

A.Theyhavesmallbodysizes.

B.Theyaresensitivetohotweather.

C.Theyliveinanundisturbedrainforest.

D.Theyareecologicalbalanceindicators.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthenewstudy?

A.Athirdofspecieshavebeenextinctforadecade.

B.36specieslost2%oftheirbodyweighteveryyear.

C.Two-thirdsofspeciesshowedaconsiderabledecreaseinweight.

D.About26speciesrespondedtoclimatechangewithlongerwings.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dissipate"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Putoff.B.Giveoff.C.Putaway.D.Giveaway.

7.Whatwouldprobablytheresearchersfurtherstudy?

A.Whyitiseasierforsmalleranimalstokeepcool.

B.Whateffectsthewinglengthchangeshaveonbirds.

C.WhytheAmazonianbirdshavelostsubstantialweight.

D.WhetherbirdspeciesinNorthAmericawillbeextinctin2100.

C

Wejournalistsliveinanewageofstorytelling,withmanynewmultimediatools.Manyyoungpeopledon'teven

realizeit'snew.Forthem,it'sjustnormal.

ThishilhomeformeasIwassittingwithmy2-year-oldgrandsononasofaovertheSpringFestivalholiday.Ihad

broughtachildren'sbooktoread.Ithadsimplewordsandcolorfulpictures—aperfectmatchforhisage.

Picturethis:mygrandsonsittingonmylapasIholdthebookinfrontsohecanseethepictures.AsIread,he

reachesoutandpokes（戳）thepagewithhisfinger.

What'supwiththat?Hejustlikesthepictures,Ithought.ThenIturnedthepageandcontinued.Hepokedthepage

evenharder.Inearlydroppedthebook.Iwasconfused:Istheresomethingwrongwiththiskid?

ThenIrealizedwhatwashappening.Hewasactuallyastrangertobooks.Hisfatherfrequentlyamusedtheboy

withatabletcomputerwhichwasloadedwithcolorfulpicturesthatcomealivewhenyoupokethem.Hethoughtmy

storybookwaslikethat.

Sorry,kid.Thisbookisnotpartofyourhigh-techworld.It'sanoutdated,lifelessthing.Anantique,likeyour

grandfather.Well,Imaybeold,butFmnothopelesslychallenged,digitallyspeaking.Ieditvideoandproduceaudio.

Iusemobilepayment.I'veevenbuiltwebsites.

There'sonenotablegapinmynew-mediaexperience,however:I'vespentlittletimeinfrontofacamera,sinceI

haveafacemadeforradio.Butthatdidn'tstopChinaDailyfromaskingmelastweektoshareapersonalstoryfora

videoprojectabouttheintegrationofBeijing,TianjinandHebeiprovince.

Anyway,grandpaisnowaninternetstar-twominutesoffame!Ipromisenottoletitgotomyhead.ButIwill

makesuremy2-year-oldgrandsonseesitonhistablet.

8.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"hithomeforme"meaninParagraph2?

A.Providedshelterforme.B.Becameverycleartome.

C.Tookthepressureoffme.D.Workedquitewellonme.

9.Whydidthekidpokethestorybook?

A.Hetookitforatabletcomputer.

B.Hedislikedthecolorfulpictures.

C.Hewasangrywithhisgrandpa.

D.Hewantedtoreaditbyhimself.

10.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhimself?

A.Sociallyambitious.B.Physicallyattractive.

C.Financiallyindependent.D.Digitallycompetent.

11.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorasajournalist?

A.Helacksexperienceinhisjob.

B.Heseldomappearsontelevision.

C.Hemanagesavideodepartment.

D.Heofteninterviewsinternetstars.

AnAmericanteacherwhohelpedmakecollegeeducationaccessibletolow-income,immigrant,first-generation

American,andrefugeepupilshaswonthe$1millionGlobalTeacherPrize.KeishiaThorpe,anEnglishteacherin

Maryland,wasselectedfrommorethan8,000teacherin121countries.

MAsayounggirlfromthecircumstancesthatIcomefrom,Iwouldneverhavethoughtsomethinglikethiswould

everhappentome.I'mspeechless,Pmoverjoyed,andI'mamazed.Thisisjustanextraordinaryachievementforme,"

Ms.Thorpesaid.

Ms.ThorpeteachesEnglishto12th-gradersattheInternationalHighSchoolLangleyPark,where95percentof

pupilsarefromlow-incomefamilies.SheredesignedtheircoursesfortheEnglishdepartmenttomakeitculturally

relevanttoherpupilswhoarefrommostlyAfrica,theMiddleEast,theCaribbean,andSouthAmerica.Sincethen,

herEnglishlanguagelearnershaveshowna40percentincreaseintheirreading.

Ms.Thorpespentalotoftimeencouragingherpupilstoapplyfbrcollegeandhelpedthemwiththeirapplications

andaccessingfully-fundedscholarships.Shehelpedherseniorpupilsin2018—2019winmorethan$6.7millionin

scholarshipsto11colleges,withmostofthemnothavingtopayfortheireducation.

Sheplanstousetheprizemoneytogivelesswell-offpupilsanopportunityofreceivingathirdleveleducation.

“EverypersondeservestherighttoeducationandIwanttobethatpersonwhochampionsthatforthem.Iplantouse

themoneytohelpstudentsworldwideaccesshighereducation/1shesaid."StudentsarethereasonI'mhere,soIplan

tousethattopromotethemandcreateabetterfutureforthem."

OrganizedbyUNESCOandfirstawardedin2015,theGlobalTeacherPrizeisanannualawardtoateacherwho

hasmadeavastdifferencetotheprofession.ThewinnerofthisyearwasannouncedatavirtualceremonyinParison

November10th,2021.

12.HowdoThorpe*sredesignedcoursesinfluenceherstudents?

A.Studentshavespentmoretimereading.

B.Studentsaremoreawareoftheirculture.

C.Morelow-incomestudentsattendschool.

D.Morestudentsapplyforcollegeeducation.

13.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheGlobalTeacherPrize?

A.Itdevotesmuchtocollegeeducation.

B.Itfavorslow-incomeimmigrantteachers.

C.Ittargetsteacherswithhugecontributions.

D.ItencouragesreformsinEnglishteaching.

14.WhatbestdescribesThorpe?

A.Selflessandstrict.B.Caringanddevoted.

C.Frankandconsiderate.D.Talentedandhumorous.

15.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AGoodTeacherEnsuresaBrightFuture

B.TeacherPrizeHelpsRealizeStudents'Dream

C.ImmigrantTeacherSharesHerMovingStory

D.HighSchoolTeacherWinsa$1MillionPrize

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

選項中有兩項為多余選項。

MyheartwentouttothedramateacherIreadaboutinarecentnewsitem.Eachparentfromherclassinsistedthat

shecasttheirownchildasSnowWhite.Thisremindedmeofmyseventhgrademusical一"TheAdventuresofTom

Sawyer".IdesperatelywantedtoplaytheroleofBecky,thefemaleleadwhowasTom'sgirlfriend.(16)

Forstarters,Beckyhadtosingnumeroussolos,andIcouldn'tcarryatuneinabucket.Ialsodidn'thavelongblonde

curlslikeprettyLindaWrightwhowonthepart.

Iwasassignedthenon-singingroleofMissWatson,theMaid.Ihadtowearanuglydress.AndIhadonlyonelineto

learn「That'swhatIsay."(17)MissWatsonwasonstageinquiteafewscenes,andgottorepeat"That'swhatI

say"throughouttheplay.

Atlast,ourproductionwasputonstage.ImaginemysurprisewhenMissWatsonmadetheaudiencelaughoutloud

eachtimeIpipedinwith"That'swhatIsay."Ihadn*tknownthatshe—orI—couldbefunny,orthathercharacterwas

importantinmovingtheplotalong.(18)

Thatnight,Ibegantounderstandthatbeingthestarmaynotbeanymorefunthanbeingastand-outinasupporting

role.Eachperson,onstageandbackstage,isessentialintheater.Withouteveryonedoingtheirpart,theplaywouldbe

dullasdirt.(19)Ifeveryone'sastarthennothinggetsdone.It'sallnoiseandchaos.

AndsoIbelieveallchildrenshouldgettheopportunitytoplayMissWatson,tobecomesomeonetheydidn'tknow

theywantedtobe.(20)

A.Soitisinlife.

B.Itwasnottobe.

C.Itwasanythingbutagreatpart.

D.MyMissWatsonturnedouttobeahit.

E.Ittooktheentirecasttomakeagoodshow.

F.Therewasanadvantage,inmyopinion,though.

G.Iwouldhopeallchildrencouldbeahitinlife.

第二部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)

第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Sportsareimportantinourfamily.Bothofoursonswerehigh-school⑵).SoIshouldn'thave

been(22)whenLaurenannouncedshewasgoingoutforthegirls'basketballteam.ButIwasbecauseshehas

Downsyndrome(唐氏綜合癥).

MywifeandInevertoldLaurenthatshewas(23).Wetreatedherlikeourotherchildren.Wedidn'twanther

tofeeldisabled.

IdiscussedLauren's(24)withmywifethatevening.ShethoughtLaurenwouldmaketheteamandshewas

right.Laurendid(25)itbecausenotallthegirlswantedtoplay.

Theseason'sfirstbasketballgame(26).Itkickedofftoagoodstart,butsoonVerden,Lauren'steam,was

behind.Lauren(27)followedthemovementonthecourtandreactedtoevery(28).EventhoughLaurenwasn't

playing,shelookedasifshewerehavingthetimeofherlife.Ifelt(29)formydaughter.

Justlessthantwominuteswereleft,andVerdenwasdownbyseventeenpointswhenLaurenwascalledinfor

thegame.Lauren(30)theothersfairlywell.ThentheypassedLaurentheball.She⑶)it.Sheshot.She

scored!Afewminuteslater,Lauren(32)usinthestands.nDidyousee?Iscored!Imadea(33)!u

Forsixteenyears,I'dtriedhardto(34)Laurenfromfeelinglikeshewasdifferent.ButwatchingLaureninthe

game,Isawthatshereallywasdifferent-notphysicallyoremotionally,but(35).

21.A.athletesB.rescuersC.reportersD.teachers

22.A.depressedB.embarrassedC.disappointedD.surprised

23.A.noimalB.differentC.ordinaryD.typical

24.A.arrangementB.preferenceC.announcementD.proposal

25.A.approveB.predictC.makeD.favour

26.A.appearedB.arrivedC.changedD.remained

27.A.attentivelyB.carelesslyC.frequentlyD.repeatedly

28.A.teamB.shoutC.gameD.shot

29.A.regretB.anxietyC.admirationD.sympathy

30.A.gavewaytoB.keptpacewithC.putupwithD.brokeawayfrom

31.A.threwB.missedC.caughtD.cast

32.A.challengedB.greetedC.leftD.joined

33.A.mistakeB.basketC.messD.record

34.A.shelterB.prohibitC.discourageD.excuse

35.A.sociallyB.consciouslyC.literallyD.spiritually

第II卷（非選擇題）

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Threemillionyearsmayseemlikealongtime.ButwhenyouconsiderthatplanetEarthismorethan4.5billion

yearsold,itisaprettyshortperiodoftime.

Thebluewhale,(36)(weigh)morethaneventhebiggestdinosaurs,isthelargestanimal(37)hasever

lived.Theycangrowto30meterslongandbeasheavyas130,000kilograms.Butformillionsofyears,theywerenot

nearlythatlarge,scientistssaid."Allofasudden一'boom'—wesee(38)(they)getverybig,"saidscientistNick

Pyenson.Heandother(39)(researcher)recentlypublishedanarticleonwhalesize."It'slikegoingfromwhales

thesizeofminivans(面包車)tolongerthantwoschoolbuses,"Pyensonadded.

Thescientistsbelieve(40)causedwhalestogetsolargewasachangeintheEarth*sclimateonlyabout3

millionyearsago.Thischangeledtofoodbecomingmore(41)(easy)available.(42)oncomingiceagemade

theoceanwatercoldand(43)(bring)morenutrients,resultinginmorefoodforlargewhales.Whaleswhichwere

abletoquickly-eatalotoffoodsurvived,andgot(44)(large)."Overthenextthreeorfourmillionyears,theblue

whalesgrew10timesbiggerthanthey(45)(be),"thescientistssaid.

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

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(nèi)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(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearAnna,

Yours,

LiHua

第二節(jié)(滿分25分)

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

MaybethereisaFatherChristinas!

Annastoodanxiouslystaringatthepouringrainwhileli