沖刺2023年高考英語名校好題練手卷(八)原卷版

沖刺2023年高考英語名校好題練手卷（八）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，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AMissRumphiusbyBarbaraCooneyMissRumphiusdreamsoflivingbythesea,travelingtheworldandmakingitamorebeautifulplace—andshelivesalonewithhercatandsowslupine(羽扇豆)seedsalongthecoastofMainedespitethelocalkidswhocallher“ThatCrazyOldLady.”Shewasbasedonarealperson—MaineresidentHildaHamlin,whowasknownasthe“LupineLady”forherhabitofsowingseeds.TheNappingHousebyAudreyWoodandDonWoodIt’sasoftgrayrainydayandeveryone’sasleepintheNappingHouse—butunfortunately,they’realltryingtopileintothesamebed,withpredictablyfunnyresults.Thisisabookthat’llputanykidtosleep—andwemeanthatinthebestpossibleway.TheRabbitListenedbyCoriDoerrfeldEverhaveafriendwho’ssad,andyoujustdon’tknowwhattosayorhowtohelpthem.TheRabbitListenedisthebookforyou—withsimpletextandillustrationssocutethatyou’llwanttohugyourself,ittellsthestoryofTaylor,who’ssadthathistowerofblocksfelldown,andalltheanimalswhoreallyaren’thelpinguntiltherabbitcomesalong.AChairforMyMotherbyVeraB．WilliamsRosa’smomworksinasmallrestaurant—andsodoesRosa,savingherpenniestobuyhermomacomfortablechairbecausealltheirfurniturewaslostinafirethatturnedtheirapartmentintoruins.Andbitbybit,withhardworkandcooperation,Rosaandhermomfindtheperfectchair.1．Whosebookiswrittenaccordingtoarealstory?A．BarbaraCooney. B．AudreyWoodandDonWood.C．CoriDoerrfeld. D．VeraB．Williams.2．WhatisspecialaboutTheRabbitListened?A．It’saffordableforreaders. B．It’seasytounderstand.C．It’saboutrealfriendship. D．Ithasmanypictures.3．WhatdoesRosasavemoneyfor?A．Newfurniture. B．Achair. C．Anapartment. D．Arestaurant.BTheoldshed(棚屋)inMitchell’sbackyardwasseenasrun-downanddepressing,buttheself-describedDIYenthusiastsawarelaxingpleasure.Unfortunately,asshesetabouttransformingtheforgottenshedintoastylish“sheshed”，aprivatevacationhome,Mitchellwasdisappointedthatsocialdistancingrulesmeantshecouldn’tinviteherfriendsover.Soshedecidedtosharetheprogresswithher34followers,mostlyclosefriendsonTikTok.Overthenext10days,Mitchellbegantoemptythecontentsoftheshedsothatitcouldbecleaned.Afterthat,shegavetheshedfreshwhitepaint.Oncethepainthaddried,shehungfairylights,filledthespacewithplantsandaddedatelevisionandrefrigeratordonatedbyneighbors.Sheevenbuiltherselfadaybed.Happytobeoutinthesun,puttingherDIYskillstogooduseandsharingtheadventurewithherfriends,Mitchellcouldneverhavepredictedwhathappenednext.Knownas“sheshedgirl”,

Mitchellnowhasanastonishing2.7millionfollowersonTikTok,whereshesharesDIYtipsandsnippets(片段)ofherlifeasafreshmanatAquinasCollegeinMichigan,US.Encouragedbythesuccessofherfirstproject,Mitchellturnedherattentiontothefamily’spoolhouse,imaginingitwasacharmingpubshed.CommentingonMitchell’simpressiveshedrenovation(翻修),theexpertsatMyToolShedDIYsaid,“StresslevelshaveriseninthelastyearduetotheeffectsoftheCOVID-19pandemic.Nowpeopleneedtimetodosomethingtheylove.Havingadedicated(專門用途的)spacelikea

‘sheshed’canbeperfectforthis.”4．WhydidMitchelltransformtheshed?A．Todriveawayboredom. B．Toshareitwithherfamily.C．Toavoidsocialdistancing. D．Tochangepeople’sviewofit.5．WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A．Whattheshedwouldbeusedfor. B．HowMitchelldecoratedtheshed.C．HowMitchellsharedsnippetsonTikTok. D．WhatMitchelldidduringthepandemic.6．WhatwasunexpectedforMitchellinthethirdparagraph?A．People’sloveforDIY. B．ThecommentsonTikTok.C．Thepopularityofhervideo. D．Thepoolhouserenovationplan.7．Whatistheopinionoftheexpertsinthetext?A．DIYisaperfectactivityforpeople.B．Thepandemicgivespeopletimefortheirhobbies.C．Peopleshouldcreateaspacetopreventdisturbance.D．Peoplecandosomethingtheyliketoreducepressure.CPeoplewhogive,livelonger,studieshaveshown.Now,anewstudybyUniversityofMichiganresearchersshowsthatwhypeoplevolunteer—notwhethertheyvolunteer—iswhatreallycounts.Forthestudy,Konrathandcolleaguesanalyzeddatacollectedin2008and2012aimingatthesamerandomsamplesof3,376people.Overall,theyfoundthatjust2.3percentofthosewhoonceworkedasvolunteershaddied,comparedto4.3percentofnon-volunteers.Theyfurtherfoundthathowmuchpeoplevolunteeredmatteredaswell—only1.8percentofregularvolunteersdied,comparedwith2.5percentofoccasionalvolunteers.Butwhatreallymadeadifferencewerepeople’smotivesforvolunteering.Theresearchersaskedpeopletoratehowimportanttheyfoundvariousreasonsforvolunteering,andtheyfoundthatthemoreimportantpeopleratedreasonssuchasfeelingpityforpeopleinneed,themorelikelytheyweretobealive.Thosewhoratedmotivesrelatedtopersonalbenefitasmoreimportantweremorelikelytohavedied,andjustaslikelytodieasthosewhodidn’tvolunteeratall.Thesereasonsincludedvolunteeringbecausetheyenjoyedthesocialcontact,toescapetheirownproblems,ortoexploretheirownstrengths.Konrathsaysthecurrentfindingssuggestitmaybeapoorideatoencouragepeopletovolunteerbecauseit’sgoodforthem.“Volunteeringisincreasinglybeingencouragedinschoolsandorganizations.Somegroupssaythatit’sokaytowantbenefitsforyourself,andencouragepeopletothinkofvolunteeringasanexchangeforpersonalinterests.Somegroupsemphasizethehealthbenefitsreceivedthroughvolunteering.”Konrathadded,“Ofcourse,it’sreasonableforvolunteerstoexpectbenefitsforthemselves.Butthepotentialhealthbenefitsofvolunteeringaresignificantlyreducedifself-benefitbecomesaperson’smainmotive”.8．Whatdoesthenewstudymainlyfind?A．Howwevolunteermakessensetoothers.B．Howoftenwevolunteermakesadifference.C．Whetherwevolunteerdecidesourwell-being.D．Whywevolunteerhasanimpactonourhealth.9．Howdidtheresearchersdotheresearch?A．Bydoingexperiments. B．Throughfieldresearch.C．Byanalyzingstatistics. D．Throughgroupdiscussion.10．Whichofthefollowingmotiveswillprobablycontributetoalongerlife?A．Todevelopabilities. B．TohelpthepoorpeopleC．Tomakemorefriends. D．Tosolvepersonalproblems.11．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Practicalsuggestionsonthefurtherstudies.B．Afurtherexplanationofthecurrentfindings.C．Areasonabledoubtabouttheresearchresults.D．Potentialapplicationsoftheresearchmethods.DAnewandexcitinginnovationwillenablepeoplewithhearinglosstoseeconversationsinrealtime.Usingaugmentedreality(AR)glassesandasmartphone,hearing-impaired(有聽力障礙的)peoplewillsoonbeabletoparticipateandengageinconversations.XRAIglassesweredevelopedbyDanScarfeafterhespentaChristmasdinnerwithhisfamily.Scarfesawhis97-year-oldhearing-impairedgrandfathersittingaloneinsilencewhiletherestofthefamilymemberswereanimatedinconversation.Hislightbulbmomentcamewhenherememberedhisgrandfatherwatchingclosed-captionTVandrealizedthatARglassescouldbeusedforsubtitles(字幕).Scarfegottowork,partneringwithNreal,anARglassesmanufacturer.Sixmonthslater,theteamunveiledXRAIglasses.Theglassesareconnectedtoasmartphonethatreceivestheaudio(音頻)fromamicrophone,processesit,andthenusessoftwaretechnologytotransformitintoclosedcaptions.ThecompanyisnowtestingtheglassesintheUJKandhopestocompletetheirpilotbytheendofthismonth.TheUKwasselectedasatestinggroundasover13millionadultsinBritainhavehearingloss.However,whentheproductgoesglobal,itmaytransformthelivesofsome430millionpeople.Thisrepresents5percentoftheworld’spopulationandincludes70millionpeoplewithtotalhearingloss.ThisisagamechangerforthedeafandisapplaudedbyhearinglosscharityRNIDandDeafKidzInternational.MarkAtkinsonofthecharityworethem,saying,“Asadeafpersonmyself,Iwasblownawaybythistechnology.WhenItriedontheglasses,Iwasastonishedthatreal-timesubtitlesenabledmetoengageandparticipateasneverbefore."ForScarfeandhisstartup,thisisonlythebeginning.Afterthetesting,XRAIwillworkwithusers’feedback,hopingtomaketheproductavailabletothepublicsoon.Healsoimaginesusingsmartglassestotranslatelanguages,understandaccentsandvoicetones.12．Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A．HowScarfehelpedhisgrandfatherout. B．Scarfe’sgrandfather’shearingproblem.C．Scarfe’sspecialcareforhisgrandfather. D．HowScarfegottheideaforhisinvention.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?A．Theaudio. B．Asmartphone.C．Amicrophone. D．Softwaretechnology.14．WhatcanbeinferredaboutXRAIglasses?A．Theyhavepassedstricttesting. B．Theyhavegreatmarketpotential.C．TheyhavebeenrejectedintheUK. D．Theyarewellacceptedworldwide.15．WhydoestheauthormentionMarkAtkinson?A．TotellXRAIusers’highexpectations. B．Tospeakhighlyofthenewinnovation.C．TodoubtthepossibilityofScarfe’splans. D．ToshowtheavailabilityofXRAIglasses.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，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。EveryNewYear,thousandsdecidethey’regoingtochangetheirlives.Fewerthan10percentactuallystickwiththeirplans,andthatfigureisbeinggenerous.____16____.Notaiminghighenough.Whileit’seasytothinksettingeasygoalswillkeepyoumotivated,itmayharmyourlong-termmotivation.Ifyoumakegoalsthataretooachievable,you’llgetboredandloseinterest.____17____.Ifyou’reusedtostayingwithinyourcomfortzone,you'llbemissingoutonthesatisfactionofachievingalife-changinggoal.Whenyoupushyourself,you'llbeabletobuildunshakableconfidenceasyouachievegoalaftergoal.____18____.Thisisafearmanyofusdealwith.Insteadoftakingaction,westartworryingabout“Whatif?”

“Whatifitdoesn’tworkout?Whatifmydreamisn’ttrulymydream?WhatifIdon’tsucceed?”Ifyouhavetroublecreatingavision,thenyou’reattheriskofbeingaimlessthroughlife.____19____.Youcanstarttheprocessofdiscoveringyourlifepurposebyaskingyourself,“Whatwouldmyideallifelooklike?”Lettingfearcontrolyourmindandactions.Fearcanpreventyoufromachievingyourdreams.You’llmissoutonopportunitiesinlifeifyoudon’tlearnhowtomanageyourfears.____20____.Onewaytomanagefearistolookfortherootcauseofyourfear.Withdeepintrospection(反省),youcanuncovertheexactmomentwhenthosefearsareholdingyoubackfromgrowing.Thiswillgiveyouawindowofopportunitytocommunicatewithyourinnerbeingandfindrelease.A．Lackingself-confidenceB．BeinguncertainaboutthefutureC．Fortunately,fearcanbeovercomeD．Belowyou’llfindsomecommonreasonswhyyou’relosingmotivationE．Manyofusaremotivatednotbyadesiretoachieve,butbyfearoffailureF．Ideally,youwanttostrikeabalancebetweenpushingyourselfandcreatingrealisticgoalsG．However,whenyoufindyourpurposeandpassion,you’llbedriventostruggleforexcellence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。Whatwillyoudowhenyouarehungry?Ofcourse,anyonewouldgoandgrabsomethingtoeat.Andthen,whatdeterminesthe___21___offoodyoutakein?Youmaynotberightifyouransweristhedegreeofhunger.Theconventionalconceptthat____22____isthekeyfactorisopentochallenge.Inrecentyears,agrowingbodyofresearchhasshownthatourappetiteandfoodintake(攝入)areinfluencedbyalargenumberoffactorsbesidesour____23____needforenergy.Someofthefactorsincludeoureating____24____andourperceptionofthefoodinfrontofus.Studieshaveshownthat____25____eating,forinstance,eatingwhilewatchingTV,orasimilardistraction,canincreasebothhungerandfoodconsumption.Evensimple____26____clues,likeplatesizeandlighting,havebeenshowntoaffectconsumption.Anewstudysuggestedthatourshort-term____27____alsomayplayaroleinappetite.Severalhoursafterameal,people’shungerlevelswerepredictednotbyhowmuchthey’deatenbutratherbyhowmuchfoodthey’dseeninfrontofthem—____28____,howmuchtheyrememberedeating.Thisdifferencesuggeststhattherecallofourpreviousmealmayhaveabiggerinfluenceonour___29___thantheactualsizeofthemeal,saysJeffreyM.Brunstrom,aprofessorofexperimentalpsychologyattheUniversityofBristol.Thesefindingsagreewiththeearlierresearchthatsuggestsourperceptionoffoodcansometimes______30______

ourbody’sresponsetothefooditself.Ina2011study,forinstance,peoplewhodrankthesame380-caloriemilkshakeontwo______31______occasionsproduceddifferentlevelsofhunger-relatedhormones(荷爾蒙),dependingonwhethertheshake’s______32______

saiditcontained620or140calories.Moreover,theparticipantsreportedfeeling______33______whentheythoughtthey’dconsumedahigher-caloriesshake.Whatdoesthismeantooureatinghabits?Althoughithardlyseemspracticaltocheatourselvesintoeatingless,thenewfindingsdohighlightthebenifitoffocusingonourfood,avoidingTVandmultitaskingwhileeating.Theso-calledmindful-eatingstrategiescanfightagainst______34______whileweareeating.By______35______mindfuleatingtechniques,youhavetheopportunitytochangeyourcurrenteatinghabitsbybecomingmoreself-awareandintunetoyourbody’shungercues.21．A．quality B．a(chǎn)mount C．nutrient D．variety22．A．deliciousness B．hunger C．nutrition D．flavor23．A．occasional B．potential C．external D．biological24．A．environment B．content C．time D．a(chǎn)bility25．A．habitual B．purposeful C．unfocused D．a(chǎn)bsorbed26．A．optional B．visual C．hidden D．flexible27．A．vacancy B．hunger C．supply D．memory28．A．inotherwords B．a(chǎn)sawhole C．byallmeans D．a(chǎn)llinall29．A．motive B．growth C．a(chǎn)ppetite D．health30．A．a(chǎn)dvocate B．trick C．justify D．enhance31．A．identical B．a(chǎn)lternative C．dependent D．separate32．A．label B．function C．usage D．material33．A．wiser B．healthier C．happier D．fuller34．A．distress B．waste C．distraction D．fullness35．A．employing B．perceiving C．clarifying D．a(chǎn)ssuming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。Whatisculture?Cultureisthesharedcharacteristicsandknowledgeofagroupofpeople,____36____(include)theirlanguage,religion,food,socialhabits.musicandarts.Theword“culture”has____37____(it)rootfromtheLatin“culture”,whichisrelatedtothemeaningof“growth”.Anumberofhistoricalevents____38____(help)shapeWesterncultureinthepast2,500years.ThefallofRomeclearedthewayfortheestablishmentofaseriesofstatesinEurope.TheBlackDeathofthe1300cutthepopulationofEuropebyone-third,____39____remadethesociety.Gradually,Christianitybecamethe____40____(strong)ofallreligionsinEurope.ThenthetradebetweenEastandWestallowedEuropeanstoexploreNorthandSouthAmerica.EasternculturegenerallyreferstothetraditionsinAsian____41____(country).LiketheWest,Easternculturewasheavilyinfluencedbyreligionduringitsearlydevelopment,butlaterit____42____(influence)bytheagriculturaldevelopmentsignificantly.____43____culturediffersfromareatoarea,onethingisforcertain:Cultureschange.“Cultureplays____44____importantroleinourinterconnectedworld,”DeRossisaid.“Butitisnolongerfixed.Cultureis____45____(constant)movingandessentiallyfluid.”第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是李華，你的語文老師Ms.Chen將舉辦在線講座，介紹中國書法。請給你的英國朋友David寫一封郵件，邀請他觀看，內(nèi)容包括：1.講座時間；2.講座內(nèi)容；3.觀看網(wǎng)址。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右：2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。Ms.JohnsonwillneverforgetChelsea,awoundedsoul.OvertheyearsChelseahadalwaysstruggled,bothacademicallyandwithself-confidence.Additionally,hermotherhaddiedafteraheroicbattlewithaterminalillnesswhenChelseawasafifthgrader.Asshebeganhersixthgrade,Chelseawasstillhurting.Ms.Johnsonworriedaboutherwithgoodreason.Eachfall,Ms.Johnsontakesthestudentsforafive-dayadventureatWolfRidge,anenvironmentallearningcenterinthewoodsofNorthernMinnesotaoverlookingLakeSuperior.Theweekisfilledwithlearning,teambuilding,andovercomingseeminglyimpossiblechallenges.TheygoinOctober,andtheturningleavesoftreescometosymbolizethechangeshappeningtothestudentsovertheweek.ThestepsandgrowthstudentsmakeatWolfRidgebecomeametaphorMs.Johnsonusesthroughouttheyearasherstudentsfacechallengesintheclassroom.ThemostdifficultactivityistheHighAdventureRopesCourse,whichstretchesfromtowertotowerhighamongestthetreetopsfortyfeetabovetheground.Ms.JohnsonknewthisexperiencewouldbeparticularlydifficultforChelsea.Whenitwastimeforhertofastentheharness(安全帶),Chelseawasalreadytrembling.Theharnessoffersphysicalprotection,butnotmuchmentalcomfortwhennothingbutaslipperyboardoranunsteadywireisbetweenyourfeetandthegroundfarbelow.ChelseasteppedhesitantlyontotheSwingingWoodBridge,andonlyaftertheinstructor’sencouragement,slowlymadeherwayacrossitsshakyboardsuptothefirsttower.Withthesupportofachaperone