2023届广东省梅州市大埔县高三下学期二模英语试题

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2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

英语冲刺卷(二)

本试卷共120分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第二部分  阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Features Editor

We are looking for a talented features editor to join our team. We are especially keen to hear from those with a specialism in technology and consumer health.

This role is based in London, but could potentially be worked remotely from the US.

Main Responsibilities:

●Develop ideas for commission and edit at least 23 timely and compelling features each year

●Build contacts with writers and scientists to make sure we're commissioning the best, most attractive and up-to-date biological-medical science and technology stories

●Monitor traffic statistics and subscriptions data

●Work closely with the art and design team to make our features attractive and work with the digital team to come up with the best way to sell our stories on digital platforms

Person Specification:

●Significant editing experience at a popular science publication or similar

●Excellent writing and editing skills

●Excellent knowledge of the cutting edge, and a demonstrable experience of science journalism

●Great relationships with scientists and writers

●A degree in a science or technology, ideally, and a passionate interest in both science and technology

●A good ability to work together with others

Package Description:

In return for employees' energy and ideas, we ensure our people are well rewarded. The longer are with us, the more benefits you will get. Here's what to expect:

●29 days' holiday

●Upon joining, you'll be naturally enrolled onto the Pension(养老金)Plan

●Our Employee Assistance Program

●Discounted dining cards

●Flexible working policy

●Free gym membership at Northcliffe House Gym

21.What should the features editor do?

A.Manage the design team.               B. Offer marketing strategies.

C. Update subscriptions data.             D. Interview experts regularly.

22.What is one of the requirements for the position?

A.Strong leadership.                     B. A degree in editing.

C.Great editing ability.                   D. Good time management skills.

23.What is one of the benefits of getting the position?

A.Free meals.                          B.Flexible holidays.

C.A secure retirement.                   D.Better medical services.

B

I could not have been better prepared for the talk, my first conference presentation as a PhD student. I had learned my speech by heart, and I had practiced the answers to potential audience questions. The day before the talk,alone in my room, I felt confident. But as soon as the moderator invited me on stage, I felt like I was walking the plank. I was overwhelmed by a fear I had experienced too many times before—the fear of getting stuck because of my stutter(口吃).

Looking for a strategy to deal with my stutter, I realized I could speak smoothly when I recited text I had learned by heart. But this wasn't a realistic approach for the entirety of my university training. I needed another tool. I tried speech therapy(治疗), but the exercises I learned there didn't make much of a difference. To stop my stutter from affecting my new career, I would need a more drastic intervention.

After much hesitation, I decided to finally try psychoanalysis(心理疗法)to confront my deep feelings of shame related to my stutter. With the help of my therapist, I slowly realized the real problem was not the stutter itself; it was my fear of stuttering. I decided to get rid of that fear. It took me about a year to spit out during one of the weekly sessions that I love myself as I am. Stutter or not, I was going to pursue my desired career in science.

My first chance to test my newfound confidence by speaking in public arrived at a depart-mental meeting at the institute where I was a research assistant. I presented my data to 25 or30 people—and received compliments for my speech for the very first time. I returned home ex-cited, relieved, and, most of all, proud.

Now, I no longer shun public speaking; instead, I actively seek opportunities to be on the stage. It is rewarding and inspiring, and I feel excited to have a good story to share. And if I happen to stutter along the way, so be it.

24.What can be learned about the author?

A.He had a poor memory.

B. He was often misunderstood.

C. He was ashamed to try any therapy.

D. He focused much on whether he could speak smoothly.

25.What really helped the author solve his problem?

A.Speech therapy.                     B.Mental treatment.

C. Making new friends.                 D.Talking more with others.

26.What did the author think of his speech at the departmental meeting?

A.Instructive.                         B.Successful.

C.Awkward.                          D.Ridiculous.

27. What does the author's story tell us?

A.If you think you can, you can.

B.The shortest answer is doing.

C. All things come to those who wait.

D. You're unique,and nothing can replace you.

C

Cerebral palsy(脑瘫)is the most common motor disability in children. The condition,which affects about 1 in 345 children, can make daily activities like walking, eating, or even lifting a cup difficult. A team of researchers from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) hopes to reduce the daily struggles with robotic clothing that will allow kids with cerebral palsy to better control their arm movements.

Wearable robotic units to help people with mobility issues have been around for many years. However, they are rigid and uncomfortable to wear. The UCR team plans to use light-weight materials to create a robotic sleeve that is cheap, durable, and, most importantly,

comfortable to wear on a daily basis.

"Hard materials don't interact well with humans," said Jonathan Realmuto, UCR assistant professor of mechanical engineering and project lead."What we're going for by using materials like nylon and elastic are essentially robotic clothing."

The scientists envision the robotic sleeves to have sealed areas that can be inflated. When filled with air,they would become temporarily rigid and provide the force needed for movement. The clothing will be fitted with sensors to detect small muscle contractions and anticipate what the wearer wants to do. The inflated bladders(气囊) will then help move the arm to complete the intended action.

"If we can help kids brush their own teeth, pour water or open doors, actions that others take for granted, it's a huge win for them,"Realmuto said."And it's also a huge win for their families and caretakers.”

The UCR engineers are not the only ones working on soft robotic clothing to help those with motor disabilities. San Francisco-based startup CIONIC is on a similar mission. The company's first product, the CIONIC Neural Sleeve, is designed to improve mobility for people with conditions like cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and stroke. Jeremiah Robison, the founder of CIONIC, was inspired to develop the product after seeing his daughter struggle with cerebral palsy.

28.What is the disadvantage of previous robotic clothing?

A. They are uncomfortable to wear.

B. They are not easy to carry around.

C. They aren't environmentally friendly.

D.They aren't affordable for most families.

29.What improvement is being made to the existing robotic clothing?

A.Easy operation.                      B. Adjustable design.

C.Soft material.                        D. Simple structure.

30.What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A.Why bladders are needed in the new unit.

B. How the improved robotic clothing works.

C. What material is used in the robotic sleeves.

D.What difficulty cerebral palsy patients have.

31.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.The UCR is teaming up with the CIONIC.

B.Soft robotic clothing is an emerging industry.

C. The CIONIC Neural Sleeve is quite popular.

D.Robison made robotic clothing for his family first.

D

Scientists believe they have found a new use for facial recognition technology: saving large ocean animals known as seals. Researchers at Colgate University in New York have developed SealNet. The system is a database of seal faces created by taking pictures of many harbor seals in Maine's Casco Bay.

The research team found the tool's accuracy in identifying the mammals was close to 100percent. The researchers are working on increasing the size of their database to make it available to other scientists, said Krista Ingram. She is a biology professor at Colgate and a team member

Increasing the database to include rare species such as the Mediterranean monk seal and Hawaiian monk seal could help to save those species, Ingram said. Creating a list of seal faces and using machine learning to identify them can also help scientists know where in the ocean seals are. Ingram said,"For marine mammals that move around a lot and are hard to photo-graph in the water, we need to be able to identify individuals."

SealNet is designed to identify the face in a picture. It recognizes the seal's face based on information related to the eyes and nose shape. A similar tool called PrimNet that is for use on

primates(灵长类),had been used on seals earlier, but SealNet performed better, the Colgate researchers said. Seals and other ocean mammals have long been studied using satellite technology. Using artificial intelligence to study them is a way to bring conservation into the 21stcentury.

"Facial recognition technology could provide valuable data," said Michelle Berger,an associate scientist at the Shaw Institute in Maine."Once the system is perfected, I can picture lots of interesting environmental uses from it,”Berger said."If they could recognize seals, and recognize them from year to year, that would give us lots of information about movement, how much they move from site to site."

32.What is SealNet?

A.A tool that takes pictures of seals.

B.A system that recognizes the face in a picture.

C. A database that monitors the behaviour of seals.

D.A system that analyzes appearances of various sea animals.

33.Why is PrimNet mentioned?

A. To show the need to save seals.

B. To explain the origin of SealNet.

C. To emphasize the superiority of SealNet.

D. To show the development of facial recognition.

34.What does Berger think of SealNet?

A. It needs to collect more data on the ocean.

B.It can be applied to more fields.

C. It helps find better living sites for seals.

D. It brings new opportunities to study other species.

35.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Seals can recognize themselves in photos

B. Facial recognition is an easy task for animals

C. Scientists use facial recognition to protect seals

D. Facial recognition may help find new animals

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I've never considered myself a brave person. When I was younger, if it was dark and I had to go outside alone to fetch something from the yard, I would run back inside like the hounds of hell were on my heels. Then before entering, I would act like nothing had happened.

__36__For you see, I pretty much lived in fear. I was afraid of public speaking, afraid to sleep alone or to even be alone in a room by myself. And I would judge myself for being afraid.

What I didn't realize at the time is that even though I was afraid, I would never let anyone know it. __37__ I'd fetch the ball from the yard, even though I was afraid of the dark.

You see, I was more afraid of being viewed as a coward than of the fear itself. And so, I ended up doing those scary things without realizing that I was, in fact, being courageous for acting despite the fear. And now, I realize that by consistently choosing to face the fear and acting anyway, __38__For example, when I used to talk in public, my legs would literally shiver. __39__But when I got up to speak, I would do my best to hide my fear. Over time,I became known as a public speaker in my life.

And so, this habit of doing what scared me despite the fear was one of the best habits I could have possibly formed, unconscious as it was. For you see, courage is not the absence of fear. It is not even the ability to overcome fear. It goes deeper than that.__ 40__

A. And that's just the start of it.

B. My heartbeat would accelerate.

C.I would do the things that scared me.

D.To be courageous, one needs to be afraid.

E.So courage and fear are similar to some extent.

F.I became less and less afraid of doing those things over time.

G.I would talk to people about my fear and seek their help.

第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

I should have been starting the second year of my PhD.__41__,I was at my parents' house, recently discharged from the hospital.

I had been ready for the failures of graduate school—experiments, funding proposals, even classes. But I was caught__42__when midway through my first year I faced a different type of__43__.I felt__44__or worn out, every morning. My appetite decreased. The next few months, I visited the__45__often. My doctors told me to focus completely on my__46__for the next 6 months and to rest.

I had never taken a(n)__47__before. I feared it would be seen as a sign of __48__. Most of all, I feared I would simply be 49by the advisers I desperately wanted recognition from. However, I knew this leave of absence was__50__, for I wasn't ready to__51__myschool.

When I__ 52__to my PhD after 6 months, I had to relearn my project and how to be a graduate student. I still needed to meet doctors and changed medications countless times. MyPhD journey will be a__53__one, with more time away from thesis(论文) work than most.

I'm__54__though. Over the past year,I__55__with others who also took time away during graduate school. Hearing their stories, I learned that a leave of absence is perfectly OK, no matter what the reason.

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Fanjingshan World Heritage property is located in South-West China,__56__(cover) a total area of 40,275 hectares(公顷), fully surrounded by a buffer zone of 37,239 hectares. Fanjingshan is located in a monsoonal(季风的) climatic context and__57__(be)an important source of water for the surrounding landscapes and beyond, with some 20 rivers and __58__(stream) feeding the Wujiang and Yuanjiang River systems, both of __59__run into the Yangtze River. The__60__(high) peak,Mt Fenghuangshan, has a height of 2,570 m above sea level.

Fanjingshan is an island of rock in a sea of karst and is home__61__many ancient plant and animal species which__62__(originate)in the Tertiary Period, between 65 million and 2million years ago.__63__total of 3,724 plant species have been recorded in the property,an __64__(impress) 13% of China's total flora(植物群). Fanjingshan is the only habitat in the world for Fanjingshan Fir and Guizhou Snub-nosed Monkey, as well as 64 plant and 38 animal species that are listed as globally__65__ (threaten).

第四部分  写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节  (满分15分)

你校将以“关爱健康”为主题，举办英语征文比赛，请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1.保持健康的重要性；2.保持健康的方法(至少两条)。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Keep healthy

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第二节  (满分25分)

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Gustavo's favorite sport is soccer. When he was only four years old, his older brother taught him how to kick the ball. At first, Gustavo was never able to make the ball go where he wanted it to go. Now Gustavo is eight years old,and he has had a lot of practice. Gustavo's brother likes to kick the ball with his right foot."But Gustavo doesn't. Instead,he likes to kick it with his left foot so that it makes a loud sound-thwack! Gustavo calls it his lucky left foot.When Gustavo kicks the soccer ball hard with his left foot,he can make it fly into the goal.

Gustavo lives in Rio de Janeiro,one of the biggest cities in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is on the beach and has very warm weather. All of Gustavo's friends love to play soccer when they get out of school. Today, there is a new boy at school. His name is Felipe,and he comes from Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo is another city in Brazil and has lots of tall buildings called skyscrapers.After school, the boys invite Felipe to play soccer with them. Felipe says okay but looks very nervous,

As they walk to the soccer field, Gustavo asks Felipe,"What's wrong?" Felipe sighs and says,"I don't know how to play soccer. I tried once and everybody laughed at me." Gustavo pats Felipe on the shoulder."That's alright," says Gustavo."I used to be really bad too. You have to keep trying.”

The game starts,and Gustavo moves to the front of the field. He plays the forward position and is always trying to score a goal on the other team, Gustavo feels happy every time he plays soccer and tonight he is playing even better than usual. He steals the ball from the other team and runs with it as fast as he can. Finally he has scored two goals.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

After the game, Gustavo and Felipe stay on the field to practice. ___________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     

The rest of the week Gustavo and Felipe practice on the soccer field after the other boys leave. ______________________________________________________________________                                     _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

英语冲刺卷(二)参考答案

试题答案

【阅读A】本文主要介绍了一则编辑招聘启事。

21.B

【命题意图】本题考查考生的细节理解能力。

【解题分析】根据Main Responsibilities部分最后一点可知，该岗位应聘者需要与数字技术团队合作，提供优秀的营销策略。

22.C

【命题意图】本题考查考生的细节理解能力。

【解题分析】根据Person Specification部分第二点可知，该岗位应聘者需要具备很优秀的编辑能力。

23.C

【命题意图】本题考查考生的细节理解能力。

【解题分析】根据Package Description部分第二点可知，员工人职后就能参加养老金计划。由此可知，员工退休后的生活有保障。

【阅读B】作者因为口吃缺乏自信，这导致他害怕在公众场合说话，即便他做了充分的准备。作者尝试过多种方式克服口吃，但效果都不好。作者最后经过心理治疗，明白了真正的问题是自己对口吃的恐惧。从此作者坦然面对口吃，从而能在公众场合自信地表达了。

24.D

【命题意图】本题考查考生的细节理解能力。

【解题分析】根据第1段最后一句及第2段的第1句和最后一句可知，作者总是很担心会因为口吃而没法表达并想方设法地克服口吃问题。由此可知，作者很在意自己是否能顺畅地表达。

25.B

【命题意图】本题考查考生的细节理解能力。

【解题分析】根据第3段可知，为了克服口吃问题，作者犹豫再三后，尝试了心理疗法，并最终找到了问题所在及解决方法。

26.B

【命题意图】本题考查考生的推理判断能力。

【解题分析】根据第4段最后二句可知，这次会议后，作者第一次因为演说而受到赞扬。他很兴奋，并松了一口气，最重要的是，他感到自豪。由此推知，作者认为他的这次表现很成功。

27.A

【命题意图】本题考查考生的推理判断能力。

【解题分析】作者因口吃而缺乏自信，害怕在公众场合说话。经过心理治疗后，作者意识到真正的问题不是口吃本身，而是自己对口吃的恐惧。意识到这一问题后，作者坦然面对口吃，从而能在公开场合自信地说话了。由此推知，作者的故事告诉我们：要相信自己，你认为自己行，你就行。

【阅读C】脑瘫是儿童中常见的运动障碍性疾病，它会使走路、进食、举杯子等日常活动变得困难。加州大学的研究人员正在研究一种软质机器人服装，使脑瘫儿童能够更好地控制他们的手臂运动。

28.A

【命题意图】本题考查考生的细节理解能力。

【解题分析】根据第2段第2句可知，以前的机器人服装材料僵硬，穿起来不舒服。

29.C

【命题意图】本题考查考生的细节理解能力。

【解题分析】根据第3段最后一句可知，UCR研究团队正在使用尼龙和弹性材料来改进机器人服装的柔软度和舒适度。

30.B

【命题意图】本题考查考生的主旨大意归纳能力。

【解题分析】通读第4段可知，本段主要讲述科学家们设想改进后的机器人服装的工作原理。

31.D

【命题意图】本题考查考生的细节理解能力。

【解题分析】根据最后一段最后一可知，CIONIC公司的创始人Jeremiah Robison看到女儿患脑瘫后受到启发，开发了该产品。

【阅读D】研究人员开发了SealNet系统。该系统建立了海豹面部数据库，这有助于人们拯救海豹。

32.B

【命题意图】本题考查考生的细节理解能力。

【解题分析】根据第1段最后一句和第4段第1句可知，SealNet是一个收集了海豹的照片数据系统，它可以识别每头海豹的面部。

33.C

【命题意图】本题考查考生的推理判断能力。

【解题分析】根据第4段第3句可知，作者提到PrimNet是为了说明新研发的SealNet的优越性。

34.B

【命题意图】本题考查考生的细节理解能力。

【解题分析】根据最后一段可知，Berger认为面部识别技术可以提供有价值的数据，一旦该系统得到完善，可以想象出它在环境方面的许多有趣的用途。由此推知，Berger认为该技术可以用于更多领域。

35.C

【命题意图】本题考查考生的标题概括能力。

【解题分析】本文主要介绍了研究人员开发了SealNet面部识别系统。该系统建立了海豹面部数据库，这有助于人们更好地了解海豹从而拯救它们。

【七选五】在成长的过程中，作者虽然害怕去做一些事情，但仍会隐藏自己的恐惧去做，后来意识到去做让自己害怕的事情的习惯可能是作者养成的最好的习惯之一。

36.A

【命题意图】本题考查考生理解上下文逻辑关系、还原信息的能力。

【解题分析】第1段讲述了作者儿时害怕黑暗的事情，空后继续讲述其他的恐惧。由此可知，此空起递进衔接的作用，故选A。

37.C

【命题意图】本题考查考生理解上下文逻辑关系、还原信息的能力。

【解题分析】空前说作者不会让别人知道自己害怕，空后举例说自己虽然害怕黑暗，仍然会到院子里捡球。由此可知，此空应当说在害怕时会怎么做，故选C。

38.F

【命题意图】本题考查考生理解上下文逻辑关系、还原信息的能力。

【解题分析】根据空前(通过不断选择去面对恐惧和采取行动)可知，此处应当是说明这种选择的结果，且空后举例说明了作者克服恐惧而成长，故选F。

39.B

【命题意图】本题考查考生理解上下文逻辑关系、还原信息的能力。

【解题分析】此空讲述作者以前害怕时的状况。作者以前上台前会紧张害怕，腿会发抖，心跳加速。

40.D

【命题意图】本题考查考生理解上下文逻辑关系、还原信息的能力。

【解题分析】此段为全文的总结，说明恐惧和勇气的关系，D项进一步说明两者的关系。

【完形填空】作者在读博第一年，身体出现了问题，不得不暂时休息半年。虽恐惧，但最终能平和地接受事实，也慢慢地了解到请假并不是什么问题。

41.D

【命题意图】考查副词。

【解题分析】作者本应该开始读博的第二年。然而，作者却待在父母家，因为刚刚出院。

42.D

【命题意图】考查副词。

【解题分析】作者已经做好了心理准备会在实验、资助提案，甚至课程方面失败。然而却是生病影响了作者的学业。由此可知，作者面临了意想不到的挑战。

43.A

【命题意图】考查名词。

【解题分析】见上题解析。

44.A

【命题意图】考查形容词。

【解题分析】根据下文or worn out可知，每天早上，作者都感到疲劳。

45.B

【命题意图】考查名词。

【解题分析】根据下文My doctors可知，在接下来的几个月里，作者经常去医院。

46.C

【命题意图】考查名词。

【解题分析】医生告诉作者在接下来的六个月里需要完全专注健康、休息。

47.B

【命题意图】考查名词。

【解题分析】根据下文可知，作者以前从来没有休过假。

48.D

【命题意图】考查名词。

【解题分析】作者担心休假会被视为软弱的表现。

49.A

【命题意图】考查动词。

【解题分析】最重要的是，作者担心自己会被那些他迫切希望得到他们认可的导师们遗忘。

50.A

【命题意图】考查形容词。

【解题分析】尽管如此，作者知道这次休假是必要的，因为作者不想放弃学业。

51.B

【命题意图】考查动词短语。

【解题分析】见上题解析。

52.B

【命题意图】考查动词。

【解题分析】六个月之后，作者重返学校攻读博士学位。

53.C

【命题意图】考查形容词。

【解题分析】作者因为生病而花在论文上的时间少了，由此可推知作者的博士之旅将是一个缓慢的过程。

54.C

【命题意图】考查形容词。

【解题分析】不过作者还是满怀希望。

55.D

【命题意图】考查动词。

【解题分析】这一年来，作者和一些在学习期间也因各种原因而休假了一段时间的同学取得了联系。

【语法填空】

56.covering   57.is          58.streams    59.which        60.highest

 61.to        62.originated    63.A        64.impressive    65.threatened

【写作】

第一节

One possible version:

Keep healthy

It is very important for us to keep healthy, because a healthy body will ensure a happy life and smooth work.

There are many ways to keep healthy. We'd better eat more fruits and vegetables and less meat. Take exercise for at least one hour every day. We need enough sleep and rest, so it is important to go to bed early and get up early. We should wash our hands as often as possible to keep away from bacteria or viruses.

In addition, we mustn't drink wine or smoke. They are bad for our health.

第二节

One possible version:

After the game, Gustavo and Felipe stay on the field to practice. Gustavo shows Felipe how he kicks with his lucky left foot. When Felipe tries to kick the ball, it goes in the wrong direction. Gustavo doesn't laugh at Felipe. Instead, he looks and sees that Felipe is kicking the wrong part of the ball with his foot. Gustavo shows Felipe where to kick the ball, and later Felipe is a little bit better.

The rest of the week Gustavo and Felipe practice on the soccer field after the other boys leave. Felipe also practices kicking the ball before school. The next week Felipe takes part in his first soccer match. Thwack! Felipe kicks the ball with his strong foot and it flies through the sky into the goal. Everybody cheers and Felipe feels like he is the king of the soccer field. Felipe opens his arms and gives Gustavo a big hug. Now Felipe looks forward to playing soccer everyday, and Gustavo has a new friend.