第第頁2023屆云南省曲靖市高三下學期二模聯考英語試題（含答案，無聽力部分）曲靖市第二中學2022-2023學年春季學期高三年級二模考試

英語試卷

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第一部分閱讀(共兩節,滿分50分

第一節(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和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。

A

InSingapore,itseemslikeartisateveryturn.Lookcloselyandyou’lldiscovermasterpiecesinfrontofanofficebuilding,awalkway,andevenonarooftopgarden,whereeveryonecanappreciatethemupclose.Inordertofurtherpromoteart,festivalsareheldthroughouttheyear.Herearesomeofthebiggestartdrawstocome.

ARTWALKWhen:January

Anannualpublicartfestival,ArtwalktakesplaceintheculturallyrichneighborhoodsofLittleIndiaandKatong-JooChiat.Visitorscanleanaboutthefood,storiesandhistoryoftwoofSingapore’smostdistinctcommunitiesonguidedwalkingtours.Theycanevenexperienceartandcultureupclosewithhands-onworkshopswithlocalartists,storytellersandculturalexperts.

ARTSGWhen:March

DuringthebiggestartfairinSoutheastAsia,morethan150oftheworld’sbestgallerieswillshowcasetheircollectionofmorethan1,000artists.Thefilmsectorwillfeaturepaneldiscussions,experimentalfilms,andnewfilm-makingpractices.SomegallerieswillalsopresentdigitaltechnologyartworkslikeAR,VR,andNFTs.

SINGAPORENIGHTWhen:August

Duringthisparty-likenightfestival,theBrasBasah-Bugisbusinessstreetlightsupforthismulti-dimensionalartfestivalwithdiverselightinstallations(裝置).Buildingwallsprovidelarger-than-lifecanvases(畫布)forshows;undergroundtunnelsarebrilliantwithlights.Artandcreativityblossomthroughapassionforexperiments.

SINGAPOREBIENNALEWhen:October-February

Lastingfivemonths,theSingaporeBiennaleisadynamiceventthatencouragesfolkstoseeartinanewlightthroughinteractiveinstallationsandexhibitions.Thehighlightsincludearttours,airperformances,afilminstallationandvariousexhibitions.

1.WhatcanavisitordoinARTWALK

A.Visitmuseumsandgalleries.B.Joinininteractiveactivities.

C.Tryoutglobalcuisine.D.Sharepersonalstories.

2.WhenshouldvisitorsgotoSingaporeiftheywanttoenjoylightshowsatnight

AInJanuary.B.InMarch.C.InAugust.D.InNovember.

3.What’sthetextmainlyabout

A.FourartshowsinSingapore.B.FourplacesofinterestinSingapore.

C.FourartfestivalsinSingapore.D.FourtravelroutesinSingapore.

B

Today,I’vebeenrecordinganaudiobook.IamexcitedthatIhaverealizedmylife-longdream.

IwillneverforgetatprimaryschoolIusedtowaitwithbreathlessanticipationtotakemyturnreadingoutaparagraphofgreatworksinfront.Atmysecondaryschool,whenstudentswereencouragedtoselectandpresentareadingat"morningtalk",Ioftenaddedmynametothelist.

Thiswasallhandybackgroundformycareerinbroadcasting.But,muchasIenjoyhostingshowsandinterviewingpeople,Ioftenfindmyselfmissingthesimplepleasuresofreadingoutloud.I’dthoughtaboutputtingmyselfforwardasanarrator(朗讀者)foraudiobooks.ButI’mnotanactor.Ican’tdoregionalaccentsorplayfemalevoice.Non-fiction,then,seemedtheobvioustarget,butIfeltthatsuchbookswerebestreadbytheirauthors.Ifitwereauthors’ownvoice,theirstorieswouldtouchme.

Recently,deliveringmyson’snightlybedtimestoryhasreawakenedmyloveforreadingoutloud-highlightssofarhaveincludedCharlotte’sWeb.ButIneverthoughtI’dgettheopportunitytodoitprofessionally.

Then,lastmonth,IwascontactedbyJamesPlunkett,authorofEndState,aforthcomingbookaboutpoliticalideas.Hehadnodesiretoreadhisbookoutloud,butasafanofmyprogram,hethoughtImightdoareasonablejob.

So,I’vespentthisweekinastudio,simplyreadingstuffoutloud.AndI’mLOVINGIT!

Mindyou,it’sanentirelyunexpectedexperience.It’sdishearteningwhentherecordingneedstobestoppedbecauseI’vejustcarelesslyskippedovera’the’,orhadtoclearmythroat,orcatchmybreath.I’vealsolearnedhowmanywordsI’vebeenmispronouncingmyentirelife:behaviouralisBE-HAYVE-YOU-RAL,notBE-HAYVE-EE-AH-RUL.

Thoughtacklingthis339bookdoesn’tturnouttobethateasy,I’vefoundthewholeprocessawesome,andhopethisbecomesthefirstofmany.

4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioninghisexperiencesatschool

AThepowerofdreaming.B.Hisloveforreadingaloud.

C.Theimpactofschooling.D.Histalentforreading.

5.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromparagraph3

A.Heregretsbeingahost.B.Hecannotreadnon-fictionwell.

C.Helacksworkingexperience.D.Heisawareofhisdisadvantages.

6.Whydidtheauthorgetthejobasanarrator

A.Hewasgoodatreadingbedtimestory.B.Heappliedforitinperson.

C.Hewasappointedbythewriter.D.Hehadcrowdsoffans.

7.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbeinganarrator

A.Demandingbutenjoyable.B.Riskybutfruitful.

C.Tiringbutstress-free.D.Boringbutrewarding.

C

Peoplewhogive,livelonger,studieshaveshown.Now,anewstudybyUniversityofMichiganresearchersshowsthatwhypeoplevolunteer—notwhethertheyvolunteer—iswhatreallycounts.

Forthestudy,Konrathandcolleaguesanalyzeddatacollectedin2023and2023aimingatthesamerandomsamplesof3,376people.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.Whetherwevolunteerdecidesourwell-being.B.Whywevolunteerhasanimpactonourhealth.

C.Howwevolunteermakessensetoothers.D.Howoftenwevolunteermakesadifference.

9.Howdidtheresearchersdotheresearch

A.Byanalyzingstatistics.B.Byreviewingpreviousstudies.

C.Bydoinglabexperiments.D.Byobservingrandomsamples.

10.Whichofthefollowingmotiveswillprobablybenefitthevolunteersmost

A.Makingmorefriends.B.Developingabilityinpractice.

C.Solvingpersonalproblems.D.Helpingpeopleintrouble.

11.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout

A.Practicalsuggestionsonfurtherstudies.B.Potentialapplicationsoftheresearchmethod.

C.Afurtherexplanationofthecurrentfindings.D.Areasonabledoubtabouttheresearchfindings.

D

SwotsatelliteisscheduledtobelaunchedThursdaymorningtoconductacomprehensivesurveyofEarth’svitalresource.Byusingadvancedmicrowaveradartechnologyitwillcollectheight-surfacemeasurementsofoceans,lakesandriversinhigh-definitiondetailover90%oftheglobe.It’srallythefirsttimetoobservenearlyallwaterontheplanet’ssurface.

Themajormissionistoexplorehowoceansabsorbatmosphericheatandcarbondioxideinanaturalprocessthatadjustsclimatechange.Oceansareestimatedtohaveabsorbedmorethan90%,oftheextraheattrappedintheEarth’satmospherebyhuman-causedgreenhousegases.Swotwillscan,theseasandpreciselymeasurefinedifferencesinsurfaceelevations(高度)aroundsmallercurrentsandeddies(漩渦),wheremuchoftheoceans’decreaseofheatandcarbonisbelievedtooccur."Studyingthemechanismwillhelpclimatescientistsanswerakeyquestion:Whatistheturningpointatwhichoceansstartreleasing,ratherthanabsorbing,hugeamountsofheatbackintotheatmosphereandspeedupglobalwarming,ratherthanlimitingit,"saidNadyaShiffer,Swot’sprogramscientist.

Bycomparison,earlierstudiesofwaterbodiesreliedondataofriversoroceanstakenatspecific,points,orfromsatellitesthatcanonlytrackmeasurementsalongaone-dimensionalline,requiringscientiststofillindatagapsthroughextrapolation(外推法).Thankstotheradarinstrument,SwotcanscanthroughcloudcoveranddarknessoverwiderangesoftheEarth.Thisenablesscientiststoaccuratelymaptheirobservationsintwodimensionsregardlessofweatherortimeofdayandtocoverlargegeographicareasfarmorequicklythanwaspreviouslypossible.

"Ratherthangivingusalineofelevations,it’sgivingusamapofelevations,andthat’sjustatotalgamechanger,"saidTamlinPavelsky,Swotfreshwaterscienceleader.

12.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"vitalresource"inthefirstparagraphreferto

A.Technology.B.Climate,C.Oceans.D.Water.

13.WhatisthemajormissionofSwotsatellite

A.ToexplorewhereoceansabsorbheatandCO2.B.Toexplainwhygreenhousegascomesintobeing.

C.Toidentifywhenglobalwarmingisworsened.D.Tostudyhowoceansinfluenceclimatechange.

14.WhatisanadvantageSwothasoverprevioussatellites

A.Itfillsindatagapsautomaticallybyextrapolation.BItcontributestomappingtheobservationaccurately.

C.Itcoversspecificriversandoceansinonedimension.D.Itkeepstrackoftheweatherchangeatanytimeofday.

15.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext

A.FirstGlobalWaterSurveyfromSpaceB.SuccessfulLaunchofSwotSatellite

C.ABreakthroughinSpaceTravel.D.ASolutiontoClimateChange

第二節(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能填入空白處的最佳選項,選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Manypeoplethinkyou’reeitheracreativepersonoryou’renot.WhileIagreethatsomepeoplemaybeslightlymorecreativethanothers,Ithinkcreativityisamusclethatcanbeexercisedandimprovedupon.16

Consumecontentoutsideyourcomfortzone.

Wealllovereadingaboutstuffinourindustry.17Ifyouwanttogetyourcreativejuicesflowing,startconsumingcontentyouwouldn’tnormallyconsume.Readblogsoutsideofyourindustry.Readbooksoutsideofyournormalchoice.Orgrablunchwithacompletestranger.

Dothe"NoBadIdeasBrainstorming"exercise

Getatleastoneotherpersontojoinyoufora45-60minutebrainstorm.Notechnologyandnocriticism.Bringatopicorideatothetableandwritedownallyourideas(onactualpaper).18It’simportanttodothisinpersonandtomakeabsolutelysureyoudon’thaveanynegativeenergyorfeedbackthroughouttheprocess.Youmayendupwith100horribleideas,butIbetyou’llhaveoneortwogoodones.

19

Therearestudiesuponstudiesthatdiscusshowourdietaffectsthewaywethink.WanttostartthinkingdifferentlyStartgivingyourbodydifferent(andhealthier)fuel.You’dbeshockedhowmuchmorecreativelyyoucanthinkandactwhenyoueatahealthierdiet.

Seeamovieinatheater.

Moviesonthebigsceneareoneofthelastfewplacesyoucanenjoyacompletesensoryexperience.Thegiantbrightscreen.Thethunderingsurroundsound.Thesmellandtasteoffreshpopcorn.Thesomewhatuncomfortableseatwithplasticarmreststhatdon’tmove.20

A.Eatdifferently.

B.Itmayhelpwithmotivation.

C.Anddon’tcommentonasingleidea.

D.Rewardyourselfforeverylittlegain.

E.Buttypicallythisdoesn’tboostcreativity.

F.Thekeyishowtogetyourcreativitystrengthened.

G.Wheneveryouleavethetheatre,yourmindwillbefilledwithnumerousideas.

第二部分語言運用(共兩節,滿分30分)

第一節(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。

Makingafamily

Foryears,Dadhadavoidedgettingadog.Wheneverthe21cameup,Dadcomplained,"Dogsareapain.Idon’twanttobe22."Despitehisstrongopposition,MombroughthomeapuppynamedChip,acuteballthat23usall.

Forme,atagethirteen,Chipbroughtoutmy24side.Ifed,brushedandwalkedhimeveryday.Ialsolearnedthatwhenwetakecareofwhatisimportanttous,we25thebenefits.Andthis26stayedwithmeasIgrew.Atthattime,Chipmeantaloyal(忠誠的)companion,someoneto27meatthedoorwhenIreturned,andsomeonetokissmyfacewhenIwassad.

Chipeven28Dad.ItwasnearlyamonthbeforeChip’s29personalitywonhimover.Dadwasthefirstto30himtositonthesofa.HeevenmadechewtoysforChiptoplaywith.

Most31Chipbroughtustogetherasafamily.Afterdinner,insteadofescapingtoourbedroomsasbefore,weall32Chipintothefamilyroom.We’dteachhimnew33orperfecthisoldones.We’drecallstoriesofthecutethingshe’ddonethatday.Thekeyisthatwe’ddothistogether.

Peoplesometimescomplainthatdogloversare34humanity;rather,theirpetsstimulatethe35oftheirhumanity.

21.A.topicB.newsC.problemD.doubt

22.A.replacedB.destroyedC.botheredD.controlled

23.A.defeatedB.challengedC.discouragedD.transformed

24.A.awkwardB.responsibleC.generousD.creative

25.A.harvestB.desireC.ignoreD.realize

26.A.lessonB.habitC.customD.routine

27.A.seekB.greetC.hideD.assist

28.A.fearedB.softenedC.admiredD.strengthened

29.A.adorableB.strongC.aggressiveD.naughty

30.A.persuadeB.forbidC.allowD.order

31.A.necessarilyB.exactlyC.importantlyD.entirely

32.A.droveB.draggedC.followedD.pushed

33.A.languagesB.tricksC.subjectsD.styles

34.A.satisfyingB.inspiringC.changingD.abandoning

35.A.weaknessB.theoryC.darknessD.beauty

第二節(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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

InFujianprovince,over3,000Tulouscatter(散落)inthemountains,morethananyotherprovinceinChina.Someofthemarecircular,whileothersarerectangular(方形的).Theyalsovary36sizeandheight,

ATulouusuallyhas3to5floors,covering37areaofaround5,000squaremeters.ATuloucanaccommodatehundredsofpeople,wholiveandworktogether,38(share)thepublicareas,aswellasthepublic39(facility)suchasthewellandthestairs.So,aTulou40(function)asavillageunit.Itbringsunitytoallthevillagers,passingdownthetraditionalculture.

The41(early)Tulouwasbuiltinthe13thcentury,whentheHakkapeoplemovedtoFujianduringthewar.42(settle)herepermanently,theHakkapeoplebuilttheTuloubasedonthelocalgeographicalenvironment,forbothlivinganddefensepurposes.Featuringmudwalls.areoveronemeterthick,aspecially-designedentrance,highwindowsandsecrettunnels(地道),theTuloucandefendagainstenemieseffectively.

In2023,theFujianTulouwereontheUNESCO’sWorldHeritageList.Nowadays,theTulouarenolongerdefensivebuildings,44theystillreflecttheideasofharmonyandcooperationwhilelivingtogether.

Whenyougetachance,whynotvisitFujianTulouandtakealookatthese,45(impress)earthenbuildings

第三部分寫作(共兩節,滿分40分)

第一節(滿分15分)

46.假設你是李華,最近參與了學校舉辦的“家務我在行”活動。請寫一篇博客文章,分享如下內容:

1.活動目的;

2.活動內容;

3.活動感受。

注意:

1.寫作詞數應為80左右

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

AGoodHandatHousework

第二節(滿分25分)

47.閱讀下面材料,根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段,使之構成一篇完整的短文。

Ifearedgoingintomyroomafterschool.Everydayitwassomethingdifferent.Thehoursawayatschoolwerelongenoughtocauseaterriblechangetomyprivateroom.Todaycanbenodifferent.

AsIenteredthehouse,Momgreetedmewithasmile.Itseemedlikenothingwaswrong.Still,Iwouldn’tbelieve.Yesterday,Idiscoveredachocolatecookiespreadaroundthemouthofmyangelstatue.Itspinklipswerecoveredinchocolate.Obviously,Calliehadsharedhercookiewithmyangel.

Ilookedaroundformylittlesister,Callie,whohadjustturnedthree.Ididn’tseeher.AsIcheckedthesittingroom,Inoticeditwasprettymessy.Thereweretoysallaround.Therewereafewheadlessdolls,someblocks,theremainsofagrapestuckintothecarpet.Isearchedaroundandthereshewas,sittingonthesofawiththeTVremoteinherstickyhands.Shelookedupandsawme.Ahugesmilebrokeoutonherface,andshelaughed,clappingherhands.Iwassurprisedthattheydidn’tsticktogether.

"Sissy(sister)!"Shejumpedoffthesofaandrantome,huggingmykneesandalmosttippingmeover."Hi,Callie,"Isaid,withtheslightestsmile.Iruffled(撫弄)herlongthickhair,andsomewhitecrumbs(殘渣)felltothecarpet."Cheese,sissy",Calliesaid,pointingatthecrumbsthathadsettledontothecarpet.Ifoundastrongsmellofcheesefromthem.HadCalliefocusedondestroyingonlythesittingroomAvoiceracedacrossmymind.Noway.Notmysister,thedestroyer.Notmysister,thethree-year-oldterror.Iturnedaroundandstartedthescaredclimbtomyroom.

注意:

1.續寫詞數應為150左右;

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

Ipushedthedooropenandsawacompletemessagain!

Seeingthetearsinhereyes,Ibentdownandliftedherupgently.

曲靖市第二中學2022-2023學年春季學期高三年級二模考試英語答案

1.B2.C3.C

4.B5.D6.C7.A

8.B9.A10.D11.C

12.D13.D14.B15.A

16.