廣西南寧市二中2023-2024學年高考沖刺英語模擬試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright2．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general3．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．achievement B．reputationC．character D．standard4．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that5．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.6．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base7．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded8．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference9．Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing10．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered11．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching12．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how13．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI14．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave15．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when16．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts17．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless18．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict19．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once20．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40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。21．（6分）Persuasionistheartofconvincingsomeonetoagreewithyou.AccordingtotheancientGreeks，therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion：ethos，pathos，andlogos.Ethosisaspeakerswayofconvincingtheaudiencethatsheistrustworthy，honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall，you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Aspeakercanalsocreateethosbyconvincingtheaudiencethatsheisagoodperson.Ifanaudiencecannottrustyou，youwillnotbeabletopersuadethem.Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample，apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear，thusmakingthemsupporthim.Similarly，ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddogsandcats，tomaketheviewersfeelpity.Iftheaudiencefeelsbadfortheanimals，theywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.Logosistheuseoffacts，statistics，orotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbemorelikelytobelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying

"believeme".Althoughethos，pathos，andlogosallhavetheirstrengths，theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.Indeed，mostspeakersuseacombinationofethos，pathos，andlogostopersuadetheiraudiences.So，thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech，watchacommercial，orlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney，beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.1、Whydoestheauthorsaypersuasionisanart？______A．Theybothentertaintheaudience.B．Theybothrequiregreatskillstoachieve.C．Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.D．TheywerebothcommontopicsofancientGreekwriters.2、Howisaspeakerabletoshowherethostotheaudience？______A．Byexpressinghersympathywiththeaudience.B．Bytellingtheaudienceaboutherpersonalpreference.C．Byusingbeautifullanguagetomakeherstatementsattractive.D．Byshowingherknowledgeandexperiencerelatingtothetopic.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthethreeaspectsofpersuasion？______A．Ethosisthemostimportantaspectofpersuasion.B．Eachaspecthasadifferenteffectontheaudience.C．Honestyisthekeytomakingyourargumentsbelievable.D．Politicalleadersmostlyusepathostopersuadetheiraudience.4、Anadvertisementforwashingpowderwhichclaimsthat“scientifictestsshowthatourpowderkills95%ofallbacteria”

ismainlyusing______.A．ethosB．pathosC．logosD．acombinationofallthree22．（8分）Atsometimeinyourlifeyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudon’tactonyourimpulse(沖動),butletitpassinstead.Youknowthattocommittheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.OneofthenewesttaboosinAmericansocietyisthetopicoffat.Unlikemanyothertaboos,fatisatopicthatAmericanstalkaboutconstantly.It’snotataboototalkaboutfat;it’satabootobefat.The“in”lookisthin,notfat.Intheworkworld,mostcompaniespreferyouthful-lookingexecutivestoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepublic.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouth,vigorandsuccess.Thefatperson,ontheotherhand,isthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergy,self-disciplineandself-respect.Inanimage-conscioussocietyliketheUS,thinis“in”butfatis“out”.It’snotsurprisingthatmillionsofAmericanshavebecomecrazyaboutstayingslimand“inshape”.Thepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnot,however,theonlyreasonforAmerica’sfascinationwithdietandexercise.Recentresearchhasshowntheimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmosttechnologicallydevelopednations,thelifestyleofNorthAmericanshaschangeddramaticallyduringthecourseofthelastcentury.Modernmachinesdoallthephysicallaborthatpeoplewereonceforcedtodobyhand.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivity,people’sbodiescaneasilybecomeweakandvulnerable(易受攻擊的)todisease.Inanefforttoavoidsuchafate,millionsofAmericansarespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercising.1、Fromthetextwecaninferatabooisconsidered.A．popularwithpeopleB．unacceptableinpeopledeyesC．favorableimpressionleftonotherpeopleD．acrimecommittedonimpulse2、AccordingtothetextwecanconcludeinAmericansociety“beingfat”.A．hasn’tbeenatabooB．willremainatabooC．can’tbeatabooD．isnotconsideredataboobymostpeople3、IntheUS,thinis“in”butfatis“out”mostprobablymean.A．thinis“lazy”butfatis“kind”B．thinis“old”butfatis“youthful”C．thinis“unsuccessful”butfatis“successful”D．thinis“popular”butfatis“unpopular”4、WhyaresomanyAmericansexercisingmore?A．Tokeepstrongandfreefromdisease.B．Tofindgoodjobsinthecompanies.C．Toencouragetheirchildren.D．Toavoidbecomingold.23．（8分）Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofherobjectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled(貼標簽)everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,“Takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!”Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawledunderhercovers,sobbing.Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughphone.Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn'tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.Then,shereachedoutherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,“Thanks.”KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn'talwaysagree,butwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether:givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.1、WhatmadeKateangryoneevening?A．Shecouldn’tfindherbooks.B．Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.C．Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.D．Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbed.2、Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause_______.A．shehatedherselfforbeingsomessyB．shewasaskedbyKatetodosoC．shewasscaredbyKate’sangerD．shewantedtoshowhercare3、HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A．Byanalyzingcauses.B．Bydescribingaprocess.C．Byshowingdifferences.D．Byfollowingtimeorder.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?A．MyFriendKateB．HardWorkPaysOffC．HowtoBeOrganizedD．LearningtoBeRoommates24．（8分）Doyouwanttoreadsomenewbooks?HereareafewofBillGates’favoritesin2018.21Lessonsforthe21stCenturyAuthor:YuvalNoahHarariPrice:$20.2Theauthor,whoisareallystrongthinker,makesitclearthatbigproblemsarenotsolvablebyasinglecountry.Hefindsthathumanmindwantstoworryaboutthedilemmaswefacetoday.Thebookisabetterframeworkforalltheproblemsthatpeopleareworryingabout.MeditationandMindfulnessAuthor:AndyPuddicombePrice:$18.5Whenyoumeditate,theysometimessayyoushouldemptyyourmind,butthatreallyneverhappens.Sotheauthor’sanalogy(比喻)isideasthatarelikecloudscomingacrossyourhead.Youshouldjustpushawaygently.Ifthebookcangetpeopledoing10minutesdailymeditation,thatisfantasticforrelaxingyourmind.ArmyofNoneAuthor:PaulScharrePrice:$46.1Itisaboutwhatarmiesaregoingtolooklikeinthefuture.Shouldadrone(無人機)beabletogooutandfindenemiesandattackthem?Shouldthesoftwarebelettingthehumansmakethedecisionsornot?Theauthoriswarningthatweneedtoholdbackandnotgoallthewaytoroboticwarfare.Theauthorthinksweshouldnotgiveuphumaninvolvementintheseweapons.BadBloodAuthor:JohnCarreyrouPrice:$43.4ItisastoryofsecretsandliesinaSiliconValleystart-up.Theranos,thefoundersweredoingdiagnostics(診斷)thatcanbeverycheap,notneedasmuchblood,readoutevenyourDNA．Butwhenitallwasrevealed,theyreallydidn’thavewhattheyweretalkingabout.Infact,theyhadbeengivingpatientsdiagnoses,whichwereactuallydangerousbecausetheyweresowrong.Itisathrillerwithatragicending.1、Whichbookissuitableforapersonwhowantstofindawaytogetrelaxed?A．21Lessonsforthe21stCentury. B．MeditationandMindfulness.C．ArmyofNone. D．BadBlood.2、Whowroteathrillerin2018?A．YuvalNoahHarari. B．AndyPuddicombe.C．PaulScharre. D．JohnCarreyrou.3、HowmuchwillyoupayforArmyofNone?A．$20.2. B．$18.5.C．$46.1. D．$43.4.25．（10分）Nospacecraftwilleverlandonthesun.thesunisaflamingballofgasthatreachesthousandsofdegreesFahrenheit.Butnextyear,ashipfromEarthwillflyclosertoitthananymanmadecrafthasflownbefore.Themission(任務)isabigdevelopmentforscientistsand,maybe,foreveryoneelse.InSeptember2018,NASAplanstolaunchtheParkerSolarProbe.Afterajourneyofnearly90millionmiles,itwillflywithin3.8millionmilesofthesun.withintwomonthsoflaunching,theprobeisexpectedtoreachthesun’scorona(日冕).That’sthesun’souteratmosphereofgases.Gettingtherewon’tbeeasy.Designingaspacecrafttoughenoughtoholduptothesun’sheathasproveddifficult.Butthathasn’tstoppedengineersfromtrying.Temperaturesinthecoronacanreachmillionsofdegrees.Theprobewilllimititselftoregionswherethingsgetnohotterthan2,500oF.That’sstillaheavyheatloadforaspacecraft.Buta4.5-inch-thickheatshield(罩)willprotecttheprobe’scameraandscientificinstruments.NASAsaysthedatatheprobecollectscouldprovideknowledgeintothephysicsofstars.Oursunisspecialtous.Butasastar,it’srathercommon.Sothebetterweunderstandhowitworks,thebetterweunderstandallstarsofitsmassandcolor.Perhapsthemostimportantiswhattheprobemayshowusaboutsolarstorms.Duringsolarstorms,chargedparticlesstreamthroughthesolarsystem.Theycandisablecommunicationssatellitesandshutdownpowdersystems.Onestudyhasfoundthataveryintensesolarstormcouldcauseupto$2trillionindamageintheUSalone.ItcouldalsoblackouttheEastCoastforayear.Understandingsolarstormsmightallowustopredictthemandprotectourselves.Thatcouldmakeevenamissionwithabillion-pluspricetagoneofNASA’sgreatbargains.1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheprobe?A．It’llflyclosertothesunthatthepreviousonesB．It’sthefirstmanmadeinstrumenttoflytothesunC．It’llgettothecoreofthesuninnearlytwomonthsD．It’llflyabout3.8millionmilestoreachthecorona.2、Whatisthechallengefortheengineers?A．DirectingtheprobetocollectdataB．ReducingthetemperatureoftheprobeC．BuildingashieldagainsttheheatD．Limitingtheprobetoproperregions3、Whatmightbethebesttitle?A．ExploringthestarsB．GettingclosetothesunC．DesigningaspaceshipD．Protectingtheearth4、Wheredoesthevalueofthemissionlie?A．MonitoringsatellitesB．ExploringsolarenergyC．DevelopingscientificinstrumentsD．Forecastingsolarstorms第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1.5分，滿分30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．26．（30分）WalkingaloneonaremotebeachinsouthwestFlorida,Iwassurprisedtohearsplashescomingfromthewater.AsIwalkedinthe1ofthesounds,Isawamanatee(海牛)showitsheadoutofthewater,2agreatsnuffling(帶鼻音的)breath.Itseemedthatitwasin3andtryingtogetoutofit.I'dneverseena4likethisbefore.Iwantedto5,buttherewasnooneelseonthebeach.SoIwentintotheshallowwaterandwenttowardtheanimal.Icame6enoughtomakeoutthemanatee.Then,asecondmanatee,muchsmaller,appearedbesideit.7,themanateeswerealsomovingtowardme.SoonIwas8byseveralmanatees.Icouldclearlyseethelargermanatee9thelittleoneupwithherflipper(鰭狀肢)andpushedittothe10besideme.Asthetwoslippedunderwater,twoothermanateesmovedupfrombehind,oneoneitherside,11gentlyagainstmybodyastheyswampast.Theycircledand12theaction,thistime13bythemotherandherbaby.Iheldmyhandouttouchingtheirbackastheypassedme.Sincetheyobviouslyenjoyedtouchingme,Ibegan14eachofthemastheyswamby.Istoodthereenjoyingthescene,15tomove,untilfinallytherisingtideforcedmebacktotheshore.LaterIknewexactlywhattookplacethatmorning.Themanatees16meintheircelebrationofabirthandIwaswelcometomeetthe17memberoftheirfamily.Duringthatunexpectedscene,Ifeltmoreinvolvedintherhythmsof18onourearththanever.Eachyear,Iheadforthat19foraquietlittlebirthdaypicnicontheshore.Afterall,youneverknowwhomight20upforyourparty.1、A．directionB．conditionC．middleD．side2、A．makingoutB．puttingoutC．comingoutD．lettingout3、A．forceB．troubleC．lossD．action4、A．lookB．feelC．sightD．smell5、A．leaveB．seeC．findD．help6、A．closeB．soonC．quickD．straight7、A．LuckilyB．PersonallyC．UnexpectedlyD．Sadly8、A．watchedB．surroundedC．attackedD．separated9、A．turnB．eatC．throwD．hold10、A．fieldB．surfaceC．poolD．bank11、A．rubbingB．preventingC．surfingD．comforting12、A．practicedB．changedC．repeatedD．showed13、A．seenB．followedC．taughtD．ordered14、A．movingB．hittingC．catchingD．touching15、A．unwillingB．readyC．unableD．afraid16、A．invitedB．protectedC．includedD．fought17、A．bestB．oldestC．toughestD．newest18、A．lifeB．musicC．worldD．development19、A．boatB．hillC．beachD．scene20、A．buildB．showC．lookD．step第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Inyourdailylife，therearemanyexampleswhereyourparentscontrolhundreds1．thingsforyouwhenyouareakid，suchastheclothesyouwear，thefoodyoueat，whereyougoandhowyougetthere.Itisagoodthing.Kidsneedthiskindof2．(protect)andhelpbecausetheyarenotoldenoughtotakecareof3．andmakedecisions4．(correct)．Butwithkidsgrowing5．(old)，thepartofbeingateenisdevelopingyourownidentity—onethat6．(separate)fromyourparents’．Differentattitudestowardseventslikepartyingmayleadtoarguments，becauseyourparentswillalwayswanttoprotectyouandkeepyousafe，nomatterhowoldyouare.As7．result，yourparentsfeelithardtogetusedtothenewsituationwith8．(increase)anxiety.Whatkidsshouldkeepinmindis9．inmostcases，yourparentscanrelatetowhatyou’regoingthroughbecausethey10．(be)teensonce.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Lastweek,achoruscompetitionwasholdinginourschool、OurteachertoldusaboutitonMondayandencouragedustakepartinit、Aftertheheateddiscussion,webothagreedtosingDefendingYellowRiver、Fourdayslater,thechorushadstartedintheschoolhall、Wesangwithfullpassion,wearinguniformcostume、Weweregladtoseethatallaudienceapplaudedwarmattheendofourperformance、Thanksforourwon