2023届福建莆田市高三毕业班高考第二次教学质量检测英语试题及答案

莆田市2023届高中毕业班第二次教学质量检测试卷
英 语
（试卷满分:150分，考试时间:120分钟）
注意事项:
1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
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4.请保持答题卡整洁，避免折叠。考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt?
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. .10
答案是 C。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a wedding. B. In a clothing store. C. In a hotel.
2. What is the man going to do?
A.Go to sleep. B. Look for Sarah. C. Read a book.
3.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student.
4. When will Grace start her vacation?
A. This weekend. B. Next weekend. C. At the end of next month.
5. How old is the programmer?
A.20yearsold. B.33yearsold. C.50 years old.

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第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. How does the man feel about the meal?
A. Just so-so. B. Quite satisfactory. C.A bit disappointing.
7.How much does the man pay for the service?
A.$50. B.$5. C.$15.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. What kind of people are needed according to the newspaper?
A.Reporters. B. Advertisers. C. Sales representatives.
9. What is the woman's strength according to the man?
A. Her self-confidence. B. Her work experience. C. Her travel experience.
10. What is mentioned about the job in the end?
A. The office location. B. The workload. C.The salary.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. What quality of a computer does the man care about at first?
A. A big screen. B. A good battery. C. An eye-protection color.
12. Which brand of computer does the man choose in the end?
A. Fujitsu. B. Lenovo. C. Acer.
13. How does the man pay for the computer?
A. In cash. B. By credit card. C. By WeChat.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The future plans.
B. The ways to learn English.
C. The skills in preparing for an interview.
15. Who is working in Shanghai now?
A. Alice. B.Sam. C. Jackson.
16.What is the man's advice?
A. Getting to know about the company.
B. Remembering all the answers ahead.
C. Practicing spoken English more often.
17. How does the woman sound in the end?
A. Disappointed. B.Grateful. C. Nervous.
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18. What is the speaker probably doing?
A. Conducting a class. B. Having an interview. C. Recommending books.
19. When did Stephen Hawking start university?
A. In 1966. B. In 1962. C. In 1959.
20. What can we say about the book George’s Secret Key to the Universe?
A. It is a children's book.
B. It was published in 1988.
C. It was finished by Lucy alone.

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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Spring, the first solar term of the year, lifts the curtain of spring. After that, everything turns green and full of vigor. Here are some things you should know about Start of Spring.
1. Start of Spring and Spring Festival
Start of Spring had already entered people’s lives in the Spring and Autumn Period （770-476BC）.During the Western Han Dynasty （206 BC-AD 24）, Start of Spring was set as the Spring Festival. Actually, it was not until 1913 that the Spring Festival was celebrated on the first day of the first month of the lunar year as now.
2. Wearing fabric swallows
Wearing fabric swallows, a custom originating during the Tang Dynasty （618-907）, is observed in some regions in Shaanxi. Every Start of Spring, people like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests. The swallow is a sign of spring and a symbol of prosperity and happiness.
3. Welcoming spring
People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Start of Spring about 3.000 years ago. They made sacrifices to Gou Mang, the god of Spring, who is in charge of agriculture. By the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）, greeting spring had become an important folk activity.
4. Flying a kite
Spring is the best season for kite-flying, a traditional folk activity with a history of more than 2,000 years. It can help build one's health and prevent diseases. Besides, a breath of fresh air outside can discharge the foul smell accumulated in winter.

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5. Biting the spring
In many parts of China, people observe the custom of "biting the spring" on the first day of Start of Spring. They cat spring pancakes, spring rolls, or a few mouthfuls of carrots.

21. In which year might people celebrate the Spring Festival on Start of Spring?
A. In 760 BC. B. In 210 BC. C. In 1910. D. In 2023.
22. Which custom first appeared during the Tang Dynasty?
A. Flying a kite. B. Biting the spring.
C. Welcoming spring. D. Wearing fabric swallows.
23. In which column will you most probably find the text in a newspaper?
A. World. B. Business. C. Lifestyle. D.Culture.

B
Like most people, I spent most time on my phone, which made my brain weak. I couldn't remember the name of Joan Holloway's military husband from Mad Men without looking it up, or the name of the guy who would come into my dorm regularly to talk about how much ho worked out, or even the boiling time for a soft-boiled egg. None of this was especially useful or lift-changing information, but I wanted to remember it without making a shameful mess of my search history.
Inspired by a desire to see if my brain was capable of neuroplasticity--the brain's ability to change structurally through life in response to experience-I decided to stop looking stuff up online and see what happened. When I couldn't remember the character from Mad Men, instead of instantly turning to my phone, I just sat there, thinking, very hard. （Aha! Greg was his name.） And so my new skill was born: Strong Brain.
Honestly, it took me a while to achieve Strong Brain. For a few months, I didn't make any progress. Sometimes I would sit without knowing something for hours. People liked to laugh at me when I couldn't remember the names of the heroines from Dune. While the laugh got louder and louder, my brain got better in my defense. After six months, it was remarkably stronger. At a party as friends tried to remember the name of the actor who played Robin Williams's lover in Jumanji, blurted out （脱口而出）"Bonnie Hunt"without even trying.
There are many benefits of having Strong Brain. If you're like me and have always wanted to.
be the shiny, pretty person at a party, I think Strong Brain is the party trick for you.
24. Why couldn't the author recall certain information?
A. He didn't take it seriously. B. He had his brain fully occupied.
C. He relied heavily on smart devices. D. He had no access to search engines.
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25. How did the author achieve Strong Brain?
A.By surfing., B. By practicing. C. By imagining. D. By communicating
26. What does the writer think of his pursuit of Strong Brain?
A. Upsetting. B. Joyful. C.Painful. D. Rewarding.
27. What's the purpose of this text?
A. To tell a story. B. To-recommend a skill.
C. To introduce a fashion. D. To analyze a problem.

C
Nature is like the mechanism in an enormous clock. Everything is neatly arranged and inter connected. Every individual has its place and its function. Take the wolf for example. As 'meat-eaters, wolves s regulate the number of plant eaters so that they do not multiply too rapidly. All animals and plants are held in a delicate balance.
The wolves remind me of a story from my childhood when my grandfather gave me an old clock.The first thing I did was take the clock apart to find out how it worked. Even though I was convinced that I knew how to put it back together in working order, I couldn't do it. After I rebuilt it, there were a few cogs（轮齿） left over and a grandfather who was not in the best of moods. In the wild, wolves play the role of such cogs. If we remove them, not only do the enemies of sheep and cattle disappear, but the mechanism of nature also begins to run differently, so differently that rivers change course and many local bird species die out.
And things can also go wrong when a :Species is added. For example, the introduction of a nonnative fish leads to a massive reduction in the local deer population. Because of a fish? The earth's ecosystems, it seems, are a bit too complex for us to draw up simple rules of cause and effect. Even conservation measures can have unexpected results. Who knew, for example, that recovering crane（鹤）populations in Europe would affect the production of Iberian ham?
So it's high time we took a good look at the interconnections between species both large and small.It's important for us to realize that even small interventions can have huge consequences,and we’d do better to keep our hands off everything in nature that we do not absolutely have to touch.

28. What's one of the wolf's functions in the ecological balance?
A. Organizing plant eaters. B. Taking out plant eaters.
C. Consuming plant eaters. D. Casting out plant eaters.
29. What does the author want to show with the story in paragraph 2?
A. Every part counts. B. Family love lasts.
C. Never be too confident. D.Clocks are delicate
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30. Why can things also go wrong when a species is added?-
A. A nonnative species means death of local ones.
B. The interconnections in nature are complicated.
C. Rules of cause and effect are obvious in nature.
D. Conservation projects are too hard to complete.
31. What does the author suggest people do?
A. Have mercy on small animals. B. Think twice before stepping in.
C. Take a new look at meat-eaters. D. Keep hands off in conservation.

D
China has become the third country to discover a new lunar mineral, behind the US and the former Soviet Union. It is named Change site-（Y）, after the mythological Chinese goddess of the moon, Chang'e.
The rare lunar crystal （晶体） was found from the samples collected from the moon in 2020. Transparent and roughly the with of a single human hair,it formed in a region of the moon that was volcanically active around 1.2 billion years ago, which is giving scientists hope of providing limitless power for the world. The crystal is made of material previously unknown to the scientific community and contains helium-3, which scientists believe may provide a stable fuel source for nuclear fusion reactors（核聚变反应堆）. The element is incredibly rare on Earth, but it seems to be fairly prevalent on the moon.
For decades, scientists have been interested in helium-3 and its potential source of fuel for nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion reactions occur naturally, when two light atoms combine into a heavier one, under extreme pressure and heat. They take place inside stars, but humans have yet to create a fusion reactor with enough energy to start the process.
Although it is too early for scientists to have made any financial estimates on such a fuel source, it will undoubtedly be extremely costly. There is, of course, the matter of bringing the crystals back from the moon, especially in the large amounts that are needed to fuel fusion reactors.
Multiple private companies and countries with space agencies have signaled their intentions to mine the moon for helium-3, and this latest discovery could start the race.

32. What did Chinese scientists discover?
A. A rare material. B. A hidden region.
C.A novel application. D. A new fusion reactor.
33. What does the underlined word "prevalent" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Common. B. Active. C.Precious. D. Limited.
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34. What does paragraph 3\focus on?.
A. Places to mine helium-3. B. The lack of enough energy.
C. The way a fusion reactor works. D. A possible use of helium-3.
35. Why will Change site-（Y） be costly as a fuel source?
A. Because of its shape. B. Because of its quality.
C.Because of its distribution. D. Because of its storage.
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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How do you like to sit on a chair? 36 They might be no friend of a campaign called "The Great Cross-Out" where people arc encouraged to keep healthy by not crossing their legs for a whole day.
37 The list of suggested consequences of one knee crossing over the other includes nerve
damage and raised blood pressure. But both of them deserve close examination.
It is true that maintaining a particular position for many hours can lead to nerve damage. But when a study examined a series of patients' notes in order to identify the chief causes, sitting on a chair with one knee over the other didn't feature. In reality nerve damage is an unlikely consequence of leg-crossing. 38
How about blood pressure? When you get it checked, the doctor tends to ask you not to cross your legs. 39 But when the measurements are repeated just three minutes after uncrossing the legs, blood pressure will be back to the earlier levels.
So if you like crossing your legs, you're unlikely to do yourself any damage, provided you don't stay in the same position until your legs are numb （麻木的） 40 Whoever is sitting next to you on the bus or the train will be grateful to you for taking up less room than the man-spreaders.
A. Is it really any healthier to avoid doing so?
B. Many prefer to cross one leg over the other.
C In fact, leg-crossing could bring extra benefits.
D. You are unable to lift the front part of your foot.
E. It might affect the reading of your blood pressure.
F. Because as soon as we feel uncomfortable, we tend to move.
G. But the evidence for any long-term damage simply isn't there.

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第三部分英语知识运用（共两节,满分30分）
第一节完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Every Saturday morning Phoenix Young would take piano lessons with a family friend when he was a child. "At that time we would 41 around and take all morning just to have a lesson,"
Phoenix 42 ."And I loved it."
But when Phoenix was 12, his teacher proposed that he need better 43 . So his mother took him to a music school in the Bronx, and signed him up for classes with a teacher named Bade Simon, experienced but known for being 44 . And she quickly lived up to that 45 . Phoenix found the stressful life was 46 . like his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher, so it wasn't long before he 47 that he would quit.
One day, however, Bade 48 him and said something surprising: "I have 49 in you.Keep going."Then the reluctant student did something surprising _ 50 : he said, "Okay."
"It was as if all I wanted was just a 51 . from her that she cared about me," Phoenix said.
That moment 52 their relationship. Within a few weeks, they were having 53. during lessons. And within a few months, she was teaching him things about music that he'd never known before. It was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship.
"I went into 54 and became a piano teacher,a career I have been doing for 50 years," Phoenix said."And I 55 it all to that precious moment with my unsung hero, Bade Simon."
41.A.joke B. walk C. look D. stick
42. A. announced B. sighed C. recalled D. regretted
43.A. instruction B. behaviour C. recognition D. relationship
44. A. sweet B. tough C. violent D. strange
45. A. expectation B. standard C. quality D. reputation
46.A. something B. everything C. nothing D.anything
·47.A.pretended B. admitted C. rejected D. decided
48.A. attended to B. turned to C. lied to D. referred to
49. A. courage B. doubt C. faith D. luck
50. A. in return B. in vain C.in time D.in peace
51. A. promise B. sign C. notice D. vision
52. A. transformed B. recovered C. ruined D. clouded
53.A. stress B. fun C. patience D. argument
54. A. acting B. singing C.music D. composition
55.A. leave B. lead C. add D. owe
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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。
Puxian Opera is 56 ancient opera in Fujian Province. It is popular in Putian and Xianyou as well as in central and southern Fujian--in places 57 the local Xinghua dialect is spoken. People call 58. "a living fossil of the opera of South China".
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, large numbers of people from the central area moved to Fujian and 59 (introduce) the Baixi Opera. Later on, 60 (intluence） by local cultures, there gradually developed a new kind of opera with a strong regional color in its language, tune and performance. It was originally called "Xinghua Opera"and in 1954 it 61 (name） Puxia Opera. It is estimated that nowadays there are more than 5,000 traditional plays of the opera. They 62 （most） tell stories and folk tales that reflect the lifestyle and values of ancient people.
However with the number of younger audiences decreasing greatly, it is now at risk of 63 (die）out. And the local government are making great 64 (effort） to protect the cultural heritage. 65 people's delight, Puxian Opera appeared on the stage of China Media Group's 2023 Spring Festival Gala, which provides an opportunity for people to better understand the opera, a key step for preservation.

第四部分写作（共两节,满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是高三学生李华,你的英国好友 Jim 在做关于"中学生做家务"的调查,想了解你做家务的情况。请你给他回复邮件,内容包括:
1.你平时做哪些家务:
2.你对做家务的看法。
注意:
1.词数80左右:
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Jim，







Yours，
Li Hua


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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。
By late afternoon,the bar was raised to 2.07 metres. An expectant buzz （嗡嗡声） spread through the stands and over the field in the still summer air. Duncan and Bob, two friends, would go head-to-head for the gold.
With all eyes on the high jump, officials quickly called a stop to competitions elsewhere in the stadium. An attentive crowd tensed for the final showdown.
Bob had proved himself the better jumper. He would plant the foot closest to the bar as he reached his take-off point, and then kick up hard with the other to lift his hips,which was at the heart of a successful jump.But as that long aft emo on wore on,as the two threw themselves over the bar again and again, Duncan found himself with an unexpected advantage over his friend. As a teenager, he'd helped his father, a civil engineer. Dragging all equipment over mountain ridges and down into valleys had been ideal training for a high jumper,adding to his stamina（耐力）and strengthening his legs.
It was nearly six o’clock, and the two had been jumping for more than three hours--Duncan from the right side, Bob from the left. Both were succeeding on some tries and missing others, but never in a chain that would make one or the other the winner.
Relaxed and loose, unaware of roars of the huge crowd, the two were feeling less and less like rivals（对手）in an intense match and more like friends at a daily practice session.
As time went on,however,both jumpers seemed to be tired from the prolonged competition.
Bob, long accustomed to watching his friend with a critical eye, discovered that Duncan hadn't been conscious of the problem with his kick.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
As Duncan readied himself for another try, Bob walked over to him.


It was Bob’s last-minute advice that had helped him win.






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