2022-2023学年安徽省马鞍山市高三下学期二模英语试题含听力Word版含解析

  2023届安徽省马鞍山市高三第二次教学质量监测

英语试题

本试卷共8页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项:

1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、座位号、考生号填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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。

3.回答非选择题时，必须用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔作答。答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的 位置，不能写在试卷上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)

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。

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What does the man think of the exam?

A. Easy. B. Creative. C. Difficult.

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When will Linda’s interview begin?

A. At 9:00. B. At 9:30. C. At 9:50.

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Why does the man come to the library?

A. To return a book. B. To renew a book. C. To borrow a book.

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Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a bakery. B. In a zoo. C. In a restaurant.

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Who is the man probably talking to?

A. A news reporter. B. A shop assistant. C. A travel agent.

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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

6 What is the man working for?

A. A press. B. A school. C. A bookstore.

7. What is the woman’s plan today?

A. To read a book. B. To attend an interview. C. To meet her classmates.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

8. What did the man enjoy doing during his break?

A. Reading novels. B. Watching TV. C. Playing games.

9. How long did it take the man to recover from his ankle injury?

A. Five weeks. B. Six weeks. C. Seven weeks.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

10. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Co-workers. B. Relatives. C. Strangers.

11 Where are the speakers?

A. Ina taxi. B. At a bus stop. C. At a subway station.

12. What does the man offer to do for the woman?

A. Introduce her to his friend. B. Treat her to lunch today. C. Help her if she gets lost.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

13. What does CAPP help students to do?

A. Apply for a job. B. Do business well. C. Live a healthy life.

14. What does the woman say about herself?

A. She is curious. B. She is reliable. C. She is adventurous.

15. Where will the man probably volunteer?

A. In a school. B. At an athletic store. C. On a construction site.

16. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A job plan. B. Future careers. C. A school course.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

17. How many kinds of tea will Ms Wei talk about?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.

18. What will Ms Wei describe about tea in the first part of the lecture?

A. Its history. B. Its kinds. C. Its tastes.

19 In which part of the lecture can the audience make tea?

A. The second. B. The third. C. The fourth.

20. When will the famous chef deliver a lecture?

A. In April. B. In May. C. In June.

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

Deserts are dry ecosystems that receive less than 250 millimetres of rainfall a year on average. Here are the world’s several big deserts.

Antarctic Desert

Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, windiest and driest of all the world’s continents. With an average annual rainfall of just 166 millimetres along the coastal regions and even less farther inland, it meets the standard of a desert. The continent has only plants that can live in a region so cold and dry.

Australian Desert

The Australian desert consists of ten interlinked smaller deserts. Together, they cover 18 percent of the mainland and contribute to making Australia the world’s second driest continent. The deserts are far from deserted, populated by native animals like kangaroos.

Arabian Desert

The Arabian Desert covers the entire Arabian Peninsula and contains the Rub’al-Khali, one of the world’s largest continuous bodies of sand. Bedouins, the native people, have crossed these sands for centuries, driving sheep, cattle, camels and goats into the desert during the rainy winter season and moving back toward farmland during the dry summer months.

Kalahari Desert

Strictly speaking, the Kalahari doesn’t meet the standard of a desert as its wettest regions can receive more than 500 millimetres of rain in very wet years. However, it remains extremely dry. Rain filters(渗入)rapidly through the vast expanses of sand, leaving nothing on the surface. The evaporation (蒸发) rate is twice as great as the rainfall in the southwestern half of the Kalahari. The desert is home to several important national parks and reserves, providing shelters for various species.

21. Which desert is made up of smaller deserts?

A. Antarctic Desert. B. Australian Desert. C. Arabian Desert. D. Kalahari Desert.

22. What do we know about Bedouins?

A. They are on the move. B. They are good at growing plants.

C. They come from Australia. D. They benefit from local tourism.

23. What is special about Kalahari Desert?

A. It has enough rainfalls. B. It covers a big area C. It is poorly protected. D. It dries up quickly.

B

I have always had pets. My first animal friends were guinea pigs. And then I tried my best to persuade my parents to get a dog. For some reason they did not seem to believe I would walk the dog three times a day, no matter how hard I tried.

Then my mother said a friend’s cat had had kittens and we could go and get one. At first I was disappointed, but with time I learned to love our cat so much I have had cats ever since.

I just have to remember to bolt everything into place. If I don’t, things fly (they seem to get airborne when cats are around —the more expensive an object is, the more it seems to enjoy flying).

Also, watering plants is no problem. During the years all the plants have disappeared except the cactuses (仙人掌). They don’t seem to interest cats much. Nor do they need much water. It would be nice to get flowers, but I do advise against anyone bringing them to me. No matter what flower — it is considered a kitty snack.

Changing furniture is nice too. Cats help in letting us know when it is time to change the sofa. Either when the fabric starts to look like Einstein’s hair that has been combed with cats’ paws (爪子), or when no amount of vacuuming (用吸尘器打扫) helps in revealing the original color of the couch, thanks to the generous donation of cat hair. A soft sofa is nice, sure, but it sort of gets a bit embarrassing when, all our guests leave the house with fur-trousers.

I could go on and on to tell you more interesting stories between us next time!

24. Why did the author’s parents turn him down when he wanted to have a dog?

A. They didn’t favour dogs. B. They didn’t think he could attend dogs well.

C. They had already had a pet. D. They thought dogs might mess the house up.

25. Which of the following can explain “bolt everything into place” underlined in paragraph 3?

A. Keep everything fastened. B. Keep everything organized.

C. Have everything prepared. D. Have everything repaired.

26. What can we infer about the plants from paragraph 4?

A. They are replaced by new ones. B. They are sent to the guests.

C. They are mostly eaten by the cats. D. They are frequently watered.

27. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To complain about his cats. B. To share fun experiences of petting cats.

C. To compare his different pets. D. To introduce his skills for keeping pets.

C

Accompanied by typical Jin opera music, a red-faced performer with a long beard showed up at the hall of a high school in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. All the students in the hall stood up and craned (伸长) their necks to get a better look. In their eyes, Jin opera was something from the past.

They are not alone. It goes without saying that kids nowadays are much more familiar with popular music than traditional opera, which is why performing artist Wu Lingyun, together with his colleagues, goes to campuses to promote the art.

Wu Lingyun is best known for his role as Guan Gong, a general during the late Han Dynasty period.

Wu began playing the role in 1985, at the age of 21, and has been associated with it ever since.

Wu was significantly influenced by his parents, both of whom are also famous Jin opera performers. With a natural talent for performing and great effort, Wu was soon recognized by audiences and later awarded the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award in 2000, the highest award for Chinese drama performing arts.

Given Wu’s considerable fame, one might think he would now prefer to enjoy a life of leisure. However, this is far from the case. Deep down, Wu has a big dream. He pictures a growing future for Jin opera. Wu expected more chances for more people to get to know about the art, hoping Jin opera could become a worldwide art.

Wu has also made some changes to the traditional art to bring it up-to-date.“Jin opera should keep pace with the times if we want to bring it back to life and get the young generation to accept it,“ he says. “An art without life can never survive”“

28. How did the students react to the performance at the hall?

A. They became bored. B. They got disappointed. C. They felt curious. D. They looked casual

29. What do we know about Wu Lingyun?

A. He got a top award in 2000. B. He started his performance in his teens.

C. He now enjoys a leisure life. D. He became famous because of his parents.

30. What does Wu Lingyun expect of Jin opera?

A. It’ll be studied as a college major. B. It’ll be officially recognized.

C. It’ll have an easier performing form. D. It’ll be popular across the world.

31. Which of the following best describes Wu Lingyun?

A. Humorous. B. Kind-minded. C. Cautious. D. Devoted.

D

To give grasshoppers (蚱蜢) some credit -- jumping across yards and between branches takes a lot more expertise than it might appear. There are incredibly tiny factors to consider, such as the resistance in launch surface, as well as desired distance, speed, and landing.

Most jumping robots can’t compete with the insect, as their jumps are limited to starting atop extremely rigid surfaces. But a new bouncing robot developed by researchers in Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering is crossing those barriers, and showing promise for how autonomous devices could operate in the future.

A team of scientists led by professor of mechanical engineering Sarah Bergbreiter recently optimized a robot’s latch mechanisms (弹簧机制) used to boost it upward. Previously, these latches were primarily thought of as simple “on/off switches that enabled the release of stored energy. However, Bergbreiter and her team employed mathematical modeling to illustrate that these latches both were capable of controlling energy output, as well as controlling the transfer (传递) of energy between the jumper and the launch surface.

To test their work, the team positioned a small jumping robot atop a tree branch and recorded the precise energy transfers in its jumps’ first moments.“We found that the latch can not only mediate (调节)energy output but can also mediate energy transfer between the jumper and the environment that it is jumping from,” said Bergbreiter.

Now that researchers better understand the interactions at play in the opening moments of jumping, they can now begin working on ways to integrate this into future robotic designs. “It has been nearly impossible to design controlled insect-sized robots because they are launched in just milliseconds,“ explained Bergbreiter. “Now, we have more control over whether our robots are jumping up one foot or three. It’s really fascinating that the latch -- something that we already need in our robots -- can be used to control outputs that we couldn’t have controlled before.”

32. What does the author want to show about the new robot by mentioning grasshoppers?

A. It comes with technical difficulties. B. It can beat the insect easily.

C. It is the first one designed for jumping. D. It is shaped like the tiny creature.

33. What advantage do latches designed by Bergbreiter have over the traditional ones?

A. They are better positioned in robots. B. They help release more energy at a time.

C. They work in extreme environments. D. They have more than a single function.

34 What does Bergbreiter think of their work?

A. It has changed their research direction. B. It inspires new applications of robots.

C. It brings them a sense of achievement. D. It will make robots smaller and lighter.

35. What is the text mainly about?

A. A new model for future robots. B. A step forward in robot design.

C. Jumping robots inspired by grasshoppers. D. Efforts to develop insect-sized robots.

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 I Improved My Life in 2022

By the turn of 2022, I thought I was living mindfully and rather sustainably. I had been composting(做堆肥) fruit and vegetable leftovers, and repairing my own clothes. But as life was easing back into normal, certain aspects made me feel uncomfortable, like the amount of plastic being thrown away. ____36____. These feelings made me realize there was still room for improvement and I was up for it throughout the year.

Take up walking. The biggest change this year for me has been to take up walking wholeheartedly. Having spent so much time indoors, I wanted to have a gentle form of exercise where I could enjoy the outdoors. I started walking. Walking connected me to the beautiful creatures that live among us.____37____.

Tackle plastic waste. It was only after I started composting that I realized how much organic waste even a small household could generate. ____38____ Luckily, our city offers a door-to-door dry waste recycling service, 5Rcycle, that visits every two weeks and collects it.

____39____ Refills are a great solution to single-use plastics and to reduce my waste footprint. Earlier this year I switched to ordering household goods from a company that supplies refills for organic kitchen cleaners, toilet cleaners, and even washing machine powder.

Establish a morning routine. Waking up early comes with its own set of benefits, namely a morning routine. I do some morning reading before I brush, followed by my walk. Then, I cycle for 20 minutes before I shower.____40____.Meanwhile, they keep my evenings free so that I can meet friends, read, or connect with family, and slowly prepare my body to rest as night approaches.

A. Use less plastics.

B. Switch to refills.

C. It helped me to reflect upon life.

D. Household waste is easy to deal with.

E. These activities prepare me for the day.

F. I needed to find a solution for the waste.

G. I was also feeling unfit and unmotivated.

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入空白处的最佳选项。

There was this one incident in my life, where I’ve wanted for a very long time, to be able to say thank you to the person involved. The____41____ happened in June, 1975. It began when my family, consisting of me, my husband and our two daughters, aged 14 and 15 at the time, ____42____ to Canada.

Only my ____43____ had travelled abroad before. For me and the children, this was our first time out of the____44____. We did not yet have TVs in our home country. So we were____45____ about watching the in-flight movies.

An air hostess came around to____46____the headphones to passengers. But we were in for a huge____47____, since we were told that the headphones cost $1 each. The children____48____if they could have a dollar for one headphone which they would____49____ . Knowing we had only $16 with us in cash, we had to explain our_____50_____ to the children, and they accepted.

Our disappointment must have shown_____51_____. A gentleman who was sitting in a seat close to us handed his headphone to the children. They were overjoyed! Having to share it did not _____52_____them at all. Their faces_____53_____ immediately.

Our girls are now_____54_____adults who are always ready to help anyone who is in need. Their families have grown up with the same sense of _____55_____ and kindness.

41. A. story B. disaster C. emergency D. phenomenon

42. A. drove B. flied C. adapted D. escaped

43. A. son B. daughter C. Husband D. student

44. A. country B. house C. school D. airport

45 A. hesitant B. confused C. optimistic D. excited

46. A. show off B. hand out C. pass on D. tune in

47. A. surprise B. dissatisfaction C. disappointment D. preparation

48. A. asked B. checked C. discussed D. doubted

49. A. fix B. borrow C. share D. sell

50. A. embarrassment B. resistance C. finding D. stability

51. A. occasionally B. separately C. frequently D. clearly

52. A. impress B. bother C. motivate D. interest

53. A. calmed down B. turned away C. looked around D. lit up.

54. A. young B. ambitious C. responsible D. modest

55. A. achievement B. generosity C. humor D. justice

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。

“China is a major country in the world and at the center of many developments. To study China and its language can broaden children’s minds and improve____56____ (they) career prospects,” says Joan Deslandes, head teacher of Kingsford Community School in East London.

She____57____ (make) the remarks at the prize-giving ceremony at London’s Chinatown for the winners of the Chinese proficiency (水平) competitions for primary- and secondary-level students. Altogether, nearly 500 British students participated in the two competitions ____58____ (hold) earlier this year online.

Around 140 students and teachers from 17 schools were present at the event earlier this month. They interspersed (点缀) the prize-giving ceremony with ____59____ (performance), including Chinese songs, traditional dances and musical instruments.

“And those were just the small number of students ____60____ won the competition, but behind them there are many schools ____61____ (teach) Chinese, and a lot of enthusiasm about having Chinese as____62____ language option in this country, says Joan.

“China is playing an important part in the____63____(globe) vision. We need to equip the children ____64____all the skills to stay connected as they grow up. That involves language and cultural understanding. And in terms of prospects for employability, knowing the Chinese language and being able to communicate____65____ (efficient) with people from China can only benefit the young people of this country,“ she adds.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

66. 上周日，你参加了学校组织的远足活动。请你写一篇短文，向校英文报投稿，内容包括: .

1.活动过程。 

2.个人感受。

注意:  1. 词数80左右:    2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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第二节(满分25分)

67. 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。

During the past two years, I felt down from time to time, especially when I stayed indoors. To get out of the house, I decided to teach myself how to skate again even though it had been more than 30 years since I had been on the ice. Little did I know, I would also be teaching myself how to rise to the challenges I’d soon face in life, too.

I dug out my old figure skates, but they didn’t work. So I ordered a new pair of skates and found a place to get them sharpened. I assumed it would be easy to pick up from where I had left off, so I reserved our ice time. Armed and ready, I was awake before the online reservation system opened to secure spots at my neighborhood rink (滑冰场). I even convinced my son to join me for my first go.

Filled with fear, I estimated there was a five-centimeter drop down from the walking ledge (台子) to the ice and nothing nearby to grab onto in order to keep my balance. My son was already circling around but skated over to offer his arm for support.

I climbed down, one skate at a time and my leg shook slightly when both feet landed on the ice.

“Can I hang onto you for the first few minutes?” I asked my son nervously. I took baby steps but I had forgotten how to glide (滑行). Eager to see how far I could go, I let go of my son’s arm.

With great efforts, I began to do slow laps, inching ahead with my skates and staying close to the rink boards.

I avoided falling on my first attempt but as I walked home silently with my son, I wondered whether I should quit. Fear had held me back and I hadn’t given it my all.

“You used to skate so well, what happened?” asked my son.

“Life got in the way.”

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。

But I did not cancel my future reserved ice times.

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After some progress was made, I decided to sign up for adult learn-to skate lessons the following winter.

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