2023届浙江省杭州市第二中学91高中联盟高三5月高考考前模拟英语试卷含答案

  2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

英语模拟卷

考生须知：

1.本试卷考试时间120分钟，满分150分：

2.答题前，在答题纸上写上姓名和准考证号：

3.必须在答题纸的对应答题位置上答题，写在其他地方无效。

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 听下面五段对话。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下一小题。

1. Why is the woman talking to the man?

A. To check some information. B. To hand in a wallet. C. To meet the owner of the wallet.

2. What kind of bananas does the woman want?

A. The green ones. B. The pure yellow ones. C. The ripe ones with brown spots.

3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Professor and assistant. B. Teacher and student. C. Manager and secretary.

4. Where are the speakers?

A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a classroom.

5. What does the man plan to do on Thursday?

A. Go to a talk show. B. Review for his test. C. Give his brother a hand.

第二节 听下面五段对话或独白。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至7题

6. What will the man use his laptop for?

A. Playing games. B. Taking notes in class. C. Searching for information.

7. What does the woman ask the man to do first?

A. Use her laptop. B. Get a part-time job. C. Clean his room.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题

8. Who does the camp especially target at?

A. Children who love tennis.

B. Children who love swimming.

C. Children who love art.

9. Which camp can Mike go to?

A. Advantage Day Camp. B. Advantage Junior Camp. C. Advantage QuickStart Camp.

10. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Neighbors. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11. Why does the woman talk to John?

A To make an invitation. B. To pass on Jenny’s message. C. To learn about a cafe nearby.

12. What makes the woman dislike about the cafe?

A. A limited variety of food. B. A bad experience. C. The crowded people.

13. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A In an office building. B. At a school. C. At home.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题

14. When did the man win a local photo competition?

A. At the age of eight. B. At the age of twelve. C. At the age of twenty.

15. What was the weather like when the photo was taken?

A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Sunny.

16. What was the picture about?

A. Kids watering plants. B. Kids playing in the water. C. Kids walking along the road.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17. Where are giant otters least likely to be seen in the wild?

A. In Brazil. B. In Paraguay. C. In Argentina.

18. What were RAF workers doing in Bermejo River that day?

A. Taking a boat trip. B. Doing some research. C. Looking for giant otters.

19. Why are scientists excited about the discovery?

A. The environment has no effect on giant otters.

B. There are suitable habitats for giant otters.

C. Giant otters can be raised by human beings.

20. What is the local government’s attitude toward protecting the otters?

A. Disapproving. B. Ambiguous. C. Supportive.

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

Paris, best-known as the city of love, is also the city of book lovers! Here are four literary landmarks you should not miss.

Brasserie Lipp

151 Boulevard Saint-Germain

This brasserie has long been a popular bar for creatives. In its early days it was popular among actors from a nearby theatre group called Vieux-Colombier. Later, writers came in droves. Marcellin Cazes, who took over ownership in 1918, created the literary prize Prix Cazes to reward authors not successful in literary competitions before. It has been staged annually since it began in 1935.

Boquinistes

Right Bank and Left Bank of the River Seine

The boquinistes are riverside booksellers who have been around since the 16th century. These booksellers began as somewhat lawless figures, disliked by the authorities as they were able to get around the censorship (审查) rules. In the mid-19th century they were granted licenses to sell books, and now they are a major sight along the Seine. They feature on France’s list of intangible (非物质的) cultural heritage.

Père Lachaise

8 Boulevard de Menilmontant

When it first opened, this cemetery was not a popular burial spot. It was some way away from the city centre and it had not been blessed by the church. In a marketing ploy, the cemetery acquired the remains of some notable literary figures. In decades, the cemetery had become the final resting place of many writers, including Balzac and Gertrude Stein.

Le Procope

13 Rue de l’Ancienne Comédie

Le Procope was opened in 1686 by Sicilian chef Francesco and is still on business. Located across the road from a theatre, it became a hotspot for actors, playwrights and poets. Voltaire was said to drink 40 cups of coffee a day while he worked at a table at the cafe.

1. Who was the prize Prix Cazes intended for?

A. Notable literary figures. B. Actors from Vieux-Colombier.

C. Booksellers on the Seine. D. Losers in literary competition.

2. What makes Boquinistes distinctive?

A. Their popularity among creatives. B. A perfect option for book shoppers.

C. Being intangible cultural heritage. D. Playwrights and poets’ favour.

3. Of the four literary landmarks, which can not be a consumption spot for visitors?

A. Brasserie Lipp B. Boquinistes

C. Père Lachaise D. Le Procope

B

Caroline Tegeret comes from a small village in the remote area of Kenya. Her academic journey began like many others though filled with tremendous difficulties. The biggest challenges Tegeret had to face was the financial one since seeking law as a career is expensive. Coming from a community where girls barely get past high school doesn’t lighten the load in any way either.

Upon graduating in 2017, she joined Kenya School of Law in 2018. After college, she qualified herself as a lawyer of the High Court of Kenya on July 2. 2020. “My dream to pursue a career in law began way back in high school when I developed an interest in law,” she said. What was her driving force? For Tegeret, it was the fact that in terms of development, her community was, and still is, far behind.

Her community has high illiteracy levels where plenty of girls have no opportunity to attend school. Terrible cultural practices like early marriage are still very common, robbing the youth of the opportunities to be educated. She knew quite early that for her to be able to bring change to the community, she needed to be equipped with the right tools through education and knowledge of the law.

As she burned the midnight oil, studying piles of history books and law cases, the memory of her father further inspired her. Her father’s determination gave her strength and motivation to pursue her dream. Coming from a humble background, he stood out for her as an example of life’s possibilities as he was able to succeed in his teaching career.

Tegeret wants to work with NGOs and government agencies to promote the rights of the minority. Her desire grows stronger when she finds many people can’t speak for themselves. She wants to raise their voice and make them heard by the authorities.

Her remarkable achievement is a source of encouragement to many young girls whose dreams look too big compared to their life’s circumstances. She wants to let them know they, too, have rights to choose their intended life.

4. What problem did Caroline Tegeret have in pursuing her dream?

A. Her poor financial condition. B. Her early marriage engagement.

C. The remote location of her family. D. High illiteracy levels of the community.

5. Why did Caroline seek to be educated in law?

A. To pursue her dream of law career. B. To live up to her father’s expectation.

C. To entitle herself with lots of rights. D. To change her community for the better.

6. What adjectives can best describe Caroline?

A. Humble and consistent. B. Hardworking and ambitious.

C. Enterprising and humorous. D. Considerate and helpful.

7. What can be the suitable title of the passage?

A. Pursue a law career B. Be a community reformer

C. Meet a female lawyer D. Struggle for female rights

C

China’s fertility (生育) rate is on a downward trend and the average family size has been shrinking over the years, a senior official said on Saturday, calling for comprehensive measures to encourage marriage and childbearing.

Data shows that there was 2.62 people per family in China in 2020, down by 0.48 from 2010, according to Wang Pei’an, deputy director of the China Family Planning Association.

“Currently, the perspective on marriage and starting a family among young generations is changing, and the trend toward having smaller families is becoming more obvious,” he remarked at the third China Population and Development Forum held in Beijing.

The shift has resulted in delays in marriage, having children and even a resistance of such rituals, which he said is the primary reason for China’s declining fertility level.

A survey shows that women planned to have 1.64 babies in 2021, down from 1.76 in 2017. For people born in the 1990s and 2000s, their ideal number of babies was only 1.54 and 1.48 respectively.

Furthermore, the percentage of women who have no children over their lifetime increased from 6.1 percent in 2015 to 10 percent in 2020.

“A survey shows that less than 70 percent of women aged 35 and under agree that a life with children is complete,” he said, adding that given the low fertility rate in China, it would be extremely difficult to raise the fertility without strengthened efforts to foster a longing for marriage and family.

Wang suggested devoting more efforts to the promotion of getting married and having children at proper ages and sharing family responsibilities between men and women.

He also called for advancing flexible working hours, and developing nursery care and elderly care industries.

He added that a range of policies from household registration and employment rules to medical insurance and social security regulations should be geared toward “protecting marriages and families.”

8 Why are the numbers listed in paragraph 5?

A To applaud women’s will to have babies.

B. To show the influence of delayed marriage.

C. To present diverse attitudes to childbearing.

D. To reason for the decline of China’s fertility.

9. What does the word “foster” mean in Para.7?

A. polish B. raise C. attain D. tackle

10. Which of the following may help raise the fertility according to Wang?

A. Shared responsibilities in family. B. Shortened working hours.

C. Regulated nursery care industry. D. Advanced medical facilities.

11. What is the purpose of the article?

A. To raise the problem of birth rate fall. B. To correct people’s view of marriage.

C. To call for measures to boost fertility. D. To promote the benefits of childbearing.

D

The human thirst for knowledge is the driving force behind our successful development as a species. But curiosity can also be dangerous leading to setbacks (挫折) or even downfalls. Given curiosity’s complexity, scientists have found it hard to define.

While determining a definition has proven tricky, the general consensus is it’s some means of information gathering. Psychologists also agree curiosity is intrinsically (内在地) motivated.

Curiosity covers such a large set of behaviors that there probably isn’t any single “curiosity gene” that makes humans wonder about and explore their environment. That said, curiosity does have a genetic component. Genes and the environment interact in many complex ways to shape individuals and guide their behavior, including their curiosity.

Regardless of their genetic makeup, infants have to learn an incredible amount of information in a short time, and curiosity is one of the tools humans have found to accomplish that huge task.

Hundreds of studies show that infants prefer novelty. It’s what motivates non-human animals, human infants and probably human adults to explore and seek out new things before growing less interested in them after continued exposure.

But curiosity often comes with a cost.

In some situations, the stakes are low and failure is a healthy part of growth. For instance, many babies are perfectly capable crawlers, but they decide to try walking because there’s more to see and do when they stand upright. But this milestone comes at a small cost. A study of 12- to 19-month-olds learning how to walk documented that these children fell down a lot. Seventeen times per hour, to be exact. But walking is faster than crawling, so this motivates expert crawlers to transition to walking.

Sometimes, however, testing out a new idea can lead to disaster. For instance, the Inuit people of the Arctic regions have created incredible modes to deal with the challenges of living in northern climates, but what we forget about are the tens of thousands of people that tried and failed to make it in those challenging landscapes.

12. What does the author say about curiosity?

A. It is too complex to understand. B. It pushes human society forward.

C. It is a unique quality of human. D. It always causes failures to human.

13. What is the general understanding of curiosity?

A. It motivates people to seek information. B. It is certain to transform human genes.

C. It does people more good than harm. D. It grounds all human behaviors.

14. What do numerous studies show about infants?

A. Genes determine people’s way of thinking. B. Infants are far more curious than adults.

C. Genes account for age differences in learning. D. Infants prefer to go after all that is novel.

15. Why does the author mention the Inuit people?

A. To prove how curiosity helped them survive.

B. To show curiosity may come with a high price.

C. To describe why Inuit people needed curiosity.

D. To show how Inuit people overcame the challenges.

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。

ChatGPT is a powerful chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in November 2022. Built on top of OpenAI’s GPT-3 family of large language models, it engages in human-like dialogue directed by prompting (提示). ____16____

ChatGPT has numerous potential uses. But from a scientific point of view, there is a need to closely watch the development of technologies like ChatGPT before reaching a conclusion about their impacts. ____17____ So we should not fear ChatGPT will take up humans’ jobs overnight.

ChatGPT’s performance is being improved. ____18____ However, it still has a long way to go to completely imitate the human mind and language competence. When it comes to professional writing, ChatGPT’s answers at times seem reasonable but actually incorrect or meaningless. It might give some good answers to general questions, yet it is no substitute for professional advice.

____19____ It is a kind of groundbreaking research, but its potential risks have not been thoroughly studied. It is still a new technology that we need to study, but should not over-rate (高评). It’s even unwise to blindly commit huge amounts of money to further develop ChatGPT, because it may not turn out to be successful and create bubbles in the high-tech market.

China has developed its own large-scale language models, such as Huawei’s Pangu NLP models, Baidu’s ERNIE, Tencent’s HUNYUAN NLP models, and Alibaba’s AliceMind. ____20____ China needs more special models in specific fields, such as the modern Chinese language, ancient Chinese language, minority languages, and dialects, to break the language barrier among people.

A. Technology progresses step by step.

B. It is important to view ChatGPT objectively.

C. ChatGPT is still a product with very limited application.

D. It is designed to respond in a natural, understandable way.

E. But these models need to focus more on deeper technologies.

F. It has made quite some progress in natural language processing.

G. ChatGPT can accurately decide which word comes next in a sentence.

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。

It was a dream born in fire. Andrea Peterson was 5 when she and her mother were trapped in a burning building.

“Throw the kid down!” said the firemen ____21____. Little Andrea jumped into lifesaving arms and also a lifelong ____22____: She wanted to fight fires like her rescuers did.

She told that to the firemen but they just ____23____ good-naturedly like grown-ups often do when kids talk about their big ____24____. You know, it was back in a time when girls weren’t even allowed to ____25____ such grand goals.

“You’ll be a good mommy,” the firemen told her. “You’ll be a good teacher, maybe you’ll be a nurse, but you can never be a(an) ____26____.”

As it often happened, reality ____27____ her dream. She was sent to a flight school, ____28____ she met her husband, Dennis, who was later diagnosed with cancer. Peterson spent 31 years ____29____ him. In 2007, when Dennis was coming to the end of his struggle, he was at peace _____30_____ worried for Peterson: “But what are you going to do?”

“I’ll be fine,” she told him.

At 61, Peterson went on an ambulance ride-along. She felt that long-ago childhood _____31_____. She earned her emergency medical technician _____32_____ and responded to fire calls with the ambulance. Her years of tending to Dennis had _____33_____ her for dealing with various hurts and ills.

After a year, she told her boss she wanted to be a firefighter.

In the firefighter training unit, everyone else was between 18 and 21, but it didn’t _____34_____ Peterson. She passed the written test, cleared the physical and, _____35_____, that little girl’s dream came true.

21. A. above B. beside C. around D. below

22. A. expectation B. ambition C. destination D. inspiration

23. A. laughed B. supported C. criticized D. neglected

24. A. attempts B. purposes C. dreams D. arrangements

25. A. figure B. anticipate C. guess D. imagine

26. A. rescuer B. astronaut C. fireman D. sportsman

27. A. failed B. achieved C. followed D. realized

28. A. what B. where C. when D. why

29. A. coping with B. relying on C. caring for D. facing to

30. A. therefore B. still C. otherwise D. yet

31. A. feeling B. saying C. meaning D. calling

32. A. passport B. allowance C. license D. reputation

33. A. prepared B. supplied C. excused D. applauded

34. A. disappoint B. discourage C. discriminate D. dismiss

35. A. definitely B. gradually C. eventually D. constantly

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。

Chinadaily—Feb.9,2023. Civilian rescue workers across the nation are rushing to join China’s official rescue team to find ____36____(survive) from the ruins of destroyed buildings in Turkey, hit by a major earthquake of 7.8 magnitude(震级) on Monday, Feb. 6th.

____37____ powerful earthquake caused severe and widespread destruction and damage in Turkey and neighboring Syria at 4:17 am local time on Monday, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, ____38____(claim) more than 11,000 lives in the two nations as of Wednesday.

Many civilian teams actively joined rescue work ____39____ China increased its aid to Turkey and neighboring Syria. Among the civilian teams that left for Turkey on Wednesday ____40____(be) Blue Sky Rescue, a nonprofit Chinese civilian organization, ____41____ members come from provincial-level regions of China. Besides, the China’s 82-member official rescue team, with large amounts of disaster relief materials and equipment ____42____ board, landed in Adana in southern Turkey at 4:30 am local time on Wednesday. The Chinese team, with certification from the UN, ____43____(comprise) high-quality and well-equipped personnel with the capacity to carry out search and rescue operations ____44____(efficient) at the same time in two locations. Overseas branches of Chinese companies are also lending a helping hand. Chinese machinery giant Xu-zhou Construction Machinery Group has assigned its branch in Turkey to join the relief efforts, with dozens of pieces of equipment _____45_____(station) to help in the rescue work.

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46. 假如你是李华，你的外国朋友John在给你的电子邮件中问及了你家乡的情况，请你给他写一封电子邮件，告诉他你家乡近十年的一些变化。内容包括：

1.主要变化;

2.变化的原因;

3.邀请再访。

注意：

1.文中不得出现真实地名，写作词数应为80左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear John,

Nice to receive your email!

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

第二节(满分25分)

47. 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。

On a Friday evening in December, two weeks before Christmas, I lost my job. I hadn’t seen it coming. I was excited for the weekend, when my daughter, Kristil, then 12, and I planned to get our Christmas tree. Then I listened to my voicemail: We’re sorry but your work assignment has ended as of today. My heart sank.

I wasn’t just a single parent; I was the only parent. My paycheck was survival. The next day as we searched for our tree, I struggled to be cheerful as I eyed each price tag.

“Is everything OK?” Kristil asked. “You seem worried.”

“Absolutely not,” I told her.

Over the next week, I furiously((玩命地) applied for jobs as my bank account grew smaller. I felt as if the world was closing in on me. On a weekend afternoon, I dropped Kristil in a wealthy gated community for a birthday party. I watched as she went in, surrounded by all the nice things we couldn’t afford. I drove home defeated

Back at home. I glanced out window It had en snowing on and off all morning. I noticed a petite(娇小) woman with short white hair struggling to open her car door against the wind. As she got out, I realized it was my old professor, Sister Esther Heffernan. I hadn’t seen her since we’d met for lunch thre months ago.

I’d first met Sister Esther 10 years earlier when I was her student at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. Kristil was 3 at the time, and I sometimes took her to class. Sister Esther was understanding and considerate. She would bring coloring books to occupy Kristil. Even after I graduated, Sister Esther kept in touch. I had grown to love her like family.

I rushed to the front of my building. “What are you doing out in this weather?” I asked as we hugged.

“Well, I tried to call last week but couldn’t get through. Then I called your job and they said you weren’t working there anymore, so I thought I would come by.” Sister Esther said. “I have gifts for you and Kristl.”

I made her a cup of tea, and we talked. Just being in Sister Esther’s presence gave me hope that things would be all right.

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 she got up to leave, she handed me a Christmas card.

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On Christmas morning, Kristil and I gathered around our tree.

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听力答案：1-5 BCBAC  6-10 BCABC  11-15 CBABA  16-20 BCACB 

2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

英语模拟卷

【答案】1. D    2. C    3. C

【答案】4. A    5. D    6. B    7. C

【答案】8. D    9. B    10. A    11. C

【答案】12. B    13. A    14. D    15. B

【答案】16. D    17. A    18. F    19. B    20. E

【答案】21. D    22. B    23. A    24. C    25. D    26. C    27. A    28. B    29. C    30. D    31. D    32. C    33. A    34. B    35. C

【答案】36. survivors   

37. The    38. claiming   

39. as##when   

40. was    41. whose   

42. on    43. comprised   

44. efficiently   

45. stationed

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46.

【答案】Dear John,

Nice to receive your email! Hearing that you are interested in my hometown, I’m writing to offer you some useful information.

The last decade have witnessed great changes in my hometown. First, the infrastructure has been upgraded greatly. The roads have been widened, and high speed rails, expressways and airlines are available too. Besides, the significant economic development has improved our living standards and overall well-being. All these changes are mainly due to the government’s investment in the city’s development, as well as the efforts made by local businesses and residents in improving the city’s image and attractiveness.

 I warmly invite you to come and visit my hometown again. I believe you will be amazed at its transformation.

Best wishes!

 Yours,

Li Hua

第二节(满分25分)

47.

【答案】    As she got up to leave, she handed me a Christmas card. As I opened it, I saw there was money inside. I was in shock. Hundred-dollar bills poured onto the floor. Tears of gratitude blinded my eyes as I counted the number of that money. Sister Esther had given me exactly £1,000, with which we could buy all that we needed for Christmas. I could also buy the expensive Christmas tree.

On Christmas morning, Kristil and I gathered around our tree. We danced and sang excitedly in the room. We enjoyed the delicious food filled on the whole table. We were both happy very much. In my heart, I knew that it was because of Sister Esther’s generosity and sympathy that we could make that warm and happy Christmas. Though it has been more than 10 years since that Christmas, I have never forgotten what Sister Esther did for us.