英语(新高考II卷)B卷2023年高考第三次模拟考试卷(原卷版)

2023年高考英语第三次模拟考试卷(新高考II卷)A卷

（考试时间：120分钟  试卷满分：150分）

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。

2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。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。

1. What does the man think of his current life?

A. Disappointing. B. Just so-so. C. Satisfactory.

2. Why does the woman need an English pen pal?

A. To practice her English.

B. To help her write something special.

C. To find a good partner to work with.

3. What are the speakers talking about?

A. What to study at college.

B. How to select courses online.

C. Where to learn foreign languages.

4. What is the main reason for doctors to recommend bike riding?

A. It can make legs slim.

B. It can make you put on weight.

C. It can build up the body.

5. How does the woman feel about cloning?

A. It has no side effect at all.

B. It should be strictly forbidden.

C. It may cause trouble for humans.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。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. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Boss and employee.

B. Husband and wife.

C. Neighbors.

7. What does the man have to do now?

A. Talk with the woman.

B. Go to the airport.

C. See Mr. Brown off.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where are the speakers going to celebrate Christmas?

A. In the US. B. In Japan. C. In Korea.

9. Who will pay for the train tickets?

A. The man’s aunt. B. The man’s cousin. C. The woman’s parents.

10. Why is the woman’s sister flying home early?

A. She will move into a new apartment.

B. She wants to relax at home.

C. She has to work.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Where does Amanda want to spend her summer holiday?

A. In Beijing. B. In London. C. In New York.

12. What does Amanda’s mother want her to do?

A. Learn about Chinese culture.

B. Look after her grandmother.

C. Offer some help on the farm.

13. Who did the man plan to go to London with?

A. His friends. B. His mother. C. His grandmother.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What is the woman doing?

A. Signing up for a dancing lesson.

B. Shopping for dancing shoes.

C. Watching a dance performance

15. Which dance does the woman like most?

A. Ballet. B. Modern dance. C. Top dance.

16. Who wants to join the dancing class?

A. Shelley. B. Carl. C. Jane.

17. Why does the woman take dance lessons?

A. To improve her dance skill.

B. To enjoy the fun of dancing.

C. To work as a dance teacher.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. When did the world’s population reach 7 billion?

A. In 2000. B. In 2011. C. In 2022.

19. Which country may have a fast population growth?

A. India. B. Japan. C. Germany.

20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. A link between population and climate.

B. A distribution of world population.

C. An introduction of world population.

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

The Art Institute of Chicago

Visiting time

The museum is open daily 10:30 a. m.-5:00 p. m. and Thursdays until 8;00 p.m. It is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Highlights of the Art Institute

●American Art

Discover how artists have expressed many aspects of the American experience through the rich variety of this collection. This tour might include the works of artists like Paul Revere, Winslow Homer and Georgia O’Keeffe, or follow the path of immigrant craftsmen as they created designs for everyday life.

● Impressionism: Monet, Degas, Renoir and More

Drop in the color and excitement of late 19th-century life as you view one of the most admired collections of French Impressionism in the world.

●Hidden Histories

Hear stories about artists and their artworks that may be overlooked or underappreciated for one reason or another. These could be very small works, quiet or out-of-the-way objects.

● Mindfulness Tours

Slow down and take in just a few artworks. This experience includes guided meditation exercises and close, mindful looking exercises to allow participants to be contemplative(沉思的)，collaborative and present with all of their senses.

For families with children

With free admission for kids under 14 and Chicago teens under 18, the Art Institute is the perfect place for a creative outing with the whole family.

Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, open daily from 10:30 a. m.—5:00 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day and introduce your children to the museum’s collections with a variety of activities. Assemble(组装) puzzles based on masterpieces in the museum, build architectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games. Food is available at an on-site cafe. (Outside food is not allowed in. )

21. On which day can one visit The Art Institute of Chicago?

A. Thanksgiving Day. B. Independence Day.

C. Christmas Day. D. New Year’s Day.

22. What can visitors learn in Hidden Histories?

A. The early stories of some big artists. B. The artworks of some potential artists.

C. Some stories about lesser-known artists. D. Some artworks whose creators are unclear.

23. What can children do in the Family Room?

A. Practice storytelling skills. B. Decorate some masterpieces.

C. Enjoy their home-made food. D. Take part in hands-on activities.

B

On average, wildfires destroy over 6 million acres of land each year in the US. Last year, the U.S. Forest Service spent over $1 billion fighting those fires, mostly out West. Blazes start easily where there’s plenty of dry fuel, such as dead grass, sticks and other dried plants. Knowing how much fuel is available can help fire management teams know where and when to be on high alert. And a teen has figured out a way to home in on such areas quickly.

Nadine Han, 13, is a seventh grader at Boston Latin School. When she built a robot three years ago with FIRST LEGO League, hers was designed to prevent wildfires. When the girl’s family visited Yellowstone National Park, later that year, what did they see? Evidence of wildfires. So Nadine followed up on that theme for her science fair project, and decided to find out how to predict wildfires.

The teen learned about a satellite called SMAP. Launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 2015, it detects how wet or dry the soil is. It also can tell whether that moisture (水分) is frozen or liquid. SMAP’s data soil moisture can be combined with other data to determine the vegetation water content, meaning the amount of water present in the plants. SMAP’s data and the vegetation water content data are both freely available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. For her project, the teen downloaded a year’s worth of data.

Having compared plant water content and fuel moisture data for 1,413 different locations, she found that an increase in plant water content measured by the satellite was linked with an increase in fuel moisture as measured on the ground. For her study, 87% of the sites showed such a link.

“This suggests it’s feasible to use satellite data to estimate fuel moisture on the ground,” Nadine concludes. The teen now hopes her technique will help land managers determine fire risks more quickly. Next, Nadine hopes to make a computer program that will estimate fire risk using satellite data.

24. What is implied about wildfires in the United States in Paragraph 1?

A. They are a natural phenomenon.

B. They happen less frequently year by year.

C. They’re mostly caused by human activities.

D. They cause damage to most of the land in the US.

25. What made Nadine Han decide to research into the prediction of wildfires?

A. Her interest in scientific research.

B. Her success in creating a robot.

C. Her involvement in a wildfire.

D. Her visit to a national park.

26. What does the underlined word “feasible” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Challenging. B. Practicable. C. Valuable. D. Necessary.

27. What can be learned about the teen’s research into wildfires?

A. She invested a lot of money in collecting data.

B. She has designed a computer program.

C. She got guidance from land managers.

D. She’s confident about her research results.

C

The Financial Times app urged me to read the latest headlines. More disturbing, Google News installed itself and did the same thing. Most absurd of all, every single incoming email announced itself with a beep.

This was all simple enough to fix. Text messages and phone calls are now the only apps allowed to interrupt me. Still, it was annoying. I wondered: surely everyone switches off most notifications, right?

Perhaps not, I stumbled upon an essay by Guardian columnist Coco Khan marveling at how much calmer she felt after turning off notifications. She explained that WhatsApp alone had sent her over 100 notifications a day and that she had only silenced the apps because she’d been on holiday, and the phone was buzzing all night.

I read Khan’s account as a cautionary tale for all of us. Humans can adapt to a lot; it’s easy to sleepwalk into a state of chronic stress and distraction without ever reflecting that things could be different.

This seems common. One of the most important findings in behavioral science is that default(默认) settings have an outsize influence over our choices. App makers clearly believe we’ll put up with it, and they may be right.

One study, published in 2015 by researchers at the Technical University of Berlin, found that on average six out of seven smartphone apps were left in their default notification settings. Given how many notifications are valueless, this suggests that in the face of endless notifications, many smartphone users have learnt helplessness.

Of course we sometimes want to know immediately when something has happened. As I am fond of saying, a doorbell is more convenient than going to the door every 90 seconds to see if anyone is there. Although that trade-off would change if the doorbell itself were sounding every few minutes, day and night.

But most of us have too many notifications enabled. “ Notification” is a dishonest euphemism(委婉说法)，anyway. The correct word is “interruption”.

Oliver Burkeman puts it in his book Four Thousand Weeks: our attention is not just a scarce resource; it is life itself.“At the end of your life, looking back, whatever caught your attention from moment to moment is simply what your life will have been.“ Glance at yet another notification, and you are literally paying with your life.

28. How does the author introduce the topic?

A. By providing data. B. By posing a contrast.

C. By making a comparison. D. By describing personal experience.

29. What can we learn about the author and Coco Khan?

A. They preferred a peaceful life to a busy life.

B. They simply turned off their phones to keep themselves calm.

C. Both of them weren’t happy with default settings on smartphones.

D. They were often troubled by unnecessary notifications on their phones.

30. Which is one of the reasons why people live with annoying notifications?

A. Because they are used to them.

B. Because they are under too much stress.

C. Because most of the notifications are valuable.

D. Because they forget to deal with their messages constantly.

31. What can we infer from Oliver Burkeman’s words?

A. It is advisable to live a life without smartphones.

B. Being interrupted by useless notifications is a waste of life.

C. People need to reflect on their choices of smartphone apps.

D. People who have adapted to endless notifications are hopeless.

D

AI is currently being used in various ways. So what does that mean? Does it mean the world will soon be overrun by robots? However, when it comes to customer service, AI cannot completely replace human interaction, for now at least.

Actually, all customer service interactions have two aspects: emotion and urgency. New AI tools can handle high-urgency situations quickly, but as to high-emotion situations, no AI can deal with them successfully. A robot might be able to recognize you’re trying to check in for a flight recently canceled, but the emotional aspect is entirely un-programmable. Perhaps the passenger has increasingly high emotions about the flight being canceled because he is flying to an important business meeting. Cases like this can create high-stress moments for the customer. Only a person can understand the difference.

High-stress moments tend to stay with customers forever, so it’s important to have a plan in place. Good companies are better at determining which cases AI can handle on its own and which cases need to be handled by a human with AI assistance. In high-emotion cases, there’s no substitute (替补) for the personal touch of a human. Passengers whose luggage is lost are going to seek out an employee to help them locate their bags. Although AI can be used to locate their bags, it can hardly deal with passengers’ high emotions.

The conversation around AI now is too focused on the question of how AI can replace human interaction, which is missing the point. The aim of AI shouldn’t be to replace human interaction, but to improve it. The question here won’t be how far we can push AI, but how we can use our imagination to continue reinventing (改良) the problem-solving process.

32. What is implied in paragraph 1?

A. AI has had control over the human being.

B. AI can totally replace human interaction.

C. AI can handle high-emotion cases easily.

D. AI still has its own limitations at present.

33. Why is the example of a canceled fight mentioned in paragraph 2?

A. To highlight the passengers’ high emotions.

B. To prove the efficiency of AI handling urgency.

C. To show AI can handle high-emotion cases well.

D. To stress the advantage a person has over AI.

34. Why should companies have a plan for high-stress moments?

A. High-stress moments require more AI tools.

B. High-stress moments can be handled by AI alone.

C. High-stress moments are unforgettable for customers.

D. High-stress moments are ignored by most companies.

35. What will we focus on when using AI to handle customer service?

A. Replacing humans with new AI tools.

B. Paying attention to solving problems.

C. Avoiding making trouble for customers.

D. Trying to invent more new AI tools.

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。

You’ve probably heard countless times how exercise is “good for you”. But did you know that it can improve your mood too? ___36___. 

Exercising regularly can help prevent weight gain, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. Exercises like jumping or lifting weights can help keep your bones strong. Also, when you exercise, your body makes chemicals that help you feel good. Exercise lowers your chances of depression and decreases feelings of anxiety. ___37___ .

Considering all the health benefits of being physically active, it’s easy to see why doing exercise is wise. And the great thing is that it’s never too late to start. ___38___— like taking a short bike ride, walking the dog or raking (用耙子拢) leaves.

However, sometimes you may find it hard to keep exercising regularly. ___39___ . If what you’re doing isn’t fun, it’s hard to keep it up. But there are many different sports and activities you can try and see which one inspires you. If you need a little more motivation, take a class, join a team or find an exercise buddy to help keep you on track.

 ___40___ , even those with disabilities or medical problems. But if you have a health problem or other concerns, talk to your doctor before beginning an exercise plan.

A. Even small things can count as exercise

B. Everyone can benefit from moving more and sitting less

C. Exercise benefits every part of the body, including the mind

D. Sports and activities that encourage flexibility are easy to find

E. One of the biggest reasons people drop an exercise program is a lack of interest

F. Plus, exercise can give you a sense of accomplishment after you achieve a goal

G. Strengthening the heart, muscles and bones isn’t the only important goal of exercise

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。

Last week, I had a wisdom tooth (智齿) pulled, which left me swollen and unable to speak. It was very strange spending a few days in this____41____, but judging from other people’s responses, not as strange as it was for them.

I thought my husband would be the first to feel upset. I tried to imagine how____42____it must be to have half of the house go silent.____43____, when I found him in the kitchen at midnight, cooking potatoes for my recovery and____44____the silence by singing “your lovely swollen face” to the tune of My Humps, I, too, was surprised, but also____45____.

When I felt____46____I went to my local shop. It still hurt when I moved my face, so when I   ____47____ a friend, I couldn’t say anything. The friend wanted my____48____on a Twitter disagreement that I didn’t seem bothered. I was not bothered — and it felt good to remember that.

Later I visited my mom, who chatted away as normal. She didn’t even____49____that I was on the silent mode. This makes me certainly believe that my family role is part_____50_____, part listener.

People say_____51_____is golden and that sometimes it is wise to say nothing and to let people reveal (吐露) themselves. Perhaps that is the_____52_____of the wisdom tooth. Maybe when they arrive with all their pain, forcing us —even just for a while—to move our_____53_____a little less, they give a lesson for living well: Listen,_____54_____and try being quiet now and then. Then maybe adulthood won’t be quite like_____55_____teeth.

41. A. room B. state C. position D. period

42. A. embarrassing B. lively C. pleasant D. frightening

43. A. Finally B. Luckily C. However D. Therefore

44. A. enjoying B. filling C. keeping D. welcoming

45. A. amazed B. annoyed C. disappointed D. touched

46. A. hungry B. weaker C. stronger D. thirsty

47. A. called up B. looked at C. turned to D. ran into

48. A. study B. opinion C. report D. information

49. A. accept B. expect C. hear D. notice

50. A. daughter B. patient C. speaker D. friend

51. A. health B. family C. silence D. love

52. A. lesson B. secret C. treatment D. wisdom

53. A. arms B. eyes C. mouths D. faces

54. A. observe B. smell C. review D. suggest

55. A. cutting B. pulling C. brushing D. losing

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。

Music has strong effects on us and different music has different effects. Faster music helps us concentrate better. Lively music makes us feel more pleased. And slower music____56____(quiet) our mind and makes us relax.

New findings show that music around 60 beats a minute can cause the brain to synchronize (合拍) with the beat, ____57____(cause) alpha brainwaves. This wave will appear when we are relaxed. Researchers at Stanford University have said that listening to music can change our brain activities and____58____music can be reached easily, making____59____a helpful stress____60____(reduce) tool.

What type of music reduces stress greatly? A bit surprising: Drums and flutes (长笛) can have positive effects on relaxing the mind even when____61____(play) a little loud. Sounds of rain and thunder may also be relaxing especially when mixed with other music, such as light jazz and classical music.

How can we choose the music that is best for us? The answer depends on ourselves. We could start by____62____(simple) exploring the music on the web page. Just choose the music____63____can calm us down and make us feel relaxed. But remember that quieting our mind does not mean we will feel____64____(sleep) listening to the music. It means our brain and body are relaxed. And_____65_____our new calm self, we can then do our best in many activities.

第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

66. 假设你是李华，最近你校举办了“家务活，我在行”活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：

1.活动目的；

2.活动内容；

3.活动反响。

注意：

(1)写作词数应为80左右；

(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Housework, I can do it

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第二节(满分25分)

67. 阅读下面短文,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。

I remember the first time I got on a horse. I was two years old and we were watching a friend of the family ride. My mom agreed to let me take a short ride with the friend and that was it! I was horse crazy. From then on, I drove my parents insane begging for a horse.

When I was four years old, I had Selective Mutism (缄默症). This is a rare childhood disorder in which children stop speaking in certain social situations. I spoke normally to my parents, my brother and certain other people, but was silent at school and in social situations. I went days, weeks, months without a sound at school.

I suffered silently through school until I was ten years old when one in a long string of psychologists had an idea. One day I was asked by the psychologist what I wanted more than anything in the world. He explained that I was going to be given an opportunity to work for it. I couldn’t believe my good luck, but I could not answer. Finally, I was permitted to whisper the answer in my mother’s ear. “A horse.” was all I could say.

I was to get a little horse, but I had to live up to my end of the bargain. I had a chart of weekly tasks I had to accomplish. I had to answer the phone five times per weck, make five phone calls to my friends, say one word to my teacher at school and the list went on. For a child with Selective Mutism, saying one word to someone can be like climbing Mount Everest.

I did everything that was asked of me and the day came when my parents found a local riding stable that had the perfect pony. His name was Sequoia, so perfect that I fell in love with him immediately. We boarded him and I began taking lessons. It truly was a dream come true.

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。

Each week I could not wait for Saturday and my lesson.

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As I see it, horses give me the strength I lack.

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