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1、2023年 普 通 高 等 学 校 招 生 全 国 统 一 考 试 高 考 模 拟 调 研 卷 英 语（二）英 语 测 试 卷 共 8 页，满 分 150分。考 试 时 间 120分 钟。注 意 事 项：1.答 卷 前，考 生 务 必 将 自 己 的 姓 名、准 考 证 号 填 写 在 答 题 卡 上，2.作 答 时，务 必 将 答 案 写 在 答 题 卡 上。写 在 本 试 卷 及 草 稿 纸 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）做 题 时，请 先 将 答 案 标 在 试 卷 上。录 音 内

2、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

3、.9.15.答 案 是 C。1.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a bank.B.In a car.C.In a house.2.What does Lisas daughter do?A.Fix the table.B.Cook the dinner.C.Clean the dishes.3.Which job is the man interested in?A.Director.B.Manager.C.Doctor.4.How much should the woman pay for the bag?A.$105

4、.B.$100.C.$95.5.What are they talking about?A.Homework.B.Computer.C.Books.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 5秒 钟 的 时 间 阅 读 各 个 小 题：听 完 后，各 小 题 将 给 出 5秒 钟 的 作 答 时 间，每 段

5、 对 话 或 独 白 读 两 遍。听 第 6 段 材 料，回 答 第 6、7题。6.Why did the police pull the man over?A.Because of weather.B.Because of drinking.C.Because of speeding.7.What did the woman give the man finally?A.A warning.B.A ticket.C.A book.听 第 7 段 材 料，回 答 第 8、9 题。8.For whom will the woman buy night cream?A.Her sister.B.H

6、er mom.C.Herself.9.What does the woman think of the gift package?A.Priceless.B.Nice.C.useless.听 第 8 段 材 料，回 答 第 10至 12题。10.What does the man invite the woman to do?A.Go swimming.B.Go running.C.Go skiing.11.What is the womans concern?A.The safety.B.The area.C.The fee.12.What is the mans advice?A.Maki

7、ng a plan.B.Losing weight.C.Going training first.听 第 9 段 材 料，回 答 第 13至 16题。13.What is the relationship between the speakers?A.A couple.B.Strangers.C.Classmates.14.Who wrote the book?A.Bob Dylan.B.Howard Sounes.C.Linda White.15.How many chapters does the book have?A.12.B.15.C.16.16.When will the man

8、finish reading the book?A.By Friday.B.By Saturday.C.By Sunday.听 第 10段 材 料，回 答 第 17至 20题。17.For how long did children use to work a day in industrial countries?A.For 3 hours.B.For 8 hours.C.For 18 hours.18.How do the Inuits（因 纽 特 人）punish their children?A.By making fun of them.B.By beating them.C.By

9、forbidding them from going out.19.In which country can patents spank（打.臀 部）their children at home?A.France.B.America.C.Sweden.20.What is a plan for children in Sweden?A.To divorce from their parents.B.To be with their parents forever.C.To work for their parents.第 二 部 分 阅 读（共 两 节，满 分 50分）第 一 节（共 15小

10、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。ANew Stories Await Just for YouThe Origin of DiseaseCarolyn Merchant,JD&Christopher Merchant,MDContaining exciting information and thought,this book could help people find ways toimprove or avoid di

11、seases that can dramatically change lives.Pulling medical knowledge togetherin an original way,it provides a new vision for understanding chronic（慢 性 的）disease,andchallenges readers to think of chronic disease based on the root causes.For many people,medicalbooks can be a hard barrier to jump.but th

12、is book is written in an accessible style and format,andcontains information useful to the lay person,not just medical professionals.From Healing to HellW.H.Wall,JrFrom Healing to Hell is about the fall of a good and decent man and goes further to reveal theshocking details of how he was done a crue

13、l injustice at the hands of a CIA governmentexperiment with the drug LSD.The book tells the story of illegal activity by officials in powerwho operated in the name of protecting the country.The Stuff of MonumentsRichard A.CrouseyLittle things occur regularly,forbidding us to recognize their signific

14、ance.What finallycauses them to blossom into sweetness is their fading away.Through the stories in the book,it isshown that the seasons of our lives are made up of the stuff that went before.Nothing is truly lost.As one picture begins to fade,another begins to dawn.There Are No Monsters HereBuffy Br

15、inkleyA little boy is afraid to go to bed when his mother announces his bedtime.He believes theremay be monsters hiding in his room.However,his fear doesnt stop him from trying to find them.What his decision creates is a doorway to acceptance and friendship.Out of fear comes delight,and the idea tha

16、t what we see and how we initially judge a situation can be wrong-that what ittakes to overcome our fears can sometimes be the best way to make a friend.1.Who are the targeted readers of the book The Origin of Disease?A.Students preferring challenges.B.People caring about their health.C.Researchers

17、in the chemistry lab.D.Doctors in the emergency room.2.Which book is most likely to be a collection of short stories?A.The Origin of Disease.B.From Healing to Hell.C.The Stuff of Monuments.D.There Are No Monsters Here.3.What brings the boy friendship in the last book?A.His innocence.B.His fear.C.His

18、 courage.D.His creativity.BA common remark in pieces about“kids these days and their social language is“when didfriend become a verb?”The answer is:sometime in the 1400s,if not earlier.In the earliestexamples of the verb friend from the Oxford English Dictionary,it just means“to make 什 iends”.You co

19、uld go to a place,and friend some people there.It also had the meaning of helping someoneout,being a friend to them,e.g.,Reports came that the King would friend Lauderdale,anexample from 1698.If you could friend someone,it was only natural,according to the productiverules of English word formation,t

20、hat you could unfriend them,too.The word shows up in thisexample from 1659:I hope,sir,that we are not mutually（相 互 的）un-friended by tis differencewhich has happened between us.”Hang out has been used as a verb for passing the time since at least the 1659s.In thePickwick Papers（1837）,Charles Dickens

21、wrote:I say,old boy,where do you hang out?”The application of funky to music came around the 1930s,but the“strong smell“sense hadbeen around long before that.Since the 1600s,funk was slang（俚 语）for the unpleasant smell oftobacco smoke,and by extension,anything that stank（臭 的）.Cheeses,rooms,and especi

22、allyships toilets could be described as funky.The application of fanboy to comics and science fictionhad to wait until the 70s,but before that,there were sports fans,and in 1919 the paper in Decatur,Illinois,reported that,“it was a shock to the fan boys when Cincinnati.beat the Chicago WhiteSox.The

23、first citation（引 用）fbr fangirl is from 1934:uMary.dashed out through the rain soswiftly that only two of the fan-girls caught her.”4.When did the word“unfriencT turn up?A.In 1837.B.In 1698.C.In 1659.D.In 1400.5.Which one can be described as funky?A.A fresh apple.B.A cup of Coca-Cola.C.A bottle of pu

24、rified water.D.A homeless dog.6.Where did the word“fanboy first appear?A.In sports.B.In comics.C.In science fiction.D.In movies.7.What is the best title of the passage?A.The Origin ofOEDB.Words That Are Much Older than They SeemC.How Words Are ChangedD.The Application of Strange WordscLets face it m

25、ost of us cant resist a cup of tea or coflee sometimes.Theyre a perfectpick-me-up and comforter.But there are alternative drinks,so why have we chosen these as ourgo-to drinks to soothe our busy lives?And which one is superior?Lets start with tea-ifs the second most consumed drink in the world.For m

26、any-especiallythe British-having a“cuppa“is a daily practice.The caffeine contained in it helps wake you up inthe morning,and throughout the day well make a brew to distract us from our work.Andaccording to some scientists,habitual tea consumption can have some health benefits.AndrewSteptoe,a profes

27、sor from University College Londons Department of Epidemiology and PublicHealth,told BBC Food that drinking black tea“may speed up recovery from the daily stresses inlife.but we do not know what ingredients of tea were responsible for these effects on stressrecovery and relaxation.Coffee is teas tre

28、ndier”rival（对 手）.Its popularity has grown over the years,and this isreflected in the number of coffee shops we see around-places to hang out,do business or catch upwith friends.Coffee can taste great and can be served in many ways,but its sometimes how youhave it that can be seen as a status symbol

29、or the preserve of hipsters（潮 人）1 Of course,it givesyou a strong caffeine hit-roughly double of that contained in tea.However,too much can lead toanxiety.Sleep scientist Matt Walker told the BBC that caffeine can decrease the amount ofrestorative deep sleep you have.But some scientists say drinking

30、coffee-and green tea-can also be good for us.Researchers atOsaka University linked drinking a daily cup of coffee with a lower risk of death among bothstroke survivors and healthy people,while drinking seven or more cups of green tea wasassociated with a lower risk of death among both heart attack a

31、nd stroke survivors.So,whetherwe turn to coffee or tea for its taste,its image or as a lifestyle choice,it could be a lifesaver!8.What does the underlined word“soothe“in Paragraph 1 mean?A.Change.B.Relieve.C.Describe.D.Copy-9.It can be infeiTed from Paragraph 2 that_.A.tea is the most consumed drink

32、 in the worldB.the caffeine in tea can cure people of illnessC.tea helps promote our careers and friendshipD.the ingredients of tea help people forget trouble10.Which of the following may Matt Walker agree with?A.Too much coffee is not good for sleep.B.Black tea speeds up recovery from the daily str

33、esses.C.Coffee is surely more popular than tea.D.Drinking a daily cup of coffee guarantees a long life.11.In which section can you read the passage on a magazine website?A.Technology.B.Entertainment.C.Business.D.Health.DTesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk has joined dozens of CEOs of artifici

34、alintelligence companies in signing an open letter urging the United Nations to ban the use of AI inweapons before the technology gets out of hand.The letter was published Mondaythe same day the U.N.was to discuss ways to protectcivilians from the misuse of automated weapons（自 动 武 器）.That meeting,ho

35、wever,has beenpostponed until November.Automated weapons threaten to become the third revolution in w arfare,read the letter,which was also signed by the CEOs of top high-tech companies such as Cafe X Technologies andPlusOne Robotics.Once this Pandoras box is opened,it will be hard to close.Therefor

36、e we askthe High Contracting Parties to find a way to protect us all from these dangers.”The letters tones echo those in another open letter that Musk-along with more than 3,000 AIand robotics researchers,signed nearly two years ago.The letter warned of the dangers of artificialintelligence in weapo

37、ns,which could be used in assassinations（暗 杀）,overturning nations,andselectively killing a particular ethnic group.Many nations are already familiar with drone（无 人 机）warfare,in which human-piloteddrones are used instead of putting soldiers on site.Lower costs,as well as the fact that they dontrisk t

38、he lives of military personnel,have contributed to their rising popularity.Future capabilitiesfor unmanned aerial vehicles could include autonomous takeoffs and landings,while underwaterdrones could eventually swim in the seas.AI weapons would take things a step further,removing human involvement en

39、tirely,andpotentially improving efficiency.But they could also open a whole new box of worms,accordingto the letter,lowering the level for going to battle“and creating a global anns race in whichhorrible technology can be mass-produced and misused.Artificial intelligence technology hasreached a poin

40、t where the use of such systems is-practically,if not legally-achievable within years,and the risks are high.It will only be a matter of time until they appear on the black market and inthe hands of terrorists,dictators or warlords（军 阀）.”12.Why did Elon Musk sign the open letter?A.To urge UN to ban

41、all the new technology.B.To protect humans from the potential dangers of AI.C.To cut down the cost of automated weapons.D.To ask people to keep curious facing technology.13.Which of the following is NOT the effect of AI use in weapons?A.Overthrowing a nation.B.Selectively killing an ethnic group.C.I

42、mproving efficiency.D.Risking the lives of military personnel.14.The underlined sentence“they could also open a whole new box of worms“implies that theuse of AI in arms would.A.give rise to a lot of threats to the worldB.lower the level of global arms raceC.cut down the mass production of armsD.decr

43、ease the deals on the black market15.What is the writers attitude towards the use of Al in weapons?A.Indifferent.B.Supportive.C.Concerned.D.Regretful.第 二 节（共 5 小 题；每 小 题 2.5 分，满 分 12.5 分）根 据 短 文 内 容，从 短 文 后 的 选 项 中 选 出 能 填 入 空 白 处 的 最 佳 选 项。选 项 中 有 两 项 为 多 余 选 项。We must pay attention to these misund

44、erstandings in choosing college majors!1.Choose a major only based on money16 You need to also consider your passions,your dislikes,and most importantly,your happiness.Can you see yourself spending the next 40 years or so in this career withoutgetting bored?The truth is,choosing a major with high-pa

45、ying career options will not actuallyguarantee you a high-paying job.17 If there are limited openings,the job will go tosomeone who is truly interested in the field.2.A hobby is never meant to be your priorityThere is a balance that should be maintained when youre choosing a major.You want to pickso

46、mething that interests you.but you need to be sure that you wont get sick of it as timep r o g r e s s e s.8 Merriam-Webster defines a hobby as a pursuit outside ones regularoccupation engaged in especially for relaxation.According to a photographer named Jenika,passions differ from hobbies in that

47、passions are not relaxing.Passions dont leave you alone.Passions insert themselves into your life whether you have time for them or not.Passions comfortyou and drive you crazy at the same time.”3.19Being interested in a major is a start,but dont stop there.Researching the field will help yoube sure

48、that a major is right for you.If you know someone in the field or with that major,ask themfor some input.Try to get some experience shadow someone in a business office.4.My parents want me to choose this majorThe opinions of your friends and family arent something to ignore,but the choice isultimate

49、ly yours.20 Youll only truly enjoy and succeed in the field if you wanted to bein it in the first place.A.Choose a major by feeling instead of research.B.The major I like is too difficult.Td better change it.C.Youre the one doing the work and earning the degree.D.Often times,people will confuse thei

50、r hobbies with their passions.E.The mistake happens when youre choosing a major only based on money.F.It will all depend on position openings and your competitors when you graduate.G.The idea of a specific major is better than the reality for students who enter it blindly.第 三 部 分 语 言 运 用（共 两 节，满 分 3