1、 启用前注意保密2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟测试(二)英 语本试卷共10页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己所在的市(县、区)、学校、班级、姓名、考 场号、座位号和考生号填写在答题卡上，将条形码横贴在每张答题卡右 上角“条形码粘贴处”。2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B 铅笔在答题卡上将对应题目 选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答 案。答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各 题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先画掉原来的答案，然后再写 上新答案；不准使用铅笔和
2、涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。ACommunity Volunteers ProgramCommunity Volunteers Program is a brand new service opportunity that engages volunteers in weekly service with community-based organizations in ne
3、ighborhoods surrounding the Boston campus.It offers various volunteer placements that will allow you to connect your skills, passions, and interests with weekly service!826 BostonIt is a nonprofit kids writing and publishing organization empowering traditionally under-served students(age 2 to 13)to
4、find their voices,tell their stories,and gain communication skills to succeed in school and in future life.Primary Focus:After-school enrichment/tutoring.Opportunity Type:Remote.Family Gym ProgramFamily Gyms goal is to provide families with young children(age 0 to 10)with a safe, accessible space to
5、 engage in fun,and age-appropriate physical activity.Primary Focus: Nutrition and Meal Assistance, Nutrition and Physical Education.Opportunity Type:Virtual/Remote.Community ServingsCommunity Servings actively engages the community to provide medically tailored, nutritious, scratch-made meals to cri
6、tically ill kids(age 6 to 10)and their families.Primary Focus:Food Security,Nutrition and Meal Assistance.Opportunity Type:In person.Hernndez After School ProgramHASP involves youth from the Rafael Hernndez Two-Way Bilingual School to provide the highest quality of specialized services to meet the e
7、ducational,social, emotional,cultural,and recreational needs of its students(age 5 to 12) in the surrounding communities.Primary Focus: After-school enrichment/tutoring for multilingual students.Opportunity Type: Remote.21. What is the main job of volunteers in 826 Boston?A. To teach students expres
8、sive skills. B. To provide kids with physical training. C. To offer teenagers social assistance. D. To help youth with emotional problems.22. Which program may prefer volunteers with medical knowledge?A. 826 Boston. B.Family Gym Program. C. Community Servings. D. Hernndez After School Program.23. Wh
9、at do the four programs have in common?A. They advocate healthy diets. B. They focus on education.C. They feature online service. D. They center around children.BHelga Stentzels Clothesline Animals combine charming images as fine art prints in various sizes.As an artist whose style she calls“househo
10、ld surrealism（超现实主义）”，she works in various media and has a large collection of works. Instead of throwing an old pair of pants or T-shirt away,Helga Stentzel puts her tired garments out to the farm. By hanging them on a simple clothesline she sets up and folding them artfully that look like animals,
11、she takes wonderful pictures. Some are shot in real locations while others are digitally placed in environments in charming form with appealing colors.Siberian-born Stentzel has cooperated with many respectable and well-known brands, one of which is Hogar Verde,a bio-friendly laundry products brand
12、in Ecuador. For them she has created the adorable clothing illusicons（错觉）for a print ad campaign，which also drew attention to the endangered animals shown within, like dinosaurs, polar bears and so on.Stentzels practice started from her childhood in Siberia, where she spent hours surveying her grand
13、mothers carpet, woods and random objects for recognizable forms, including a pile of buckets looking like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.In what seems a very simple gesture,Stentzels works employ household items and turn them into surrealist images that uncover different reading layers. From food to clot
14、hes, the artist is inspired by everyday olojects and gives them a second life through her creative and really poetic personal angle.“I stare at things longer than socially acceptable! It can be anythinga chair, a noodle hanging off the fork,a lamp post in the middle of the road. Observation is a for
15、m of thinking for me. I really enjoy studying colors, shapes and textureswith no expectation, simply admiring their unique beauty. Very often theres nothing more to it,but sometimes BOOM!a creative idea hits my brain, and it makes a link between sliced bread and wrinkled skin of a French bulldog. It
16、s very unpredictable,”Stentzel said.24. How did Stentzel create an artwork according to paragrapl2?A. By designing clothes on software. B. By painting animals in various colors. C. By taking photos of animals on the farm. D. By hanging clothes folded in animal shapes. 25. What is Stentzels source of
17、 inspiration?A. Daily items. B. Tourist attractions. C. Random surveys. D. Childhood adventures.26. Which of the following can best describe Stentzels fine art prints?A. Complex and digital. B. Meaningful and creative. C. Poetic but commercial. D. Ordinary but bio-friendly.27. What can we learn from
18、 Stentzels story?A. Art can give people a second life. B. Artworks are from life yet above life. C. Creation is from intentional observation. D. Cooperation results in adorable artworks.CCould the next Ernest Hemingway or Jane Austen be a well-engineered Al software program? Its a question becoming
19、increasingly pressing as machine language-learning software continues to evolve.Much of this is just nerves. Todays Al creative writing programs are not yet at a stage of development where they pose a serious threat to Colleen Hoover or Charles Dickens. But while attention continues to for us on the
20、 possibility of a blanket takeover of human literature by Al,far less consideration has been given to the prospect of Al co-working with humans.Earlier this month,American sci-fi writer Ken Liu, who had been awarded Hugo and Nebula to his name, joined 12 other professional authors for a writing work
21、shop on Googles Word craft. This Al tool, a language generating model, is not yet publicly available but is advertised as an AI-powerel writing assistant that can, when given the right instruction from the writer,provide helpful descriptions, create lists of objects or emotional states,and even brai
22、nstorm ideas.The writers at the workshop, however, emerged with mixed reports.“Word craft is too sensible. Wow!”Robin Sloan wrote.“Butsensibleis another word for predictable, overused and boring. My intention here is to produce something unexpected.”Im unconvinced that writers awarded the Nobel Priz
23、e have much to fear from Al. Their work, and that of countless other rnove lists,short story writers,dramatists and poets,is too particular,too beautifully unique. Even if a model learned what they had done in the past, it would not be able to predict where their creativity might take them in the fu
24、ture. But for authors who write following a pattern, Al might step in, first as assistants before some day to authorship.Production-line novels are nothing new.In the 1970s,Barbara Cartland,who wrote more than 723 books in her lifetime,many of which are romance bestsellers,would read her novels for
25、her secretary to type up at the remarkable rate of roughly seven chapters a week. But already machine has replaced the secretarys role. Perhaps creative writing software isnt that far from replacing the Mrs. Cartlands of today.28. Which aspect of Al calls for more attention?A. Its damage to our nerv
26、es. B. Its progress in literary studies. C. Its cooperation with humans. D. Its influence on human literature.29. What can we learn about Word craft from the text?A. It generates novels automatically. B. It outperforms professional writers. C. Its works receive praises from the public. D. Its works
27、bear similarity to existing ones. 30. What can writers do to avoid the threat from Al?A. Increase writing speed. B. Use diverse resources.C. Produce creative works.D. Follow the latest patterns.31. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. Will AI Replace Human Writers?B. AI Warns Mrs
28、. Cartlands of Today C. Is Writing Running into a New Era?D. Word craft Lies at the Center of DebateDTwo separate research groups in the U.K. and Denmark have come up with the same idea for a study that could help save endangered species, and have gotten the same results. It involves sucking environ
29、mental DNA from the air that animals leave behind.“We use a really small pump that pulls the air through, and we hope the DNA gets caught on the filter（过滤器）， said Elizabeth Clare， the lead researcher.“Its a bit like making coffee. You make coffee by sucking water through a filter and leaving the cof
30、fee grounds behind. Thats basically what were doing; were just sucking the air through and hoping that the DNA gets lost behind.Clare says the concept has been used for years in different ways. Scientists sample pathogens（病原体）from the air，which has been used to help track COVID-19. Environmental DNA
31、 can also be collect d from water to help ease invasive species.A big goal for both research teams with the new study is to be able to locate endangered species and help save them. It is important to note that this type of DNA sampling can only be picked up if a species is in the area, so if there w
32、ere two of the same animal, scientists would not be able to tell which one the DNA came from.Both research groups also reported certain DNA samples not showing up when they knew an animal had been in the area. They also cant tell yet how long an animals DNA will stick around after its been in one ar
33、ea. Clare says shed like to plan more researches to get these answers.But one thing is for sure after conducting the study. Clare says she has a whole new perspective on taking a deep breath.“Asyou know, Im walking through a jungle or the park or taking my dog for a walk or my kids out to play, and
34、I take a deep breath; I think I just inhaled information about all the things that have been here before, and as a scientist, thats exciting to think that the information that Im trying to gather is literally hanging in front of me,she said.32. Why does the author mention coffee-making?A. To show th
35、e function of a filter. B. To illustrate how the idea works. C. To compare two different methods. D. To prove how simply DNA-sucking works.33. What does the underlined phrasethe conceptin paragraph 3 refer to?A. Detecting danger in the air.B. Protecting endangered animals. C. Sucking DNA out of the
36、air.D. Collecting environmental samples.34. What do we know about the new method of DNA sampling?A. It distinguishes different DNAs. B. It collects certain DNA within range. C. It locates endangered species exactly. D. It predicts the duration of animals stay.35. What can we infer from Clares words
37、in the last paragraph?A. She breathes the air of hope for future studies. B. She agrees with the benefits of deep breathing. C. She adopts brand-new methods of purifying the air. D. She finds inner peace by doing simple things in life.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
38、项。We clearly live in an era with little patience. Entire TV series are available at once on streaming services,and burning questions are solved in seconds via a search engine. This instant satisfaction, undoubtedly, is killing our ability to wait._36_. Here are some strategies to pick up that magic
39、mix if you werent born with it. Visualize successTheres no need to set a real situation where you wait in a super long grocery checkout line to test yourself. Simply visualizing it helps a lot. See yourself smiling and breathing as you wait for the line to move._37_. For example,you could say,“its n
40、ot bad to enjoy this magazine while waiting. Your mind will start to process the picture as a real experience and help to set you up for future successes. Slow downRacing around is not necessarily the only way to get what you want. _38_. Most adults do not feel happy when theyre rushing, and childre
41、n are even less capable of doing it with a good attitude. Instead of sweating through your routine, turn on some background music you like and move at a normal pace._39_The ability to let your mind wander, whether daydreaming or actively applying your imagination, is a skill that improves patience._
42、40_. Take a break and do something that could free your brain from the work that takes tons of energy. This helps you build up your staying power, so next time you might be more patient and more likely to focus on your task.A. Learn to distract yourself B. Add some positive words if possibleC. There
43、fore,we are getting more and more impatient D. You dont have to get the whole paper clone in one go E. We get so caught up in hurrying that we get stuck in that mode F. But sometimes, a fast pace does improve our working efficiencyG. Thus, the loss of this mixed quality of tolerance and calmness is
44、unavoidable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。Every August,teams with players about10 years old play baseball across the US, with the aim to become Little League_41_. In this years game, Isaiah Jarvis, a Little League batter（击球手） _42_the pitcher（投球手），Ka
45、iden Shelton，who threw a baseball that hit him in the head. The _43_scene brought tears to the eyes of the crowd in the stadium.On August 7th,Kaiden Shelton,from Texas,_44_Isaiah Jarvis,from Oklahoma,at the plate. With two strikes against Isaiah, Kaiden_45_lost control of his pitch. The ball hit Isa
46、iah in his helmet, sending him to the ground. The field staff immediately_46_him and found him to be OK. He decided to remain in the_47_. Yet Kaiden, the pitcher, appeared to be_48_.Isaiah called a timeout upon seeing his_49_battling emotions. He calmly walked toward Kaiden and gave him a big hug,tr
47、ying to_50_him.“Hey, you re doing just great. Kaiden later shared with NBC News.“These_51_words from him really helped me.”A video of the moment was posted online and attracted more than 6.5 million views. Danny Graves, a sports announcer,said Isaiahs_52_was the best thing he had ever seen in Little
48、 League baseball.The Texas team won the game 9-4 to_53_to the Little League World Series. And Isaiah was also_54_to the game to celebrate its 75th anniversary. The pair told NBC News they think their newfound_55_will last beyond any tournament.41. A. candidates 42. A. replaced 43. A. embarrassing 44. A. faced 45. A. possibly 46. A. attend
