1、绝密启用并使用完毕前2023年4月山东省新高考联合模拟考试英语试题本试卷共10页，满分120分。考试用时100分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。2.作答选择题时，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，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（
2、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。AMany small American towns are known for their beautiful scenery,but very few have something special to offer. The following are known for their unique styles. Scottshoro,AlabamaThis attractive town is known as“The Lost Luggage Capital of the Wor
3、ld”thanks to the unclaimed luggage center,where lost items such as snow skis,instruments and engagement rings are for sale. In addition to the store,which has become one of Alabamas top tourist and shopping attractions,the citys parks and heritage centers are popular places to visit. Hope,KansasHope
4、 is a city in southern Dickinson County,Kansas,with a population of 317.Its the home of Klipsch Museum of Audio History,President William Jefferson Clintons birthplace and several antique shops. Hopes motto,which is also the name of the towns song,is“There will always beHopein Kansas”. Branson,Misso
5、uriAlthough its population is just over 10,000,Branson hosts over 9 million visitors each year. When the best-selling novel,The Shepherd of the Hills,written by Harold Bell Wright,was released in 1907,readers rushed to the Ozark hills to experience its famous views. Now tourists also get to visit th
6、e Worlds Largest Toy Museum,the worlds largest Titanic Museum Attraction and the record-breaking theme park,Silver Dollar City. Leavenworth,WashingtonLeavenworth is a European-inspired destination, offering a collection of outdoor activities all year long. It welcomes almost 2million tourists each y
7、ear and is home to the Nutcracker（胡桃夹子）Museum，which has more than 7，000 nutcrackers from around the world. Many of its visitors travel to the village in December during its annual holiday festival to see it light up with more than one million Christmas lights.1.Why is Scottsboro called“The Lost Lugg
8、age Capital of the World”？A.It sells unclaimed lost items.B.It has fancy heritage centers.C.It features amusing city parks.D.It offers top shopping attractions.2.What can visitors do in Branson，Missouri？A.Take part in festivals.B.Shop at antique shops.C.Visit theme museums.D. Watch light shows.3.Whi
9、ch of the following might be the most attractive to outdoor fans？A.Hope,Kansas.B.Branson,Missouri.C.Scottsboro,Alabama.D.Leavenworth,Washington. BAs the world has changed,so has education. Since 2018,Nelly Cheboi and her non-profit TechLit Africa have been bringing computer technology into schools i
10、n Kenya, helping students join the digital world, and unlock their potential. With its own software programs,curriculum（课程）and teacher training programs，this non-profit hopes to change Africa.In 2012,Cheboi received a scholarship to College in Illinois that changed her life. She grew up in poverty i
11、n rural Kenya, watching her mother struggle to support her family alone. Cheboi had no experience with computers before moving to the US to study. She hand wrote papers and then struggled to type them out on a laptop computer. Somehow she fell in love with computer science and began a career in the
12、field.But she did not lose sight of her origins.“As an undergraduate,I invested all of my income from various campus jobs into my community back in Kenya,”she said on the TechLit Africa website.But soon she wanted to do more for it and that is how TechLit Africa began.Cheboi recalled how her backgro
13、und helped her understand how important technological knowledge could be for children living in poverty. She built a school with the idea of bringing computer science as part of kids curriculum growing up. But she found that it was going to be really hard to impact as many people as possible,because
14、 it was so hard to fund raise. Then in order to reach more students,she introduced computer training to existing schools. Cheboi physically dragged over 40 recycled computers that had been donated to them by various tech companies to Kenya in suitcases.Now,since the non-profit has grown,it works wit
15、h various companies that help them clean the donated computers of data and send them to Africa. TechLit Africa runs its own curriculum with its own software programs in 10 Kenyan schools,and the hope is to increase to 100 throughout Africa by next year. The students love learning about computers,and
16、 in turn are gaining skills that will help them make use of their talents into a way out of poverty. 4. What has Cheboi been doing since 2018?A. Boosting her science careerB.Promoting digital education.C.Starting a scholarship program.D. Updating the computer courses.5. What inspired Cheboi to set u
17、p TechLit Africa？A. Her love for computer science B. Her desire to help her hometown. C. Her dream of supporting her family. D. Her childhood experience in the US.6.What do we know about Cheboi from Paragraph 3？A.She hopes to help more kids. B. She plans to build new schools. C. She seeks to develop
18、 new courses. D.She calls for donations of computers.7.Which of the following can best describe Cheboi？A.Sensitive. B.Devoted. C. Considerate. D. Cooperative. CA Purdue University invention could save millions of taxpayer dollars and significantly reduce traffic delays. The new invention,a sensor th
19、at allows concrete to“talk”,decreases construction time and how often concrete pavement（路面）needs repairs while also improving the roads sustainability and cutting its carbon footprint.Fixed directly into a concrete pour the sensor sends engineers more precise and consistent data about the concretes
20、strength and need for repairs than is possible with currently used tools and methods. “Traffic jams caused by repairs have wasted 4 billion hours and 3 billion gallons of gas, on a yearly basis. This is mainly due to insufficient knowledge and understanding of concretes strength levels,”said Luna Lu
21、,who has been leading development of the sensor since 2017.“For instance,we dont know when concrete will reach the right strength needed to accommodate traffic loads just after construction. The concrete may be put into use too early,leading to frequent repairing,”she added. With the technology Lu a
22、nd her team invented,engineers can directly monitor the fresh concrete and accurately measure many of its properties at once. The sensor notifies engineers via a smartphone app exactly when the pavement is strong enough to handle heavy traffic. The stronger the pavement is before being used by vehic
23、les, the less often it will need to be repaired. By decreasing road repairs and construction timelines, this technology could reduce carbon dioxide that vehicles would have given off while waiting in traffic to get around a construction site.Methods that the industry has used for more than a century
24、 call for testing large samples of concrete at a lab or onsite facility.Even though these tests are well understood by the industry, differences between lab and outdoor conditions can lead to inaccurate estimates of the concretes strength due to the different concrete compositions and temperatures o
25、f the surrounding area.8. What can be learned about the new invention？A.It decreases accidents.B.It is costly to produce.C.It reduces road repairs.D. It is difficult to operate.9. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about？A. Waste caused by road repairs.B. Characteristics of the concrete.C. Situations
26、 of road constructions.D. Necessity of inventing the sensor.10.What does the underlined wordnotifiesinParagraph3mean?A.signals. B.Awakes. C.Monitor. D.Examines.11.What is the problem with the previous tests？A. Samples must be tested on the spot. B. The results turn out to be unreliable. C.Fewer prop
27、erties have been measured. D. Concrete is tested in certain temperature.DA study from the University of Montreal and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, published in Frontiers in Medicine,found that regular virtual visits to museums could help seniors stay mentally active and come with a host of addit
28、ional health benefits. Thats because these digital connections can make retirees feel less lonely and isolated（孤立的）. Social isolation has been associated with the risks for heart disease and the decline of recognition abilities in seniors and the pandemic（疫情）increased the risks due to the need for s
29、eniors to stay home and isolate,according to a press release from the university.The researchers investigated the potential benefits of weekly virtual visits for a three-month period. The participants were people aged 65 and older who lived in Montreal. Half of the participants took part in online v
30、isits and a discussion afterwards,while the control group did not participate in any.cultural events at all. The group who participated in the virtual visits showed improvements in their quality of life.“Our study showed that art-based activities may be an effective intervention,”lead author Dr. Oli
31、vier Beauchet,a professor at the University of Montreal,said in the press release.“On a global scale,this participatory art-based activity could become a model that could be offered in museums and arts institutions worldwide to promote active and healthy aging.”The initiative reflects approaches rec
32、ommended by the World Health Organization to manage certain diseases,according to Beauchet. For instance,the WHO launched the Aging and Health Program in 2015 that included using community-based organizations to promote culture as a key component of improving health. Traditionally, these sorts of pr
33、eventive health activities have taken place in schools, community centers,and workplaces.“While these are suitable locations that reach a great number of people,there are additional organizations and sectors that could become partners in public health research and practice development,”Beauchet said
34、.“Museums are among such potential partners. They are aware of the needs of their communities and are consequently expanding the types of activities they offer.”12.How do seniors benefit from regular virtual visits to museums？A.They get survival skills. B.They raise interest in art.C.They improve qu
35、ality of life.D.They connect more with family.13. What can be inferred from Beauchets words in Paragraph 3？A.Participants come from the whole world. B.The museum needs better cultural events.C. Face-to-face discussion is a useful intervention.D. Seniors should attend more art-based activities.14. Wh
36、at is the purpose of the last paragraph？A.To advocate. B.To entertain. C.To advertise. D.To warn.15. Which may be a suitable title for the text？A.The Aged Form a Community to Reduce LonelinessB.Virtual Art-based Activities Bring People TogetherC.Online Museum Trips Improve Seniors Well beingD.Retire
37、d Individuals Pay More Visits to Museums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能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。It seems a bit strange to imagine ancient Egyptians celebrating their birthdays with layered cakes topped with lighted candles._16_The first birthday cakes were nothing of what they are today an
38、d werent even called birthday cakes._17_At that time only they could afford to celebrate with something sweet. That is how cake became associated with special occasions.Ancient Egyptians are credited with“inventing”the birthday celebration. And ancient Greeks borrowed the tradition but rightfully re
39、alized that a dessert would make the celebration all the more meaningful. So they baked moon-shaped cakes to offer up to the moon._18_It wasnt just the ancient Egyptians and Greeks who celebrated with sweet cakes._19_And its believed that the original birthday cake came from them. Rather than just c
40、elebrating birthdays, though,ancient Rome was known for celebrating all things with a cake including wedding,but there was an exceptionthe birthdays celebrated were only for men who were citizens,and they had to be famous.Modern birthday parties are said to get their roots from the 18th-century Germ
41、an celebration. On the morning of a childs birthday,he or she would receive a cake with lighted candles that added up to the childs age plus one._20_The birthday child would make a wish,try to blow out all the candles in one breath,and dig in.A. Ancient Romans also had their traditions. B. Rather,th
42、ey were symbolic of the noble class. C. Ancient Greeks made the first birthday cakes.D. On birthday,children would eat cakes made by their mums. E.They also decorated the cakes to make them shine like the moon. F.This extra candle was called the light of hope for another new year. G.However,theyre t
43、he ones who first came up with the idea to do so.第二部分 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人空白处的最佳选项。In 2013,my husband Robin took a new jobin Ghana. We relocated from London,where I worked as a photographer, to the capital, Accra.Robin worked,but my visa didnt permit
44、me to, and I was left homesick and lacking_21_.With few people around,I turned to_22_.I photographed horses and considered the outdoors the place where I felt most_23_.In September 2018,after one bad thunderstorm,I found a bird,barely a month old,on the ground. He was_24_by his flock（群）.His eyes wer
45、e shut，too young to_25_alone. I placed him in a cardboard box and stayed up all night,researching how to_26_him.I spoke to an expert who said it would take 12 weeks to prepare him for the_27_.For the next 84 days,the_28_bird lived on me. He would fly alongside me. As he learned to fly,hed make short
46、_29_from my hand,to my shoulder,and then settled on my hair.I_30_ named him because I had to_31_myself that he needed to return to the wild. In return for putting his life back on course,he_32_me by giving me purpose. Three months later,he was _33_ enough and flying farther from me. It was time for
47、him to go. Then on a clear day when his flock returned,Robin and I took him out and the little bird flew away with them._34_him taught me how to live in the present. Last year,I joined local conservation efforts. That,along with the_35_that any little creature can make a difference,is what he left m
48、e.21.A.purpose 22.A.family 23.A.grateful 24.A.envied 25.A.survive 26.A.go with 27.A.travel 28.A.rare 29.A.noises 30.A.kindly 31.A.remind 32.A.attracted 33.A.high 34.A.Raising 35.A.secretB.interest B.sports B.alive B.controlled B.fight B.care for B.stay B.lazy B.dances B.cheerfully B.promise B.honored B. strong B.Tolerating B. messageC.experience C.nature C.stressed C.recognized C.escape C.focus on C.wild C.proud C.flights C.once C.cheat C.shocked C.smart C
