2023年普通高等学校全国统一模拟考试
英语科试题（二）
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3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回.
第一部分阅读（共两节,满分50分）
第一打（共15小题：每小题2.5分.满分37.5分）
阅读卜列短文,从每SS所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.
A
SomeGreatestBookstores
AnotherCountry
Kreuzberg,Berlin,Germany.AnotherCouniryisanEnglishLanguagesecondhandbookshop
whichismostlyusedasalibrary.Theyhaveabout20,000booksdialyoucanbuyorborrow.Some
regulareventsareheldattheshop,suchasreadings,culturalevents,socialeveningsandfilmnights.
AtlantisBooks
Oia.Santorini.Greece.AtlantisBooksisanindependentbookshopontheislandofSantorini.
Greece.Itwasfoundedin2004byagroupoffriendsfromCyprus,England,andtheUnitedSlates.
Throughouttheyearithashostedliteraryfestivals,filmscreenings,bookreadings,andgoodold
fashioneddanceparties.
Bart,sBooks
Ojai,California.USA."TheWorld'sGreatestOutdoorBookstore:abookstoretbundedbyRichard
Bartinsdalein1964.Shelvesofbooksfacethestreet,andregularcustomersarcaskedlodropcoinsinto
thedoor'scoinboxtopayforanybookstheytakewheneverthestoreisclosed.
AdrianHarrington
Since1971.Rarebooks:rarefirsteditions;leatherboundsetsandgeneralantiquarian（古玩）.
Address:64aKensingtonChurchStreet,Kensington,London,England,UK.
CorsoComoBookshop
Milan.Italy.Extensiveselectionofpublicationonartarchitecture,designgraphicsandfasliion.
alongwithastrongemphasisonphotography,itwasibundedin1990inMilan,Italy,byCarlaSozzamil.
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TheBookworm
China.Abookshop,library,bar,restaurantandeventspace,nowwithfourdivisionsinthree
cities—Beijing,SuzhouandChengdu.Theinterconnectingroomswithfloor-to-ceilingbooksonevery
wallarelightandairyinsummer,yetwannandcomfortableinwinter.
1.WhatcanyoudoinAtlantisBooks
A.Sellrarebooks.B.Learnphotography.
C.Aucndafestival.D.Buybooksanytime.
2.Whichbookstorehasthelongesthistory
A.Bart'sBooks.B.AtlantisBooks.
C.AdrianHarrington.D.CorsoComoBookshop.
3.HowisTheBookwormdifierentfromtheothers
A.Itisusedasalibrary.B.Ithasbranchesindifierentcities.
C.Ithostsallsortsofactivities.D.Itopensonlyinsummerandwinter.
B
Forcenturies,fishersinNarrangansctthavetlshcdinthewatersofthenorthwesternAtlanticfor
herrings（弊的.）Butasclimatechangewarmstheworld'sseas,theherringsarcdisappearingatthe
southernendoftheirrangeandturningupmoreoftenalitsnorthernedges.Astudyshowsthat
concentrationsofmarine（海:羊的）speciespopulationshavebeenshiftingawayfromtheequator
andtowardthepolesduringthecourseofthepastcentury.Thesemovementscouldwreakhavoconfood
websandendangerthelivelihoods（生计）offishers.
Thetropical（热带的）walerattheequatoriswell-knownforhavingtherichestdiversityofmarine
lifeonEarth.Thenumberofmarinespeciesnaturallydecreasesgraduallyasyouheadtowardsthepoles.
Ecologistshaveassumedthisglobalpatternhasremainedstableoverrecentcenturiesuntilnow.Our
recentstudyfoundtheoceanaroundtheequatorhasalreadybecometoohotformanyspeciestosurvive,
andthatglobalwarmingisresponsible.Andasspeciesfleetocoolerwatertowardsthepoles,it*slikely
tohavedeepimpactsonmarineecosystems.
Losingspeciesintropicalecosystemsmeansecologicaladaptationtoenvironmentalchangesis
reduced,potentiallydamageecosystempersistence.Insublropicalecosystems,speciesrichnessis
increasing.Thismeansthere,llbespec沁sinvaders,andnewcompetitiverelationships.Thiscouldresult
inecosystemcollapseinwhichspeciesgoextinctandecosystemservices（suchastoodsupplies）are
permanentlychanged.
Onewayistoreduceouremissionsaggressively.Otheropportunitiescouldalsohelpsafeguard
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biodiversityandhopefullyminimizetheworstimpactsofitshihingawayfromtheequator.Designing
climate-smartreservescouldfurtherprotectbiodiversityfromfuturechanges.Forexample,reservesfor
marinelifecouldbeplacedwheretheclimatewillbestableovertheforeseeablefuture.Weshouldtake
actionwithoutdelay.
4.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase"wreakhavocon"probablymeaninParagraph1
A.ClarifyB-Classify.CDestroy.D.Purify.
5.Whatcanbelearntfrom(hesecondparagraph
A.Somespeciesmovetowaterinlowertemperature.
B.Moremarinespeciesexistatthepolesthantheequator.
C.Thesubtropicalwaterhasthemostdiversemarinespecies.
D.Theglobalpatternoftheecosystemremainsunchangednow.
6.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph
ATheincreaseofspeciesinsubtropicalecosystem.
B.Thedeclineofecologicalchangesintheocean.
C.Thetemporarychangesinecosystemservices.
D.Thecficclsofspecies*immigrationonmarineecosystem.
7.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthisarticle
A.Toinformreadersofthereductionofmarinespecies.
B.Toappealtoreaderstoprotectmarinebiodiversity.
C.Topredictthefutureofthemarineecosystem.
D.Toexplainthereasonsforglobalwarming.
C
Asmileisthekeytoathousanddoors,buldeployingitineverysituationwithoutmasteryofitsuse
isdangerous,saysanewsocialsciencestudy.
Scientistssayittakesagreatmanymusclestosmile;scientistsatQueen'sUniversityBelfastina
recentstudyfoundthatsubtlediftcrcncesinthewayinwhichapersonsmiledhadnot-so-subllcimpacts
ontheopinionswhichthetestparticipantshadaboutthesmiler.''Smilingatanotherpersondocsnot
alwaysleadlotrustandcoopcralion.*'saidDr.StcplianicCarpenterfromtheUniversityofMichigan,a
co-autiiorofthestudy.''SubtlediflercnccsinasmilecandcGnitclyhavearealimpactonwhetherpeople
trusteachotherandchoosetocooperate.Infact,thewayyousmileinagoodorbadsituationcanimpact
whetherpeopletrustyou.
“Thinkaboutmovievillains,forexampleinJamesBondfilms/'saidDr.MagdalenaRychlowska
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fromQueen'sUniversity,wholedtheresearchpublishedinCognitionandEmotionjournal.''Theyoften
makehappysmileswhensomethingbadhashappenedorisabouttohappen.Thiscontextmakesthese
otherwisehappyandnormalsmilesfeelthreateningandunpleasant.**Sheadds."Thefindingsofthis
studyshowthepowerofsubtlefacialexpressionsandthepositiveconsequencesthatanaffiliationMnile
canhaveindifTicultsituations.Italsohighlightstheimportanceofsocialcontext—ahappysmilethat
couldbereadasasignaloftrustworthinessinonesettingcan.butinanothersetting,itcanbeseenasthe
evidenceofbadintentions.**
Masteryofthesmilethen,canbeanexcellentwayofgettingoutofdifficultsocialsituations,while
thelackthereofcanbeanexcellentwayofgettingintoone.
8.Whichofthefollowingaboutsmilingisrightaccordingtothepassage
A.Deployingsmilingisverydangerousineverysituation.
B.Subtledifferenceinsmilingliaslittleimpact.
C.Thewayyousmilewillimpactwhetheryoucanbetrusted.
D.Smilingwillalwaysleadtotrustandcooperation.
9.Howdidtheauthorexplainsubtledifferencesinasmile
A.Byusingnumbersandgivingexamples.
B.Bygivingexamplesandcitingscientificproof
C.Bygivingexamplesandmakingacomparison.
D.Bymakingacomparisonandcitingscientificproof.
10.Whalcanbelearnfromthestudyofsmiling
A.Ahappysmilecanalwaysbereadasasignaloftrustworthiness.
BPeoplealwaysmakehappysmileswhensomethingbadhashappened.
C.Masteringthesmilecanhelpyouavoidtroubles.
D.Subtlefacialexpressionshavepositiveconsequences.
11.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthelext
A.theadvantagesofsmilingB.theimpactofsmiling
C.AtrustingsmileDSubtledifferencesinsmiling
D
ThenewradioprogrammefromSelf-helpexpertGlennonDoyleunexpectedlydisturbedme.Ina
sessionofWeCanDoHardThings,shefocusesonboundariesand(heirimportancetoourmenial
happiness.1heartilyagreewithher.becausesayingapolitebutfirm“no"isoneofthebasicsfbra
haDDVlite.1was.however,interestedwhensheraisedtheideathatoerhaps.aswellaslearningwhento
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confirmourboundaries,wealsoneedtostretchthem.Whendocsaboundarybecomeacagethatlocks
usaway
Isn'titalwaysthecasethatjustasyouthinkyou'vegotanareaoflifenailed:somebodycomes
alongtoshowyouthatthat'snotthecaseAsIlistened.Istartedtoseeboundariesthatmightcause
moreproblemsthantheyweresolving.
Therewastheworkboundarythatsaidthatunlessaprojectfellexactlyintomytopics.1wouldn't
takeit-whichmeantthatIturneddownworkthatwasotherwiseinterestingandrewarding.
Therewastheboundary(hatsaidIwasn'ttobuyanythinguntilI,dreachedmysavingsgoal-whict
resultedinmehavingtorestartmylaptop20timesaday.
Andthentherewasaboundaryaroundrelationshipsthatsetoutexactlyhow1shouldbetreatedan
whatIwantedinthem.Helpfultosomeextent.i(blockedmefromallowingsomeonetoexpresstheir
loveforme.evenifitwasn'tquitewhatIhadpredicted.
Had1beendoingboundarieswrongal!thetimeDid1needtofigurethemalloutagainI'vesper
thepastfewweekslookingattheboundariesl*vesecretlyputinplace,andI'veletmyselflowersome
thathavebeenmyprotectionovertheyears.ThenPvecometotheconclusionthat,whenitcomesto
boundaries.I'mabeginneragain,andthat'sfine.Intact,beingbackatthebeginningisablessing
becauseitmeanstherearestilllessonstobelearnedandadventurestobehadandthatissomethingfor
whichIcanonlybegrateful.
12.WhalhasreallyinterestedtheauthorinGlennonDoyle*sprogramme
A.TheimportanceofconGrmingourboundaries.
13.Thebenefitsofboundariestoourhappiness.
C.Theurgencyofmaintainingourboundaries.
D.Thenecessityofreassessingourboundaries.
13.Whichstatementonboundarieswilltheauthoragreewith
A.Wcshouldfavoursavingsgoalsoverboundaries.
B.Boundarieslendtokeepusfrompotentialfriends
C.Boundariesareverylikelytorelieveboredomatwork.
D.Wcshouldsticktoboundariesdespiteinconvenience.
14.Howdidtheauthorice!aboutboundariesaHerthe
A.Relaxed.B.Depressed.C-Pressured.D.Amused.
15.Whalisprobablythebesttittleforthepassage
A.Justwhenvouthinkvou*vecotthintESsorted.B.Justwherevoubelievethere'snowavout
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C.HowcanwclivealifewithoutboundariesD.Howdowebecomevictimsofboundaries
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.S分.满分125分）
阅读卜面短文，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.
WhatexactlyisalieIsitanythingwcsaywhichweknowisuntrue16Forexample,
supposeatriendwantstoborrowsomemoneyfromyou.Yousay.4*IwishIcouldhelpyoubutI'mshort
ofmoneymyself.**Infact,youarcnotshortofmoneybutyourtriendisinthehabitofnotpayinghis
debtsandyoudon'twanttohurthisfeelingsbyremindinghimofthis.Isthisreallyalie
ProfessorJeraldJcilisonoftheUniversityofSouthernCalitbmiahasmadeascientiGcstudyof
lying.According（ohim.womenarcbetterliarsthanmen.particularlywhentellinga“whitelie**,suchas
whenawomanatapartytellsanotherwomanthatshelikesherdresswhenshereallythinksitlooks
terrible.17Otherresearcherssaythatmenaremorelikelytotellseriouslies,suchasmakinga
promisewhichtheyhavenointentionofcarryingout.Thisisthekindofliepoliticiansandbusinessmen
arcsupposedtobeparticularlyskilledat:theliefromwhichtheliarhopestoprofitorgaininsomeday.
18Ithasbeenfoundthatiftheyarcsittingdownatthetime,theytendtomoveaboutin
theirchairsmorethanusual.Tothetrainedobservertheyarcsayingwish1weresomewhereelsenow.**
Theyalsotendtotouchcertainpartsofthefacemoreoften,inparticularthenose.Oneexplanationof
thismaybethatlyingcausesaslightincreaseinbloodpressure.19
AnothergesturewhichgivesliarsawayiswhatthewriterDesmondMorrisinhisbookMan
Watchingcalls“theinouthcover".Hesaysthereareseveraltypicalforms,suchascoveringpartofthe
mouthwithfingers,touchingtheupper-liporputtingafingerofthehandatonesideofthemouth.
20Ofcourse,suchgesturesasrubbingthenoseorcoveringthemouth,ormovingaboutina
chaircannotbetakenasproofthatthespeakerislying.Theysimplytendtooccurmorefrequentlyin
thissituation.Ilisnotonegesturealonethatgivestheliarawaybutawholenumberofthings,andin
particularthecontextinwhichthelieistold.
A.However,thisisonlyonesideofthestory.
B.Orisitsomethingworsethanwhatitreallyis
C.A"whilelie'*appearstobealiethatthetellertellstoprofitorgainsomeadvantagefromit.
D.Thetipofthenoseisverysensitivetosuchchangesandtheincreasedpressuremakesititch（柞）.
EWhypeoplesometimescovertheirmouthswhilelyingisthattheywishthosewordshadnotcome
outoftheirmouths.
F.Suchagesturecanbeunderstoodasanunconsciousattemptonthepartofiheliar（oslophimselfor
herselffromlying.
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G.Researchhasalsostudiedthewaypeople'sbehaviorchangesinanumberofsmall,apparently
unimportantwayswhentheylie.
第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小想：每小题1分.满分15分）
阅读卜面短文,从年卷所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.
Foryears.VinceRozmiarekhasbeenthemanbehindthemessageboardatIndianHillsCommunity
Center.Thefathertookupthejobin2013afterallhischildrenhad21thenest.Hefound
himselfwithalotof22timeandhadnoideahowtouseit,sohefiguredthislittlesidejob
wouldkeephim23.AtfirsLhetookthings24.butwhenAprilFool'sDaycame
around,hefoundtheperfect25tohavesomefiin.
Heusedthemessageboardlomakeajokeabouttheneighboringtown,anditreceivedagreat
26fromthelocals.Realizingthathishumorwas27,Vincedecidedtomakehis
jokesmoreofa2Xthing.HelookedthroughbookstoGndgreatthingstowrite,andeachone
builtuphis29inthearea.Soonenough,everyoneintownknewhimforhisjokes,andthey
decidedto30hishumorwiththeworld.
Ilwasin2015thataresidentdecidedtobringhisjokesandpunstosocialmedia.Shecreateda（n）
31（brthemessageboardonFacebook,andsheregularly32itwithphotoswhenever
Rozmiarekpresentednewjokesandpuns.Soonenough,peoplefromallaroundtheworldwerelaughing
athisjokes,justliketheresidentsofIndianHills.Henowhasover84,00033onsocialmedia,
manyofwhom34awaiteverynewpicturethatgetsposted.
AlthoughVinceneverdidanyofthisfor35.he'sgladhe'sabletomakesomanypeople
smilewithhismessageboardposts.
21.A.builtB.flownC.命athcredD.provided
22.A.freeB.preciousC.necessaryD.interesting
23.A.occupiedB.satisfiedC.well-informedD.admired
24.A.responsiblyB.slowlyC.personallyD.seriously
25.A.rightB.missionCopportunityD.resource
26.A.donationB.responseC.conceptD.recommendation
27.A.lostB.returnedC.appreciatedD.improved
28.A.nobleB.creativeC.moralD.regular
29.A.reputationB.businessC.fortuneD.confidence
30.A.exchangeB.shareC.takeD.study
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31.A.emailB.addressC.pageD.group
32.A.decoratedB.surfedC.postedD.updated
33.A.customersB.followersC.volunteersD.contributors
34.A.worriedlyB.curiouslyC.eagerlyDimpatiently
35.A.popularityB.fiinC.recognitionD.memory
第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分、满分15分)
阅读卜面短文.在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.
Today,mostoftheworld'smoneyismadeupofpaper.However,theideaofpapermoneyfirst
36(start)inChina.FormuchofChinesehistory.37wasconsideredasmoneywere
smallcoinswithholesinthemiddle.Thesecoinswereputonapieceofstring.100coinstoabunch.
3X(normal),tenbuncheswerekepton39samestring,whichcouldbeveryheavy
tocarryaround.Sinceeven1.000coinswerenotreallyworththatmuch,businessdealsofany
40(important)couldrequiremanystringsofcoins-evenwholeroomsofthem.
Tosolvethisproblem.41(begin)aroundthelate8thandearly9thcenturies,
businessmenwoulddeposittheircoinswithsomeone,whowouldgive42(they)apieceof
papercalledfeiqian.or"flyingmoney**.Thenwhenthebusinessmendidbusiness,hecouldusethat
paperinstead43havingtocarryatruckloadofcoinsaround.In812.threedepartmentsofthe
Tanggovernmentbeganusingpaperreceiptsforlargedealswherealotofcoinswouldhaveto
44(carry)overalongdistance.Thiswasnotmoneyinthemodemsense,asitcouldonlybe
used45一(pick)upcoinsattheendofthetrip.Thisfinallyledtotheprintingofpaper
moneyasweknowittodaybytheearly11thcentury.
第三部分写作(共两节.满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46.假定你是李华.你校将于今年国庆节之际举办中华文化展.请你写信邀请你的好友Roben参
加.须包含以卜要点：
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细步,以使行文连贯.
第二节(满分25分)
阅读卜面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续耳两段.使之构成一篇完整的短文.
Mary,aeight-yeargirl,whosefatherwasthokeeperofalighthouseonthecoastofEngland,was