2023年廣東省茂名市高考英語一模試卷
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第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
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1．Here are some of the prettiest small towns across Europe，from humble fishing towns to hilltop medieval power bases.
Giethoorn，Netherlands
They call it the Dutch answer to Venice，but Giethoorn lacks one crucial thing that the Italian city has in spades：over tourism.As in Venice，life revolves around the water，here-there are no cars in the center so the only way to get around is on foot or on the water.
Roscoff，F(xiàn)rance
Port towns can be rather dirty.Not lovely little Roscoff，though，in France's Brittany region，which built its fortune on maritime trade.Today，it's a center of thalassotherapy，using seawater to treat medical conditions，as well as a beautiful Breton town.Tiny fishing boats rest in the small harbor-with a larger one，where ferries leave for Plymouth in the UK，further out.
Dinkelsbühl，Germany
A cute historic center，wooden houses and large towers —Dinkelsbühl has it all.Wrapped by medieval walls with a vast Gothic church，St George's Minster，it was the setting for Werner Herzog's film "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser."
Clovelly，UK
Donkeys used to be the only way to get up and down the steep streets of Clovelly，a pretty fishing village in Devon，southwest England.
Today，they still haven't managed to bring cars in — it sits at the bottom of a 400-foot cliff （懸崖）.Instead，goods are transported by man-powered sledges （雪橇） and if tourists can't face the walk back up to the car park，they can grab a ride in a Land Rover instead.
（1）Where should visitors go if they want to receive a health treatment？
A．Giethoorn.
B．Roscoff.
C．Dinkelsbühl.
D．Clovelly.
（2）What can visitors do at Clovelly？
A．Take a boat tour.
B．Drive a car.
C．Get around on foot.
D．Take a man-powered sledge.
（3）What is the purpose of the text？
A．To amuse readers.
B．To tell the history.
C．To educate tourists.
D．To introduce sights.組卷：3引用：2難度：0.3 -
2．Imagine the most English-English person you can think of.Now I'm fairly certain that no matter what picture you just thought up，that person comes complete with a stiff upper lip and a cup of tea in their hand，because that's what the English do.They carry on and they drink jye.ai.Tea is so utterly English，such a rooted part of the culture，that it's also rooted in how everyone else around the world perceives that culture.
And while it's fairly common knowledge that Westerners have China to thank for the original cultivation of tea drinking，it's far less known that it was the Portuguese who inspired its popularity in England in particular，one Portuguese woman.
Travel back in time to 1662，when Catherine of Braganza （daughter of Portugal's King John IV） won the hand of England's newly restored monarch，King Charles II，with the help of a very large dowry （嫁妝） that included money，spices，treasures and the highly profitable ports of Tangiers and Bombay.This made her one very important lady：the Queen of England，Scotland and Ireland.
When she relocated up north to join King Charles，she is said to have packed loose-leaf tea as part of her personal belongings；it would also have likely been part of her dowry.A fun legend has it that the boxes were marked Iransporte de Ervas Aromaticas （Transport of Aromatic Herbs） later shortened to T.E.A．
That last bit probably isn't true （experts believe the word "tea" came from a Chinese character），but what is for sure is that tea was already popular among the upper class of Portugal due to the country's direct trade line to China via Macau.
（1）What do people think of tea drinking in Britain？
A．Typical.
B．Fashionable.
C．Incredible.
D．Unusual.
（2）Who promoted the fashion of tea drinking in England？
A．Common Westerners.
B．The Chinese people.
C．Portugal's King John IV.
D．The Queen of King Charles II.
（3）What can we learn from the last two paragraphs？
A．Tea was part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza.
B．The word 'tea' came from Portuguese marks on the boxes.
C．Tea became popular in Portugal earlier than it did in England.
D．The direct trade line between China and England developed because of tea.
（4）Which is the most suitable title for the text？
A．The story behind British tea drinking.
B．The legend of tea drinking in Portugal.
C．The origin of Westerners' tea drinking.
D．The history of tea trade between China and Britain.組卷：3引用：2難度：0.3 -
3．Will skipping breakfast make me fat？ The good news for those who don't have breakfast is that putting on weight isn't inevitable —as long as you control those high-calorie desires and stay active.
Research shows that although avoiding breakfast will make you hungrier and you might make up for that with a bigger lunch，this won't necessarily make you "fatter" — on average，those who skip breakfast don't eat more across the whole day than if they didn't skip it.Some researchers have found that you may even eat fewer calories overall，and end up using your body's fat reserves for energy，which can actually help you lose weight.
However，weight isn't the only consideration：studies show that breakfast-skippers are likely to exercise less.This may be because they have lower energy levels-after eight hours or so without food，the body will have used up most of its stores of easy-to-access energy during sleep.Morning fasters are also more likely to have unhealthy，but appetite-suppressing habits，such as smoking or drinking a lot of coffee.
If you want to ensure that you eat a regular，nutritious breakfast，try preparing it the night before don't leave it until the morning，when your brain struggles to make good decisions.
If you do skip breakfast. . .
■Don't make up for it with a huge lunch，otherwise you'll suffer overeating.
■Make sure you eat something before you exercise，or you risk "hitting the wall".
■Don't make up for lack of energy with coffee-it can make you lose your appetite and make you anxious and nervous.
（1）What does the underlined word "inevitable" mean in Paragraph 2？
A．Unbelievable.
B．Unavoidable.
C．Uncomfortable.
D．Unbearable.
（2）Why do some breakfast-skippers lose weight？
A．They do more exercise.
B．They stay active all day.
C．They reserve their body fat.
D．They take in fewer calories.
（3）What is Paragraph 3 mainly about？
A．Aims of the studies.
B．Ways of losing weight.
C．Effects of skipping breakfast.
D．Suggestions for breakfast-skippers.
（4）What is the author's attitude towards skipping breakfast？
A．Objective.
B．Positive.
C．Negative.
D．Doubtful.組卷：7引用：3難度：0.3
第一部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）
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8．假如你是李華，你的英國好友Mary給你發(fā)來郵件，說居家上網(wǎng)課時注意力難以集中，她擔(dān)心成績落后，因此向你求助。請你回復(fù)她，內(nèi)容包括：
（1）安慰；
（2）建議；
（3）祝愿。
注意：
（1）寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；
（2）請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
Dear Mary，
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua組卷：4引用：2難度：0.5
第二節(jié)（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
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9．Helen was a young girl.Her parents taught her to be kind，and she always was.And she lived a happy life.Unluckily，one day，her mother had an accident.Her right leg was hurt badly and needed an expensive operation.
Her family couldn't afford to pay for it.Although their friends and relatives all tried their best to offer helpbut it was far from enough.And they were unsure what to do next.
One day，walking down the street to a bookstore nearby，Helen noticed an old man trying hard to climbthe steps to a nearby park.The old man with Alzheimer's disease （阿爾茨海默氏癥）left home days ago and ended up wandering around the streets while his son，Dr.Smith，a doctor of the City Hospital，had been trying to find him but in vain.
"He can't climb the steps.He looks so weak. " Helen said to-herself.Without hesitation，she ran over tohim.
"Sir，let me help you!"
The man made no response，then Helen repeated it.Slowly raising his head，the man looked at her，surprised.Helen gave him a smile and then helped him climb the steps. "Your hands are shaking!" Helen said anxiously. "Are you okay？"
"I'm so hungry， " he murmured. "I want to walk…to the park for…a rest. " After helping him sit on a park bench，Helen rushed home and returned with some food，only to find the man was lying on the ground，unconscious. "Sir，please wake up!" she cried in anxiety. "'What should I do？" she wondered.
注意：（1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右（2）請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
Looking around，she noticed a woman standing meters away talking on the phone.
__________
"He's my dad!Where did you find him？" Dr.Smith cried.
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