2023年山東省濟南市高考英語二模試卷
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第一部分 閱讀
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1．Many 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，Alabama
This attractive town is known as"The Lost Luggage Capital of the World"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 Alabama's top tourist and shopping attractions，the city's parks and heritage centers are popular places to visit.
Hope，Kansas
Hope is a city in southern Dickinson County，Kansas，with a population of 317.It's the home of Klipsch Museum of Audio History，President William Jefferson Clinton's birthplace and several antique shops.Hope's motto，which is also the name of the town's song，is"There will always be 'Hope' in Kansas".
Branson，Missouri
Although 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 the World's Largest Toy Museum，the world's largest Titanic Museum Attraction and the record-breaking theme park，Silver Dollar City.
Leavenworth，Washington
Leavenworth is a European-inspired destination，offering a collection of outdoor activities all year long.It welcomes almost 2 million tourists each year and is home to the Nutcracker（胡桃夾子）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 Luggage 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）Which of the following might be the most attractive to outdoor fans？
A．Hope，Kansas.
B．Branson，Missouri.
C．Scottsboro，Alabama.
D．Leavenworth，Washington.組卷：9引用：1難度：0.5 -
2．As the world has changed，so has education.Since 2018，Nelly Cheboi and her non-profit TechLit Africa have been bringing computer technology into schools in Kenya，helping students join the digital world，and unlock their potential.With its own software programs，curriculum（課程）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 in 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 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 background 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 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 with 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 in turn are gaining skills that will help them make use of their talents into a way out of poverty.
（1）What has Cheboi been doing since 2018？
A．Boosting her science career.
B．Promoting digital education.
C．Starting a scholarship program.
D．Updating the computer courses.
（2）What inspired Cheboi to set up 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.
（3）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 new courses.
D．She calls for donations of computers.
（4）Which of the following can best describe Cheboi？
A．Sensitive.
B．Devoted.
C．Considerate.
D．Cooperative.組卷：10引用：2難度：0.5 -
3．A Purdue University invention could save millions of taxpayer dollars and significantly reduce traffic delays.The new invention，a sensor that allows concrete to"talk"，decreases construction time and how often concrete pavement（路面）needs repairs while also improving the road's sustainability and cutting its carbon footprint.Fixed directly into a concrete pour the sensor sends engineers more precise and consistent data about the concrete's 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 concrete's strength levels，"said Luna Lu，who has been leading development of the sensor since 2017."For instance，we don't 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 and 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 vehicles，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 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 concrete's strength due to the different concrete compositions and temperatures of the surrounding area.
（1）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.
（2）What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about？
A．Waste caused by road repairs.
B．Characteristics of the concrete.
C．Situations of road constructions.
D．Necessity of inventing the sensor.
（3）What does the underlined word"notifies"in Paragraph3 mean？
A．signals.
B．Awakes.
C．Monitor.
D．Examines.
（4）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 properties have been measured.
D．Concrete is tested in certain temperature.組卷：10引用：1難度：0.5
第三部分 寫作
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8．假定你是李華，你將參加一個以"Live a Green Life"為主題的英語演講活動，現(xiàn)需寫一篇英語演講稿。
內(nèi)容包括：
（1）"綠色生活"的意義和方式；
（2）發(fā)出號召。
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。
Ladies and gentlemen，_____________組卷：14引用：5難度：0.5
第二節(jié)（滿分25分）
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9．My father，Michael，led me through the little wooden house he'd filled with his paintings."When I have an exhibition..."he began，pointing to the artworks he'd created，before stopping."Poor Pa，"I thought.In 1994 he got Parkinson's Disease（帕金森氏?。?，which had shocked the whole family as he was only in his forties.
A husband and father to three，Pa had had a successful career running an advertising agency and had always been extremely creative.Outside of work，he'd spent 15 years fronting the cover band，Musical Chairs，which performed at the pub in Sydney's Double Bay each week and，when I became a mother，he developed a very close bond with my daughter.
Even when his Parkinson's advanced，my father decided he wanted to paint."Why don't you try classes？"my mum Louisa suggested to him.He agreed.In art lessons，the class practised painting still life objects，like pears，but my father had other ideas for his inspiration.He began producing abstract pieces，inspired by his favourite artist，Jackson Pollock，a leading abstract expressionist."Why abstract？"I asked him."Because，"he replied，"it helps us to see the world around us in a different way.You can look at these paintings and ask 'what if'？"
Soon，I realized he was right.When I observed my father's work，I could interpret each of them in many ways.Once he got started，he showed no signs of slowing down.The little house was quickly filled with more and more works.
But in 2019，Pa developed cancer and was given just three months to live.The thought of losing him was too much for any of my family to accept，but we soon received great news that a new form of treatment can help him greatly.Since he continued speaking about wanting to share his paintings with the world，I knew what had to be done.
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。
I told him I would help organize an exhibition.
A month later，the big day finally came.組卷：16引用：2難度：0.5