2023年廣東省潮州市高考英語二模試卷

第一部分閱讀理解 第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

• 1．Online Book Shop The books listed here are reasonably cheap and also after discount they are even cheaper.
  Once Upon a Time
     It is a collection of short stories written by a young and imaginative mind.The stories cover the experiences，lived and imagined，of a nine-year-old.This is an ideal return gift for all your child's friends on his birthday.You can also gift this book to inspire a young friend or child.
     Price：＄6.5
  Word Power Made Easy
     Word Power Made Easy is a comprehensive vocabulary-building system created by legendary grammarian Norman Lewis that provides a simple，step-by-step method to increase your knowledge and mastery of the English language.
     Price：＄7.2
  General Knowledge 2015
     This General Knowledge 2015 covers all the sections like History，Geography，Economy，General Science with Theory，F(xiàn)igures，Graphics and Tables.It can be used for preparation of competitive exams.Here in this section you can buy this book online in a discounted rate and fetch at your doorstep，easiest payment options are available here.
     Price：＄8.4
  Life Is What You Make It
     Life Is What You Make It is a story of young girl Ankita Sharma who is smart and lives her life as she likes.Ankita was born in a middle class family in a time when Doordarshan was the only source of entertainment and writing love letters was a general trend，every youth dreams of living a college life.
     Price：＄6.8
  
  （1）What do we know about Once Upon a Time？

  
  A．It has inspired many children to write short stories.
  B．It was written by the young writer at the age of nine.
  C．It describes a nine-year-old's real life experiences.
  D．It can serve as an ideal present chosen for children.
  （2）According to the text，which book can help people prepare for competitive exams？

  
  A．General Knowledge 2015
  B．Life Is What You Make It
  C．Once Upon a Time
  D．Word Power Made Easy
  （3）What do the four books have in common？

  
  A．They win popularity with girls.
  B．They are sold at low prices.
  C．They share the same theme.
  D．They are of a writing style.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

• 2．When I was about six years old，my mother came home one day and found that I had collected half a dozen babies of the neighbourhood—all of them too young to walk—and had them sitting before me on the floor while I was teaching them to wave their arms.When she asked the explanation of this，I informed her that it was my school of dance.She was amused and placed herself at the piano.She began to play for me.This school continued and became very popular.Later on，little girls of the neighbourhood came and their parents paid me a small sum to teach them.This was the beginning of what afterwards proved a very profitable occupation.
     My mother took me to a famous ballet teacher，but his lessons did not please me.When the teacher told me to stand on my toes I asked him why，and when he replied "Because it is beautiful，"I said that it was ugly and against nature and after the third lesson I left his class，never to return.This stiff（僵硬and commonplace gymnastics which he called dancing only disturbed my dream.I dreamed of different dance.I did not know just what it would be，but I was feeling out towards an invisible world into which I guessed I might enter if I found the key.
     My art was already in me when I was a little girl，and it was owing to the heroic.jye.ai adventurous spirit of my mother that it was not prevented.I believe that whatever the child is going to do in lit should be begun when it is very young.I wonder how many parents realize that by the so-called education they are giving their children，they are only driving them into the commonplace，and taking away from them any chance of doing anything beautiful or original.
  
  （1）What was the writer doing when her mother came home one day？

  
  A．Getting some babies together.
  B．Making some babies sit still.
  C．Teaching some babies to dance.
  D．Directing some babies to walk.
  （2）How did the writer find the ballet？

  
  A．Graceful and original.
  B．Dreamlike and gymnastic.
  C．Old and unpopular.
  D．Ugly and unnatural.
  （3）What did the writer think she owed her success in art to？

  
  A．The lucky chance her parents gave her.
  B．Her mother's support and understanding.
  C．The ballet classes she had attended.
  D．Her inborn talent and great efforts.
  （4）What lesson would the writer most probably want to teach us in the passage？

  
  A．Children should be encouraged to be educated as early as possible.
  B．Children should be driven to develop their interest in art at an early age.
  C．Parents should discover and develop their young children's natural gift.
  D．Parents should instruct their children to decide on a promising occupation.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

• 3．One major issue in contemporary medical science is the use of humans in clinical trials of medical products.These trials occur frequently to determine the best way to manage diseases.
     People are invited randomly and paid to take part in trials of an experimental drug，or new surgical procedure，in a number of countries at the one time.For example，up to a quarter of patients in some fields like breast cancer may be engaged.Other projects，one of which is to determine whether scanning techniques can detect Alzheimer's disease，are under way.They may be given the drug or；placebo（安慰劑），or the best existing treatment，and results compared.The trials may be"blind"wit the patient not knowing which group they are in or they may be a"double-blind"with the doctors knowing either.
     Actually，so many people offer themselves willingly.Patients take the views that at least they will get special attention from the doctor if they participate and they may get access to new drugs before they become available in chemists'shops.In some countries people are paid to participate，especially i poorer countries where they may be told little of what is actually happening.
     Yet there are significant risks too.One US study estimated that one in 30 people suffered silk effects from such trials，and one in 10，000 dies.Doctors say that the risk is not so great during the trust itself，where patients are closely monitored，but comes when the drug is released on the market place For example，in 2004 a US company recalled an arthritis drug，when it was found that after 18 months d use，the risk of heart attack and stroke increased.
     People who support testing claim the risks to the individual are small compared with the benefits Even if the individual has adverse outcomes and their condition worsens，that is valuable information for the drug company.While the drug companies usually pay for the hospital trials，government has set up medical committees to handle the issue.
  
  （1）What is the main idea of the second paragraph？

  
  A．The purpose of medical trial.
  B．The procedure of medical trial.
  C．The groups of medical trial.
  D．The result of medical trial.
  （2）Why does the author mention the example in the fourth paragraph？

  
  A．To tell us a lot of patients die from the medical trials.
  B．To show the risk of heart attack and stroke has increased.
  C．To introduce the risks of the medical trials are not so great.
  D．To explain the risks of some drugs appear when they are sold.
  （3）What does the underlined word"adverse"in the last paragraph mean？

  
  A．negative
  B．effective
  C．subjective
  D．impressive
  （4）What would the author most probably discuss next？

  
  A．How the government prevents clinical trials.
  B．How the government gathers the information.
  C．How the medical committees pay for the hospital trials.
  D．How the medical committees solve the problem.
  組卷：4引用：3難度：0.5

  解析

第三部分 寫作 第一節(jié)（滿分25分）

• 8．假定你是李華，你的加拿大朋友Allen來信詢問你校學(xué)生參與勞動實踐活動的情況，請給他回信。
  內(nèi)容包括：
  （1）勞動實踐活動的內(nèi)容；
  （2）參加活動的意義。
  注意：
  （1）寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；
  （2）請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。
  Dear Allen，
                     
  Yours，
  Li Hua
  組卷：4引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

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。

• 9．Maybe there is a Father Christmas!
      Anna stood anxiously staring at the pouring rain while little Molly looked up at a pretty doll in the window of the toy shop on the edge of town."Mummy，"Molly said，"that's the doll I would like Father Christmas to bring me."A tear rolled down Anna's cheek and she knew it would be impossible this year.They were supposed to start a new life in Spain one and a half years ago before her husband Tim was cruelly taken from them by a car.Their small amount of savings were quickly spent on Tim's funeral costs and necessities，leaving her in heavy debt.
      To her relief，the local people had helped to support her through these difficult times and especially Juan，owner of the local grocery store，a single man，who would often put something special into her shopping bag，even though he himself had been going through a difficult period-his mother died of cancer and he was busy handling the sale of his mother's house on the edge of town.
      As the rain stopped，Anna and Molly started walking home.She was thinking about buying an umbrella after paying the rent with her upcoming wage when Molly shouted excitedly，"Mummy，what's that on the road？"Anna looked down and saw a bag lying in the water，which was obviously lost because of the sudden rain.
      They got home and dried themselves before Anna focused on the bag.Opening it and seeing bundles of money inside，she stood back in shock and cried，"Is this a present from kindness？I can pay off my debt，buy Molly's favorite doll and my new umbrella ..."Then reality set in，Anna was a very moral person and would never steal even the slightest little thing，let alone bundles of money.She went to bed with all thoughts in her mind.
  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。
      Early next morning，Anna headed where she decided to go.               
      At supper，Anna had an unexpected visitor-Juan with gift boxes in his hands.                
  組卷：5引用：4難度：0.5

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