2023届广东省部分市高三下学期二模英语试题汇编：阅读理解（含答案）

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2023届广东省茂名市高三二模英语试题
第一节(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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World Book Day author A．M. Dassu shares some tips
While helping out at her children’s swimming lessons, author A．M. Dassu noticed that one boy always put on his socks too soon afterwards. He inspired her to write a picture book that she called Soggy Socks.
Today, many years later, Dassu has published lots of children’s books. Every day, after taking her children to school, Dassu goes to her desk to write. “I leave my phone upstairs so I don’t get distracted, and try to write 800 words every day,” she says. Dassu believes that the key to being a successful writer is not necessarily talent but “getting your bottom on the seat”.
The cyclist with far to go
After 527 days, Liam Garner has completed an amazing achievement. He has cycled almost 20,000 miles from Alaska, in the very north of the US, to Ushuaia-the world’s southernmost city-in the South American country of Argentina. Garner, who was17 years old when he set off, said his trip was inspired by a book he read about a similar journey.
Garner always wanted to have a “big adventure”. During his trip, Garner travelled through 14 countries. He camped outside, stayed in hostels or was hosted by local families. He faced some challenges, including an accident that meant he had to take some time off. However, he recovered and finally reached his goal of being the youngest person ever to cycle from Alaska to Argentina.
A plastic-waste warrior
Licypriya Kangujam won an international award which celebrates people who spark global change. Licypriya, who is 11 and from India, won it for her Plastic Money Shop, where people can trade in their single-use plastic waste for useful items such as stationery, rice or young trees to plant.
1．What is the key to being a successful writer according to Dassu
A．Talent. B．Experience. C．Education. D．Effort.
2．What made Liam Garner’s bicycle trip unique
A．The distance he covered. B．The challenges he faced.
C．The age when he completed the trip. D．The means of transportation he chose.
3．Which area does Licypriya’s award probably belong to
A．Business. B．Environment. C．Finance. D．Economy.
B
Growing up in the Philippines,construction worker Johnny Manlugay combs the beaches each night for the eggs of sea turtles. He knows exactly what to look for,as he was trained as a child by his grandfather on how to locate the animals and their eggs. Back then,his family traded or ate them. It wasn’t about getting rich as much as it was just a part of life.
Manlugay has since turned over a new leaf. Instead,he uses his tracking skills to protect the sea turtles that visit the beaches he lives by.
“I’ve learned to love this work,”Manlugay acknowledged in an interview.“We didn’t know poaching(偷猎)was illegal and that we should not eat turtle eggs and meat.”
Manlugay delicately transferred each egg into a bucket he brought with him,as well as some sand from the turtle nests,to be handed over to Coastal Underwater Resource Management Actions(CURMA)，the group leading the conservation program on the beaches.
Established in 2009,the CURMA conservation effort has gradually transformed sea turtle poachers into valuable allies(盟友). They manage this by offering training to ultimately save thousands of turtles and keep their eggs from ending up everywhere but their nests.
“We talked to the poachers,and it turned out poaching was just another means for them to earn a living,”explained Carlos Tamayo,the director of operations.“They had no choice.”
On average,sea turtles lay 100 eggs in a nest. The number of nests in the area ranges between 35and 40 each season,which runs from October to February. Tamayo noted that the figures had doubled during the first year of the COVID pandemic.“Last season alone,for example,we had 75 nests and we released close to 9,000 hatching,”he shared.
Once collected,the eggs are then transferred to CURMA’s hatchery(孵化场)to be reburied in protected areas. Another former poacher,Jessie Cabagbag,grew up eating turtle meat and eggs like many people there.“I stopped poaching when we underwent training and were taught that what we have been doing was illegal and that these species of turtles are endangered,”he explained. Now,he admits,“I am truly proud. I am happy that I get to contribute to the conservation of the turtles.”
4．Why did Johnny Manlugay hunt turtles as a child
A．To make a living. B．To make a fortune. C．To protect them. D．To locate them.
5．How does Johnny Manlugayc deal with the turtle eggs nowadays
A．To sell them.
B．To hatch them.
C．To hand them over to a conservation organization.
D．To bury them under some sand near the turtle nests.
6．On average,how many sea turtle eggs are laid in the area seasonally
A．About 7500. B．Close to 9.000.
C．From 3500 to 4000. D．Between 3500 and 10000.
7．What’s the best title for this passage
A．Sea Turtles are Well Protected in the Philippines.
B．Local People in the Philippines Search the Beaches for Sea Turtle Eggs.
C．The Conservation Program Aims to Save Endangered Turtles.
D．Former Turtle Egg Poachers in the Philippines Turn Protectors.
C
Do you often compare yourself to other people Comparisons can help to make decisions and motivate you but they can also pull you into a comparison trap.
Whether it’s the number of goals you’ve scored at football or how many books you’ve read, it’s easy to compare yourself to someone else. Scientists say it’s a natural behaviour that helps humans learn from each other, live happily together and achieve more. Although comparing can be good for you, it’s not always helpful and you can find yourself stuck in a comparison trap. This is when you always measure yourself against others and base your feelings on how well they seem to be doing.
Becky Goddard-Hill is a child therapist (someone who helps children understand their feelings) and author of Create Your Own Confidence. She says that comparisons can make us feel good and bad about ourselves. “Comparing up” means seeing someone doing better than you and using that to inspire yourself to aim higher and try harder. However, Goddard-Hill says, “Sometimes it can make you feel rubbish about yourself and knock your confidence.” “Comparing down” is when you see someone who seems like they’re not doing as well as you. This might make you feel you’re doing well, says Goddard-Hill,but it can also stop you wanting to improve.
If your feelings depend on what other people are doing, “Surround yourself with cheerleaders,” suggests Goddard-Hill. Notice how people make you feel and spend time with friends who celebrate your strengths rather than compare themselves to you. If you follow social media accounts that make you feel you are failing in any way, unfollow them. “Find ones that make you laugh or show you lovely places instead,” she says. Finally, focus on your own achievements and how you can improve. “The best person you can compete with is yourself,” says Goddard-Hill.
8．How does a comparison trap affect us
A．It makes us focus on our own behaviour.
B．It stops us from learning from each other.
C．It prevents us from living happily together.
D．It bases our feelings on others’ achievements.
9．What’s true about “Comparing up” and “Comparing down”
A．Both of them usually enhance our confidence.
B．Both of them have advantages and disadvantages.
C．The former is positive while the latter is negative.
D．The former makes us feel good while the latter makes us feel bad.
10．What does Goddard-Hill suggest
A．Aiming to be our best. B．Trying to be the best.
C．Trying to be a cheerleader. D．Valuing someone else’s achievements.
11．In which section of the magazine can you find the passage
A．Achievement. B．Entertainment. C．Health. D．Politics.
D
Holding the large and heavy “brick” cellphone he’s credited with inventing 50 years ago,Martin Cooper talks about the future.
Little did he know when he made the first call on a New York City street from a heavy Motorola prototype(原型)that our world would come to be encapsulated on a sleek glass sheath where we search，connect,like and buy.
Cooper says he is an optimist. He believes that advances in mobile technology will continue to transform lives but he is worried about risks smartphones pose to privacy and young people.
“My most negative opinion is we don’t have any privacy anymore because everything about us is now recorded someplace and accessible to somebody who has enough intense desire to get it,” the 94-year-old said in an interview in Barcelona at MWC, the Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest wireless trade show, where he was getting a lifetime award.
Cooper sees a dark side to the advances, including the risk to children. One idea, he said, is to have“various Internets intended for different audiences.”
Cooper made the first public call from a handheld portable telephone on a Manhattan street on April 3,1973,using a prototype device his team at Motorola had started designing just five months earlier.
Cooper used the Dyna-TAC phone to famously call his opponent at Bell Labs, owned by AT&T. It was literally the world’s first brick phone,weighing 2.5 pounds and measuring 11 inches.
Cooper spent the best part of the next decade working to bring a commercial version of the device to market.
The call helped kick-start the cellphone revolution (革命).
Cooper said he’s “not crazy” about the shape of modern smartphones. He thinks they will develop so that they’ll be “distributed on your body,” possibly as sensors“measuring your health at all times.”
Batteries, he said, might be replaced by human energy.The body makes energy from food,he argues, so it could possibly also power a phone.Instead of holding the phone in the hand, for example, the device could be placed under the skin.
12．What does the underlined part “a sleek glass sheath” in paragraph 2 refer to
A．A smartphone. B．A Motorola prototype.
C．A “brick” cellphone. D．An original cellphone.
13．What is Cooper’s attitude about the future of the mobile phone
A．Most negative. B．Very subjective.
C．Doubtful and Disapproving. D．Optimistic but also concerned.
14．What can be inferred about children from paragraph 5
A．They should be provided with a different Internet from adults.
B．They should have easy access to various Internets.
C．They should be introduced to different audiences.
D．They should use various Internets for learning materials.
15．According to Cooper, how might smartphones be powered in the future
A．By body sensors. B．By human body.
C．By solar energy. D．By advanced batteries.
2023届广东省梅州市高三下学期二模英语试题
第一节(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。
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Master Gardener Volunteers Wanted
What is a Master Gardener
A master gardener is a citizen that is interested in gardening and can fulfill the training and volunteer hours necessary. Requirements vary by county and state,and the course is tailored for that specific region. You will receive special education on the soils in your area,the types of native plants，insect and disease issues，basic botany，and other information pertinent(相关的)to your gardening zone.
The educational opportunity to learn specifics about where you garden will not only help you be-come a better gardener but is then passed along to the general public in lectures,clinics,and through newsletters.
What Qualifications Must You Meet
Anyone can apply to be a Master Gardener——you don’t need to be an expert or have a degree. You do, however, need to:
●Have certain experience or know a little about gardening or landscape management.
●Be willing to share horticulture(园艺学)information with others
●Be willing to attend a training program and can devote time to volunteering and continuing education.
Besides,to become a Master Gardener volunteer, each applicant needs to complete an application,prepare background screening paperwork and schedule an interview with Extension staff.
What Does the Training Involve
Training sessions are offered one day a week over a three-month period and are led by expert educators in the region. Approximately 60 hours of classroom instruction and field study and 50 hours of volunteer internship(实习)work are required to complete the program and become certified. In order to remain a certified Master Gardener,30 hours of volunteer work and 10 hours of continuing education or advanced training are required each year.
1. What does a Master Gardener do
A. Promote gardening practices abroad.
B. Train volunteers to help with agriculture.
C. Teach the youth about diets and agriculture.
D. Donate time to the local gardening extension.
2. What is required if you want to apply to be a Master Gardener
A. Having some relevant knowledge. B. Acquiring excellent teaching skills.
C Completing given training sessions. D. Obtaining rich volunteer experience.
3. How long will it take to remain a qualified Master Gardener the second year
A. About 40 hours. B. Three months. C. About 150 hours. D. About 110 hours.
B
A second-grade education has not stopped garbage collector Jose Gutierrez. He is bringing the gift of reading to thousands of Colombian children.
Gutierrez started saving books from the trash 27 years ago. He was driving a garbage truck at night through the country’s richer neighborhoods. The books that were thrown away slowly piled up. Now the ground floor of his small house is a community library. It is stacked (堆放) from floor to ceiling. They range from chemistry textbooks to children’s classics.
Books are luxuries for boys and girls in low-income neighborhoods. New reading material at bookstores is too expensive. There are 19 public libraries in Bogota, a city of 8.5 million people. But the libraries tend to be located far away from poorer areas.“They should be in all neighborhoods and on each comer of every neighborhood,” the 60-year-old says.“Books can save us. That is what Colombia needs.”
Gutierrez has a love of reading, which comes from his mother. She always read to him even though she was too poor to keep him in school. Gutierrez is a keen reader of works by authors such as Leo Tolstoy and Victor Hugo. His favorite books include One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Gencral in His Labyrinth by Colombia’s Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The first book Gutierrez found was a copy of the classic novel Anna Karenina. The Tolstoy book was later joined by The Little Prince, Sophie’s World, The Iliad and a number of novels. Today, he has collected around 25,000 books.
Now, Gutierrez still looks through the rubbish for additions to his library, named “The Strength of Words.”His fame as Colombia’s “Lord of the Books” has helped a lot. It has brought him thou-sands of donated books. He has sent many to other libraries around the country. Moreover, Gutierrez has traveled to book fairs in Mexico and Chile to share his experience of starting a library with the books that are thrown away.
Gutierrez says he doesn’t reject technology that allows books to be read digitally. But he prefers to read the printed words on paper.“There is nothing more beautiful than having a book in your pocket, in your bag or inside your car.”
4. How old was Gutierrez when he started saving books from the trash
A. In his twenties. B. In his thirties. C. In his forties. D. In his fifties,
5. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A. Luxury books. B. Garbage trucks. C. Public libraries. D. Poor areas.
6. What did the book Anna Karenina mean to Gutierrez
A. The beginning of his charity project. B. A window to the world.
C. One of his greatest achievements in life. D. Some comfort in difficult times.
7. Which of the following sayings does Gutierrez’s story lead us to believe
A. Actions speak louder than words. B. A good book can shine a light upon the soul.
C. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. D. The palest ink is better than the best memory.
C
Jobs that use both technical and creative thinking are among the fastest-growing and highest-paying ones,according to a new report from Burning Glass Technologies,a job market analytic company in Boston.
It studied millions of job postings to better understand the skills companies require. What they discovered was that many want workers with experience in such new abilities as big-data gathering and analytic, or design using digital technology.
Burning Glass came up with the term“hybrid jobs”to describe these kinds of positions,which require skills not normally found together. For example,these hybrid jobs might require people with skills in data science and advertising, or engineering and sales.“The jobs of the future don’t involve just one skill,“ says Matt Sigelman,chief manager of Burning Glass.
The company expects general job growth of about 10% between 2018 and 2028,but the hybrid jobs by 21%. What’s more,hybrid jobs pay more than positions that call for a traditional set of skills. For example, a marketing manager mastering a database program gets paid 41% more than a traditional one,with an average yearly salary of $100,000. Moreover,an engineer who improves her sales skills and becomes a consulting engineer fora software company can more than double her pay from $180,000 to $400,000.
While data shows that workers who fail to update their skills will be able to find fewer jobs, people in hybrid jobs are less likely to become out of date, with only 12% possibility of being re-placed by machine,compared with 42% for general jobs, says Burning Glass. Hybrid jobs are mostly not beginner roles,so they mainly go to workers with years of experience and,most importantly,more training after leaving college. That means workers,bosses and educators will have to think about how to better prepare people for these roles.
8. Why did the company research into job advertisements
A. To understand the growth of best paid workers.
B. To compare workers’ experience with new abilities.
C. To find out companies’ requirements about skills.
D. To tell the possible changes in future job market.
9. Which of the following jobs can be hybrid
A. Data engineer. B. Machine operator.
C Marketing manager. D. Medical consultant.
10 How much is a traditional marketing manager possibly paid every year
A. $180,000. B. $71,000. C. $41,000. D. $10,000.
11. Which of the following is the best title for this passage
A. Future Jobs Requiring“Hybrid”Skills. B. How to Get Trained for Jobs.
C. Tips on Finding Fastest-Growing Jobs. D. The Jobs with Highest Pay.
D
Art and science may seem like opposite things. One means the creative flow of ideas, and the other means cold, hard data—some people believe. In fact, the two have much in common. Now, a study finds art can help students remember better what they learned in science class.
Mariale Hardiman, an education specialist at Johns Hopkins University, noticed that students who used art in the classroom listened more carefully. They might ask more questions. They might volunteer more ideas. What's more, students seemed to remember more of what they had been taught when their science lessons had involved（涉及）art. To prove that, Hardiman teamed up with some researchers and six local schools.
In the experiment, the researchers worked with teachers in 16 fifth-grade classrooms. They provided traditional science lessons and art-focused ones. In a traditional science class, for example, students might read aloud from a book. In the art-focused one, they might sing the information instead.
The team randomly assigned（随机分配）each of the 350 students to either a traditional science classroom or an art-focused one. Students then learned science using that way for the whole unit—about three weeks. When they changed to a new topic, they also changed to the other type of class. This way, each student had both an art-focused class and a traditional one. Every unit was taught in both ways, to different groups of students. This enabled the researchers to see how students did in both types of classes.
The team found that students who started off in traditional classes performed better after they moved into an art-focused class. But those who started in an art-focused class did well even when they went back to a traditional science class. These students appeared to use some of the art techniques（技巧）after going back to a traditional class. Classroom teachers reported that many students continued to sing the songs that they learned after finishing the unit. "The more we hear something, the more we retain it," Hardiman says. "It suggests that the arts may help students apply creative ways of learning on their own."
12. Why did Mariale Hardiman do the study
A. To prove the importance of art at school.
B. To know how to encourage students to ask questions.
C. To find a way to help her students learn better.
D. To see if art might improve science learning.
13. What were the students required to do in the experiment
A. Learn three units in total.
B. Choose what they'd like to learn.
C. Learn two topics for three weeks.
D. Take two types of classes.
14. What does the underlined word “retain” in the last paragraph mean
A. Remember. B. Express.
C. Improve. D. Finish.
15. What is the text mainly about
A. Art helps students develop creativity.
B. Art-focused classes interest students a lot
C. Art can make science easier to remember.
D. Art has something in common with science.
2023届广东省广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语试题
第一节(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。
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It goes without saying that sitting at a desk for a majority of the day will hurt our health. But don’t worry because there is a solution! After spending much time investigating the different offers when it comes to exercise equipment suitable for the office, I’d like to reveal some of my top recommendations.
☆ Stability CushionThese cushions are excellent to relieve back pain and shoulder aches, stabilize joints and strengthen muscles. Pros & Cons Small and lightweight .Works well for lower back and posture · Inflating isn’t easy for some ☆ Under-desk EllipticalKeeping your feet in motion while seated can go a long way to keep you happier, reduce stress, and increase your productivity Pros & Cons Easy to carry like a briefcase Whisper quiet and easy to use ·The rubber around the metal bar can wear out over time
☆ Fitness TrackerWhat gets measured gets managed, and one great way to keep track of your fitness data is a fitness tracker. A fitness tracker records your energy levels, steps, distance, hourly activity and more Pros & Cons ·Very comfortable to wear ·Lots of apps can be operated together ·Various customized options ·Sometimes there are connectivity issues ☆ Balance Ball ChairSitting on a balance ball leads to increased energy and productivity. In that way, it’s perfect for completing tasks at home or in the office. This chair promotes micro-movements, core strength, and stimulation Pros & Cons ·Straightforward to build ·A great solution if you experience back pain ·Needs to be reinflated often
1．Who are the intended readers of the text A．Fitness trainers. B．Recovering patients.
C．Office workers. D．Furniture designers.
2．Which equipment promises to improve work efficiency
A．Stability Cushion and Fitness Tracker.
B．Stability Cushion and Balance Ball Chair.
C．Under-desk Elliptical and Fitness Tracker.
D．Under-desk Elliptical and Balance Ball Chair.
3．What may be the problem of Fitness Tracker
A．It wears out easily over time. B．It may fail to get linked at times.
C．It offers few personalized choices. D．It doesn’t allow the use of other apps.
B
Well, well, well. It looks like robots are now coming for our beloved furry friends. According to a new study, animal robots may be just as effective, if not better, at providing therapeutic (治疗的) benefits to children as real pets. As someone who has both interacted with real dogs and robots, I can tell you that this is quite a bold claim.
Sure, robots may have some benefits over real dogs. They can work for longer hours and won’t cause allergies (过敏) or pass on diseases. But can a robot give you that wet-nosed, tail-wagging, slobber-filled experience that a real dog can I think not.
Now, I’m not saying that robots don’t have their place in therapy. In fact, I can see how an animal robot could be helpful in certain situations where a real dog might not be possible. But let’s not go replacing all the good boys and girls with robots just yet.
As for the study, it’s interesting to see that while the kids said they loved real-life dogs better, they actually spent more time interacting with the robot. I can only imagine that it was doing some pretty impressive tricks, some robot dance or robot jokes maybe, to hold the kids’ attention for that long.
In all seriousness, though, I do think it’s important to consider the welfare of therapy dogs. Visiting hospitals can be stressful and tiring for them, and we should be exploring all options to make therapy experiences as positive and enjoyable as possible for both the animals and the patients.
So, while I may not be ready to trade in my furry friends for robots just yes, I am open to the idea of introducing animal robots into therapy programs. Who knows Maybe one day we’ll all have our own personal robot pets that can provide us with just as much love and companionship as the real thing. But until then, I’ll stick with my trusty furry friends.
4．What is the text
A．A response to a recent study. B．A summary of a scientific study.
C．A news report of a new invention. D．A review on a medical experiment.
5．What does the writer mean by saying “this is quite a bold claim” in paragraph 1
A．The new study is quite a breakthrough. B．His personal experience supports the study.
C．Robots have no therapeutic benefits to children. D．Robots cannot replace real pets at present stage.
6．Which of the following is a finding of the new study
A．The kids preferred robot pets to real dogs.
B．Robots kept the kids’ interest for a longer time.
C．The kids’ concentration was effectively improved.
D．Robots had more tricks to impress kids than real dogs.
7．Why is the author open to the idea of using robots in therapy
A．They can share some of therapy pets’ work.
B．They can guarantee the welfare of therapy pets.
C．They provide us with just as much love as real pets.
D．They are better at releasing patients’ stress and tiredness.
C
The best ideas are often so smart, so simple and so clearly needed; it’s strange to discover they don’t already exist. So it is with Farm My School, a program that’s turning underused land at secondary schools into commercially achievable, regenerative market gardens farmed by and for local communities.
Co-founded by permaculturist Ben Shaw and regenerative educator James McLennan, Farm My School connects local people and organizations through volunteering that helps establish a school’s market garden. Students learn about community networks, healthy eating, ecological responsibility, waste reduction, and climate relief while helping with food production. Schools integrate all these into their courses while producing vegetable boxes every week that feed local families, supply the school’s food needs and ultimately pay the farmer’s salary.
Farm My School has gained the extraordinary enthusiasm of the locals, who answered an online shout-out to buy tickets to the program’s launch event at Bell Secondary School last October. Called Build A Farm in a Day Festival, the event featured workshops by Ben and James to share the skills required to build what they say is the world’s largest no-dig garden. “It was such a powerful event, and I think that comes down to people wanting to act now,” says James. “We charged for the experience and 600 guys turned up! They didn’t even need free drinks to get excited. We were gardening till midnight. It was amazing. We’ve got true community buy-in.”
Volunteers have since begun beneficial planting throughout the school. Next steps include further discussions with local communities, employing a farmer, and bringing in a teacher to develop courses. “We’ve seen this huge push towards seeing schools as regenerative spaces, not just for planting but for kids to be more connected to the outside world, and really seeing the school in a whole new light,” James says. “For us, the big excitement is that by allowing a professional farmer to take the responsibility of growing food, it’s not only on the school to look after that farm anymore, which eventually makes it much more sustainable,” adds Ben.
8．Why was Farm My School founded
A．To raise the income of the local people.
B．To advocate a commercial farming plan.
C．To provide free food for local communities.
D．To turn underused campus land into market gardens.
9．How do schools involve students into the program
A．By developing program-based courses.
B．By organizing voluntary work in communities.
C．By offering them part-time jobs in the market gardens.
D．By encouraging them to produce daily vegetable boxes.
10．What does the underlined word “buy-in” mean in paragraph 3
A．Competition. B．Investment. C．Support. D．Protection.
11．What is the highlight of the program according to Ben
A．It brings in money to support the school. B．The school farm will be able to last long.
C．The local people will take care of the farm. D．Students connect more with the outside world.
D
In 1977, Irene Pepperberg, a Harvard graduate, decided to investigate the thought processes of another creature by talking to it. To do this, she would teach a one-year-old African gray parrot (鹦鹉), Alex, to reproduce the sounds of the English language.
Pepperberg bought Alex in a pet store, where she let the store’s assistant choose him because she didn’t want other scientists to say that she bad intentionally chosen an especially smart bird. Given that Alex’s brain was just the size of a walnut, most researchers thought Pepperberg’s communication study would be futile.
But with Pepperberg’s patient teaching, Alex learned how to follow almost 100 English words. He could count to six and had learned the sound for seven and eight. But the point was not to see if Alex could learn words by heart. Pepperberg wanted to get inside his mind and learn more about a bird’s understanding of the world.
In one demonstration, Pepperberg held up a green key and a green cup for him to look at. “What’s the same ” she asked. “Co-lor,” Alex responded without hesitation. “What’s different ” Pepperberg asked. “Shape,” Alex quickly replied. His voice had the sound of a cartoon character. But the words — and what can only be called the thoughts — were entirely his. Many of Alex’s skills, such as his ability to understand the concepts of “same” and “different”, are rare in the animal world. Living in a complex society, parrots like Alex must keep track of changing relationships and environments.
During the demonstration, as if to offer final proof of the mind inside his bird’s brain, Alex spoke up. “Talk clearly!” he commanded, when one of the younger birds Pepperberg was also teaching mispronounced the word “green”.
Alex knew all the answers himself and was getting bored. “He’s moody,” said Pepperberg, “so he interrupts the others, or he gives the wrong answer just to be difficult.” Pepperberg was certainly learning more about the mind of a parrot, but like the parent of a troublesome teenager, she was learning the hard way.
12．Why did Pepperberg let the shop assistant choose the bird
A．A bird with a small brain was needed. B．She wanted a very smart bird for her study.
C．A research subject should be randomly chosen. D．The shop assistant was better at choosing birds.
13．What might most researchers think of Pepperberg’s study at first
A．Innovative. B．Practical. C．Costly. D．Fruitless.
14．Which of the following aspects of Alex’s ability did Pepperberg’s study focus on
A．Understanding concepts. B．Calculating.
C．Recognizing voices. D．Creating English words.
15．What caused Pepperberg’s struggle in her study
A．Her instructions had to be easy for Alex. B．Alex was sometimes too clever to control.
C．Alex would point out other birds’ mistakes. D．She had trouble understanding Alex’s mood.
2023届广东省深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语试卷
第一节(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。
A
Your Garden Escape
Even in the big city you can find oases(绿洲)of calm and beauty. From a royal palace to a classical garden,we recommend great green spaces to escape the hustle and bustle of London.
Horniman Gardens
Horniman Gardens cover 16 acres with breathtaking views of London.Visitors can enjoy the Sound Garden,Meadow Field, and even a Prehistoric Garden, which features a display of “living fossils.”The gardens are very popular with families, and dogs can be let off their leads in the Meadow Field.
Chiswick Garden
As a classical garden landscape in London, it was here that the English Landscape Movement was born with William Kent’s designs. Enjoy fresh bread, seasonal food, and natural wines in the award-winning cafe, while admiring the beauty of the naturalistic landscape,spotted with impressive art and statues.
Buckingham Palace Garden
The 39-acre garden boasts more than 350 types of wildflowers, over 200 trees and a three-acre lake. The garden also provides a habitat for native birds rarely seen in London. A tour of the garden can be completed by having a cream tea in the cafe overlooking the Palace’s famous grassland and lake.
Kew Garden
The Royal Botanic Garden at Kew is one of the world’s most famous gardens and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Have a walk through the vast garden, spot local wildlife at the lake, or get your hands dirty by trying a gardening lesson. Be sure to visit the Temperate House, which contains some of the rarest and most threatened plants.
1．What can visitors do in both Horniman Gardens and Chiswick Garden
A．Study living fossils.
B．Taste delicious food.
C．Enjoy impressive art.
D．Appreciate fine views.
2．Where should visitors go if they want to join in hands-on activities
A．Horniman Gardens.
B．Chiswick Garden.
C．Buckingham Palace Garden.
D．Kew Garden.
3．What is the purpose of the text
A．To inform visitors of famous gardens.
B．To entertain interested garden visitors.
C．To stress the necessity of garden escape.
D．To show the benefits of touring gardens.
B
My childhood was a painted picture of sunny sky and rolling green fields stretching to the horizon. It tasted of sharp berries and smelt of sour grapes.My family lived in a cabin(小木屋) in the countryside but I lived in my mother’s arms. They were so delicate but strong, her red hair falling around me like a curtain separating me from the world.
Childhood was simple.The borders of my village were the furthest my troubles went and monsters only lived in the pages of books. Every day was a waking dream of running races and muddy knees.My village was archaic, dying cabins housing dying farmers with dying traditions. There weren’t many children but me and the other boys; boys of butchers and sellers formed our own group.
They called us wild. I suppose we were. Trees and mountains formed our playgrounds and fights broke out as easily as sudden laughter. Liberated from the restrictions of society, we would bound into the woods,deeper and deeper until we found a lake which, with a wild yell, we would jump into all at once.
My most vivid memories from boyhood center around that lake. Water shone brightly and the sounds of our screams broke into the outcry from birds. The shock of cold water against sweating skin would wake every nerve in my body and my bare feet would hit the sinking muddy bottom. As we submerged(淹没)， time would suspend， movements slowing as bubbles rose around us.
I was drowning. I was living. I was living. I was drowning.
For timelessness or a second (both felt the same), we would suspend, curl up, and then be forced back out into breathing air.
We should have known that it wouldn’t last forever. Yet, even under the best circumstances, there’s something so tragic about growing up: to have your perspective on the people and life around you change;to always struggle to reach a mirror only to find yourself tall enough to see your reflection one day. And find, a different person staring back out at you.
4．What does the underlined word “archaic” mean in paragraph 2
A．Borderless.
B．Valueless.
C．Old-fashioned.
D．Poverty-stricken.
5．Why did the author consider himself and other children wild
A．They played in the woods crazily.
B．They tricked others purposefully.
C．They frequently broke social rules.
D．They firmly refused school education.
6．How does the author introduce his memories of the lake
A．By sharing feelings.
B．By expressing ideas.
C．By making comparisons.
D．By describing characters.
7．What message does the author seem to convey in the last paragraph
A．Loneliness and challenges make a man grow up.
B．The regret of growth is that you have never tried.
C．Growth is often accompanied by sad goodbyes to the past.
D．Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness.
C
In shallow coastal waters of the Indian ocean, Dugong, a kind of sea cow, is in trouble. Environmental problems pose such a major threat to its survival that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) upgraded the species’ extinction risk status(地位)to vulnerable (脆弱的).
Much worse, Dugongs are at risk of losing the protection of the Torres Strait Islanders, who have looked after them historically, hunting them for food sustainably and monitoring their numbers. These native people keep their biodiversity, and have deep knowledge about their environment. But these people are also threatened, in part because rising sea levels are making it difficult for them to live there.
This situation isn’t unique to Dugongs. A global analysis of 385 culturally important plant and animal species found 68 percent were both biologically vulnerable and at risk of losing their cultural protection.
The findings clearly illustrate that biology shouldn’t be the primary factor in shaping conservation policy,says anthropologist Victoria Reyes-García.When a culture declines,the species that are important to that culture are also threatened.“Lots of conservationists think we need to separate people from nature,” says Reyes-García. “But that strategy misses the caring relationship many cultural groups have with nature.”
One way to help shift conservation efforts is to give species a “bio-cultural status,”which would provide a fuller picture of their vulnerability. In the study, the team used a new way to determine a species’ risk of disappearing: the more a cultural group’s language use declines, the more that culture is threatened.The more a culture is threatened, the more culturally vulnerable its important species are. Researchers then combined a species’ cultural and biological vulnerability to arrive at its bio-cultural status. In the Dugong’s case, its bio-cultural status is endangered, meaning it is more at risk than its IUCN categorization suggests.
This new approach to conservation involves people that have historically cared for them. It can highlight when communities need support to continue their care. Scientists hope it will bring more efforts that recognize local communities’ rights and encourage their participation-taking advantage of humans’ connection with nature instead of creating more separation.
8．What is the relationship between the native people and Dugongs
A．The native people help conserve Dugongs.
B．The native people train Dugongs to survive.
C．Dugongs ruin the native people’s environment.
D．Dugongs force the native people to leave home.
9．Which statement will Reyes-García probably agree with
A．The protection policy is used incorrectly.
B．Culture is connected to species’ existence.
C．Many groups take good care of each other.
D．Conservationists prefer nature over people.
10．How is the study method different from previous ones
A．It involves more preservation efforts.
B．It relies on the IUCN’s classification.
C．It highlights the effect of human languages.
D．It assesses the biological influence of a species.
11．What is the author’s attitude towards the latest approach
A．Conservative.
B．Favourable.
C．Critical.
D．Ambiguous.
D
Adapting to technological advances is a defining part of the 21s-century life. Just two months after being launched in November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has already reached an audience of over 100 million people. While ChatGPT threatens to change writing and writing-related work, the Mesopotamians, who lived 4,000 years ago in a geographical area centered in modern-day Iraq, went through this kind of far-reaching change before us.
Ancient Mesopotamia was home to many of civilization’s early developments. Its people were world leaders in adapting to technological and cultural changes. They invented the wheel and agriculture, and pioneered advances in mathematics and urbanization. These breakthroughs are reflected in cuneiform(楔形文字)literature，one of the oldest known forms of writing.
In its literature, Mesopotamians don’t present cultural and technological advances as consistently beneficial.They often represent new technologies being controlled in the service of human conflict and mostly serving the interests of those with high social positions. In some ways，the representation of new technologies in its literature echoes(映现)contemporary concerns about AI: fears of increasing social inequalities and its potential use in information war.
In recent years，AI-the newest form of writing-has been used to decipher(破译)the oldest: cuneiform literature.In broader fields,the boundaries of how AI may be used haven’t been clearly explained.In January,for example, a top international AI conference banned the use of AI tools for writing scientific papers.
Humans have been struggling to invent, use and adapt to technology since our earliest civilizations. But the technology and resulting knowledge are not always evenly distributed. Knowing how we adapted to changing technology in the past helps us more fully understand the human condition and may even help us prepare for the future.
12．What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about concerning Mesopotamians
A．Their adaptation to threats.
B．Their influences on writing.
C．Their contribution to literature.
D．Their achievements in civilization.
13．What can be inferred about technological advances from paragraph 3
A．They prevent human conflict.
B．They bring about hidden dangers.
C．They take away people’s concerns.
D．They lower people’s social status.
14．What is the current situation of AI according to paragraph 4
A．Its use in literature is popular.
B．It is not allowed to finish papers.
C．Its range of application is undefined.
D．It is not accepted in broader fields.
15．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A．How People Can Use the Latest Technology
B．How ChatGPT Will Threaten Writing and Work
C．What AI Will Do by Learning Cuneiform Literature
D．What History Can Teach Us About New Tech’s Impact
2023年湛江市普通高考第二次模拟测试英语试题
第一节(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。
A
We offer art and performing classes to children, teens and adults. Our classes are listed on our website with direct links to register. Registration for our classes begins on May 25th.
Our Classes
We teach after-school programs, private and semi-private art classes. Summer.March Break and Christmas Day camps are available as well. Check out our online classes.
Join our art classes and develop your skills and creativity in painting, printmaking draw-ing- architecture, sculpture, fabric art, movie making, script writing, poetry confidence building skills and more. New programs are always being developed and are rarely repeated.
What Else We Do
We offer fun and exciting performance classes in our home base. Our home base is a beautiful studio designed by an architect as well as our two studios by the sea in Ambleside. We provide a creative setting for a hand on art and acting experience through classes and workshops. Specialized art education develops engaged, confident, well-rounded and creative chil-dren.Artistic activities train the brain to think spatially (空间地), solve problems creatively and support development in other subjects. Our elementary school programs bring exciting opportuníties for students to explore techniques and materials that are often beyond schools’ art classroom resources.
Where We Offer Classes
For parents looking for the convenience of extracurricular opportunities for their children, they can have experience by bringing our classes to their local school with a choice of lunchtime and after-school classes. We love our group of mobile schools with their greatly supportive volunteers! Or you can have us come to you for private classes!
1．How can the readers register the class
A．By telephone.
B．By website.
C．By telegraph.
D．By mobile app.
2．What can students learn in the studios by the sea in Ambleside
A．Performance.
B．Architecture.
C．Dancing.
D．Painting
3．What can we know about the class from the last paragraph
A．Most parents want extra classes for their children.
B．Students can have classes in their local schools.
C．Volunteers in the training offer lunch to students.
D．Students can choose any place to attend the training.
B
I look forward to my half hour train ride to work every morning. I can look out of the window as it twists and turns itself through neighborhoods with the sun casting its strong lighting on the floor of the train car. I sometimes get lost in thought while following the light. But the reason I love this ride is that it’s a reminder of how neighborhoods can change from block to block.
For almost a year now I have been riding this train as I head into the office where I work as a reporter for a local magazine. I am one of 13 journalists who help report community news in areas that are often forgotten. And for me, that means covering areas like the one I grew up in.
Last week, as I was on the way to my office, I started wondering how neighborhoods have changed since the 2008 housing crisis. I searched addresses on the city’s southwest side, a neighborhood that has seen a significant number of residential homes pulled down, I scanned the street views recorded on my phone and saw how the neighborhood looked in 2007. Then I set out to visit the city block, and that’s when I met 3-year-old Harmony.
Harmony loved collecting rocks for me to hold as I walked down the street with her mother, Marquita. I already knew what the neighborhood looked like in the past, but Marquita shared more details of the people who once lived on her block, who were really friendly to each other. However, people today in the neighborhood are busy with life and seldom say hello to each other. Marquita has lived on this block her entire life, and Harmony has for most of her short life as well. But the neighborhood that Marquita grew up in will be one obviously different than the one Harmony will grow to know.
In the end, they smiled at my camera. And then I got back on the train and headed’back to the office to tell their stories.
4．What makes the author love his train ride to work
A．Being lost in thought.
B．Admiring the outside views.
C．Enjoying the warm sunshine.
D．Knowing the change of blocks.
5．How did the author find out what the city’s southwest side looked like in the past
A．By reading earlier reports.
B．By interviewing local people.
C．By watching past street views.
D．By searching his memories.
6．How might Marquita feel when she talked with the author
A．Sad. B．Nervous.
C．Touched. D．Confused.
7．What is the main purpose of the text
A．To share a pleasant train ride with us.
B．To tell us the work of a news reporter.
C．To show us a crowded community.
D．To introduce a new neighborhood.
C
As you walk around the UK in March, you might notice that some people are wearing a daffodil(水仙花) on their coats. The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country’s best-known charities: the Marie Curie Cancer Care.
The Marie Curie Cancer Care tries to ensure everyone diagnosed with cancer is cared for in the best possible way. It also helps fund research into possible cures through other organizations. Founded in 1948, it has been continuing with its goal ever since.
The charity was named after Marie Curie, a renowned scientist. She experimented with newly-discovered elements to create the theory of radioactivity. Unfortunately, over-exposure to the radioactive elements made her develop a disease and die in 1934. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in two different fields. Because of her pioneering work which led to chemotherapy (化学疗法), the charity shared the name of Marie Curie.
The daffodil is one of the first plants to flower during spring in the UK, which marks the return of flowering plants to the ecosystem after winter. Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a metaphor for bringing life to other people through charitable giving.
Everyone you see wearing a daffodil has donated money to the charity, but each daffodil is worth only what you want to pay for it. The charity does ask that you stick to a minimum amount of 1.
The charity encourages people to start wearing their daffodils at the start of March, when the “Great Daffodil Appeal” kicks off. But that doesn’t mean you can only wear them in March. People are sometimes seen walking around with daffodils on their clothes all year round.
8．What does it mean when the British wear a daffodil on their coats
A．They support a charity. B．They are recovering from cancer.
C．They’ve been helped by a charity. D．They’ve been diagnosed with cancer.
9．What does the underlined word “renowned” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Beautiful. B．Modest. C．Famous. D．Humorous.
10．Why was the charity named after Marie Curie
A．Because patients required that. B．Because it was launched by her.
C．Because she greatly supported it. D．Because it could show respect for her.
11．What can we learn about the daffodil from the text
A．It can be used as medicine. B．It’s thought to stand for hope.
C．It’s widely worn worldwide. D．It’s sold to the wearers at a high price.
D
Sulphur-crested cockatoos (葵花凤头鹦鹉) are common in western Australia, where they normally live in wooded areas. But as forests have been cut down, cockatoos have gotten used to living near people. Scientists report that people in Sydney, Australia are in a battle with these birds.
Last year, scientists at the Max Planck Institute reported that the cockatoos had learned how to open the covers of trash bins. That’s not an easy job. The cockatoos must lift the heavy cover with their beaks (喙) and then walk along, pushing the cover up until it falls over.
When scientists first began studying the cockatoos in 2018, only three areas near Sydney had cover-opening cockatoos. A year and a half later, cockatoos in 44 different areas knew the trick. This time the scientists weren’t just studying cockatoos. They were also studying humans.
The scientists spent weeks studying more than 3,200 trash bins in four different areas of Sydney. They wanted to see how many bins were protected and what methods were used.
In one area, over half the bins were protected. The most common way of protecting the bins was to put a brick or some other heavy objects on the cover. Some people put things like rubber snakes on the top of their bins. The scientists discovered that the humans were teaching each other tricks, too. In most neighborhoods, many people used the same cockatoo-stopping methods as their neighbors.
The researchers say it’s like a race between humans and cockatoos to learn new ways of doing things. Now many cockatoos have learned how to push heavy items off the bins. As a result, humans have figured out ways to attach the items to the top of their bins. The scientists describe the situation as a “human-wildlife conflict”. They expect these conflicts will become more common as humans take over more areas that used to be wild.
12．What can we infer about the cockatoos from the text
A．They like copying humans’ behavior.
B．They are newly found in Australia.
C．They don’t like living with people.
D．They are very clever birds.
13．What did the scientists want to know in paragraph 4
A．How the cockatoos learned the trick.
B．Why the birds in more areas did the trick.
C．How humans responded to the birds’ trick.
D．Why humans taught the birds to do the trick.
14．What did the researchers find about cockatoos in their research
A．They wanted their habitat back.
B．They intended to make humans angry.
C．They could adopt new ways to open bins.
D．They disliked looking for food themselves.
15．What is the best title for the text
A．A battle over trash bins between cockatoos and humans
B．A human-wildlife conflict all over Australia
C．A problem caused by cockatoos to humans
D．A big problem of “homeless” cockatoos
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2023届广东省茂名市高三二模英语试题
1．D
2．C
3．B
【导语】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了三个著名人物，分别是A. M. Dassu、Liam Garner以及Licypriya Kangujam。
1．
细节理解题。根据第二段“Dassu believes that the key to being a successful writer is not necessarily talent but “getting your bottom on the seat”.( Dassu认为，成为一名成功作家的关键并不一定是天赋，而是“脚踏实地”)”可知，Dassu认为成为一名成功作家的关键是努力。故选D。
2．
细节理解题。根据第三段“Garner, who was17 years old when he set off, said his trip was inspired by a book he read about a similar journey.( Garner出发时只有17岁，他说他这次旅行的灵感来自于他读的一本关于类似旅行的书)”可知，Liam Garner的自行车之旅的独特之处是他完成旅行的年龄。故选C。
3．
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Licypriya, who is 11 and from India, won it for her Plastic Money Shop, where people can trade in their single-use plastic waste for useful items such as stationery, rice or young trees to plant.(11岁的Licypriya来自印度，她在她的塑料货币商店赢得了这一奖项，在那里，人们可以用一次性塑料废物交换文具、大米或小树等有用的物品)”可知，Licypriya的奖项可能属于环境领域。故选B。
4．A
5．C
6．C
7．D
【导语】
这是一篇新闻报道。短文报道了菲律宾前海龟蛋偷猎者成为保护者的故事。
4．
细节理解题。根据第一段“Back then,his family traded or ate them. It wasn’t about getting rich as much as it was just a part of life.”（当时，他的家人用它们来交易或食用。这不是为了发财，而是生活的一部分。）可知,约翰尼·曼卢盖小时候猎杀海龟的原因是谋生。故选A项。
5．
细节理解题。根据第四段“Manlugay delicately transferred each egg into a bucket he brought with him,as well as some sand from the turtle nests,to be handed over to Coastal Underwater Resource Management Actions(CURMA)，the group leading the conservation program on the beaches.”（曼卢盖小心翼翼地把每颗蛋都放进随身携带的桶里，还从海龟窝里取出一些沙子，交给海岸水下资源管理行动组织(CURMA)，该组织负责海滩的保护项目。）可知，曼卢盖现在把海龟蛋交给一个保护组织。故选C项。
6．
细节理解题。根据第七段“On average,sea turtles lay 100 eggs in a nest. The number of nests in the area ranges between 35and 40 each season,which runs from October to February.”（海龟平均每窝产100个蛋。该地区每个季节的巢穴数量在35到40个之间，从10月持续到2月。）可知，平均来说，一个季节在这个地区会产下3500 到 4000海龟蛋。故选C项。
7．
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Growing up in the Philippines,construction worker Johnny Manlugay combs the beaches each night for the eggs of sea turtles. He knows exactly what to look for,as he was trained as a child by his grandfather on how to locate the animals and their eggs. Back then,his family traded or ate them. It wasn’t about getting rich as much as it was just a part of life.”（在菲律宾长大的建筑工人约翰尼·曼卢盖每天晚上都会在海滩上搜寻海龟的蛋。他很清楚该找什么，因为他小时候就被祖父训练如何定位动物和它们的蛋。当时，他的家人要么交易，要么吃掉它们。这与其说是致富，不如说是生活的一部分。）根据第二段“Manlugay has since turned over a new leaf. Instead,he uses his tracking skills to protect the sea turtles that visit the beaches he lives by.”（自那以后，曼鲁盖开始了新的一页。相反，他利用自己的追踪技能来保护那些造访他生活的海滩的海龟。）可知，短文报道了菲律宾前海龟蛋偷猎者成为保护者的故事。故选D项。
8．D
9．B
10．A
11．C
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在我们的生活中，我们经常容易陷入比较陷阱，从而影响自己。专家建议我们要关注自己，和自己比较。
8．
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Although comparing can be good for you, it’s not always helpful and you can find yourself stuck in a comparison trap. This is when you always measure yourself against others and base your feelings on how well they seem to be doing.(虽然比较对你有好处，但并不总是有帮助的，你会发现自己陷入了比较的陷阱。这是指你总是拿自己和别人比较，把自己的感受建立在他们似乎做得有多好上。)”可知，比较陷阱会让我们总是把自己的感受建立在别人的成就上。故选D。
9．
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“She says that comparisons can make us feel good and bad about ourselves. “Comparing up” means seeing someone doing better than you and using that to inspire yourself to aim higher and try harder. However, Goddard-Hill says, “Sometimes it can make you feel rubbish about yourself and knock your confidence.” “Comparing down” is when you see someone who seems like they’re not doing as well as you. This might make you feel you’re doing well, says Goddard-Hill, but it can also stop you wanting to improve.(她说，比较会让我们自我感觉良好或糟糕。“攀比”是指看到别人做得比你好，并以此激励自己设定更高的目标，更加努力。然而，Goddard-Hill说：“有时它会让你对自己感觉很糟糕，打击你的信心。”“比差”是指你看到某人做得好像没有你好。Goddard-Hill说，这可能会让你觉得自己做得很好，但也会让你不想提高。)”可知，攀比和比差都既有优点又有缺点。故选B。
10．
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Finally, focus on your own achievements and how you can improve. “The best person you can compete with is yourself,” says Goddard-Hill.(最后，关注你自己的成就以及如何提高。“你能与之竞争的最好的人就是你自己，”Goddard-Hill说。)”可知，Becky Goddard-Hill建议我们与自己竞争，力争做最好的自己就好。故选A。
11．
推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“Becky Goddard-Hill is a child therapist (someone who helps children understand their feelings) and author of Create Your Own Confidence. She says that comparisons can make us feel good and bad about ourselves. (Becky Goddard-Hill是一名儿童治疗师（帮助孩子理解自己感受的人），也是《创造你自己的自信》一书的作者。她说，比较会让我们自我感觉良好或糟糕。)”可知，文章主要讲述的是比较会让我们的心理不健康，所以这篇文章选自健康专栏。故选C。
12．A
13．D
14．A
15．B
【导语】
本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了“手机之父”马丁·库珀在接受采访时谈了自己对目前智能手机的一些看法以及他对智能手机未来的一些构想。
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词义猜测题。根据划线单词后的定语从句“where we search，connect, like and buy.(我们可以在那里搜索、连接、点赞和购买。)”可知，划线单词能同时让人们搜索、连接网络、点赞以及上网购物，因此划线单词指的是“智能手机”。故选A。
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推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Cooper says he is an optimist. He believes that advances in mobile technology will continue to transform lives but he is worried about risks smartphones pose to privacy and young people.(库珀说他是个乐观主义者。他认为，移动技术的进步将继续改变人们的生活，但他担心智能手机会给隐私和年轻人带来风险。)”可知，库珀对智能手机的未来持有乐观的态度，但是不乏抱有担忧。故选D。
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推理判断题。根据文章第五段“Cooper sees a dark side to the advances, including the risk to children. One idea, he said, is to have “various Internets intended for different audiences.”(库珀看到了这些进步的阴暗面，包括对儿童的风险。他说，其中一个想法是“为不同的受众提供不同的互联网”。)”可知，马丁·库珀认为不同的受众应该被提供不同的互联网，也就是说应该给孩子提供不同的互联网。故选A。
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细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Batteries, he said, might be replaced by human energy. The body makes energy from food, he argues, so it could possibly also power a phone. Instead of holding the phone in the hand, for example, the device could be placed under the skin.(他说，电池可能会被人的能量所取代。他认为，人体从食物中获取能量，所以它也可能为手机提供能量。例如，该设备可以放在皮肤下，而不是拿在手里。)”可知，他认为未来的手机有可能从人体获得能量。故选B。
2023届广东省梅州市高三下学期二模英语试题
1．D
2．A
3．A
【导语】
本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍招聘园艺大师志愿者的条件以及有关事宜。
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细节理解题。根据What is a Master Gardener 中的“A master gardener is a citizen that is interested in gardening and can fulfill the training and volunteer hours necessary.（园艺大师是对园艺感兴趣的公民，能够完成必要的培训和志愿服务时间。）”可知，园艺大师为当地园艺活动贡献时间。故选D。
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细节理解题。根据What Qualifications Must You Meet 中的“Anyone can apply to be a Master Gardener——you don’t need to be an expert or have a degree. You do, however, need to:（任何人都可以申请成为园艺大师——你不需要是专家或有学位。然而，你需要:）●Have certain experience or know a little about gardening or landscape management. （对园艺或景观管理有一定的经验或了解。）●Be willing to share horticulture(园艺学)information with others.（愿意与他人分享园艺信息。）●Be willing to attend a training program and can devote time to volunteering and continuing education.（愿意参加培训项目，愿意花时间做志愿者和继续教育。）”可知，如果你想申请成为园艺大师，你需要具备有一定的相关知识。故选A。
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细节理解题。根据What Does the Training Involve 中“In order to remain a certified Master Gardener,30 hours of volunteer work and 10 hours of continuing education or advanced training are required each year.（要成为认证园艺大师，每年需要30小时的志愿工作和10小时的继续教育或高级培训。）”可知，第二年要40个小时才能成为合格的园艺大师。故选A。
4．B
5．C
6．A
7．C
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了60岁的拾荒者Jose Gutierrez在二十年来，一直将垃圾中的书籍保留下来并提供给哥伦比亚的孩子们。
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细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Gutierrez started saving books from the trash 27 years ago.(Gutierrez从27年前开始从垃圾桶里捡书)”和第三段中“the 60-year-old says(这位60岁的老人说)”可知，Gutierrez三十几岁时开始从垃圾桶里捡书。故选B。
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词句猜测题。根据第三段中“There are 19 public libraries in Bogota, a city of 8.5 million people. But the libraries tend to be located far away from poorer areas.(Bogota拥有850万人口，共有19座公共图书馆。但是这些图书馆往往远离贫困地区)”和第三段中“They should be in all neighborhoods and on each comer of every neighborhood(它们应该在所有的社区，在每个社区的每个角落)”可知，划线词They指代上文的public libraries。故选C。
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推理判断题。根据第四段中“The first book Gutierrez found was a copy of the classic novel Anna Karenina. The Tolstoy book was later joined by The Little Prince, Sophie’s World, The Iliad and a number of novels. Today, he has collected around 25,000 books.(Gutierrez找到的第一本书是经典小说《安娜·卡列尼娜》的翻版。托尔斯泰的书后来加入了《小王子》、《索菲的世界》、《伊利亚特》和一些小说的行列。如今，他已经收集了大约25000本书)”可知，从《安娜·卡列尼娜》这本后到现在Gutierrez收集了大约25000本书。由此推知，这本书对Gutierrez来说意味着他慈善事业的开始。故选A。
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推理判断题。根据第一段“A second-grade education has not stopped garbage collector Jose Gutierrez. He is bringing the gift of reading to thousands of Colombian children.(二年级的教育并没有阻止垃圾收集者Jose Gutierrez。他为成千上万的哥伦比亚儿童带来了阅读的礼物)”结合文章主要讲述了60岁的拾荒者Jose Gutierrez在二十年来，一直将垃圾中的书籍保留下来并提供给哥伦比亚的孩子们推知，Gutierrez的故事让我们相信“一个人的垃圾可能是另一个人的财富。”故选C。
8．C
9．A
10．B
11．A
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了什么是复合型职业，并提到未来找工作需要拥有多种技能。
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细节理解题。根据文章第二段“It studied millions of job postings to better understand the skills companies require. What they discovered was that many want workers with experience in such new abilities as big-data gathering and analytic, or design using digital technology.（它研究了数百万份招聘启事，以更好地了解公司所需的技能。他们发现，许多公司希望员工具备大数据收集和分析或使用数字技术进行设计等新能力。）”可知，公司要研究招聘广告，是为了了解公司对技能的要求。故选C。
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推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“For example,these hybrid jobs might require people with skills in data science and advertising, or engineering and sales.（例如，这些混合工作可能需要具备数据科学和广告技能，或者工程和销售技能的人。）”可知，数据工程师的工作可以是混合的。故选A。
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细节理解题。根据第四段中“For example, a marketing manager mastering a database program gets paid 41% more than a traditional one,with an average yearly salary of $100,000.（例如，掌握数据库程序的营销经理的平均年薪为10万美元，比传统的营销经理高出41%。）”可知，传统营销经理的年薪可能是$71,000。故选B。
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主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中“Jobs that use both technical and crea