2023年云南省高考英語一模試卷

第一部分 閱讀（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、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

• 1．Family-Friendly Events in JanuaryZooLights：Glow Wild Jan.1–19
     The Phoenix Zoo's yearly holiday light show is on until Jan.19，allowing families one or more opportunities to enjoy the city's zoo，with millions of lights giving an added dimension to the festivities.
     Glow Wild，455 N.Galvin Pkwy.，Phoenix，phoenixzoo.org，﹩11.95 members，﹩13.95 general admission.
  Downtown Mesa Festival of the Arts Jan.4-18
     The Downtown Mesa Festival of the Arts features the work of established and emerging artists，including those who create woodwork，metal crafts，food items，art，photography and gifts.
     On Macdonald，off of Main Street in Downtown Mesa，dtmesafest.com，free admission.
  Family Fun Winterfest Jan.4
     OdySea Aquarium in the Desert is hosting the third annual Family Fun Winterfest in its Desert Courtyard，featuring real snow for the kids to play in.This free event features everything from bounce houses to rides，games，snowflake crafts and face painting to go with various stands set up by local sellers，with food and other offerings for sale at the event.
     9500 E.Via de Ventura，Scottsdale，odyseainthedesert.com，free.
  Youth Fine Arts Course Jan.18-Mar.7
     Mesa Arts Center is hosting an eight-week youth arts course on Saturdays to teach artistic skills and knowledge through fun and challenging art classes in a wide variety of art materials，including painting，drawing，mixed media and sculpture，ensuring mentally stimulating sessions for all.
     Mesa Art Center，1 E.Main St.，Mesa，mesaartscenter.com，﹩93.
  
  （1）How can you get a discounted ticket to the ZooLights show？

  
  A．Bring a friend.
  B．Get a membership.
  C．Join a tour group.
  D．Book a ticket online.
  （2）What can you do at Family Fun Winterfest？

  
  A．Have free food.
  B．Enjoy real snow.
  C．Take art classes.
  D．Meet local artists.
  （3）Which event lasts the longest？

  
  A．ZooLights：Glow Wild.
  B．Downtown Mesa Festival of the Arts.
  C．Family Fun Winterfest.
  D．Youth Fine Arts Courses.
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• 2．As a young girl growing up in France，Sarah Toumi dreamed of becoming a leader who could make the world a better place.Her passion to help others was awakened when，from the age of nine，she accompanied her Tunisian father to his birthplace in the east of the country during holidays.There she organized homework clubs and activities for children.
     Toumi witnessed first-hand the destructive effect of desertification."Within 10 years rich farmers became worse off，and in 10 years from now they will be poor.I wanted to stop the Sahara Desert in its tracks."A decrease in average rainfall and an increase in the severity of droughts（干旱）have led to an estimated 75 per cent of Tunisia's agricultural lands being threatened by desertification.
     Toumi recognized that farming practices needed to change.She is confident that small land areas can bring large returns if farmers are able to adapt by planting sustainable crops，using new technologies for water treatment and focusing on natural products and fertilisers（肥料）rather than chemicals.
     In 2012，Toumi consolidated her dream to fight the desert.She moved to Tunisia，and set up a programme named Acacias for All to put her sustainable farming philosophy into action."I want to show young people in rural areas that they can create opportunities where they are.Nobody is better able to understand the impact of desertification and climate change than somebody who is living with no access to water."
     By September 2016，more than 130，000 acacia trees had been planted on 20 pilot farms，with farmers recording a 60 per cent survival rate.Toumi estimates that some 3 million acacia trees are needed to protect Tunisia's farmland.She expects to plant 1 million trees by 2018.In the next couple of years，Toumi hopes to extend the programme to Algeria and Morocco.
  
  （1）How did Toumi's holiday trips to Tunisia influence her？

  
  A．They made her decide to leave the country.
  B．They helped her better understand her father.
  C．They fired her enthusiasm for helping others.
  D．They destroyed her dream of being a teacher.
  （2）What is the main cause of the desertification of Tunisia's farmland？

  
  A．Low rainfall.
  B．Soil pollution.
  C．Cold weather.
  D．Forest damage.
  （3）Why did Toumi set up Acacias for All in Tunisia？

  
  A．To create job opportunities for young people.
  B．To help the children obtain a basic education.
  C．To persuade the farmers not to use fertilizers.
  D．To facilitate the protection of their farmland.
  （4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text？

  
  A．Saving Water in Tunisia.
  B．Planting Trees of Native Species.
  C．Holding back the Sahara.
  D．Fighting Poverty in North Africa.
  組卷：50引用：21難度：0.5

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• 3．For years，David James，who studies insects at Washington State University，had wanted to examine the migration（遷徙）patterns of West Coast monarch butterflies（黑脈金斑蝶）.The route the butterflies travel has been hardly known because the populations are too small to follow.For every 200 monarchs tagged（打標(biāo)簽）by a researcher，only one is usually recovered at the end of its trip，James says，and finding even 200 in the wild to tag is unlikely.Knowing the route is vital to conservation efforts，but James had no way to figure it out –until he got a phone call from Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.
     The prison was looking for new activities to improve the mental health of those serving long-term sentences.So James began working with prisoners to raise monarchs through the whole process of their transformation.The adult insects were then tagged and released from the prison.Over five years，nearly 10，000 monarchs flew from the facility.Elsewhere in Washington，Oregon and Idaho，researchers released another few thousand.
     The tags included email addresses，and soon after the first butterflies took off，James started receiving messages from people who had spotted them.The butterflies，the reports confirmed，wintered in coastal California.Twelve of them landed at Lighthouse Field State Beach in Santa Cruz.Several more headed to Bolinas and Morro Bay.
     The work helps researchers identify ideal places to plant milkweed and other vegetation that are important to the life cycle of West Coast monarch butterflies.It also brought out the gentler side of some of the prisoners."They were very worried that they were going to harm the butterflies，"James says.Watching the monarch change their form also touched the men."This butterfly changed，"James recalls prisoners telling him，"and maybe we can too."
  
  （1）What was hard for David to do in his study？

  
  A．Gain financial support.
  B．Hire qualified workers.
  C．Build a new laboratory.
  D．Find enough monarchs.
  （2）Why are the butterflies tagged before being released？

  
  A．To guarantee their safety.
  B．To enable them to fly longer distances.
  C．To track their travel routes.
  D．To distinguish them from other species.
  （3）What makes the prisoners feel that they can change？

  
  A．The patience the butterflies showed.
  B．The hardship the butterflies underwent.
  C．The transformation of the butterflies.
  D．The devotion of James to the butterflies.
  （4）What is the last paragraph mainly about？

  
  A．The impact of the research.
  B．The findings of James' study.
  C．The release of the prisoners.
  D．The life cycle of the butterflies.
  組卷：54引用：15難度：0.5

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第三部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

• 8．你剛觀看了你校與英國(guó)一所友好學(xué)校聯(lián)合在線上舉辦的音樂會(huì)。請(qǐng)?jiān)诰€上留言板上寫一則評(píng)論，內(nèi)容包括：
  （1）音樂會(huì)特點(diǎn)；
  （2）觀看感受；
  （3）意見建議。
  注意：
  （1）寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；
  （2）請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
      This online concert is absolutely fantastic.______
  組卷：31引用：13難度：0.5

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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．My husband and I enjoy seeing life through the eyes of our children.It's amazing to watch as they discover their world.
      While we were outdoors last summer enjoying the sunshine，our oldest daughter，Kaytlin，called me to the doorway.Beneath the steps was a baby red squirrel.
      We watched it from a distance，not wanting to disturb it or scare off its mother.But after a long wait-and looking all around our house for signs of a nest or a mother-we realized the tiny squirrel was lost.
      Shaking terribly，he was weak，thin，and hungry.We tried to find an expert to help，but the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife website showed that there were no wildlife experts in our area.After some quick research，we concluded that the best way to give the squirrel a fighting chance was to care for him ourselves.So a trip to the local store for milk and supplies was in order.
      More research taught us how much to feed him，how to estimate his age，how and when to wean（斷奶）him，and that we should let him go as soon as he could survive on his own.
      Our daughters and I took turns in feeding"Squirt."Kaytlin took on the most responsibility.She taught him to eat from a bottle，and she woke in the night for his feeds.
      To our relief，Squirt soon became healthy and strong.Within a few weeks he became more active.
      He would chatter（吱吱叫）for his next meal，playfully go around the girls，and lie down on them for sleep.It wasn't long before he was weaned onto solid food and reintroduced to the wild.
      His first few visits to the great outdoors were funny.Just like a child，he would play in the grass some and then run back to Kaytlin for safety.Soon she had him climbing trees and finding nest material.
  注意：
  （1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
  （2）請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
      One day in the trees，Squirt met up with a family of gray squirrels.______
      One night，Squirt didn't come back to our house and it rained hard.______
  組卷：32引用：14難度：0.5

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