云南省玉溪市峨山一中2023学年高考英语二模试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。 2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．We should bear in mind that social development and balance of nature should go in . A．company B．sympathy C．association D．harmony 2．If it ________ for her great help then, I would not study English so well now. A．hasn’t been B．wasn’t C．hadn’t been D．isn’t 3．It is going to rain today. Take an umbrella with you to ________ you from the rain. A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect 4．— Who recommended Nancy for the post? — It was James ______ admiration for her was obvious. A．who B．that C．whose D．whom 5．—Your car should be ready next Tuesday． —We were ________ hoping you'd be able to do it by this Friday． A．still B．rather C．always D．even 6．The boy was waving his stick in the street and it ________ missed the child standing nearby. A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly 7．Parents need to encourage kids to develop their potential _____ putting too much pressure on them. A．without B．besides C．by D．for 8．—When did you get to know your girlfriend? —It was in 2015 ________ she was working as a volunteer in Africa. A．that B．which C．when D．then 9．Without my parents’ encouragement and support I definitely ______ where I am today. A．wasn’t B．hadn’t been C．wouldn’t be D．wouldn’t have been 10．--- How about ______ plan to open a branch? --- I should say it was ______ failure. A．a; a B．a; / C．the; / D．the; a 11．Many gases in the atmosphere actually heat energy that escapes from the Earth’s surface back to the earth. A．finding; reflecting B．found; reflected C．found; to reflect D．found; reflect 12．In Australia, many road signs are now both in English and Chinese, ______ it easier for Chinese tourists to travel. A．making B．made C．make D．makes 13．—I am wondering ________ makes you study so hard? —To go to my dream university. A．what is it that B．that is what C．what is that D．what it is that 14．For a third-culture kid,it is often easier to a new foreign country than to their "home" country. A．moving B．to move C．move D．moved 15．Upon entering a “new era”, what we now face is the _______ between unbalanced and inadequate development and the people’s ever-growing needs for a better life. A．administration B．violation C．contradiction D．presentation 16．His children were his pride, and being a devoted father became a top ______ in his life. A．capacity B．anxiety C．priority D．opportunity 17．The teacher came into the classroom _______ by his students. A．following B．to be following C．followed D．having followed. 18．—Good morning. May I help you? —No, thank you. I’m just looking around. —________ A．It’s up to you. B．How are you feeling today? C．Thanks for coming to see me. D．Take your time then. 19．A proposal was put forward at the meeting __________ the new cement plant shouldn’t be built near the school. A．when B．where C．that D．which 20． _______ his overseas study, he was eventually employed by his dream company. A．Having completed B．Completing C．Completed D．To complete 第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。 21．（6分）Here is a record of the discussion about AI (artificial intelligence) conducted by several scientists: Scientist A: I would say that we are quite a long way off developing the AI, though I do think it will happen within the next thirty or forty years. We will probably remain in control of technology and it will help us solve many of the world’s problems. However, no one really knows what will happen if machines become more intelligent than humans. They may help us, ignore us or destroy us. I tend to believe AI will have a positive influence on our future lives, but whether that is true will be partly up to us. Scientist B: I have to admit that the potential consequences of creating something that can match or go beyond human intelligence frighten me. Even now, scientists are teaching computers how to learn on their own. At some point in the near future, their intelligence may well take off and develop at an ever-increasing speed. Human beings evolve biologically very slowly and we would be quickly substituted. In the short term, there is the danger that robots will take over millions of human jobs, creating a large underclass of unemployed people. This could mean large-scale poverty and social unrest. In the long term machines might decide the world would be better without humans. Scientist C: I’m a member of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. Forget the movie image of a terrifying Terminator stamping on human skulls and think of what’s happening right now: military machines like drones, gun turrets and sentry robots are already being used to kill with very little human input. The next step will be autonomous “murderbots” following orders but finally deciding who to kill on their own. It seems clear to me that this would be extremely