新高考2023届英语模拟预热卷（2）

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If you are planning a trip, you may be wondering what might be in your line of travel when it comes to unique buildings. There are some unusual, unique buildings you should put on your travel bucket list.

Capital Gate—Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Capital Gate is one of the tallest buildings in Abu Dhabi. According to the Guinness World Records, Capital Gate is the world's farthest leaning, man-made tower. The structure leans at an 18 degree angle, and intentionally so. This is a lean about 5 times greater than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Svalbard Global Seed Vault—Longyearbyen, Norway

Nothing grand or stunning(令人震惊的) about this structure, from a visual perspective. But, in some ways, the future of civilization may depend on the work done at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is designed to store millions of different types of seeds for the replanting of various crops in the event of any number of major global disasters. The building comes complete with blast-proof doors, airlocks, and motion sensors.

Palace of the Parliament—Bucharest, Romania

The Palace of the Parliament is the second largest administrative building on the planet. Indeed, it is so big that it can be seen from space. The structure was commissioned by the last communist dictator to rule in Romania. A fraction of the building is in use today, most of it sitting idle.

Lotus Temple—Delhi, India

If in India, a visitor interested in building and architecture should also check out the Lotus Temple in Delhi. The Lotus Temple is indeed designed to mimic the appearance of the flower. The Lotus Temple is a Bahai House of Worship completed in 1986.

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Five-year-old Willard Wigan struggled to tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9. Unfortunately, his schoolteacher knew nothing about dyslexia(阅读障碍症), a learning disability that can make letters and numbers confusing. She didn't try to help him. Not surprisingly, Willard didn't like school. Usually, his mind drifted—to playing outside, to his dog Maxie, or to the ants that lived near his family's garden shed. Willard was especially curious about those ants. He felt like them—small and insignificant. Thus, when he noticed some ants trying to build a house, he decided to help them! Willard constructed a little building. Then he sprinkled sugar inside to encourage the ants to move in. When they did, Willard built more houses.

At school, Willard still struggled, but now he knew he could do something special. Maybe he wasn't a failure after all. If he had trouble with his reading or math, Willard would later go home and created tiny furniture for the ant houses. He even built an ant school, with teeny swings, ladders, seesaws, and a merry-go-round. His artistic skill increased, and a love for little things began to grow in his heart.

At age nine, Willard began carving faces on toothpicks. He discovered that his ability improved when he held his breath as he worked. When he quit school at age 15 to help support his family, Willard still spent his spare time carving. His confidence grew as more people appreciated his talent. Eventually, he quit his factory job to pursue his dream of becoming one of the best artists in the world. Now, years later, Willard carves the tiniest artwork in the world! His sculptures are so small that several can fit on a period at the end of a sentence.

Because of their beauty and rarity, his sculptures have made Willard a wealthy man. But he says, "Success isn't about material things like an expensive watch or a costly ring; it's about persevering and achieving your dreams."

Willard Wigan, micro-sculptor, has done just that. The man who felt small as a boy has shown the world that something small can really be BIG.

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It is a tough time to be a tree. Earth has lost a third of its forests over the past 10,000 years—half of that just since 1900. We logged them for wood. We cut them to make way for farms and cattle. We cleared land to build homes and roads. Althoughdeforestationhas decreased globally from its peak in the 1980s, trends vary by region. In Indonesia, which had been cutting down forests for oil palm plantations(棕榈种植园), primary forest loss has declined since 2016. From August 2020 to July 2021, the Brazilian Amazon lost 5,000 square miles of rainforest, a 22 percent increase over the previous year. Since 1990, we've cut down more forest globally than there is forest in the United States.

Trees are growing faster as they absorb extra CO₂. That "greening" of the planet has so far helped slow climate change. But climate change is killing trees. And what has made forest scientists increasingly uneasy is the quickening pace of extreme events—fire, more powerful storms, and, most notably, severe heat and drought, which can worsen the effects of all the rest, shifting forests that have been around since the last ice age to entirely new states.

Climate change still poses less of a threat to forests than logging and land clearing, but the threat is growing fast. Satellite data show that Earth's tree-covered area actually expanded from 1982 to 2016 by 7 percent, an area larger than Mexico. But that doesn't mean forests are doing fine. The data don't distinguish between natural forests and industrial tree farms, such as the millions of palm, eucalyptus(桉树), and pine trees planted as crops while rainforest is cleared. Also, the data don't show which forests were lost to chain saws and which were killed by climate-related events.

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Humans are very social creatures. In addition to verbal(语言的) communication, we also use our bodies to help us better express our thoughts and feelings. This non-verbal communication is known as body language.

Body language includes things like facial expressions, eye contact and posture(姿势). It actually developed as a form of communication before humans could speak or write. We can tell a lot about what a person is thinking or feeling just by looking at them.

In fact, body language is so common that you may not even realize that you are communicating many messages to others every day without even using words. For example, you might move your head from side to side to express the word "no" instead of actually saying the word. Or, you might give a "thumbs(拇指) up" to show that you like or agree with something.

But now that we are spending more time online, we may not have as many in-person interactions as before. Because of this, our means of non-verbal communication has changed, but is still an important way to express our thoughts.

Our "digital body language" is becoming increasingly important as we change how we communicate. Instead of using voice messages, we can video chat with our friends to show them our smiling face. Another way to express our emotions digitally is through emojis(表情符号). When we are communicating online, we are only revealing the content and leaving out tones and facial expressions. That's when emojis can help in communication.

Whether using video chat to show our expression or sending an emoji, don't forget the importance of digital body language and non-verbal communication.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I'm a hiker—"born to hike". It does my heart and soul good to take a pack and head out on a trail(小路), especially when I'm alone and can let my mind wander where it will. .

Hiking keeps your brain sharper than many other forms of exercise. As a professional writer, although I am busy with my work, I often spare some time to hike. .

. Exercise in general can be a good way to decrease stress. But what sets hiking apart from other forms of exercise is that hiking can happen almost anywhere and give you the happiness that you can take from nature.

Hiking can increase our creativity. I'm sure I'm not alone in finding that walks in nature let my mind wander freely in creative directions. . Sometimes, ideas relevant to music come up from unconscious places when I'm not deliberately thinking.

Hiking helps strengthen a positive relationship with the natural world. Besides being good for us, hiking may also help the world around us. After all, if we stick to walking and covering longer distances, we could use cars less and reduce our carbon footprint. . For example, it increases our connection to nature. As one study suggests, when we have a personal connection to nature, we are more likely to want to protect it. That means experiences in nature—like hiking—can be mutually(相互地) beneficial, helping people and the earth.

So, grab a water bottle, a backpack…and head out on the trail. You won't be sorry you did.

A. Hiking helps to keep you calm and happy

B. Beyond that, hiking benefits our planet indirectly

C. Following are the benefits you can get from hiking

D. In fact, I've written many of my songs while hiking on a trail

E. It's easy for me to come up with creative ideas while sitting alone

F. It not just makes me feel good, but also helps me keep the brain in top shape

G. This all goes to show that hiking maybe one of the best ways to move your body

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Have you experienced a condition when listening to a very loud music makes your heartbeat so fast that you can actually feel the heavy beating? From this experience, we can conclude that loud and fast music 1 the heart rate. Therefore, we have a feeling of high 2 and stress when we listen to loud and fast music. On the contrary, soft music is 3 to a slower heart rate. People who listen to relaxing music have a slower heart rate, 4 to those listening to loud and fast music, or those not listening to music at all.

But why does this happen? Experiments found that the 5 of music on the heart is based on the functioning of the brain. When we hear music, the sound waves are translated into electrical impulses(神经冲动) by the 6. As it is related to the increasing and decreasing of the heart rate, the related effect is produced. Now, is it that only 7 music brings out this effect? Well, listening to soft or relaxing music is surely more 8. However, listening to any type of music you like can be 9, rather than not listening to any music at all.

It is believed that people who have a slower heart rate have a longer life. 10, people having a faster heart rate are at a greater 11 of suffering from cardiovascular(心血管的) diseases. Therefore, having a slower heart rate makes you live a longer and healthier life. When 12 slows down the heart rate, it brings about a feeling of 13. Therefore, it is used as a 13 technique. We can conclude by saying that the phrase "Music heals(治疗) the heart" is not just a saying, but a(n) 15!

（）33. A. selflessness    B. helplessness    C. calmness    D. sadness

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A motto is a sentence or a phrasecan inspire us especially when we are(face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as "Where there is a will, there is a way. " or "(learn) is like sailing against the current; if you don't advance, you will retreat." and so on. My motto is "God helps those who help themselves." Sometimes I am lazy and don't want to make efforts(work) hard, the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myselfwhat I am doing. I write my motto where I can see it(easy). Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much(confident). My motto also makes me becomeindependent person.

My friends, what is your motto? If you still haven't got a motto, please choosebecause a motto can have a great effect on you.

假如你是李华，美国一所中学的代表团来你校访问。你代表学校介绍将要在你校举行的有关"建设美丽中国"的活动，主要内容包括：

1）表示欢迎；

2）介绍活动内容；

3）邀请他们参加。

注意：

1）词数80左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

On one stormy afternoon last year, I was running home from school with my umbrella when I heard a bird start to sing. Out of curiosity, I went to have a look. Then I saw a brightly colorful bird nesting in a big tree. But the nest suddenly fell off.

With mercy and love, I decided to see if the bird had a chance to survive. Just as I went closer, I noticed a little head sticking out of the nest. I found that it had a wet broken wing, so it couldn't fly. It looked so weak as if it were dying. So I placed it gently in my hand and covered it with my umbrella.

I carefully took it home and thought down the road how to explain this to my parents. What if they would not want it and throw it away? I could not take that chance, so I went out and put it in the back garden and gave it a warm blanket for the night.

In the following days, I went to school as usual, but somehow, I fell in love with biology class, especially when the teacher explained something about birds. I learned to feed the bird, and I hurried to care for it when the school was over. It was slowly recovering and growing. Holiday came at last. I couldn't help telling my good friends about it. Then we secretly went to the back garden to look at my lovely bird. However, we were amazed to find that it had been missing.

Just as I thought where it had gone, a great surprise came all of a sudden. I found it staring at my cat in the distance. Catching sight of my appearance, it turned and came towards me. So I went to get it some water and birdseed. It was then that I found it grew into a big bird like a phoenix(凤凰) in the fairy tale. My friends all praised it, "What a beautiful bird it is!" Hearing their words, I felt truly proud. Fortunately, my care was not in vain but paid off.

注意：

1）续写词数应为150左右；

2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly, my parents appeared in the back garden.

……

Some days later, my friends and I wondered what to do with the bird.