1、云南省曲靖市第二中学2023年届高三英语第二次模拟考试试题（满分120分，考试用时100分钟）1. 答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径 0 . 5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚。请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名和科目。2. 每小题选出答案后，用 2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试题卷上作答无效。第I卷（选择题，共70分）第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ABloomfield Internation
2、alPlease join us for lunch and meet our new Logistics Director (物流总监),Robert J. Hughes.Mr Hughes joins Bloomfield after 10 years at Aviom Global Enterprises. He brings expertise in freight forwarding (货运), international transport and information technology.Friday, January 15th, 11:30am, 1st floor co
3、nference roomDear fellow Bloomfield workers,I want to express my gratitude and joy at being selected to join your corporation. My special gratitude goes to CEO, Bernard Johnson who chose me for this position. As many of you may already know, I am well known for my preference toward technological and
4、 market solutions to the logistical challenges that we face today. This is a large part of the reason why I was chosen by Mr Johnson. What this means for us in the logistics department is that we will be relying increasingly on outside partners, either in New Zealand, or globally, to do many of the
5、functions that we do now, and also I hope that many of the processes that drive our logistical network can be made more efficient by technological improvement. The business media has labeled me “Chainsaw Hughes” for some of the efficiencies I have created in my previous positions, which inevitably c
6、alled for a measure of business rightsizing (裁员增效). However, I am not the “job killer” that I have been described as. I have never reduced staff unless it could show clear benefits to the corporation. I am a “value creator” and I think that all of you will come to understand that. I look forward to
7、working with all of you. Robert J. Hughes1. Why is the notice written? A. To announce the retirement of Robert J. Hughes. B. To get staff together to meet a new corporate director in one enterprise. C. To account for Robert J. Hughess history of work experience. D. To advertise new logistical soluti
8、ons by Bloomfield International. 2. What is Mr Hughess background? A. He has worked in financial markets. B. He has worked as a CEO in an international enterprise.C. He has worked in shipping services. D. He has worked in software development and testing.3. We learn from the open letter that _. A. M
9、r Hughes will start work in a month B. Bloomfield International will acquire Aviom Global Enterprises C. Mr Hughes relies on information technology to improve business D. Bloomfield International has just announced the list of dismissed workers4. How does Mr Hughes describe himself? A. He never fire
10、s people randomly. B. He does not underpay workers. C. He does not believe in business rightsizing. D. He doesnt value profits over other people. BHow many times has someone invited you to his meeting, happy hour, coffee break, group vacation, hiking trip or dinner party and you find yourself dying
11、to say “Id love to, but I have to teach my fish to read”? While youre thinking whether or not to tell a less strange lie to keep whats left of your free time that day, week, month or year, you feel so guilty that you are so unwillingly saying “yes”. You find yourself looking at a calendar which is j
12、am-packed with events and you begin to hate the people who keep asking to occupy your time. When was the last time you said “no”? When you didnt say “no”, did you think those events would bring valuable experiences into your life experiences that might fuel your creativity and make you a more valuab
13、le, productive member of society? Well, that assumption may be wrong. As Drake Bauer writes, one of the keys to productivity is an empty calendar. “If we want to do the work that we want to do,” he writes, “we need to win our time how else can we spend it productively?” His piece, which will take up
14、 very little of your time to read, is worth it if only for encouragement to turn down the next invitation. Kevin Ashton nicely explains the value of “no” in creative peoples lives. He writes, “Time is the raw material of creation. Wipe away the magic and myth of creating and all that remains is work
15、: the work of becoming expert through study and practice, the work of finding solutions to problems, the work of trial and error, the work of thinking and perfecting the work of creating. Creating consumes. It is all day, every day. It knows neither weekends nor vacations. It is not when we feel lik
16、e it. It is habit. The common thread that links creators is how they spend their time. Therefore, in order to have that time to create more and become successful in your life, try saying “no”.5. What can we infer from the first paragraph?A. People often accept social invitations against their original will.B. People enjoy being invited to all
