1、云南省曲靖市第二中学2023年届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题第一部分：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） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 AThere are many wonderful destinations in the world. Seoul is a modern city full of delicious food options as well as great attractions, historical sights, and places to shop.Best time to visit
2、The best month for sightseeing in Seoul is during the warm weather between summer and early fall.Getting aroundIn Seoul, you have three main forms of transportation: train, subway, and taxi. The fastest option to get around Seoul is the Airport Railroad Express train. It has two options: the express
3、 and the all-stop. While the all-stop option is cheaper, its about 15 minutes slower than the express.Seoul has one of the largest subway stations in the world with 14 lines. It may seem a bit awful, but once you get used to it, its pretty easy.Another option to get around Seoul is to rent a car. Th
4、is is one of the least used options as Seoul has a convenient public transportation system.Places to visitEverland the largest theme park in Korea.Lotte World a great theme park for kids with never-ending thrill rides.Seoul Tower a symbolic skyscraper where you can take breathtaking views of the cit
5、y.TrickEye 3D museum if you love photos, you will find strange photos in this museum.Where to stayThere are lots of places to stay at Seoul. Below are our top recommendations:Myeongdong is tourists popular option. It has great shopping malls, great food, and lively nightlife. You can stay at the Alo
6、ft Seoul Myeongdong.Gangnam is another popular district, which has become famous thanks to the song Gangnam Style. One of the best areas in Gangnam is Garosugil, where you will find cafes, art galleries,retail stores. A great hotel option in this area is the Dormy Inn Premium Seoul Garosugil.1. When
7、 is the best time to visit Seoul ? A. January B. February C. December D. September2. Where can we have a bird-eye view of Seoul ? A. Everland B. Lotte World C. Seoul Tower D. Garosugil3. What can we learn from the text ? A. Gangnam has become popular because of a hit song. B. Myeongdong is a shop fa
8、vored by tourists. C. Renting cars is the most common way to get around Seoul. D. The all-stop train offers a more comfortable but more expensive service.BWe all know failure is the mother of success and each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as anecessary part
9、of the learning process. But all too often we convey to our children either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but top performance meets our approvalDonnie was my youngest third-grader. Hisfear of failure kept him from classroom games that other children
10、played excitedly. Heseldom answered questions he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he repeatedly checked with me to be sure he hadnt made a mistake.I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changeduntilmidterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our
11、classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included. But even enthusiastic, loving Mary was baffled by this little boy who feared he might make a mistake.Then one morning we were working math problems. Donnie had copied the problems clearly and carefully. Pleased
12、with his progress, I left the children with Mary. But when I returned. Donnie was in tears. Hed missed the third problem.Mary looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face brightened. From the desk we shared, she got a box filled with pencils.“Look, Donnie,” she said. “Ive got something to show you.” S
13、he removed the pencils and placed them on his desk. “See these pencils, Donnie ?” she continued. “They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are worn? Thats because we make mistakes too. Lots of them. But we erase the mistakes and try again. Thats what you must learn to do, too.”She k
14、issed him and continued: “Ill leave one of these pencils onyour desk so youll remember that everybody makes mistakes,even teachers.” Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and just a glimmer（少许）of a smile.ThePencil became Donnies prized possession. That, together with Annes frequent encouragement an
15、d praise for even Donnies small successes, graduallypersuaded him that its all right to make mistakes as long as you erase them and try again.4. Why did Donnie rarely finish his work ? A. Because he seldom answered those difficult questions. B. Because he couldnt work together with his classmates. C. Because he spent too much time checking his answers. D. Because he never did his work until the very last minute.5. The word “baffled” in Paragraph 3 most probably means . A. confused B. impressed C. satisfied D. encouraged 6. Which of the following words best describe Mary Anne as she is shown