江门市2023年高考模拟考试英语本试卷共12页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前:考生务必把自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡相应的位置上。2.做选择题时，必须用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3.非选择题必须使用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔，将答案写在答题卡规定的位置上。4.所有题目必须在答题卡上指定位置作答，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。5.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AInternationalBachelor-degreeOrganization(IBO)AndItsProgrammesBeijingWorldYouthAcademy(BWYA)BeijingWorldYouthAcademysponsoredbytheInternationalYouthExchangeCentreundertheChineseYouthLeagueCentralCommittee,isasecondaryschoolfoundedwiththepermissionoftheBeijingMunicipalEducationCommissiontoenrollbothChineseandoverseasstudents,aged11to19,(BWYAisauthorizedbytheIBOtooffertheDegreeProgramme,aworldfamousandgloballyrecognizedqualification.IBODegreeProgramme(IDP)Atwo-yearcourseformotivatedstudentsaged16to19whoarelookingtogainacceptancetofamousuniversitiesaroundtheworld.Pre-IBO(grade10)studentswhopasstheirfinalexamscanbedirectlypromotedtoIDP.IBOMiddleYearsProgramme(IMYP)IBOgeneratesthisprogrammeforChinesejuniorhighschoolstudentsaged:10to16.IMYPhelpsstudentsparticipateactivelyandresponsiblyinachangingandincreasinglyinterrelatedworld.Textbooksarewell-chosenfrommiddleschooltextbooksoftheU.K.,theU.S.A.andChinaaccordingtothecurriculumrequirements.IMYPpreparesstudentstocontinuetheirstudyintheIBODegreeProgramme.ChineseasaForeignLanguageforForeigners(CFL)SpeciallyfavouredbyoverseasChineselittlechildren,thisChineselanguagecourseisdesignedforstudentswhohavejuststartedlearningChinese.AlthoughthefocusisontheChineselanguage,fundamentalsubjectsarealsointroducedsothatthestudentmayentertheChineseschoolingcurriculumoncompletionofthecourse.1.WhichorganizationgivestheofficialapprovaltoBWYA?A.TheInternationalYouthExchangeCentre. B.TheChineseYouthLeagueCentralCommittee.C.TheBeijingMunicipalEducationCommission. D.TheInternationalBachelor-degreeOrganization.2.Whichcourseshoulda17-year-oldstudentattend,ifhewantstobeadmittedtoHarvardUniversity?A.BWYA. B.IDP. C.IMYPB. D.CFL.3WhatisthesimilaritybetweenIMYPandCFL?A.Finishingthesetwoprogrammes,studentscanhaveafurtherstudy.B.Thetargetstudentsofthesetwoprogrammesarefrommiddleschools.C.ThesetwoprogrammescanberegisteredbyoverseasChinesestudents.D.Inthesetwoprogrammes,studentswilltakeupChineselanguagecourses.BAllovertheworld,barbershopsnotonlyfueltheirlocaleconomies,butalsobringpeopletogether.SowhentheCOVID-19brokeoutthreeyearsagoandthecommunityfellonhardtimes,ChrisBossioknewjustwhattodo.ChrisopenedabarbershopcalledHeadlines,wherepeoplecouldcometogetherforahaircut,havingsomeconversationsmeanwhile.Later,Chrisvolunteeredhisfreetimetoteachotherbarbersnewtechniques.Impressedbyhisdown-to-earth,easy-to-understandlessons,oneofhisbusinesspartnersconvincedhimtouploadthemonTiktok(抖音).Thatwaswhenthingsreallytookoff.ThevideosearnedhimalargenumberofsubscribersandasChriskeptcreatingmore,hesawhissubscribersturnintoclients.Thefreshmeninthelinefloodedintoexchangeprofessionalopinionsandsharpentheskills,whileresidentsfromthecommunitycameforamomentofpeace,hencebuildingadeeperbond.BusinesswasboomingbutChrisdidn’tstophere.WhenhestartedHeadlines,hisinitialgoalwasjusttoopenfivebarbershopswithinfiveyears.Butastimewentby,hewasdeterminedtosharehissuccess,focusingmostofhistimeonempoweringbarbers.Heheldworkshopswherehetrainedbarbersonnotonlythebusinessofbarbering,butalsohowtoestablishtheirbrands.Once,hisworkshopattractedover300attendees.Manyofhisstudentshavebecomesuccessfulbarbersthemselves,includingabout40whohaveopenedtheirownshopsinthearea.“Theseshopsserveasplaceswherecommunityculturesreallycometogetherandcometolife,”hesaid.ItwasadreamcometrueforChris.Healsosawopportunitiespoppingupashischannelgrew.Hestartedmakingashavinggel(凝胶).Itwasanotherhugehit.Heimmediatelylaunchedaproductionline,creatingacertainnumberofjobsinthecommunity.Thoughtheeconomywasindecline,hecouldsell10,000productspermonthin15countries.It’salsobeenalifelineduringtheCOVID-19epidemic(疾病流行),whenhundredsofbarbershopswereforcedtoshutdown.Withoutit,Chris’business,aswellashisemployees,couldn’thavesurvived.4.WhatwasChrisBossio’soriginalpurposeofopeningHeadlines?A.Toearnmoneyforthepoorinthecommunity.B.Toeasepeople’stensionduringtheepidemic.C.Tohaveconversationswithotherpeople.D.Toteachotherbarbersnewtechniques.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“That”inparagraph4referto?A.Sharingnewtechniques.B.Openingabarbershop.C.Postingvideosonline.D.Givingnewbarberslessons.6.WhatwasanoutcomeofChris’workshops?A.Peopleestablishedacloserbondthere.B.Chris’studentsallbecamesuccessfulbarbers.C.Chris’contributionwasrecognizedacrosstheworld.D.Manybarbersbenefitedagreatdealfromthem.7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesChrisBossio?A.Helpfulandcreative.B.Ambitiousandpatient.C.Generousandthoughtful.D.Positiveandenergetic.CNewwordsemergeinEnglishallthetime.Infact,inrecentyearsmorenewwordsandphrasesareenteringthelanguagethaneverbefore,partlyduetotheincreasedwillingnessoflexicographers(词典编纂者)toincludetheminthedictionaries.JohnAlgeowhostudiesthehistoryoflanguagesays,“Asourculturechanges,thelanguagechanges