【决胜高考◆◆冲刺卷】2023年高考英语考试冲刺卷02（广东、山东）第一部分  阅读（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。AHomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.MealPlansAvailable※ContinentalBreakfast※BreakfastandDinner※Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinnerIt’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal(谷物类食品),breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnerusuallyconsistsofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessert,fruitandcoffee.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.Self-cateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludesasharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.1．Whichofthefollowingwillbeprovidedbythehost?A．Roomcleaning. B．Medicalcare.C．Physicaltraining. D．Freeaccommodation.2．WhatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?A．Cheeseandcoldmeat. B．Fruitandcoffee.C．Fruitjuiceandbread. D．Dessertandtea.3．What’stheadvantageofself-cateringaccommodationforstudents?A．Tobeindependent. B．TopracticeEnglish.C．Tomakemorefriends. D．Toenjoywarmfamilyatmosphere.BIusedtohavea“dreamjob”.Atleast,that’showmanypeoplesawit.Itwasahighlydesirablegovernmentpositionthatincludedaguaranteedretirementandalifetimemedicalplan.Itwasalsonearlyimpossibletogetfired.ButIwasmiserableeveryday.AssoonasIclockedintowork,allmyenergy—andinturn,allmydesireforlife—fadedaway.Instead,Ithoughtaboutmysidebusiness.Forafewyears,I’dbeenrunninganautoshopinmyhomegarage.Ispecializedinrepairingandmodifyingclassiccars.Atonepoint,Ihungupaprint(照片)ofmyfavoriteautomotiveshopasasourceofinspiration.Iknewtheowner’sstorywell:Hehasatightworkschedule,buthisworkethic,artistry,andauthenticityneverfalter(衰退).In2019,oneofmyclientsofferedmeanactualindustrialspacetorunmyshop.Iwasnervoustosayyes.CouldIreallyexpandmybusinessandkeepmygovernmentjob?Wasitwisetogiveupsomethingwithsomuchsecurity?Thenitdawnedonme:The“dreamjob”hadaguaranteedretirementplanforpeoplewhoworktherefor30years—butafter30year,wouldelderlymelookbackandregretnotseizingtheopportunitytodothingsonmyownterms?Ihadmyanswer.In2020,Ileftthedreamjobtorunmybusinessfulltime.In2021,Isomehowkeptthebusinessafloat,andwemovedintoashopthat’sdoublethesize.That’swhenIrealizedthatmyprintwasstillhangingupbackatmy“first”garage.Ithoughtabouthowmuchthatprintmeanttomebackthen,andhowitdeservedaplaceofprominence(杰出)atmynewlocation.Itisnowproudlydisplayedinmyhumbleshop,alongwithabannergiventomebytheownerofthestorethatIlike.Itservesasaremindertoholdmyselftothesameethosashe—tirelessworkethic,ever-evolvingartistry,andgenuineauthenticity.Frankly,thispathhasnotbeeneasy.Sincestartingmyownbusiness,neverinmylifehaveIbeensotired,frustrated,oranxious.ButIliveonmyowntermsandloveeverysecondoflife.4．Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelabouthis“dreamjob”?A．Fairlypainful. B．Ratherbusy.C．Abitregretful. D．Veryenjoyable.5．WhydidtheauthormentionhisfavoriteautomotiveshopownerinParagraph3?A．Hehelpedtheauthorexpandhisshop.B．Heencouragedtheauthortoworkhard.C．Healwaysworkedaccordingtohisschedule.D．Hewasaninspirationfortheauthortoownashop.6．Whatdidtheauthormeanbyhisanswer?A．Hewouldrefusetoaccepttheowner’soffer.B．Hewouldgiveuphisdreamjobintheend.C．Hewouldvaluetheprintofferedbytheowner.D．Hewouldkeepastrongdesireforhisdreamjob.7．Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?A．Allhardworkwillpayoff.B．Weshouldrespectourheart.C．Thereisnoshortcuttosuccess.D．Opportunityisfortheprepared.CHistoryofamusementparkstakesusbacktothebar­periodicfairs，liketheBartholomewFairwhichstartedinEngland.Thesecanbeconsideredaparentforthemodernamusementpark.OpeningintheElizabethanperiod，thefairhaddevelopedasacenterofamusementwithentertainmentwithfun，food，games，andmanyotherattractions.ThebeerfestivalheldinMunich，Germanywhichstartedin1810andthecountyandstatefairsintheUS，alsoplayedapartinthebriefhistoryofamusementparks.UnliketheBartholomewFair，theseannualeventswereusuallyheldduringanimportanttimewhencropswereripe，whichdeservedtobemarked.AmusementparksarealsoknowntohavegrownoutofthepleasuregardensthatbecameverypopularatthestartoftheIndustrialRevolution.Thesewerethezoneswhereonecouldshunthedullurbanlifeforashortwhile.Wecanfindtheoldestandstill­survivingamusementparkintheworld：BakkeninDenmark，whichopenedin1583.Theseparksconsistedoffireworksdisplays，ridesandthemodernrailroa