2023屆廣東省肇慶市高要區(qū)第高考沖刺模擬英語試題含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof2．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported3．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what4．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．a(chǎn)ssoonas C．until D．a(chǎn)slongas5．—Youknowquitealotaboutthefashionshow.—Well,Cathy________ittomeduringlunch.A．introducesB．introducedC．hadintroducedD．willintroduce6．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the7．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．a(chǎn)dmissionC．a(chǎn)ccommodation D．immigration8．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat9．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich10．Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．a(chǎn)s B．if C．though D．unless11．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what12．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where13．Theyovercamesomedifficultiesandcompletedtheworkaheadoftime,________wassomethingwehadnotexpected.A．that B．whichC．it D．what14．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto15．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased16．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy17．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown18．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．a(chǎn)ddress19．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed20．ThepressshouldexpanditsinfluenceininternationalpublicopiniontomakeChina’svoicebetter______intheworld.A．hearing B．tobeheardC．hear D．heard第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Anewinternationalstudyshowsthatsomepeopledbiologicalclockplaysapowerfulrolefortheirlifeexpectancy,regardlessoflifestylechoices.PublishedinthelatestissueofAgingonWednesday,thestudyhasfoundthemostdefinitiveevidencetoexplainwhysomepeoplekeephealthylifestylebutdieyoungerthanothers.GeneticistSteveHorvathfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA),ledateamof65scientistsaroundtheworldtorecordage-relatedchangestohumanDNA,analysebloodsamplescollectedfrom13,000peopleandestimatetheirlifespan.Ahigherbiologicalage,regardlessofactualage,consistentlypredictsanearlierdeath,thestudysays.“Yougetpeoplewhoarevegan,sleep10hoursaday,havealow-stressjob,andstillendupdyingyoung,”Horvathsaidinastatement.“Wehaveshownsomepeoplehaveafasterinnateagingrate.”Thefindingsdiscoveredthat5percentofthepopulationagesatafasterbiologicalrate,whichtranslatedtoaroughly50percenthigherthanaverageriskofdeathatanyage.“Thegreathopeisthatwefindanti-aginginterventionsthatwouldslowyourinnateagingrate,”Horvathsaid,addingthat“thisisanimportantmilestonetorealizingthisdream.1、Howwasthestudyconducted?A．BycollectingandanalyzingdataB．ByinterviewinglotsofpeopleC．ByresearchingpreviousstudiesD．Bystudyingdifferentlifestyles2、Somepeoplekeephealthylifestylebutdieyoungerthanothersbecause.A．BybiologicalclockisnotpowerfulenoughB．themostdefinitiveevidencehasbeenfoundC．theyhaveahigheractualagethanothersD．theyagesatarelativelyfasterbiologicalrate3、Accordingtothestudy,itcanbeinferredthat.A．peoplewhokeephealthylifestyletendtolivelongerB．people’slifespancanbepredictedbytheirageC．a(chǎn)nti-aginginterventionshaveprovedtoslowtheinnateagingrateD．5percentofpeoplearebelievedtohaveafasterinnateagingrat22．（8分）Whosaysonlybigcitiescanbebeautifulandcharming?Theworldisfullofreallyeye-catchingandfascinatingvillagesandsmalltowns－you’llfindsomeofthemostinterestinginthelistbelow:PlacesDescriptionsAlberobelloAlberobello,insoutheasternItaly,featuresperhapsthebestexamplesofakindofdrystonehutwithaconical(圓錐的)roof.Thesemodesttraditionalhutsaregreatexamplesofancientbuildingtechniques,eventhoughtheseconstructionsaren’tmorethanafewcenturiesold.ReineAsapartoftheLofotenarchipelagoinnorthernNorway,ReineisoneofthemostbeautifulandwelcomingplacesinthenorthoftheArcticCircle.Surprisingly,mildweathermeansthatlocalsandtravelersalikecantakefulladvantageoftheimpressivesurroundings,whetherthatmeanshiking,oradmiringthesceneryandtheuniqueFishermen’shuts.EzeEzeisabreathtakinglybeautifulplace,locatedontheFrenchRiviera.Rising1,400feetabovethesea,itoverlooksthecoastsandoffersamazingviewsoftheMediterraneanSea.Inadditiontoitslocation,Ezefeaturesacertainmedieval(中世紀的)charm,thankstoitsmanywell-preservedcenturies-oldbuildings.Notsurprisingly,thefairy-talevillagewasafavoriteofWaltDisney’sTulouClustersFujianTulouislargelymadeupoftheclaybuildingsinYongdingCountyandNanjingCountyinthesouthwestFujianProvince.TheNanjingTulouClusterconsistsof3parts－TianluokengTulouCluster,YuchanglouandTaxiaVillage,RoughlyNanjingTulouClusterisabout160kmwestofXiamenandtakesoneandhalfhours’drivefromXiamenTianluokengTulouClusterconsisitsof5claybuildings,withasquaretulouatthecenterandcircledby4circulartulous,formingaprettypatternofsocalled“fourdisheswithonesoup”578、Whichcountrymaysuityoubestforavisitifyouareafishing-lover?A．Italy. B．Norway.C．France. D．China1、WhichofthefollowingmakesTianluokengTulouClustersattractive?A．Itsbuildingmaterial. B．Itslocation.C．Itsnumberofclaybuildings. D．Itsarchitecturalshapeanddesign2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheplacesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyallfeaturewell-preservedtraditionalbuildings.B．Theyareallsituatedinwealthydevelopedcountries.C．Theyareallplacesprovidingvisualfeastsfortourists.D．Theyareallsmalltownswithfascinatingsceneryandmildweather.23．（8分）Therearemanyplacestogoonsafari(觀賞野生動物)inAfrica，butridingahorsethroughthefloodedwatersofBotswana’sOkavangoDeltamustranka&oneoftheworld’smostexcitingwildlifejourneys.Severalsafaricampsoperateasthebaseforthisadventure,providinguniqueridestwiceadaytoexploredeepintothedelta.Thecampshaveexcellenthorses,professionalguidesandlotsofsupportworkers.Theyhaveareputationforprovidingagreatridingexperience.Themorningride,whentheguidestakeyoutobeautiful,shallowlakesfullofwaterlilies,tendstobemoreactive.Itisunlikeanyotherridingexperience.Withrainbowsforminginthesplashingwateraroundyouandthesoundofhugedropsofwaterbouncingoffyourbodyandface，itistrulyexciting.Youareverylikelytocomeacrosslargewildanimals，too.Onhorsebackitispossibletogetquiteclosetoelephants,giraffesandmanyotheranimals.Thesenseofexcitementandtensionlevelsrisesuddenlythough,asdoesyourheartrate,asyoumoveclosertothem.Intheevening,ridesareusuallyatamorerelaxedandunhurriedpace,withgoldenlightstreamingacrossthegrassydeltaandtheanimalscomingouttoeatanddrink.Sedateastheyare,ridesatthistimeofdayarestillveryimpressive.Asthesun’srayspassthroughthedustkickedupbythehorses,theromanceofAfricacomestolife.Backatthecampyoucankickoffyourbootsandenjoyexcellentfoodandwine.Lookingbackonyourday,youwillfindithardtodenythatahorsebacksafariisascloseasyouwillevercometoansweringthecallofthewild.1、Theunderlinedword“They”inthesecondparagraphreferto________.A．FloodedwatersB．WildlifejourneysC．SafaricampsD．Uniquerides2、Whatdoestheauthorfindmostexcitingaboutahorsebacksafari?A．SeeingandfeelingtherealAfricanlife.B．Enjoyinggoodfoodandwineatthecamp.C．Huntinglargeanimalsjustasourancestorsdid.D．Beingpartofthesceneandgettingclosetoanimals.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Sedate”inthefourthparagraphmostprobablymean?A．Wildandromantic.B．Slowandpeaceful.C．Hungryandthirsty.D．Activeandexcited.4、TheauthorintroducestheridingexperienceintheOkavangoDeltamainlyby________.A．followingspaceorderB．followingtimeorderC．makingclassificationsD．givingexamples24．（8分）YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwasactuallyjustoneofthreestate-of-theart（最先進的）oceanshipsbackintheday.TheOlympicclassshipswerebuiltbytheHarland&WolffshipmakersinNorthernIrelandfortheWhiteStarLinecompany.TheOlympicclassincludedtheOlympic,theBritannicandtheTitanic.WhatyoumaynotknowisthattheTitanicwasn’teventheflagshipofthisclass.Allinall,theOlympicclassshipsweremarvelsofseaengineering，buttheyseemedcursedtosufferdisastrousfates.TheOlympiclaunchedfirstin1910,followedbytheTitanicin1911,andlastlytheBritannicin1914.Theshipshadninedecks,andWhiteStarLinedecidedtofocusonmarkingthemthemostluxuriousshipsonthewater.Stretching269.13meters,theOlympicclassshipwerewondersofnavaltechnology,andeveryonethoughtthattheywouldcontinuetobesoforquitesometime.However,allsufferedterribleaccidentsontheopenseas.TheOlympicgotwreckedbeforetheTitanicdid,butitwastheonlyonesurviveandmaintainasuccessfulcareerof24years.TheTitanicwasthefirsttosinkafterfamouslyhittingahugeicebergin1912.Followingthisdisaster,theBritannichitanavalminein1916andsubsequentlysankaswell.Eachshipwascoal-poweredbyseveralboilersconstantlykeptrunningbyexhaustedcrewsbelowdeck.Mostrecognizableoftheshipdesignsaretheship’ssmokestacks,butthefourthstackwasactuallyjustartisticinnatureandservednofunctionalpurpose.Whiletwooftheseshipssank,theywerealldesignedwithdoublehulls（船體）believedtomakethem“unsinkable”,perhapsamistakenideathatledtotheTitanic’sandtheBritannic’stragicend.TheOlympicsufferedtwocrasheswithothershipsandwentontoserveasahospitalshipandtrooptransportinWorldWarI.Eventually,shewastakenoutofservicein1935,endingtheeraoftheluxuriousOlympicclassoceanliners.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthethreeOlympicclassships?A．Theyperformedmarvelouslyonthesea.B．Theycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway.C．Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.D．Theyweremodelsofmodernengineering.2、WhatdidWhiteStarlinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?A．Theircapacityofsailingacrossallwaters.B．Theutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.C．Theirabilitytosurvivedisastersofanykind.D．Thelongvoyagestheywereabletoundertake.3、mighthaveledtothetragicendoftheTitanicandtheBritannic?A．TheirunscientificdesignsB．Theircaptains’misjudgmentC．TheassumptionthattheywerebuiltwiththelatesttechnologyD．Thebeliefthattheycouldneversinkwithadouble-layerbody4、IntheendtheshipOlympic.A．wasusedtocarrytroopsB．wassunkinWorldWarIC．wasconvertedintoahospitalshipD．wasretiredafterhernavalservice25．（10分）Languagelearningappsareverypopularnowandofferopportunitiestolearnvocabularyandpracticegrammar.Buttherehasbeenadiscussionaboutjusthoweffectivesuchappscanbe.AmongthemostpopularappsareDuolingoandBusuu.Apreviousresearchfoundpositiveresultsontheuseofthem.Butitmainlyconcentratedonstudieswithlearnerswhohadsigneduptolanguagecoursesandtheseappsworkedasanafter-classsupport,sotheresultswerenotalwaysreliable.Arecentstudyof4,095Busuuusershasbeencarriedoutaimedtofindoutifuserscanactuallylearnalanguagewithanapp.Busuuprovideslearningmaterialsfor12differentlanguages.Itoffersspecialmodelwheresomecontentisavailableforfreewhilesomecontentisnot.Wefindthatitsusersareanevenmixofmenandwomen.Morethanhalfconsiderthemselvestobeatthebeginnerlevelasthereisadecreaseinusersastheirlanguagelevelsgoup.Mostpeopleusetheappbecauseofpersonalinterest,orbecausetheywanttostudyorliveabroad.Femaleuserstendtouseitlessoftenbutforlongerperiodsoftimethanmaleusers.GettinganyfeedbackonBusuudependsonwhetheryouransweriscorrectornot.Whileitishelpful,thisisnotthesortoffeedbacklanguageteachersprefer,asitdoesnotexplainwhytheanswerisrightorwrong.Inspiteofthis,feedbackintheappisveryhighlyrated.Morethan92%ofrespondentsstatethattheapphasmettheirexpectationsand86%ratetheappasverygoodorgood.Infact,morethan80%oftheuserssurveyedstronglyagreethatusingtheapphashelpedthemimprovetheirknowledgeofthelanguagetheyarelearning.Besides,languagelearningappsalsocreateanenvironmentwheremistakesareonlyknowntotheusers,andthiscanaddresstheperformanceanxietythatmanylearnerssufferfromwhenaskedtospeakaforeignlanguage.Solanguageteachersshouldencouragetheirstudentstousethemtodothegrammarwork,leavingpreciousclasstimeformorelanguagecommunication.1、Theresultsoftheformerresearchweren’talwaysdependablebecause_________.A．itwasonlycarriedoutbeforeclassB．itdidn’tconsiderusersinclassC．itjustfocusedonpositiveresultsD．itusedout-of-datemethods2、WhatcanwelearnabouttheappBusuufromthetext?A．Allthecontentsarefreetouse.B．Mostusersconsideritsatisfying.C．It’susedbymoreadvancedlearners.D．It’smorepopularwithfemalelearners.3、Whichofthefollowingcanprobablyreplacetheunderlinedword“address”?A．dealwith B．writedownC．turnto D．speakof4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Studentswon’tsufferanxietyinlearninglanguagesbyusingBusuu.B．Languagelearningappsareeffectiveandsatisfactorytolanguagelearners.C．Languagelearningappsareverypopularwithmostlanguageteachers.D．Studentsshouldberequiredtouseappsforhomeworkafterclass.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）完形填空閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A．B．C和D）中選可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Igotaboardandsatdowninmyseat．Itwasgoingtobealongflight．Aroundmeweresome1"Whereareyouheaded?"Iasked．"LakesAirBase．We'llbethereforspecialtraining,andthentothefront．"Afteraboutanhour,anannouncementwasmadethatboxluncheswere2forfivedollars．Thejourneywouldbeseveralhours,andIdecidedtobuyone．AsI3formywallet,Iheardasoldieraskhisfellowsifhewouldbuylunch．"No,thatseemsalotofmoneyforjustaboxlunch．"Ilookedaroundattheothersoldiers.________werebuyinglunch．Iwalkedtothebackoftheplaneand________theflightattendantafifty-dollarbill．"Takealunchtoallthosesoldiers．"Isaid．Sheseizedmyarmstightly．Hereyeswetwithtears,she4me,"Mysonisasoldierinthefront．．．it'salmostlikeyouaredoingitforhim．"Pickinguptenboxes,sheheadedtothesoldiers．Aftereating,onmywaytotherestroomIwas5byaman．"Isaw6youdidandIwanttobepartofit．"Withthis,hehandedmetwenty-fivedollars．SoonafterIreturnedtomyseat,IsawtheFlightCaptaincoming,lookingattheseatnumbers7hewalked．Whenhegottomyrowhestopped,smiled,heldouthis________,andsaid,"Iwantto________yourhand．"Istoodandtookhishand．Withaloudvoicehesaid,"Iwasasoldier．________,someoneboughtmealunch．Itwassuchanactof________thatIneverforgot．"Iwasalittlebit________whenapplauserangoutfromallofthepassengers．Thesesoldiersweregivingtheirallforourcountry．Icouldonlygivethemacoupleofmeals．Later,whenIwalkedtothefrontoftheplanetostretchmylegs,aman8anothertwenty-fivedollarsinmyhand．Whenwe________,Igatheredmybelongingsandstartedtoleave．Amanstoppedme,putsomethinginmypocket,andwalkedaway9aword．Anothertwenty-fivedollars!Seeingthesoldiers10attheterminal,Iwalkedovertothemandhandedthemseventy-fivedollars．AsIwalked11tomycar,Iprayedfortheirsafe12.1、A．strangers B．soldiers C．a(chǎn)ttendants D．passengers2、A．a(chǎn)vailable B．reasonable C．convenient D．special3、A．prepared B．sent C．reached D．paid4、A．None B．Some C．Many D．All5、A．lent B．showed C．handed D．charged6、A．a(chǎn)dvised B．greeted C．inspired D．thanked7、A．praised B．stopped C．a(chǎn)ttracted D．discovered8、A．how B．which C．what D．that9、A．a(chǎn)s B．though C．till D．unless10、A．tongue B．a(chǎn)rm C．head D．hand11、A．feel B．seize C．Shake D．check12、A．Once B．Later C．Recently D．Frequently13、A．performance B．kindness C．bravery D．wisdom14、A．embarrassed B．relieved C．overjoyed D．satisfied15、A．threw B．found C．took D．left16、A．separated B．landed C．paused D．chatted17、A．in B．for C．through D．without18、A．training B．shouting C．gathering D．marching19、A．casually B．Anxiously C．disappointedly D．lightheartedly20、A．a(chǎn)rrival B．return C．flight D．Escape第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ChopsticksplayanimportantroleinChinesefoodculture.They1．(call)“Zhu”inancienttimesinChina.Chinesepeoplehavebeenusingthemformorethan3,000years.WoodorbamboochopsticksarethemostpopularonesusedinChinesehomes,2．canbedatedtoabout1,000years3．(early)thanivory(象牙)chopsticks.Thereareafewthings4．(avoid)whenusingchopsticks.Chinesepeopleusually.Don’tbeattheirbowlswhile5．(eat),sincethebehaviorusedtobepracticedbybeggars.Alsodon’tputchopsticksinabowluprightbecauseitisacustomonlyusedinsacrifices(祭祀)6．iscommoninChinaforeveryonetousetheirownchopsticksforgettingfoodfromthe7．(dish)onthetable.Ifyouprefer,servingchopsticks8．(be)provided.Besides,don’tbeembarrassedbyusingchopsticks9．(poor).Whatmattersisthatyouenjoythefood.Foodis10．greatimportanceinChineseculture,andtheChineseissuchapracticalpeoplethatallaroundyouwillmostlikelybefinewithwhatevermethodyouusetoeat.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（﹨）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。MycousinTimispupil、Heisclever,andheisverynaughty、TodayhefailsinhismathandEnglishexam、Gettinghisreport,hewasdeepworried、Hispoorreportwasrequiredtobesignedbyhisfatherathome、Onthewaytohomeanideaappearedonhismind、Hefoundhisfatherwasreadinganewspaperbeforehegothome、Timsaidtohisfather