福建省石獅市永寧中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高三考前熱身英語試卷含解析

2023年高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)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．Thedaysaregonephysicalstrengthwasallyouneededtomakealiving．A．that B．whenC．where D．which2．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed3．That’s

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lightB．cometolifeC．comeacross4．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping5．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise6．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what7．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped8．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach9．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover10．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation11．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t12．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood13．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway14．ThepartinthefilmRio_______thetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom15．Intheearlymorningallofusstoodatthetopofthemountain___________eastofthecity,watching__________burningsunrising.A．/;a B．the;aC．the;the D．/;the16．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired17．Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing18．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When19．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need20．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．a(chǎn)mattending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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Whenyouneedtoseeadoctor,surelyyouwillwanttoseeagoodone.Butthereisoneimportantthingyoumayneverhavethoughtabout:Hasyourdoctorrestedenough?Doctorsinourcountryoftenhavetowork34hoursorlongerwithoutsleep.Mostofthemwork104hoursaweek,andsomeeven150.(Thereareonly168hoursaweek!)Onereportsaidthatadoctorwhoworkssuchlonghourscannotthinkmoreclearlythanadrunkdriver.Anotherfoundthatdoctorswhosleep5.8fewerhoursthantheweekbeforemightmake22%moreseriousmistakes.Surelynoonewantstogetinacarthatisdrivenbyadrunkdriver.So,howsafewouldyoufeelwhenyouareunderthecareofatireddoctor?Sadlythisproblemhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Therearenolawsaboutityetandhospitalbossesdon’tlookliketheycareeither.AndthatiswhywedoctorsareaskingyoutojoinusonthestreetthisSunday.Fighttogetherwithusonthestreetsowecanfightbetterforyourlifeinthehospital.Time:1p.m.July15Place:CityHospitalSquare1、Howlongdodoctorsoftenhavetoworkperweekinthecountry?A．34hours.B．104hours.C．150hours.D．168hours.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Another”inParagraph2referto?A．Acountry.B．Adoctor.C．Areport.D．Adriver.3、Whydoesthewritercompareatireddoctorwithadrunkdriver?A．Tofindoutwhocanthinkmoreclearly.B．Togiveanexampleofacommondisease.C．Toshowwhocanworklongerwithoutsleep.D．Togivethereaderaclearideaofthedanger.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Towarndoctorsnottoworktoolong.B．Togetsupportforthefightfordoctors.C．Totellpeoplehowtofindagooddoctor.D．Tocallforalawagainstdrunkdriving.22．（8分）Sciencetextbooksaroundtheworldhavebecomesuddenlyoutofdate.Fournewchemicalelements(元素)havebeenaddedtotheperiodictable.Abigdecisionnowliesahead-elements113,115,117and118needtobegiventheirofficialnamesandsymbols.Newelementscanbenamedafteramythical(神話的)concept,amineral,aplaceorcountry,aproperty(性質(zhì))orascientist.Thenameshavetobeuniqueandmaintain＂historicalandchemicalconsistency＂.Thismeansalotof＂-iums＂.＂They’reLatinisingthename,＂explainschemistAndreaSella.＂Themostrecenttraditionistonamethemafterplacesorpeople.＂Theplaceschosentendtobewheretheelementwasdiscoveredorfirstproduced.Noonehasyetnamedanelementafterthemselvesbutmanyelementsarenamedinhonourofimportantscientists.AlbertEinsteinwasgiveneinsteinium.Thiscanalsobeawayofrightingthewrongsofthepast.＂LiseMeitnerwasreallythechemistwhospottednuclearfission(核裂變)butshewasneverreallyrecognisedforitbecauseshewasJewishandawoman,＂saysSella.＂Givinganelementanamethatremindsusofherisgreatlyimportant.＂Thenamingprocessisn’tquick.Thescientistswhodiscoveredthemwillstartthingsoffbysuggestinganame.ButitwillbedowntotheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry(IUPAC)toapproveit.AspecialdivisionoftheUS-basedgrouphastoacceptthesuggestion.ThenthereisapublicreviewperiodoffivemonthsbeforetheIUPACgetsthefinalapproval.Onceit’sready,thenameisannouncedinthescientificjournalPureandAppliedChemistry.Naminganelementisnotjustaboutfunctionality.Namesarealwaysimportant.1、WhatisthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．Topresentafinding.C．Topointoutaproblem.D．Tocallforadecision,2、WhywasLiseMeitnermentionedinthenamingprocessinParagraph4?A．Topraiseher.B．Tobuildherreputation.C．Tocorrectthewrongsofthepast.D．Toendracialdiscrimination3、Whohasthefinalsayinthenamingprocessofanelement?A．Thescientistwhodiscoveredthem.B．ThespecialdivisionofUS-basedgroup.C．ThescientificjournalPureandAppliedChemistry,D．TheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howelementsgettheirnames.B．Whysciencetextbooksareoutofdate.C．Hownewelementsarediscovered.D．Howfunctionalnaminganelementis.23．（8分）Famousresorts(度假勝地)ontheearthMaldivesMaldivesisfamedasthelastparadise(樂園)ontheearth.It'smadeupofmorethan1,800coralislands,spreadingoveraseaareaofabout90thousandsquarekilometersontheIndianOcean.PeopleinMaldivesbelieveinIslam.Theymustobservethereligiousrulesstrictly.However,touristsdon'tneedtofollowthesecustomsinsidehotels,buttheymustdoasthelocalswhentheyenterthecommunityofthelocalpeople.JejuIslandJejuIsland,alsoknownasthe“IslandsoftheGods”，isthebiggestislandofSouthKorea.Itisavolcanicislandwithapleasantclimate.Itsyearlyaveragetemperatureis16℃，whichmakesitthemostattractivevacationstopinNortheastAsia.Ithasgainedafameasashoppingparadise.Herealltheluxury(奢侈品)brandsarefreeofduty.Everysummerthousandsoftouristscomeheretolookforthegods,enjoythecoolnessofthegentleseabreezeandbuycheapluxuries.PhuketIslandPhuketIsland,thebiggestislandofThailand,iscalledapearlontheIndianOcean.Itisworld-famousforitsbeautifulbeaches.Somearequietandtourist-friendly,andsomeareasluxuriousaspersonalvacationbeaches.Somearefamousforseasports,andsomeareattractivetoloversofeveningentertainments.Therefore,you'llhaveagoodtimeherewhetheryou'resingleoraccompaniedbyyourfriends.HaymanIslandHaymanIsland,asecretvacationisland,isoneofthe600coralislandsthatmakeuptheGreatBarrierReef.EveryyearthousandsoftouristscomeheretoadmirethebeautyofthetropicseaandthecharmingsceneoftheGreatBarrierReef.However,theyseldomseeanywaitersandwaitressesaroundastheyworkinandtravelthroughaspecialtunnel(通道).Thisiswhyit'scalledthemostsecretresort.1、Ifyouintendtodosomeshoppingbesidessightseeing,________maybeisyourbestchoice.A．MaldivesB．PhuketIslandC．JejuIslandD．HaymanIsland2、Touristsshould________inMaldiveswhengettingoutofthehotels.A．followthelocalrulesB．watchoutforsharksC．stayinsecrettunnelsD．stayawayfromthelocalpeople3、PhuketIslandisregardedas________bytourists.A．the“IslandsoftheGods”B．a(chǎn)pearlontheIndianOceanC．a(chǎn)secretvacationislandD．thelastparadiseontheearth4、TouriststhinkHaymanIslandissecretbecause________.A．theyarestrictlylimitedwithinthehotelB．theyaren'tallowedtoswimintheseaC．theyareforbiddentobargaininthemarketD．theycan'tmeetservantsaroundthem24．（8分）InsideWeWork’sNewYorkCityheadquartersonaThursdaymorning,ahandfulofkidsaresellingcarrotsandpeppers.ThechildrenaremembersofWeWork’sfirstschool,WeGrow,wherefarmingispartofthecurriculum.TheyareinteractingwithWeGrowemployeesbrowsingthegoods.“Howmanycarrotswouldyoulike?”onegirlasks.“WetakeApplePay,”anothershouts.Foundedin2010,WeWorkhasmadeanameforitselfasaglobalnetworkofcoworkingspaces.WeGrowisWeWork’snewestenterprise(事業(yè))anditsfirstattemptintheeducationindustry.WeGrow,aschoolwhichclaimstogrow“consciousleaders”，isinspiredbytheMontessoriapproachtolearningthatgiveschildrenthefreedomtoexploreandchoosetheiractivities,sotheirnatureofcreativityandcuriosityispreserved.Butthegoalisnottocreatenext-generationCEOs.“Leadershipisabitofanexcitingwordforpeople,”saidRebekah,WeGrow’sfounderandCEO,“We’veseenchildrendosuchathingforever——runningalemonadestandeverytime,that’swhatthatis.”WeGrowopenedinthefalllastyear.Currently,46kidsareenrolledinclassesfrompre-kindergartentofourthgrade.Thekidsstarteverymorningwithlivemusic,followedbyyoga.TheyspendtimeinnatureandchoosetotakeeitherHebreworMandarincourses.WeGrowstudentslearnscience,math,socialstudiesandlanguagearts.ItalsohasaprogramforkidstoconnectwithWeWorkcommunitymemberswithcareersinareaskidsmightbeinterestedin.Butthemainconcernisthatstandardizedtestsarenotavailabletomeasurethestudents’overallprogress.Theywanttocreateanenvironmentwherepeoplecanworktomakealifeandnotjustaliving,butthat’spartofalargermissiontoraisetheworld’sawarenesstowardscreatingaworldwherepeoplearehappyandfulfilledandlivinginasharingstate.1、WhatdoweknowaboutWeGrowfromthetext?A．Itwasfoundedin2010.B．Itisintendedforkidsofgifts.C．Itaimstopreservekids’nature.D．Itgotalotofsatisfactionfromparents.2、WhichofthefollowingreflectstheMontessoriapproach?A．Allkidslearntorunthelemonadestand.B．Studentsareallowedtoestablishmarketsintheyard.C．Theschoolcommitteearrangesstudents，activities.D．StudentsworkhardacademicallytobecomeCEOs.3、Whyisithardtomeasurestudents’progress?A．Becausetherearesomanycourses.B．Becausethestudentsareofawideagerange.C．Becausestandardizedtestshavelimitations.D．Becausetheschoollacksprofessionaltesters.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AFarming-featuredschoolB．AnEducation-basedBusinessC．GrowtobeaFutureLeaderD．LearntoMakeaLife,notJustLiving25．（10分）Therearealotofproductsouttherethatmakeyourlifeeasier.Some,however,arealittlesillierthanothers—somuchthattheyseemlikejokeproducts.Hereareafewproductsthatsoundcrazy,butactuallytrue.SleepPhonesIt’shardtoimaginesomethingsillierthanamusic-playingheadbandyouwearwhileyousleep,buttheyexist—andarequitepopular.SleepPhoneswon’tgiveyouthehighestqualitysoundintheworld,butifyouprefertofallasleeptomusic,they’refarmorecomfortablethannormalheadphones.Whilethey’reabitexpensive,theymightbeperfectforyou.There’salsoawirelessversionifyouprefer.OnionGogglesIfcuttingonionbringsonthewaterworksnomatterwhatyoutry,it’stimefordesperatemeasures.Wetestedabunchofmethodsforavoidingoniontears,andfoundthebestsolutionscamedowntocuttingtheonionunderavent(通風(fēng)孔),orwearingthesestylishandawesomegoggles.LockLacesThere’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic(有彈性的)lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.2D-GlassesHate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses(鏡片).Eachlensof2D-glassesblocksthesamepicture,soeacheyegetsthesamepicture,whileeachlensof3D-glassesblocksadifferentpicture,soeacheyegetsadifferentpicturewhichthebraininterpretsas3D．Nowyouhaveapairofglassesthatcansaveyoufromtheheadachecausedbywearing3D-glasseswhicharepopularinourmovietheaters.Youcanbuythemormakeapairforyourself.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSleepPhones?A．Therearetwoversions.B．They’recomfortablebutunhealthy.C．Theygiveyouthebestqualitysound.D．They’recheaperthanotherheadphones.2、Theunderlinedpart“bringsonthewaterworks”inthetextprobablymeans_____.A．makesyoureyeswaterB．makesyourfingershurtC．destroysyourwaterpipesD．a(chǎn)ddstoyourwashingwork3、Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.A．a(chǎn)recheaperandthinnerB．won’tgiveyouaheadacheC．letyouseeadifferentpictureD．a(chǎn)remorepopularinmovietheaters第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一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B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．broke D．felt2、A．pointed B．said C．read D．showed3、A．necessary B．deadly C．practical D．important4、A．holiday B．cry C．operation D．test5、A．intime B．a(chǎn)llofasudden C．a(chǎn)tpresent D．onceinawhile6、A．possibly B．luckily C．surprisingly D．hardly7、A．leading B．fighting C．losing D．inventing8、A．wonderful B．difficult C．positive D．heavy9、A．After B．During C．At D．Over10、A．setout B．takeup C．breakinto D．getthrough11、A．basic B．quick C．formal D．hard12、A．before B．then C．a(chǎn)gain D．too13、A．stole B．borrowed C．faced D．checked14、A．mistake B．opportunity C．problem D．task15、A．held B．obeyed C．encouraged D．received16、A．surprise B．secret C．success D．position17、A．speech B．performance C．competition D．match18、A．gift B．chance C．luck D．exercise19、A．simplest B．deepest C．greatest D．smartest20、A．dealingwith B．lettingout C．settingup D．turningto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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TwoyearsafterannouncingstrictvolunteerrequirementsfortheTokyo2020Olympicsand1．(realize)theycouldnotgetenoughhelpforfree,theJapaneseministryhasinsteadturnedtouniversityandtheirvasthuman2．(resource).Inthepastfewweeks,toencouragestudentstovolunteerfortheOlympics,alargenumberofuniversities3．(begin)toofferacademiccredits.Accordingtoasurvey,49percentofuniversitiesinTokyo—both4．(nation)andprivate—arenowconsideringthatoption.Whilerewardingstudentvolunteers5．creditstoadvancetheirundergraduateprograms6．(be)anicegesture,themovealsomakesclearthattheOlympicCommitteedoesnotwanttopayforhighly-skilledindividuals7．mustspeakaforeignlanguage,andworkovertenfulldays---Nottomentionthattheymustpass8．interview.Themovealsoraisesthequestionofwhatitmeanstovolunteer.It'squiteobviousbynowthatthereisn'tenoughpeople9．(fill)the110,000vacantpositions.OfferingacademiccreditstoJapanesestudentsseemslikethewrongwaytoencouragevolunteerism,butprecioustimeisgoingbyfortheOlympicCommittee.Iftheycannotgetthe10．(require)110,000volunteerssoon,anarmyofemotionlessrobotsmightjustwork.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。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。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。Recently,afamousbasketballplayerhascausedpublicangrybywritingontheGreatWall、Inthefact,thishappensinmanyplaceofinterest、Ihadsomesuggestionstosolvethisproblem、First,makemoreposterstoinformthepublicthedamageofgraffiti(涂鴉)、Besides,punishments,suchasafine,isnecessarytotouristswithsobadbehavior、Also,Ithinkit’shelpfullytoputupsomeboardsalongthetouristattractionsthattouristscanleavemessages、I’msurewithourefforts,moreandmorepeoplewillbecomeconcerningaboutprotectingculturalrelics、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，某國際青少年文學(xué)俱樂部LiteratureClub正面向全球招收會員。請你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)提示給該俱樂部負(fù)責(zé)人寫一封申請信。要點(diǎn)如下：1、個人條件：英語好，閱讀廣泛，善于與人交流；2、目的：結(jié)交朋友，了解西方文學(xué)，提高自己的英語水平。注意：1、120詞左右；2、可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、A4、C5、B6、A7、A8、C9、B10、A11、A12、B13、C14、C15、A16、D17、C18、B19、C20、C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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、C3、D4、B22、1、A2、C3、D4、A23、1、C2、A3、B4、D24、1、C2、B3、C4、D25、The“swim-with-dolphins”touristindustryisbecomingmorepopulareveryyear.Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience.Sotouroperatorstrytoplaceeagerswimmersasnearaspossibletothedolphinsbytryingtopredictwherethedolphinswillbe.Researchhasshownthatwhiledolphinscanmoveawayiftheydonotwanttointeract(交流）withhumanswimmers,theydonotlikeitatalliftheswimmersslipintothewaterdirectlyontopofthemorifhumansareintheirpathoftravel.However,ifswimmersenterthewatertoonesideofthem,thedolphinsdonotavoidtheswimmerstothesameextent.Inallcases,thedolphinsseemtohavebecomemoresensitivetothepresenceoftheswimmers.Fordolphins,swimmingamongstorwithhumansisnotnecessarilyahighpriority.Thisresearchhasshownthatonly19%ofanygroupofdolphinswillparticipateininteraction.Youngdolphinsarethemostlikelytointeract;theydoseemcuriousaboutbeingwithhumans.Itisbelievedthattheyseehumansas“entertainment”andthattheinteractionisanewandunusualexperienceforthem.Itisfrequentlyaskedwhether“swim-with-dolphins”tourismshouldbediscontinued.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenenoughperiodsoftimethroughoutthedaywhenthe