2022-2023学年四川省西昌市高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1My room gets very cold at night. _.ASo is mineBSo mine isCSo does mine

2、DSo mine does2 The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year? Yes. Thats _ I have compromised with the flat owner.Awhat BwhereChow Dwhen3The incident turned him into different person, even if he did not realize it at beginning.Aa; aBthe; theCthe; aDa; the4Can you help me with my English homewor

3、k? Youre a genius._, but Ill try to help you. Whats your problem?AFar from itBSounds goodCBy all meansDIts out of question5Next week I will go to a job interview. will you give me some suggestions?Smiling is a great way to make yourself _.Astand outBturn outCwork outDpick out6You wont find paper cut

4、ting difficult _you keep practicing it.Aeven if Bas long as Cas if Dever since7He has written two articles for the journal，one to be published in this issue，the other to_ in the next.Aturn outBcome outCbring out.Dleave out8The doctors dilemma was _ he should tell the patient the truth.AwhetherBwhich

5、CthatDwhat9Oh, Hannah just told me that she was unable to translate the report into English._？She once spent 10 years living in London.AGuess whatBWhy notCSo whatDHow come10This film is very with young people, which tells a really romantic story.Afamiliar BpopularCsimilar Dparticular11_ such a probl

6、em before, we handled the situation very well this time.ADeal withBDealing withCTo deal withDHaving dealt with12 Anything to drink? What about coffee? Er I think Ill have a cold drink coffee.Aother thanBmore thanCless thanDrather than13Vivien, you look blue. Whats wrong?There are so many papers _. I

7、m really busy recently.Afinish Bto finishCfinishing Dfinished14A public health campaign _ the number of heart disease deaths by 80 percent over the past three decadesAhad reducedBhad been reducedChas reducedDhas been reduced15_ here, come and have a cup of tea.APassingBTo passCPassDHaving passed16I

8、wonder why he has been acting so strangely these daysRecent pressure at work may _ his behaviorAaccount for Bcall for Cchange for Dstand for17Janes pale face suggested that she _ ill and her parents suggested that she _ a medical exam.Abe; should haveBwas; haveCshould be; hadDwas; had18Whats wrong w

9、ith you?Oh, I am sick. I _ so much ice cream just now.Ashouldnt eatBmustnt eatCcouldnt have eatenDshouldnt have eaten19Will Uncle Peterson come to my birthday party tomorrow?Pity he _ to Zimbabwe as a volunteer teacher.Awas sent Bhas been sentChad been sent Dwould be sent20Obama didnt explain _ any

10、larger principles have guided him through the historic convulsions of the 2011 Arab Spring. AwhatBthatCwhereDwhether第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。21（6分）If you have ever had a cat, or have watched one of the many funny cat videos online, youll know that cats have a mind of their ow

11、n. A lot of the things they do are hard to understandthey like to climb up tall furniture, fit themselves in small spaces and attack small objects for no reason at all.Now scientists have managed to figure out what exactly is going on in the brains of our little friends. According to Tony Buffington

12、, a professor at Ohio State University in the US, cats strange behavior largely comes from their way of life back in the wild. “Cats today still have many of the same instincts(本能)that allowed them to live in the wild for millions of years.” he said in a TED Talk. “To them, our homes are their jungl

13、es.”In the wild, cats are hunters. Their bodies and great balancing abilities allow them to climb to high spots to better look at the environment. Even though they dont have to hunt any more in human houses, they still keep the old habit of viewing the living room from, for example, the top of the r

14、efrigerator.Cats hunting instinct is also what makes them attack small things like keys and USB drives. In the wild, they hunt whatever they can get, and most of the animals they kill are small.However, cats can also be prey. This explains why they like to stay in small spaces like drawers or washin

15、g machinesthey are hiding, or they think they are hiding, from more dangerous animals. This is also why cats prefer a clean box: a smelly one could easily show enemies where they are.Knowing how cats minds work is not only useful for better understanding them. It may also help cats owners to better

16、meet cats needs. For example, owners could try to make climbing easier for cats by moving their furniture around. They could also use “food puzzles” to make eating feel more like hunting instead of just giving food to the cats.1、According to Tony Buffington, _.Acats strange behavior is hard for peop

17、le to understandBcats are more used to living in the wild than in humans homesCcats behave strangely mainly because of some instincts in the wildDcats instincts are as helpful to them today as they were millions of year ago2、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?ACats like

18、to climb up high because they want to hide from dangerous animalsBCats attack keys and USB drives because they have a habit of hunting small animalsCCats enjoy staying in small spaces because they usually live in small caves in the wildDCats preference for a clean box probably has something to do wi

19、th their hunting instincts3、The underlined word “prey” in Paragraph 5 probably means _.Aan animal that is too lazyBan animal that likes hiding gamesCan animal that keeps itself cleanDan animal that is hunted4、This article is mainly written to _.Aexplore the reasons behind cats strange behaviorBdescr

20、ibe cats past wild experience to readersCtell cat owners how to make life easier for catsDcompare cats behavior in human homes with that in the wild22（8分）The weather.Its always a talking-point in Britain.Why is that?Is it something strange about British people?Well its nice to think that a lot of Br

21、itish people are eccentric（古怪）,I mean,the place is famous for it. But really,its the weather thats the point of note.The UK has some of the most interesting weather in the world.Britain does not have a CLIMATE.It just has WEATHERIn hot countries most of the indoor places that need to be comfortable

22、are air-conditioned,and in cold countries most of the places that need to be comfortable are properly heated.The UK is the exception,since the weather is often interesting and no one really takes heat and cold seriously.So although the weather can be very cold,very hot,very wet,or just wildly confus

23、ed,it always takes people by surprise.When it gets to winter and there is actually some SNOW,it always takes the people by surprise.It is frontpage news,and even a few inches of snow brings the country to a standstill.But then,what happens next is even more surprising and catches the folk off guard

24、completely.And who could possibly have predicted it?!IT MELTS! Flooding!What a surprise!Then in the summer,it gets very hot.If it had been Thailand or Australia,thered be no problem.It is supposed to be hot,so,there is air conditioning.But in the UK,just total confusion at the sudden hot weather.Sho

25、ck,health problems,and despite the fact that the country is considered to be where it always rains,summertime brings drought! But do people have cisterns（水箱）and reserve water tanks?Wouldnt it make sense for people to store rainwater in case of drought?Of course it would,but it is a dependency-cultur

26、e where people have been trained to be dependent on the state,which then means that in emergency people are stuck!Why is the British weather so strange?It is something to do with the combination of an almost Arctic latitude（纬度）combined with being an island and having the Gulf Stream bringing warm we

27、ather from the tropics.Helpful people in the know on geographical meteorology（气象学）have commented that the general situation with the UK weather is even more complex,as many different things contribute to the changeable weather.As well as the North Atlantic drift,there is the fact that the UK is affe

28、cted by the following major air masses: the tropical maritime（海的）Gulf Stream,the Polar Maritime air from the North,the Arctic Maritime,the Polar Continental,and the Tropical Continental.Theres also fast flowing air in Jet streams.Air goes around in convection currents in Hadley cells and in Ferrel C

29、ells.Because the British Isles can get weather coming from hot or cold zones,and from land or sea,a changeable hot/cold wet/dry weather is found.1、What is the British attitude toward heat and cold?ASerious. BIndifferent. CPositive. DCareful.2、How do the British feel when they see snow in winter?AExc

30、ited. BFrightened. CAmazed. DDisappointed.3、What happens when the British meet a drought in summer?AThey have got well-prepared. BThey get water from the river.CThey always help each other. DThey maybe fall into trouble.4、What is the passage mainly about?AWhy weather interests the British. BEnglishm

31、ens attitude to weather.CWeather in the United Kingdom. DWhat affects the weather in the UK.23（8分）Robert Todd Duncan was born in 1903 in the southern city of Danville, Kentucky. His mother was his first music teacher. As a young man, he continued his music study in Indianapolis, Indiana.In 1930, he

32、completed musical education at Columbia University in New York City. Then he moved to Washington. For fifteen years, he taught music at Howard University in Washington. At that time, not many black musicians were known for writing or performing classical music. Teaching at Howard gave Duncan the cha

33、nce to share his knowledge of classical European music with a mainly black student population. He taught special ways to present the music. These special ways became known as the Duncan Technique.Besides teaching, Duncan sang in several operas with performers who were all black. But it seemed that h

34、e always would be known mainly as a concert artist. However, his life took a different turn in the middle of 1930s. At that time, the famous American music writer George Gershwin was looking for someone to play a leading part in his new work Porgy and Bess. A music critic (评论家) of The New York Times

35、 newspaper suggested Todd Duncan. Duncan had almost decided not to try for the part as he knew it would not be easy to get it. But he changed his mind. He sang a piece from an Italian opera to Gershwin. He had sung only for a few minutes when Gershwin offered him the part. He became famous because o

36、f the part in Porgy and Bess.Todd Duncan gained fame as an opera singer and concert artist. But his greatest love in music was teaching. When he stopped teaching at Howard, he continued giving singing lessons in his Washington home until the week before his death.1、What is this passage mainly about?

37、AWhat Robert Todd Duncan loved most.BHow Robert Todd Duncan became famous.CRobert Todd Duncan and his musical productions.DA brief introduction to Robert Todd Duncan.2、What happened to Duncan in the middle of 1930s?AHe gave up teaching at Howard University.BHe was introduced by The New York Times in

38、 detail.CHe was asked to be in charge of the opera Porgy and Bess.DHe was given a big opportunity to become an opera singer.3、We can infer that Robert Todd Duncan had almost decided not to try for the part mainly because .Ahe was too busy to do it Bhe was not interested in itChe was not confident en

39、ough Dhe didnt want to become famous4、According to the passage, what did Robert Todd Duncan love most?ASinging in concerts. BWriting music.CSinging opera. DTeaching music.24（8分）The Marches were a happy family, Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies cou

40、ld not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother.The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults. Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy lik

41、ed to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always.The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs. March. “Your husband is very ill,” it said, “come at once.” The girl tried to be brave when their mother left for the front. They waited and prayed. Litt

42、le Beth got scarlet fever (猩红热) when she was taking care of the sick neighbor. She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back. When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together.Three years later the March girls had grown i

43、nto young womanhood. Meg became Mrs. Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily. Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts. Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society. But Beth had never fully regained her health, a

44、nd her family watched her with love and anxiety.Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches. Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there. But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall Beth had known f

45、or some time that she couldnt live much longer to be with the family and in the spring time she died.News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer and

46、 soon afterwards founded a school for boys.And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to.1、The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs. March and their .Afive daughters Bfour d

47、aughtersCson and four daughters Dson and five daughters2、Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AThe March Family BThe March ParentsCThe March Girls DThe March Relatives3、It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had .Amore girls than boys Bwealthy neighborsCb

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55、udent recommendations make the course more .AconvincingBchallengingCrecognizableDpractical第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项26（30分）Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the pro

56、gress, people 1 dont know one another very well.That brings about Theodore Zeldins “ 2 of conversation” events 3 individuals sit in pairs with persons they don t know for three hours of 4 talk designed to help people know better about each other.Mr. Zeldin heads Oxford Muse, a l0-year-old foundation

57、 based on the 5 that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.The “feast” in London looks 6 at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes 7 fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of 8

58、 ” includes topics like “How have your concerns changed 9 the years?” Or, “What have you done against the past?”As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite 10 communications like QQ and MSN in a globalized age, issues of human heart 11 Many people are lonely, or occupied in d

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