2022-2023学年西北狼联盟高高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-I cannot _ what I have done to annoy Jessica.-No worries. She is kind of sensitive.Aturn outBmake outCput outDleave out2The conference aims

2、to develop business and let people think about _ they can have a positive influence on the planet.Awhy BthatCwhat Dhow3The company needs to _ its outdated image to promote its newly-released product.Alay outBcall upCshake offDgive away4When Paul _ for the final game of the basketball season, his fan

3、s let out shouts of cry.Amade up Bshowed upCcaught up Dheld up5I prefer a school _teachers have to work as a team, instead of fighting against each other.AwhereBthatCasDwhen6Ive known Sarah for nearly ten years. She _ once my customer.AisBhas beenCwasDhad been7Why do you turn to me for help _ you ca

4、n easily work out the problem independently?Auntil BwhenCafter Dunless8What happened to the young trees we planted last week?The trees _ well, but I didnt water them.Amight growBneednt have grownCwould have grownDwould grow9Newly released data point to an increase in technology use among children so

5、me worry is changing the very nature of childhood.AwhyBwhichCwhoDwhere10It is reported that the _ in Libya is hotting up.AstrengthBviolenceCpowerDactivity11I forgot to register for the courses. Im one day late and most of the classes are full. What shall I do?_ You cant do anything about that.ATake

6、your time.BPoor you!CSo what?DNo way!12The driver could have survived but he the seat belt.Ahad been wearingBhadnt wornCwasnt wearingDdidnt wear13Police have found _ appears to be the lost ancient statue.AwhichBwhereChowDwhat14_almost one hundred jin, the stone was moved by him alone.AWeighedBWeighi

7、ngCIt weighedDTo weigh15 We would appreciate it if you could stay for lunch. Sorry, I . I have another appointment.AwontBshantCcantDmustnt16People believe that the China Dream is not very difficult _ so long as the whole nation works hard for it.ArealizingBto be realizedCrealizedDto realize17Bobs le

8、ctures covered a fairly wide range and I cant sum up what he says in a few sentences.AcoveredBconveyedCconsideredDcommanded18The worlds attention _ Chinas Belt and Road Initiative，as it has great influence on the worlds economy.Ais to fix onBwas fixed onChas fixed onDis being fixed on19 Dont put the

9、 waste on the ground, young man. Oh, Im sorry. I _ the dustbin there. Ahadnt seen Bhavent seen Cdidnt see Dwasnt seeing20Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe that the ministry was _ this problem, but we feel that we cant wa

10、it any longer.”Alooking outBbringing outCcarrying outDsorting out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）Unexpected MeetingThe elephants left the shade, crossed an open piece of grass between bushes, and came towards the mud-pool where my truck was parked. One by one they arrived on t

11、he shore, but, just as they seemed to be about to bathe in the inviting muddy liquid, they became aware of the silent truck with its smell of man. The leading elephant merely spread her ears and cautiously backed away, taking the young elephants with her.A smaller mother elephant continued to stand

12、next to the pool, however, swinging her long trunk and swaying her head from side to side, always keeping an eye on the truck. The baby elephant behind her held up his head, waving his truck to sample the suspicious smell in the wind. The mother elephant seemed to be uncertain about whether to come

13、on and investigate the truck or to back away with the others. Finally she made up her mind and slowly advanced on the truck. Her ears were half out, and her trunk moved inquiringly towards the vehicle and then back under her stomach in a swing.I was amazed by this close approach. Never before had I

14、been able to see the hairiness around the jaw, nor smell the warm scent of elephant which now reached me in concentrated waves. The mother elephants steps were slow but determined, and brought her to within a couple of metres of me.She gave the impression of being intensely curious about this metal

15、object which had appeared in her world and behaved as if it were itself an animals. I wondered how far she would accept the situation and, if after all the centuries of men killing elephants, she would ever allow me to approach her on foot. To be able to move freely among the elephants without their

16、 minding was an exciting thought, but I certainly did not expect it would ever be possible.1、It had been the elephants intention to .Aavoid the mudBswim in the poolCfeed on the grassDlie in the sunshine2、The presence of the author and his vehicle .Awas not noticed by the nearby elephantsBmade the le

17、ading elephant suspiciousCmade the adult elephants curiousDfrightened all the elephants away3、While he watched the mother elephant approaching, the author .Afound the smell very unpleasantBwas impressed by the elephants sizeCsaw details he had not noticed beforeDwas worried that the elephants were t

18、oo close4、The author did not expect he would ever be able to .Ashoot the elephantsBtouch the elephantsCdrive his truck close to the elephantsDwalk about freely near the elephants22（8分） There are a couple of ways to forecast the destructive potential of a hurricane so that people in the way can take

19、adequate precautions Satellite images of cloud patterns can be analyzed to estimate peak wind speeds， but the estimates are often way off the mark Specialized aircraft can fly into a storm to measure the winds directly， but the flights are costlyResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo

20、gy come up with a third way： listening to a storm underwaterIn a paper to be published in Geophysical Research Letters， Nicholas C Makris and a former graduate student， Joshua D Wilson， report a strong connection between the intensity of sound recorded by an undersea microphone in the midAtlantic an

21、d the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it They say that such microphones， known as hydrophones， could be a safe and relatively inexpensive means of estimating hurricane forceDr Makris and Dr Wilson， who are now with Applied Physical Sciences Corporation， worked out the theory of underwater

22、 acoustic monitoring of storms in a 2005 paper To be very frank with you， its a mystery what makes storms noisy underwater Dr Makris said The most popular idea currently is that it has something to do with oscillating are bubbles（气泡振动）The researchers then went looking for experimental data to back t

23、heir theory， and found it from a hydrophone placed at a depth of 2，500 feet by the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration It happened that Hurricane Gert passed over the area in September 1999， and a hurricanehunter plane directly measured the wind speed at the same time The hydrophone data

24、 showed sound intensity rising when the storms outside wind wall passed over， and again when the inside wall， the most destructive part of the storm near the eye， passed over We got a beautiful connection， Dr Makris said， between the hydrophone data and the actual wind speeds as measured by the airc

25、raftDr Makris is conducting additional experiments， working with the Mexican Navy off the west coast of Mexico The eventual goal， he said， would be permanent hydrophones in known hurricane zones or temporary ones that could be easily laid by plane or ship in the path of a coming storm1、It can be inf

26、erred from the passage that AThe scientists didnt gain any support from different fieldsBDr Makris and Dr Wilson have figured out what makes storms noisy underwaterCThe scientists have found the relationship between the changes of sound intensity and the force of the hurricaneDThere are several crea

27、tive ways for people to forecast the force of the coming hurricane2、Why is Dr Makris now making other experiments with the help of the Mexican Navy off the west coast of Mexico？ATo place permanent hydrophones in some zonesBTo collect more images of cloud patternsCTo be secure in carrying out their e

28、xperimentsDTo get more information from the hurricanehunter planes3、Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？AWays to Stop the Destructive Force of a HurricaneBConnection between the Intensity of Sound and the Wind Power of a HurricaneCHydrophones， Safe but Expensive Means of Es

29、timating Hurricane ForceDMeasuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater23（8分） A serious problem for todays society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their LivesIt is not only a financial problem but also a quashing of the system we want for our societyI would like to suggest

30、 several possible solutions to this problemFirst, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employeesTo make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may softer from a comm

31、ercial disadvantage due to higher employee costsAnother way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individualThis means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirementThis does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble p

32、aying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement yearsThis means the government might have to step in to care for the poorIn addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderlyThis could be financed through government taxes to increase the

33、level of pensionsFurthermore, some institution should be created for senior daises, which can help provide a comfortable life for themUnfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answerThe government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly

34、when it is busy trying to care for the youngOne further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantagesTherefore, it is reasonable to expect that

35、 some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations1、What is the passage mainly about?AThe problems faced by the old in societyBWhy we should take responsibility for the oldCHow we can improve the lives of the oldDWhere the old can go to ge

36、t their pensions2、According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people?ASet aside some profits to help people with problems after they retireBIncrease savings levels of people during their working yearsCIncrease the discounts for food and transport for the old

37、DMake available pensions for those who have retired3、The underlined word viable most probably means_ AimpossibleBpracticalCusefulDsuccessful4、What can be concluded from the passage?ATaking care of the old is mainly an issue of moneyBEmployers should allow their workers to retire at a later ageCBecom

38、ing independent should be the goal of most old peopleDThere is no single solution to the problems of the old5、What is the writers main purpose in writing this article?ATo point out the need for government supped for old peopleBTo make general readers aware of the problems of retired peopleCTo discus

39、s some possible solutions to an important social problemDTo instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life24（8分） Encouraging children to use gestures as they think can help them come up with more creative ideas, according to new research.“Our findings show that children naturally gestur

40、e when they think of unusual ways to use everyday items, ”says psychological scientist Elizabeth Kirk. “When we then asked children to move their hands, they were able to come up with even more creative ideas. ”“Gesturing may allow us to explore the properties（特性）of the items for example, how the it

41、em could be held, its size, its shape, etc. and doing so can help us come up with ideas for creative uses, ” Kirk explains.In their first study， the researchers compared the creativity of children who spontaneously (自发地）gestured with those who either did not or could not gesture.A total of 78 childr

42、en, aged 9-11, saw a series of images of ordinary items, such as a newspaper, a tin can, and a kettle. The researchers asked the children to look at each image and list as many uses as they could think of. A group of participants completed the task twice on one version of the task, they wore mittens

43、（连指手套）that limited their ability to gesture.Restricting childrens ability to gesture did not affect their ability to come up with creative uses for the objects; Children who were free to gesture produced about the same number of ideas as those who wore the mittens and could not gesture.In a second e

44、xperiment, 54 children completed the same alternative-uses task. In some cases, children gestured normally; in other cases, the researchers encouraged the children to“use your hands to show me how you could use the object in different ways”.The encouragement worked: Children who were specifically en

45、couraged to gesture produced a greater number of creative uses for the objects than did the children who were not given any special instruction.“Our findings add to the growing body of evidence showing the significant role of gesture in thinking and have applications to the classroom,” Kirk conclude

46、d in their paper.1、What did the researchers intend to find out in the first experiment?AThe number of creative ideas the children could think of.BHow the children would explore the properties of the items.CWhether encouraging gesture would help to produce more new ideas.DThe difference between think

47、ing with gestures and without gestures.2、Why were mittens used in the experiment?ATo restrict gestures.BTo limit creative thinking.CTo test the ability to gesture,DTo increase creative ideas.3、When did the children think of the most new ideas?AWhen wearing mittens.BWhen encouraged to gesture.CWhen n

48、aturally gesturing.DWhen not using their hands.4、What would be the best title for the text?ACommunicate with GesturesBThink with Your HandsCUse Everyday Items CreativelyDMake Gestures when Necessary25（10分）Last week, two companies, Kitty Hawk and Uber, announced their plans to bring flying cars to re

49、ality very soon.Kitty Hawk president, Sebastian Thrun, announced Kitty Hawks flying car plans last Monday. According to its website, the car is electric-powered and will be able to travel at speeds up to 40 kilometers an hour. It says such a machine “does not require registration or a pilots license

50、 and may be flown in uncrowded areas for recreational purposes.” As of now, the car can only be flown over fresh water.Kitty Hawk is making a list of people interested in buying the flying car. They must pay a deposit of $ 100. Those who get their names on the list early will receive $2,000 off the

51、final cost of the car. However, Kitty Hawk has not yet announced the price. Its first flying cars are expected to go on sale by the end of this year.Unlike the Kitty Hawk company, Uber does not plan to build its flying cars. Uber expects to launch flying taxis in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas, US by 2020.

52、 Like the Kitty Hawk car, Uber flying taxis will use electric power. Uber says its flying taxis could travel up to 241 kilometers an hour. The company says that could reduce the travel time between San Francisco and San Jose, California from 2 hours on the road to 15 minutes in the air.Riders could

53、use the Uber app to book a flying taxi to take them to their destinations. The company has not yet said how costly air taxi travel would be compared to road taxi travel.Sooner than you think, flying cars may appear in the sky. Much convenience as they will bring, just imagine having to avoid other f

54、lying cars. Also, what if your battery dies when you are in the air? And, how will you know where to land?1、What may Kitty Hawks flying car be used for at present?AAccelerating the speed. BHaving fun.CAdvertising the company. DFetching water.2、What do we know about Kitty Hawks flying car from the th

55、ird paragraph?AIt costs two thousand dollars each. BIt can travel over water.CIt offers $100 to its potential buyers. DIt hasnt gone to market.3、In what way is Ubers flying taxi similar to Kitty Hawks flying car?AThey travel at the same speed. BThey are electric-powered.CThey are supported by the Ub

56、er app. DThey require a flying license.4、What is the purpose of the last paragraph of the text?ATo call for public donations. BTo introduce some advantages.CTo promote interest in science. DTo talk about possible problems.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2

57、6（30分）My parents fixed in me the ideas of family, faith and patriotism(爱国主义) when I was young. 1 we struggled to make ends meet, they 2 to me and my four brothers and sisters how 3 we were to live in a great country with 4 opportunities.I got my first real 5 when I was ten. My dad injured his back w

58、orking in a factory and had to be 6 as a hairstylist. The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a(n) 7 on his rent for cleaning the parking lot(停车场) three nights a week, which meant a little 8 that looked like a lawn mower(割草机). Mom and I emptied garbage cans and 9 waste by hand. It took two to thre

59、e hours to clean the lot. Id 10 in the car on the way home because of tiredness.I did this for two years, but the 11 I learned have lasted a lifetime. I 12 discipline and a strong work ethic(道德准则), and learned at a(n) 13 age the importance of balancing lifes 14 interestsin my case, school, homework

60、and a job. This really 15 during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fastfood restaurant while taking collegepre 16 .The hard work 17 . I attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in 18 and business from Harvard. 19 , I joined a big Los An