安徽宿州市时村中学2022-2023学年高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1With WeChat Pay coming into widespread use, our household bills are convenient _.ApayingBpaidCto payDto be paid2Im

2、 tired outI stayed up the whole night, _ for my midterm math examAstudyingBto studyCto be studyingDstudied3-Mum, can you tell me why some parents send their children to study abroad at a very young age?-_, darling. I have never thought about it.AYou have got me there BTake your timeCYou bet DDont be

3、 silly4The document film _ next week aims at introducing local cultures to the world.AreleasedBbeing releasedCto be releasedDhaving been released5To apply for a short-term study visa in the UK, I have to be able to speak some English, but I want to go there just to learn English.Oh, its really_.Aa c

4、onfidential sourceBa catch-22 situationCa Pandoras boxDa Herculean task6In that remote area, the trees _ by the volunteers are growing well.Aplanted Bplanting Cbeing planted Dto plant7That Americans have no history while Chinese have no future sounds _; it has raised a thought provoking question, th

5、ough.Aartificial Barbitrary Callergic Dreluctant8I ordered a drink while I_ for my friends to come.Awill wait Bam waitingCwould wait Dwas waiting9The infrastructure of a country is _ makes everything run well, including things like transport, irrigation, electricity and schools.Awhich BthatCwhere Dw

6、hat10We must _ the time that youve wasted this afternoon by working late to-night.Amake up forBmake outCdo upDmake up to11Our team has just narrowly won the game. I feel so relieved now._!ACheer upBYou betCWhat a pityDWell done12-Where is my Chinese book? I remember I put it here yesterday.-You _ it

7、 in the wrong place.Amust putBshould have putCmight have putDmight put13Its _ for people to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life.AreasonableBavailableCaccurateDcautious14Good morning. May I help you?No, thank you. Im just looking around._AIts up to you.BHow are you

8、feeling today?CThanks for coming to see me.DTake your time then.15He finished writing his first novel last year, and we all think that is _ his career really took off.AwhereBwhenChowDwhy16Following the girl, we went into a hall; on _ walls hung a few pictures of some famous scientists.Aits BwhichCwh

9、ose Dthose17The 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 on18Not far from the club was there a garden, _ owner seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.AwhoseBitsCwhi

10、chDthat19You know quite a lot about the fashion show.Well, Cathy _ it to me during lunch.Aintroduces BintroducedChad introduced Dwill introduce20Though winters in Britain are cold and there is usually snow, there are _ places for skiing.AsomeBmanyCfewDa few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

11、出最佳选项。21（6分）You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Here are several books we recommend that you take on your trip.1. Destination: USRecommended book: On the Road, 1957, by Jack KerouacThe

12、book is a globally popular spiritual guide book about youth. The protagonist(主人公) in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life.2. Destination: S

13、ahara DesertRecommended book:The Stories of the Sahara, 1976, by SanmaoThe book describes the authors simple but adventurous life in the Sahara Desert, which seems a bare and dull place. The vivid natural scenery and life there, along with the authors romantic emotions will inspire you to explore th

14、e mysterious land.3. Destination: EnglandRecommended book:The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, 2013, by Rachel JoyceThe novel tells a story of a 60-year-old man who lives a boring and unhappy life, until one day, he received his old friends letter who got cancer. In deep shock and sorrow, he went

15、out to send his reply letter. By thinking of his life, he walked past one mailbox after another, and finally walked from the Southwest end to the Northeast end of England. 627 miles in 87 days, he walks depending on one belief that “ his friend can survive as long as he walks.”4. Destination: North

16、EuropeRecommended book: So Slow, So Beautiful, 2015, by Luo FuFollowing a girls step to look around North Europe, who has been living there for 10 years. Check out how North Europeans seek their happiness, which more originated from a simple, natural and tranquil mentality.1、575What can be the best

17、title for the text?AEither travel or read. BBooks to take with you on vacation.CLets go sightseeing. DOn the way.2、577Which books character completed his journey with confirm faith?AOn the Road. BThe Stories of the Sahara.CThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. DSo Slow, So Beautiful.3、579The Storie

18、s of the Sahara is special because _.AThe book describes the authors life.BThe book presents the vivid natural scenery and life there.CThe book describes the mysterious land.DThe book tells a story.4、581As for the book On the Road, we can know _.AThe book is the most popular. BThe author of the book

19、 is a young person.CThe trip is across the world. DThe trip is exhausting but meaningful.22（8分）The philosopher Robert Nozick used the idea of an “experience machine” to refute the view that good experiences are all we want from life. He thought that most of us would not choose the machine and prefer

20、 reality. “But why?” he encouraged us to ask.There was no such thing as virtual（虚拟的）reality (VR) when he was writing. But now we can give ourselves computer generated experiences that are like the real thing. The question raised by Nozick has become a real issue. Why should you prefer the trouble an

21、d expense of actually visiting Angkor Wat or Niagara Falls when you can get all the experiences of being there by putting on goggles and a body suit?One answer is that the emotions you feel when you have a virtual experience are not as valuable. When you actually see Niagara Falls, you feel awe and

22、even fear in the face of an overpowering force of nature. Being in the presence of something that causes you these feelings is part of the pleasure.Visiting a virtual Niagara Falls may also cause you feelings of awe and fear but they are cheapened by your knowledge that the danger is not real and th

23、at your mind is being tricked into thinking that it is.Reality also holds a potential for making discoveries that virtual reality lacks. Those who visit Angkor Wat hope to see more than they expected from tourist information, perhaps even discover what have been missed. Computer simulations（模拟）, how

24、ever good, contain only what have been put into them.There is a further reason for preferring a real experience. Real experiences connect us to the deeds of past people and place us in contexts where history was made. Viewing an actual paining by Rembrandt is a more valuable experience than viewing

25、a copy, however good. The genuine painting was the work of the man himself. We see his brush strokes on the canvas. We are in the presence of genius.Virtual reality can take us to places we can never go. It can be exciting, amusing and a good way of spending leisure time. But it will be a substitute

26、 for connections with the real thing.1、What does the underlined word “refute” in Paragraph 1 mean?AContradict. BExpress.CProve. DCorrect.2、What does the author think of virtual reality?AIt can benefit people in certain aspects.BIt will be smart enough to satisfy our needs.CIt cannot cause feeling of

27、 fear or happiness.DIt cannot help us understand what has happened.3、Which of the following is the best title for the text?AWhat VR Cannot Offer.BHow VR Change Our Life.CHow VR Is Different from Reality.DWhy VR Cannot Match the Real Thing.23（8分） Scientists have provided new evidence to help solve on

28、e of the worlds oldest mysteries-zebras stripes. Researchers recently described experiments showing that horse flies have a difficult time landing on zebras while easily landing on horses of a single color.In one experiment, the researchers put blankets with stripes on horses and saw that fewer flie

29、s landed on them. They fly past them or hit them and bounce off, said Tim Caro of the University of California-Davis. He was the lead writer of a report on the study. The report was published in the journal PLOS ONE.Closely related to horses, the worlds three zebra species are known for their black-

30、and-white striped bodies. Zebras are native to Africas savannas, or grasslands. The appearance of the stripes is different from one zebra to the next.There have been four main theories about the reasons why zebras developed stripes. The first theory is to avoid attacks by meat-eating animals. Anothe

31、r is that zebras have an easier time recognizing other zebras. a third idea is thermoregulation, which is the ability of a creature to control its body temperature, even when the surrounding temperature is different. The fourth theory is to prevent attacks by biting flies.Only the last stands up, Ca

32、ro said. Most biologists involved in research on mammal coloration accept that this is the reason why zebras have stripes. University of Bristol biologist Martin How worked with Caro on the study. He said stripes may confuse flies when they get too close to zebras. African horse flies carry diseases

33、, such as trypanosomiasis. The sickness can cause weakness and be deadly.“In addition to stripes that prevent controlled landings by horse flies, zebras are always moving their tail and may frighten off the horse flies if they do land successfully, Martin How said. He added that zebras are also usin

34、g behavioral means to prevent flies from biting them1、Why did the researchers put blankets with stripes on horses?ATo confuse African horse flies.BTo draw the attention of real zebras.CTo help drive away African horse flies.DTo see how African horse flies responded to them.2、What do we learn about z

35、ebras from Paragraph 3?AThey look the same to the human eye.BTheir stripes are different from each other.CZebras living habits are similar to horses.DThree zebra species worldwide are endangered.3、According to Tim Caro, how do zebras take advantage of their stripes?AThey keep horse flies from biting

36、 them.BThey use them to avoid attacks by other animals.CThey control their body temperature through them.DThey can easily recognize each other through the stripes.4、Why are the disease carrier African horse flies mentioned in the text?ATo help us know more about such flies.BTo tell us how zebras sur

37、vive biting flies.CTo explain about a cause of death of zebras.DTo show the necessity for zebras to avoid flies.5、What is the best title for the text?AWhy do zebras have stripes?BHow did zebras evolve from horses?CWhat is the worlds oldest mystery?DWhen did zebras start to prevent horse flies?24（8分）

38、We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively. We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning.We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we w

39、atch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, its not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers.Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even whe

40、n it is little more than hearsay(传闻) and rumor.Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesnt show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the

41、 people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared. Typically, the original message has changed.Thats what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the

42、 story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping it with their own personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know.This process is also found among scholars and authors: A statement of opinion by one

43、 writer may be restated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue, unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the interpretation he placed upon those facts.1、According to the passa

44、ge, active learning may occur in _.Areading scientific journalsBlistening to the teacher in classCdoing a chemical experimentDwatching news programmes on TV2、What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AClassroom. BNewspapers.CActive learning. DPassive learning.3、The game Rumor is men

45、tioned in Paragraph 4 in order to tell readers that _.Aplaying games can make people more activeBpeople tend to like telling lies when playing gamesCa message may be changed when being passed onDpeople may have problems with their sense of hearing4、What can be inferred from the text?AScholars and au

46、thors cant be trusted.BPassive learning may not be reliable.CPeople like spreading rumors in daily life.DActive learning is more Important than passive learning.25（10分）Is there a way to turn back the aging process in people? For centuries, people have been looking for a “fountain of youth.” The idea

47、 is that if you find a magical fountain, and drink its water, you will not age.Researchers in New York did not find an actual fountain of youth, but they may have found a way to turn back the aging process. It appears that the answer may be called the hypothalamus, which is part of your brain. It co

48、ntrols important body activities, including growth, the way we process food and so on.Researchers at New Yorks Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that hypothalamus neural stem cells (干细胞) also influence how fast aging takes place.Dongsheng Cai, a professor at the Albert Einstein College of Me

49、dicine, was the leading researcher in a study on aging in mice. He and his team reported their findings.“Aging speed can be controlled by a particular place in the body, which is the hypothalamus. And it can be controlled by a particular type of cells, which are hypothalamus stem cells.” He adds tha

50、t when the hypothalamus starts aging, so does the body. So when hypothalamus function is in decline, particularly the loss of hypothalamus stem cells, and this protection against the aging development is lost, it eventually leads to aging.Using this information, the researchers began trying to activ

51、ate the hypothalamus in laboratory mice. They did this by injecting the animals with stem cells.The researchers say the results show that the treatment slowed aging in the animals. “When we injected the hypothalamus stem cells to the middle-aged mice, the mice aged slowly and they can also live long

52、er.”But these results were just from studying mice in a laboratory. If the mice can live longer, does that mean people could have longer lives? The next step is to see if the anti-aging effects also work in human beings.“If we can translate what we have seen in animals to humans, I think humans can

53、function better during later ages.” Cai and his team say their studies may have other benefits. They say the findings could lead to new ways to help doctors identify and treat any number of age-related health issues.1、Why does the author mention the “fountain of youth” in the first paragraph?ATo exp

54、lain what the “fountain of youth” is.BTo introduce the hypothalamus.CTo show how to find the “fountain of youth”.DTo help people find the “fountain of youth”.2、What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AThe brain. BThe aging process.CHypothalamus. DThe stem cell3、What do we know abo

55、ut the study done by Cai?AThey have found a way to turn back the aging process.BThe brain controls growth, reproduction and the way we process food.CThe decrease of hypothalamus stem cells can lead to aging.DThe finding has been applied to human beings.4、Which of the following can be the best title

56、of the passage?AThe Fountain of YouthBA New Discovery about AgingCThe Ways of Slowing Down AgingDHypothalamusthe Fountain of Youth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）When I was three, Connie, my new sister, was born on December 17, 1993. Eleven months

57、later, this smiling child was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). The doctors at John Hopkins gave her an 8% 1 of survival. With the help of our 2 parents, Connie was able to fight against the disease and 3 went into remission（缓解期）. Months later, Connie had a relapse（复发）. After a (n) 4

58、second relapse in 1996, with a survival rate now at only 1%, the doctors 5 a bone marrow transplant（骨髓移植）was the best route to take. After 6 our blood types, the doctors found an exact 7 . Me. I was honored to be able to help my sister.After the bone marrow transplant Connie spent her summers in the

59、 neighborhood pool. She could always be 8 running around the house in bathing suit. Staying in the remission for five years would mean Connies cancer would be 9 . But before Connie could 10 year three, cancerous cells started to 11 her body once more; she relapsed.Connie 12 during this relapse. beco

60、ming progressively 13 . During the summer of 1999, she was not able to 14 in the pool or ride her bike. She spent her summer days in hospital.When November 15 around, Connie hit rock bottom. The doctors said it was her 16 . When I was nine years old, on November 19, 1999, my family and I said our go