江苏省南通市南通第一中学2022-2023学年高考英语五模试卷含解析

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）1Catherine came home happily, which suggested that she the final exam.Ahad passedBpassCwould passDshould pass2Whats

2、 wrong with you?Oh, I am sick. I _ so much ice cream just now.Ashouldnt eatBmustnt eatCcouldnt have eatenDshouldnt have eaten3-They are quiet, arent they?-yes. They are accustomed _at meals.Ato talkingBto not talkingCto not talkDto talk4_ those past years, we couldnt help feeling sorry for our paren

3、ts who never had a rest all the year round.ALooking back uponBLooking aroundCLooking outDLooking up5Eventually, she has recognized _, whatever happens and however bad _ seems today, life still goes on and everything will be better tomorrowAthat; itBit; thatCit; whatDthat; what6It is through years of

4、 research _ scientists have discovered the relationship between social media addiction and depression.AsinceBbeforeCthatDwhen7I will go to Beijing on business tomorrow, do you have anything _ to your son studying in Peking University?Ato be takenBto takeCtakenDbeing taken8Sorry, I didnt hear the doo

5、r bell ring.Your bell . Perhaps it needs repairing.Anever workedBis never workingCnever worksDhad never worked9Sometimes, the kind of food we serve a person suggests _ we show our gratitude.AwhenBwhatCwhyDhow10With a lot of tough problems , the pilot was still calm, cool and collective under pressur

6、e.AsolveBsolvedCsolvingDto solve11Do you feel like going to the cinema tonight?Sorry, I m so tiredI _an early nightAhaveBam havingChave hadDhad12Lets go to the cinema this Sunday morning.Id love to，but I _ as a volunteer in my community then.Awill workBhave workedCwill be workingDwas working13 Sorry

7、, sir. I _ follow you. Would you please speak slower? Ok.AcantBmustntCshouldntDneednt14Mr. Wilson is a man of patience and kindness, and his good temper never _ him.AfailsBdisappointsCcontrolsDworries15How I wish I had worked harder when I was in that company.If you had, you _ a department manager n

8、ow.AareBwould beCwould have beenDwere16More subway lines_ to make travelling easy in Beijing in the coming years.Awill buildBwill be builtCbuildDare built17The ordinary people all look at the intelligent man with admiration because under no circumstances _ to cope with emergencies.Ahe will fail Bis

9、he failingChe is failing Dwill he fail18It gives us great delight _ Chinese science fictions are becoming increasingly popular.AhowBwhatCthatDwhy19What matters in life is working hard _ hardly working.Aas well asBless thanCrather thanDother than20That was a very busy street that I was never allowed

10、to cross accompanied by an adult.AwhenBifCunlessDwhere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）At the end of the spring semester in May,students taking Georgia Techs online Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence course received some surprising news.Jill Watson,one of the nine teaching

11、 assistants (TAs) that had helped them finish the challenging course for the past five months was not a “she” but an “it”an intelligent robot!Watson is the brainchild of Ashok Goel,who teaches the popular online course.The Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science in the School of Interactive Comp

12、uting came up with the idea as a way to deal with the number of questions posed by students in the online forums(论坛).According to Goel,every time the course is offered,the 300 or so students that enroll post over 10,000 questions.The questions are often repetitive.This led Goel to wonder if a smart

13、robot would handle the questions which require standard responsesthings like dates when assignments are due.Having worked with IBMs Watson technology platform in the past,the professor knew it would be ideal for his artificial TA:Jill Watson.The artificial intelligence system that uses natural langu

14、age processing and machine learning to analyze large amounts of data has even been cleverer than human competitors on the television show.It would therefore easily be able to handle routine questions that required little “thinking”.The professor and his team of graduate students began by populating

15、Jills memory with 40,000 questions and answers from past terms.Then came the testing stage.At first,Jill was not very good and often gave strange answers.It often got stuck on certain keywords.By the end of the semester,Jill had attained enough knowledge and skills to participate in forums without a

16、ny management from Goel,or the other assistants.1、What surprised the students who take the online course?AThe course was interesting but challenging.BA teaching assistant wasnt a real person.CJill Watson is a hard-working TADThey all failed to pass their course.2、Whats the best title for the text?AA

17、 Robot of Georgia gives an online courseBAshok Goel Came up with the Idea of Jill WatsonCJill WatsonOne of the Nine Teaching AssistantsDGeorgia Techs Teaching Assistant Turn Out to Be a Robot3、Why did Goel decide to invent a smart robot?AA number of students took his online course.BA smart robot is

18、cleverer than a human being.CToo many similar questions are to be dealt with.4、What can we infer from the text?AStudents should deal with routine questions.BJill is mainly in charge of posting surprising news.CThe TAs give students homework at a certain time.DGoel is satisfied with Jills present per

19、formance.22（8分） Hacking isnt just for computers and smart phones. According to a study, scientists have found a way to hack a plants genes in order to make it use sunlight more quickly. Someday, the results could increase the number of food produced around the world.Scientists used tobacco plants in

20、 the study because it is easy to change the plants genes. Hacked plants are larger than normal plants.Photosynthesis is the word used to describe how plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make their own food. Scientists say this is a very slow process. Plants use less than 1 percent of th

21、e energy. But by hacking a plants genes, the scientists were able to increase the amount of leaf growth on plants between 14 and 20 percent. Scientists hacked the plants protective system. Normally, this system starts when a plant gets too much sunlight. When the plant senses the light, it creates m

22、ore leaves. When the plant is in shade, the protective system is turned off. But the process is slow.The new study sped up the process by changing the plants genes, the protective system turned on and off more quickly than normal. As a result, leaf growth on the plants scientists used in the study i

23、ncreased. Leaf growth on two plants increased by 20 percent, while leaf growth on a third plant increased by 14 percent. Scientists conducted the study on tobacco plants. But they think the genetic changes would produce the same results in corn and rice.Agriculture professor Tala Awanda said the stu

24、dy makes sense, but cautioned the yield（产量）might not be quite so high for conventional food crops. Still, she added in an email, “this study remains a breakthrough,”1、Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 1 ?AWe can find hacking only in digital devices.BA plants genes can be changed

25、by hacking.CHacking has been used in improving food production.DHacking can be used to change whatever you want.2、Why did scientists choose tobacco plants to study?ABecause they are very easy to get.BBecause their genes are easy to change.CBecause they are larger than other plants.DBecause they can

26、absorb sunlight quickly.3、What do we know about photosynthesis?AIt helps plants to produce energy.BIt is regarded as a productive system for plants.CIt can increase leaf growth on plants by 14 percent.DIt is made up of sunlight，water and carbon dioxide.4、We can learn from Paragraph 4 that changing t

27、he plants genes proved _.AuselessBdeadlyCeffectiveDunrealistic5、What is Tala Awandas attitude toward the study?ADoubtful.BNeutral.CObjective.DCritical.23（8分） At the age of 14, James Harrison had a major chest operation and he required 13 units (3.4 gallons) of blood afterwards. The blood donations s

28、aved his life, and he decided that once he turned 18, he would begin donating blood as regularly as he could.More than 60 years and almost 1,200 donations later, Harrison, whose blood contains an antibody (抗体) that has saved the lives of 2.4 million babies from miscarriages (流产), retired as a blood

29、donor on May 11. Harrisons blood is valuable because he naturally produces Rh-negative blood, which contains Rh-positive antibodies. His blood has been used to create anti-D in Australia since 1967.“Every bottle of Anti-D ever made in Australia has James in it,” Robyn Barlow, the Rh program director

30、 told the Sydney Morning Herald. “Its an amazing thing. He has saved millions of babies. I cry just thinking about it.” Since then, Harrison has donated between 500 and 800 milliliters of blood almost every week. Hes made 1,162 donations from his right arm and 10 from his left.“Id keep going if they

31、 let me,” Harrison told the Herald. His doctors said it was time to stop the donations and they certainly dont take them lightly. They had already extended the age limit for blood donations for him, and theyre cutting him off now to protect his health. He made his final donation surrounded by some o

32、f the mothers and babies who his blood helped save.Harrisons retirement is a blow to the Rh treatment program in Australia. Only 160 donors support the program, and finding new donors has proven to be difficult. But Harrisons retirement from giving blood doesnt mean hes completely out of the game. S

33、cientists are collecting and cataloging his DNA to create a library of antibodies and white blood cells that could be the future of the anti-D program in Australia.1、What do we know about James Harrison?AHe saved 2.4 million poor people.BHe is to retire as a blood donor.CHe is a very grateful blood

34、donor.DHe donates blood nearly every day.2、What is the authors purpose of writing Paragraph 4?ATo state Harrisons decision to continue donating blood.BTo describe how Harrisons donations come to an end.CTo introduce some babies saved by Harrisons blood.DTo praise Harrison for his cooperation with th

35、e doctors.3、What can we infer from the passage about Harrison?AAfter his retirement, the Rh program will fail.BNew donors are easy to find in a short time.CHe continues to contribute to the Rh program.DHis DNA is kept in a library for future study.4、Which of the following can be the best title for t

36、he text?AA Unique Man with a Rare Blood TypeBThe Blood Saving Millions of BabiesCA Special Blood Type Donor to RetireDThe Man with the Golden Arm24（8分）A Guide to the UniversityFoodThe TWU Cafeteria is open 7 am to 8 pm. It serves snacks, drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or you

37、r ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lowe

38、r Caf located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.RelaxationThe Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying , cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for

39、 all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.HealthLocated on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal

40、advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.TransportationThe TWU Express is a shuttle service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours ar

41、e between 8 am and 3 pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.1、What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?ADo homework and watch TV BHave meals and meet with friendsCBuy drinks and enjoy concerts DAdd money to your ID and play chess2、Where and when can you cook your own food?AThe TWU Cafeteria , Friday

42、BThe Lower Caf, SundayCThe Globe, Friday DThe Mattson Centre, Saturday.3、The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre _.Agives advice on mental health Boffers services free of chargeCtrains students in medical care Dis open six days a week25（10分）A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwr

43、iting.I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at leas

44、t a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.It was a very important event in the computerization of lifea sign that the informal. Friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was

45、a time when our workdays were filled with little letters, and we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.As a child visiting my fathers office, I was pleased to recognize, in little notes on the desks of his staff, the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he

46、would leave on the fridgeexcept that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW”.All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach childr

47、en to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age cant be expected to learn to hold a pen.I dont buy it.I dont want to see anyone cut off from the expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really

48、 getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grandas if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. How

49、ever, they have worked in many school systems.1、Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleagues handwriting?AHe had worked with his colleague long enough.BHis colleagues handwriting was so beautiful.CHis colleagues handwriting was so terrible.DHe still had a lot of work to do.2、People

50、 working together in an office used to _.Atalk more about handwritingBtake more notes on workdaysCknow better one anothers handwritingDcommunicate better with one another3、According to the author, handwritten notes _.Aare harder to teach in schoolsBattract more attentionCare used only between friend

51、sDcarry more message4、We can learn from the passage that the author _.Athinks it impossible to teach handwritingBdoes not want to lose handwritingCputs the blame on the computerDdoes not agree with Florey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）Last year,I

52、met with a major accident.This accident totally changed the 1 I used to look at things in my life. Like every day,it was time for my office for which I used to go 2 a two wheeler vehicle.And that day I was not in the 3 to wear the helmet.Its very 4 to ride a two wheeler in India and 5 most of the In

53、dians are ignorant about is wearing a helmet. And it was a 6 for me too to wear a helmet every single day.So I was riding the vehicle at an average speed of 30-40 mph when I thought to go 7 of a scooter（小型摩托车）being slowly ridden (on the left end of the lane) by a middle-aged man in parallel. The onl

54、y 8 here was the wrong timing. The man without any hint or even looking at the back to check if any vehicle was approaching, 9 with his hand and immediately took a right turn to cross the street.Unfortunately, just a second or two before this I had 10 my vehicle to overtake the man. 3 seconds after,

55、 I knew our vehicles would bang as we were in a 11 distance. In the very next moment, we along with our 12 skidded for some distance.I got hit on the road directly on my back.It was a terrible jerk and the 13 developed pain gave me a serious sickening feeling. But for that moment I could only think

56、about two things.“What would have happened if I hadnt worn a helmet today?”“Was 14 person alright”?Thankfully, the man was all night 15 he too was wearing the helmet.That split second 16 of wearing the helmet changed my entire life,and turned this 17 accident into a minor one.I really thank myself f

57、or the decision I 18 that day. After this incident, I 19 myself I will always wear a helmet in any condition.This idea may not seem important to many of us, but it saved my life and the biggest of all, it made me realize how important small acts can 20 to be!1、Aidea Bmind Cway Dpoint2、Aon Bin Cby Da

58、t3、Acase Bcondition Chope Dmood4、Adifficult Bcommon Cfortunate Ddangerous5、Awhat Bwhich Cthat Dwhether6、Ahabit Bregret Cpain Dgoal7、Aforward Bround Cdown Dahead8、Aconcern Bproblem Cburden Dmatter9、Ashook Bindicated Cresponded Dhesitated10、Asped up Bcaught up Ctaken Ddeclared11、Along Blarge Cclose Ds

59、traight12、Abodies Bfriends Chelmets Dvehicles13、Asuddenly Bgenerally Cfrequently Dlately14、Aanother Bthe other Cother Dthe others15、Athough Bif Cwhen Das16、Adecision Bdemand Ctarget Dsolution17、Aridiculous Bstrange Cmajor Dvital18、Aanalysed Bfound Cmade Dput19、Apromised Binformed Cforgave Ddoubted20

60、、Afigure out Bstand out Ccarry out Dturn out第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27（15分）If youre a fan of penguins, you might enjoy 1 (participate) in a new research project to help scientists measure changes to penguin populations.The project 2 (name) Penguin Watch and the members are