陕西省西安三中2023学年高三下学期联合考试英语试题（含解析）

1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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）1In the forest, sound is the best means of communication over distance _ in comparison with light, it wont be blocked by

2、 trees when travelling.Awhile BbecauseCwhen Dthough2Every four years Americans _ the transfer of power.Acarry over Bcarry offCcarry on Dcarry out3Working hard is not a _ of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.AsignBsignalCguaranteeDmark4A Chinese proverb has it that a tower is

3、built when soil on earth _, and a river is formed when streams come together.AaccumulatesBacceleratesCcollapsesDloosens5You know quite a lot about the fashion show.Well, Cathy _ it to me during lunch.Aintroduces BintroducedChad introduced Dwill introduce6-Cant you stay a little longer? I really want

4、 to talk more with you. -Me, too. _ I have to get home before 10 at night.AButBSinceCAndDFor7What did she want to know, Tom?She wondered _ we could complete the experiment.Awhen was itBit was when thatCit was whenDwhen it was that8 The movie Lalaland is awesome. Its really a pity that you didnt make

5、 it. Sorry, I _. I was too busy then.Adidnt BdidCwouldnt Dwould9Jane cant attend the meeting at 3 oclock this afternoon because she _ a class at that time.Awill teachBwould teachChas taughtDwill be teaching10Peter has previous experience, _ I think hes the right person for the job.Aor BbutCfor Dso11

6、The success of “one country, two systems” in practice has been universally _, and this policy continues to go strong.Aacknowledged BappreciatedCaccomplished Daccompanied12Some people create jobs, foster excitement and basically make the system work. They see possibilities _ others see only problems.

7、AthatBwhatCwhichDwhere13If you ever arent sure whether you have bought the very best smartphone, just _ “good enough.”Amake for Bsettle forCanswer for Daccount for14“Do you mind if I look at your notes?”“Of course not. _.”ANo problem BBe my guest CWith pleasure DNot at all15Ted couldnt remember the

8、exact date of the storm, but he knew it was Sunday because everybody was at church.A/, theBa, /C/, aDthe, /16I will be surprised if you can get Calvin, who is a close-fisted man, these donation draw tickets from you.AbuyBbuyingCbuysDto buy17I have got a headache.No wonder.You_in front of that comput

9、er too long.AworkBare workingChave been workingDworked18Jack decided to choose a different _ and teach history through storytelling.Aanalysis Bangle Cattitude Dapproach19Thanks for your useful advice; otherwise I _ such rapid progress.Adidnt makeBcouldnt have madeChadnt madeDshouldnt have made20As h

10、e works in a remote area, he visits his parents only _Aanxiously BoccasionallyCpractically Durgently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）Tracking Shots: This Week in FilmThe Incomparable Rose HartmanQuad CinemaSaturday to SundayIt is a gorgeously shot, sharply edited portrait of ph

11、otographer Hartman, who in the 1970s and 1980s haunted Studio 54. Hartman made a career of capturing fashion designers, models, musicians, and movie stars in half-guarded moments, somewhere between unaware and aping for the lens.ChurchillAngelika Film CenterMonday to TuesdayTwentieth centurys most a

12、wesome leader, a man whose history includes two world wars! But what happens when the story being told feels emotionally false and factually bogus? Churchill, a new drama starring the great Brian Cox, is so full of movie cliches that its sometimes hard not to giggleand oneshould never laugh at the p

13、rime minister.Handsome DevilCinema VillageThursday to FridayThe Ireland of the teen film Handsome Devil is a place where young boys are encouraged to do only one thing: play rugby. If rugby isnt your thing, or if you dig things that arent rugby-related, youre immediately dismissed as gay. Thats unfo

14、rtunately the case for the main characterginger-haired Ned. Indeed, its more like a coming of age film than a comedy.Past LifeLandmark SunshineWednesdayAlthough Past Life is based on real events, Avi Neshers latest film plays unapologetically like melodrama(情节剧)a bit too much at times. Its insistenc

15、e that guilt-ridden Baruch Milch can recite to his daughters, more than thirty years later, every single word he wrote in a notebook while hiding from the Nazis in Poland during World War II strains credulity.1、Which film may interest people who like taking pictures?AChurchillBPast LifeCHandsome Dev

16、ilDThe Incomparable Rose Hartman2、Where can the audience go to enjoy a comedy this week?AQuad CinemaBAngelika Film CenterCCinema VillageDLandmark Sunshine3、What do we know about the film Past life?AIt is fictional.BIt was shown on weekend.CAvi Nesher was the main character.DIt was concerned with the

17、 life of Jewish.22（8分）Best London walking toursSandemans New London ToursGain an attractive insight into Londons history. Visit the City of London, stopping at St Pauls Cathedral and the Tower of London; explore East London covering Brick Lane, Cockney culture and the criminal underworld; learn abou

18、t Jack the Ripper; or board on a five-venue pub crawl.Opening Times: Daily at 11:00 and 14:00City Visitor TrailThe City Visitor Trail takes you on a journey through the heart of London. Take in famous attractions such as St. Pauls Cathedral, Guildhall, the Bank of England and the Tower of London or

19、try the themed side-tracks, each one moving away from the main path to give a more in-depth look at one part of the city.Opening Times: Available 24 hours a day,7 days a week. Check with individual attractions for entry requirements.Brit Movie ToursJoin a unique movie and TV sightseeing walking tour

20、 experience in London and go on location to see incredibLe sets and fascinating landmarks. Local guides provide fascinating insights into the industry and there are multiple tours available, inctuding Doctor Who, Gangster London and Harry Potter Tour of London locations.Opening Times: Monday to Frid

21、ay 9:OOam t05:30pmRoyal Tour of LondonVisit three royal palaces as you journey from Big Ben to Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square. Along the way you will discover plots to destroy Parliament, Churchills hidden shelter, very expensive clubs for the rich and famous, and more. And if thats not enou

22、gh excitement, Iisten closely for incredible tales of man-eating pelicans (鹈鹕)and crazy lost tourists. This walking tour is run by Strawberry Tours.Opening Times: The tour starts at 10am everyday.1、Which tour can you join at any time?ASandemans New London ToursBCity Visitor TrailCBrit Movie ToursDRo

23、yal Tour of London.2、What can you do on a movie sightseeing tour?ALearn some Londons history.BParticipate in making films .CVisit some film-making locations.DAct as a local guide.3、Whats thrilling on the Royal Tour of London?AVisiting places of interest.BMeeting famous people.CExploring new spots.DL

24、istening to amazing legends.23（8分） Kazuo Ishiguro, who won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, has a number of strings to his bow, or rather his guitar. The 64-year-old is world-famous as a writer of fiction, but his early dream was to be a great singer and songwriter, like 2016s winner, Bob Dylan.A

25、s his name indicates, Ishiguro comes from a Japanese background, although he came to Britain from Japan at the age of 5 and is a British citizen who writes in English. He was educated at the University of East Anglia, a school that has become known for training writers.Ishiguros writing is highly se

26、lf-contained. This certainly gives his writing a quality in common with that of Jane Austen, an author to whom he is often compared. The best example of this is his novel The Remains of the Day, which later became a successful film.The central character of the book is a butler(男管家) called Stevens. H

27、e is a loyal servant to an English lord, and a character who some people might call repressed. He misses out on affection and love because he will not admit his feelings to anyone. We have to read between the lines to uncover the real story, which isnt quite the one the butler is telling. Stevens fi

28、nds it a challenge to communicate, and communication is often a theme in Ishiguros novels.In this authors works, there is a gap between our feelings and our ability to communicate them. The Nobel Committee stressed it when talking about Ishiguros works: The writer has uncovered the abyss(深渊) beneath

29、 our unreal sense of connection with the world.1、What did Ishiguro want to be in the beginning?AA famous writer.BA guitar player.CA second Bob Dylan.DA singer and songwriter.2、Why is the story not quite the one Stevens tells in The Remains of the Day?ABecause he is not allowed to tell the truth.BBec

30、ause he misses out on what he desires.CBecause he doesnt express himself truly.DBecause he has low social status as a servant.3、What does the underlined word it refer to?AThe authors sense of the world.BThe theme of Ishiguros works.CThe reason for choosing the winner.DOur ability to communicate feel

31、ings.4、What is the best title for the passage?AThe Remains of the DayBQuiet writing style of a great authorCKazuo Ishiguro, winner of Nobel Prize in LiteratureDHow Kazuo Ishiguros writing made him the Nobel Prize winner24（8分） The human beings seem to be facing a crisis （危机） After our best Go players

32、 were defeated one by one by the artificial intelligence （AI） AlphaGo， we lost our pride of being at the top of the intelligence chain And in October， when Saudi Arabia gave citizenship to a robot named Sophia， another privilege of being human was taken away It looks like everything that separates h

33、umans and AI is at risk fight nowBut we keep hoping that instead of everything， theres still something left in us that makes us irreplaceableTo Hao Jingfang， winner of the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novelette， that something is our consciousness AlphaGo is intelligent in a certain way， but not intelli

34、gent enough to ask the important questions - Do I like playing Go？ Do I want to play Go today？ Why do I have to play Go when you tell me to？ she once said In other words， computer programs dont have a choice to say no They probably dont even know what a choice is - all they ever do is calculateAnd t

35、o He Huaihong， a philosophy （哲学） professor at Peking University， imagination and creativity are also what make us special A machine couldnt have come up with the theory of gravity just because it was hit by a falling apple， he said Its human imagination that connects what seem to be completely rando

36、m and irrelevant concepts， something that a machine-which works by fixed rules only-cant do， at least for nowThis is why BBC reporter Viktor Mayer-Schonberger suggested that instead of focusing on how computers have overshadowed us on calculating abilities than humans， we should probably consider ou

37、r quality at a different end of the spectrum （光谱）：creativity， originality （原创性）， even plain illogical craziness， instead of hard-nosed （顽固的） logic， he wroteSo maybe in the future， as artificial intelligence becomes even more intelligent， humans and A1will learn to use each others talents for good If

38、 AI can handle the boring tasks like calculating and driving for us， well have more time to create， think， and be busy with being human1、What can we learn about AlphaGo， according to Hao Jingfang？ _AIt will be taught to say no in the futureBIt will be more intelligent than humans one dayCIt has diff

39、iculty answering personal questionsDIt is unable to think independently as humans do2、What does He Huaihong believe is unique to humans？ _AIntelligence BOriginalityCThe ability to make rules DThe ability to make choices3、What does the underlined word overshadowed in paragraph 5 probably mean？ _AComp

40、eted with BTaken control ofCBeen more successful than DInfluenced4、What could be the future of AI according to the author？ _AIt will be used to help humans， rather than compete with usBIt may develop creativity besides better logical thinkingCIt might be very dangerous to humans in different fieldsD

41、It will be applied to provide driving service for humans25（10分） There are about 6，500 languages spoken throughout the world，but about half of them are in danger of disappearing.One of the primary causes driving language loss is that support for language communities drastically varies.While some lang

42、uages are recognized by governments and taught in schools，the majority go unrecognized，unsupported，and untaught，leaving communities ill-equipped to pass their languages on to future generations.Tsakonian，a“dialect(方言)”in Greece，has declined to the point that only 100 speakers remain.When a language

43、disappears，many other things can go away as well.For example，parts of a communitys culture，knowledge and identity can also be lost.One organization seeking to save world languages is Wikitongues，which was founded as a school project by Daniel Bogre Udell in 2012，when he began recording short oral hi

44、stories in New York to explore the citys rich cultural diversity with the simple idea:tell me about yourself or your home in your native language.When he posted the videos online，the channel quickly got wide attention.There are currently over 400 languages and dialects represented on Wikitongueschan

45、nel and more than 1，500 people from 70 different countries have added videos to it.But thats far from enough.The organization seeks to serve as an Internet resource to keep as many languages as possible alive.Udell believes they can make it happen.“There are many examples of languages that disappear

46、ed but later returned to use.Hebrew went extinct in the 4th century BC，and was revived(恢复)in the 1800s.Now once again，its the mother tongue of half of the worlds Jewish population，”said Udell.1、What can be inferred about Tsakonian in Greece?AIts hard to speak and understand.BIt will definitely die o

47、ut in the future.CIts not allowed to speak in Greece.DIt lacks recognition and support.2、What effect may be brought by the extinction of languages?AHarming future generations.BReducing cultural diversity.CPreventing daily communication.DChanging school projects.3、Whats the purpose of Wikitongues?ATo

48、 support people in saving their languages.BTo revive languages that have disappeared.CTo record enough short oral histories.DTo explore the worlds rich cultures.4、What does Udell want to tell us by giving Hebrew as an example in the last paragraph?AAll extinct languages will be brought back to life.

49、BIts possible to prevent languages from dying out.CMore languages will be presented on Wikitongueschannel.DHebrew has become one of the most popular languages in the world.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）My wife and I moved into our home two years

50、ago. We had a yard with a lot of 1 Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some 2 to the areaLast summer, I found a tiny little 3 in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didnt plant it and Denise said she didnt either. We decid

51、ed to let it 4 growing until we could find out what it was.Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the 5 plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to 6 the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something 7 The sunflower had not 8 where I saw it begin

52、. It actually had begun under a big 9 and grown under and around it to reach the 10 Thats when I 11 that if a tiny little sunflower didnt let a big rock stand in its 12 of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we 13 ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where w

53、e 14 to go and get what we need for growthWe need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the 15 to achieve our goals. Like the 16 , it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had 17 in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be 18 who and what we are, then t

54、he environment will begin to 19 us. We will find a way to go under or 20 any “rocks”in order to reach our goals1、AflowersBinsectsCrocksDvegetables2、AcolorBwaterCfertilizerDshape3、AweedBseedCrockDplant4、AstopBcontinueCimproveDescape5、AweakBlonelyCstrangeDpretty6、AremoveBtendCwatchDcollect7、Awonderful

55、BterribleCvaluableDunusual8、ApassedBstartedCleftDdied9、AtreeBtableCrockDwall10、AairBtopCsunDhouse11、ArealizedBdoubtedCregrettedDhoped12、AplaceBwayCcourseDprocess13、Afill inBput inCworry aboutDbelieve in14、AforgetBhateCaimDwait15、AabilityBwishCplanDidea16、AyardBsunflowerChomeDsummer17、AenergyBvirtueC

56、courageDfaith18、Aaware ofBafraid ofCproud ofDtired of19、AsupportBaffectCupsetDforgive20、AintoBaroundCthroughDfrom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）In this region of Yunnan, the Naxi people make up the 1(major) of the population. Many tourists visit the region these days, 2 (he

57、ar) of the fascinating culture of the Naxi, and other ethnic groups. Its impossible not to fall3the city of Lijiang, with its beautiful snow-covered mountain peak, and4(it) maze of cobbled streets. Some tourists have been lucky5to be put up by friendly Naxi people, so if someone offers you6(accommod

58、ate), think it over7you book into a guesthouse. Being part of a family is a good approach to8(learn) about another culture. Exploring the old city is 9 good experience. You may think you will get lost in the tiny streets, but dont let this stop you! Just go down them and its likely that you will com

59、e across something wonderful,10will be unforgettable. 第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）28（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ ），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Last week my parents and I took a two-day trip to Emei Mount