陕西西安地区八校2023学年高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题（含解析）

1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Computer-controlled robots are taking over jobs in many industries, which used to be done _.Aartificially BmanuallyCcomprehensively Dgradually2Could

2、 you tell me the_ of making such tasty cakes? Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook.AfeatureBplanCcostDtrick3 What does the sign over there read? “No person _ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.”AwillBshallCmayDmust4Lack of sleep _ lead to weakened immunity an

3、d memory, and also slow physical growth.AshallBmustCshouldDcan5Better get down to your work, Tom. _.AIts my pleasure BDont mention it CMind your own business DYoure welcome6_ amazed us greatly was that Linda could speak five languages.AThatBWhatCWhichDWhy7一When he know the result of todays job inter

4、view?一In a couple of daysAshouldBmayCshallDmust8Mr. Chapman retired at 70 after he nearly 40 years with the Gas CompanyAhad spentBhas spentCspendsDwould spend9Though our football boys are faced with four goals behind, they are still struggling hard in the field to _.Aface the musicBsave faceCcost th

5、eir arm and legDland on their feet10Meyer and his team were the first _ how the disease spreads fromanimals to humans.AshowingBshowCto showDshown11My computer is out of function again.You need to go to the customer service center and have it _.Ato repair BrepairCrepairing Drepaired12His dream was _

6、a photo studio that could transport people back to the past.Aopening BopenedCto open Dopen13Bob was trying to _ that he knew the famous singer who would perform in our city.Alet outBlay outCfigure outDmake out14The online word “selfie” is gaining _ and more and more people tend to use it nowadays.Aa

7、ccess BadmissionCcontrol Dcurrency15_ has greater potential than flammable ice being mined from underneath the South China Sea when it comes to a global energy revolution.AnothingBneitherCno oneDnone16I forgot to register for the courses. Im one day late and most of the classes are full. What shall

8、I do?_ You cant do anything about that.ATake your time.BPoor you!CSo what?DNo way!17Dont throw away the old booksGive them to _needs themAwhoeverBanyoneCwhoDwhomever18Mr. Wilson is a man of patience and kindness, and his good temper never _ him.AfailsBdisappointsCcontrolsDworries19Mr, White, do you

9、have anything _?No, nothing. You can take a rest now.Atype Btyped Cto type Dto be typed20To work from home, which one could hardly imagine, has been made with the development of computer technology.ApossibleBit possibleCpossiblyDto be possible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） T

10、he United States Congress is responsible for making and approving federal lawsrules that everyone in the country must follow.But exactly how do those laws get made? The process is not easy，and it takes a long time.A law begins when someone puts forward an idea.The idea can come from anyone，but it ha

11、s to get to a U.S.lawmaker who wants it to become legislation.In time，the idea is further developed into a written proposal，called a bill.Then，a member of Congress officially proposes the bill.After the bill is introduced，it is sent to a small group of lawmakers，called a“committee”.Sometimes committ

12、ee members seek more information about the proposal by holding hearings.Sometimes the committee changes the bill.Sometimes it decides not to take any action.In that case，we say lawmakers“table”the bill，or let it“die in committee”.But now and then，the bill is offered to lawmakers not on the committee

13、.Those lawmakers debate the bill further.They might change the bill again.Finally，the full House or Senate votes on the bill.If it does not earn the majority of votes，the bill does not advance.Finally，the agreed-upon bill is sent to the president.If the president signs it，the bill becomes a law.If t

14、he president does nothing and Congress is officially meeting，the bill becomes a law.But if the president does nothing and Congress is not in session，the bill does not pass.Or the president can officially reject the bill.If that happens，the bill is not stopped.Instead，it is returned to both the Senat

15、e and the House.If two-thirds of the senators and two-thirds of the House members approve the bill once again，even with the president objecting，they turn the bill into a law.1、Who is the first to propose a bill?AA lawyer.BA citizen.CA member of Congress.DA committee member.2、When does a bill finally

16、 become a law?AAfter it is sent to a committee.BWhen the president signs it.CAfter it returns to the Congress.DWhile Congress is not in session.3、What can be inferred from the text?ANot every bill can be turned into a law.BAnybody can put forward a proposal.CIf“tabled”，the bill has to be voted on.DO

17、nce proposed，the bill cant be changed.22（8分） 83-year-old Antonio Vicente has spent the last four decades of his life fighting against the trend. As Brazilian landowners cut down rainforests to make room for profitable plantations(种植园) and cattle grounds, he struggled to bring the jungles of his chil

18、dhood back to life.“When I was a child, the peasants cut down the trees to make grasslands and charcoal, and the water dried up and did not come back,” he told the reporters, “I thought: Water is valuable, no one makes water and the population will not stop growing. What is going to happen? We are g

19、oing to run out of water.”With only some donkeys and a small team of hired workers, Antonio Vicente set about bringing back the forest to his land. What started out as a weekend hobby soon became a permanent way of life, and Antonio recalls often spending whole days and nights in his young jungle, s

20、urrounded by rats and foxes, and eating banana sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Over the last 40 years, he has planted an estimated 50,000 trees on his 31-hectare land, which now make up a small but unique area of rainforest, and a haven for wildlife.As the forest grew, the water returned

21、, and Antonio says that there are now over 20 water, sources on his land that were no longer there when he bought it. Then the animals started making a home there, Today, the forest is alive with the sounds of birds and insects living there, and more species are settling in every year.“There are tou

22、cans(巨嘴鸟), all kinds of birds, squirrels, lizards, and even the boars are returning,” 83-year-old Vicente says, “If you ask me who my family are, I would say all this right here, each one of these that I planted from a seed.”1、What do we learn about the Brazilian peasants?AThey wasted much water on

23、farming.BThey focused on short-term profits,CThey cared much about the environment.DThey relied heavily on rainforests for a living.2、What used to be young Antonios biggest concern?AOverpopulation.BPolluted water.CLoss of grasslands.DWater shortage.3、What does the underlined word “haven” in Paragrap

24、h 3 probably mean?ATrapBDisasterCShelterDBalance4、In the last paragraph, Antonio mainly expresses his _ .Aaffection for his forestBthanks for his familyCdeep love for rare birdsDpride as a successful farmer23（8分）An 11-year-old girl from Belthangady, India, recently made news headlines for having aro

25、und 60 dead ants pulled from her eyes. As for how the insects got there, some doctors thought they entered her body through the ears.Last week, the girl, known only as Ashwini, started complaining of severe pain in her eyes. She told her parents that she felt there was something stuck in her eyes, a

26、nd when they checked, they did find a small ant in one of her eyes. They didnt pay much importance to it, as they assumed the insect had gotten there by accident, but it wasnt long before the girl again started reporting pain in her eyes. They discovered more dead ants, and this time, they took her

27、to hospital.A local doctor told Ashwinis parents that the insects must have first entered her body through the ears and then somehow made their way to her eyes. He gave her some eye-drops to help with the irritation（刺激）, but the girl still has 5 to 6 ants pulled from her eyes daily. A week ago, the

28、Daily Mail reported that Ashwinis eyes produced around 60 dead ants in a period of 10 days.As doctors in Belthangady were left scratching their heads about how the ants reached Ashwinis eyes or what they could do to stop the unusual phenomenon, she was taken to an eye hospital in Moodabidri, where h

29、er family hope to get some answers.IB Times reports that Ashwinis parents feared she had been affected by some evil spirit, so they also took her to an astrologer（占星家） who told them that the ants in the eyes were caused by something called Naga Dosha. But who knows?1、Why did Ashwini recently make ne

30、ws headlines?ABecause of her love for insects. BBecause of her extraordinary skills.CBecause of her strange experience. DBecause of her abilities to control ants.2、How did Ashwinis parents react when finding an ant in her eye?AThey didnt take it seriously. BThey tried their best to comfort her.CThey

31、 sent her to hospital immediately. DThey didnt think it was just an accident.3、The underlined part in paragraph 4 most probably means “ ”.Afeeling angry about Bshowing disagreement aboutCbeing optimistic about Dfeeling puzzled about4、What can be inferred about Ashwini from the text?AHer eyes no long

32、er produce dead ants.BEye-drops are of little help to her eyes.CThe dead ants cause no harm to her eyes.DOnly the astrologer has found out the truth.24（8分）Today, we talk about a common object that appears in many expressions buttons! Buttons, which are usually small and round and made of metal or pl

33、astic, are found on all sorts of clothing. They fasten or connect one piece of clothing to another in order to make sure your clothes dont fall off.To be cute as a button is an old saying, which means to be attractive or sweet, but in a small way. Babies are often described as cute as a button. Lang

34、uage experts dont know why. But they do say this expression dates back to the late 1860s.Here is another expression related to button: button-down. People often wear button-down shirts to the office. Button-down as an adjective means to be conservative or traditional. People described as button-down

35、 stay as close as possible to the normal way of dressing and behaving.When buttoning a button you slip it into a buttonhole. A buttonhole traps the button. So, to buttonhole someone means you have trapped them in a spoken conversation. Now, lets say you find yourself buttonholed in a conversation at

36、 a party. Someone just keeps talking and talking and talking! Finally, you cant take it any longer. You tell the person to button it! This is a direct, but unacceptable way of saying “Stop talking!” Button your lip is another equally rude but effective way to stop a person who talks too much.Another

37、 kind of difficult person is someone who pushes ones buttons. To push ones buttons means to know exactly how to get that person angry or upset. People who like to push other peoples buttons usually do it for selfish reasons. They find a persons weak point and then they use it to upset them.1、What do

38、 you think of someone who wears a button-down shirt to the office?AFunny. BTraditional.CCrazy. DFashionable.2、What will you probably say to get rid of a long and boring talk?AButton your lip. BBe cute as a button.CPush your buttons. DBe button-down.3、How does the fourth paragraph mainly develop?ABy

39、giving examples. BBy making contrasts.CBy listing figures. DBy analyzing cause and effect.4、What does the underlined phrase “pushes ones buttons” in Paragraph 5 mean?ALearns of ones secret. BShouts loudly.CGets someone to lose his temper. DArgues with someone.25（10分） Reducing plastic waste isnt easy

40、 because the cheap material is found in almost every household item. Now, a delicious and nutritious solution has come up to help reduce our dependence on this environmental hazard.David Christian, the co-founder of Evoware, says the idea of creating the biodegradable (生物降解的) products came from conc

41、ern at the countrys high pollution rate. Indonesia is home to four of the worlds worst polluted rivers. Since single-use packaging is a large contributor to the problem, Evoware decided to deal with that first.After investigating various materials, the company settled on seaweed. Unlike corn, common

42、ly used for biodegradable containers, seaweed does not require resources like water or large amounts of space. Since Indonesian farmers already harvest more seaweed than they can sell, its easy for the company to find the material.Though they will not reveal their production process, Evoware says th

43、e seaweed packaging contains no chemicals and is safe to consume. The company has also invented single-use cups, which can break down 30 days after theyre thrown away.While replacing plastic with the seaweed products may seem appealing to most of us, it is a hard-sell in Indonesia. According to Chri

44、stian, “The awareness to reduce single-use plastic is still very low. This makes our bioplastic unnecessary.” Also a factor is the cost, which is higher than using plastic. Hopefully, Evoware will succeed in convincing Indonesians and people worldwide that switching to their products will be helpful

45、 to protecting our beautiful planet.1、What problem did Evoware decide to deal with first?AWays to clean the four worst polluted rivers.BHow to deal with single-use packaging.CMeans to contribute to the countrys economy.DWhat nutritious materials for people to use.2、Why did Evoware choose seaweed?AIt

46、 could be found everywhere in his country.BIt was most commonly used for packaging.CIt didnt require much space and was easy to get.DIt grew thickly in most of the polluted rivers.3、What can we infer from Christians words?ASometimes its hard to get people to reduce the use of plastics.BTheir seaweed

47、 products have won government support.CTheir new products have received worldwide popularity.DThe cost of making seaweed products will be lowered soon.4、What does the underlined word “hard-sell” (in Para. 5) refer to?ASomething lasting long.BSomething commonly seen.CSomething easy to get.DSomething

48、hard to accept.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） I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to spread a little love and kindness today. I had doctors 1 in a town thats about 45 minutes from where I live. After both my appointments were 2 , I starte

49、d walking away from the building and 3 an elderly woman standing at the gate anxiously. I 4 myself and asked if she was waiting for someone or she needed 5 .As it turned out, she was having 6 walking the distance and had asked for a wheelchair and a staff member to 7 her up but no one had come yet.

50、Virginia heat was kind to no one, and I was 8 for this dear ladys health.I asked her to 9 while I went to get her wheelchair myself. I ran to the help desk and asked for a 10 to assist a lady outside. The receptionist asked me, “Is the 11 ?” I was upset at the question and answered, “Shes a bit larg

51、e, I suppose, but if transporting her is a(n) 12 for you, I am willing to do it myself.”She looked sort of shocked by my 13 , but the woman outside needed help, no matter her 14 . The help desk woman and I walked to the end of the passage to the now seated lady. Help desk person 15 her hand to help

52、the lady, but she said “No, Im fine. I want to grab on to her 16 help.” She was talking about me. I helped the woman into the wheelchair but first locked the brakes so that she would be 17 . After she was seated, she softly 18 me for my help.When I returned home, what happened to me today kept going

53、 through my mind and reminded me how much I 19 the opportunity to help the lady. It gave me a sense of fulfillment and a 20 heart.1、Acalls Borders Cexaminations Dappointments2、Amade Bdone Carranged Dbooked3、Arecognized Bknocked Cnoticed Dgreeted4、Aexcused Bhelped Cexpressed Dadjusted5、Aadvice Brefer

54、ence Ctreatment Dassistance6、Apressure Btrouble Cdanger Dfear7、Apick Bget Cmake Dkeep8、Aready Bresponsible Cthankful Dconcerned9、Ahelp Bmove Cwait Dstand10、Awheelchair Bcar Cfriend Dstranger11、Aheavy Bsick Cold Dweak12、Abusiness Bmistake Cissue Dchoice13、Awisdom Bcomment Cpersuasion Dcalmness14、Asha

55、pe Bage Ccharacter Dsize15、Agave up Breached out Cgave out Dstuck to16、Awith Bby Cfor Dabout17、Astronger Bsteadier Cslower Dfaster18、Acalled Bbegged Casked Dthanked19、Aappreciated Bneeded Cexpected Dfound20、Aenjoyable Bfamiliar Cpeaceful Dneedy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

56、）Many people believe that their sight is the most important sense they have. Yet they dont care for their eyes 1much as they should.The aim of this article is to improve those percentages so that fewer people develop preventable eye diseases. In other 2 (word) , my goal is to keep you from being bli

57、nd or have a vision impairment so that you can have many more years to use your most 3(value) sense.Yes, you can reduce your risk of developing eye diseases 4 following the steps below.Focus on whats important. 5we feed our bodies feeds our eyes. Many of the vitamins and minerals in our bodies 6 (fi

58、nd) in much higher concentrations in our eyes, so a diet lacking in these vitamins for eyes and minerals can lead to vision problems as we grow7 (old).Eat the foods and take the vision supplements that provide the8 (require) eye health antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Avoid bad habits (such as s

59、moking or using the screen too long) , and develop good habits such as juicing, and 9 (wear) sunglasses when outside.Youll protect your vision, ensuring years of good eye health, and increasing the things so that youll avoid blindness or 10 (lose) of vision for the rest of your life. 第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节

60、 短文改错（满分10分）28（10分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题l，满分10分）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()，并在其下面写出谈加的词。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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词。2、只允许修改l0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。One night, Mr、 Green went to a store to buy the shirtThe salesgirl showed him severalshins to chooseHe had