陕西省西安市莲湖区2023学年高三最后一模英语试题（含解析）

1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1_ with all sorts of affairs, the manager had little time to have a good sleep.AOccupyingBBeing occupiedCOccupiedD

2、Having occupied2-The weather is too cold _ March this year.- It was still _ when I came here years ago.Afor; colderBin; coldCin; hotDfor; hotter3Cant you drive a little faster?No. If I _ another speeding ticket, my dad would take away my car.Awould getBwould have gotChad gotDgot4Careers Advice servi

3、ce is only available to people on day-time courses.Ato studyBstudyCstudiedDstudying5Hard work and lack of sleep have _ her beauty and youth in recent years.Aworn outBtried outCmade outDsent out6Smoking _ in the kitchen in my house.A doesnt allow B didnt allowC isnt allowed D wont allow7If we want st

4、udents to become effective in multicultural settings, one thing is clear: there is no _ for practice.Aprescription BsubstituteCappetite Dsuspension8 She will finish the project within three days! - _! I could do it in three hours.AYou are right. BIm stuck. COh, come on DDont mention it.9May I help y

5、ou? You seem to be having some problems. _, thanks. I think I can manage.AAll rightBNo problemCIts all rightDTheres no way10_ by many potential customers, the salesman had to gather his courage and sell the product in different ways.A. Having deniedBDenyingCBeing deniedDHaving been denied11Rosa _ th

6、is washing machine for more than ten years. She is thinking about buying a new one.Ais using BusedChad used Dhas been using12The 2011 Australian Open was successfully held in city of Melbourne, big city in Australia.Aa; aBthe; aCa; theDthe; the13That was a very busy street that I was never allowed t

7、o cross accompanied by an adult.AwhenBifCunlessDwhere14By the time we _ from our school, we have been close friends for more than ten years.AgraduatedBwill graduateCare graduatingDgraduate15 Can you tell me something about _ science. OK. _ Nobel Prize in Chemistry is usually awarded to Americans.Ath

8、e; TheB/; TheCa; /Dthe; /16- What do you think of zoology? - In my opinion, zoology is _ botany.Aa subject so interesting as Bas a interesting subject asCas interesting a subject as Dinteresting as a subject as17This is a very interesting book. Ill buy it，_.Ahow much may it costBno matter how it may

9、 costChowever much it may costDwhatever may it cost18Computer-controlled robots are taking over jobs in many industries, which used to be done _.Aartificially BmanuallyCcomprehensively Dgradually19My cousin insisted that she _ to Australia for further study. But the company refused her application.A

10、sendsBwill be sentCbe sentDwould be sent20Theyve seen many famous scholars in the conference. How I wish I _ it!Ahave attendedBwill attendCwould attendDhad attended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）In the far,far future,bicycles and perhaps skates may be run by jet power,and a n

11、ew thing to ride may be a small flying saucer（飞碟）.Imagine a race between them!There may be telepathy helmets（心灵感应帽）that send thought waves from your brain to that of your friend miles away.You just think a thought and your friend knows it!You can have secrets with each other that nobody else can tur

12、n in on!What about the food of the future?Scientists think.that much of it will be artificialmade in factories from such surprising things as coal,limestone,air,and water.The artificial food will be healthful because all the things that you need to live a long and healthy life will be put into it.Th

13、e future hospitals will probably have body banks that can give you almost any new part you need to keep on living.People of the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.What about highways of the future?Well,a very small child probably will be able to drive a car.Nobody will need to steer（驾驶

14、）.Electric signals will hold each car on the right road to get wherever the driver wants to go. And it probably will be impossible for cars to smash together.Controls that wont even have to be touched will make all speeding cars miss each other or will put on the brakes.Driving cars will be as safe

15、as being at home.But maybe the most wonderful surprise in the future will be weather control.Cities may have giant plastic domes（圆顶罩）over them to keep out snow,rain,or storms.When you plan a picnic in a park,you wont have to worry about rain.It will rain only when the weatherman thinks it is necessa

16、ry to fresh the air inside the city.All other days will be fair and warm.The future should be a wonderful time in which to live and the time we are living in now is also a wonderful future to the people who lived 100 years ago.1、What can we learn from the passage?AWith telepathy helmets,we can share

17、 our thoughts without any word.BThe artificial food made from coal and limestone tastes the most delicious in the future.CThere will be “body banks” instead of hospitals in the future.DPlastic domes themselves can automatically control the weather.2、With the future highways,_.Asmall children have to

18、 learn to driveBcar accidents still couldnt be avoidedCwe can be taken to the destination without steeringDcars will be no longer equipped with brakes3、The authors attitude towards the future life is_.Aoptimistic BpessimisticCsatisfied Ddoubtful22（8分）Googles new artificial intelligence can defeat bo

19、th humans and other AIs. Fortunately, the only war zone where it fights and wins is the ancient board game Go(围棋).AlphaGo Zero, developed by Googleowned DeepMind, is the latest AI program. The original AlphaGo defeated Go master Lee Sedol last year, and Alphago Master, an updated version, went on to

20、 win 60 games against top human players. Whats different about AlphaGo Zero is that it became potentially the worlds best Go player with any help from humans.The program AlphaGo Zero started off knowing only the basic rules and then played millions of games against itself in just a few days. After a

21、lmost five million games played against itself, AlphaGo Zero could outplay humans and the original AlphaGo. After 40 days, it was capable of beating AlphaGo Master.The program learned the strategies humans accumulated over thousands of years in a matter of weeks and also developed nontraditional str

22、ategies and moves that beat the techniques of the human masters, leaving them astonished. “At each stage of the game, it seems to gain a bit here and lose a bit there, but somehow it ends up slightly ahead, as if by magic,” said Andrew Jackson of the American Go AssociationDeepMind says it has plans

23、 for the technology behind AlphaGo Zero beyond just defeating all over an ancient game board. “In the end, we want to apply these breakthroughs to helping solve all sorts of pressing real world problems like designing new materials,” said Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of DeepMind, in a statemen

24、t.real worldThat sounds great, but just as a precaution, lets take the advice of Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking and keep any superfast learning AI away from the nuclear launch codes for now.1、Which was probably the earliest Al program to play Go according to the text?ADeepMind.BAlphaGo Zero.CAlphaGo

25、Master.DAlphaGo.2、What makes AlphaGo Zero different from its other versions?AIt beats AlphaGo Master.BIt teaches itself.CIt knows the basic rules of Go.DIt plays against itself for a long time.3、Whats DeepMinds plan for the AI technology?ATo design a new version.BTo win all the ancient board games.C

26、To inspire the world with solutions to global issues.DTo beat human beings all over the world.4、How does the author feel about AI?ACautious.BSupportive.CNegative.DEncouraging.23（8分）One day. One lifetime. You can do it! From the museum of modem art to the museum of ancient articles, visit our picks f

27、or the worlds best museums.National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa)This museum has a great collection of art spanning the Middle Ages to the present day, including American, Indian, European, Inuit and Canadian works. It offers a unique, near-complete overview of Canadian art from early Quebec religious

28、work, through Inuit work from the 1950s, to the contemporaries.Tokugawa Art Museum (Japan)The Tokugawa family reigned over Japan from 1600 to 1868. Under them, the country enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history. This time span is also known as the Edo period, during which the arts flower

29、ed in Japan. Artists of this period directly influenced Western masters such as Monet, Gauguin and Whistler and have since gone on to become household names. Other exhibits effectively present, through accurately reproduced environments, aspects of Japanese life at the time.Museum of Fine Arts (Bost

30、on)Highlights of this museums collection include a 4th-century Christian marble bust (半身像) of St. Paul at prayer, and a painting that questions life and our very existence, Gauguins “Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?” Its a must go in the US.The Egyptian Museum (Cairo)As well a

31、s gathering together some of the finest archaeological finds from all Egypt, this museum also provides a rare opportunity to simply pop in and within minutes be standing face-to-face with one of the greatest works of mankind, Tutankhamuns golden mask. A portrait of unbelievable quality, craftsmanshi

32、p and beauty, the highly polished gold face at once a god, a king and a teenager shines like water: delicate, yet untouchable all at the same time.1、Which museum will you visit if you want to know more about Monet?ATokugawa Art Museum. BNational Gallery of Canada.CMuseum of Fine Arts. DThe Egyptian

33、Museum.2、What kind of works cant you see in the National Gallery of Canada?AAmerican works. BEuropean works.CJapanese works. DInuit woks.3、What is the most famous art work in The Egyptian Museum?AGauguins painting.BA golden mask of Tutankhamun.CThe Tokugawa family paintings.DA 4th-century Christian

34、marble bust of St. Paul at prayer.24（8分）Someone sent me an email urging me to acquire a lot more resources,suggesting could do so much more good if I had an 8 or 9 figure net income of 6 like Ive been doing for years.He claimed to have acquired a great deal of wealth himself and found it highly bene

35、ficial to fueling his path with a heart.As I consider his suggestion,I find myself not having much clarity(清晰的思维)as to what Id do with I million or 10 million more money flowing through my life.I put so much attention on creativity,fulfillment,exploration,relationships,etc.that I find it difficult t

36、o intelligently imagine how more financial resources could provide extra fuel for that,except in small ways or in ways that arent particularly meaningful to me.Lately Ive been considering what it would be like to deliberately reduce my income for a while and see if I could live on much less，just for

37、 the experience.What if I capped my net personal income at $10,000 per year,for instance? That isnt such a big deal to me, though, since I already went through a period of low income like that during the 1990s,and I learned that I could still do what I love regardless of income.Ive never worked in a

38、 business environment-the only job Ive ever hadwas working for $6/hour in a video game store while I was in college. So Ive never seen how larger operations allocate resources. Thats probably why I havent pushed myself to acquire more. As I mentioned in my book.Money and Your Path With a Heart，my ma

39、in financial goal in life was to make money irrelevant in my life.Im not interested in building an empire.What interests me is exploring personal growth and sharing what I learn along the way. In some ways I feel that acquiring and acquiring and allocating more resources could become a big distracti

40、on. Im already doing what I want to be doing,so why rick distracting myself to acquire more resources,especially when I lack the idea about how I should treat such resources? I like having freedom and flexibility，and I dont really see how more resources would meaningfully improve that.1、Why did the

41、man email the author?ATo ask the author to fuel his path. BTo lend some money to the author.CTo share his opinion about wealth. DTo urge the author to earn more money.2、Which of the following can describe the authors personality?AOptimistic and devoted. BIndependent and cooperative.CUnfortunate but

42、positive. DWealthy but hardhearted.3、What does the underlined word“capped” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?ALimited BSpentCIncreased DDistributed4、The following are true EXCEPTA_.Athe author might be a professional writerBthe author is good at designing video gamesCthe author is interested in exploring

43、 his personal growthDthe author might be a person who likes sharing his knowledge25（10分） Why have so many awards ceremonies appeared recently? Shakespeare never won a prize, nor did Leonardo da Vinci or Adam Smith or Charles Dickens.It would be possible to say, however, that in the past, scientists

44、and artists could win patronage from rich people-a king or a lord would give the artist or scientist money to have them paint their palaces or help them develop new ways of making money. With the change in social systems across the world, this no longer happens. A lot of scientific research is now c

45、ither funded by the state or by private companies. Perhaps awards ceremonies are just the most recent face of this process.However, there is more to it than that. When a film wins an Oscar, many more people will go and see it or buy the DVDWhen a writer wins the Nobel prize, many more people buy his

46、 books. When a group win the MTV awards, the ceremony is seen by hundreds of thousands of people across the world. The result? The group sell lots more records.Most awards ceremonies are now sponsored by big organizations or companies. This means that it is not only the person who wins the award who

47、 benefits but also the sponsors. The MTV awards, for example, are great for publicising not only music but also MTV itself！On the surface, it seems to be a win-win situation, with everyone being happy, but let me ask you a question-how far do you think that publicity and marketing are winning here,

48、and how much genuine recognition of achievement is taking place?1、Why are some successful people like Shakespeare mentioned at the very beginning of the passage?ATo show great admiration.BTo provide the background.CTo prepare for the topic.DTo answer the question.2、Artists and scientists used to rec

49、eive money from_.Arich peoples supportBales of their worksCdifferent awardsDthe government3、The writer thinks awards actually do a better job in_.Agetting the winners great achievements recognizedBfinancially supporting a scientists or an artists workCimproving the status of the greatest scientists

50、or artistsDearning more money for the awards ceremony sponsors4、What is the writers attitude towards awards ceremonies？ASubjective.BApproving.CDoubtful.DIndifferent.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）The other day I was offered two tickets to a specia

51、l preview of the latest movie for free. I wasnt interested, 1 I knew my two boys would be.That evening, we were a bit 2 for time. So instead of having dinner at home, we had fast food near the movie theater Oscar. There went the 3 of eight movie tickets.Then I met up with a friend and we sat around

52、4 for a while , and another movie ticket went into a cup of coffee, After that, we figured we might as well 5 around until the movie ended to pick up the boys. To help 6 the time, I bought snacks. However, the 7 went for an hour longer than expected. To watch the free movie, we always have to 8 an h

53、our of ads.Oh, did I 9 parking and fighting my way through the 10 to get to the right theater? I could have sent the 11 to a movie theater in walking distance and had enough 12 left over to watch ten mare movies!Next time Im offered something free, Ill 13 refuse it.I should have known better. 14 in

54、2004, I built my own business. One of my marketing strategies is that I often offer free gifts, I said “probably” because “free” is just the most irresistible 15 in your marketing language. And it always 16 .If you dont believe me, next time when you do a promotion, 17 this test: one with and one wi

55、thout the free 18 . You will be amazed by how many people will 19 hundreds of dollars to get something for 20 !1、Afor Bor Cso Dhut2、Agrateful Bprepared Crushed Dthankful3、Alime Bprice Cchance Dlength4、Asinging Bjudging Cbargaining Dchatting5、Awander Bturn Clook Dgather6、Asave Bwaste Crecord Dkill7、A

56、meeting Bmovie Cwalk Dcoffee8、Abreak down Bsit through Ccut down Dlook through9、Aforget Bcontinue Cmention Dstop10、Arace Bpark Cgate Dtraffic11、Aemployees Bcustomers Cboys Dfriends12、Afood Bpatience Cmom Dmoney13、Aprobably Bangrily Cdefinitely Drepeatedly14、AEnding BWriting CRevolting DStalling15、Aw

57、ord Breason Cletter Ddesire16、Afails Bcheats Cworks Dloses17、Atry Bstudy Cface Dattend18、Ahelp Bgift Cadvice Dmarket19、Again Bhank Creceive Dpay20、Asomething Beverything Cnothing Danything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）No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it 1(happe

58、n) so long ago. However, according to a 2(wide) accepted theory, the universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter 3all directions. After that, atoms began to form and combine to create stars and other 4(body). For several billion years after the “Big Bang”, the earth was still just5cloud of du

59、st. What it was to become was uncertain 6between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. The earth became so 7(violence) that it was not clear8the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock. They were in time 9(produce) carbon, nitrogen, water vapo

60、ur and other gases, which were to make the earths atmosphere. What is even10(important) is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. 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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。