2023学年常州市“12校合作联盟”高考英语五模试卷（含解析）

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0．5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）1．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．agreementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison2．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which3．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor4．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof5．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect6．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve7．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid8．Iwonder________theequipmentwillbeavailableintendays.A．that B．when C．whether D．where9．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however10．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient11．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why12．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those13．Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what14．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput15．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing16．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered17．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse18．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot19．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding20．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven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）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'dlike,soIwasrelivedtoreadthatthere'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheuniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld'snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔离）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon'twantthat,dowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofthenewcropssince1985,researchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution'scocoaproject,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean,healthy,increasingcocoamaterial.”Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof3plantvarietiesandtheirgreen-houseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That'swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.Thescientistsays,“thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolate."1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Safeguardingcocoa. B．Plantingcocoaworldwide.C．Keepingcocoaingreenhouse. D．Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.2、Theinstitution'scocoaprojectisto_______.A．havecocoaskinremoved B．offermorejobstopeopleC．ensurethequalityofcocoa D．supplycocoafortwomillionpeople3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Thetasteofchocolateischanging.B．Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C．Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D．Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolate.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate. B．Toadvertise.C．Towarn. D．Toinform.22．（8分）“Educationalresearchers,politicalscientistsandeconomistsareincreasinglyinterestedinthecharacteristicsandskillsthatparents,teachersandschoolsshouldfosterinchildrentoincreasechancesofsuccesslaterinlife,”saidleadauthorMarionSpengler,PhDoftheUniversityofTubingen.”Ourresearchfoundthatspecificbehaviorsinhighschoolhavelong-lastingeffectsforone’slaterlife.”Spenglerandherco-authorsanalyzeddatacollectedbytheAmericanInstitutesforResearchfrom346,660U.S.highschoolstudentsin1960,alongwithfollow-updatafrom81,912ofthosestudents11yearslaterand1,952ofthem50yearslater.Theinitialhighschoolphasemeasuredavarietyofstudentbehaviorsandattitudesaswellaspersonalitycharacteristics,cognitiveabilities,parentalsocioeconomicstatusanddemographic(人口统计的)factors.Thefollow-upsurveysmeasuredoveralleducationalattainment,incomeandoccupationalprestige(声望).Beingaresponsiblestudent,showinganinterestinschoolandhavingfewerproblemswithreadingandwritingwereallsignificantlyassociatedwithgreatereducationalattainmentandfindingamoreprestigiousjobboth11yearsand50yearsafterhighschool.Thesefactorswerealsoallassociatedwithhigherincomeatthe50-yearmark.Mosteffectsremainedevenwhenresearcherscontrolledparentalsocioeconomicstatus,cognitiveaibilityandotherbroadpersonalitycharacteristicssuchasconscientiousness.Whilethefindingsweren’tnecessarilysurprising,Spenglernotedhowreliablyspecificbehaviorspeopleshowedinschoolwereabletopredictlatersuccess.Furtheranalysisofthedatasuggestedthatmuchoftheeffectcouldbeexplainedbyoveralleducationalachievements,accordingtoSpengler.“Studentcharacteristicsandbehaviorswererewardedinhighschoolandledtohighereducationalattainment,whichinturnwasrelatedtogreateroccupationalprestigeandincomelaterinlife,”shesaid.“Thisstudyhighlightsthepossibilitythatcertainbehaviorsatcrucialperiodscouldhavelong-termconsequencesforaperson’slife.”1、What’sthefindingofMarionSpengler’sresearch?A．Teachersplayadecisiveroleinstudents’latersuccessB．PersonalitycharacteristicsaremoreimportantthanacademicperformancesC．HighereducationalattainmenthaslittletodowithoccupationalprestigeD．Behaviorsinthehighschoolshouldbehighlystressed.2、WhichisTRUEabouttheresearch?A．TheresearchwasconductedamongtotallydifferentpeopleduringdifferentperiodsB．Theresearchwasbasedonthedatacollectedfrom1960to2010C．Morepeoplewereinvolvedinthefollow-upsurveysD．Theinitialhighschoolphasemeasuredattitudesonly3、Whatislikelytocontributetolatersuccessaccordingtotheresearch?A．ParentalsocioeconomicstatusB．OveralleducationalachievementsC．CognitiveabilityD．Hardwork4、Whydidtheresearcherscontrolsomefactorslikeparentalsocioeconomicstatus?A．ToavoidthepreviousmistakesB．TohighlighttheeffectsofcertainspecificbehaviorsC．TodrawanimmediateconclusionD．Tohidsomenegativefindings23．（8分）AccordingtotheInternationalEcotourismSociety,eco-travelis“responsibletraveltonaturalareasthatprotectstheenvironment,maintainsthewell-beingsandinvolveseducation”.Eco-travelisontherise,asmoreandmorepeoplebecomeconsciousabouttheircarbonfootprint.ExpertfromBoundlessJourneys,MattHolmes,whoworks-ontravelexperiencestowardsconservingareassaid,“Asscientistsandnon-scientistslearnmoreabouthowwehumanbeingsareimpactingtheplanet,Ithink.morepeoplewanttodowhattheycanwhilestillexploringtheworld.Ourguestsaredefinitelyinterestedinthataspectofourjourneys.TravelerscanfarmtheirownfoodinItaly,managingtheiruseofwaterandusingsolarorwindpower.Theycanalsovisitnfamily-runcampthatcaresforretiredloggingelephantsinMyanmar,knowaparkentryfeegoestoaconservationorganizationinCostaRica,employandtrainmembersofthelocalcommunityorpartnerwithaprotectiongroup.Therearelotsofoptionsforseekingoutgreenerholiday.”Mostpeoplebelievethateco-travelisexpensiveanditistrue.Mattexplained“Anti-poachingpatrols(巡逻)needtobepaid,solarenergyequipmentcostsalottoinstall,buildingwithenvironmentallyfriendly,materialsismoreexpensiveandsoon.Theextracostisnecessary,asyourepayingtominimizeyourfootprintandprotecttheplacesyouvisit,whichisexactlywhateco-travelisabout.Thefinancialsuccessandsustainability(可持续性)ofaneco-focusedoperationdoesn’tcomefromthinair.”Theindustryistryingtomakeeco-travelaffordableandmakeitaccessibletothecommonpeople.1、Whatisthepositiveinfluenceofeco-friendlytravel?A．ItenablestravelerstoprotecttheenvironmentwhiletravelingB．Itkeepshumanbeingshealthyandhappyinafriendlyatmosphere.C．Itteachesustoberesponsibleforthedevelopmentofeconomy.D．Itofferssomevaluableeducationabouttheknowledgeofgardening.2、AccordingtoMattHolmes,travelerswillbeinterestedin________.A．eatingdeliciousfoodinItaly B．visitingelephantsinthezooC．workingtogetherwithaprotectiongroup D．raisingparkentryfeeinCostaRica3、Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthenextparagraphofthepassage?A．Whyeco-travelisexpensive.B．Howwecanmakeeco-travellessexpensive.C．Whatmaterialareusedineco-travel.D．Wherewecangoforeco-travel.24．（8分）Whenadriverslamsonthebrakestoavoidhittingapedestriancrossingtheroadillegally,sheismakingamoraldecisionthatshiftsriskfromthepedestriantothepeopleinthecar.Self-drivingcarsmightsoonhavetomakesuchethical(道德的)judgmentsontheirown—butsettlingonauniversalmoralcodeforthevehiclescouldbeatoughtask,suggestsasurvey.Thelargesteversurveyofmachineethics,calledtheMoralMachine,laidout13possiblesituationsinwhichsomeone’sdeathwasunavoidable.Respondentswereaskedtochoosewhotospareinsituationsthatinvolvedamixofvariables:youngorold,richorpoor,morepeopleorfewer.Within18months,theonlinequizhadrecorded40milliondecisionsmadebypeoplefrom233countriesandterritories.Whentheresearchersanalysedtheseanswers,theyfoundthatthenationscouldbedividedintothreegroups.OnecontainsNorthAmericaandseveralEuropeannationswhereChristianityhasbeenthedominant(占支配地位的)religion;anotherincludescountriessuchasJapan,IndonesiaandPakistan,withstrongConfucianorIslamictraditions.AthirdgroupconsistsofcountriesinCentralandSouthAmerica,suchasColombiaandBrazil.Thefirstgroupshowedastrongerpreferenceforsacrificingolderlivestosaveyoungeronesthandidthesecondgroup,forexample.Theresearchersalsoidentifiedrelationshipsbetweensocialandeconomicfactorsinacountry.Theyfoundthatpeoplefromrelativelywealthycountrieswithstronginstitutions,suchasFinlandandJapan,moreoftenchosetohitpeoplewhosteppedintotrafficillegallythandidrespondentsinnationswithweakerinstitutions,suchasNigeriaorPakistan.Peoplerarelyfacesuchmoraldilemmas,andsomecitiesquestionwhetherthepossiblesituationsposedintheonlinequizarerelevanttotheethicalandpracticalquestionssurroundingdriverlesscars.Buttheresearchersarguethatthefindingsrevealculturaldifferencesthatgovernmentsandmakersofself-drivingcarsmusttakeintoaccountiftheywantthevehiclestogainpublicacceptance.AtleastBarbaraWege,whoheadsagroupworkingonautonomous-vehicleethicsatAudiinIngolstadt,Germany,sayssuchstudiesarevaluable.Wegearguesthatself-drivingcarswouldcausefeweraccidents,proportionally,thanhumandriversdoeachyear—butthatpeoplemightfocusmoreoneventsinvolvingrobots.SurveyssuchastheMoralMachinecanhelptobeginpublicdiscussionsabouttheseunavoidableaccidentsthatmightdeveloptrust.“Weneedtocomeupwithasocialconsensus,”shesays,“aboutwhichriskswearewillingtotake.”1、Whyisitdifficulttosetuniversalmoralrulesforprogrammingself-drivingcars?A．Socialvaluesalwayschangewiththetimes.B．Moralchoicesvarybetweendifferentcultures.C．Drivershaveapreferenceforsacrificingtheweak.D．Carmakersarefacedwithdecisionsoflifeordeath.2、Theresearchersconductedthestudyby_____.A．usingamassiveonlinequizworldwideB．comparingdifferentculturesandcustomsC．dividingtherespondentsintothreegroupsD．performingaseriesofcontrolledexperiments3、Accordingtothestudy,inwhichcountryaredriversmorelikelytohitapedestriancrossingtheroadillegally?A．Nigeria B．ColombiaC．Finland D．Indonesia4、BarbaraWegewouldprobablyagreethat_____.A．Self-drivingcarswillgreatlyimprovethetrafficenvironmentB．Accidentscausedbyself-drivingcarsmightreceivemoreattentionC．Problemsinvolvingself-drivingcarsmightshakethepublictrustinsocietyD．Carmakersneedn’ttaketheriskofsolvingself-drivingcarethicaldilemmas25．（10分）Mostofusstrugglethroughthetimeittakestogetacupofcoffeetoourlipsonceouralarmsgooff.Luckily,thiscoffee-brewingalarmclockcouldmakethosefewstrugglingminutespracticallydisappear.Analarmclockthatbrewsafreshpotofcoffeeassoonasyouwakeupactuallyexists,andyoucanbuyitrightnow.ThankstotheBarisieur,yourmorningtimewillneverbethesame.Here’showitworks:Beforeyougotobed,filltheglasscontainerwithwaterandpourgroundcoffeeintothefilter(过滤器).Notablackcoffeedrinker?Nottoworry---specialdrawerskeepyourcreamcoldandstoreyoursugar,too.Then,justsetyouralarmandgotosleep.Thismachinewilltakecareoftherest.Afewminutesbeforeyouralarmgoesoffnextmorning,theBarisieurwillbegintobrewyourcoffee.Andvoila!Ahotcupofcoffeeiswaitingforyouwhenyouralarmringsandyouopenyoureyes.Youwon’tevenhavetoleaveyourbed.LondondesignerJoshuaRenoufdesignedthisinventionhimself,raisingover$500,000throughdonationsonIndieGoGo.Coffeeloversshouldactfastandputinapre-orderonthewebsitenow,payingjust$300.Otherwise,youhavetowaituntilithitsstoresandpay$420.Owningoneoftheseclockswillbetotallyworthit.Nothingsays“seizetheday”quitelikewakinguptoapotoffreshlybrewedcoffee,afterall.Also,themachineisn’tlimitedtomakingcoffeeonlyinthemorning.Youcangooutandreturnhomewithahotcupofcoffeewaitingforyou.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthestruggle?A．Toshowmakingcoffeeischallenging.B．Toshowcoffeecanmakeusfeelbetter.C．Toshowthecoffee-brewingalarmclockisgreat.D．Toshowitisdifficulttogetupearlyinthemorning.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．TheBarisieur. B．Themorningtime.C．Ahotcupofcoffee. D．Theglasscontainer.3、What’sthebenefitofpre-orderingtheclockonthewebsitenow?A．Youcangetonemuchearlier.B．Youcangetoneatagreatdiscount.C．Youcangetdonationsfromitsdesigner.D．YoumayhaveachancetomeetJoshuaRenouf.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Totellushowtomakecoffeeeasily.B．Toadvertiseanewproductinastore.C．Torecommendaspecialkindofalarmclock.D．Tocomparetraditionalalarmclocksandnewones.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）Tryingnewthingsistheonlywaywecandiscoverhiddentalents.I1mycareerasaneditorforamagazine.Ididn’treallymindthework,butIwantedsomethingmore2.ThenIwasofferedamanagement3ofadigitalreadingcompany.Thejobwasaseemingly4mixofmyskillsandinterests,soIjumpedatit.5,soonafterIjoinedthecompany,itsmodelchangedtofocusonK-12education,andeverythingaboutmypositionchanged.Iwasaskedtotakeonthe6differentrolesofsellingcontenttoteachersandtrainingpeople.Ifeltmorethanalittle7mycomfortzone.IknewIwantedtogrowasa(an)8andmakeaseriouseffectonthecompany.Itoldmyselfthateverythingfeels9atfirstandIshouldatleasttry.10,IfeltlikeIdidn’thavea(an)11.Iknewjumpingoutofthe12wastherightthingforme,eventhoughitfeltprettyawful.Iwasfortunatetobe13byveryhelpfulpeople,bothatworkandathome.Theykept14me.Ispenthoursresearchingmycompany’s15.Iaskedlotsofquestionsandspoketomanypeopleinneed.Ilookedforopportunitiestoputinextra16.ThemoreIdid,thebetterIfelt.Overtime,Idiscoveredthatthejobwas17Icoulddoandlikeddoing.Itwasanamazing18toseethecompanygrowandknowthatmyeffortscontributedto19successandthatit’simportanttotakerisksandacceptnew20.Actually,there’snothingworsethanfailingbecauseyourefusetoeventry.1、A．startedoutB．movedupC．developedD．spent2、A．steadyB．comfortableC．payingD．challenging3、A．guidanceB．suggestionC．positionD．course4、A．looseB．perfectC．mildD．complex5、A．HoweverB．InsteadC．AdditionallyD．Thus6、A．slightlyB．completelyC．relativelyD．strangely7、A．insideB．aroundC．withinD．outside8、A．individualB．consumerC．leaderD．adult9、A．sillyB．toughC．freshD．easy10、A．OnthecontraryB．InbriefC．InawayD．Ononehand11、A．choiceB．ideaC．dreamD．reason12、A．controlB．touchC．nestD．company13、A．informedB．surroundedC．followedD．impressed14、A．convincingB．remindingC．accessingD．encouraging15、A．staffB．incomeC．productsD．conditions16、A．effortB．moneyC．offerD．care17、A．anythingB．everythingC．somethingD．nothing18、A．profitB．rewardC．platformD．behavior19、A．myB．theirC．yourD．its20、A．opportunitiesB．requestsC．culturesD．services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）Mostpeopleknowyogaasakindofexercise,1．aimsatdevelopingstrengthandflexibility.However,2．yogaisreallyaboutismorethanjustexercise.Peopledoyoga3．(hear)whattheirbodiesaretellingthemaswellasthequietvoiceinsidethem.In2014,thePrimeMinisterofIndia,NarendraModi,askedtheUnitedNationstocreateanInternationalDayofYoga.TheUnitedNationsagreed,andnowInternationalYogaDayiscelebratedon21June.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。IamoneofthefewmanwhoworkasanurseryschoolteacherinLondon、Mostofmykidscomefromfamiliesonproblems、It'ssurprisedhowveryyoungchildrenunderstandorareawareofthingsthatgowronginhome、This,ofc