2023学年重庆市永川北山中学高三考前热身英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory2．—Davidisagreenhandatsuchthings.—ButIbelieveheisquite________tothetask.A．relevantB．accessibleC．equalD．unique3．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch4．—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor5．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why6．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after7．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase8．－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.9．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting10．-----Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.-----_________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes11．8studentsand2teachersatSantaFeHighSchoolbya17-year-studentarmedwithashotgunandapistol.Thisisoneofthemanygun-relatedtragediesthathavehappenedinthelast2years.A．killedB．werekilledC．havekilledD．havebeenkilled12．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking13．Atthenewsoftheearthquake,thesoldiersdidwhattheycouldthevictims.A．help B．tohelp C．tohelping D．helping14．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith15．---Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?---Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst16．Thecompanyneedsto_____itsoutdatedimagetopromoteitsnewly-releasedproduct.A．layout B．callupC．shakeoff D．giveaway17．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem18．Ifyouwanttogofurtherinthenewsport,thebestwayisto______andpractisemorefrequently.A．diveinB．dropoutC．catchonD．springup19．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check20．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse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）ColumbusDayhasbeenonAmericancalendarssince1937,whenPresidentFranklinD．RooseveltdeclaredOctober12afederalholidaytohonortheItalianexplorerwho“discovered”theAmericasin1942.However,theholidayhasalwaysbeencontroversial.ManypeoplebelievethatChristopherColumbusshouldnotbegivencreditfor“discovering”thecontinent,sincenativeAmericanshadalreadybeenlivingthereforgenerations.Besides,theexplorer’smissionwasnotascientific“voyageofdiscovery”,butoneintendedtoconquerthenewland.CriticsmaintainthattheSpanisharmyColumbusbroughtonhissecondvoyage,causedthedeathsofhundredsofthousandsofindigenous(土著的)people.Thosethatsurvivedthemassacrebecameslaves,workinginmines.Many,therefore,believethattheexplorer’sarrivalshouldnotbecelebrated.In1977,adelegationofNativenationsattheInternationalConferenceonDiscriminationAgainstIndigenousPopulationsintheAmericas,proposedrenamingtheholidayto“IndigenousPeople’sDay”.Theproposalpassedwithamajority.However,convincingtherestofthecountrytodothesamewasnotthateasy.Ittook15yearsbeforethecityofBerkeleyinCaliforniaadoptedthenamein1992andthen22moreyearsbeforeMinneapolis,MNandSeattle,WAdidthesamein2014.Thefollowingyear,eightmorecitiesincludingAlbuquerque,NMandPortland,OR,begancelebratingthesecondMondayofOctoberas“IndigenousPeople’sDay”.Themovementreallystartedtogainmomentumin2016when19cities,includingBoulder,COandPhoenix,AZ,aswellasthestatesofMinnesotaandVermont,alldecidedtorenamethedaytohonorNativeAmericans.In2017,21morecities,includingAustin,TXandLosAngeles,CAhavemadetheshift.WiththeincreasinglylargernumberofcitiesmovingawayfromColumbusDayeachyear,itwillbeinterestingtoseeif“IndigenousPeople’sDay”getsfederalrecognition.Meanwhile,itwillcontinuetobethefocalpointofdebatesthroughouttheAmericas.1、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．IndigenousPeople’sDayHasGotFederalRecognitionafterYears’WorkB．ColumbusDayHonoringtheItalianExplorerHasAlwaysBeenControversialC．ChristopherColumbusShouldNotBeGivenCreditforDiscoveringAmericasD．MoreCitiesHaveReplacedColumbusDaywithIndigenousPeople’sDay2、Manypeopledon’tagreethat.A．ColumbusdiscoveredthecontinentB．ColumbuswasaremarkableexplorerC．NativeAmericanswereabusedD．ColumbusDayisapublicholiday3、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A．ColumbuswaswellreceivedbyindigenouspeopleB．TheindigenouspeoplehatedtheColumbus’arrivalC．TheSpanisharmyrebelledagainstColumbus’ruleD．FewsoldierssurvivedtheattackbynativeAmericans4、WhichofthefollowingcitiesistheearliesttoreplaceColumbusDaywithIndigenousPeople’sDay?A．PortlandB．PhoenixC．SeattleD．LosAngeles22．（8分）Whilestaringoutofthewindowduringaflight,noteveryonewillthinkcarefullyaboutthequestionwhyairplaneshaveroundedwindowsratherthansquareones.Overtheyears,aerospaceengineeringhasmadehugestepsinairplanetechnology,meaningplanescancarrymorepassengersandgofaster.Theplaneshavealsochangedshapetoincreasesafety—includingthewindows.Ascommercialairtraveltookoffinthemid－20thcentury,airlinecompaniesbegantoflyathigheraltitudestolowertheircost—theairdensity(密度)islowerupthere,creatinglessdrag(阻力)forairplanes.However,higheraltitudescamewithproblems,likethefacthumanbeingscan’treallysurviveat30，000feet.Tomakethatpossible,thecabinwaschangedtoacylindrical(圆柱体)shapetosupportthepressureinside.Butatfirst,planebuildersleftinthestandardsquarewindowsandthisexpansionmeantdisaster.Thede__Havilland__Cometcameintofashioninthe1950s.Withaclosedcabin,itwasabletogohigherandfasterthanotheraircraft.However,wherethere’sacorner,there’saweakspot.Windows,havingfourcorners,havefourpotentialweakspots,makingthemlikelytocrashunderstress—suchasairpressure.Bycurvingthewindow,thestressthatwouldeventuallybreakthewindowcornerisdistributedandthechanceofitbreakingisreduced.Roundedshapesarealsostrongerandresistdeformation(变形),andcanthussurvivetheextremedifferencesinpressurebetweentheinsideandoutsideoftheaircraft.Fortunately,designersfiguredoutthelackofdesignprettyquick.Nowwehavenice,roundedairplanewindowsthatcanresistthepressureoftravelingaltitude.Itgivesbeingabletogazeoutofyourwindowtotheworldfrom35，000feetawholenewoutlook,doesn’tit?1、Whydidairlinesaimtoflyathigheraltitudes?A．Tosavemoneyforlessdrag.B．Tohelptheplanetotakeoff.C．Toincreasesafetyoftheplane.D．Tocarrymorepassengersandgofaster.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“deHavillandComet”inParagraph2referto?A．Anaircraft. B．Aband. C．Aplanet. D．Adesign.3、Whichistheadvantageoftheroundedwindow?A．Itincreasestheairpressure.B．Itweakensthestrengthofairpressure.C．Itreducesthepossibilityofbreakingup.D．Ithelpstosurvivetheextremeweather.4、Wheredoesthistextcomefrom?A．Anewspaperonsafedriving. B．Asciencebookonflying.C．Awebsiteonsurvivalskills. D．Amagazineonfashiondesign.23．（8分）Therearealotofproductsouttherethatmakeyourlifeeasier.Some,however,arealittlesillierthanothers—somuchthattheyseemlikejokeproducts.Hereareafewproductsthatsoundcrazy,butactuallytrue.SleepPhonesIt’shardtoimaginesomethingsillierthanamusic-playingheadbandyouwearwhileyousleep,buttheyexist—andarequitepopular.SleepPhoneswon’tgiveyouthehighestqualitysoundintheworld,butifyouprefertofallasleeptomusic,they’refarmorecomfortablethannormalheadphones.Whilethey’reabitexpensive,theymightbeperfectforyou.There’salsoawirelessversionifyouprefer.OnionGogglesIfcuttingonionbringsonthewaterworksnomatterwhatyoutry,it’stimefordesperatemeasures.Wetestedabunchofmethodsforavoidingoniontears,andfoundthebestsolutionscamedowntocuttingtheonionunderavent(通风孔),orwearingthesestylishandawesomegoggles.LockLacesThere’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic(有弹性的)lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.2D-GlassesHate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses(镜片).Eachlensof2D-glassesblocksthesamepicture,soeacheyegetsthesamepicture,whileeachlensof3D-glassesblocksadifferentpicture,soeacheyegetsadifferentpicturewhichthebraininterpretsas3D．Nowyouhaveapairofglassesthatcansaveyoufromtheheadachecausedbywearing3D-glasseswhicharepopularinourmovietheaters.Youcanbuythemormakeapairforyourself.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSleepPhones?A．Therearetwoversions.B．They’recomfortablebutunhealthy.C．Theygiveyouthebestqualitysound.D．They’recheaperthanotherheadphones.2、Theunderlinedpart“bringsonthewaterworks”inthetextprobablymeans_____.A．makesyoureyeswaterB．makesyourfingershurtC．destroysyourwaterpipesD．addstoyourwashingwork3、Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.A．arecheaperandthinnerB．won’tgiveyouaheadacheC．letyouseeadifferentpictureD．aremorepopularinmovietheaters24．（8分）CustomerServiceOurclient(委托人),locatedinElmhurst,wantstolookforanexperiencedcustomerserviceindividual.Youwillbedoingorderentry,quotationsandcustomerservice.Excellentbenefitsuponhire.Requirements:•2-4yearsCustomerServiceExperience•Enoughknowledgetouseacomputer•CollegedegreeaplusEmail:Klmhurst@orcall2815—1005forfurtherinformation.AdministrativeAssistantWewanttoaddexperiencedAdministrativeAssistantstoourteamtorepresentStiversatclientcompaniesontemporaryassignments.Weneedsomeonewhocanperformavarietyofadministrativefunctions:scheduleappointments,giveinformationtocallers,writereports,handlemultipleprojects,etc.Requirements：•Ahighschooldiplomawithatleast5yearsofexperienceinthefieldorinarelatedarea•Familiarwithavarietyofthefield’sconcepts,practices,andprocedures•Performavarietyofcomplicatedtasks•MustbefamiliarwithusingMSExceldailyPleasesendyourapplicationtoRecruitment@.VideoEditorWearelookingforasuperb,intelligentvideoeditor.OurYouTubechannelhasaworldwidefanbaseandourvideocontentisgrowingfast,soweneedsomeonewhocanjointheteam,editvideos,andbrainstormideas.Requirements:•Bachelor’sdegreeincomputerscience•KnowledgeofAvidmediamanagementaplus•Abilitytoworkefficientlyinafast-pacedenvironmenttomeettightdeadlinesIfyouareinterested,pleasesendanemailtoIvytang@.SalesManagerWearecurrentlyseekingaSalesManagertojoinourteaminSiouxCity,IA．Wearelookingforenergetic,service-mindedindividuals,whoarefinanciallyambitious,andenjoyhelpingotherstoprovideourclientswithmotivationandsupportinapositiveandprofessionalworkenvironment.Requirements:•Abilitytodevelopnewandeffectivemethodsofincreasingsalesinacompetitiveenvironment•Excellentcustomerservice,salesandcommunicationskills•2+yearsofdirectsalesmanagementexperienceSubmityourresumetoCareers-stonemor@.1、IfyouwanttoworkinStivers,youshouldsendyourapplicationto.A．Recruitment@B．Careers-stonemor@C．ELmhurst@toppersonaL.comD．Ivytang@aoL.com2、WhowouldbemoresuitableforthepositionofSalesManager?A．Onewiththeabilitytoeditvariousvideos.B．Onewithabachelor’sdegreeincomputerscience.C．OnewithknowledgeofAvidmediamanagement.D．Onewithexcellentsalesandcommunicationskills.3、Apersonwithzerojobexperiencemaylandajobin.A．CustomerServiceB．AdministrativeAssistantC．VideoEditorD．SalesManager4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Atextbook.B．Anewsreport.C．Ajobwebsite.D．Atraveladvertisement.25．（10分）ThesummerbeforeseventhgradeourfamilymovedandIsaidgoodbyetoeverythingthatwasfamiliar.Formyparentsitwasagoodthingbecauseitmeantowningahomeforthefirsttime.ButitmeantthatIdhavetochangeschoolsandthatputsomebutterfliesinmystomach.Onthefirstdayofschool,kidsjammedtheschoolgrounds.That’swhenImetBarbara.Wemadeanervousconversationandsoonlearnedwewereinthesameclass.Shewasfunnyandwehadalotincommon.Butshewasverycriticalofothersandsometimesofme.Shemadefunofmybushyhair,mybigglassesandtheclothesIwore.Butitseemedasthoughthethingswehadincommonweremoreimportantthantheannoyances.Thegirlsinthe“popular”crowdhadalsobeenexposedtohersharptongue.Oneday,oneofthegir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B．nervous C．comfortable D．brave2、A．stadium B．hospital C．bathroom D．station3、A．however B．instead C．otherwise D．moreover4、A．delay B．fail C．escape D．compete5、A．ignore B．increase C．form D．imagine6、A．reporters B．judges C．runners D．coaches7、A．watchout B．turnback C．getaway D．warmup8、A．smoothly B．rapidly C．calmly D．patiently9、A．returned B．withdrew C．screamed D．fired10、A．tookoff B．setdown C．lookedon D．wentabout11、A．challenged B．recalled C．forgot D．adapted12、A．exact B．great C．practical D．suitable13、A．pressure B．salary C．size D．age14、A．offered B．pretended C．regretted D．managed15、A．claimed B．heard C．supposed D．remembered16、A．speech B．mind C．fight D．pace17、A．beat B．pushed C．dragged D．followed18、A．soft B．cautious C．firm D．slight19、A．excited B．disappointed C．relaxed D．depressed20、A．distance B．time C．lap D．step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）Ayoungman,whiletravelingthroughadesert,cameacrossaspringofclearwater.1．waterwassweet.Hefilledhisleathercontainersothathecouldbringsomebacktoanelder2．hadbeenhisteacher.Afterafour-dayjourney,theyoungman3．(present)thewatertotheoldman.Histeachertookadeepdrink,smiled4．(warm),andthankedhisstudentverymuchforthesweetwater.Theyoungmanwenthome5．ahappyheart.Afterthestudentleft,theteacherlet6．studenttastethewater.Hespatitout,7．(say)itwasawful.Apparently,itwasnolongerfreshbecauseoftheoldleathercontainer.Heaskedhisteacher,"Sir,thewaterwasawful.Whydidyoupretendtolike8．?"Theteacherreplied,“Youtastedthewater.Itastedthegift.Thewaterwassimplythecontainerforanactofkindnessandlove.Nothingcouldbe9．(sweet).”Weunderstandthislessonbest10．wereceivegiftsoflovefromchildren.Whetheritisacheappipeoradiamondnecklace,theproperresponseisappreciation.Welovetheideawithinthegiftratherthanthething.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处错误，每句中最多有两处。每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。TomandDickarenextdoorneighborwhobothworkinsameoffice、Theyoftenwalktogethertoandfromwork、Oncetheywerewalkingtohometogetherwhileitsuddenlystartedtorain、Tomquicklyopenedhisumbrellaandsaidproud,"Mywifereallyhasgreatforesight、”Headded,“Shesaidthismorningitwouldrainandtellmetocarrymyumbrella、"Dicksmiledandwalkeduptoherundertheprotectionoftheumbrella、Hesaid,"Minehasevengreatforesight、Shedidn'tletmecarryonesosheknewyou'dshareyourstome、"第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你所在的学校校园内增设了爱心捐赠箱（adonationbox）,学生可以把自己废弃的书、报刊杂志、衣物等投放其中。请你给本校英文报社投稿，内容包括：1.介绍这一新兴事物；2.以自身为例，发表你的看法。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Deareditor,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、B4、A5、B6、B7、B8、D9、B10、C11、B12、B13、B14、C15、A16、C17、C18、A19、D20、A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、1、D2、A3、B4、C22、1、A2、A3、C4、B23、The“swim-with-dolphins”touristindustryisbecomingmorepopulareveryyear.Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience.Sotouroperatorstrytoplaceeagerswimmersasnearaspossibletothedolphinsbytryingtopredictwherethedolphinswillbe.Researchhasshownthatwhiledolphinscanmoveawayiftheydonotwanttointeract(交流）withhumanswimmers,theydonotlikeitatalliftheswimmersslipintothewaterdirectlyontopofthemorifhumansareintheirpathoftravel.However,ifswimmersenterthewatertoonesideofthem,thedolphinsdonotavoidtheswimmerstothesameextent.Inallcases,thedolphinsseemtohavebecomemoresensitivetothepresenceoftheswimmers.Fordolphins,swimmingamongstorwithhumansisnotnecessarilyahighpriority.Thisresearchhasshownthatonly19%ofanygroupofdolphinswillparticipateininteraction.Youngdolphinsarethemostlikelytointeract;theydoseemcuriousaboutbeingwithhumans.Itisbelievedthattheyseehumansas“entertainment”andthattheinteractionisanewandunusualexperienceforthem.Itisfrequentlyaskedwhether“swim-with-dolphins”tourismshouldbedi