海南省华侨中学2023学年高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷（含解析）

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）1．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether2．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't3．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps4．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter5．—Youshouldn’thavetreatedmethatway.Myheartisbroken.—I’msorry,Paul.Ididn’tmeanyou.A．hurting B．tohurt C．hurt D．havinghurt6．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread7．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent8．Themanwasina________conditionwithsevereinjuriestohislegsafterbeingattackedbyasharkinfarnorthQueensland.A．skepticalB．criticalC．practicalD．physical9．---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.---He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was10．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．arebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded11．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft12．WhileinteractingwithpeopleinIndia,Iwas________toawayoflifecompletelydifferentfrommyown.A．reducedB．exposedC．committedD．transferred13．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when14．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept15．—Theroomlooksbigger!—We______thefurniture.A．havechanged B．hadchangedC．changed D．arechanging16．Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin17．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched18．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout19．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase20．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished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）“It’sreallyabreakthrough,”saidBritishscientistGuillemaboutthediscoveryofaplanet“moreorless”likeEarththatisorbitingProximaCentauri,thestarnearesttooursolarsystem.Proximab,or“EarthII”asyoucouldcallit,isalttlebiggerthanourEarth,anditsyearsonlytake11days.Also,sinceitissomuchclosertoitsreddwarf(矮小的)starthanwearetothesun,theskyonitsworldisorangewithoutanyblueatall,creatingaforeversunseteffect.Therearealotofquestionsforlifeformsthatcouldliveonthisnewplanet.AstheChicagoTribunewrote:“Doyouhavepoetry?Superheroes?Television?Diets?Meanbosses?Doyouhaveanyinterestinvisitingotherworlds?Ifso,putEarthonyourMustSeelist.”ThediscoveryoftheplanetmadeuswonderifanyonehadseenorheardofthespacepostcardsfromPioneer10andPioneer11spaceprobes(探测器),sentupintospacein1972andthenextyear.Togetherwiththeprobeswerepicturesofamanandawoman,alongwithdiagramsofthesolarsystem.GoldrecordsweresentupintospaceonVoyagerprobesin1977.Ifaliens(外星人)onProximabhadplayedtherecord,theywouldhavefoundhumanvoicesandpicturesthatshowedtherichdiversityofEarth.ItmightnotbetimetoplanavisittoProximabjustyet—evenifithasanatmosphere—asfirst,wewouldneedtoinventawaytogetthereinlessthanthe78,000yearsitwouldtakeat36,000mph.“ProximablookstouslikeapromisingPlan(et)B,justincasethingsgoreallysouthonthisblueplanet.”theChicagoTribunewrote.1、WhatdoweknowaboutProximab?A．Ithasanorangesky.B．Itisclosertothesun.C．Ithasnosunrise.D．ItisaslargeasEarth.2、WhatcouldbefoundonthegoldrecordssentupbyVoyagerprobesin1977?A．Picturesofacouple.B．Mapsofthesolarsystem.C．Recordedsounds.D．Severalpostcards.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Earthmovestothesouth.B．ProximabgetsclosertoEarth.C．Situationchangesfavorably.D．ConditionsonEarthgetworse.4、WhatwastheattitudeoftheChicagoTribunetowardsthediscoveryoftheplanet?A．Excited.B．Worried.C．Uninterested.D．Proud.22．（8分）Lastweek,VodafonestartedatestoftheUK’sfirstfull1Gservice,availableforusebybusinessesinSalford.ItispartofitsplantotrialthetechnologyinsevenUKcities.Butwhatcanweexpectfromthenextgenerationofmobiletechnology?Onethingwewillseeinthepreparationforthetestislotsoftrickswiththenewtech.Earlierthisyear,operatorspaidalmost£1.4billionforthe1Gwavelengths,andtocompensateforthatcash,theywillneedtocatchtheeyeofconsumers.InSeptember,VodafoneuseditsbitoftherangetodisplaytheUK’sfirsthologram(全息)call.TheManchesterCitycaptainStephHoughtonappearedasaholograminNewbury.Itisn’tallholograms,however:1Gwillofferfasterinternetaccess.withOfcom(英国通讯管理局)suggestingthatvideothattakesaminutetodownloadon4Gwillbeavailableinjustasecond.Thewiderapplicationistosupportconnectedequipmentonthe“internetofthings”-notjusttheinternet-enabledfridgethatcanreorderyourmilkforyou,butthenetworkthatwillenabledriverlesscarsanddeliverydrones(无人机)tocommunicatewitheachother.ProfWilliamWebbhaswarnedthatthetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes.Muchofthespeedincrease,heclaims,couldhavebeenachievedbyputtingmoremoneyinthe4Gnetwork,ratherthananewtechnology.OtherdifferentvoiceshavesuggestedthatafocusonrollingoutwiderruralbroadbandaccessandaddressingcurrentnetworkcoveragewouldbemorebeneficialtotheUKasawhole.Obviously,1Gwillalsobringacosttoconsumers.Itrequiresahandsetforboth1Gand4G,andthefirst1G-enabledsmartphonesareexpectedinthecomingyear.Withtheslowpaceofnetworkrolloutsofar,itislikelythatconsumerswillendupupgradingtoanew1Gphonewellbefore1Gbecomeswidelyavailableinthenextcoupleofyears.1、WhydoesProfWilliamWebbsay“thetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes”?A．Heisinfavoroftheapplicationofthenewtechnology.B．1Gwillbringacosttoconsumersintheirdailylife.C．1Ghelpspeoplecommunicatebetterwitheachother.D．Heprefersmoremoneytobespenton4Gnetworks.2、Theunderlinedword“addressing”inthefourthparagraphhastheclosestmeaningto.A．makingaspeechto B．tryingtosolveC．managingtodecrease D．respondingto3、Thelastparagraphindicatesthat.A．it’lltakeseveralyearstomake1GaccessibletothepublicintheUKB．1GserviceshowshugedevelopmentpotentialandabroadmarketC．customersareeagertouse1Gsmartphonesinsteadof4GonesD．it’sprobablethat1GnetworkrolloutisspeedingupinBritain4、Whatdoweknowaboutthetext?A．Vodafoneissuccessfulinspreadingthe1Gservice.B．StephHoughtonappearedasahologramby4G.C．Theapplicationof1Gwillmakelifemucheasier.D．1GphonesareavailableinruralareasoftheUK.23．（8分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦）inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem—whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse…suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds---roughlythetimeittakestoblink(眨眼)—twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen—eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDrChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionary(演化的）viewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries.”Thestudywasinpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingat100mstotheseparticularcries,sothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.FellowresearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheyheardthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscrying.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“”A．removeB．avoidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scry.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cries.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Whyyoucan’tgetababy’scryoutofyourhead.B．Howtorecognizedifferentbabies’cries.C．Whyababyiseasyandlikelytocry.D．Howtopreventababycrying.24．（8分）Lackofinexpensive,reliableenergydeliveryisoneofthechiefbarrierstogrowthanddevelopmentinsub-SaharanAfrica.Nearlyseventypercentofpeoplelivingintheregionlackaccesstoelectricity,forcingthemtospendsignificantamountsoftheirincomeoncostlyandunhealthyformsofenergysuchasdiesel(柴油)fueltorungeneratorsandkerosene(煤油)forlanterns.ButifthereisonethingAfricaisnotlacking,itissunshine.Andthatmeansalot;indeed,forsomeoftheworld’spoorestpeople,itmakesallthedifferenceintheworld.Alittlemorethanayearago,PowerAfrica—aU.S.Governmentinitiative(倡议)coordinatedbytheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment,orUSAID—andPowerAfrica’spartners,theUnitedKingdomDepartmentforInternationalDevelopment,ShellFoundation,andtheAfricanDevelopmentBank,startedtheScalingOff-GridEnergyGrandChallengeforDevelopment,withafocusonpay-as-you-gosolarhomesystems.TheChallenge’sgoalistoprovide20millionoff-grid(离网)householdsinsub-SaharanAfricawithclean,affordableelectricityby2030.Sofar,theChallengehasmade40-plusinvestmentsinearly-stage,off-gridenergycompanies,whichareexpectedtoresultinsome4.8millionnewelectricalconnections.Onereasonforthesuccessofthestart-upcompaniesthathavewongrants(资助)fromtheChallengeisthefactthatthecostofsolartechnologyisfallingfast,soitiswithinthemeansofthosewholiveawayfromtraditionalpowergrids.Andthankstothenewsystemofmobilemoneyandpay-as-you-gofinancing,theycanpurchasethesolarpower-generatingequipmenttheyneedandpayforitindailyinstallments(分期付款)fromtheirtelephones,foraslittleas15centsaday.Thankstothesetechnologicalandfinancialinnovations(创新),manypeoplearegettingelectricityforthefirsttimeeveryday.Inthesenewly-electrifiedcommunities,businessescanboom,clinicscansafelystorevaccinesandstudentsmaystudylongafterdark.Indeed,accesstocleanandreliableelectricitycanenableentirecommunitiestoescapethecycleofextremepoverty.1、Whatisthemainproblempeopleinsub-SaharanAfricaarefacedwith,accordingtoParagraph1?A．Theyarelackofelectricity.B．Theyarelackofdieselfuelandkerosene.C．Theyarelackofmoney.D．Theyarelackofsunshine.2、What’stheaimofPowerAfrica?A．Tomakepeoplericher.B．Tomakepeoplehealthier.C．Toprovidepeoplewithcleanfoodandwater.D．Toprovidepeoplewithinexpensiveelectricity.3、WhichisNOTthereasonforthesuccessofthestart-upcompanies?A．Thecostofsolartechnologyisdropping.B．Theyliveawayfromtraditionalpowergrids.C．Theycanusethenewsystemofmobilemoneyandpay-as-you-gofinancing.D．Theycanpayfortheequipmentindailylowinstallments.4、Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout________.A．agricultureB．environmentC．technologyD．education25．（10分）Astreesacrossthenorthernareasturngoldanddeepred,youcanfindautumncolorsinparksandwoodlands,inthecities,countryside,andmountains.Peoplearewonderingwhatthesecolorsarefor.Foryears,scientistshaveworkedtounderstandthechangesthathappentotreesintheautumn.Uptonowtherehavebeendifferentexplanationsforwhynaturalselectionmakesautumncolorssowidespread.Dr.HamiltonfromOxfordUniversityproposedthatbrightautumnleavescontainedamessage:theywarninsectstoleavethemalone.Inautumn,insectschoosetreeswheretheywilllayeggs.Whenthelarvae（幼虫）comeoutthenextspring,theyfeedonthetrees,oftenwitharesultofdestructionofthetrees.Dr.Hamiltonsuggestedthattreescouldwardofftheseinsectswithpoisons.Theycouldhavestrongdefensesbylettingegg-layinginsectsknowwhatwasinstorefortheireggs.Dr.Hamiltonandstudentsturnedthetheoryintoamathematicalmodel,whichshowedthatwarningsignalscouldindeeddrivetheevolution（进化）ofbrightleaves.Itwasafirstattempttoseewhatwasoutthere.AresearchteamfromtheUniversityofWisconsingaveaquitedifferentexplanation.“IfyouareuphereinWisconsin,bythetimeleaveschange,alltheinsectsthatfeedonleavesaregone.”Dr.Hochsaid.Hebelievedthatautumncolorsservedmainlyasprotection.AccordingtoDr.Hochandhisteam,autumncolorsmightbeabletoprotecttheleavesfromsundamageorfrost（冰冻）injury—inotherwords,theyactuallyactasasunscreentoavoidthedestructiontotheleaves.Besides,autumncolorsmightprotecttheleavesfromwaterloss.Ifthecellsintheleavesbecomedry,theconnectionsbetweenthecellswillbeweakenedandleaveswillbreakoff.Althoughtherearedifferentexplanationsaboutautumncolors,ithasreallygiventhemadeeperconcernforthistimeofyear.“Peoplesometimessaythatsciencemakestheworldlessinterestingbyjustexplainingthingsaway,”onefamousbiologistsaid.“Butwithautumnleaves,themoreyouknowaboutthem,themoreamazedyouare.”1、AccordingtoDr.Hamilton,thereisaconnectionbetween________.A．thesizeofleavesandthesurvivalofinsectsB．thesizeofleavesandthebehaviorofinsectsC．thesizeofleavesandthequalityofinsectsD．thesizeofleavesandthenumberofinsects2、Dr.Hochandhisteamgivetheexplanationthat_________.A．ClimatehasaninfluenceonthecoloroftheleavesB．SundamageandfrostinjurydrivetheinsectsawayC．thecolorofautumnleaveshasaprotectivefunctionD．Autumncolorsbringgreatdestructiontotheleaves3、Theunderlinedphrase“wardoff”inParagraph2probablymeans_______.A．catchB．attractC．ignoreD．prevent4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheevolutionofcolorfulleavesB．Thesecrettoautumnleaves’changesC．ThecharmautumncolorsD．Theroleofleaves’beingprotection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）Theaimofwritingaletterofapplicationistohelpyouto“sell”yourself.ltshouldstate1thejobyouwant,andshouldtellwhatyourabilitiesareandwhatyouhave2.Itshouldbesimple,human,personalandbriefwithout3outanynecessaryfact.Inwritingaletterofapplication,bearinmindthatthethingsapossibleemployerismost4towanttoknowaboutareyourqualifications,yourachievementsandyouraims.Theopeningparagraphisperhapsthemostimportantpart.Ifthefirstfewsentencesfailto5thereader’sattention,therestofthelettermaynotbe6atall.Trytokeyyouropeningremarkstotheneedsorinterestsoftheemployernottoyourownneedordesire.Forexample,insteadofbeginningwith“Isawyour7intoday’spaper.”youmightsay“Ihavemadeacarefulstudyofyouradvertisingduringthepastsixmonths”or“Ihavemadeasurveyinmyneighborhoodtofindouthowmanyhousewives8yourproductandwhytheylikeit.”Tryto9generalities.Beclearaboutthekindofjobforwhichyouarenow10Collegegraduateslookingfortheirfirstpositionsoftenask“WhatcanI11inaletter?Employerswantexperience,which,naturally,no12has.”Theansweristhateverythingyouhaveeverdoneis13Itisimportanttowriteagoodstrongclosingforyourletter.14aspecificrequestforanintervieworgivethepossibleemployersomethingdefinitetodoorexpect.Anexcellent15istoenclose(内附)astamped,self-addressed(写上自己地址的)envelopewithyourletter.Thatmakesiteasierforapossibleemployertogetintouchwithyou.1、A．clearlyB．carefullyC．obviouslyD．easily2、A．foundB．doneC．knownD．heard3、A．sendingB．takingC．leavingD．picking4、A．probableB．possibleC．likelyD．able5、A．payB．winC．showD．fix6、A．keptB．continuedC．writtenD．read7、A．advertisementB．reportC．articleD．introduction8、A．changeB．makeC．sellD．use9、A．avoidB．rememberC．protectD．gain10、A．losingB．applyingC．preparingD．fitting11、A．offerB．simplyC．meanD．provide12、A．workerB．beginnerC．ownerD．manager13、A．successB．developmentC．practiceD．experience14、A．MakeB．AskC．StateD．Get15、A．resultB．decisionC．promiseD．idea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）Goodmorning,everyone.ThisisChrisattheschoolradiostation.Asweallmow,psychologicalhealthisasimportantasphysicalhealth.However,it'squite1．(worry)thatmayofusaresufferingfrompoorpsychologicalhealth.We'veinterviewedsomepsychologyteachersatourschool,andthey’vegivenussomeadviceonhow2．(improve)psychologicalhealth.Firstly:youcanshareyourconcernswithpeopleyoutrust,3．supportandcaremayhelpyouget4．thedifficulties.Besides,learntoviewtrouble5．(wise)aseveryonemeetswithdifficultiesnowandthen.Remind6．(you)thatonlythosewhoareconfidentand7．(determine)cangofarandachievemore.Lastly,when8．(feel)sadforalongtime,you’dbettergotothementalguideroomwithout9．(hesitate),wherepracticaladvicewill10．(offer)tohelpeaseyourpressure.Theworldisjustwhatyouthinkitis.Learntocontrolyourownworld!Thankyouforlistening.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不计分。:Iaman18-year-oldmiddleschoolstudent.Ihavebeenbusywithmystudyandseldomhelpedmyparentsinthehousework.Feltquitesorryforthat,Ibegantothinkabouthowtodotohelp.LastSunday,whenmyparentswent