2023学年甘肃省高台一中高考考前模拟英语试题（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．Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what2．Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof3．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch4．The88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatre______seatsanaudienceofapproximately3,400.A．where B．whose C．when D．which5．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound6．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever7．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that8．Wehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,each____solarheaters．A．isequippedwith B．equippedwithC．isequippedby D．equippedby9．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular10．—Theroomlooksbigger!—We______thefurniture.A．havechanged B．hadchangedC．changed D．arechanging11．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked12．Wearelivinginanage________QRcodes(二维码)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.A．why B．thatC．whose D．when13．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what14．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou15．Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced16．---Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?---Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst17．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever18．AfterreceivingtheOscarforBestSupportingActress,AnneBenedictwentonallthepeoplewhohadhelpedinhercareer.A．tothank B．thankingC．havingthanked D．tohavethanked19．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege20．Manypeoplemaybesurprisedbythenumberofchemicalsthattheyare________tothrougheverydayhouseholdproducts.A．devoted B．addicted C．exposed D．applied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）Hawkingwasperhapsthemostfamousscientistintheworldwhenhediedin2018atage76.His1988book，ABriefHistoryofTime，soldtenmillioncopiesandmadehimanunlikelysuperstareventopeoplewhosweatedthroughhighschoolscience.HumorwasalwaysabigpartofHawking’sefforttobringphysicstothemasses.Inhis2010book，TheGrandDesign，forinstance，herecountshow，in1277，theCatholicChurchdeclaredscientificlawssuchasgravitytobewrong，sincetheyseemedagainstGod'sidea.“Interestingly，”thetextaddsjokingly，“PopeJohnwaskilledbytheeffectsofthelawofgravityafewmonthslaterwhentheroofofhispalacefellinonhim.”Hawkingwasonly21whenhewasdiagnosedwiththediseaseALS.Formostpeople，theconditionwouldhavebeenadisaster.ButHawkingrolledoverhardshipasifitwerejustapebbleunderhiswheelchair.“Lifewouldbetragic，”heoncesaid，“ifitweren’tfunny.”Hekeptsmilingeventhoughhespentmorethan4yearsinawheelchair.“Helovedadventureandfun，”saysMlodinow，whooncetookHawkingonapunt-boattripdownthefiverCaminCambridge，England，despitetheobviousdangeroftheboatturningover.“YouknowaboutwhenhewentontheVomitComet?It’saplanethatfliesinaparabolic(抛物线的)pathsoyouareweightless，likeyouareinspace.Alotofpeoplevomit，buthelovedthatsortofthing.”Andhewas65atthetime.Hawking’sgreatesthit，humor-wise，wasprobablythecocktailpartyhethrewin2009.Itwasa“welcomereceptionforfuturetimetravelers，”hesaid，sonaturally，hesentouttheinvitationsthedayaftertheparty.Nooneshowedupyet.“Maybeonedaysomeonelivinginthefuturewillfindtheinformationanduseawormholetimemachinetocomebacktomyparty，provingthattimetravelwillonedaybepossible，”Hawkingexplained.Andifthathappens，don’tbesurprisedifHawkingistheretoo.Afterall，henevermissedachancetohavefun.1、WhatdoesthetextmainlytellusaboutHawking?A．Herelatedphysicstohumorclosely.B．Hemadegreatcontributionstophysics.C．Hewentthroughmanyfunnyexperiences.D．Hewasoptimisticaboutthefutureofscience.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutPopeJohn?A．HewasnotinfavorofGod.B．HewasascientistlikeHawking.C．Hewasopposedtothelawofgravity.D．Hewaskilledduetothediscoveryofgravity.3、WhatdroveHawkingtogoontheVomitComet?A．Hisfondnessofadventure.B．Theinvitationfromhisfriend.C．Therequirementsofhiswork.D．HisdesireforrecoveryfromALS.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Thecocktailpartywasagreatsuccess.B．Thepossibilityoftimetravelwasnotproved.C．Hawkingwasamanwhoenjoyedholdingparties.D．Thewormholetimemachinewasusedatthattime.22．（8分）NewYorkTime—AgunmankilledeightpeopleatamallinOmahathisafternoonandthenkilledhimself,settingoffpanicamongholidayshoppers,thepolicesaid.＂Thepersonwhowebelievetobetheshooterhasdiedfromself-inflictedgunshotwounds,＂SergeantTeresaNegronoftheOmahaPoliceDepartmentsaidattelevisednews.＂Wehavebeenabletoclearthemall,＂shesaid.＂Wedon’tbelievewehaveanyothershooters.＂Thepolicesaidthatatleastfiveotherpeoplehadbeeninjuredintheshootings.Shedidnotgivetheshooter’sidentity.＂Wearestillconductingtheinvestigation,＂SergeantNegronsaid,addingthatthecity'smayor,whowasoutoftown,wasonhiswaybacktoOmaha.Shesaidthepolicereceiveda911callfromsomeoneinsidetheWestroadsMallonthewestsideofOmaha,andshotscouldbeheardinthebackground.Thefirstpoliceofficersarrivedatthemallsixminutesafterthefirstcall,shesaidbutbythentheshootingswereover.Itisreportedthatthegunmanleftasuicidenotethatwasfoundathishomebyrelatives.Alawenforcementofficialwhospokeonconditionofanonymity（匿名）saidthenoteindicatedthatthegunmanwantedto＂gooutinstyle.＂Theshootingsbroketheusuallyordinaryroutineofholidayshopping.Thegunmanwassaidbysomewitnessestohavefiredabout20shotsintoacrowd.Somecustomersandworkersranscreamingfromthemall,whileothersdivedintodressingroomstohidefromtheshooter.Shoppersandstoreworkersweretrappedinsidethemall,whichhasroughly135stores.Othersstreamedoutofmallexitswiththeirhandsraised.PresidentBushwasinOmahathismorningtodeliveraspeech,buthehadleftthecitybythetimetheshootingstookplace.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords＂gooutinstyle＂probablymean?A．Togooutofthemallinparticularclothes.B．Towalkinthemallwithoneselffocusedon.C．Tostophislifeinanimpressiveway.D．Togotoasocialeventbyfashionablemeans.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Nobodyknowswhytheshooterdidsoandnothingwasfoundathishome.B．Thecity’smayorwenttothesitewhentheshootingtookplace.C．Policearrivedatthemallbeforetheshootingwasoverandrescuedcustomers.D．Theofficialwhoshowedwhatthenotemeantwantedtokeephimselffrombeingknowntothepublic.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthenews?A．BushHappenedtoEscapeaShotB．ShoppersinGreatPanicbeforetheHolidayC．ShooterFoundDeadinaMallonthewestofOmahaD．GunmanKilled8People,ThenHimselfataMallinOmaha23．（8分）Mywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeandenergyintheyardtogetitlookinglikethewayitdoestoday.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk,therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”.Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea.Wewoulddoalloftheyardworkonourown,eventhetiringweed-pulling.LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify,IknewIdidn’tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobeaSunflowerwithatallskinnystalk（茎，杆）andonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedtobabyitalongandweedaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.That’swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilityofdoingthesamething.OnceourenvironmentbeginstoseethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittleSunflower,wecanattainthesamenourishment（营养）andgrowthaswell.StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacleinordertoreachyourdesires.1、Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______.A．theauthorfinishedbuildinghishomehurriedlyB．theauthor’sfamilyhavelivedinthishomefornineyearsC．theauthor’shomeismadeofrockwallsD．thereisawallalongthesidewalk2、Theauthorfounditunusualthat______.A．themysteryplantturnedouttobeaSunflowerB．theSunflowerhadatallstalkandonlyoneheadC．theSunflowergrewunderandaroundabigrockD．theSunflowerhadstartedwherethestalkwasseen3、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheSunflower?A．BraveandstubbornB．ConfidentandpersistentC．OptimisticandmodestD．Mysteriousanddevoted4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．HumanbeingsareabletoremoveobstaclesB．TheuniversaltruthmadethesunflowersurviveC．AbigrockblockedoutthesunlightofthesunflowerD．Wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareself-confident24．（8分）Theclockisticking.DavidBrunellihasjustswallowedahugeburger.Thecrowdcheersexcitedlyashedownsfistfulsoffries.Welcometotheworldofcompetitiveeating.Brunelliispartofaselectgroupwhocompetetoeatmassivequantitiesoffoodasquicklyaspossible.Eatingcontestsmayseemlikeharmlessfun,buttheyhaveadarksideandsomecriticsaresayingit’stimeforthemtostop.Pouringcrazyamountsoffooddownourthroatsisnothingnew.Gorgingbanquets(狼吞虎咽会)wasaregularpartofancientRomanculture.Inthe1800s,someNewYorkCitypoliticianssettledbetsthrougheatingchallenges.Pie-eatingcontestshavebeenaFourthofJulytraditionformorethanacentury.ForsupporterslikeBrunelli,though,eatingcontestsaremorethanacustom.Theyareapathtofortune.Butprizemoneydoesnothingtoreducethehealthrisksofcompetitiveeating.Competitiveeatingcanevenbelife-threatening.In1991,amaninVirginiasufferedastroke(中风)aftereating38eggsin29seconds;InFlorida,in2012,amandiedshortlyafterwinninganeatingcontestleadingagroupofdoctorstocallforabanoneatingcontests.Inanyevent,therisktocompetitorsisonlypartofthestory.Nearlytwo-thirdsofAmericansareoverweight,andcompetitiveeatingsetsaterribleexamplebyencouragingovereating.Andinaworldwhere805millionpeoplegohungryeveryday,downingridiculousquantitiesoffoodforentertainmentseemsnotjustwastefulbutalsocruel.Fornow,though,itseemseatingcontestsareheretostay.Lastyear,morethanthreemillionviewerswatchedNathan’sFamousHotDogEatingContestonTV.Thisyear,MattStonieate182piecesofbaconin5minutes,breakingtheworldrecord.Whatrecordwillbebrokennext?Doyoureallywanttofindout?1、WhatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinParagraph4?A．Competitiveeatingisatradition.B．It’sgreattolearnfromancientpeople.C．Competitiveeatingshouldbeaccepted.D．It’sexcitingtochallengeotherstoeat.2、WhydoesBrunellitakepartintheeatingcontest?A．Forfood. B．Forfun.C．Forhonor. D．Formoney.3、TheexamplesgiveninParagraph6areusedtoshoweatingcontests________.A．useunhealthyfoodB．wastetoomuchfoodC．putcompetitorsatriskD．setabadexampletokids4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Theauthorhopestobreaktherecord.B．Theauthoriseagertoknowtheresult.C．Theauthorwantsreaderstofindouttheresult.D．Theauthordisapprovesofcompetitiveeating.25．（10分）LittleNewYear(Chinese:Xiaonian),usuallyaweekbeforethelunarNewYear,fallsonFeb8thisyear.ItisalsoknownastheFestivaloftheKitchenGod,thedeity(神)whooverseesthemoralcharacterofeachhousehold.HerearesixthingsyoushouldknowabouttheLittleNewYear,anothersignofthestartofspring.1.OffersacrificestoKitchenGodOneofthemostdistinctivetraditionsoftheLittleNewYearistheburningofapaperimageoftheKitchenGod,whowillreportonthefamily'sconductoverthepastyear.TheofferingstotheKitchenGodincludepig'shead,fish,sweetbeanpaste,melons,fruit,boileddumplings,barleysugar,andGuandongcandy,astickytreatmadeoutofglutinousmilletandsproutedwheat.Mostoftheofferingsaresweetsofvariousvarieties.ItisthoughtthatthiswillsealtheKitchenGod'smouthandencouragehimtoonlysaygoodthingsaboutthefamilywhenheascendstoheaventomakehisreport.2.HousecleaningAccordingtoChinesefolkbeliefs,duringthelastmonthoftheyearghostsanddeitiesmustchooseeithertoreturntoHeavenortostayonEarth.Itisbelievedthatinordertoensuretheghostsanddeities'timelydeparturepeoplemustthoroughlycleanboththeirpersonsandtheirhouses,downtoeverylastdrawerandcupboard.3.EatGuandongcandyGuandongcandy,astickytreatmadeoutofglutinousmilletandsproutedwheat,isatraditionalsnackthatChinesepeopleeatontheFestivaloftheKitchenGod.4.Pastepaper-cutstowindowsIntheLittleNewYear,oldcoupletsandpaper-cutsfromthepreviousSpringFestivalaretakendown,andnewwindowdecorations,NewYear'sposters,andauspicious(吉利的)decorationsarepastedup.5.Bathandhair-cutAstheoldChinesesayinggoes,whetherthey'rerichorpoor,peopleoftenhaveahaircutbeforetheSpringFestival.TheactivityoftakingbathandhaircutisoftentakenontheLittleNewYear.6.PreparationsforSpringFestivalPeoplestarttostockupnecessaryprovisionsfortheSpringFestivalsincetheLittleNewYear.Everythingneededtomakeofferingstotheancestors,entertainguests,andfeedthefamilyoverthelongholidaymustbepurchasedinadvance.1、WhatisthemostunusualtraditionintheLittleNewYear?A．OfferingsacrificestotheKitchenGodB．BurningpaperimageofKitchenGodC．PreparingthenecessityfortheNewYearD．Cleaninghouseandpeoplethemselves2、WhatistheKitchenGod’sdutyintheman’sworld?A．Collectingtheinformationoftheman’sworldB．ProtectingthecharacterofeachhomeC．GatheringsacrificesforotherGodsinheavenD．Overseeingthemoralpeopleintheworld3、Whyaremostoftheofferingssweets?A．BecausetheKitchenGodlovessweetfoods.B．Asitisthetraditionalcustoms.C．AspeoplehopetheGodsaysgoodforthem.D．Becausesweetsarethebestsacrifices.4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．LittleNewYearalwaysfallsinFebruary.B．HousecleaningistowelcometheNewYear.C．IntheLittleNewYearonlypaper-cutsarepastedup.D．PeoplewillmakefullpreparationsforthecomingNewYear.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）Twelve-year-oldAllendecidedtoleavehomecityandmakealivingbyhimselfbecausehisfamilywastoopoor.Beforeheleft,hisfatheraskedhimwhathewasgoingtodo.Allenanswered,“Iwanttolearn1performance.”Hisfatherwas2withhisanswer,“What?No,youcan’tdothat.Circusistheplaceforclownsinmanypeople’seyes.Ourfamilywillbe3ofyou.”ButAllen4,“Ourfamilyissopoorrightnow.Whichismoreimportanttoyou,5orclothingandfood?Iwillgiveyousomemoneyeverymonthfromthecircus.Itprobablywillbeahuge6.”Hisfatherwasvery7,“Ifyougothere,somebodywillknowaboutitverysoonandI’llbevery8.”Aftergoing9alotofdifficulties,Allenfinallyfoundacircusandconvincedthe10tolethimstay.Heworkedveryhardstudyingmagicandlivedwithanimals.Everymonth,hisparentswouldgeta11fromhim.Buttheyneverknewhisaddress.TheyknewthemoneywasfromAllenbutwhenpeopleaskedthemaboutAllen’s12,theynevertoldthemthetruth.Later,hisparentsreceivedmoreandmoremoneyfromhim.Then,a13namedAlbertbecameveryfamousinthewholeworld.Everyonethought14ofhisperformance.Lotsofpeoplehurriedtoseehisperformancefromfaraway.Oneday,Allen’sfatherwenttovisitarelativeinanother15.TherelativepaidalotofmoneyforticketsofAlbertthemagician’sshow.Allen’sfatherwenttotheshowwiththerelative.Duringtheshow,Allen’sfathergottotally16bythemagician’stricks.Whenthemagiciantookoffhis17,thefatherfoundAlbertwashisson,Allen.Allenrecognizedhisfather.Hisfather18him,“Whydidyouchangeyourname?”“Becauseyousaidyouwouldbeembarrassedforme.”“Butnobodywill19thefamousmagicianismysonAllen.”Wewantallthebestthingsinlifeandavoidthebadpast.However,everygoodthingcomesata20.Youcan’thavethemallwithoutgivingupsomething.1、A．music B．theatre C．circus D．animal2、A．satisfied B．unhappy C．curious D．hopeful3、A．guilty B．proud C．tired D．ashamed4、A．insisted B．demanded C．added D．declined5、A．dignity B．popularity C．name D．money6、A．career B．success C．fortune D．performance7、A．convincing B．stubborn C．understanding D．confused8、A．embarrassed B．disappointed C．annoyed D．frightened9、A．over B．after C．beyond D．through10、A．guard B．owner C．trainer D．performer11、A．letter B．photo C．check D．note12、A．job B．performance C．address D．boss13、A．clown B．magician C．musician D．writer14、A．badly B．ill C．highly D．nothing15、A．village B．city C．circus D．country16、A．affected B．addicted C．persuaded D．impressed17、A．jacket B．glasses C．mask D．gloves18、A．hugged B．praised C．thanked D．blamed19、A．know B．doubt C．admit D．acknowledge20、A．reason B．point C．reward D．price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）语法填空Thepastyears1．（witness）greatchangesinChina．Sofar，Chinahasreachedastage2．weshareleadingpositionsinmanyfields．Afterabout800years，thespiritoftheSilkRoadisstillalive，whichisthanks3．aproposalbyXiJinxingin4．Theinitiative（倡议），5．（call）theSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad，aimstobuildatradenetwork．ThepresidentofRussiahasexpressedhis6．（congratulate）．Morethan100countriesandorganizationshavejoinedtheinitiative，whichcoversabout﹩20trillion﹣﹣﹣aroundone7．（three）oftheworld'sGDP．ThepopularityoftheBeltandRoadInitiativehas8．（it）rootsinthehumandesiretotradeideasandcommunicate．JusttakealookattheSilkRoad．Notonlysilkandothergoods9．knowledgeaboutscienceandtechnologywassharedacrossthenetwork．ThisincludedthefourgreatinventionsoftheancientChina．Itwasalsoanearlywayforlanguagesand10．（culture）developmentandbecameinfluencedbyoneanother．11．（hope），thebuildingoftheBeltandRoadpromotesworldpeaceanddevelopment．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。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下面画一横线，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。Thecentralproblemoftranslatinghasalwaysbeeniftotranslateliterallyorfreely、TheargumenthasbeengoingonuntilatleastthefirstcenturyBC．Uptothebeginningofthe19thcentury,manywriterswaspreferredsomekindof“free”translation:thespirit,nottheletter;themessageratherthantheform;thematternotthemanner、Thiswastheoftenrevolutionsloganofwriterswhowantedthetruthtobereadandunderstand、Thenattheturnof19thcentury,theviewtranslationwasimpossiblegainedsomecurrency、Ifattemptingatall,itmustbeasliterallyaspossible、Thisviewpeakedthestatementsofanextreme“literalists”WalterBenjaminandVladimirNabokov、Now,thecontexthaschanged,butthebasicproblemremained、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你叫李华，你们班级的板报要求写一篇以“MyfamilyandI”为题的文章。文章内容包括以下要点：1.家庭基本情况介绍；2.家庭成员之间的关系（举例说明）；3.你对家庭的看法。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.文中不能出现学校名称、姓名等个人信息。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________