广东省肇庆市2023学年高三第一次调研测试英语试卷（含解析）

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．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．allC．notall D．none2．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't3．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever4．Please________yourashesbeforeitfailsonthecarpet.A．cutoff B．knockoffC．getoff D．dropoff5．Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how6．---Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?---Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when7．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts8．______suchaproblembefore,wehandledthesituationverywellthistime.A．Dealwith B．DealingwithC．Todealwith D．Havingdealtwith9．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must10．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how11．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had12．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded13．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where14．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given15．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall16．Theincidentturnedhimintodifferentperson,evenifhedidnotrealizeitatbeginning.A．a;a B．the;the C．the;a D．a;the17．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied18．Thenewsshockedthepublic，______togreatconcernaboutstudents'safetyatschool.A．havingled B．ledC．leading D．tolead19．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before20．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated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）Australiaisdividedintothreeseparatetimezones：AustralianEasternStandardTime（AEST），AustralianCentralStandardTime（ACST），andAustralianWesternStandardTime（AWST）．AESTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus10hours（UTC+10）．ACSTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus9½hours（UTC+9½）．AWSTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus8hours（UTC+8）．AustralianEasternStandardTime（AEST）coverstheeasternstatesofQueensland，NewSouthWales，Victoria，TasmaniaandtheAustralianCapitalTerritory（ACT）．AESTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus10hours（UTC+10）AustralianCentralStandardTime（ACST）coversthestateofSouthAustralia，thetownofBrokenHillinwesternNewSouthWalesandtheNorthernTerritory．ACSTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus9½hours（UTC+9½）．AustralianWesternStandardTime（AWST）coversthestateofWesternAustralia．AWSTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus8hours（UTC+8）．DoesAustraliaobservedaylightsavingtime？IntheAustraliansummer，NewSouthWales，Victoria，SouthAustralia，TasmaniaandtheACTturntheirclocksforwardonehourtoDaylightSavingTime（DST）．DaylightSavingTimebeginsat2am（AEST）onthefirstSundayinOctoberandendsat3am（AustralianEasternDaylightTime）onthefirstSundayinApril．NSW，ACT，VictoriaandTasmaniamovefromAESTtoAustralianEasternDaylightTime（AEDT），UTC+11．SouthAustraliaandtheNSWtownofBrokenHillmovefromACSTtoAustralianCentralDaylightTime（ACDT），UTC+10½．DaylightsavingisnotobservedinQueensland，theNorthernTerritoryorWesternAustralia．HowmanyhourswillIgain/losetravelingtoAustralia？TheInternationalDateLinecrossingthePacificOceanchangesthedatebyoneday．Ifyoucrossthedatelinemovingeast，yousubtractaday；iftravellingwestyouaddonaday（withlocalvariations）．TravellingdirectfromLosAngelesorLondontoAustraliayouarrivetwodayslater；travellingback，youarrivethesamedayyoudeparted．1、HowmanytimezonesarethereinAustralia？______A．one B．twoC．three D．four2、Daylightsavingcouldbeobservedin______．A．Queensland B．theNorthernTerritoryC．WesternAustralia D．Victoria3、DoesAustraliaobservedaylightsavingtime？______A．yes B．noC．uncertain D．theauthordoesn'tmentionit．4、supposethatyougotoAustraliadirectlyfromBuckinghamPalaceonMarch8，thenyouprobablyarriveatAustraliaon______．A．March7 B．March10C．March9 D．March622．（8分）NeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedpreyhasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey’velosttheelementofsurprise.Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled“iCow”,whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers.TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle’sdeath.TheAfricanlionisavulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds.“Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietlyandcarefullytotheirprey,getcloseandjumponthemunseen,”hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit.Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjustapromisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,armedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredatorsandprey.1、TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto.A．killthelionsB．warnthepreysofdangerC．identifythecattleD．scareoffanimalsthatkill2、Whenhunting,lionsliketo.A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudymorecattlewerekilled.C．Thefarmerswilltaketheirrevengeonmorelions.D．Neilgotinspirationfrompatternsonbutterflywings.23．（8分）ManyofusknowaboutRussia’sLakeBaikalfromourtextbooks,orbylisteningtoChinesesingerLiJian’shitsong,LieBaikal.Butoverthepastdecade,theworld’sdeepestfreshwaterlakehasbeeninthespotlightforanextremesport.EachMarchsince2005,about150peoplefromaroundtheworldsignupfortheBaikalIceMarathon.Theycometoexplorethelake’sbreathtakingbeautyandchallengethemselvesinunpredictableconditions.The26-mile(41.84-kilometers)journeystartsonthelake’seasternshore.InMarch,theiceisameterthickandiron-hard.Runnerscrossthisfrozensurface,finishingonthewesternsideofthelake.Knownasthe“blueeyeofSiberia”,LakeBaikalhasexceptionallyclearwaters.Thismeansitsiceisalmostperfectlytransparent(透明的).“Seenfromabove,arunnerontheicelooksasifheorshewerejoggingthroughspace.”TheNewYorkTimesnoted.Thelandscapemightbebeautiful,butit’salsoharsh.Strongwindsblast(侵袭)acrossthelakeandfrostbitecanoccurwithinhalfanhour.Runnerssaythecoldclimateiswhatdrawsthem.Theywanttotesttheirlimits.“Whenyouareinsuchanenvironment,youdon’thavecarsaroundyou,andyoudon’thavethenoisearound.Ithinktheseextremeracesallowyoutobealonewithnature.”AlicjaBarahona,a64-year-oldrunnerfromtheUS,toldABCnews.Thelocationofferssomestrangeanduniquecharacteristicsforthismarathon.Thefinishinglineisvisiblefromthestart,buttheendlesswhiteoffersnoprogressmarkers.Theracealsoendswithlittlefanfare(隆重的欢迎).Touristscrowdingtheicearemostlyaddictedtosnappingselfies(自拍)andjustignoretherunners.Forsomerunners,theabsenceofspectatorsmakestheracemorechallenging,becauseit’slonely.Theymustfightwiththemselves.“YouarealoneonBaikal.Itisyourrace.Youarealonewithyourself.Allyouneedtodoistodefeatyourself.”VeroniqueMessina,aFrenchrunner,toldtheTelegraph.1、WhatcanweknowabouttheBaikalIceMarathonfromthearticle?A．Ittakesrunnersfromthenorthernendtothesouthernendofthelake.B．Itinvolvesextremeweatherandbeautifulscenery.C．Itattractsmoreandmoreparticipantseachyear.D．Itisabout26kilometersinlength.2、HowdoestheBaikalIceMarathondifferfromothermarathons?A．Onlymenareallowedtoruninthisrace.B．Therunnersareoftendistractedbytourists.C．Therearemanyprogressmarkersontheice.D．Therunnerscanseethefinishinglinefromthestart.3、WhatisthemostchallengingpartoftheraceforMessina?A．Thecoldclimate. B．Thelongdistance.C．Noisysurroundings. D．Loneliness.4、Howmanyreasonsarelistedtoshowtheloneliness?A．5. B．4.C．3. D．2.24．（8分）Therewasalotofnewsrelatedtoartificialintelligence,orAI,andmachinelearning.Amongthestoriesweretwodealingwithdirectcompetitionsbetweenhumansandmachines.Inonecompetition,machinesthatusedAIperformedbetterthanhumanbeingsinahigh-levelreadingtest.Twonaturallanguageprocessingtoolsbeathumanintheexperiment.OneofthetoolswasbuiltbytheAmericantechnologycompanyMicrosoft.TheotherwascreatedbyChineseonlinesellerAlibabaGroup.Inanothercompetition,acomputertookonhumansinlive,publicdebates.TheeventdemonstratedhowAI-poweredcomputersareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothink'andsoundlikehumans.Theorganizerofthedebates,U.S.technologycompanyIBM,announcedsplitresults.Itsaidamajorityofthosewatchingsaidtheyfeltthemachinehaddonemoretoimprovetheirknowledgeofthesubject.But,thehumangotmorepraiseforcommunicatingtheirideas.Thisyear,wealsoexploredthemanywaysAIandmachinelearningarenowbeingused.Forexample,someU.S.judgesusemachinelearningsystemstohelpthemdecidewhen,andforhowlong,criminalsshouldbejailed.Thesystemusescomputerstoexaminedatafromthousandsofcourtcases.Onefast-growingareaofAIisfacialrecognition,whichisincreasinglybeingusedforsecuritypurposes.Recently,Atlanta'sHartsfield-JacksonairportbecamethefirstintheU.s.topermitpassengerstousefacialrecognitiontechnologytogetonflights.AChinesecompanyshowedoffanAIsystemitdevelopedtorecognizeindividualsbybodyshapeandwalkingmovements.ThesystemisalreadybeingusedbyChinesepoliceinBeijingandShanghai.Inaddition,machinelearningwasusedduring2018topredictresultsoftheWorldCupsoccercompetition.Thetechnologyalsocreatedartworkthatsoldforalargeamountofmoney.Anditisbeingusedtohelpfarmersavetimeandmoney,whilereducingenvironment-harmingchemicals.Othertechnologysystemsarebeingusedtofollowfarmanimalsandwildlifetocollectinformationontheiractivities.1、Whywerethetwocompetitionsmentionedinthepassage?A．ToshowhowmuchbetterAIandmachinelearningarethanhumans.B．ToproveAIandmachineLearninggotmorepraiseforcommunication.C．ToshowhowpowerfulAIandmachineLearningare.D．ToproveAIandmachinelearninghavebeenusedintheworkofU.S.judges.2、Whatarefacialandbodyrecognitionsystemsusedforinthepassage?A．Knowledgelearning.B．Safetycontrol.C．Officeautomation.D．Trackingsurvey.3、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．AIhasbeenwidelyusedineveryperson'sdailylife.B．HumancanbereplacedbyAIinfuturecompletely.C．MoreattentionisbeingpaidtoAIineverypartoftheworld.D．MoreadvancedAlishelpingpeopleinmoreandmoreareas.4、Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A．Atechnologyreport.B．Anaturalsciencemagazine.C．Asciencefiction.D．Agovernmentdocument.25．（10分）Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake(假的),likethe“close”buttononalift.Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareacompletetrick,atleastintheUS—thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,”saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.Forexample,pedestriancrosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforecomputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies’’,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toanalyzethefunctionsoffakebuttons.B．Todescribedifferentfakebuttons.C．Toexplorevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.D．Toexplainthedisadvantagesoffakebuttons.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?A．Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.B．Theyweredesignedforasenseofcontrol.C．Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.D．Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.3、Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?A．Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.B．Theyhelpcomputersworkfaster.C．Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.D．Theyhelppedestrianscrosssafely.4、Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ButtonsintheUSAB．ButtonsAlwaysLieC．ButtonsMaynotWorkD．“Close”ButtonsonLifts’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）ItwasMother’sDaymorningandIwasdoingsomeshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson,Tenyson.Aswewereleaving,wefoundthatanelderlywomanhadfallenoveratthe1andhadhitherheadontheconcrete.Her2waswithher,buttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearly3Walking4thescene,Tenysonbecameveryupsetabout5hadhappenedtothecouple.Hesaidtome,“Mum,it’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryone.”Atthefrontofthesupermarket,acharitygrouphadsetupa6sellingcookedsausagesandflowersto7funds.Tenyson8thatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.“Itwillmakeherfeel9,”hesaid.Iwas10thathe’d11suchasweetidea.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedher12wecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.“Justtakeit,”she13“Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesture.”14wewalkeduptoher,mysonbecamefrightenedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttoo15togouptoher16,Igavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhim,“Mysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.”17that,theoldmanstartedcryingandsaid,“Thankyousomuch,youhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.”Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower,18herwhoitwasfrom19badlyhurtandshaken,theoldladylooked20atTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmile.1、A．entrance B．front C．middle D．end2、A．son B．husband C．daughter D．friend3、A．intime B．incase C．inshock D．inshort4、A．towards B．through C．over D．by5、A．which B．that C．who D．what6、A．building B．study C．notice D．stand7、A．get B．make C．raise D．rise8、A．suggested B．asked C．told D．admitted9、A．less B．more C．worse D．better10、A．angry B．happy C．amazed D．sad11、A．catchupwith B．comeupwith C．getawaywith D．putupwith12、A．because B．though C．if D．when13、A．asked B．replied C．repeated D．received14、A．As B．Since C．For D．With15、A．energetic B．scared C．satisfied D．excited16、A．Instead B．However C．Also D．So17、A．For B．At C．About D．Of18、A．talking B．begging C．ordering D．telling19、A．When B．Because C．Why D．Though20、A．away B．off C．up D．down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）Amaterialcanbereallyspecialwhenitwasnamedaftertheplacewhereit1．(create)originally.That’certainlythecase2．“china”.Andofalltypesofchina，whiteporcelain(瓷)isamongthemostfamous.Nowadays，the3．(tradition)materialhastakenonamodernlookinthe4．(hand)offourChineseartistsintheModernWhitePorcelainExhibition.Andthekeywordhereis“modern”.Oneoftheworks5．(be)aporcelainboat.Butlook6．(attentive)andyou’11seethattheboat7．(build)withporcelainlookslikeatakeoutbox.Insidetheboatisastatueofababy.Thebabystandsforhumansandtheboatis8．supportslife.Itsuggestswemayhavedonesomedamageto9．environmentandthatwe’retreatinglifelikefastfood.Allthefourartistsgavewhiteporcelainamodelstyle，eachin10．(they)ownway.Andthisiswhattheexhibition’sthemecomesfrom.It’sadialoguebetweenthepastandthepresent.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。Tenyearsago,IwasluckyenoughtohaveanopportunitytostudyinEnglandasainternationalstudent、Iwenttooneofthemostfamousschoolthere、Onthefirstday,IwassuchnervousthatIfeltmyheartbeatenwildly、Iwasafraidtoexpresstomyself,becauseIhavenevercommunicatedwithstrangersinEnglishbefore、Therefore,myteachersaidIhadtointroducemeinfrontoftheclass、Assoonasthefirstwordflewoutmymouth,Ifeltrelaxingimmediately、IwashappyIfinallymadeit、It’saspecialday,whichIwillneverforget、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）勇气是什么?《朗读者