2023届广西南宁市“4+N”高中联合体高三适应性调研考试英语试题（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore2．IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what3．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over4．Ensuringeverychildequalrightstoeducationis_____thekeytotheeliminationofinequalityacrosstheworldlies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where5．USslangishugely______thankstothemanydifferentethnicgroupsthathavesettledinthecountry.A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate6．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted7．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention8．Inmanyways,themagicofAIis________it’snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.A．whether B．whatC．that D．why9．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing10．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive11．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough12．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall13．Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas___________ofpublichealth.A．whatB．thatC．thisD．which14．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay15．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．asifD．sothat16．Theautofactory______newprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyearsandhopefully15%thisyear.A．setB．hassetC．issettingD．hasbeensetting17．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen18．Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when19．Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush20．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have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）Wanttochooseapicturebooktoenjoy?HerearefourpopularbookssoldonthewebsiteofAmazon,Readandchooseyourfavourite.TheRelativesCamebyCynthiaRylantSomanybeautifulmemoriesarecollectedwhenrelativescometovisit.Joininthefunasafamilygetstogetherforasummertheywillneverforget.Warmandinvitinglanguageaswellaswonderfulpicturesbringsthestoryofthisfamily’ssummerget-togethertolife.AvailablefromAmazon.S11.26JabariJumpsbyGaiaCornwallYouknowthatfeelingwhenyou'reasexcitedasyouarescaredtomakeajump.That'showJabarifeelsabouthisfirstjumpoffthedivingboard.Heknowshowtoswim.Heknowsjumpingoffsurelylooksfun.Butishebraveenoughtomakeajump?Withsomegentleencouragementfromhislovingfather,Jabarijumps.AvailablefromAmazon.$5.56ThereMightBeLobstersbyCarolynCrimiMeetSuki.She'sasmalldogwithabigfearofthebeach.Whenarescueisinorder,Sukisavesthedayprovingthatthere'snothingtofearbutfearitself.Itisaperfectpicturebookforkidswhoareafraidtotrynewexperiences.Itopensthedoortocalmingdialoguesandmessagesofbraveryandvictory.AvailablefromAmazon.$11.84ThreeLittleWordsbyAmyNoveskyDory's"Justkeepswimming!"messageofnevergivingupisperfectforanyonewhohaseverfeltliketheyweredrowning.FollowDorytoanunforgettableadventureasshefindsherwayinthisbeautifuladventureoffriendshipandsurvival.AvailablefromAmazon.$12.061、WhatdoweknowaboutTheRelativesCame?A．Ittellsastoryofadventure.B．Itisthecheapestpicturebook.C．It'saboutaboy'smemories.D．It'saboutafamilyget-together.2、Whichbooktellshowtoovercomefearsbyhelpingothers?A．TheRelativesCame.B．JabariJumps.C．ThereMightBeLobsters.D．ThreeLittleWords.3、WhatdoesthebookbyAmyNoveskyinspireitsreaderstodo?A．Learntoswim.B．Nevergiveup.C．Lovetheirfriends.D．Haveanadventure.22．（8分）Everyyear,billionsofkilogramsoffreshproducearewastedintheUnitedStates.Thefoodendsupinlandfills,producingharmfulgreenhousegases.Meanwhile,millionsofpoorAmericansgohungry,withoutaccesstohealthy,affordablemeals.EvanLutzispassionateaboutcorrectingthatsocialinjustice.Andhecombinesthatgoalwithapassionforbusiness.“MyentirelifeI’vewantedtobecomeasocialentrepreneur,notjuststartingabusinessthatmademoneybutalsostartingonethatgaveback.I’mjustanaverageguywithapassiontowardsmakingsurenofoodgoestowasteandmakingsurenoperson’severhungryinAmericaandIwanttodothatthroughbusiness.LutzisCEOandfounderofHungryHarvest.HungryHarvestisabusinesswhichcollectsandsells“ugly”produce.Thesearefruitandvegetablesthatmostfoodcompanieswouldthrowaway.“Ifyougotoagrocerystoreeverythingisgrowingthesameexactway.Right.Soallthatstuffthatdoesn’tgrowthesamewaygetswastedandgetsthrownout.Andwetakeallthatstuffthatnormallygetsthrownoutbecauseit’stoobigortoosmallinoddsizeofshape,weboxitupintoavarietyboxesandwedeliverthemtoourcustomersonceaweek.Wehirepeoplethatwerelivinginhomelessshelters.Theywerereallylookingtogetachanceinlife.”InJanuary2016,LutzappearedontheAmericanbusinesscompetitiontelevisionshow“SharkTank”.Itconnectsinvestorswithentrepreneurs.Lutzsoughta$50,000investmentinHungryHarvest,inexchangeforafivepercentstakeinhiscompany.Hegotevenmorethanheexpected:$100,000for10percentownership.1、Thepurposeofwritingthefirstparagraphisto________.A．tellushowseriousthewasteisB．informusmanypeoplehavenotenoughtoeatC．remindusoftheunfairnessofthesocietyD．leadtothetopicofthepassage2、Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninfer“SharkTank”________.A．isaprogrammeshowingthestoryofinvestorsB．belongstomeetingsofpoliticalpartiesC．helpsentrepreneursgetfundsupportD．askssuccessfulbusinessmentoshowexperience3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodesribeEvanLutz?A．cold-heartedandsmartB．kind-heartedandcreativeC．warm-heartedandstrictD．open-mindedandhumorous4、WhowillnotbenefitfromEvanLutz’sbusiness?A．HungryHarvestB．HungryfamiliesC．FruitfarmersD．Foodcompanies23．（8分）TheArcticisnotasafeplacetobebyanystretchoftheimagination.Essentiallyavast,floatingblockofice,withonlyasmallareaofland,thelandscapecanbealmosttotallydifferentfromyeartoyear.Eventhemostexperiencedexplorersareluckytoreturnwithalltheirfingersandtoes,nottomentiontheirlives.IntothisextremeenvironmentsteppedNabilAlBusaidi.Infact,hedidn’tjuststep—hesteppedandskiedhiswayacross650km,pulling50kgofequipment.HealsocarriedtheflagoftheSultanateofOman,whichheheldintheairattheNorthPole,becomingthefirstArabtoachievethisimpressivefeat(壮举).OnthewaytotheNorthPole,Nabilwasdrivenbytherewardofsuccessandthepainatthethoughtoffailure.“Throughthe20-whateverdays,everyminutetherewasadifferentthingthatkeptmegoing,eitherthefearoffailure,thefearofdyingortherewardoffinishingandgettingsomewherewarm.”Theever-presentcold,averagingaround-40℃butdroppingaslowasarecorded-81℃,ishisoverriding(首要的)memoryoftheexperience.AsanOmani,Nabilhadanadditional20℃dropintemperaturetogetusedto,comparedtohisBritishteammates.Apartfromtheextremecold,polarbearswereacommonfeatureofthejourney,andNabilandtheteamhadtheirfairshareofbearencounters.“Polarbearsaredangerous,buttheyarenotthatthreateningbecausetheydon’tintendtoharmhumans.They’reusuallyeithercuriousorjustdon’tcare.Wesawfivebears,andnonewereaggressive,”saidNabil.OnefinalproblemNabilfacedwasthestressputonteamrelationsbytheseverityoftheconditions,especiallyduringthefirstthreestagesofthejourney.However,duringthefourthandfinalleg,theteamworkedsowelltogetherthattheytravelled130kminonlytwoandahalfdays.1、WhatdoesParagraph1show?A．Nabil’shard-wonsuccess. B．ThevalueofArcticexploration.C．Nabil’sgoodluck. D．ThechangeoftheArctic.2、WhichistheproblemNabilfacedonhisjourney?A．Graduallyrisingsealevel. B．Frequentpolarbearattacks.C．Constantlychangingclimate. D．Theheavypsychologicalburden.3、WhatcanweknowaboutNabil?A．HehadgoneonanArcticjourneybefore.B．HeexploredtheArcticwithprettylightpacks.C．HefinishedtheexplorationoftheArcticallalone.D．Hesufferedmorefromextremecoldthanhisteammates.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．LifeintheArctic.B．ClimateoftheArctic.C．ThefirstArabtostepintotheArctic.D．AchievementsscientistsmadeintheArctic.24．（8分）InthisPennsylvaniacity,Pittsburghisshrinkingbutgettingwealthier.Since2000,itspopulationhasdeclinedby95,000whileitsincomepercapita(人均)hasshotup24percent.Thetrendistakingholdinmanyothercities,likeBuffaloinNewYork,ProvidenceinRhodeIslandandNewOrleans.Someoftheseareashavecreatedmorehigh-payingjobsinenergy,healthcareoreducation.Othershavemanagedtoreshapetheirmanufacturing(制造业)foraneweconomy.Higher-payingjobshaveagreatereffectbecausetheycreatedemandforadditionalservices.“ThestoryinPittsburghisverypositive,andotherareasarelookingatitasanexampleofthetransformationthatmightbepossible,”saidGuhanVenkatu,whowroteaneconomichistoryoftheareacalled“RustandRenewal”fortheFederalReserveBankofCleveland.CarnegieMellonUniversityandtheUniversityofPittsburghhavehelpedbringtechjobsandinnovation(革新)totheareabysponsoringtechcentersthathelpgraduatesstartcompanieswithoutmovingtoSiliconValleyorSanFrancisco.ThishashelpedkeepPittsburgh’seducatedyoungpopulationgrowingevenastheentirepopulationinthecityhasdropped.PittsburghhasmoreSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)jobsthanothershrinkingcities,about80,000or7%ofalljobs.STEMjobsaddproductivityandincomegrowthtothearea.Manufacturersofhigh-techmedicalequipmentinthePittsburghareaalsohavedoubledemploymentinthelast10years.However,someexpertsquestionwhethergrowingincomepercapitacanreallymakeupforadecliningpopulation.AccordingtoPatrickAdler,aresearcherattheUniversityofToronto,populationlossdoesmatterifitmeanslower-skilledworkershavefledbecauseofalackofopportunity.What’smore,high-payingjobsineducationandhealthcarecandisappearifthepopulationdeclinestoogreatly.Soit’dbewisetofindwaystoincreasethepopulation.1、InwhataspectdoesPittsburghsetagoodexample?A．Transformingnewenergy. B．Creatingmorewell-paidjobs.C．Prohibitingthemanufacturing. D．Sponsoringhighereducation.2、Howdosomeacademicinstitutionshelpwiththelocaleconomy?A．Byhelpingtoattractmoretalentsfromotherareas.B．Byprovidingmuchtechnicalsupporttolocalcompanies.C．Bysuccessfullykeepingeducatedyouthsworkinglocally.D．Byassistinginemployingalargenumberofeducatedyouths.3、WhyisPatrickAdlermentionedinthelastparagraph?A．Toshowthedisadvantageofadecliningpopulation.B．Togiveasuggestionaboutincreasingpopulation.C．Toraisedoubtsaboutgrowingincomepercapita.D．Totellareasonwhylower-skilledworkersflee.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HowFastJobGrowthIsRelatedtoPopulationGrowthB．HowLess-crowdedCitiesPlanTheirHigh-techEconomyC．WhySomeCitiesareLosingPeoplebutGettingWealthierD．WhySomeCitiesareSufferingFromaShrinkingPopulation25．（10分）Tiredofdealingwiththoseslow,dumb,andunfriendlyhotelstaff?Howaboutahotelthatprovideschanceforminimalinteractionwiththe"people"runningthehotel?IntheHennNaHotelinJapan,therearen’tany!Beingcalled“WeirdHotel”bylocals,theHennNaHotelopenedin2016inthetownofSasebo,isstaffedalmostbyrobots.Therobotsarenotjustforfun.Theydoalargeamountofwork,savingtimeandmoneyaswell.Theycangreetyouwhenyouenter.Also,theyplaymusicinthelounge,informyouofthebreakfastmenu,andcontrolthelightsinyourhotelroom,etc.Thinkingthatthehotelshouldbeuniqueandappealing,theownersmadeeachrobotdifferentfromeachotherwithavarietyofshapesandsizes.Oneoftherobotsbehindthefrontdeskisdesignedtolooklikeadinosaur,“Ifyouwanttocheckin,pushone.”thedinosaursays.Thentheguestcantypetheinformationonatouchpanelscreen.Insidetheroom,there’sasmallrobotcalledTulyintheshapeofapinktulip(郁金香).Tulycananswersimplequestionslike"whattimeisit?"and"Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?"Withnoswitchesonthewall,Tulycanalsoturntheroomlightsonoroffifit'stoldto.Buthowdothingslikecheck-inandroomaccesswork?Well,thescreenatthereceptioncapturesandregistersadigitalimageoftheguest'sfaceduringcheck-inwhichisusedtogetaccess10roomsinsteadoftraditionalkeys.However.thereceptionshallalsoprovideyoucardkeysonrequestincaseyouwishtokeepitsubtle!Ifyou'rewonderingwhathappensinthecaseofanemergency,youneednotworry.Humansdostepinwhenit'sofgreatimportance.Accordingtothehotelswebsite,thereareafewhumanstaffmemberswhoareavailableon-call24X7andhelpguestsinthecaseofanemergency.1、TherobotsintheHennNaHotelcandothefollowingthingsfortheguestsEXCEPT______.A．tellthebreakfastmenu B．controlthelightsintheroomC．playmusicinthelounge D．respondtoalltherequirements2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．TheHernNaHotelismanagedallbyrobots.B．Adinosaur-likerobotwillguidegueststocheck.C．Nohumanstaffcanbeconnectedeveninanemergency.D．Guestscanhaveaccesstoroomsbyusingtraditionalkeys.3、Itcanbeinferredthattheownersofthehotel_________.A．entertaintheguestsallthetimeinpersonB．areimaginativeandhavecreativethinkingC．areknowledgeableandacquireadvancedtechnologyD．attachgreatimportancetothesocialimageofthehotel4、What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A．ItadvocatespeopletopromotehotelequipmentB．Itcomparestherobotswithhumanstaffinahotel.C．ItintroducesanewhotelstaffedbyintelligentrobotsD．Itdescribeshowwonderfulartificialintelligenceis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）In1972,IreturnedtoMiamiBeachHighSchooltospeaktothedramaclass.AfterwardIaskedthedramateacher1anyofmyEnglishteachersarestillthere.IreneRoberts,hetellsme,isintheclass2downthehall.IwasnoonespecialinMissRoberts’class—justanotherstudentwhodidokaywork.Idon’trecallanyonespecialbitofwisdomshepassedon.YetIcannotforgether3forlanguage,forideasandforherstudents.I4now,manyyearslater,thatsheistheperfectexampleofa5teacher.I’dliketosaysomethingtoher,Isay,butIdon’twantto6herfromaclass.Nonsense,hesays,she’llbe7toseeyou.Thedramateacher8MissRobertsintothehallwaywherestandsthis32-year-oldmanshelastsawat18.“I’mMarkMedoff,”Itellher.“Youweremy12th-gradeEnglishteacherin1958.”She9herheadtoonesideandlooksatme,asifthisanglemightremembermeinher10Andthen,thougharmedwithamessageIwantto11inmanywords,Ican’tthinkupanythingmorememorablethanthis:“Iwantyoutoknow,”Isay,“youwere12tome.”Andthereinthehallway,thislovelywoman,nownearing13age,thisteacherwhodoesn’trememberme,beginstoweep;andsheencirclesmeinherarms.14thismoment,IbegintosensethateverythingIwilleverknow,everythingIwilleverpasstomystudents,isaninseparablepartofalegacy(遗产)ofourancestors.IreneRobertsholdsme15inherarmsandthroughhertearswhispers16mycheek,“Thankyou.”Andthen,withthebriefestoflooksintomyforgottenface,she17backintoherclassroom,18towhatshehasdonethousandsofdaysthroughalltheyearsofmy19Onreflection,maybethosewere,20,justtherightwordstosaytoIreneRoberts.MaybetheyaretheverywordsIwouldliketospeaktoallthoseteachersthroughmylife,theverywordsIwouldlikespokentomeonedaybysomereturningstudent:“Iwantyoutoknowyouwereimportanttome.”1、A．that B．if C．as D．when2、A．just B．almost C．nearly D．about3、A．kindness B．respect C．friendship D．love4、A．know B．learn C．realize D．believe5、A．selfish B．self-confident C．self-conscious D．selfless6、A．call B．drag C．push D．pull7、A．upset B．delighted C．interested D．annoyed8、A．brings B．takes C．fetches D．introduces9、A．bows B．raises C．rises D．puts10、A．thought B．brain C．attention D．memory11、A．announce B．speak C．deliver D．tell12、A．useful B．important C．hopeful D．beneficial13、A．retirement B．enjoyment C．employment D．happiness14、A．Reminding B．Explaining C．Remembering D．Forgetting15、A．happily B．straight C．calmly D．briefly16、A．against B．with C．off D．beyond17、A．escapes B．gathers C．disappears D．fails18、A．longs B．continues C．goes D．returns19、A．absence B．class C．work D．task20、A．orrather B．inaddition C．asusual D．afterall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）InChina,thehistoryofpeopleplantingandusingbamboocandatebackasfaras7000years.AsearlyastheShangDynasty,bamboowasbeingusedinancientpeople'sdailylives.Itwasusedforfood,clothing,housing,transportation,1．(music)instrumentsandevenweapons.The2．(apply)ofbambooinscienceandtechnologyisthrilling.In251BC,LiBing,inSichuan,3．(lead)thelocalpeopleinbuildingtheDujiangWeirs,thefirstirrigationnetworkintheworld,inwhichbambooplayed4．importantrole.Theworld’soldestwaterpiperwasalso5．(make)ofbamboo.DuringtheHanDynasty,thepeopleinSichuan6．(success)sanka1600-metre-deepwellwiththickbambooropes.ThistechnologydidnotspreadtoEurope7．the19thcentury,anditwasbyusingthetechnology8．theAmericansdrilledthefirstoilwellinPennsylvaniain1859.InChineseculture,bambooiswell-knownas9．ofthe“fourgentlemen”inplants.Tomanydistinguishedmen，bambooisasymbolofgoodnessandhonesty.Itisalwayscloselyrelatedtopeopleofpositivespirits.BambooculturecontributestoencouragingPeopletoholdonwhen10．(face)toughsituations.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,

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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、D2、C3、B4、D5、C6、C7、C8、C9、B10、C11、B12、D13、B14、B15、D16、D17、A18、B19、B20、B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、C3、B22、1、D2、C3、B4、C23、ThreeyearsagoJennySalgado,aDominicanshopassistant,movedtoHighlandtown,aneighborhoodofBaltimore.WhenshearrivedtheshopsheworksinwasoneofonlyafewSpanishbusinesses.Nowtherearemanymore.“It’sgoodnowifyouspeakSpanish,”shesmiles.Baltimorehasbeenlosingpeoplefor60years.Toaddressthis,itsformermayor,StephanieRawlings-Blake,wantedtomakeitthemostimmigrant-friendlycityintheworld.ItslibrariesprovideSpanish-languageexerciseclasses.Tohelpthosewithnopapers,thecityisintroducingmicro-loans(小额贷款）whichrequirenocreditchecks.Citypolicewouldnolongerroutinelychecktheimmigrationstatusofcitizensorenforceanyfederalimmigrationlawunlessrequiredto.Thethengovernor,MartinO'Malleymadeitpossibleforillegalimmigrantstogetdrivinglicenses.Suchwelcomingpoliciesarespreading.SuchcitiesasCleveland,DaytonandPhiladelphiaalleagerlytrytopleaseimmigrants.RickSnyder,GovernorofMichigan,hasaskedthefederalgovernmenttooffer50,000visastopeoplewhoagreetoliveinDetroit.Hisadministrationhasmadeiteasierforskilledmigrantstogetprofessionallicenses.Whenacity’spopulationfalls,bothtaxreceiptsandservicesfall.Half-desertedneighborhoodsbreed(滋生）crime,drivingyetmorepeopletoleave.Nocityhasescapedthiswithoutattractingnewresidents,says