2023届江苏省常熟市高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't2．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where3．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled4．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent5．Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．any6．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May7．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what8．Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．ashalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．asmuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas9．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction10．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what11．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily12．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs13．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown14．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff15．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.16．8studentsand2teachersatSantaFeHighSchoolbya17-year-studentarmedwithashotgunandapistol.Thisisoneofthemanygun-relatedtragediesthathavehappenedinthelast2years.A．killedB．werekilledC．havekilledD．havebeenkilled17．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what18．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure19．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking20．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience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）ThehottestcitiesintheworldThelocationsbelowarethehottestandalsotraveldestinationsontheplanet．BangkokAccordingtothedata，Bangkokisthehottestcityontheplanet﹣notbecauseofanyparticularlyimpressivehightemperatures，butbecauseitisconsistentlyhotalltheyearround．Thecityhasanaverageannualtemperatureof29℃，coupledwithhighdampnessandanaverageof128rainydaysperyear；whilethehighesttemperatureonrecordis40℃．Timbuktu，MaliLocatedonthesouthernedgeoftheSaharaDesert，theAfricancityofTimbuktuissimilartoeverythingremote．It'salsooneofthehottestcitiesintheworld，withahot，dryclimateofferingrecordhighsof49℃．ThroughoutApril，MayandJune，averagemaximumtemperaturesarebeyond40℃．Modern﹣dayTimbuktuisslowlybeingswallowedbythedesertandiscertainlyashadowofthetradecenterthatitoncewas．Ahvaz，IranBuiltonthebankoftheKarunRiver，Ahvazisanindustrialcitywithaveragehighsofaround46℃duringJuly，itswarmestmonth．Thecity'srecordhighis54℃，makingitoneoftheworld'shottestcitiesduringthesummer．FrequentsandandduststormsandanabsenceofrainfromJulytoSeptembermixwithitssky﹣hightemperatures．KuwaitCityThewealthycapitalofKuwaitisanothercompetitorforthetitleoftheworld'shottestsummertimecitywithaveragehighsofover45℃fromJunetoAugust．Nightfallbringslittlerespite（缓解），withafter﹣darklowtemperaturesoftenover30℃duringthesummermonths．KuwaitCity'srecordhighis52℃，whileitrainsonanaverageofjust19daysperyear．1、WhatistheBangkokfamousforinclimate？A．Thehighesttemperature．B．Thehotweatherallyearround．C．Thehighestannualtemperature．D．Thelackofrainfallallyearround．2、WhyisTimbuktunolongeratradecenter？A．ThesmallpopulationofMali．B．Thewarlastingformanyyears．C．TheinfluenceoftheSahara．D．Itslocationofthecenterofadesert．3、Whichcityholdstherecordofthehighesttemperature？A．Ahvaz．B．Bangkok．C．Timbuktu．D．KuwaitCity．22．（8分）Whenyou’reoutwithafriendandtakeaphotoofyourselves,doyouknowthatyouarealsocreatingaworkofart?OrthatyouarecompetingwithVincentvanGoghhimself?Probablynot.Yourideamightbetoshowoffyourselfie(自拍照)onWeChatorQQ,butyouprobablydon’tthinkoftheInternetasagalleryorofyourselfasanartist.ButthechiefexecutiveofLondon’sSaatchiGallery,NigelHurst,thinksthatthecasualpictureswetakeofourselveshavesomethingincommonwithself-portraitsbythegreatmasters.Insupportoftheidea,theSaatchiGalleryhasanewexhibitioncalledFromSelfietoSelf-Expression.Itfeatureswell-knownself-portraitsfromartistsincludingDutchpaintersVanGogh(1853-1890)andRembrandt(1606–1669).Italsohasselfiesonshowthathave“quicklybecomeiconsofthedigitalera.”TheseincludeonetakenbyUScelebrity(名人)KimKardashianandanotherofformerUSPresidentBarackObamawithformerUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron,accordingtotheBBC．Thegalleryisevenencouragingvisitorstoaddtheirownselfiestotheshow.Hurstisperhapsnotbeing100percentserious.Heisn’tclaimingthatasnapyoutakeofyourselfinyourfavoriterestaurantcanbecomparedwithaself-imagepaintedbyVanGogh.Buthedoesmakeaseriouspoint.Onceuponatime,itwasonlyartistswhocouldmakeimagesofthemselves.Theyweretheonlyones,asHursttoldTheGuardian,who“hadtheskills,materialsandtoolstocreateself-portraits.”Today,however,we“allhavethat[ability]throughoursmartphones.”Thepopularityoftheselfierocketedaftersmartphonesstartedtobecomewidelyused.In2013,OxfordDictionariesnamed“selfie”asitswordoftheyear.AsPamelaRutledge,aprofessorattheMassachusettsSchoolofProfessionalPsychology,toldVoguemagazine:“thecult(热潮)oftheselfiecelebratesregularpeople”.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“features”inparagraph3mostprobablymean?A．informsB．showsC．sellsD．misses2、NigelHurst’sattitudetothesmartphoneselfieis_______.A．casualB．mixedC．favorableD．negative3、WhosharesopinionswithNigelHurst?A．KimKardashianB．BarackObamaC．DavidCameronD．PamelaRutledge4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．SelfiesasSelf-portraitsB．AgeofSmartphonesC．AgeofSelfieArtistsD．SelfiesofCelebrities23．（8分）Sports&ActivityDaySunday,14May20172:00pm—6:00pmAmkActivePark（AngMoKioStreet15）LearnASport&PlayAsAFamily◆JoinusforourSpores&ActivityDayaswecelebratetheFinaleoftheSingaporeFamilyCelebrations2017!◆LearnasporttogetherasafamilyatourSportingCentrewithmanyactivities,includingAmoraMassDanceTraining!◆Getyourfamilytogetherthroughafun-filledPowerUpTraining!RegisterNow◆RegistrationisFREE!◆Bethefirst2000toregisterbylMaysothatyoucanreceiveAmorafreegiftworth$70.◆Registrationclosesby10MayandyoucanregisterbySMSto71819223oremailrequire@sfc.sgthefollowing:<AmoraMassDanceTraining>,<yourname>,<age>and<contactnumber>.Formoreinformation,call7771661.TherewillalsobebusservicesforfreeatAMKPointon14MayforallSingaporeFamilyCelebrationsparticipants!1、Theeventismainlydesignedfor.A．familiestogetcloserB．friendtolearntodanceC．childrentolearnasportD．parentstoorganizeagame2、Theeventwill.A．betakenpartinonlyby2000peopleB．lastforfourhoursintheafternoonC．takeplaceindifferentplacesD．beopentoregistrationuntil14May,20173、Wecanlearnfromthetextthatalltheparticipantcan.A．getAmorafreegiftworth$70B．registerinthreedifferentwaysC．call71819223formoreinformationD．takeafreebusrideatAMKPointonMay144、Thetextisprobably.A．astoryB．areportC．aposterD．anotice24．（8分）Whenyouwereatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.Therewashomeworktodo,sporttoplayandfuntohave.Butourparentsprobablypersuadedustofindajobtoearnsomemoneyandgetsomelifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhadapaperround:deliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes.IthenprogressedtoaSaturdayjobinasupermarket:stackingshelvesandworkingatthecheckout.TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrendotakeuppart-timejobs.It'soneofthosethingsthatareseenalmostasariteofpassage(成人仪式).It'satasteofindependenceandsometimesausefulthingtoputonyourCV(简历).Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadultsandalsoaboutmanagingtheirmoney.SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingupaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbedeleterioustoapersonlateron.A2015studybytheUKCommissiononEmploymentandSkillsfoundthatnotparticipatinginpart-timeworkatschoolagehadbeenblamedbyemployer'sorganizationsforyoungadultsbeingill-preparedforfull-timeemployment,butdespitethis,recentstatisticshaveshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenbyafifthinthepastfiveyears.So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowafraidofhardwork?Probablynot.Someexpertsfeelthatyoungpeoplefeelgoingouttoworkwillaffecttheirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresults-andagoodjobinthelongterm.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,toldBBCNewsthat"Properlyregulated（控制的）part-timeworkisagoodwayofhelpingyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives."Inreality,it'sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutdoingpart-timejobsonweekendswhenhewasateenager?A．Unwilling. B．Interested.C．Delighted. D．Angry.2、WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethebenefitofschoolchildren'sdoingpart-timejobs?A．Learningtobeindependent. B．Gainingsomelifeexperience.C．Beingpreparedforfuturejobs. D．Spendingwhattheyearnastheylike.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deleterious"inParagraph3probablymean?A．valuable. B．harmful.C．necessary. D．beneficial.4、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．Studentsshouldspendalltheirtimeonstudies.B．Studentsshouldhaveasmanypart-timejobsaspossible.C．Doingpart-timejobsmustaffectstudents'schoolresults.D．It'simportantforstudentstobalancepart-timejobsandstudies.25．（10分）WhenZbynekFrolikneedednewemployeestohandleincreasingordersathisfactoriesincentralBohemia,hesentoutadvertisementsacrosstheCzechRepublic.Butinaprosperouseconomywherenearlyeveryonehadwork,therewerefewtakers.Raisingwagesdidn’thelp.Nordidofferstosubsidize(补贴)housing.Soheturnedtotherobots.“Wecan’tfindenoughhumans,”saidMr.Frolik,whosecompany,Linet,makeshospitalbedssoldinover100countries.“Sowe’retryingtoreplacepeoplewithmachineswhereverwecan.”Suchtalkusuallymakespeoplethinkofafuturewhereemployeesarenolongerneeded.Inmanymajoreconomies,companiesareexperimentingwithreplacingfactoryworkers,truckdriversandevenlawyerswithartificialintelligence.ButinEasternEurope,robotsarebeingenlistedasthesolutionforashortageofworkers.OftentheyarehelpingtocreatenewtypesofjobsasbusinessesintheCzechRepublic,Hungary,SlovakiaandPolandtrytostaycompetitive.Economicgrowthinthesecountrieshasaveraged5percentinrecentyears,affectedbytheglobalrecovery.Aboomingeconomyhasreducedthejoblessratetojust2.4percent,thelowestintheEuropeanUnion.Thelackofmanpower,however,haslimitedtheabilityofCzechcompaniestoexpand.Nearlyathirdofthemhavestartedtoturnawayorders,accordingtotheCzechConfederationofIndustry,atradegroup.“It’sbecomingabrakeongrowth,”saidJaroslavHanak,theorganization’spresident.“Ifbusinessesdon’tincreaserobotizationandartificialintelligence,they’lldisappear.”SomefactoriesinEasternEuropearealreadyontheway.AtElkoEP,whichmakesindustrialtimersforcompanieslikeGeneralElectric,70percentofproductionisautomated,andthecompanyisaimingtobealmostfullyrobotizedinafewyears.Inacornerofthefactory,robotshavetakenoverroutinemanufacturing(制造业)tasks.JiriKonecny,thecompany’sCEO,movedfactoryfloorworkerstomorecomplexroles,andfocusedhundredsofotheremployeesonresearchanddevelopment.“Ifwehadn’tinvestedearlyinautomation,we’dbedeadbynow,”hesaid.1、WhatistheproblemthatCzechRepublicisfacing?A．It’shardtofindhumanworkers.B．It’spopulationisdecreasinggreatly.C．Robotsarenowwelcomeatfactorywork.D．Employeesdonotwanttodofactorywork.2、WhichofthefollowingmayhavecontributedtotheprobleminEasternEuropeaccordingtoParagraph4?A．Toughcompetition. B．Advancedtechnology.C．Alowbirthrate. D．Afast-growingeconomy.3、HowmightJaroslavHanakfeelaboutthefutureofCzechcompanies?A．Puzzled B．Worried.C．Surprised D．Hopeful.4、Whatshouldcompaniesdotosurvive?A．Changetheirpolicies.B．Turntoothercountriesforhelp.C．Employqualifiedhumanworkers.D．Spendmoremoneyonautomation.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）WhenIwas10,Iwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Duringtreatment,Iunderstoodeverythingbutthe1ofmycase.ItwasnotuntilrecentlythatIrealizedhowsickIwasthen.ThisNovemberof2015will2myfiveyearsoffchemotherapy(化疗)andIwillbefinally3ofcancer.Iknowsickchildrenoftenfeltblue.Inordertohelpbrightentheir4,IcreatedaprogramthroughwhichIbroughtcelebrities(名人)children5andrespectedtovisittheminhospitals.The6Ireceivedfrombeingableto7upthechildren’sdaywasindescribable.Thisfall,Iwill8myjunioryearofhighschool.IlovelearningandItruly9thetimespentinschoolbecauseduringchemotherapytreatmentsIwasoftentoo10toattend.Anotherbigpartofmylifeis11activity.Duringmytreatmentitwasveryhardformetowalk—letalone12.Afterfinishingchemotherapymymain13wasbeingabletorunandplay14again.I’moverjoyedtosayI’vebeenableto15thataim.Beingabletostandonthecourtandplaysportsagainisa(n)16feeling.Tomeit’simportanttoconvey(传达)a17ofpositivityandhopethatanyonecanmakethemostofanysituationinlife.Manydon’t18andthinkit’sstrangewhenIsaythis,butI’mtrulygratefulthatIhadcancer.Havingexperiencedthat,Ihavebecomebrave19havealsogainedappreciationforlife.Iknowwithdeterminationeveryonecanfollowtheir20.1、A．developmentB．nameC．seriousnessD．cause2、A．markB．endC．beginD．reward3、A．warnedB．informedC．suspectedD．cured4、A．futureB．spiritsC．roomsD．way5、A．attractedB．impressedC．admiredD．missed6、A．respectB．joyC．giftD．education7、A．makeB．clearC．cleanD．light8、A．enterB．leaveC．visitD．drop9、A．killB．saveC．treasureD．waste10、A．weakB．youngC．lazyD．busy11、A．mentalB．indoorC．physicalD．social12、A．swimB．runC．jumpD．lie13、A．goalB．taskC．problemD．idea14、A．cardsB．chessC．sportsD．music15、A．furtherB．kickC．setD．achieve16、A．puzzlingB．amazingC．satisfyingD．touching17、A．messageB．noteC．wordD．wish18、A．speakB．apologizeC．understandD．remember19、A．andB．butC．orD．so20、A．stepsB．examplesC．suggestionsD．dreams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Thereareseveraltipsonhowtodealwithsleepanxiety.Themostpopularandhelpfulmethodismusic.Therearelotsofmusicandsongswhich1．(design)bydoctorsandexpertsrecently.Secondly,sleepingpillshavehelpedmanypeoplesincetheyweremade.Althoughmedicineisnotthefirstchoiceforsomepeople,andothersrefuseit,itcanbefairlybeneficial.It2．(help)alotofpeoplestayasleep,sotheywakeupmoreexcitedandfullofenergy.Relaxationtechniquesarealsoveryuseful.Oneofthemistoslowlytighteneverymuscleinyourbody.Countto20,andthenjustrelax.3．(do)thisfiveorsixtimeswillhelpyoualot.Anothertipistolearnhow4．(trust)yourself.Sometimesthegreatestprogressin5．(deal)withanxietyhappenswhenyouimproveyourmentalstrength.Finally,abighelpforsleepanxietyistoworkhardduringtheday.Ifyouworkhardandstaybusythroughouttheday,youwillnotfindyourself6．(worry)andyou’llfallasleepfaster.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。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，并在该词下面写出其修改后的词。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。LastSundayIsawaworststorminyears．Itcamesuddenandwentonforoverthreehours．Afterlunch,Iwentintomyroomtohavearest．Theairwashotter,andallisquiet．Thenastrongwindstartedtoblowintomyroom．Piecesofpaperonmydeskflewhighintotheairandsomeflewouttheopenwindow．AsIranouttocatchthem,bigdropofrainbegantofall．WhenIcamebackintohouse,itwasrainingharderandharder．Itriedveryhardtoclosethewindow．ThenIheardaloudlycrashingsoundfromthebackofthehouse．WhenIranoutofmyroomtofindoutwhathadhappened:abigtreehadfallendownandbrokethetopofthebackroom．第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）请结合材料，按要求用英文写作。假如你是李华，随着共享单车逐渐进人海外市场，你的英国笔友Tom对此非常感兴趣。请你写封邮件向他介绍共享单车。邮件的内容包括以下几点：1.共享单车的使用方法(扫二维码，解锁骑车）；2.共享单车的便利之处；3.询问他共享单车在英国的情况。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：共享单车sharedbikes；二维码theQRcodeDearTom,Iammorethandelightedtoknowyoushowgreatinterestinsharedbikes___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________