2023年广东省韶关市高考冲刺英语模拟试题（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．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which2．Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has3．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat4．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off5．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut6．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as7．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected8．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon9．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind10．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．allvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles11．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension12．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．addictedC．seized D．trapped13．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will14．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged15．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need16．—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．amexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored17．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped18．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped19．Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．accomplish B．accomplishedC．accomplishing D．beingaccomplished20．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn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）TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathewas84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?A．Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.B．Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C．Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.D．Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.2、Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______..A．abandonedB．avoidedC．lackedD．taken3、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto________.A．joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyB．keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorC．finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproachedD．meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldman4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheTwoSaddestWordsB．TheMostUsefulRuleC．ThePeaceofMindD．TheEmotionalWell-being22．（8分）Itisthattimeoftheyearagain.Upanddownthecountry,thousandsofstudentsstayinthelibrary,attemptingtocram（死记硬背）theinformationnecessarytogetthroughfinals.Iamoneofthem—aCambridgefinalist,attemptingtodealwiththeOxbridgestressintheonlywayIknow:caffeinehitsandreclusion（隐遁生活）.WhetheryouloveorhateOxbridge,thefactthatthesetwouniversitiesprovideuniquelearningenvironmentsissomethingofadouble-edgedsword.Ontheonehand,studentshaveaccesstosomeofthebesteducationintheworld;ontheotherhand,thepressurethatcomeswiththiscanprovedamagingtothemandcan’tbesweptunderthecarpetfortheyhavetofaceiteventually.ManyCambridgestudentsfindthemselvestrappedinapressureofexpectation,whetherthiscomesfromtheirsupervisorsortutors,theirdirectorofstudiesorevenfromthemselves.Thedrivetowardsachievementiseitherthekeytosuccessortopossibleseriouspersonalissues,asMarkPhippen,headoftheUniversityofCambridge’sCounselingServicesaid,“ThereareplentyofperfectionistsinCambridge,butitcanworktwoways:itcanpushthemtoaccomplishandtoachieve,oritcangetoutofhand,disablingthem.”Manystudentssaythattheycan’thandleitanymorewhileworkingincertainlibrarieswhicharefilledwithotherstudentshardatwork.Thecompetitionandparanoia（多疑）aremorecommonthanwhatwerealizeorquestion:youcanfeelasifyouarebeingjudgedforhowmuchtimeyouspendonFacebookorYouTube,orhowlittletimeyouspendreading.Toomanystudentsfeelalmostfrustratedbythepressuretoachievebutfeelunabletospeakaboutit.Aseveryoneseemstobecoping,theymustalsopretendtocopetoo.Theonlythingstudentshave:tutorsandsupervisorsregularlyencouragestudentstoavoidextracurricularactivities,urgingthemtofocusontheirstudiestosuchanextentthatmanyfindithardtohandleit.OnecurrentCambridgetutorhasbeenknownforcheckingupontheactivitiesofstudentsinvolvedinextracurriculartheatrebysearchingforthemonthewebsite,whichdetailswhoisinvolvedincertainplayseachterm—justincaseitaffectsthestudent’sworkoutput.Problemsarisewhenthepressureproducesmentalhealthissues.ProblemshavebeenbroughttoattentioninarticlesprimarilyfromOxford’sCherwellandCambridge’sTheTab.TheattentionhasmadetheCambridgeUniversityStudentUnionsetupStudentsDeserveBetter—acampaigntohandlecomplaintsaboutsupervisorsandtutorslackingtheabilitytoprovideproperspiritualsupport.“WhenItoldmysupervisoraboutmyproblemswithanxietyandthereforeaboutmyworriessurroundingtheworkloadshewassuggesting,shesaidthatIwouldprobablyfeellessanxiousoncetheworkwasdone,”afinaliststudentcalledJanesaid.“Itshouldn’tbeanacceptedresponseinoneoftheworld’sbestuniversities.TheirresponsesonlyworsenedanyfeelingsIhadconcerningmyfinalyear.”Phippensaid,“Atthispointtheexamsseemlikethemostimportantthingintheworld.However,twoyearsdownthelineyou’llrealizethattheexamsyoudidatuniversityaren’tveryimportantatall,aswhatthenbecomesmoreimportantiswhatyouhavedonewithinthosetwoyearsafterwards.Finalistexamscanbecomedepressingforstudentsstudyingatanyuniversity.Allyoumustrememberisthatyouarenotaloneandyouaregoodenough,andthatafewyearsdowntheline,yourabilitytorecounttheplotsofEuripides’nineteenplayswillnolongermatter.Sowhyworry?”1、Theunderlinedpart“besweptunderthecarpet”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto“”.A．becoveredupB．bedealtwithC．begivenupD．befiguredout2、What’sMarkPhippen’sattitudetowardsthepressureputonthestudentsatOxbridge?A．Critical.B．Doubtful.C．Objective.D．Ambiguous.3、WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?A．Extracurricularactivitiesfailtoappealtomoststudents.B．Sometutorsandsupervisorspushtheirstudentstoohard.C．Thereisalackofcommunicationbetweenstudentsandtheirsupervisors.D．Somestudentsdon’tspeakaboutthepressurebecausetheythinktheycanhandleit.4、WhatJanesaidinParagraph5suggeststhatshe.A．didn’tgetherproblemsacrosstohersupervisorB．hadexpectedbetterspiritualguidancefromhertutorsC．wasdissatisfiedwithhersupervisor’sdelayedresponsesD．wasgladthatStudentsDeserveBetterwassetuptohelpstudentslikeher5、Inthelastparagraph,MarkPhippenaimsto.A．guaranteetheequalityofexamsB．stresstheimportanceofexamsC．easestudents’pressurefromexamsD．encouragestudentstoperformbetterinexams6、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Oxbridgepressure:thekeytostudents’achievementsB．Oxbridgefinals:thetoughestexamsinthecountryC．Oxbridgegraduates:thestrongestcompetitorsinthejobmarketD．Oxbridgesuccess:theresultofteacher-studentinteraction23．（8分）AmericanRosalieStokeisoneofthemillionsofcollegestudentswithabrightfutureaheadofher.ShewasborninBaltimore,Maryland.ShestudieschemicalengineeringattheVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity,alsoknownasVirginiaTech.Butthe22year-old’spathtocollegewasverydifferentfromthemajorityofAmericanslikeher.IntheUnitedStates，itiscommonforyoungpeopletocompletefouryearsofhighschoolatage17or18.Aftertheyfinishhighschoolinthespring,thosewhodecidetoattendcollegeusuallydosotwo-tothree-monthslater.However,Stokelearnedaboutadifferentwayofdoingthingsfromanolderstudent.Thatstudentsaidthatbeforegoingtocollege,sheworkedforayearhelpingwithchildcareforafamilyinGermany.ThisideaappealedtoStokeverymuch.StokeisinherthirdyearofstudiesatVirginiaTech.Shetookagapyearin2013.“ItjustsoundedlikeareallygreatideatohaveayearofftofigureoutmoreofwhatIwantedtodoincollegeandafter,”shesaid.So,afterfinishinghighschoolin2013,Stokedecidedshealsowantedtotakeagapyearbeforestartingcollege.Infall2013,StokeconnectedwithafamilyinBarcelona,Spain.Theyagreedtoletherlivewiththemandpaidherasmallamounttohelpcarefortheirchildrenforsevenmonths.StokestudiedSpanishduringherfreetimeinBarcelona.Shethenusedmoneyaswellasmoneyfromherparentstotravelfortwomonths.StokesaidthatshefeltdifferentwhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStatestobeginherstudiesatVirginiaTechin2014.Shesaidshefeltateaseandthatsheknewmoreaboutherselfasaperson.Also,whentalkingwithfriendswhowentstraighttocollegefromhighschool,shefoundmanyhadadifficulttimeintheirfirstyearofcollege.1、WhereisStokeuniquecomparedwithmosthighschoolstudents?A．Sheputmoneybeforeeducation.B．Shehadabrightfutureaheadofher.C．Shevaluedpracticemorethantheory.D．Shedidn’tentercollegedirectlyafterhighschool.2、HowdidStokedetermineherstyleofcollegeeducation?A．Shediditquitebyaccident.B．Shewantedtoputoffhercollegegraduation.C．Shewasnotsatisfiedwiththetraditionalway.D．Sheneededtomakeenoughmoneyforcollege.3、WhatdidStokeandtheolderstudenthaveincommon?A．TheybothstudiedSpanishintheirfreetime.B．TheybothworkedforaGermanyfamily.C．Theybothlookedafterkidsforothers.D．TheybothstudiedatVirginiaTech.4、WhatwasStoke’sattitudetowardsherexperiencebeforecollege?A．Cautious.B．Confident.C．Ambiguous.D．Regretful.24．（8分）AmathandphysicsteacherfromruralKenya,whogivesaway80%ofhismonthlyincometohelpthepoor,haswona$1millionprize.PeterTabichiwasawardedtheGlobalTeacherPrizeonSunday.HeteachesataruralKenyanschoolinPwaniVillage,withonlyonecomputer,poorInternetandastudent-teacherratio(比率)of58:1.Nearlyallhisstudentsarefrompoorfamilies,andalmostathirdofthemhavenoparentsoronlyoneparentalive.TabichigetsonlineeducationalcontentbyvisitingInternetcafesandusesitofflineinclass.Heguidedtheschool’sscienceclub,inwhichstudentsnowcompeteinnationalandinternationalcompetitions.ThemathematicalscienceteamqualifiedtocompeteintheINTELInternationalScienceandEngineeringFairthisyearinArizona.HisstudentsalsowonanawardfromtheRoyalSocietyofChemistryafterusinglocalplantlifetoproduceelectricity.“Thisprizedoesnotrecognizemebutrecognizesthisgreatcontinent’syoungpeople,”Tabichisaid.Hisstudentsfacemanychallenges,includingfoodshortage,drugabuse,teenagepregnanciesandyoungmarriages.YetattheKerikoMixedDaySecondarySchoolwhereTabichiteaches,thenumberofstudentshasdoubledoverthreeyearsandmoreofthestudentsaregoingontocollege.Tabichiwaschosenfrom10,000applicantsin180countries.HeacceptedtheawardfromactorHughJackman.TheannualGlobalTeacherPrizewasfirstlaunchedin2014bySunnyVarkey,founderandchairmanofGEMSEducation.Nowinitsfifthyear,theGlobalTeacherPrizeisthelargestofitskind.The$1millionawardispresentedtoanexceptionalteacherwhohasmadeanoutstandingcontributiontotheirprofession.1、WhatdoweknowaboutPeterTabichi?A．Heenjoysahighenoughincometohelpthepoor.B．Hemakesadifferencetomanyofhisstudents’life.C．HedoesonlineteachinginInternetcafessometimes.D．Hehelpstakecareofparentlessstudents’dailylife.2、WhatdoweknowaboutPeterTabichi’sstudents?A．TheysolvedtheproblemofelectricitysupplyinPwani.B．Theyaretrainedtocompeteforvariousacademicawards.C．TheyshowgreatpotentialwiththehelpofPeterTabichi.D．Theypersuadetheirfriendstogotoschooltogether.3、Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?A．Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.B．Providesomeadviceforthereaders.C．Addsomebackgroundinformation.D．Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ARuralKenyanTeacherGuidesStudentsinCompetitionsB．ARuralKenyanTeacherChangesStudents’LifePathC．ARuralKenyanTeacherDonatesMoneytothePoorD．ARuralKenyanTeacherIsAwardeda$1MillionPrize25．（10分）Whydoestimeseemtoflybyfasteraswegetold?You'vegotyouragingbraintoblame.Thisislikelyduelargelytothephysicalchangesofournervesandneurons(神经元).Newresearchsuggests‘rapidfire’abilitiesoftheyoungbrainallowustoprocessmoreinformationduringyouth,causingthedaystoseemlongerearlierinlife.However,aswegetold,researcherssaytheolderbraintakesmoretimetoprocessinformation.ThenewfindingputforwardbyaDukeUniversityresearcherwaspublishedinapaperinthejournalEuropeanReviewthisweekAccordingtoAdrianBejan,theJ.AJonesProfessorofMechanicalEngineeringatDuke,thephysicalchangesofournervesandneuronsplay,amajorroleinourperception(知觉)oftimeaswegetold.Overtheyearsthesestructuresbecomemorecomplexandeventuallybegintodegrade."Littlebabies,forexample,movetheireyesmuchmoreoftenthanadultsbecausethey’reprocessingimagesatafasterrate,"Beiansays,Forolderpeople,thismeansfewerimagesarebeingprocessedinthesameamountoftime,causingexperiencestoseemasthoughthey’rehappeningmorequickly.1、Whatcausestimetoflyfasteraswegetold?A．Changesofournervesandneurons. B．Informationinourbrain.C．Theelectricalsignals. D．Rapidfireabilities.2、Whatisunavoidableintheprocessofgettingold?A．Longerdays. B．Agingbrains.C．Moreimages. D．Lessexperience.3、Whydothedaysseemlongerearlierinlife?A．Youngpeoplearemoreenergeticintheirlife.B．TheyoungerbraintakeslesstimetoprocessinformationC．Oldpeoplehavefewerthingstodothanyoungpeople.D．Littlebabiesmovetheireyesmuchmoreoften.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．NervesandNeurons B．TimeFliesFastC．TheOlder,theFaster D．TheFunctionoftheBrain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）StephenGlennisafamousAmericanresearchscientist.Hehasmadeseveralveryimportantmedical1.Whenanewspaperjournalistaskedhimwhyhewasabletobesomuchmore2thantheaverageperson,herespondedthatitallcamefroma(n)3withhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasachild.Stephenhadbeentryingto4abottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhe5hisgripontheslipperybottleanditfell，spilling(泼出)itscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor-arealseaofmilk!Whenhismothercameintothekitchen，insteadof6athim，givinghimalectureorchastisinghim，shesaid,“whatagreatandwonderful7youhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepondofmilk.Well，the8hasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutes9wecleanitup？"Indeed，hedid.Afterafewminutes，hismothersaid，"Stephen，wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis，10youhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproper11.”Andtogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk.Hismotherthensaid，"Youknow，whatwehavehereisa12experimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Let'sgooutinthebackyardand13thebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithout14it“Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands，hecould15itwithoutdroppingit.Whatagood16tohim!Thisfamousscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomake17.Instead，helearnedthatmistakeswerejust18forlearningsomethingnew，whichis，afterall，whatscientific19areallabout.Eveniftheexperimentdoesn'twork,weusuallylearnsomething20fromit.1、A．impressions B．breakthroughs C．promises D．intentions2、A．outgoing B．responsible C．warm-hearted D．creative3、A．experience B．word C．argument D．adventure4、A．recycle B．purchase C．remove D．freeze5、A．lost B．tightened C．adjusted D．caught6、A．looking B．yelling C．smiling D．glancing7、A．discovery B．mess C．change D．joke8、A．injury B．research C．assignment D．damage9、A．when B．as C．after D．before10、A．gradually B．initially C．eventually D．constantly11、A．order B．situation C．form D．use12、A．successful B．failed C．completed D．useless13、A．fill B．wash C．polish D．cover14、A．shaking B．dropping C．lifting D．touching15、A．makeup B．makeoff C．makeit D．makesense16、A．attitude B．apology C．project D．lesson17、A．efforts B．plans C．mistakes D．decisions18、A．requirements B．routines C．chances D．goals19、A．achievements B．approaches C．seminars D．experiments20、A．valuable B．ambiguous C．familiar D．abstract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）OnApril16,afire1．(destroy)thespire(尖塔)androofofthe580-year-oldcathedralNotreDame(巴黎圣母院).CitizensofParisgatheredaroundthegiantchurch,2．(sing)hymns(圣诗)andpraying.Thechurch,3．wasbuiltin1163,isahistoricaland4．(art)treasure.ItcombinedGothicartwithChristianarchitecture5．itledtotallerand6．(awesome)churchesthroughoutEurope.NotreDameisalsohome7．manyreligiousartifacts(手工艺品),paintingsandsculptures.8．(fortune),itsworld-famousstainedglassrosewindowssurvivedthefire.VictorHugo’s1831novel,theHunchbackofNotre-Dame,broughtthechurchtotheworld’sattention.FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronpromised9．(reconstruct)thebuilding.“NotreDameisourhistory,it’sourliterature,it’sourimagery,”hesaidin10．publicspeech.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（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。KangarooIslandistheplacewhereyoucanquiet“gobush”andseenativeAustraliananimalsandbirdsastheyaremeanttobeseeninthewild,whichisfilledwithhistorydatedbackto1802whenitwasfirstsightedbyCaptainMatthewFlinders、ThefirstEuropeanexplorersfoundKangarooIslanduninhabited,thatevidencedbythelackforcampfiresandtamedanimals、Byfar,