2023届广东省茂名市五大联盟学校高三冲刺模拟英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：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．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit2．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto3．Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.A．pickedout B．ruledout C．broughtout D．takenout4．Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout5．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.A．it B．that C．which D．what6．Scientistshavecometotheconclusion___________thetemperatureonEarthisgettinghigherandhigher.A．What B．thatC．which D．when7．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted8．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw9．I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake10．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win11．Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it12．AlthoughJaneagreeswithmeonmostpoints,therewasoneonwhichshewasunwillingto______.A．giveout B．giveinC．giveaway D．giveoff13．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how14．Cellphonesarenowwidelyusedinourdailylives，________________itpossibleforustotalktoanyoneeasily.A．tomake B．madeC．make D．making15．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking16．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant17．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis18．Ifanentirecountrygetsricheratthesametime,individualswouldn't________feelwealthier,sincetheirrelativepositionsinsocietyhaven'tchanged.A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably19．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional20．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where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）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard，maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm",oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityor.excitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay..Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum（真空）comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour（水蒸汽）initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout（被挤出）atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,让mightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddampair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.22．（8分）TheinfluenceofAmericaisincreasinginmycountry.SpanishpeopledrinkCocaCola,wearbluejeans,watchHollywoodmovies,listentoAmericanmusic,andeatfastfood,andtheydothesethingseveryday.IthinkthatAmericanmoviesareagoodwaytospreadAmericanculturebecausepeopleareofteninfluencedbywhattheyseeinthemovies.Mostoftheprogramsanddocumentaries(记录片)wewatchonTVarefromAmerica,andmostofthemovieswegotoseearemadeinHollywood.Inthelastfewyears,thegovernmenthastriedtoprotecttheSpanishmovies.Now,inourcinemas,atleasttwentypercentofthemovieswhichareshownmustbefromSpainorfromothercountriesinEurope.AmericancultureisapartofSpanishlifenow.It’scertainthatmanythingsfromAmericaareasmuchapartofpeople’slivesasSpanishthings.Forexample,CocaColaisasfamiliartoeverybodyasanytypicalSpanishproduct.I’veknownaboutCocaColaformywholelife.However,it’sdifferentwithWesternfastfood.Forexample,Idon’tthinkMcDonald’sisassuccessfulinSpainasitisinothercountries.Inmyopinion,oneofthereasonsmaybethelifestyleoftheSpanishpeople,TheSpanishpeoplenormallyeatathome.Ontheotherhand,maybeMcDonald’shamburgerswilleventuallyreplacethefamousSpanishtapas.It’struethatineverycityinSpainyoucanfindaMcDonald’s,anditismorepopularamongtheSpanishchildrenthanamongtheadults.Inanycase,it’sobviousthatAmericancultureisbecomingmoreandmoreapartofourliveseveryday.1、Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat.A．theinfluenceofAmericaonSpaincanbefoundeverywhere.B．mostSpanishpeopledon’tliketolistentotheirownmusic,C．fastfoodspreadsfromSpaintotheUnitedStates.D．someSpanishactorsgotoAmericatoimprovetheiractingskills.2、WhatplaysanimportantpartinthespreadingofAmericancultureinSpain?A．Americannovels. B．Hollywoodmovies.C．McDonald. D．Americanmusic.3、WhydidthegovernmentsetsomerulesforthefilmsshowninSpain?A．ToprotectforeigncultureinSpain.B．ToearnmoremoneyfromSpanishfilms.C．Tolimitthenumberofforeignmovie.D．TouniteEuropeanCommunities.4、WhatdoyouthinkSpanishtapasmightbe?A．Thenameofadrink. B．Thenameofarestaurant.C．Aclothingbrand. D．Acertainkindoffood.23．（8分）It’s8a.m.,Tuesday,Nov.18,2028,andyouareheadedforabusinessappointment300milesaway.Youstepintoyourcircle,two­passengerair­cushioncar,pressaseriesofbuttonsandthenationaltrafficcomputernotesyourdestination,figuresoutthecurrenttrafficsituationandsignalsyourcartoslideoutofthegarage.Handsfree,yousitbackandbegintoreadthemorningpaper—whichisflashedonaflatTVscreenoverthecar’sdashboard.Tappingabuttonchangesthepage.Thecarspeedsupto150mphinthecity’scountryside,andthenhits250mphinlessbuilt­upareas,drivingoverthesmoothplasticroad.Youflypastastringofcities,manyofthemcoveredbythenewdomes(圆屋顶)thatkeepthemevenlyclimatizedallyearround.Trafficisheavy,typically,butthere’snoneedtoworry.Thetrafficcomputer,whichsendsandreceivessignalstoandfromallcarsontheroadbetweencities,keepsvehiclesatleast50ydsapart.Therehasn’tbeenanaccidentsincethesystembegan.SuddenlyyourTVphonebuzzes.Abusinesspartnerwantsasketchofanewkindofimpelleryourfirmisputtingoutforsportsboats.Youreachforyourcaseanddrawthediagramwithapencil­thininfraredflashlight(红外线闪光灯)onwhatlookslikeaTVscreenliningthebackofthecase.Thediagramissenttoasimilarscreeninyourpartner’soffice,200milesaway.Hepressesabuttonandafixedcopyofthesketchrollsoutofthemachine.Hewishesyougoodluckatthecomingmeetingandsignsoff.Ninetyminutesafterleavingyourhome,youslidebeneaththedomeofyourdestinationcity.Yourcarslowsdownandheadsforanouter­coreofficebuildingwhereyou’llmeetyourcolleagues.Afteryougetout,thevehicleparksitselfinagaragetoawaityourreturn.Privatecarsaren’tallowedinsidemostcitycores.Movingsidewalksandelectrams(电车)carrythepublicfromonelocationtoanother.1、Thetrafficcomputerinyourcarcan________.A．keepyourcaratasafedistancefromothercarsB．keepyourcaratthesamespeedindifferentsituationsC．keepyourcarreceivingsignalsofTVprogramsD．keepyourcardrivingavoidingheavytraffic2、Whyarethecitiescoveredbythenewdomes?A．Topreventpeoplefrombeingwetintherain.B．Tostoptheclimateofthecitieschangingviolentlyallyear.C．Toprotectthetravelersagainstthestrongsunshine.D．Tomakethecityhavethesameweatherallyear.3、Whatwillthecitybelikeinthefuture?A．Noaccidentswillhappenbecauseofheavytraffic.B．Thesidewalkcanmoveitselfupanddown.C．Theroadisbuiltwiththeplasticmaterial.D．Thecarparksitselfonadometowaitforyourreturn.4、Thethirdparagraphmainlytells________.A．youareluckytosellproductsofyourcompanyB．youreceivebestwishesfromyourbusinesspartnerC．youcandobusinesswithanewlyinventedpencilD．youcandobusinessevenontheroadinthefuture24．（8分）“Beafraid.Beveryafraid,”saysacharacterinTheFly,ahorrorfilmaboutamanwhoturnsintoanenormousinsect.Itcapturestheuneaseanddisgustpeopleoftenfeelforthekingdomofcockroaches,Zika-carryingmosquitoesandcreepycrawliesofallkinds.However,ecologistsincreasinglyseetheinsectworldassomethingtobefrightenedfor,notfrightenedof.Inthepasttwoyears,scoresofscientificstudieshavesuggestedthattrillionsofmurmuring,droning,honeybees,butterfliesandbeetlesaredyingoff.“Ifallmankindweretodisappear”,wroteE.O.Wilson,arespectableentomologist,“theworldwouldregenerate…Ifinsectsweretovanish,theenvironmentwouldcollapseintochaos.”Mostofthestudiesdescribedeclinesof50%andmoreoverdecadesindifferentmeasuresofinsecthealth.Theimmediatereactionisshock.Insectsenableplantstoreproduce,throughpollination(授粉),andarefoodforotheranimals,soacollapseintheirnumberswouldbecatastrophic.Butasecondlookleadstoadifferentassessment.Ratherthancausingapanic,thestudiesshouldactasatimelywarningandareasontotakeprecautions.Thatisbecausetheworstfearsareunproven.Therearenostudiesatallofwildinsectnumbersinmostoftheworld.Reliabledataaretooscarcetodeclareaglobalemergency.Moreover,wheretheevidencedoesshowacollapse—inEuropeandAmerica—agriculturalandruralecosystemsareholdingup.Farmproductionstillremainshigh.Assomeinsectspeciesdieout,othersseemtobemovingintotheniches(生态位)theyhaveleft,keepingecosystemsgoing,althoughwithlessbiodiversitythanbefore.Itishardtoarguethatinsectdeclineisyetcausingsignificanteconomicdamage.Buttherearecomplications.Agriculturalproductivityisnottheonlymeasureofenvironmentalhealth.Animalshavevalue,independentofanydirecteconomiccontributiontheymaymake.Themorespeciesmakeupanecosystem,themorestableitislikelytobe.Theextinctionofafewinsectspeciesamongsomanymightnotmakeabigdifference.Thelossofhundredsofthousandswould.Andthescaleoftheobserveddeclineraisesdoubtsabouthowlongecosystemscanremainresilient(能复原的).Anexperimentinwhichresearchersgraduallypulledoutinsectpollinatorsfromfieldsfoundthatplantdiversityheldupwelluntilabout90%ofinsectshadbeenremoved.Thenitcollapsed.Giventhelackofdata,itisimpossibletoknowhowcloseEuropeandAmericaaretoanecosystemcollapse.Butitwouldberecklesstofindoutbyactuallytriggeringone.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphimply?A．Ecologistshavelongbeenafraidofthosedisgustinginsects.B．Ecologistsareworriedaboutthedisappearanceofsomeinsects.C．Ecologistshavealreadygotridoftheprejudicedfeelingaboutinsects.D．Ecologistsarerespectfuloftheinsect’sabilitytoregeneratethemselves.2、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthestudiesconductedinthepast2years?A．Thoughthereisadeclineinthenumberofinsects,westillhavethereasontobeoptimistic.B．Biodiversitycancauseimmediatedamagesothatweshouldtakeprecautionsrightaway.C．Datacollectedfromallovertheworldisconvincingtoproveourenvironmentisatrisk.D．Theconsequenceofdecreasingbiodiversitymaybemoreseriousthanwecanimagine.3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Toshowthemagicalpowerofourmothernature.B．Toanalyzewhyinsectsareontheedgeofextinction.C．Todrawpeople’sattentiontothedecreasinginsects.D．Tourgethescientiststocollectmoredataaboutinsects.25．（10分）Ienteredhighschoolhavingreadhundredsofbooks.ButIwasnotagoodreader.Merelybookish,IlackedapointofviewwhenIread.Rather,Ireadinordertogetapointofview.Isearchedbooksforgoodexpressionsandsayings,piecesofinformation,ideas,themes-anythingtoenrichmythoughtandmakemefeeleducated.Whenoneofmyteacherssuggestedtohissleepytenth-gradeEnglishclassthatapersoncouldnothavea"complicatedidea"untilhehadreadatleasttwothousandbooks,Iheardthewordswithoutrecognizingeitheritsirony(嘲讽)oritsverycomplicatedtruth.ImerelydeterminedtomakealistofallthebooksIhadeverread.Strictwithmyself,IincludedonlyonceatitleImighthavereadseveraltimes.(How,afterall,couldonereadabookmorethanonce?)AndIincludedonlythosebooksoverahundredpagesinlength.(Couldanythingshorterbeabook?)TherewasyetanotherhighschoollistImade.OnedayIcameacrossanewspaperarticleaboutanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollege.Thearticlehadalistofthe"hundredmostimportantbooksofWesternCivilization.""Morethananythingelseinmylife,"theprofessortoldthereporterwithfinality,"thesebookshavemademeallthatIam."ThatwasthekindofwordsIcouldn'tignore.Ikeptthelistfortheseveralmonthsittookmetoreadallofthetitles.Mostbooks,ofcourse,Ihardlyunderstood.WhilereadingPlato'sTheRepublic,forexample,Ineededtokeeplookingattheintroductionofthebooktoremindmyselfwhatthetextwasabout.However,withthespecialpatienceandsuperstition(迷信)ofaschoolboy,Ilookedateverywordofthetext.AndbymetimeIreachedthelastword,pleased,IpersuadedmyselfthatIhadreadTheRepublic,andseriouslycrossedPlatooffmylist.1、Onheatingtheteacher'ssuggestionofreading,thewriterthought.A．onemustreadasmanybooksaspossibleB．astudentshouldnothaveacomplicatedideaC．itwasimpossibleforonetoreadtwothousandbooksD．studentsoughttomakealistofthebookstheyhadread2、Theunderlinedphrase"withfinality"probablymeans.A．firmlyB．clearlyC．proudlyD．pleasantly3、Thewriter'spurposeinmentioningTheRepublicisto.A．explainwhyitwasincludedinthelistB．describewhyheseriouslycrosseditoffthelistC．showthathereadthebooksblindlythoughtheywerehardtounderstandD．provethatheunderstoodmostofitbecausehehadlookedateveryword4、Thewriterprovidestwobookliststo.A．showhowhedevelopedhispointofviewB．tellhisreadingexperienceathighschoolC．introducethetwopersons'readingmethodsD．explainthathereadmanybooksathighschool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）In1898an8.2earthquakealmostflattenedAmerica,killingover30,ooopeopleinlessthanfourminutes.Inthemiddleofcompletedamageanddisorder,afatherrushedtotheschoolwherehissonwassupposedtobe,1thatthebuildingwas2Aftertheunforgettablyshock,he3thepromisehehadmadetohisson:“Nomatter4happens,I’llalwaysbethereforyou!”Andtearsbeganto5hiseyes.Ashelookedatthepileofruins,itlookedhopeless,buthekeptrememberinghis6tohisson.Herushedthereandstarted7theruins.Ashewasdigging,otherhelplessparentsarrived,8:“It’stoolate!Theyarealldead!9,facereality;there’snothingyoucando!”Toeachparentherespondedwith10:“Areyougoingtohelpmenow?”Noonehelped.Andthenhecontinuedtodigforhisson,stonebystone.Courageouslyhewentonalonebecauseheneededtoknow11:“Ismyboy12orheisdead?”Hedugforeighthours…12hours…36hours…then,in13hour,hepulledbackalargestoneandheardhisson’s14Hescreamedhisson’sname,“ARMAND!”Heheardback,“Dad!?!It’sme,Dad!Itoldotherkidsnottoworry.Itoldthemthatifyouwerealive,you15meand16yousavedme,they’dbesaved.Youpromised,‘Nomatterwhathappens,I’llalwaysbethereforyou!’Youdidit,Dad!”“What’sgoingoninthere?”thefatherasked“Thereare14ofus171833,Dad.We’rescared,hungry,thirstyandthankfulyouarehere.Whenthebuildingcollapsed,itmade19,anditsavedus.”“Comeout,boy!”“No,Dad!Lettheotherkidsoutfirst,20Iknowyou’llgetme!Nomatterwhathappens,Iknowyou’llalwaysbethereforme!”1、A．onlydiscovering B．onlytodiscover C．onlyrealizing D．onlytorealize.2、A．asflatasapancake B．ashighasamountainC．asstrongasanox D．asweakasakitten3、A．memorized B．forgot C．kept D．remembered4、A．what B．that C．which D．who5、A．fill B．fillin C．come D．burst6、A．picture B．promise C．present D．encourage7、A．digging B．diggingthrough C．diggingout D．digginginto8、A．tosay B．said C．andsaying D．saying9、A．Comeout B．Comeagain C．Comeon D．Comeoff10、A．oneword B．onesound C．onerow D．oneline11、A．forhimself B．ofhimself C．byhimself D．tohimself12、A．live B．living C．alive D．lively13、A．38 B．the38 C．38th D．the38th14、A．sound B．voice C．noise D．tone15、A．willsave B．wouldsave C．save D．wouldhavesaved16、A．if B．because C．evenif D．though17、A．remained B．missing C．left D．gone18、A．for B．behind C．outof D．over19、A．apromise B．space C．room D．atriangle20、A．because B．though C．when D．eventhough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）Afreeprogram1．(help)MilwaukeePublicHighSchoolstudentsrealizetheirtheaterdreamsattheMarcusCenterforthePerformingArts．“Mymomputmeinactingclasses2．IwassevenbecauseIwas3．(extreme)shy,”says17-year-oldBeatriceLow．“AndIjust4．(take)toitlikeaducktowater,Iguess.”Today,she’shavingthechance5．(work)one-on-onewithaprofessional,touringactressthroughprogramattheMarcusCenterforthePerformingArts．“Ican’tdescribeit,it’samazing,Iloveit,”Lowsays．It6．(call)“ArtsConnect”andpairsaclassofyoungactorswiththeaterprofessionalsforaweeklongworkshop．Duringonesession,BeatriceworkswithactressTeriHansen．ShewasinMilwaukeefortheMarcusCenter’srecenttouring7．(produce)of“AnAmericaninParis.”“It’sthefavoritethingthatIdo,8．(work)withaspiringartists,”Hansensays．Togethertheywork9．asongfromtheAndrewLoydWebermusical“TellMeonaSunday,”withanaudienceofBeatrice’syoungpeers．Nopressure．TheMarcusCentermakestheArtsConnectprogramfreeforstudentsfromthreeMilwaukeepublichighschools．It’shasbeen10．invaluable—evenlife-changing—experience,Beatricesays．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）英语课上老师要求同桌之间修改作文，假设以下便条为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。便条中共有10处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。3、必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。Wehighschoolstudentsdohavesomegrowingpains,butwecangetridofitcorrectlyandwisely.First,somestudentsareupsettheirfiguresandlooks.It'snecessaryandit'snotimportantatall.Weneedn’ttocareaboutthem.Itisone'sinnerbeautywhichmatters.Second,wesometimesseemstobemisunderstoodbyourclassmates.Facingthis,wecanfindapropertimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwiththem,trytoremovethemisunderstanding.Third.wemayfallafterothers,whichmakesusstressed.Actually,wecanencourageourselvestoworkefficient,fullofdeterminations.第