2023届甘肃省定西市陇西县第二中学高三下学期联合考试英语试题（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should2．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup3．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened4．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether5．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose6．Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedtowhat_______iftherehadbeenchildrenintheclassroomintimeofthefire.A．wouldhappen B．happenedC．wouldhavehappened D．shouldhavehappened7．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown8．—Whatashame!Wemisunderstoodeachotherforsuchalongtime.—Yes,IwishI_____withyouearlier.A．communicate B．hadcommunicatedC．communicated D．wouldcommunicate9．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which10．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy11．Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating12．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving13．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got14．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith15．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which16．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.17．—When______leaveforJapan?—When______leaveforJapaniskeptsecret.”A．theywill,willthey B．willthey,theywillC．theywill,theywill D．willthey,willthey18．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted19．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternationalresponsibilities.A．committing B．committed C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted20．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will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）JOINOURTEAMA．Wanttoworkinmediasales?ThispositionisperfectforagraduatewhowantstostartajobinmediasalesWearelookingforsalesstaffwiththeabilitytoattractnewcustomersinthehighlycompetitiveworldofInternetadvertising.WeofferaveryattractivestartingsalaryTheonewhogetsthisjobwillbecreativeandgoodatcommunicatingwithpeople.PleasesendaCV(简历),recentphotograph,andcoveringlettertous.B．OpenSkiesAleadingadventureholidaycompanyislookingforguidesandinstructorsforanumberofoutdooractivities.Weneedphysicallyhealthyandstrongpeoplewhoenjoybeingwithotherpeoplegoodteamworkerswithaninterestincycling,riding,watersports,mountainsportsandotheradventureactivities.Onewillhaveabetterchanceofgettingthisjobifheorshehasexperienceandsuitablequalifications.C．Comeandseetheworld!Recently-formedairlinecompanyrequiresflightattendants.Thesepeoplearegoingtoservepassengersfromdifferentcountriesonourplane.Sowewantourstafftobeofsmartappearance,politeandabletocommunicateinthreeormorelanguages.Startingsalarydependsonexperience.D．VolunteerneededDailyworkincludesteachingEnglish,art,maths,etc…,aswellasleadingeducationalplaygroups.Supportwillbegivenbylocalteachersorprojectstaff?Volunteersshouldbeavailabletostartworknextmonth.Noqualificationsrequired,butpeopleinterestedinthisjobshouldbeoutgoingandbegoodwithyoungchildren.PleasesendaCVandashortintroductionofyourself.1、Whichjoboffersahighstartingsalary?A．JobAB．JobBC．JobCD．JobD2、IfyouwanttobecomeavolunteerinadD,youshould.A．beanexperiencedteacherB．havetherequiredqualificationsC．beabletoworkfromnextmonthD．teachmanysubjectsinaday.3、Whatdothefourjobshaveincommon?A．Theyareallwell-paid.B．Theypreferexcellentgraduates.C．Theyneedworkexperience.D．Theyrequiregoodsocialskills.22．（8分）Dubaihasbecomeoneofthetopdestinationsfortourists.It'sconsideredasthetourismcentreintheregion.YouwillfindeverythingyoucanexpectinDubairangingfromdesertstobeautifullybuiltmalls.PeoplefromaroundtheworldvisitDubaiforenjoyingitswonders.IfyouareinDubai,avoiddrivingyourself.Therearevariousreasonsforthis.Firstly,Dubaihasstrictlawsandifyouhaven'tadrivinglicenseyoumightbeupthecreek.Secondly,Dubaiisconsideredasoneofthemostdangerousdrivingplacesbecauseithasthehighestdeathratesonroadspercapitaintheworld.Thirdly,youmightbeunawareofdestinations.So,avoiddrivingyourselfasmuchaspossibleandtrytousepublictransportsliketaxis,busesandmetrotrains.Gulfishotandthetemperaturethereoftenreachesabove60celsiusdegreeespeciallyfromApriltoOctober,So,ifyouareplanningtovisitDubai,youhadbetteravoidmonthsofextremehotnessandplanyourtripinwintersoyoucanfullyenjoythewondersofDubaiwithoutgettingworriedaboutweatherconditions.Therearedifferenttypesofhotelsrangingfromcheaptomoreexpensiveones.So,selectoneaccordingtoyourtripbudget.However,makesureyourhotelisnotevenclosetoaconstructionsite.ThisisbecauseconstructioninDubaiisbeingcarriedout24hoursnon-stopandifyouchooseahotelnearsuchasiteyoumightbeintroublebecauseofconstructionnoise.Therefore,alwaysbookaroomawayfromsuchtrouble-makingplaces.Inshort,formakingyourtripstoDubaipleasant,youshouldalwayspreparebeforehand—selectthewinterweatherandbookahotelthat’snotclosetonoisyplaces.Youshouldalsotrytoavoidthethingsthatmightcreatetroubleifyoulikedrivingbyyourownwithoutadrivinglicenseandwithoutknowingthedestination.1、Inthesecondparagraph,theauthormainlytendstotellusthat.A．peoplehadbetternotdrivethemselvesinDubaiB．thetrafficlawsinDubaiareverystrictC．it'simporttohaveadrivinglicenseD．thepublictransportsinDubaiaregoodenough2、Theunderlinedwords“upthecreek”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplaceby.A．inuseB．introubleC．intrainingD．intune3、ThebestseasontovisitDubaiisin.A．springB．summerC．autumnD．winter4、Whyisitterribleifyourhotelisclosetoaconstructionsite?A．Becauseitwon'tbesafe.B．Becauseyouwon'thaveagoodrest.C．Becauseitwillcostyoulotsofmoney.D．Becauseitwillbetoofarfromthecenterofthecity.23．（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.24．（8分）Binge-watchingiswhenapersonwatchesmorethanoneepisodeofashowinquicksuccession(一连串，连续）".Withdevelopmentsinthespeedandconnectivityoftheinternet,increasesintechnologyandtheriseofon-demandentertainmentcompanies,peoplecannowhavetheirfavoriteshowsstreameddirectlytotheirtelevisionattheirconvenience.Thisbehaviorisnothingnew.Infact,"binge-watching"hasbeenofficiallylistedindictionariessince2015.Theentertainmentcompaniesrecognizethisbehaviorandmanytakestepstoencourageit.Often,insteadofreleasingeachepisodeonaweek-by-weekbasis,anentireserieswillbecomeavailableconcurrently.Oncetheepisodefinishesmanyplatformswilldisplaypop-upswith“youmightlikesuggestions,orwillautomaticallyplaythenextepisode”.However,recentresearchsuggeststhatoutofthemorethanhalfofBritishadultswhowatchmorethanoneepisodeofashowback-to-back,almostathirdhaveadmittedmissingsleeporbecomingtiredasaresult;andonequarterhaveneglectedtheirhouseholdchores.Nextwe’llbemissingwork!Bingeinghasotherconnections-bingeeating,bingedrinkingandbingesmoking.Allofthemareoftenassociatedwithalackofcontrolandapossibleroutetoaddiction.LindseyFussell,consumergroupdirector,said:“Thedaysofwaitingaweekforthenextepisodearelargelygone,withpeoplefindingithardtoresistwatchingmultipleepisodesaroundthehouseoronthemove.”Ifpeoplefindbinge-watchinghardtoresist,coupledwiththefactthatithasshowntoleadtonegligenceinmany,arewewitnessingthebirthofanewtypeofaddiction?Thecountlessofinformationandentertainmentthattelevisionandonlinemediacanbringusis,manywouldsay,agoodthing.However,whentheactivitybeginstobleedintootherareas,causingustostopfunctioningthenitbecomesaproblem.So,what'stheanswer?Moderation!Neitheratinyamount,nortoomuch.Afterall,astheoldproverbsays,“Alittleofwhatyoufancydoesyougood.”1、Howdidthewriterdevelopthefirstparagraph?A．Listingsomeexamples.B．Tellingastory.C．Givingadefinition.D．Analyzingthecauseandeffect.2、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordinparagraph2?A．similarly.B．gradually.C．naturally.D．necessarily.3、WhatLindseysaidinParagraph4impliesthat_____________.A．peoplehavenopatiencetodowork.B．peoplecan’tcontroltheirmovements.C．peopleareaddictedtowatchingtelevision.D．peoplecan’tresistthetemptation.4、Whatadvicedidthewritergiveatlast?A．Towatchepisodesinamoderateway.B．Todrawlifelessonsfromtheepisodes.C．Toenjoyentertainmentasmuchaspossible.D．Tokeeponlinemediafromstoppingfunctioning.25．（10分）Twoheadsarebetterthanone.Itmeansthattwopeopleworkingtogetherhaveabetterchanceofsolvingaproblemthanonepersonalone.Butnoteveryonelikesworkinginagroup.Therecanbeanumberofreasonswhypeopledislikegroupwork.Somemayfeelnervousoruneasyingroupsituations.Othersmighthavehadabadexperiencewithindividualswhodidnotworkwellasateam.Anothercommentisthatteachersorinstructorsfailtoproviderolesforgroupmembers.Thismaycreateasituationwhereeveryoneornoonewantstolead.Whatevertheissue,theresultisthesame:thegroupdoesnotrealizeitsgoal.Cooperative(合作的)learningisaneducationalmethodthatcanhelptosolvethisproblem.Therearemanymethodsofcooperativelearning.Todaywewilltalkaboutone:givingeachpersoninasmallgroupaspecificdutytoreachasharedgoal.Forexample,iflearnersaredividedintogroupsoffourpeopleeach,theirrolesmightbe:leader,writer,checkerandspeaker.Thisstructurehelpsensurethateveryonetakespartequallyingroupworkandallowseachmembertoplayameaningfulpartincompletingthesharedgoal.Beforedividinglearnersintogroups,itisagoodideafortheteacherorclub’sinstructortofirsthaveknowledgeaboutthelanguageskilllevelsofparticipants.Thegoalistomakeeachgroupamixtureofhigher-andlower-levellanguagelearners.Puttingtoomanypeoplewithsimilarskilllevelstogethercouldmaketheworktoodifficultoreasy.Rolecardscanbeahelpfultoolinthismethodofcooperativelearning.Theirpurposeistoremindlearnersofeachperson’srole.Beforethecooperativeactivity,theroleoftheteacheroractivityinstructoristoexplaintwothingstothegroup:themainjobfortheactivityandhowthecooperativeroleswork.ThepersoninchargemayappointtheserolesorlettheEnglishlearnerschoosethem.Then,duringtheactivity,theinstructor’sjobistowatchthegroupsandprovidemoreguidancewhenneeded.Aftertheactivity,theinstructormaywishtoprovidefeedbacktogroupsontheirworkandtheiruseofcooperation.Withthiscooperativelearningmethod,youcansaythatfourheadsarebetterthanjustone.1、What’stheoutcomeifpeopledonotenjoygroupwork?A．Theaimofthegroupcannotbeachieved.B．Specificroleswillbegiventogroupmembers.C．Groupmemberswillfeelateaseingroups.D．Groupmemberswillfailtoworkindividually.2、Whydoestheteacherneedtoknowaboutthosewhotakepartintheactivity?A．Tofindoutlanguagelearnerswithsimilarlevels.B．Toclarifyhigher-andlower-levellanguagelearners.C．Tocombinelearnerswithdifferentlanguagelevels.D．Toincreasethedifficultyinfinishingthework.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheroleofinstructors?A．Tooffergroupmemberstimelyhelpateachstep.B．Tolistentotheresponsefromgroupmembers.C．TohelptheEnglishlearnerschoosetheirfavouriteroles.D．Tomakeclearaboutthetaskandworkingprinciplesoftheroles.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TwoHeadsAreBetterthanOne.B．CooperationIsaMustinLearning.C．GroupWorkMakesaGreatDifferencetoLearners’Achievement.D．CooperativeLearningContributestotheSuccessofGroupWork.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）Howdidyoudoit,Dad?Howhaveyoumanagednottotakeadrinkforalmost20years?Ittookmealmost20yearstohavethe1toevenaskmyfatherthisverypersonalquestion.WhenDadfirst2drinking,thewholefamilywasonpinsandneedleseverytimehegotintoa3that,inthepast,wouldhavestartedhim4again.Forafewyearswewere5tobringitupforfearthatthedrinkingwouldbeginagain.“IhadthislittlepoemthatIwouldrecitetomyselfatleastfourtofivetimesaday,”wasDad’s6tomy18-year-oldunaskedquestion.“Thewordswereaconstant7tomethatthingswere8sohardthatIcouldnotdealwiththem,”Dadsaid.Thenhe9thepoemwithme.Thepoem’s10,yetprofoundwordsimmediatelybecame11ofmydailyroutineaswell.Aboutamonthafterthis12withmyfather,Ireceivedagiftinthemailfromafriendofmine.Itwasabookofdailysayingsofwisdomwithone13foreachdayoftheyear.Ithasbeenmy14thatwhenyougetsomethingwithdaysoftheyearonit,younaturallyturntothepagethatlistsyourown15.I16openedthebooktoNovember10tosee17wordsofwisdomthisbookhadinstoreforme.Iwas18whenIlookedatthepage,andthentearsofdisbeliefandappreciation19downmyface.There,onmybirthday,wastheexactsamepoemthathad20myfatherforalltheseyears!ItiscalledtheSerenity(平静)Prayer.GodgrantmetheserenitytoacceptthethingsIcannotchange;thecouragetochangethethingsIcan;andthewisdomtoknowthedifference.1、A．chance B．courage C．ability D．right2、A．gaveup B．tookup C．wenton D．carriedon3、A．way B．habit C．situation D．house4、A．reciting B．asking C．smoking D．drinking5、A．sure B．uncertain C．afraid D．eager6、A．reply B．words C．excuse D．explanation7、A．fear B．imagination C．thought D．reminder8、A．never B．seldom C．always D．ever9、A．discussed B．shared C．offered D．talked10、A．wonderful B．long C．simple D．boring11、A．all B．that C．any D．part12、A．talk B．quarrel C．trip D．lesson13、A．listed B．included C．read D．said14、A．method B．experience C．wealth D．message15、A．character B．birthday C．qualities D．favorites16、A．doubtfully B．carefully C．happily D．hurriedly17、A．where B．whether C．what D．how18、A．excited B．astonished C．disappointed D．frightened19、A．hung B．pulled C．rolled D．pushed20、A．troubled B．disturbed C．pleased D．helped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）ThereisawonderfulstoryaboutJimmyDurante,1．isoneofthegreatestsingersinthetwentiethcentury.Oneday,when2．(ask)tobepartofashowforsomeoldWorldWarIIsoldiers,Jimmytoldthemhewasverybusy,3．hewouldcomeiftheywouldn’tmindhissingingoneshortsongandimmediatelyleavingforhisnextappointment.Ofcourse,theshow’sdirectoragreedhappily.ButwhenJimmygotonstage,something4．(surprise)happened.Hewentthroughtheshortsongandthenstayed.Theapplausegrewlouderandlouderandhekeptstaying.Prettysoon,hehadbeenonstage5．fifteen,twenty,andthenthirtyminutes.Oneofhisassistantsbehindthestagestoppedhimandsaid,“Ithoughtyouhadtogoafterafewminutes.Whathappened?”Jimmyanswered,“Ididhavetogo,butIcanshowyouthereason6．Istayed.Youcanseeforyourselfifyoulookatthefrontrow.”Inthefrontrow7．(be)twomen,bothof8．hadlostanarminthewar.Onehadlosthisrightarmandthe9．hadlosthisleftarm.Together,theywereabletoclap,andthatwasexactlywhatthey10．(do),loudlyandcheerfully.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不计分。WhenIwasaveryyoungchildren,myfathercreatedaregularpractice|rememberwellyearslate、Everytimehearrivedhomeatendoftheday,we’dgreetheratthedoor、Hewouldaskwhowewasandpretendnottoknowingus、Thenheandmymotherwouldhavehadadrinkwhensheprepareddinnerandtheywouldtalkabouthisdayandhers、Whentheychat,myfatherwouldliftmysisterandmeuptositinthetopofthefridge、Itwasbothexcitedandfrightening