2023年江苏省南通市海安高级中学高考考前模拟英语试题（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall2．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where3．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink4．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed5．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever6．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever7．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how8．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched9．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can10．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding11．IntheNameofPeople,apopularTVdrama,showsadeep________onthefightagainstcorruption.A．argumentB．themeC．reflectionD．impression12．Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who13．Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone14．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting15．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted16．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken17．Nowtheworld’sattention________thestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．isfixingonB．isbeingfixedonC．hasfixedonD．hadbeenfixedon18．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must19．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．amtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking20．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．appealto B．adapttoC．applyto D．attachto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）Inthewintersof2012and2013,NationalGeographicgrantee(被批准人)AndersAngerbjornandhisPh.D．student,RasmusErlandsson,studiedanextremelythreatenedspecies,theScandinavianarcticfox.Thecurrentpopulationnumbersarefewerthan150individualsinmainlandEuropesomanyoftheyoungfoxesarehavingdifficultyfindinganon-relatedpartner.Otherthreatstothespeciesincludecompetitionfromtheredfoxfortheraresmallrodents(啮齿目动物)theybothdependuponforfood.AngerbjornandErlandssonmonitoredthearcticfoxpopulationinVasterbottenandNorrbotten,Sweden,toidentifythebestareasforfurtherconservationactions.Thisincludedtagging(贴标签于)thebabyfoxes,whichprovedtobeachallenge.“Whencatchingarcticfoxesitiseasytobelievethatthesmalleronesaretheeasiesttohandle.Insomeaspectsitistrue.Theirteetharesmallerandthejawslesspowerful.However,justashumanchildrenhaveahardtimekeepingstill,thereallysmallcubs(幼兽)dotoo.”“Wehandlethefoxesinabagwhiletagging,andthetrickistokeeptheanimalstillbetweenyourlegswhilekneeling.Andherecomesthetrickypart.Howdoyoukeepasmall,wildfoxstill?Youcannotapplytoomuchforce.Youreallydonotwanttohurtit.Justaswithsmallchildrenthebesttoolispatience,butatthesametimeyouwantthehandlingtobeasshortaspossible.”“OneparticularcubhadatechniqueIhadneverexperiencedbeforeasitcontinuouslytriedtoturnontoitsback,fornoobviousreason.Ihadtoreachtheears,soIquicklyturnedthecubupright.Thecubstayedstillforafewseconds,andthenbegantorollontoitsbackagain.Thesamethinghappenedoverandoveragain!Finally,Igotthetagsinplace,andaftermakingmeasurementsandtakingsomesamples,Ifinallyletitgo.”1、Accordingtothetext,theredfox________.A．lookslikethearcticfoxB．isanendangeredspeciesC．needsmoreconservationactionsD．competeswiththearcticfoxforfood2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph1referto?A．Providingfoodforthearcticfox.B．Checkingthenumberofthearcticfox.C．Buildingconservationareasforthearcticfox.D．Helpingthearcticfoxfindanon-relatedpartner.3、HumanchildrenarementionedinParagraph2toexplainthat________.A．kidslovethearcticfoxB．babyfoxescanbedangerousC．itisdifficulttotagbabyfoxesD．thesmallerfoxesareeasiertohandle4、Totagsmallcubs,AngerbjornandErlandssonhadtobe________.A．braveB．patientC．creativeD．strong22．（8分）EndlessplayingofsongslikeAllIwantforChristmasinshopsduringthefestiveseasondoesn’tjustdriveusmad—thesongsalsomakeusmorecarelesswithourmoney,researchhaswarned.WhilerepeatedperformanceofJingleBellsmayseemlikeaninnocentattempttoraisecustomers’spiritsduringthenightmareofChristmasshopping,thesongsalsohaveamoredelicateimpact.“Backgroundmusic,or“Muzak”,canbeusedbymarketerstoimposecultures---suchasthecommercializationofChristmas---ontoconsumersandinfluencetheirbehaviour,”expertssaid.Dr.AlanBradshawofRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon,said,“Festivejinglesareforce-fedtoChristmasshoppersinabidtochangetheirmood,influencetheirsenseoftimeandwhatsortofproductstheybuy.Inotherwords,thisisanattempttocontrolyourshoppinghabitsinawaythatyoumighthardlybeawareof.”“Oftenwearetoldthatwehavethefreedomtochoosewherewewanttoshop,butduringChristmastheuseofmusicinthiswayissocommonthatourfreedomtochoosedisappears.”Dr.BradshawandProfMorrisHolbrookofColumbiaUniversityexaminedthephenomenonandfoundthatretailersoften“dumbdown”themusicplayedinshopstorelaxcustomers,meaningitiseasiertocontroltheirbehaviour.Itisthoughtthatslowingdowntherhythmofmusicinshopscantrickcustomersintothinkinglesstimehaspassed,andthereforespendmoretimeexaminingtheshelves,forexample.Someprovidersofbackgroundmusichavebeenknowntopromotetheirservicesbyclaimingtheycanboostprofitsbycontrollingthebehaviourofcustomers.“Acommontrickistotakeapopularcurrentsongandrecordaninstrumentalversionwhichcanbesloweddownorspedupatdifferenttimeofthedaytoinfluencebehaviourindifferentways,”Dr.Bradshawsaid.Backgroundmusicisoftenclassedas“Muzak”inhonoroftheSeattle-basedcompanywhichbeganproducingitssoft-soundingmelodiesinthe1930s.1、AccordingtoDr.Bradshaw,inwhatwaysdoesChristmasmusicinfluencecustomers?①theirmood②theirincome③theirsenseoftime④thesortofproductstheybuyA．①②③ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②④2、Shopkeepersslowdowntherhythmofmusicinshopsto___________.A．letcustomersspendmoretimeshoppingB．makecustomersandsalesassistantsrelaxedC．letcustomersenjoythebeautifulmusicD．helpcustomersfindwhattheyreallywant3、Whatkindofmusicisnowoftenadaptedtoinfluencecustomersinshops?A．Classicalmusic B．Popularmodernsongs. C．Folksongs. D．Jazzmusic.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．MusicmakeshappyChristmasB．Christmas“Muzak”C．HowtomakeChristmasmusic?D．Christmasmusicmakesusspendmore23．（8分）March1，2019DearResidentsRE.NOTICEOFCONSTRUCTION-SHORELINEEROSIONPROTECTIONSheetPileWall，RipRapProtection(抛石护岸)andSpotRepaironSASURoadbetweenChurchandJimmyRoad,TsawoutFirstNation.OurFile:CPMS6849BeginningApril1,2019,ourcommunity,TsawoutFirstNation,willbebeginningworkontheShorelineErosion(侵蚀)ProtectionprojectalongSASURoadbetweenChurchandJimmyRoad.WorkersemployedbyDonnMannExcavatingandTsawoutFirstNationPublicWorksDepartmentwillbeonsiteworkingfrom7:00amuntil5:00pmdailyMondaytoFridayuntilSeptember30，2019.PROJECTRELATEDINFORMATIONANDRECOMMENDATIONSTrafficDelays-Inordertosafelyandefficientlycompletethisconstructionitem,therewillbesomelane(车道)restrictions.Cardriversmustfollowthepolicesorders,slowdownthespeed，andpasstheconstructionareaextremelycautiously.Theconstructionitemmaycausetrafficdelays.Wewillmakeeveryefforttominimizeanypotentialinconvenienceandprovideyouwiththelatestnoticewhendisruptions(中断)mustoccur.Policeandemergencyvehicleaccesswillbemaintainedatalltimes.TruckTraffic-Attimesyouwillnoticeincreasedtrucktrafficintheconstructionarea.PleasebeawareanduseextracautionwhiledrivingVibration-Youmayexperiencesomevibrationathomeduringtheconstruction.Theshakymotionhappensduetotheworkbeingdone.Werecommendthatyouremoveorsecureobjectsonshelvesandwalls.ThisconstructionitemispartoftheTsawoutFirstNationShorelineErosionProtectionprojectthatwillbebeginninginApril2019andisexpectedtobecompletedbytheendof2019.Pleaseseeupcomingnewslettersandnoticesforfurtherupdates.ThankyouforyourpatienceandcooperationSincerelyRobMortinTsawoutFirstNation1、Howlongwilltheconstructionitemlast?A．bout4months.B．About5months.C．About6months.D．About7months.2、Whatdoyouknowabouttrafficregulationsduringtheconstruction?A．CardriversshallpassthroughtheconstructionareawithgreatcareB．OnlyemergencyvehiclescanpassthroughtheconstructionareaC．NovehiclewillbeallowedtopassthroughtheconstructionareaD．Allvehiclesshallbecheckedbeforeenteringtheconstructionarea.3、ItisrecommendedthatnearbyresidentsshouldA．avoiddrivingtheirvehiclesintherush-hoursB．makesurethattheirwallsareingoodconditionC．updateupcomingnewslettersandnoticesdailyD．havetheirphotoframestakendownfromthewalls24．（8分）Whatdoyoudoifyournationhasaseverewatershortageandhappenstobelocatedinadesert?Ifyouhavetheresources,youturntotechnology,whichiswhatacompanyintheoil-richUnitedArabEmirates(阿联酋)(UAEforshort)isplanningtodo.Thecountry,whichgetslessthanfourinchesofrainperyear,couldsolveitsissuewithwatershortagebydraggingicebergsfromAntarcticatoitsshores.Thefirstsuchattemptwillbeginin2018.OncetheicebergisatUAEshores,theiceabovethewaterlinewouldbecutoffandcrushedintodrinkingwater,whichwouldthenbestoredinlargewatertanks.Theicebergwouldalsohaveabroaderimpact,saysAbdullahMohammadSulaimanAlShehi:“ColdairoutfromanicebergclosetotheshoreoftheArabianSeawouldcauserainstormsacrosstheArabianGulfandthesouthernregionoftheArabianPeninsulaallyearround.Astherisingairexpands,coolsandcondenses(冷凝)duetothedecreaseinairpressure,watervapor(水蒸气)iscollectedintheclouds,whichbecomesheavyandfallsasrain.”Moreicebergswillbringmorewatervaporandclouds,creatingaprofound(巨大的)effectontheregionalclimateoveradecade,turningthedesertinto“greenmeadows(草地)”.ThemeltingicebergwouldalsoaddfreshwatertotheArabiansea,returningbiodiversity.Therewouldalsobeaboost(兴旺)fortourismfromallthepeopleinterestedinlookingattheicebergs.TheEmiratesIcebergProjectcomesfromagroupofeffortsbyNABLcalled“FillingtheEmptyQuarter”.Theprojectaimstodramaticallyinfluencethedesertsofthe“EmptyQuarter”,theplanet’slargestsanddesert.Theregionisalsotherichestoil-producingareaintheworld,includingpartsofSaudiArabia,Oman,UAEandYemen.1、WhatistheUAEplanningtodoaccordingtothetext?A．TocollectfreshseawaterfromAntarctica.B．TodragicebergsfromAntarcticatothecountry.C．TomakeicebergsfromAntarcticamelt.D．Toget20billiongallonsoffreshwaterfromicebergs.2、WhatAlShehisaidreflectstheeffectoficebergson_______.A．theweatherB．theindustryC．thebiodiversityD．thetourism3、Accordingtothetext,thedesertsofthe“EmptyQuarter”are______.A．turningintogreenmeadowsB．theresourceofsaltintheArabianseaC．theemptyareawithoutpopulationD．abundantinoilasamatteroffact4、Accordingtothetext,icebergstobedraggedtoUAE’shoreswill_________.A．bringwatervaporandsandB．addsaltwatertotheArabianseaC．become“greenmeadows”D．attractpeopleinterestedinlookingattheicebergs25．（10分）Alovingfatherlostmuchweightafterbeingshamedintodietingwhenhebecamesofatthathecouldn'tplaywithhisyoungdaughter.ChrisWillis,47,tippedthescalesat172kgfollowingalifetimeoffattyfoods.Thedadcutoutallthefattyfoodshehadenjoyed,andbeganexercising.Henowweighs105kgafterlosing10kgeverymonthsinceJuly.Chrishadtotakelongpausesjusttoclimbthestairsorwalkmorethanafewyards,saying,"ThehardestthingwasseeingmylittlegirlinthegardenandnotbeingabletojoininbecauseIwassounhealthy.ButnowIammakingupforthelosttime-wedosomuchtogetheranditisjustgreat."Beforeswitchingtoahealthylifestyle,ChriswouldeatfiveslicesofbreadforbreakfastasamidmorningmealbeforeafullEnglishbreakfast.Hewouldtheneatasandwich,alargepackofcrispsandapastyforlunchbeforechewingawholepacketofbiscuitsintheafternoon.FordinnerChriswoulddemolishacurry,andicecream,andalsofourpintsofbeerbeforefeedingonfattysnacksallevening.Chrissaid,"At13,Iwas118kgandIrememberateacherpointingthisouttothewholeschool.FromthenonIwaspickedonandbullied(欺负).Myweightwentupandup.ButInowhaveanew-foundfreedom.Myfamilyandfriendshavebeensosupportiveandmywifeanddaughteraresopleasedforme.Infactit'sthemthatIdiditformorethananyoneelse.ThewholejourneyhasbeenamazingandIamstillshockedmyselfthatIhavemanagedtolosesomuchweight."Chrisisnowaimingforanewtargetweightof96kg.1、WhatwasthemainreasonforChrislosingweight?A．Hewasbulliedbyothers.B．Heweighedasmuchas172kg.C．Hewantedtoswitchtoahealthylifestyle.D．Hewastoounhealthytoplaywithhisdaughter.2、HowlongdoyouthinkChrishasbeendieting?A．Manyyears.B．About6months.C．Aboutoneyear.D．Sincehewas13.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedworddemolishinParagraph3probablymean?A．drinkB．absorbC．consumeD．destroy4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Poweroffather'sLoveB．HarmofFattyFoodsC．ImportanceofHealthD．BenefitofExercise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）Recently,Iexperiencedawonderfullessoninhowlittlethingsstillmeanalot.MyhomeisontheBigIslandofHawaii.Aboutamonthago,whenI36mycarandwasabouttodriveoff,I37attheroadside.Apieceofpaper38myeye.Ipickeditupandreadit39.Instantly,IwasgratefulthatIhaddonethat.TheformturnedouttobeareceiptfromtheStateMotorVehicleDivision,documentingtheowners’40oftheirVehicle’sRegistrationfees.Quickly,Iputmyselfintheirshoesand141:noonewouldthrowthisaway,especially42itwascurrent.Ialsolookedovertheformforcontactoranypersonal43,perhapsalicensetagortelephonenumber.Butthatseemed244.Theformhadbeenblownbythewind,so45wouldIfindtheowners?Haditbeenlyingthereforafewminutesoraweek?SoIcheckedthedateand46thenamesoftheowners,whomust47inourtown.Ibelievedthatthebestandeasieststeptotakewastoputtheformina（n）48addressedtothecoupleandmailitbypost.Further,IimaginedthatifIhadpostedthereceipttoawrong49,howfrantic（慌乱的）I’dbe.Butitwasmuch__50_toattempttoreturnitthantoleavethemangry,upset,etc.overthe51,soIdidasIthought.Myhunch（预感）wasright.Ontheweekend,ahappycouple52myhouseandbroughtmeabiggift.Theysaidtheyhadpanicked（恐慌）and53thereceiptmadlyeverywherebeforegivingup.Withoutittheywouldhaveto54another8,000.ItfeltgreattoknowI’dhelpedsomeoneavoidamajortroublebydoing55thatatfirstglanceseemedminor.1、A．found B．started C．bought D．parked2、.A．lay down B．flewdown C．glanceddown D．jumpeddown 1817．.A．caught B．blocked C．kept D．covered3、.A．suddenly B．gladly C．formally D．carefully4、.A．applicationB．payment C．permission D．achievement5、A．decided B．planned C．calculated D．thought6、A．if B．because C．when D．though7、A．opinions B．news C．data D．matters8、.A．possible B．important C．useful D．unlikely9、A．why B．how C．what D．which10、A．noted B．recalled C．called D．changed11、.A．wait B．live C．stop D．study12、.A．bag B．pocket C．envelope D．dustbin13、A．place B．country C．way D．station14、.A．sadder B．better C．worse D．faster15、A．luck B．pain C．mistake D．loss16、.A．calledat B．touredaround C．rantowards D．returned to 17、A．tookaway B．searchedfor C．lookedat D．askedabout 1833．A．earn B．save C．borrow D．spend18、.A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything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RecentmonthshaveseenareturnofbikesacrossChina.Withanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosingcyclinginsteadof（小题1）(drive)toschools,toworkplacesortodosightseeing.Theintroductionofbike­sharingprogramshasbroughtthetrendtoanewlevel.Thebikes（小题2）(equip)withGPSandcanbeleftanywhereinpublicforthenextuser.They'repopularamongmanyChinesepeopleastheyprovide（小题3）effectivesolutioninplaces（小题4）it'sdifficulttochangefromonekindoftransporttoanother.Bike­sharingisa（小题5）(green)methodoftransportationand（小题6）(provide)amorefriendlyexperience.However,theprogramshavealsoledtoproblemssuchas（小题7）(legal)parking,deliberate(蓄意的)damageandtheft.Todealwiththeseproblems,thecompanycameupwiththeideaofencouragingpeople（小题8）(return)thebikestostations（小题9）rewardingfreetimefortheirnextrides.Now,Chineseserviceoperatorsarealsotryingtoaddresstheseproblems,too.Forexample,Mobikesetsa100­pointcreditscoreforeachuser,with（小题10）(point)takeninthecaseofbadbehavior.Onceascoredropsbelow80,thebikerentalisincreasedto100yuanper30minutes,upfrom0.5­1yuan.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。MyfriendTonyandIalwayswalkhometogetherafterschool、LastFridayonourwaytohome,weheardaloudshoutbehindus、Whenwelookedaroundtoseewhathadhappened,wefoundawomanliedontheground,bleeding、Wesoonrealizedthatshehadknockeddownbythecarinfrontofhim、Wehurriedtohelpher,andamancameoverandtriedtopreventusfromgettingclosertothewoundedwoman、Wegotve