2023届广东省阳江市高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup2．Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who3．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．accountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor4．Manypeoplemaybesurprisedbythenumberofchemicalsthattheyare________tothrougheverydayhouseholdproducts.A．devoted B．addicted C．exposed D．applied5．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．assessment6．—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed7．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．admissionC．accommodation D．immigration8．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade9．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome10．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where11．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied12．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need13．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish14．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t15．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as16．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what17．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded18．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division19．Duetothereformandopening­up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimproved________overthepastdecades.A．considerately B．approximately C．appropriately D．considerably20．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while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）Lucy，whoseskeleton（骨骼）wasdiscoveredinEthiopiain1974，diedshortlyaftershefelloutofatree，accordingtoanewstudypublishedMondayintheBritishjournalNature．Fortheirresearch，KappelmanandDr．RichardKetchamusedaCTscannertocreatemorethan35，000"slices"ofLucy'sskeleton．ScientistsnamedherLucyfromtheBeatlessong"LucyintheSkywithDiamonds"，whichwasplayedatthecampthenightofherdiscovery．Thefollowinganalysisoftheslicesshowedsharp，cleanbreaksseenattheendofLucy'srighthumerus（肱骨）aresimilartobonebreaksseeninvictimsoffalls．TheresearchersconcludedthattheseandotherbreaksinherskeletonshowthatLucy，whoisbelievedtohavestoodabout3feet6inchesandweighedabout60pounds，fellfeetfirstandusedherarmstosupportherself﹣butthattheinjurywastooseveretohavebeensurvivable．TheresearchersestimatethatLucywasgoingabout35milesanhourwhenshehitthegroundafterfallingfromaheightofroughly40feet，accordingtothestatement．Thatsoundsplausible．Butotherscientistsaredoubtful．"Therearecountlessexplanationsforbonebreaks，"Dr，DonaldC，Johanson，directoroftheInstituteofHumanOriginsandoneofthescientistswhodiscoveredLucy，said，"Thesuggestionthatshefelloutofatreeislargelyajust﹣sostoryandthereforeunprovable．"JohansonsaiditwasmorelikelythatLucy'sbreaksoccurredlongaftershedied，sayingthat"elephantbonesappeartohavethesamekindofbreaks，It'sunlikelytheyfelloutofatree．Butthenewresearchfocusedon"asmallnumberofbreaks"thatareconsistentwith"high﹣energybone﹣to﹣boneinfluences"andwhichdifferfromthesortsofbreakscommonlyseeninothercollectedbones．Kappelmanrespondedinanemail，"Theseappeartohaveoccurredatornearthetimeofdeath．"1、WhatcanweinferaboutLucyfromKappelmanandDr．RichardKetcham'sresearch？A．Shegothernamefromasong．B．Shehadmorethan35，000slices．C．Shecouldn'tuseherarmsproperly．D．Shemadeanefforttosaveherself．2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plausible"inParagraph6probablymean？A．Reasonable．B．Creative．C．Surprising．D．Unbelievable．3、WhichofthefollowingwouldJohansonprobablyagree？A．Elephantsareunlikelytodiefromfalling．B．Lucygotbreaksatornearthetimeofdeath．C．Otherreasonsforthebreaksshouldbeconsidered．D．Lucy'sbonebreaksdifferfromotherbonebreaks．4、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage？A．Lucydidn'tdiefromfallingoutofatree．B．Thenewlypublishedstudywasmeaningless．C．TheargumentonhowLucydiedwillcontinue．D．Scientistswillfindanotherwaytosolvetheproblem．22．（8分）Smartphoneshavebeenblamedforeverythingfromtakingdrivers’attentionfromdrivingtokeepingpeopleonthesofascrolling(滚屏)videos.Butthesmartphonethatseemstobeeverywherecouldjustaseasilyincreasephysicalactivityifitpushesitsowner’sbuttonsintherightway.Newresearchshowsthatmakingsocialconnectionsthroughactivity-trackingappsgetspeopletomovemore.Andaseparatestudyonthissummer’s“PokemonGo”phenomenonshowsthatthesmartphonegamegotplayerstotakethousandsmorestepsthanusual.Together,thestudiesshowthepotentialforsmartphonestopusharangeofpeopletobemoreactive.Peoplewholinkedwithfriendsontheactivity-trackingappincreasetheirstepsby400adayonaverageoverthenextweek,comparedwithpeoplewhomadenosocialconnections,accordingtoTimAlthoffandtwoothercomputerscientistsatStanfordUniversity.Theeffectofsocialconnectionsdeclined,butremainedsignificantforfivemonthsbeforethenumbersfellbackevenwithuserswhomadenoconnections.Suchinsightsshowthepromiseofsmartphonesandgamestohelpwithoneofthemoststubbornpublichealthproblems-thatevenpeoplewhowanttobeactivehavetroublestayingactive.AnNBAvideogame,forexample,givesplayersextrapowersinthegameiftheyreachastepgoalinreallife.Theapp“Zomies,Run!”usesaudiostoriestopushpeopletorunmoreorrunfaster.Still,thereisroomforgrowth:Onlyabout4%ofallhealthappsuse“gamification,”suchaspoint-scoringorcompetition,accordingtoastudypublishedinOctoberinBMJOpen.“Gamificationisactuallyquitecloselylinkedwithbehaviorchangetechniques,”saysDr.ElizabethAnnEdwards,thestudy’sleadauthorandadoctorandresearcheratQueenMaryUniversityofLondon.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsmartphones?A．Theyleadtopeople’slackofphysicalactivity.B．Theywillmakepeoplehavemoreconnections.C．Theycanhavevideogamesmoreinteresting.D．Theycaninvolvetheirusersinmoreexercise.2、Accordingto“PokemonGo”phenomenon,smartphoneusersbecomemoreactivebecause.A．theyhavemoresocialconnectionsB．theygetextrapowersinlifeC．thegamesincreasephysicalactivityD．alifegoalhasbeensetstepbystep3、Whoaremostlikelytoexercisemore?A．Videowatchersonthesofa.B．Smartphonegamelovers.C．Peoplewithnosocialconnections.D．Peoplewithtroublestayingactive.4、Howdoestheauthortrytoarguetheeaseofsmartphones?A．Byshowingtheresultsofsomeresearches.B．Byexplainingthefunctionsofsmartphones.C．Bygivingvividdescriptionofsomegames.D．Byanalyzingthecausesofpublichealthproblems.23．（8分）BrigitteBarthelemywaswalkingalongtheseashorejustnorthofFrance'sBordeauxwineregionwhenshediscoveredabottlelyingamongsomeseashells.Insideweretwopiecesofpaper.Onecontainedahand-drawnpictureofaseagull,whiletheotherwasamessageshowinghowlitterintheoceanisoftendeadlytothewaterbirds.ThebottleisthebrainchildofGeorgeBoorujy.From2011-2013,theartistdroppedovertwodozenbottlesintotheoceanfromaSta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rinstincts（本能）andvaluesindifferentways.1、Bysaying“moneyistherootofallevil”,theauthorwantsto.A．linkwealthwithbadbehaviorB．drawreaders’attentiontotheresearchC．showhowthesayingprovesthefindingsD．defendrichpeoplewhodoimmoralthings2、Accordingtothescientists,whichisNOTthefactorthatmakesrichpeopleimmoral?A．Theywelcomerisks.B．Theyhavemoredesires.C．Theybelievemoneytalks.D．Theybecomemoreselfish.3、Whydidthescientistsdotheexperiments?A．Toshowhowsocialstatusaffectspeople’smorality.B．Toshowpeople’sinstinctsandvaluesindifferentways.C．Totestwhetherthesaying“moneyistherootofallevil”istrue.D．Toshowthedifferencebetweenhigher-classpeopleandlower-classpeople.4、Whatdoesthepassagereallywanttoshowus?A．Thepoorarerespectable.B．Moneyistherootofallevil.C．Allrichpeopleareuntrustworthy.D．Thericharemorelikelytoactbadly.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）SincefinishingmystudiesatHarvardandOxford,I’vewatchedonefriendafteranotherlandhigh-ranking,high-payingWallStreetjobs.Asexecutives(高级管理人员)withbanks,consultingfirms,establishedlawfirms,andmajorcorporations,manyarenow1ontheirwaytoimpressivecareers.Bysociety’s2,theyseemtohaveitmade.Onthesurface,thesepeopleseemtobeveryluckyinlife.Astheyleftstudentlifebehind,manyhada3drinkattheircheapbutfriendlylocalbar,shookhandswithlongtimeroommates,and4outofsmallapartmentsintohighbuildings.Theymadereservationsatrestaurantswherethecostofabottleofwine5acollegeyear’smonthlyrent.Theyreplacedtheirbelovedoldcarswithexpensivenewsportscars.Thethingis,anumberofthemhave6thatdespitetheirsuccess,theyaren’thappy.Some7ofunfriendlycoworkersandfeelsadforeight-hourworkweeksdevotedtotasksthey8.Somedonotrespectthecompaniestheyworkforandtalkoffeelingtiredand9.However,insteadofdevotingthemselvestotheirwork,theyfindthemselvesworkingtosupportthe10towhichtheyhavesoquicklybecome11.Peopleoftenspeakoftryingamoresatisfyingpath,and12intheendtheideaofleavingtheirjobstoworkforsomethingthey13orfindingapositionthatwouldgivethemmoretimewiththeirfamiliesalmostalwaysleadsthemtothesameconclusion:it’s14.Theyhaveloans,bills,amortgage(抵押贷款)to15,retirementtosavefor.Theyrecognizethere’ssomething16intheirlives,butit’s17tostepoffthetrack.Inasocietythattendsto18everythingintermsofdollarsandcents,welearnfromayoungagetoconsiderthecostsofour19infinancialterms.Butwhataboutthepersonalandsocialcosts20inpursuingmoneyovermeaning?Theseareexactlythekindsofcostsmanyofustendtoignore—andtheveryonesweneedtoconsidermost.1、A．much B．never C．seldom D．well2、A．policies B．standards C．experiments D．regulations3、A．last B．least C．second D．best4、A．cycled B．moved C．slid D．looked5、A．shared B．paid C．equaled D．collected6、A．advertised B．witnessed C．admitted D．demanded7、A．complain B．dream C．hear D．approve8、A．distribute B．hate C．applaud D．neglect9、A．calm B．guilty C．warm D．empty10、A．family B．government C．lifestyle D．project11、A．accustomed B．appointed C．unique D．available12、A．yet B．also C．instead D．rather13、A．letout B．turnin C．giveup D．believein14、A．fundamental B．practical C．impossible D．unforgettable15、A．takeoff B．dropoff C．putoff D．payoff16、A．missing B．inspiring C．sinking D．shining17、A．harmful B．hard C．useful D．normal18、A．measure B．suffer C．digest D．deliver19、A．disasters B．motivations C．campaigns D．decisions20、A．assessed B．involved C．covered D．reduced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）Severaldaysago,aletterattractedalotofattentionontheInternet.ItwaswrittentoNASAby9-year-oldJackDavis1．(ask)tobeconsideredforajobworkingwithastronauts.Hewrotetoapply2．aplanetaryprotectionofficerpositionatNASA．Despitehisyoungage,hethoughthewouldbefitforthejob3．(perfect).Withapencil,hewrote:“Imaybenine,butIthinkIwouldbe4．goodfit.MysistersaysIamanalien.Also,I.5．(see)allthespaceandalienmoviesinthepastyears.”Jackendedtheletterstatingtheother6．(factor)thatwouldmakehimperfectfortheposition,suchashisgreatvideogameskillsandhisyouth,7．wouldmakeiteasytolearntothinklikeanalien.Hethensignedtheletter,“Jack,GuardianoftheGalaxy.”Thepositionofplanetaryprotectionofficeriswell-paideveryyear.Thejob,however,ismoreaboutscienceandbiologyand8．(little)aboutfightingaliens.Theofficermustmakesurethatnonewspeciesorplants9．(bring)tootherplanets,anddoesn’treturnfromtripstospacewithanythingthatmightharmEarth.Therecentannouncementofthepositioncreatedinthe1960shascausedalotof10．(excite)inthepublic,accordingtoaNASA’sstatement.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一篇作文。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。DearDavid,I’mmorethanpleasingtoknowthatyouarelearningChinese、I’dliketorecommendwww、edchinese、comtoyou、It’sagoodwebsitefornon-ChinesespeakerswhicharelearningChinese,especiallyforbeginner、Firstly,itprovidedyouwithavarietyofonlinecourses,suchasChineseidioms,dialoguesandcustoms、Throughthiscourses,youwillhaveagoodunderstandingoftheChineselanguageaswellasitsculture、Beside,itwillhelpyoulearnthe