2023届安徽省蚌埠铁中高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound2．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying3．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching4．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang5．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited6．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe7．Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent8．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover9．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing10．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand11．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why12．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．aretransported13．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto14．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual15．Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome16．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever17．Atthenewsoftheearthquake,thesoldiersdidwhattheycouldthevictims.A．help B．tohelp C．tohelping D．helping18．Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto19．Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．attachedto20．________makesourschoolfamousis________morethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.A．What;that B．That;becauseC．That;what D．What;because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）Travelerstoanewcityareoftenencouragedtotakeabustour.Thethinkingisthattheycanlaterreturntotheplacesthatattractedthem,butthat’snonsense!Whatyouseefromtheinsideofafast-movingbusissanitized(清洁的)andunreal,entirelyremovedfromtherealsights,sounds,andsmellsoutside.Thebestwaytoexperienceanydestinationisbyfoot,withoutanitinerary,wanderingwhereyourspiritleadsyou.Eveninthelargestcities,thesavvy(资深的)travelerplungesintotheverycenteroftownandwalksdowntheneareststreet,experiencingtheactuallifeofthepeoplewhilelookingintothegrocerystoresandcourtyard.Youeventuallygettomanyofthesamesitesthatareonthebusroute--themuseums,themonuments,thecityhall--butyouwillhavewitnessedsomuchmorebecauseyouwillhavefeltthecontemporarylifeofthecityyou’revisiting.“ButwhatifIgetlost?”peopleask.Nooneevergetspermanentlylostinamajorcity.Eventually,atrolleyorbuspasseswiththewords“CentralStation”onitsfrontandyoucaneasilyreturntothecenteroftown.Besides,themostwonderfulthingscanhappenifyoudogetlost,suchasstoppingatasidewalkcafetositandrelaxandthenaskingdirectionsfromthelocalsatthenexttable.Hopefully,yourtripmaybeattractivebythisencounter.Hereareafewwaystomakethemostofyourtravels:Knowbeforeyougo.Beforeyoudepart,spendtimeinalibraryorbookstore,learningaboutthehistoryandcultureofyourdestinationsoyouwillbetterunderstandtheplaceyou’revisiting.Movearoundlikealocal.Usethelocalsubways,tramsandbuses.You’llnotonlysavemoney,you’lllearnhowpeoplelivethere,andyou’llgainarealisticperspectiveofthecity.Checkthebulletinboard.Bulletinboardslistfreelectures,concerts,workshopsandsocialgatherings,givingyouachancetojoinormeetthearea’smostdynamicresidents.Takeawalkingtour.Ifyoumustbookaguidedtour,selectthenonstandard,inexpensivekindsconductedonfoot.So,thenexttimeyoufeelluredbyasightseeingbustour,saveyourmoneyandinstead,wanderaroundonyourown.Ipromiseyouatimeyou’llrememberfondly.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofabustour?A．Itisreasonable.B．Itisfast.C．Youcan’tbeexposedtotheoutsideworld.D．Itisnoisy.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinPara2mean?A．aguidedbookfortravelers.B．acar.C．abag.D．somethingtoeat.3、Whyistravelingbyfootoneofthebestchoicestoexperiencethecity?A．Becauseyoucanbuyanythingyoulike.B．Becauseyoucangettothesamedestinationasthebustour.C．Becauseyoucanexperiencethereallifeinperson.D．Becauseyoucangotomuseumsandcityhallswherethebusdoesn’tget.4、Howdoyoumakethemostofyourtravel?Whichstatementisnottrue?A．Readsomeintroductionoftheplacewhereyouwanttogo.B．Jointhelocalworkshopandsocialgatherings.C．Joinatourwithoutaguide.D．Usethepublictransportationaswellasvisitonfoot.5、What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A．Howtoavoidgettinglost.B．Howtomakethemostofyourtravel.C．Bustourisnotasgoodaswethink.D．Howtotravelwithabudge22．（8分）HongKongMuseumofArtEstablishedin1962,thepurposeofHongKongMuseumofArtistopreservetheculturalheritageofChinawithalocalfocus.HongKongMuseumofArtfeaturesmorethan15000differentobjectsofancientChineseartfromHantoQingDynasty.StandardticketHK$10;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$5;FreeadmissiononWednesday!OpeningHours:10:00am-6:00pm(Mon,Tues,Wed,Fri,Sun);10:00am-8:00pm(Sat);ClosedonThursday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)2720116HongKongSpaceMuseumItisoneofthelargestplanetariumsintheworld.Openedin1980,themuseumsuniqueegg-shapeddomestructureaddedanotherfamousarchitecturalhighlighttoHongKong.StandardticketHK$10;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$5;FreeadmissiononWednesdayOpeningHours:1:00pm-9:00pm(Mon,Wed,Thur,Fri);10:00am-9:00pm(Sat,SunandPublicHolidays);ClosedonTuesday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)272036HongKongScienceMuseumItopenedin1991andcoversawiderangeofscienceandtechnologyandincontrasttotraditionalmuseums,theHongKongScienceMuseumencouragesitsvisitorstoactivelyparticipate,exploreandexperiencetheexhibitions.Especiallyforkidsthisisagreatlearningandfunopportunity.StandardticketHK$25;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$12.5;FreeadmissiononWednesday!OpeningHours:1:00pm-9:00pm(Mon,Tues,Wed,Fri);10:00am-9:00pm(Sat,SunandPublicHolidays);ClosedonThursday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)27323232HongKongMuseumofHistoryEstablishedin1975,itisnotonlyahighlightforhistorylovers,butalsoforthearchitecturalenthusiasts.On17500squaremeters,themuseumpreservesanddisplays6000yearsofHongKonghistory.StandardticketHK$10;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$5;FreeadmissiononWednesday!OpeningHours:10:00am-6:00pm(Mon,Wed–Sat);10:00am-07:00pm(SunandPublicHolidays);ClosedonTuesday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)27249042（307词）1、HowmuchdoesitcostsforacoupletovisitHongKongSpaceMuseumonFriday?A．HK$10B．HK$5C．HK$15D．HK$12、HowisHongKongScienceMuseumdifferentfromtheothers?A．Ithasuniqueegg-shapeddomestructure.B．Visitorscantakepartintheexhibitionsactively.C．IthelpstopreservethehistoryofHongKong.D．PeoplecanlearnthehistoryofHongKong.3、WhatdotheMuseumsmentionedinthetexthaveincommon?A．Theiropeningtimearethesame.B．Theyallopenfreelyonpublicholidays.C．Theirfreeadmissiondaysarethesame.D．Theyareallintendedforhistorylovers.23．（8分）Inthefar,farfuture,bicyclesandperhapsskatesmayberunbyjetpower,andanewthingtoridemaybeasmallflyingsaucer（飞碟）.Imaginearacebetweenthem!Theremaybetelepathyhelmets（心灵感应帽）thatsendthoughtwavesfromyourbraintothatofyourfriendmilesaway.Youjustthinkathoughtandyourfriendknowsit!Youcanhavesecretswitheachotherthatnobodyelsecanturninon!Whataboutthefoodofthefuture?Scientiststhink.thatmuchofitwillbeartificial—madeinfactoriesfromsuchsurprisingthingsascoal,limestone,air,andwater.Theartificialfoodwillbehealthfulbecauseallthethingsthatyouneedtolivealongandhealthylifewillbeputintoit.Thefuturehospitalswillprobablyhave"bodybanks"thatcangiveyoualmostanynewpartyouneedtokeeponliving.Peopleofthefuturemaylivetobealotolderthan100years.Whatabouthighwaysofthefuture?Well,averysmallchildprobablywillbeabletodriveacar.Nobodywillneedtosteer（驾驶）.Electricsignalswillholdeachcarontherightroadtogetwhereverthe"driver"wantstogo.Anditprobablywillbeimpossibleforcarstosmashtogether.Controlsthatwon'tevenhavetobetouchedwillmakeallspeedingcarsmisseachotherorwillputonthebrakes.Drivingcarswillbeassafeasbeingathome.Butmaybethemostwonderfulsurpriseinthefuturewillbeweathercontrol.Citiesmayhavegiantplasticdomes（圆顶罩）overthemtokeepoutsnow,rain,orstorms.Whenyouplanapicnicinapark,youwon'thavetoworryaboutrain.Itwillrainonlywhenthe"weatherman"thinksitisnecessarytofreshtheairinsidethecity.Allotherdayswillbefairandwarm.Thefutureshouldbeawonderfultimeinwhichtoliveandthetimewearelivinginnowisalsoawonderfulfuturetothepeoplewholived100yearsago.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Withtelepathyhelmets,wecanshareourthoughtswithoutanyword.B．Theartificialfoodmadefromcoalandlimestonetastesthemostdeliciousinthefuture.C．Therewillbe“bodybanks”insteadofhospitalsinthefuture.D．Plasticdomesthemselvescanautomaticallycontroltheweather.2、Withthefuturehighways,_______.A．smallchildrenhavetolearntodriveB．caraccidentsstillcouldn'tbeavoidedC．wecanbetakentothedestinationwithoutsteeringD．carswillbenolongerequippedwithbrakes3、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthefuturelifeis_______.A．optimisticB．pessimisticC．satisfiedD．doubtful24．（8分）AVietnamesemanhopestoraisethequalityofeducationinhiscountrybybuilding"parentlibraries"inruralschools.NguyenQuangThachprovideslibrariestotheschoolssobooksaremoreavailableinfarmingcommunities.HeworkswithpublishersinHanoitogetthebooksatreducedratesforteachersandtheirstudents.Mr.Thachsaysmostschoolshaveenoughtextbooks.Buthesaysmanypoorfamilieshavefewbooksathomeanddonotvisitschoollibraries.Helearnedthisbytalkingwithfarmers,workersandstudents.Morethan90percentofVietnam'spopulationcanreadandwrite.ButacademicperformanceintheschoolsremainslowcomparedtootherSoutheastAsiannations.Corruptionisabigpartoftheproblem.Vietnamesemediaoftenhavestoriesaboutteachersgivinghighgradesinexchangeformoney.Someexpertscriticizeteachingmethodsthatdependheavilyondictation.Theysayaskingstudentstorepeateverythingateachersaystotheclassharmstheirabilitytothinkforthemselves.NguyenQuangThachsayshewantspeopletoinvestmoneyinbooksforabetterfuture.Todate,almost1,000parentlibrarieshavebeenbuiltinThaiBinhProvince,Hundredsofbooksareineachone.Severalotherprovinceshavecopiedthismodel.Foreachschool,Mr.Thachhelpsbuildlibrariesforuptofourclasses.Otherpeoplethenfollowhisexample.Parentsofschoolchildrenpaythreedollarseachforthefirstyearandonedollarinotheryears.TheheadoftheAnDucSecondarySchool,PhamDucDuong,toldreporterMarianneBrownthatMr.Thach'sworkhasimprovedthequalityofeducation."Hesaysstudentshavebeendoingbetterincompetitions,especiallyinsocialscience."DuongLeNgaheadstheschoolyouthgroup.Shesaysthatafterthelibrarieswerebuilt,studentsstartedaskingteachersmorequestions.Thestudentsalsosetupdebatingteams.ShethinksMr.Thach'sexamplehelpsstudentsthinkmorecreatively----"outsidethebox."Thedeputyheadoftheschool,UongMinhThanh,saysmanystudentstherewillworkinfactories.Butafterseeingtheinfluenceofthenewlibraries,hehopesthechildrenwillsethighgoalsforthemselves.1、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatVietnameseteachers.A．lackcreativeteachingmethodsB．don'thaveahighsalarytosupportfamilyC．makemoneybyforcingstudentstoattendclassesD．don'thaveenoughbookstoread2、Howisthelibraryprojectcarriedout?A．Everyschoolwillbeprovidedwithfourlibraries.B．Mr.Thachandparentsco-fundforthelibraries.C．Parentspaythreedollarseveryyear.D．Parentsshouldpayfourdollarsinall.3、InDuongLeNga'sopinion,students.A．havebeendoingbetterincompositionsB．needtohaveaboxwhenthinkingC．aremorecreativeinthinkingthanbeforeD．shouldsethighgoalsforthemselves4、What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．PeoplethinkhighlyofNguyenQuangThach's“parentlibraries”project.B．Vietnameseteachers'corruptionisruiningthefutureofchildren.C．SchoolsinVietnamareingreatneedoflibraries.D．AVietnamesehelpsthequalityofeducationbyabookrevolution.25．（10分）ThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,Georgia,cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedcomposingthestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell,calledPeggy,showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher,butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains:“NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech,askingthemsuchquestionsas‘Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?’Andtodayit’dbe‘Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?’“TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband,JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit“TheDump”.Around1926,MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratypewriterandsaiditwastimeforhertowriteherownbook.OurguidesaysGonewiththeWindbecameahugesuccess.MargaretMitchellreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebook.In1939thefilmversionwasreleased.ItwontenAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.1、ThebookGonewiththeWindwas_________.A．firstpublishedonanewspaperB．awardedtenAcademyAwardsC．writtenin“TheDump”D．adaptedfromamovie2、Theunderlinedphrase“towerover”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_________.A．beverypleasedwithB．showgreatrespectforC．bemuchtallerthanD．showlittleinterestin3、WhydidMs.Mitchellstopworkingasareporteraccordingtothepassage?A．Becauseshewasrichenough.B．Becauseshewasinjuredthen.C．Becauseherhusbanddidn’tlikeit.D．Becauseshewantedtowritebooks.4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．GonewiththeWind:AHugeSuccess.B．MargaretMitchell:AGreatFemaleWriter.C．AnIntroductionoftheMargaretMitchellHouse.D．ATriptoKnowMargaretMitchell.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）RecentlyImetaguynamedLeonardGilbertonatrip.Leonardisthekindofpeopleyoucouldpassonthestreetandnever1butheis,inmyview,averyspecialpersonwho2recognition.Leolivesina3ruralarea,sowhenhiswifehadcancerseveralyearsago,Leowasfacedwithafour-and-a-half-hourdrivetowhereshecouldbetreated.That4lotsofexpenseformeals,fuel,hotelsandsoon.Butintheendthecancertookhiswife5.EvidentlyLeowasvery6byhiswife’spassing,buthewasalsoveryangry,forherealizedotherpeoplewerefacingthesamesortsof7.Ratherthangivingmoneytocharities,whathedidwasstarttothrow8.EveryotherSaturdayevening,thereisapartyinLeo’sgarage.Neighbours,friendsandrelativescomeandbringsnacksanddrinks;manybring9,thereismusicanddancing,andatsomepointduringtheeveningLeo10afamilyhehasfoundwhoarehavingdifficulties11thecostofsupportingacancerpatientundergoing12farfromhome.Thenahoney-jarispassedaroundandthemoney13,everycentofit,goes14tothatfamily.Thepeopleatthepartyhaveagoodtime.Thefamily15thatsomeone,probablysomeonetheyhavenevermetknowswhattheyaregoingthroughand16enoughtohelp.Leo’s17tohelpthefamiliesofothercancerpatientswasbornoutofhisgriefbut,fromtheperspectiveofthosewhohavereceivedthemoney,itisanactoflove.Hispersonal18hasresultedinanactofkindnessthathonoursthe19ofthewifehehaslost.Wouldn’titbeniceifwehadmorepeopleintheworldlikeLeonardGilbert?I’mgladImetLeo.Hemakestheworlda20place.1、A．know B．notice C．forget D．love2、A．requires B．needs C．deserves D．avoids3、A．convenient B．peaceful C．remote D．nearby4、A．meant B．spent C．showed D．reduced5、A．otherwise B．instead C．somehow D．anyway6、A．stricken B．shocked C．pleased D．mourned7、A．happiness B．hardships C．cancers D．expenses8、A．coins B．honey C．medicine D．parties9、A．jars B．cards C．instruments D．flowers10、A．tellsabout B．arguesabout C．commentson D．chatsabout11、A．cutting B．meeting C．increasing D．calculating12、A．charities B．depression C．treatment D．support13、A．saved B．paid C．owed D．collected14、A．partly B．exactly C．properly D．directly15、A．understands B．pretends C．ignores D．confirms16、A．earns B．cares C．struggles D．plans17、A．demand B．motivation C．expectation D．consideration18、A．donation B．opinion C．loss D．belief19、A．cancer B．memory C．wish D．recovery20、A．better B．worse C．morepeaceful D．moreterrible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）Chinahasonceagainprovedits1．(able)tochangetheworldwiththe“newfourgreatinventions”：high-speedrailways，electronicpayments，sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.ItisChina’shigh-techinnovation(创新)they’rerelatedto2．hasimprovedthequalityofpeople’slives，accordingtoasurvey3．(make)bytheBeltandRoadResearchInstituteofBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity.Mobilepaymentispopularnow,evenpancakesellersareusingit.“4．mobilepayment,Iwouldhavetocarryawalletfullofcashandcreditcardswithmewhileshopping,justlikebefore.”saidauniversitystudent,addingthat“HowIwishpeopleallovertheworld5．(share)theconveniencebroughtaboutbyscienceandtechnology.”AbusinessmanfromRussiaoncesighed,“IfonlyI6．(come)toChinaearlier.MaybeIwouldhaveseizedanopportunitytobeintroducedintothisfantasticfield.”Butstillsomeexpertssuggestgreatattention7．(pay)tothesafetyofthispayment.IfChinahadnotinvestedalargeamountofcapitalinencouraginginnovation，China8．(enter)anewinnovativeera，saidBernhard,WHOrepresentativeinChina.9．isincreasinglyclearthatChinaisinnovatingandnolongercopyingWesternideas.Thisisespeciallytrueinmobile，whereChinaisleadinginmanywayssuchas…socialmessagingappWeChat，shesaid.ThisispartlybecauseChinaskippedoverthePCeraandwentdirectlytomobile.Chinahasthe10．(1arge)mobileuseintheworld.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。IstillrememberthefirstdayIcometothisnewschool.Everythingwasnewtome，whatmademerealizeIwasnolongerasmallchild.Ihadtodependonme.Luckily，Imadeseveralgoodfriend.Theirinterestsweresimilarwithmine.IhadgreatEnglishteacher,Maggie.SheletmeknowtheimportantofEnglish.SoIdecidedtolearnEnglishhardly.Althoughitwasverydifficultatfirst,butwiththehelpofmyteacher,Imaderapidlyprogress.Justastheoldsayinggoes,“Wherethereisawill,there