2023届广东大埔华侨高考英语押题试卷含解析

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．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane2．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that3．Duetothereformandopening­up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimproved________overthepastdecades.A．considerately B．approximately C．appropriately D．considerably4．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat5．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout6．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind7．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked8．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how9．—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?—No.IfI________anotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.A．wouldget B．wouldhavegot C．hadgot D．got10．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted11．WolfWarrior2,_______directorWuJingalsostarredintheleadrole,isafirst-classproduction,evenbyHollywoodstandards.A．where B．whichC．whom D．as12．Thepolicehaveanyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.A．appealedtoB．attendedtoC．respondedtoD．attachedto13．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory14．Theconditionsinthelocalschoolwerefairly_____,noelectricityandnobasicteachingfacilitiesavailable.A．unique B．typicalC．Primitive D．Stable15．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget16．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will17．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever18．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether19．—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated20．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．aslongas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）Wealllovebankholidays.IntheUK,weonlygeteightbankholidaysinoneyear,andatleastfiveofthoseoccuraroundChristmastimeandEastertime!AbankholidayisaBritishEnglishterm.Thisisanofficialdaythatisdecidedbythegovernment,whenbanks,shopsandofficescloseforthedayeventhoughit’saweekday—usuallyaMonday,andalotofpeoplehaveadayoffwork.BankholidaysaredifferentinColombia-firstly,theyarecalled“festivos”.Therearetwentyfestivosforthewholecountryinoneyear!InBritain,peoplegetmoreholidayallowances(津贴)thanColombiansbutfewerbankholidays.TherecanbeevenmorefestivosinColombia,dependingonwhichregionofColombiayoulivein.Thisisbecausedifferentregionshavetheirownholidays.Forexample,someregionshaveapatronsaint(守护神),sotheyhaveanextrafestivotocelebratethatsaint.However,therearesomedaysthatarenationalholidaysforhistoricalreasons.ThereisanIndependenceDaycelebrationonJuly20everyyear.ThisisjustlikeBastilleDayinFranceonJuly14,orIndependenceDayintheUnitedStatesonJuly4.OtherimportantfestivosinColombiaare:LabourDay,onMay1,andColumbusDayonOctober12.ColumbusDayisahistoricalbankholidaythatalmosteverycountyonthecontinentofAmericacelebrates.ThisincludesColombia,Chile,Peru,Argentina,MexicoandtheUnitedStates.ItismemorializationofthedaywhentheItaliansailor,ChristopherColumbus,firstreachedlandonthecontinentintheyear14.ManypeoplecriticizethisdayandsayitisnotsomethingtocelebratebecauseofthewayColumbusandhisteamtreatedthepeoplethatwerealreadylivingthere.1、Whatisa“bankholiday”accordingtothetext?A．Anofficialnationwidevacation.B．Aholidayonlyforthebankstaff.C．ABritishtraditionalreligionfestival.D．AcelebrationforChristmasandEaster.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．ColombiaandBritainhavethesamenumberoffestivos.B．AllColombianshavethesamenumberoffestivos.C．ColombianshavefewerholidayallowancesthanBritishpeople.D．Peopleinmostregionscelebrateapatronsaint.3、WhydomanyAmericansrefusetocelebrateColumbusDay?A．BecauseColumbuswasn’tanAmericanatall.B．BecauseColumbusoncetreatedthelocalsbadly.C．Becauseitwasn’tColumbuswhofoundAmericafirst.D．BecauseColumbusdidn’tliveinthecontinentofAmerica.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．ABritishEnglishterm.B．BankholidaysinColombia.C．ImportantfestivosinAmerica.D．Differentbankholidaysintheworld.22．（8分）RussGremel,now98yearsold,decideditwastimetodonate$2milliontotheIllinoisAudubonSociety,acharitytopurchasenearly400acresoflandforwildlifeprotection.Gremelwasabletomakethisamazingdonationbecausehepurchased$1,000worthofWalgreensstocksevendecadesagowhosevaluehasgrownrecently.“Asinglemanwithnokids,GremelhaslivedinthesameChicagohousefor95years,andhasalwayslivedsimply”,neighborPatrickFalsotoldTODAY.FalsosaidheheardGremelsaymanytimesthe“moneywasn’tminetobeginwith”andthathealwaysintendedtogiveitaway.TheGremelWildlifeshelterwasfoundedonJune4.IllinoisAudubonSocietypresidentJimHerkertsaidGremel’sdonationwasextremelygenerous.“It’sallowingustoprotectareallyvaluableandimportantpossessionandrealizeoneofGremel’swishesthatwecouldfindaplacewherepeoplecouldcomeoutandexperiencenaturethewayhedidasakid,”HerkerttoldTODAY.Afterdoingallthis,thispastweekend,GremeladoptedanoldChihuahua（吉娃娃犬）.Winniethedogwaspickedupasahomelessdogseveralmonthsago.Shesufferedfromakindofcancer,whichwastreated—andallsheneededwasalovinghome,whichColleenCollins,thefounderofPerfectPoochesAdoptionAgency,wasdeterminedtofind.GremelhadlosthisownbelovedChihuahuaearlierthisyear.WhenhereachedouttoCollinsaboutWinnie,shefeltthiscouldbeagoodmatch.ThatfeelinggrewwhenshebroughtWinnietohishouseforameetandgreet,andWinniewasintroducednotonlytoGremelbutalsosomeofhisfriendsandneighbors.Onehadbroughtoveralotoffreshstrawberries;allsaidthey’dbetheretohelpoutinanywayneeded.1、PatrickFalsoismentionedinthetextmainlytoexplain_________.A．howGremelearnedthemoney B．whatkindofpersonGremelisC．whyGremelmadethedonation D．whereGremelhasbeenliving2、WhatcanwelearnaboutRussGremelfromthetext?A．Heraisedmanypetdogsinhislife.B．HeboughtWalgreensstockatage28.C．HeadoptedayoungChihuahuarecently.D．Hevolunteeredinwildlifesheltersregularly.3、WhatcanweinferaboutGremel’sneighborsfromthetext?A．Theyliveinharmonywithanimals. B．TheyareimpressedwithdogWinnie.C．Theyleadahealthyandwealthylife. D．Theyarecaringandkindtoeachother.23．（8分）WhenNoahReady-Campbellwasayoungadult,heworkedforhisfather’sconstructioncompany.Backthen,hedreamedofadaywhenrobotsmighttakeoverthedirty,repetitive（重复的）partsofhisjob,suchasearthmoving.Yearslater,Ready-CampbelllefthisjobasanengineerwithGoogletomakethatdreamcometrue.Ready-CampbellformedacompanycalledBuiltRobotics,whichdevelopstechnologytoproduceself-drivingheavyequipment.Ready-Campbellsaysthecompany’sgoalistomakeconstructionsafer,fasterandlesscostly.Theconstructionindustrystrugglestofindskilledworkersandfacesagrowingnumberofunfinishedprojects.Butself-operatingmachinesarechangingthenatureofbuilding.WorkersatBerichMasonryinEnglewood,Colorado,recentlyspentseveralweekslearninghowtooperatearobotcalledSAM,ortheSemi-AutomatedMason.SAMisa$400,000machinefromthecompanyConstructionRobotics,Itcanlay3,000bricksineighthours.That’sseveraltimesmorethanahumanbricklayercandointhesameperiod.ButhumansarestillneededtoloadbricksintotheSAMandmakesureitworksright.BricklayerMichaelWalshsaystheSAMlessenstheloadonhisbody.Buthedoesn’tthinkitwilltakehisjob.BrianKennedyagrees,too.HisorganizationsupportstherightsofconstructionworkersintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Kennedysaystheunionisnotworriedthatmachineswillreplacehumanworkersanytimesoon.Theriseofconstructionrobotscomesasthebuildingindustryfacesaseveredecreaseinlaborsupply.Onerecentstudyshowedthat70percentofconstructionbusinesseshaveadifficulttimefindingskilledworkers.MikeMoyheadsaminingoperationforthebuildingmaterialssupplierLehighHanson.Hesaysit’sdifficulttofindpeoplewhoevenknowhowtooperatesomeofthenecessaryequipment.“Nobodywantstogettheirhandsdirtyanymore.Theywantanice,cleanjobinanoffice,”henoted.1、WhatdoesthefirstparagraphsayaboutNoahReady-Campbell?A．Heenjoysdoingrepetitivework.B．HeisnowanemployeeofGoogle.C．Heusedtoworkinconstructionfield.D．HejoinedGoogletorealizethatdream.2、WhichofthefollowingisoneoftheaimsofBuiltRobotics?A．Increasingconstructionspeed.B．Enlargingconstructionquantity.C．Improvingconstructiondesigns.D．Changingconstructionsteps.3、WhatcanbeinferredaboutSAMfromthetext?A．Itcantotallyreplacehumanbricklayers.B．Itiscomplexlybuiltbuteasytooperate.C．Itisunabletoworkcompletelyautomatically.D．Itischeapbutworksmuchfasterthanhumans.4、InMikeMoy’sopinion,whatpreventsmanyconstructionbusinessesfromfindingskilledworkers?A．Theirlowpay.B．Theirpotentialrisks.C．Theirheavyworkloads.D．Theirpoorworkingconditions.24．（8分）FortouristsholdingtheBarcelonaCard,theinformationbelowwillbeusefulifyouplantoadmiresomeartworksorarchitecturesthere.SagradaFamiliaOpeninghours:09:00-18:00(October-March);09:00-20:00(April-September)Admission:

11,or11,or10withtheBarcelonaCardTheproject'svastsaleanditsspecialdesignhavemadeitoneofBarcelona'stoptouristattractionsformanyyears.LaPedreraOpeninghours:November-February:09:00-18:30;March-October:09:00-20:00Admission：$9.50.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.Itisauniquemodernistbuildingmadeofbricksandcolorfultiles（瓦）.Visitorscanseetheamazing800squaremetersattic（阁楼）with270brickarchesthatgiveyouafeelingthatyouarewalkinginsidetheskeletonofawhale.BarcelonaFCMuseumOpeninghours:6thApril-4thOctober:10:00-20:00;therestoftheyear.10:00-18:30Admission：$8.50forentrytothemuseumand$17foraguidedtour.Whenyoubuyyourticketyouhavetwooptions:aticketforthemuseumtoseethefootballstadiumoraspecialonefor$15whereyougettoseethestadiumandthescenesattheclub.PicassoMuseumOpeninghours:Checkthewebsitefordetailsastheyvarydependingonthetimeoftheyear.Admission：$9formainexhibition-extraforspecialshowings.Save50%withBarcelonaCard.ThemuseumhasarrangedPicasso’spaintingsfromhisearlydaystohisfinalworks.ArrangingthepaintingsinthiswaygivesyouafascinatinginsightintothedevelopmentofPicasso.1、Whatdoweknowthetouristattractionsmentionedinthepassage?A．SagradaFamiliaisthelargestbuildinginBarcelona.B．LaPedreraiswell-knownforitscolorfulmaterial.C．BarcelonaFCMuseummayattractfootballfans.D．PicassoMuseumoffersonlyoneexhibition.2、IfyouvisitthestadiumandtheclubwithatourguideinBarcelonaFCmuseum,youshouldpay_______A．$25.5B．$34C．$42.5D．$323、Whatdotheattractionshaveincommon?A．TheBarcelonaCardisamustforvisitingthem.B．Theyareallfamousfortheirarchitecturalstyles.C．Theiropeninghoursarechangeableindifferentseasons.D．Touristscanhaveadiscountof20%withtheBarcelonaCard.25．（10分）IfyoulookontheInternet,youwillseethatalmosteverydayoftheyearcelebratessomekindoffood.These“holidays”havebecomeverypopularacrosstheUnitedStates.TheyoftenaretrendingstoriesonTwitter,anddescribedintheU.S.media.Theygivepeopleachancetoenjoysomethingtheymightnoteatnormally,likeNationalOnionRingDay,forexample.Foodholidaysalsogiverestaurantsandotherbusinessesachancetopromotetheirproducts.ButwheredidthesedistinctlyAmerican“holidays”comefrom?ManyaretheinventionofanAlabamaman,John-BryanHopkins.HewritesaboutfoodforhisFwebsite.HopkinstoldTimemagazinethatwhenhebeganhissitein2006,therewereonly175“holidays.”“Ifilledintherest,”hesaid.SomeofhisfavoritesareNationalOreoCookieDayonMarch6andNationalTaterTotDayonFebruary2.TheNationalDayCalendarhasalistofallthedifferentfoodandnon-foodrelated“holidays.”Inthepast,thewebsiteusedtoletanyonecreatetheirownday--foraprice.Butnow,thesiteonlyacceptsrequestsfrombusinessesandotherorganizations.Whilesomefood“holidays”areindeedmade-up,manyhavehistoricalroots.Forexample,NationalBeerDayonApril7markstheendofaU.S.banontheproduction,transport,importandsaleofalcoholicdrinks.Thebanlastedfrom1920until1933.TheSalvationArmy,aChristiangroup,launchedU.S.NationalDoughnutDayonJune1,1938.ItwasmeanttohonorwomenwhoservedsoldiersdoughnutsduringWorldWarI.Butnoteveryonelikesfoodholidays.BethanyJeanClementisafoodwriterfortheSeattleTimesnewspaper.Shewrote,“Igetthatsomepeoplemightbeexcitedby,say,NationalDoughnutDay.Butyoureallycanhaveadoughnutanydayyouwant!”TaviJuarez,ofF,thinksnationalfoodholidaysareheretostay.ShetoldtheSeattleTimes,“Inmyhumbleopinion,Ibelievethatfoodholidayswillcontinuetogrowinpopularityonline.Becausethere’salotofnegativityoutthere,whynotchoosetocelebratefoodinstead?”1、WhatcanwelearnaboutfoodholidaysfromParagraph1？A．Peoplecanenjoytheirfavoritefoodontheholidays.B．Restaurantswillmakemuchmoneyduringtheholidays.C．Peoplecaneatanyfoodtheywantontheholidays.D．Onlyspecialfoodareservedontheholidays.2、WhendidthefirstNationalBeerDayprobablybegin?A．In1920B．In1933C．In1913D．In19383、Howmanyfoodholidaysarementionedinthepassage?A．FourB．SixC．FiveD．Three4、WhatadvicedoesTaviJuaregiveinthelastParagraph?A．Celebratingfoodholidays.B．Celebratingfoodinsteadoffoodholidays.C．Toreducethenegativityoffoodholidays.D．Tosupportfoodholidaysonline.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）IwasdrivingtothegrocerystoreonawarmmorninginMay.IsmiledasIwatchedthegoldensunshine1offtheleaves.Itwassucha2andheavenlytime.Mycalmwasbroken,3，asIroundedacurve(拐弯处).AhugeU­Haultruckwascomingmywayseveralfeetoverthecenterline.IswervedasfarontothesideoftheroadasIcouldto4it.ItwasfollowedbynotonebuttwootherU­Haultrucksjustas5.Iwonderedifallthestuffinsideofthem6thesameperson.Isloweddownmycarandwaitedformyheartrateto7.ItwasthenthatI8aself­storagebusinessalongthesideofthehighway,buildingnewunitsforallthepeoplewhocouldn’tfittheir9intotheirhouses.Isawa(n)10couplecarryingboxesintooneoftheunits.Itseemed11thatacouplejustoutoftheirteenscouldalreadyhavetoomuchstuff.Ilostmyown12forowningstuffwhenahousefireinthemiddleofthenightdestroyedeverythingmyfamilyowned.TheonlythingIhadleftwastheunderwearIwaswearing.Yet,ourwholefamilyhadawakened13toescape.Intheweeksthatfollowedfriendsandfamilygaveusalotofstufftogetusbackonourfeet,butnoneofitseemedas14anymore.WhatwasimportantwasseeingMom’ssmile,givingNanaahugandakiss,andwatchingDadsnooze(打盹)inhischair15ahardday’swork.Whatwasimportantwasthestuffof16，notthestuffofthisworld.SincethenIhavetriedtolimitthethingsIwould17.Ididn’twanttoomuchstuffto18mylife.IwantedtoonlybuywhatIneededandtospendmydaysinlearning,growing,and19myfamilyandothers.IassumedthatonlybydoingsocouldImakemy20.1、A．appreciating B．reflecting C．admiring D．releasing2、A．refreshing B．delightful C．peaceful D．dynamic3、A．though B．too C．anyway D．instead4、A．miss B．reject C．ignore D．desert5、A．useful B．large C．new D．good6、A．turnedto B．referredto C．reactedto D．belongedto7、A．beat B．pulse C．accelerate D．follow8、A．noticed B．thought C．did D．established9、A．furniture B．boxes C．possessions D．materials10、A．old B．young C．middle­aged D．small11、A．curious B．apparent C．certain D．obvious12、A．hope B．talent C．faith D．taste13、A．inreturn B．inturn C．intime D．invain14、A．affordable B．significant C．beneficial D．practical15、A．before B．in C．after D．during16、A．mind B．hand C．head D．soul17、A．purchase B．donate C．waste D．need18、A．putup B．crowdup C．bringup D．setup19、A．helping B．abusing C．loving D．affecting20、A．name B．day C．world D．way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）Nowherearemannersmoreimportantthanatthetable.WhentheChineseasktheirgueststodinner,1．thereareexcellentdishes2．thetable,thehostislikelytosaysomethinglike“Therearenospecialdishestonight.Pleasehelpyourselves.”Thepraisesofthedishes3．(leave)totheguest.ButthisisdifferentintheWest.If4．(ask)aguesttoeatathome,thehostmaysay,“Thisis5．bestdishmywifecooks.”Theseatsarearrangedinadifferentway.Thehostessorhost6．(sit)attheheadofthetable,themainguestsitsonhisright,andthesecondguestsitsonhis7．.Therearesomedifferencesinofferingwineandcigarettes.8．aChinesehostgivesatoast,heusuallysays“Bottomsup”anddrinksupallthewineinthecup.Hewantsthegueststodothesame.ButintheWest9．isuptothegueststodecidehowmuchtheydrink.Usuallyjust10．(leave)thecigarettesonthetable,thehostdoesn'tofferthemtohis(her)guestsoneafter