2023届甘肃省永昌县第四中学高考考前提分英语仿真卷含解析2

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．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how2．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．arecreated D．arecreating3．It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．astwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice4．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto5．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked6．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends7．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving8．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime9．Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout10．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless11．________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved12．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where13．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuseme,sir.Canyousparemeadollar________Icanbuythisbook?—Sure,noproblem.A．forB．soC．butD．or14．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked15．Thenewmeansoftransport________inthiscity,sowhetheritwillworkoutremainstobeseen.A．havenevertriedB．hasnevertriedC．haveneverbeentriedD．hasneverbeentried16．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy17．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．attemptC．bother D．hesitate18．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar19．Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．at20．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline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）YoumayhaveneverheardofLanthanum,CeriumorNeodymium,buttheseelements(元素)andothersknownas“rareearth”playamajorroleinmoderntechnology.Theycanactuallybefoundinmanyplacesontheearth,butnotinquantitiesthatcanbemined.Onlyafewcountries—China,America,India,Australia,BrazilandMalaysiahaveanythatcanbeminedenoughtobetraded.EventhoughsomeoftheseelementssuchasCeriumareasabundantasCopper,theyarenotfoundinconcentratedamountsontheearth’ssurface.Theyareoftenmixedtogetherwithothermetals,whichmakesextraction(提取)oftheseelementsanexpensiveandanenvironmentallymessyprocess.Itwasduetothisreasonthattheterm“rareearth”wasinvented.Rareearthmetalsareusedwidelyinourlife.Rechargeablecarbatteries,computers,iPhones,DVDplayers,computermonitors,televisions,lighting,lasers,glasspolishing,andsuperconductorsallusequantitiesofrareearthmetals.Also,withtheadvancementin“green”technologylikesolarpanels,theseshinymaterialsarebecomingmoreimportantthanever.Anaverageelectriccaruses10poundsofLanthanumforitsrechargeablebattery!Americahaslargedeposits(存储量)ofrareearthsandhasoneofthefirstmines.ItwasopenedinSouthernCaliforniain1940.Theelement“Europium”wasthefirstmetaltobeseparatedinquantityforuseincolortelevisions.However,inthe1980’sand1990’s,asChinastartedproducingtheseelementsinInnerMongolia,theminesinAmericaandelsewherecouldnotkeeppace.ThemineinMountainPass,Californiaalsofailedenvironmentalregulationsandshutdownin2002.Now,recognizingtheimportanceofhavingmorethanonesupplierofthisimportantresource,otherrareearthowningcountrieslikeIndiaandAustraliaareeitherdustingofftheirrareearthminesorspeedinguptheirproduction.Itisbelievedthatthedebateoverrareearthswillbecomelouderinthecomingmonthsandyears.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutrareearths?A．TheyareactuallyasabundantasCopper.B．Theycanbeminedeasilyasothermetals.C．Theycanonlybefoundinafewcountries.D．Theyarenotreallyasrareastheyarenamed.2、ComparedwithChina,America.A．paidmoreattentiontoEuropiumB．haslargerdepositsofrareearthsC．startedproducingrareearthsearlierD．hasmorerareearthmines3、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatrareearths.A．arenowingreatdemandB．cannowbeusedinfewfieldsC．areharmfultotheenvironmentD．willsoonbereplacedbyothermetals22．（8分）Theyfollowyouinthestreet.Theyaskyouformoneyandtheydon’tleaveyoualonewhenyoutrytosayno.Theyaretheaggressivestreet-working,fund-raisingcharityworkers,otherwiseknownas“chuggers”.Theterm“chugger”isacombinationoftwowords,“charity”and“mugger”.Chuggersoftenworkinthestreet.Theysetupastallwithinformationaboutthecharitytheyrepresent,andtheytrytogetyoutodonatemoneytothecharity.Typically,theypreyonyourfeelingsofguilt,greetingyouwithquestionssuchas,“Doyoucareabouttheplanet?”or,“Whenwasthelasttimeyoudidsomethingforsomeoneelse?”Butasurveyoftheirstrategieshasfoundthatsomecharityvolunteersarefarfromcharitable.“Manychuggerssimplyrefusetobackoffwhenaskedtodoso,’’saidBrianJones,aspokespersonforacharitywatchdog(监察人).“Oneoftheproblemsisthatsomechuggerssaytheyareworkingasvolunteers,”headded.“However,theyaren’treally.Mostofthe50chuggerswespoketoshowedlittleinterestinanythingotherthanraisingthemaximumamountofcashintheminimumamountoftime.Theygetpaidfromthissoitmakessense.Also,afifthoffundraisershadnovisibleIDandalmostaquarterfailedtogiveclearinformationaboutthecausetheywererepresenting.Byemployingchuggerswhobreakthelaw,tellliesorrefusetoleavemembersofthepublicalone,charitiesunderminethetrustweallinstinctivelyhaveinthem.”ButShirleyBosworth,chiefexecutiveoftheInstitutionofFundraising,saidface-to-facefundraisingremains“anappropriateandeffectivemethod”.“Itenablescharitiestoengagewithaparticulardemographicofdonor,anditmeansthatcharityanddonorcanenterintoadialogueaboutwhatthecharitydoesandhowthedonor’smoneywillbeused,”sheexplained.1、Whatdochuggersdoaccordingtothepassage?A．Theyrobmoneyofstrangers.B．Theycheatyouintobuyingthings.C．Theyaskyoutodonatemoneyforcharities.D．Theyhurtyourfeelingsbyaskingquestions.2、What’sthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thesurveyofcharityvolunteers.B．Theproblemswithcharityvolunteers.C．Thebasicinformationaboutcharityvolunteers.D．TheattitudeBrianJonestakestowardcharityvolunteers.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“undermine”mayprobablymean?A．betrayB．strengthenC．buildD．weaken4、HowdoesShirleyBosworthfeelaboutwhatchuggersdo?A．It’suseful.B．It’sdisgusting.C．It’sabsurd.D．It’spopular.23．（8分）Intoday’sworldofmobilepayments,allwereallyneedisasmartphone.Butthetraditionalwallet（钱包）becausepopularagainafterAzatTovmasyan,whousedtolosehiswallets,hadacreativeidea.Thus,Volermansmartwalletwasborn,aimingtomaketraditionalwalletscoolagainbybringingthemintothehigh-techage.Voltermansmartwalletstakeswalletsafetytoanewlevel.It’sequippedwithhigh-techfunctions,suchasanalarmwillwarnyousothatyoudon’tleaveitbehind.Andifyourwalletislostorstolen,theGPStrackercanhelpyoufindit.Evenmoreinterestingisthefront-facingcamera.“Ifsomeonedarestoopenyourwalletsecretly,alittlecamerainsidewilltakeapictureandsendittoyourmobilephoneviaInternet.”AzatTovmasyansaid.“Onceyourwalletisstolen,youwillfinditeasilywiththehelpofapictureofthethief.”headded.Thehigh-techwalletwillbereleased（发行）laterthisyearandwillcomeinthreemodels,withthecheapestonecosting＄179.1、WhichisTRUEaboutthesmartwalletaccordingtothetext?A．Itcanbeboughtatthestorenow.B．Itischeaperthanthetraditionalwallet.C．Itcan’tbeopenedbyanyoneelseexcepttheowner.D．IthasconnectionwiththesmartphoneviaInternet.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A．Thetechnology.B．Theprice.C．Thelogo.D．Theinventor.3、Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Atravelguide.B．Asciencemagazine.C．Abookreview.D．Aliteraturewebsite.24．（8分）Dr.AmandaHarriswasreadyforsleepsinceitwasalready11pm.Thephonerang.Ontheotherendofthelinewasawomanabouttobreakapromise.Thewomanwashermother’sneighbor.FloraHarrishadmadetheneighborswearshewouldn’ttellherdaughtershe’dhadaheartattackandwasinhospital.Theneighborwiselydecidedtodisobeyorders.Amandadesperatelywantedtogettothehospitalimmediately,butshecouldn’t.ShelivesinWashingtonD．C．,andhermotherlivesinCalifornia.Forthepastyearandahalf,AmandahasgonetoLosAngeleseveryothermonthtotakecareofhermother.FloraHarristakescareofherhusband,James,who’s91andhasAlzheimer’sdisease.Theyliveintheirownhome,andacaregivercomestohelpthemafewhoursaday.AmandaisoneofmanyAmericansfacingtheheartacheofhowtotakecareofagingparentsfromafar.She’softenworriedandguilty,nottomentionbusywithademandingjob,twoteenagedaughtersandthefrequenttripstoCalifornia.Insomeways,Amandaislucky.ShehastheresourcestomakethetripstoLosAngeles.Plus,sheisadoctorwhotreatstheelderly.She’streatedcountlesspatientswhosechildrenlivefaraway.“Butit’sstilltough,”shesays.“Icanforeseewhatthenextfewyearsaregoingtolooklike,andit’snotaprettypicture.Therewillcomeatimewhenmyfatherwon’trecognizemeandIworryhe’sgoingtobeviolentandhurtmymother.”Sowhatdoyoudowhenyouliveacontinentawayfromyouraging,sickparents?Youcanhiresomeonetohelp,butyoucan’tcountonitcompletely.1、WhyisAmandaworriedandguilty?A．Sheistiredoftakingcareofherhusband.B．ShecannotaffordtogotoCaliforniaoften.C．Shecannottakegoodcareofheragingparents.D．Shehasheartdiseaseandcannotdoademandingjob.2、TheauthorconsidersAmandaluckybecause________.A．herparentsarewellcaredbyacaregiverB．shehasexperienceoftreatingtheelderlyC．herparentsarenotveryoldD．shehasalotoffreetime3、What’soneofthesymptomsofapersonwithAlzheimer’sdisease?A．Havingnosenseofpain.B．Havingheartattacksoften.C．Alwaysfeelingworriedandguilty.D．Beingunabletorecognizerelatives.4、Thewriterwritesthispassageinorderto_________.A．stresstheimportanceoftendingagingparentsB．givesomeadviceontendingagingparentsfromafarC．introducethecurrentsituationofagingparentsintheUSAD．showthedifficultyoftendingagingparentslivingfaraway25．（10分）BangkokDestinationGuideTravelinBangkokisoftendescribedasawhirlwind—it’shot,chaotic,crowded,andfullofexoticenergy.Thispopulartourismdestinationisacityofextremeswithmajestictemples,floatingmarkets,romanticrooftoprestaurants,andawiderangeofaccommodationstosuiteverybudget.Readthroughourbriefguidetolearnaboutthisexcitingcityandbeginplanningyourjourney.Peak(高峰)SeasonPopulationLanguage(s)CurrencyJanuaryClimateJulyClimateNovembertoFebruary8,280,925ThaiThaiBahtAveragehigh33.2℃Averagehigh33.2℃Must-SeeAttractionsBangkokissometimesreferredtoasthe“VeniceoftheEast”becauseofitsnetworkofcanals,sotakeaboattourtoseesightsliketheKhmerwats(僧院)andtheriversidehouses.Whileexploringthecity,you’lldefinitelywanttosamplesomeofthestreetfoodoptions—oftenfresherandmoreuniquethaninthesurroundingrestaurants!TogetadoseofThaiculture,visittheWatArun,theGrandPalace,WatParkeaw,andWatPho.TransportationTherearetwoairportthatserveBankok,SuvamabhmiAirportandDonMuangAirport,andbotharelocatedabout30kilometersfromcitycentre.MosttravelerswhoflyintoSuvarnabhumitaketheairportraillinktogetdowntown.ThemostimportanttrainstationistheHuaLamphongStation,andrailwaylinesextendinalldirections.It’snotagoodideatotravelaroundBankokbycarsincetrafficisverycongested.RecommendedRestaurantsFoodisabigdealinThailand.andthereareplentyofcheapeats,high-endrestaurants,andstreetfooddelightstokeepyourtastebudssatisfiedeverymeal.RestaurantCuisineLocationPriceNoticesLungYaiIsaanDinDaengBudgetOffthebeatenpathandnevertouristyIssayaSiameseClubThai4SoiSriAksorn,ChuaphloengRd.PriceyOrderamixofchefrecommendationstotrysomethingnewBankaraRamenJapanese32/1SukhumvitSoi39BudgetTrythesignatureramenwithchashu140、WhichmonthisinthepeakseasontotravelinThailand?A．March. B．July.C．October. D．December.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“its”referto?A．Venice’s. B．Bangkok’s.C．Khmer’s. D．Thai.2、WhydoestheauthorthinktravellingaroundBangkokbycarisabadidea?A．It’seasytogettothecitycenter.B．It’seasytoreachherailwaystation.C．It’seasytomeettrafficjam.D．It’seasytogoalldirections.3、WherewillyougoifyouwanttotryexpensiveThaifood?A．InDinDaeng.B．InIssayaSiameseClub.C．InLungYai.D．InBankaraRamenRestaurant.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）“Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy–they’regivenafterall.Choicecanbe1.”IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.Icameacrossthefact2theInternetusagewasgrowingat2,300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrew3fast,andtheideaofbuildinganonline4withmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI5forayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedto6myjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’t,andIwasn’tsure7toexpect.MacKenzietoldmeI8goforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobea(an)9,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofvery10people,andIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooks11.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,12carefullytome,andfinallysaid,“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,13itwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.”Thatlogic14tome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hours15makingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasa(an)difficult16,butfinally,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.

AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehaunted（纠缠）byadecisiontonot17atall.Aftermuchconsideration,Itooktheless18pathtofollowmy19,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareour20.1、A．easyB．hardC．valuableD．wrong2、A．whatB．whichC．thatD．whether3、A．thisB．thatC．atD．by4、A．bankB．clothesstoreC．bookstoreD．jobmarket5、A．gotmarriedB．havemarriedC．hadmarriedD．hadbeenmarried6、A．continueB．offerC．getD．quit7、A．howB．whoC．whatD．when8、A．mustn’tB．couldn’tC．shouldn’tD．should9、A．workerB．inventorC．managerD．farmer10、A．smartB．stupidC．lazyD．bad11、A．inthefirmB．onthefarmC．ontheInternetD．intheAmazon12、A．saidB．sayingC．listenedD．listening13、A．butB．andC．becauseD．or14、A．madesometroubleB．madesomesenseC．madenosenseD．madenocontributions15、A．afterB．beforeC．sinceD．for16、A．giftB．companyC．wayD．choice17、A．sayB．listenC．tryD．ask18、A．safeB．hardC．longD．dangerous19、A．bossB．inventorC．passionD．regret20、A．giftsB．bossesC．firmaD．choices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）Onacoldeveningwithsnowfloatingintheair,Igot1．(stick)ontheroadbecauseofaflattire(轮胎).Iattempted2．(seek)helpfromthepassingcars,butnoonestopped.AsIwasabouttogiveuphope,aman3．（drive）anolddirtycarcametomyaid.Tobehonest,Iwasscaredwhenhefirstapproachedme.Eyeinghimupanddown,Ithoughttomyself,“Thereisaverygoodchance4．hemayrobme,”Heseemedtohavesensedmydiscomfortsohetriedtoeasemy5．（anxious）byintroducinghimself.Hisactofkindnessmademefeelashamedtohavequestionedhisintentions.6．wasreallyconsiderateofhimtostoptohelpaperfectstrangerlikeme,especiallyinsuchterribleweather.Thus,afterthesparetirewasfitted,Iasked7．muchIowedhim.Iwantedtopayhimback.8．(surprising),hedidnottakemyofferbutrathertoldmetopasstheactofkindnessforwardandhelpmorepeople9．need.Ashesaidthosewords,Inoticedhimwearingasmileofcontentment.Helpingothersseemedavery10．（nature）thingtohim.Iwitnessedthetruebeautyofhumannatureinhim.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）Astimepassingby,youngstudentsfromallovertheworldgettogetheratoneofthesixteenconservationcamps、Theaimistohelpprotectingthecountrysideanditswildlife、Manyanimalsandplantsareindangerofdisappearforever、Thedormouse,akindofmouse,forexample,needswoodlandplantsforfoodandtreestostay、It’shabitatisbeingdestroyedbymananditneedsourhelptosurvive、Throughthisactivityyouwilllearnaboutthenatureandhowtoprotectit、Ourtrainedleaderswillcompanyyouandtellyoueverythingwhatyouneedtoknow、Becauseofthis,youneedn’ttohaveanyexperience,justenergyandenthusiasm、Youwillexplorethecountryside