2023届广东省江门市高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse2．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．aslongas D．until3．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent4．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute5．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone6．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore7．Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom8．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so9．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when10．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!11．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted12．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned13．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives14．Countrypeopledon'tpretendtohavetheseridiculousmannerswhicharenecessary_____wecallpolitesociety．A．what B．inwhatC．which D．inwhich15．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom16．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup17．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat18．Ourteacherenteredtheclassroom,__________.A．abookinhand B．bookinhandC．bookinhishandD．abookinhands19．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given20．Whydoesshealwaysdrivetowork____shecouldeasilytakethetrain?A．unless B．untilC．before D．when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）Youcan’tseeyoursleepingpetsbrainwaves,butitsbehaviorcantellyouwhenyourcatmightbedreaming.Ifyouwatchclosely,you’llseethatasshefallsasleep,herbreathingbecomesslowandregularwithherbodystill.Shehasenteredthefirststageofsleep,calledslow-wavesleep.Afterabout15minutesyou’llnoticeachangeinherbreathing.Hereyesmoveunderherclosedlids,herpawstwitch(抽动)andsheflicks(尤指用手指或手快速地轻抚)anear.Shehasentereddreaming.Althoughshetwitchesandmakeslittlegrunting(嘟嘟)noises,messagesfromherbraintothelargemusclesinherlegsareblocked,soshecan’trunabout.Sheisinastateof“sleepparalysis(麻痹)”.MichelJouvet,aFrenchscientist,interruptedtheirsleepparalysis.Eventhoughtheywerecompletelyasleep,thedreamingcatsbegantorunforballsthatJouvetcouldn’tseeandarched(弓起)theirbacksatunseenenemies.Hefigureshewaswatchingthemactouttheirdreams!Obviously,thedreamingcatsseemedtobepractisingimportantcatskills:following,pouncing(猛扑),andfighting.Inanotherstudy,MattWilsonrecordedratsbrainwaveswhiletheylearnedmazes(迷宫).Oneday,heleftthebrain-wave-recordingmachineonwhiletheratsfellasleep.ThepatternofbrainwavesinthesleepingratsmatchedthepatternfromthemazesocloselythatWilsoncouldfigureoutexactlywhichpartofthemazeeachratwasdreamingabout!Manyresearchersnowthinkthatinbothpeopleandanimals,onepurposeofdreamsistopractiseimportantskillsandfigureoutrecentlearning.Thismayexplainwhysomanypeopledreamaboutfightingandescaping,skillsthatwereprobablyimportanttoourancestors,andwhydreamingaffectsourabilitytolearn.Doallanimalsdream?Fromlookingatthebrainwavesofsleepinganimals.Howoftenanimalsdreamseemstobetiedtobodysize.Catsdreamaboutevery15minutes,miceevery9minutes,andelephantsevery2hours.Andthoughcowsandhorsesusuallysleepstandingup,theyonlydreamwhenlyingdown.1、WhatdoesMichelJouvetfindinhisstudy?A．Thedreamingcatsareinastateofbodyparalysis.B．Thedreamingcatsoftenpractisetheirimportantskills.C．Theeyesofdreamingcatsmovedwhilebodiesarestill.D．Themusclesofthedreamingcatsareblockedtomove.2、Whatcanyouknowaboutdreamingfromthepassage?A．Dreamingalotcanhelphumanslearnmore.B．Learningmazesisthebasicskillforcatstolearn.C．RatsoftendreamstomakecertaintheirrecentlearningD．Fightingandescapingarenotimportantskillsforancestors.3、Whichanimalmaydreammostfrequently?A．Rats. B．Dogs.C．Cows. D．Elephants4、Howdoestheauthordevelophispassage?A．Bymakingcomparisons. B．ByusingfiguresC．Bytellingstories D．Byshowingfacts22．（8分）Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(财产),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses23．（8分）JohnD．Rockefelleroncesaid:“Theabilitytodealwithpeopleisaspurchasableacommodity(商品)assugarorcoffee.AndIwillpaymoreforthatabilitythanforanyotherunderthesun.”Wouldn’tyousupposethateverycollegeinthelandwouldruncourses:todevelopthehighest-pricedabilityunderthesun?Butthat’snotthecase.TheUniversityofChicagoandtheUnitedY.M.C．A．Schoolsconductedasurveytodeterminewhatadultswanttostudy.Thatsurveycost$25,000andtooktwoyears.ThelastpartofthesurveywasmadeinMeriden,Connecticut.IthadbeenchosenasatypicalAmericantown.EveryadultinMeridenwasInterviewedandrequestedtoanswer156questions—questionssuchas“Whatisyourbusinessorprofession?Youreducation?Howdoyouspendyoursparetime?Whatisyourincome?Yourhobbies?Yourambitions?Yourproblems?Whatsubjectsareyoumostinterestedin?”andsoon.ThatSurveyrevealedthathealthistheprimeinterestofadultsand,that.theirsecondinterestispeople—howtounderstand,and,getalongwithpeople;howtomakepeoplelike,you;andhowtowinothersovertoyourwayofthinking.SothecommitteeconductingthissurveydecidedtorunsuchacourseforadultsinMeriden.Theysearchedforapracticaltextbookonthesubjectbutfoundnothing.Finallytheyapproachedoneoftheworld'soutstandingauthoritiesonadulteducationandaskedhimifheknewofanybookthatmettheneedsofthisgroup.“No,”hereplied,“Iknowwhatthoseadultswant.Butthebooktheyneedhasneverbeenwritten.”Iknewfromexperiencethatthisstatementwastrue,forImyselfhadbeensearchingforyearstodiscoverapractical,workinghandbookonhumanrelations.Sincenosuchbookexisted,Ihavetriedtowriteoneforuseinmyowncourses.Andhereitis.Ihopeyoulikeit.1、TheUniversityofChicagoandtheUnitedY.M.C．A．Schoolsconductedthesurvey______.A．tofindoutwhatadultswanttolearnB．tofindoutwhatadults'ambitionsareC．tofigureoutwhattypeofpersonisthemostpopularD．tofigureoutthenumberofpeoplewhowanttolearn2、Howwasthestudycarriedout?A．ByinvitingtheadultstoanAmericantown.B．Byaskingtheadultstoanswersomequestions.C．Byinvitingtheadultstoparticipateinanexperiment.D．Bycollectingtheadults*opinionsoncollegeeducation.3、Whatproblemdidthecommitteemeetwith?A．Theylackedfinancialsupport.B．Theylackedexperiencedteachers.C．Theycouldn’tattractenoughstudents.D．Theycouldn’tfindasuitabletextbook.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadvertiseanewcourse.B．Tointroduceanewsurvey.C．Toexplainwhyhehaswrittenabook.D．Toprovehumanrelationsareimportant.24．（8分）Exposinglivingtissuetosubfreezingtemperaturesforlongcancausepermanentdamage.Microscopicicecrystals(结晶体)cutcellsandseizemoisture(潮气),makingdonororgansunsuitablefortransplantation.Thus,organscanbemadecoldforonlyafewhoursaheadofaprocedure.Butasetoflastingnewantifreezecompounds(化合物)—similartothosefoundinparticularlyhardy(耐寒的)animals—couldlengthenorgans’shelflife.ScientistsattheUniversityofWarwickinEnglandwereinspiredbyproteinsinsomespeciesofArcticfish,woodfrogsandotherorganismsthatpreventbloodfromfreezing,allowingthemtoflourishinextremecold.Previousresearchhadshownthesenaturalantifreezemolecules(分子)couldpreserveratheartsat-1.3degreesCelsiusforupto24hours.Buttheseproteinsareexpensivetoextract(提取)andhighlypoisonoustosomespecies.“Foralongtimeeveryoneassumedyouhadtomakesynthetic(人造的)alternativesthatlookedexactlylikeantifreezeproteinstosolvethisproblem,”saysMatthewGibson,achemistatWarwickwhoco-authoredthenewresearch.“Butwefoundthatyoucandesignnewmoleculesthatfunctionlikeantifreezeproteinsbutdonotnecessarilylooklikethem.”Mostnaturalantifreezemoleculeshaveamixtureofregionsthateitherattractorrepelwater.Scientistsdonotknowexactlyhowthisprocesspreventsicecrystalformation,butGibsonthinksitmightthrowwatermoleculesintopush-pullchaosthatpreventsthemfromtuningintoice.Tocopythismechanism,heandhiscolleaguessynthesizedspiral-shapedmoleculesthatweremostlywater-repellent—buthadironatomsattheircentersthatmadethemhydrophilic,orwater-loving.Theresultingcompoundsweresurprisinglyeffectiveatstoppingicecrystalsfromforming.SomewerealsoharmlesstotheroundwormCaenorhabditiselegans,indicatingtheymightbesafeforotheranimals.“Thesecompoundsarereallycoolbecausetheyarenotproteins—theyareothertypesofmoleculesthatnonethelesscandoatleastpartofwhatnaturalantifreezeproteinsdo,”saysClaradoAmaral,abiologistatMountSt.JosephUniversity,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch.Gibson’santifreezecompoundswillstillneedtobetestedinhumans,however,andmaybeonlypartofasolution.“Wedon’thavethewholepictureyet,”doAmaraladds.“It’snotjustonemagicalcompoundthathelpsfreeze-tolerantorganismssurvive.It’sawholesuiteofadaptations.1、Whatwillhappeniforgansarekeptforalongtimeintemperaturesbelowzero?A．Theywillhaveicecrystalformationinside.B．Theywillnotsufferpermanentdamage.C．Theywillhavelongershelflife.D．Theywillbefitfortransplantation.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutnaturalantifreezeproteins?A．TheylooklikeGibson’santifreezecompounds.B．Theyarecomposedofantifreezemoleculesharmlesstootherspecies.C．Theyarespiral-shapedandhaveironatomsattheircenters.D．Theycanbefoundinorganismslivinginfreezingcoldweather.3、Howareantifreezemoleculespreventedfromicecrystals?A．Bycreatingcompoundsbothwater-repellentandwater-loving.B．Byextractingtheproteinsfromsomehardyanimals.C．Bymakingsyntheticalternativeslikeantifreezeproteins.D．Bycopyingspiral-shapedmoleculesmostlywater-resistant.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Push-pullchaosmightpreventwatermoleculesfromturningintoice.B．Thefinalsolutiontopreservingdonororganshasbeenfoundrecently.C．ChemicalsinspiredbyArcticanimalscouldlengthenorgans’shelflife.D．Gibson’santifreezecompoundscandowhatnaturalantifreezeproteinsdo.25．（10分）Whenitcomestogifts,it’snoteasytoshopforsomeonewhenyou’renotsurewhatthey’reinto.Thankfully,CrateandBarrel’ssisterstore—themodern,fancyversion—CB2hasagiftcollectionthatisjustasbeautifulasitispractical.They’reknownfortheirmoderndesigns.We’veeditedalistofsomeofourfavoritegiftideasfromCB2soyou'llknowjustwhattoget.GalacticJewelryBox($21)Thisjewelryboxisnotonlyaplacetostoreyourjewels,butitlookslikeoneitself.“DesignedbyUK-basedSeascapeCuriosities,thejewelryboxbringsdeepspacetoyourroom.Openstoragespacelinedwithlightgreycottonvelvetholdsmost-preciouspossessions,”CB2states.Thebestpart?It’sunder$25.FlamingoCatchall($29.95)DesignedbytheBritishfashiondesignerMatthewWilliamson,thisflamingocatchallisapopofcolorineveryroomandoffersasecureplacetostoresomeofyourfavoriterings,earrings,orlittleitems.Notonlyisitanawesomeadditiontojustaboutanyhome,it’salsoagreatconversationstarteratdinnerparties.HeritageNavyLeatherActivityBall($49)It’sagreatgiftforthemaninyourlifewholovessports.Craftedwithdesignandfunctioninmind,handmadeactivityball(thinkofitasasmallerbasketball)standsuptoyearsofplayandevengetsbetterlookingwithage.It’sasuperadditiontoanybookshelf.BlackNickelCocktailShaker($24.95)Thiscocktailshakerstartsoffwithasmokyblackfinishandfadesintogrey.It’sfashionable,functional,and—aboveall—easytoclean.1、Whichofthefollowinggiftswouldyouliketochooseifyourbrotherlovesfootball?A．GalacticJewelryBox.B．FlamingoCatchall.C．HeritageNavyLeatherActivityBall.D．BlackNickelCocktailShaker.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutthefourgifts?A．GalacticJewelryBoxiseasytoclean.B．FlamingoCatchallcaninspirepeopletostartatopic.C．Madebyhand,LeatherActivityBallisfragile.D．BlackNickelCocktailShakeristhecheapest.3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToadvertisegiftsfromCB2.B．Toexplainthefunctionsofgifts.C．TosellproductscreatedbyCB2.D．Tostrikeadealonfashiondesign.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）MadisonWilliams,aged13,wasstudyinginherbedroominDublin,Ohio.Suddenly,hermother,LeighWilliams,rushedinsaying1,“Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank（化粪池）,andnoonecan2him.”Theyrantotheneighbor’syard,wheretheyfoundtheboy’sdesperatemotherandotherpeople3aseptictankopeningthatwasslightlywiderthana4.Theboy,only2,hadslippedin.Madisonquickly5thesituation.Shewastheonlyonewhocould6throughthesmallhole.Without7,shegotonherstomachnexttotheopening,placedher8outinfrontofher,9toldtheadults,“Lowermein.”Leighandtheothers10herwaistandlegs.Shemovedherarmsandshouldersfromsidetosideuntilshegotthroughthe11.Inside,thetankwasdark,andtheairwassick.Sheusedherhandsto12theboyinthedirtywater,andjammedherleftwrist13ahiddenpole,injuringthemusclesinherwristandarm.Ignoringher14,Madisoncontinued.Minutestickedbybeforeshe15graspedhisfoot.Then,tenminutesafterMadisonhad16thetank,sheandtheboywere17.Buttheboywasn’toutof18.Hehadbeenkeptfromoxygenlongenoughthathewasn’t19.Anadultgavehimseveralhardhitsontheback.ItwasonlywhenMadisonheardhimcrythatsheknewhewas20.Madison’sactionmadeherahero.1、A．impatientlyB．bravelyC．anxiouslyD．calmly2、A．reachB．seeC．recognizeD．hear3、A．coveringB．repairingC．diggingD．surrounding4、A．bowlB．plateC．basketballD．tap5、A．acceptedB．surveyedC．rememberedD．drew6、A．fitB．breakC．walkD．look7、A．effortB．helpC．doubtD．hesitation8、A．armsB．feetC．clothesD．glasses9、A．stillB．evenC．andD．so10、A．loweredB．heldC．pushedD．pressed11、A．waterB．openingC．passageD．gate12、A．examB．greetC．shakeD．feel13、A．againstB．withC．onD．towards14、A．lifeB．timeC．injuryD．direction15、A．carefullyB．finallyC．againD．just16、A．searchedB．touchedC．enteredD．observed17、A．liftedoutB．steppedforwardC．movedonD．cameaway18、A．balanceB．orderC．controlD．trouble19、A．talkingB．sleepingC．breathingD．smiling20、A．sadB．OKC．hungryD．different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）IcanwellrememberthatIwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”beforethewholeclassattheageof9!Youcanimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwaswithsomanyeyes2．(fix)uponme.Ihadno3．(choose)buttoprepareforit,though.Firstofall,Iwastodraftthespeech,whichwasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart4．(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory—fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.Imadeit！Overcomeit5．wewillbeabletoachieveourgoals.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处语言错误，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。IfeltdelightedtobeinformedthenewsthatIwouldbeourStudentUnion’snextministerofhealth、Therefore,whenIcalmeddown,Ibegantorealizewhatchallengingthejobwouldbe、IcanstillrememberthefirsttimeIholdameetingwithallthemembers,thatwasarealchallengeforme、Withsomanyeyesfixingonme,Istruggledtospeakasmyfaceandearsturnedcompletered、Ihadneverfeltsonervousago、AlthoughIwentthrougha