2023届海南省农垦高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）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．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave2．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign3．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate4．Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremony______reallymatters.A．which B．it C．what D．that5．BathingcrabsareraisedintheYangchengLakeforatleastsixmonths，whichiswhatmakesthemauthenticand_____ahighprice．A．estimate B．fetchC．occupy D．predict6．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived7．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat8．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching9．Shehasexpressedherhope______theforeignstudentswillspreadthegoodwillandsincerityoftheChinesepeopletootherpartsoftheworld.A．that B．whichC．whether D．what10．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas11．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless12．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder¥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．adaptableB．adjustableC．adoptableD．affordable13．________yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.A．IfIread B．ShouldIreadC．HadIread D．IfIcouldhaveread14．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact15．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes16．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone17．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus18．Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin19．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．as C．eventhough D．incase20．WehadwantedtosurpriseFatherwithabirthdaygift,butmysister_______byaskinghimwhathewouldlike.A．lickedherlipsB．ateherwordsC．spiltthebeansD．pulledhisleg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）Evenplantcanrunafever，especiallywhenthey'reunderattackbyinsectsordisease．Butunlikehuman，plantscanhavetheirtemperaturetakenfrom3，000feetawaystraightup．Adecadeago，adoptingtheinfrared（红外线）scanningtechnologydevelopedformilitarypurposesandothersatellites，physicistStephenPaleycameupwithaquickwaytotakethetemperatureofcropstodeterminewhichonesareunderstress．Thegoalwastoletfarmersprecisely（精确的）targetpesticide（杀虫剂）sprayingratherthanrainpoisononawholefield，whichalwaysincludesplantsthatdon'thavepestproblems．Evenbetter，Paley'sRemoteScanningServicesCompanycoulddetectcropproblemsbeforetheybecamevisibletotheeye．Fixedonaplaneflownat3，000feetatnight，aninfraredscannermeasuredtheheatsentoutbycrops．Thedataweretransformedintoacolor﹣codedmapshowingwhereplantswererunning"fevers"．Farmerscouldthenspot﹣spray，using50to70percentlesspesticidethattheyotherwisewould．ThebadnewsisthatPaley'scompanycloseddownin1984，afteronlythreeyears．Farmersresistedthenewtechnologyandlong﹣termsupporterswerehardtofind．Butwiththerenewedconcernaboutpesticidesonproduceandrefinements（改进）ininfraredscanning，Paleyhopestogetbackintooperation．Agricultureexpertshavenodoubtthatthetechnologyworks．"Thistechniquecanbeusedon75percentofagriculturallandintheUnitedStates，"saysGeorgeOertherofTexasA&M，whorecentlyretiredfromtheDepartmentofAgriculture，thinksremoteinfraredcropscanningcouldbeadoptedbytheendofthedecade．ButonlyifPaleyfindsthefinancialsupportwhichhefailedtoobtain10yearsago．1、Plantswillgiveoutanincreasedamountofheatwhentheyare．A．facinganinfraredscannerB．sprayedwithpesticidesC．exposedtoextremesunraysD．inpoorphysicalcondition2、Inordertoapplypesticidesprayingprecisely，wecanuseinfraredscanningto．A．drawacolor﹣codedmapB．evaluatethedamagetothecropsC．locatetheproblemareaD．measurethesizeoftheaffectedarea3、Theapplicationofinfraredscanningtechnologytoagriculturemetwithsomedifficultiesof．A．thelackofofficialsupportB．itshighcostC．thelackoffinancialsupportD．itsfailuretohelpincreaseproduction4、Infraredscanningtechnologymaybebroughtbackintooperationbecauseof．A．fullsupportfromagriculturalexpertsB．theforcefulpromotionbytheDepartmentofAgricultureC．thedesireoffarmerstoimprovethequalityoftheirproduceD．growingconcernabouttheoveruseofpesticidesoncrops22．（8分）PanamaCity，PanamaForbeachvacationsthatgetyououtoftownandinviteyouandyourfamilytodiveintoculture，consideratriptoPanamaCity．Here，youwillenjoybeachesandcityexploring．BookyourstayattheWestinPlayaBonita，whereyoucanbookaroomstartingat﹩222anight．Therearevariousprograms，includingbeachOlympics，stargazing（天体观察）andSpanishlessons．Jupiter，FloridaThisplaceoffersyouqualitytimeyoucanspendwithyourlovedones．BookyourstayatJupiterBeachResort&Spa，withratesforafamilyoffourstartingat﹩207anight．Here，youcanshootbasketsatthebasketballcourts，takeadipinthepoolorteachyourchildrenbeachyoga．SanDiego，CaliforniaTheWestCoastisagreatspotforcheapbeachvacations，sotellyourfamilytopacktheirbagsforavisittoSanDiego．Acheap﹩10UberridefromtheairportwillhaveyoupullinguptheKonaKaiResort&Spa．Here，afamilyoffourcanstayinaDeluxeGuestRoomstartingat﹩159pernight．Yourkidscanpracticecannonballsatthepoolafteravisittotheworld﹣famousSanDiegoZoo．KiheiMaui，HawaiiForWestCoasterswhoaregrowingboredwiththeirbackyard，flytotheislandsofHawaii．StayattheAstonattheMauiBanyan，withachargeof﹩179anightforafamilyoffour．Here，you'llwitnesssomeofthebestsunsetsofyourlifewhileyourkidssplash（戏水）inthePacific，Andifyou'resetoncookingafancymeal，you'llenjoysuitesthatcomewithafullkitchen．1、Whichofthefollowingchargesyouleastanight？A．TheAstonattheMauiBanyan．B．TheWestinPlayaBonita．C．TheKonaKaiResort&Spa．D．JupiterBeachResort&Spa．2、WhatcanyoudoattheAstonattheMauiBanyan？A．Admirebeautifulsunsets．B．Visitaworld﹣famouszoo．C．Observefantasticstars．D．Playsomebeachsports．3、Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefourdestinations？A．Theyallofferroomswithafullkitchen．B．Theyareallintendedforfamilytrips．C．Theyallpickupvisitorsfromtheairport．D．Theyallprovidebikeridingonthebeach．23．（8分）MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmupsituations,andishesitanttotrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.“Girlsrule,boysdrool.”Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenyearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplaneinswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon（三项全能）.OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe’dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforehertu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B．excuse C．plan D．passion2、A．with B．under C．beside D．upon3、A．apologize B．shine C．forget D．quit4、A．researching B．teaching C．composing D．writing5、A．theory B．subject C．court D．ride6、A．left B．heard C．offered D．desired7、A．enjoy B．exchange C．adopt D．obtain8、A．studio B．stadium C．classroom D．office9、A．frightened B．surprised C．prepared D．satisfied10、A．guest B．strange C．fortunate D．smart11、A．Unless B．Though C．Until D．While12、A．distance B．spirit C．design D．shelter13、A．consulted B．mentioned C．understood D．blamed14、A．fortunate B．ready C．nervous D．sorry15、A．basic B．meaningful C．great D．funny16、A．moreover B．besides C．therefore D．however17、A．expected B．confirmed C．disturbed D．appreciated18、A．I B．she C．they D．he19、A．putout B．turnedout C．shoutedout D．figuredout20、A．confidence B．practice C．energy D．time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）What1．(be)Englishfor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit’sforpracticinggrammarrulesand2．(learn)listsofwords—the3．(long)thelists,thebetter.That’swrong.Manystudentsknowhundredsofgrammarrules,4．theycan’tspeakcorrectlyor5．(fluent).Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Englishistheworkinglanguage.Itiswidely6．(speak)andusedintheworld.BusinessmenandtouristsoftencometoChinawithoutbeingabletospeakChinese.Chinesebusinessmen,taxidriversandstudentstalkwiththemusingEnglish.Englishisalsothelanguageofglobalculture.YoucanlistentoEnglishsongs7．theradio8．useEnglishtocommunicatewithpeoplearoundtheworldthroughtheItem.Withsomanypeople9．(communicate)inEnglisheveryday,10．willbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.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女文，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。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。刪除：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。Lastweekend,myclassmateandIwentonacampingtripneartheriver.Itwasnotlongdistance,sowechosetogetherebybike.Westartedwithearlyinthemorning.Ontheway,wetalkedaboutthatwesawaround.Ittakesabouthalfanhourtogettotheplace.Onarriving,somegirlssatdown,hadherbreakfastandlistenedtothebirdssings.Someadmiredtheriverwhileothersdrewpictures.MyfriendsandIfoundaquietlyplaceandwentfishing.Tooursurprise,wegotmuchfishes.Timepassedsoquicklyandwehadtosaygoodbye.Ienjoyedthepleasantorexcitingtrip.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，暑假期间美国圣保罗中学(St.Paul’sSchool)进行了为期三周的学习和交流。在此期间.你的美国朋友约翰逊先生:(MrJohnson)在语言、生活等方面给你很大帮助,请根据下列提示和你的想象写一份书信。1.表达对约翰逊先生的感激之情;2.感谢约翰逊先生所给予的帮助;3.邀请约翰逊先生来中国观光旅游。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、D5、B6、A7、C8、D9、A10、D11、B12、D13、C14、C15、B16、D17、A18、B19、B20、C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、1、D2、C3、C4、D22、1、C2、A3、B23、1、D2、C3、D4、A24、1、D2、B3、C4、A25、Itiscommonlybelievedthatallovertheworld,boysandgirlsattendamixedschool,wheretheystudytogether.Butboysschoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotions（情感）andinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic.Alwaysboysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressiveness,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtocorrespondto(和……相符)the＂boycode＂ofhidingtheiremotionstobea＂realman＂.Surprisingly,thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.GeorgeCarl,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhengirlsdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscanadjustlessonstoboys’learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy’sauthor,AbigailJames,oftheUniversityofVirginia.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith＂boy-focused＂approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacuteeye,learnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven＂hands-on＂lessonswheretheyare