2023届江苏省泰州市重点高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when2．Mothertoldmeinaphonecallthatshehadwrittentomeaweekbefore,butIhaven’treceived__________.A．one B．it C．something D．anything3．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout4．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood5．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there6．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what7．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic8．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent9．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover10．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/11．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs12．We______becarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.A．may B．can C．might D．should13．—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.—Her______smilecan’thidehersorrow.A．arbitrary B．artificialC．compulsory D．conventional14．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where15．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather16．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof17．Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive­storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it18．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto19．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown20．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how 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）ItwasaFridaymorning,7:30a.m.IfelttoolazytodrivemycarsoIaskedmysontobookataxi.Infiveminutes,thetaxireachedtheentrancegate,waitingformyarrival.Ijustsawthecarnumberandenteredinsidethecar.IwassobusythatIdidn’tpayanyattentiontothedriver.Iwassearchingforanimportantpaperfrommybag,soIsaid,“Please,goquick!I’minahurry!”Thevoicecame,“Yes,Ma’am!”IwassurprisedwhenIheardafemalevoice!Istoppedmyworkforasecondandlookedatthedrive.Thedriverwasayounglady.Maybe,aroundthirtyorthirty-two!Forthefirsttime,Isawaladydrivingataxi!Hundredtimes,Ihadtraveledinataxi,butIneversawanyladydrivingataxi,Ididn’tknowwhyIbecamesoenthusiasticaboutknowingwhyshehadchosenthisprofession.SoIstartedtheconversation,“Ifyoudon’tmind,canIaskyousomequestions?”“Yes,ma’am!Noproblem.”“Iguess,youarewellqualified!”“Yes,ma’am.Ihavecompletedmyeducation.IhavedonemyMBAcourse.”“Oh,myGod!Whydidyouthenchoosethisprofession,insteadofgoingforanacademiccareer?”Shesmiledandthewaysheexpressedherviewsmademeamazed!Verypolitely,shesaid“Drivingwasmypassion(热情)frommychildhood,ma’am!OfcourseIdorespecteachandeveryjob.Inthiscase,atleastIfulfillmydesire!Ilovedriving!Idon’tmindforabigorsmalljob.IwantajobwhereIcangetsatisfaction.IgetoffersfromM.N.CbutIpreferthisonebecauseIlikeit!Iknow,Ican’tgetenoughmoneyoutofit,yetasItellyou‘Ilovedriving!’That’sit.”1、WhydidtheauthortakeataxitoworkthatFridaymorning?A．Becausehersondidn’twanthertodrive.B．Becauseshewastoolazytodrivehercar.C．Becauseshehadtotravelalongdistance.D．Becauseshehadtogotoworkinahurry.2、Forwhatpurposedidtheauthorstarttotalktothedriver?A．Togivesomeadviceonhowtodrivesafely.B．TolearnsomedrivingskillsfromthetaxidriverC．Toknowwhyshechoseadriverasherprofession.D．ToaskthedriversomethingabouttheMBAcourse.3、Whatcanweknowaboutthefemaledriver?A．Shewaswell-educated.B．Herservicewannotgood.C．Shedidn’tfinishherMBAcourse.D．Shewassurprisedtoseetheauthor.4、Whatattitudedotheauthorprobablykeeptothefemaledriver?A．objectiveB．favorableC．neutralD．notmentioned22．（8分）ABriefIntroductiontoSomeDictionariesNormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryThishandytranslatorprovidesyouwith5,000,000totaltranslationtoandfromSpanishandEnglish!Thisdictionaryisspeciallydesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskillfrombeginnertoadvanced.BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatorThisspecialmodelfeaturesthelargestandmostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.AdvancedEnglishspeech,accentcorrectionfunctionandspecializedtermsdatabasewillhelpyoucommunicate.Businessorganizerswillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryItisthenearestwordfinder.Itisalsogreatforcrosswordpuzzles.Itwillshowyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneandthesameforover100citiesthroughouttheworldbysimplyenteringthefirstletterofthenameofthecity.EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorThisadvancedtalkinghandheldtranslatorfeaturesthefollowingdictionaries:thegeneralEnglish-Koreandictionaryfor215,905entries（词条）；popularKorean-Englishdictionaryfor183,279entries,andthedictionaryofChinesetraditionalcharactersfor7,24entries.TheLingoTraveler18ItisagreatvalueaswellasanInternationaltranslator.Drawonover96,000wordsand8,000usefulphrases.Equippedwithapowerfuldatabank,TheLingoTraveler18allowsyoutostoreallofyourappointments,telephonenumbers,andaddresses.1、WhichdictionarycanBetty'smotherbuytohelpherdaughterimproveherSpanish?A．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryB．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorC．SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryD．BrandV7Dictionary/Translator2、WhatisthefunctionofTheLingoTraveler18?A．Itprovidesyouwith96,000phrasesand8,000words.B．Itshowsyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneover100cities.C．Youcanstoreyourappointments,telephonenumbersandaddressesinit.D．Itwillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthedictionariesfromthetext?A．TheLingoTraveler18isapopularKorean-EnglishandChinesedictionary.B．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850Dictionaryisthenearestwordfinder.C．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/Translatorisdesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskill.D．BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatoristhemostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.23．（8分）Findingtruelovecanbepreytoughforalotofpeople,butaladyfromafairlywell-knownSanFranciscoadvertisingagencyseemstothinkmoneyhelps.Sheisoffering$10,000toanyofherfriendswhocanintroducehertoherMr.Right.Shewantstofindherfuturehusbandthroughthisway.Theunnamedhusbandseekerwhosentouttheemailhadjustfinishedreadingthebest-sellingbooknamedLeanIn.Itwas11p.m.onaSundaynightandsherealizedthiswasthesecondself-helpbookshehadreadinthemonth.Shewasstillsingle.Thingswerenotlookingfine,buttherewashopeforherstill.Ifthebookhadtaughtheranything,itwasthatsheneededtotakeamorepositiveroleinfindinglove.Afterall,ifshewantedtogetabetterjob,shewouldn’tjustsitoutsideanemployer’sbuildingandwaitforsomeonetoofferittoher,sowhyshouldfindingahusbandbeanydifferent?Butinsteadofgoingoutandmeetingnewpeopleshedecidedtowriteanemailtoallherfriends,offeringtogivethem$10,000onherweddingdayifanyofthemmanagedtointroducehertoherfuturehusband.“IamwritingyoutodaybecauseI’vedecidedtomakeanaggressiveactionplanonfindingthemanthatIgettohangoutwithforever,”thewomanwritesinheremail.“Introducingmetomyhusbandisjustnothighonyourto-dolist.ButIthinkIhaveanideathatmightchangethat…”Youguessedit,andthisiswheresheofferstorewardher“closestfriends”withcoldhardcash.“Iwillpersonallygivetenthousanddollarstothefriendwhointroducesmetomyhusband.”Hereishowtheprogramworks:Step1:Yousetmeuponadatewithaman.Step2:Imarrythatman.Step3:Igiveyou$10,000onmyweddingday.Iknowyou’rethinkingthatthisisnuts.Justplaincrazy.‘Youcanfindahusbandwithoutgiving$10,000.’Wellforstarters,thankyou!I’mhappy.”1、Whatdoestheladyoffer$10,000toanyofherfriendsfor?A．Celebratingthefactthatshehasmadeadecisiontofindahusband.B．Checkingthepowerofmoneyamonghercircleoffriends.C．EncouragingherfriendstohelpfindherMr.Right.D．Sharingherhappinessofhavingfoundtruelove.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nuts”meaninthelastparagraph?A．deliciousB．sensibleC．angryD．foolish3、What’sthepurposeoftheauthor’smentioninggettingabetterjobinParagraph2?A．Tostresstheimportanceoffindingagoodjob.B．Tostresstheimportanceoftakingapositiveattitude.C．Toshowthatwaitingpatientlyisnecessarytogetajob.D．Tostatethatweneedtobepatientbeforeajobisoffered.4、Whatkindofpersondoyouthinktheladyis?A．AdventurousB．ImaginativeC．ConsiderateD．Polite24．（8分）Ifyouareastudent,youmaybeprobablyrequiredbyyourteachertoreadquicklyinclass.Youhavebeentaughttoskimorscan,tolookforkeywordssoastounderstandthemainideaofthearticleandtheimportantpointsinthearticle.Skimmingandscanningisagoodstrategywhenyouarepressedfortime,suchaswhenyouaretakinganexam,buttoday,manypeopleskimandscaneverythingandtheyhavelosttheabilitytoenjoyreading.Inresponsetothis,somethingcalledthe"slowreadingmovement"hasbecomepopular.Theideaisthatpeopleshouldshutofftheircomputersandmobilephonesforhalfanhourorforty-fiveminuteseachdayandenjoythepleasurereadingagoodbook—slowly!Inmanycitiesthereareevenslowreadingclubswheremembersgotoacafe,notdiscussbooks,buttositquietlywitheachother,drinkcoffeeandjustread.Researchershavefoundthatreadingslowly,especiallybooksoffiction,helpspeopleconcentrate,relaxandthinkaboutwhattheyarereading.Italsohelpspeopleempathize.Thislastpointisimportant.Whenyoureadanovelslowly,yougettounderstandthecharacters’emotionsandtoseetheworldthroughtheireyes.Reading,ofcourse,isn'teasy.Youhavetositstill,foronething.Anditcanseemboringwhencomparedtotheexcitementofplayingvideogames.But,forme,readinghasbeenanenduringpleasureinmylife.Fromtheageoften,whenIgotmyfirstlibrarycard,I’veenjoyedthecompanyofpiratesandheroes,ofevilcriminalsandcleverdetectives,ofthousandsofinterestingpeopleIwouldhavenevermetinreallife.Readingprovidedmewithescape,butitalsoenabledmetounderstandtheworldaroundme.Itwasaneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls.Inyourclassroom,youhavelearnedtoread“fast”.Outsideoftheclassroom,youshouldtrytolearntoread“slowly”.Youmaybesurprisedathowmuchyouenjoyit.1、Whenyouarehavinganexam,it'sacknowledgedthat________.A．readingslowlyisthebestwayB．readingwordforwordisagoodmethodC．readingfastisagoodstrategyD．readingcasuallyisawonderfulchoice2、WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthecharacteristicsof"slowreadingmovement"?A．Enjoyingthepleasureofreadingagoodbookslowly.B．Helpingpeoplerefreshandrelax.C．Understandingthecharacters'emotionsmoreaccurately.D．Gettingthemainideaofthearticlequickly.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“empathize”(para.3)mean?A．Benefitfromsomething.B．Feelsympathyforsomebody.C．Beinterestedinsomething.D．Sharefeelingswithsomebody.4、Whydoesthewritercallreading“aneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls”?A．Becausethereisnoneedtobuildwallsforthebooks.B．Becausealibrarycardiswhatyouneedtoenjoyreadinginthelibrary.C．Becausereadingenablespeopletobetterunderstandtheworldaroundthem.D．Becausetherearethousandsofinterestingpeopleinthebookswhocanhelpyouescape.25．（10分）Onedayyourpocketmightpoweryoursmartphone．Soonyoumayneverhavetoworryaboutyoursmartphonerunningoutofjuice．Yourclothingwillsimplypoweritbackupforyou．That'sthewordfromscientistsatChina'sChongqingandJinanUniversitiesinastudyjustpublishedinthejournalACSNano．Researchershavebeenhardatworkduringthelastfewyearstryingtocreatewearableenergy，orclothesthatcanchargethings．Theassumptionissimple．Peopletodayrelyheavilyupondevicessuchassmartphonesandtablets．Andthey'relookingforwaystorechargethesedevicesonthego．Soifyoucoulddesignclothingfabricthatcouldmakeuseofsolarpower-oneofthemostwidelyavailableandinexhaustiblerenewableenergysources-you'dbeabletochargeyourvariousdeviceswithease．Scientistshavehadsomepastsuccesscreatingenergy-harvestingfibers．Buttherewasalwaysoneproblemwhentheytriedtofashionthesethreadsintoself-poweredsmartclothes：Thefiberstheydesignedgotdamagedduringtheclothingmanufacturingprocess，namelyduringtheweavingandcutting．TheChongqingandJinanUniversityscientistssaythey'vesolvedthisproblembecausetheenergy-collectingandenergy-storingthreadstheycreatedarehighlyflexible-eachindividualthreadiseasilybendable，andnotsimplythefabricasawhole．Theteam'ssampletextilecanbefullychargedto1.2voltsin17second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B．Wantingtohavesomejuice．C．Beingpickedoutofadrink． D．Havingsomewaterrunningout．2、Whycouldsmartdresschargeaphone？______A．Asolarcellisattachedtothedress．B．Thefabricofthetextilecontainscurrent．C．Thefabricofthetextileiseasilybendable．D．Thefabricofthetextilecouldcollectandstorethesolarenergy．3、Whatisthescientists'attitudetowardsthescientifictechnology？______A．Optimistic． B．Pessimistic．C．Neutral． D．Doubtful．4、Thispassageiswrittento______．A．persuadereaderstobuynewclothesB．informreadersofthewaystousetheirdevicesC．introducenewwearableenergytoreadersD．remindreaderstowearsmartclothes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）Afewmonthsago,adriverwentthrougharedlightandcrashedintomycar.1,theaccidentwasnotmyfault.Thepolicearrivedandbegantaking2.IexplainedthatIhadbeengoingatabout55km/h.“Soyouweregoingabout50km/h...”hesaid.“No,IsaidIwasdoingabout55km/h,”Isaid.“Right,soyouweredoingabout50km/h...”againhe3.Inaslightly4tonebecauseIfeltIwasn’tbeingheard,Isaid:“No!Iwasdoingabout55km/h!”“OK,5that’sthewayyouwarnit,’’thislimetheofficersimplyreplied.Ididn’t6itatthetime,butIwasactually7myselfinthefoot.Myinsurancecompanypaidmeforthedamagestomycar.8.Itotallymissedtheboatontheotherdriver’sinsurancecompany.Thecityspeedlimitis50km/h.I9getting50percentlessthanIwouldhavefromtheotherguy’sinsurancecompany10IhadinsistedIwasdoing55km/h.Itsuddenly11methatthetrafficpolicemanhadbeentryingto12meout.Hehadn’t13aboutthe5km/h;hehadknown14abouttheinsurancethatIhadnot.Ithoughtaboutwhathadhappenedagain.ImighthavecarriedoninsistingthatItoldthe15,butIcouldatleasthave16himinsteadofactingsorudely.17,hehadbeentryingtodomeafavor.Sometimesthe18thingtodoistoletotherpeopletalkwhileyou19shutupandlisten.Never20―tohear,youhavetobeabletolisten.1、A．SuddenlyB．PerfectlyC．ClearlyD．Slightly2、A．statementsB．responsibilitiesC．offersD．tests3、A．requestedB．repeatedC．warnedD．sighed4、A．concernedB．annoyedC．excitedD．satisfied5、A．thoughB．untilC．ifD．or6、A．likeB．feelC．realizeD．make7、A．playingB．blamingC．cheatingD．shooting8、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．MoreoverD．Otherwise9、A．endedupB．couldn’thelpC．feltlikeD．gaveup10、A．unlessB．becauseC．whileD．but11、A．comfortedB．struckC．embarrassedD．confused12、A．seekB．helpC．showD．carry13、A．mindedB．thoughtC．jokedD．forgotten14、A．everythingB．nothingC．somethingD．anything15、A．storyB．truthC．reasonD．excuse16、A．remindedB．noticedC．treatedD．thanked17、A．AfterallB．IngeneralC．ByaccidentD．Believeitornot18、A．hardestB．smallestC．nearestD．latest19、A．simplyB．thankfullyC．hurriedlyD．vividly20、A．escapeB．forgetC．regretD．speak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）Hutongisakindofancienttypicalcity5lrcclinBeijing.1．(surround)theForbiddenCity,manywerebuiltduringtheYuan,MingandQing2．(dynasty).Inordertoestablishthestrongestpowerforemperors,theroyalfamilyplannedthecityandarrangedtheresidentialareas(住宅区).TheForbiddenCity-3．centeroftheBeijingcity,wastheroyalpalace.AttheendoftheQingdynasty,after4．(close)Chinacameundertheinfluencefromabroad,manyoldhutongslost5．(they)formerneat(灵巧的)arrangement.AfterthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949,theconditionsofhutong6．(improve).Butinrecentyears,thehousesinmanyhutongshavebeenpulled7．andthenreplacedbymodembuildings.Andthehutongtodayisfadingintotheshadeforbothtourists8．localpeople.However,intheurbandistrictofBeijing,hutongsstilloccupyone9．(three)ofthetotalarea,providinghousingforhalfpopulation,somanyhutongs10．(survive)theseyears.Inthisrespect,weseeBeijingasanancientyetmodemcity.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。TodayIvisitedanexperiencedEnglishteacher,whousedtobemom’s