2023届江苏省无锡市江阴市四校高三下学期联合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．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit2．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded3．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs4．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides5．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned6．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase7．Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．availableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable8．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting9．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．aretrappingD．arebeingtrapped10．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile11．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone12．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough13．_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn14．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup15．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a;the D．/;a16．publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.A．TounlockB．UnlockC．UnlockedD．Unlocking17．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．amattending18．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which19．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether20．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth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）AthrillingpolarcompetitionbetweentwoadventurerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unsupportedandunassistedhadahappyendingwithbothexplorersachievingtheunprecedentedfeat(功绩).AmericanprofessionalathleteColinO’BradyandBritishArmyCaptainLouisRuddsetoffamileapartatthesametimeonNovember3,2018,fromtheAtlanticcoastwiththeaimtobecomethefirstpersontoskiacrosstheremotecontinentalone.LouisRuddmaintainedtheleadatfirst.However,O’BradycaughtupwithRuddonNovember10andneverlettheBritishmangetclosetohimagain.O’Bradywasthefirsttoconquerthe930mileicyland,arrivingattheRossIceShelfonthePacificcoastbywayoftheSouthPoleonDecember26,2018.The33-year-oldspent54daysskiingtheworld’scoldestcontinentwhilepullinga300-poundsled(雪橇)withsupplies.Insteadofleavingtheharshenvironmentaftercompletingthehistoricadventure,theexplorersetupatentontheworld’slargesticesheetandwaitedpatientlyforRuddtocompletethegreatundertaking.OnDecember29,justthreedaysafterO’Bradyarrived,theBritishexplorerfinishedhisadventure,becomingtheworld’ssecondpersontocompletethesolocrossingofthefrozencontinent.Ruddwasnotdisappointedatbeingsecondsinceheneverconsideredittobea“race”.Besides,the49-year-oldBritishArmyCaptainhadamoreselflessmotiveforattemptingthefeat.HewasdoingitinmemoryofhisfriendHenryWorsley,whohadintroducedhimtopolarexploration.ThedisasterhappenedwhileWorsleywastryingtocrossthecontinentalonein2016.Ruddsaid,"Ididn’twanttogetdrawnintoarace.AllthatmatteredtomewasthatIcompletedit,andthatIskiedsoloandunsupported,carryingtheflagwithHenry’snameonit.”Afterspendingafewdayscamping10feetawayfromeachother,thetwoadventurerswerepickedupbyahelicoptertotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation.1、WhatdoColinO’BradyandLouisRuddhaveincommon?A．TheybecamethefirstexplorerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unaided.B．TheybecamethefirstadventurerstoskiacrossAntarctica.C．ThisisthefirsttimethattheyhavearrivedattheSouthpole.D．TheycrossedAntarcticainhonoroftheirfriendHenryWorsley.2、Whatdoyouknowaboutthefirstleg(第一段賽程)oftherace？A．O’BradyskiedalongwithLouisRuddsidebyside.B．O’Brady'ssledwithfoodsuppliesbrokedown.C．LouisRuddlostthetagwithHenry’snameonit.D．O’BradyfellbehindLouisRuddforthefirstweek.3、WhatcanweinferaboutHenryWorsley?A．HeusedtoencourageO’BradytoexploretheAntarctic.B．Helosthislifeinaterribletrafficaccidentin2016.C．HediedwhilehewasattemptingtocrosstheAntarcticalone.D．HehelpedLouisRuddcompletethehistoricadventure.4、HowdidthetwoadventurersreturntotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation?A．Onfoot. B．Byair. C．Byland. D．Bywater.22．（8分）YourNewYear’splantomovemoreisoneofthetoughesttostickto,andagroupofscientistsworkingwithobese(过度肥胖的)micethinkthey’restartingtounderstandwhyRatherthanoursedentary(久坐的)livescausingweightgain,saysAlexxaiKraviz,theNationalInstitutesofHealthneuroscientistwholedthestudy,changesinbrainchemistryafterwestartgainingweightaffectourcapacitytomove.“Obsesmicecanmovejustfine,”saysKravitz,whopublishedtheworkwithhisteaminCellMetabolism“Theyjustdon’t.”WhatKravitz’steamfoundisthattheactivityofaparticulardopamine(多巴胺)receptorlinkedtomovementgoesdownasmicegainweightonahigh-fatdiet.Sotheniceslowdownandtheymoveless.Andwhentheresearchersrestoredtheactivityofthatdopaminereceptor—DR2—themicestartedmovingmore,eventhoughtheywerestillobese.TheteamalsosawthatleanmicemissingtheDR2receptoractedlikeobesemice.Thisisthetarget,saysKravitz—restoringthatdopaminereceptorfunction.“Maybe20or30yearsdowntheroad,wecoulddothatinpeople,”hesays.Andthereisonemorething:ThescientistsfednormalmiceandthemicelackingDR2thesamehigh-fatdiet.Bothsetsofmicegainedweightatthesamerate.KravitzsaysthisisimportantbecausemicelackingDR2movelessfromtheget-go,whereasanormalmousetakesalittletimetostartseeingthatdopaminereceptor-relatedlossofexercise.Theabilitytoexerciseseemstobedisconnectedfromweightgain,hesays.“Exerciseisahealthythingtodo,butitsimpactonweightlosshasbeenexaggerated,”hesays.“Wehavetoberealisticaboutthesizeoftheeffectofexerciseonweight,asopposedtohealthbenefits.”Still,beforeyouabandonyourNewYear’sexerciseplan,keepinmindthatthisstudywasdoneusingahigh-fatdiet,andnotthenormalcalorierestrictionthatpeoplemaintainwhentheydiet.That’sabigdrawbacktothework,saysVickiVieira-Potter,aUniversityofMissouriphysiologistnotinvolvedinthestudy.“Theyfeedthemicewithhigh-fatdiet,itdamagesthereceptor,andthatdecreasesactivity.Thosewhoplantolostweightshouldrememberhigh-fatdietisanicewaytocauseobesityinthelab,butit’snotthesameasthenormalsituationofobesity,”shesays.Sinealsosaysthatalotoftheweightgaininthemicecameaftertheystoppedmovingaround,whichindicatesthatthelossofmovementdidimpactobesity.1、AlexxaiKravitzislikelytoagreethat________.A．high-fatfoodleadstothelackofDR2B．lessmovementresultsfromweightgainC．thelackofDR2resultsinlessmovementD．weightgainleadstotheinactivityofDR2.2、Whatcanweinferfromtheresearchmentionedinthepassage?A．High-fatdietisboundtocauseobesity.B．Theresearchteamaimtodealwithhumanobesity.C．High-fatdiethaslittleinfluenceontherateofweightgain.D．Obesemice’sabilitytomoveisaffectedbytheinactivityofDR2.3、Theunderlinedword“exaggerated”inParagraph7canbereplacedby“________”.A．underestimatedB．excludedC．overlookedD．overemphasized4、AccordingtoVickiVicki-Vieira-Potter,________.A．besidesdiet,otherfactorsbehindobesityshouldn’tbeignoredindailylifeB．thetotallossofmovementcandoharmtothefunctionofDR2C．AlexxaiKravitz’steammisreadtheresultsoftheresearchD．obesityismainlycausedbyhigh-fatdietpeopletake.23．（8分）AmericanactressMarisaTomeiwonanAcademyAwardforherworkinthe1992movieMyCousinVinny.Peoplelaughedwhentheysawherfilmcharactertellingaboyfriendthattheyneedtogetmarried.Whymarriage?Becauseherbiologicalclockistickingandshewantsababy.“WellIhatetobringitupbecauseIknowyougotenoughpressureonyoualready.But…weagreedtogetmarriedassoonasyouwonyourfirstcase(lawcase).Meanwhile,tenyearslater…myniece…thedaughterofmysisterisgettingmarried.Mybiologicalclockistickinglikethis(stomp,stomp,stomp).Andthewaythiscaseisgoing…Iain’tnevergettingmarried.”“Lisa,Idon’tneedthis.IsweartoGodIdon’tneedthisrightnow.”Usingitthisway,abiologicalclockmeansthetimeinawoman’slifewhensheisabletobearchildren.Inthenot-so-distantpast,mostpeoplethoughtthatwhenawomanreachedher40sitwastoolateforhertohavechildren.Thetimeonherbiologicalclockhadrunout.Well,thathaschanged.Thesedayssomewomenareresettingtheirbiologicalclocks.Theyaregivingthemselvesmoretimetohavechildren.Makenomistake.Beinga“SingleMotherbyChoice”isverydifferentfromyoungerwomenwhofindthemselvespregnant,perhapsnotbychoice.Generallyspeaking,singlemothersbychoiceareolderandwelleducated.Theyareusuallyfinanciallysecureandsuccessfulintheircareers.So,theyhavethemoney.Whattheymaynothaveisapartner.ThisistheplaceinlifewherewriterKerryReichsfoundherselfseveralyearsago.Shesaysshedidnotplantobecomeasinglemother.Shesaysshejustdidnotfindtherightpartner.“Well,IthinkIhadasetofstandardsforthepartnerIwaslookingforandIdidn’tmeetanyonethatfitthosestandards.And,at39Ifoundmyselfsingle,withoutchildrenandIwantedthemverymuch.So,ImadethedifficultdecisionthatIcoulddothisonmyown.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatisabiologicalclock?A．It’saclockmadeofbiologicalmatters.B．Itreferstoawomen’scertainlifeperiod.C．Itrecordswhenwomenneedtobearchildren.D．Itreferstoawomaninher40s.2、Accordingtothepassage,inthepast,whenawomanreachedher40s,________.A．shecan’tgetmarried. B．shemightnotbeabletohavechildren.C．herbiologicalclockwillneedtobereset. D．herstatusofbeingasinglemotherisdifficult.3、Whatdoes“SingleMotherbyChoice”mean?A．Itmeanssinglemothershaveachoice.B．Itmeanssinglemothersarepregnantbychance.C．Itmeanssinglewomenintheirlate30sorearly40sdecidedtohavechildren.D．Itmeanswomenwanttomakeachoice.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Choosingtobeasinglemother. B．Awoman’sbiologicalclock.C．Gettingmarriedbyforce. D．Singlewomenwantingmarriage.24．（8分）HowdoyougettoCarnegieHall？"Practice，practice，practice"isthewell-knownanswer.ButforsomeinspiringyoungmusiciansfromtheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusicinKabul，theroadtothefamousconcerthallwasmoredifficult.TheAfghanYouthOrchestra（AYO）ismadeupofyoungpeoplewhostudyattheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusic.ItwasthefirstorchestracreatedinAfghanistanin30years.GulalaiNorestani，14，playsatraditionalstringinstrument.Likemanystudents，Gulalaibecameanorphanwhenherparentswerekilledduringthewar.Musicishersalvation（解救物）."Musicformeisalanguageofpeace，"Gulalaisaid."Ithelpsconnectwithpeople."MiladYousufi，18，isapianostudent."Musicismylife,"hesaid.Miladalsolostmanyofhisfamilymembersduringthewar.Whenmusicwasbanned,hecouldn'teventouchapiano.Soasa12-year-oldboy,hestartedpaintinganddrawing."Iusedtodrawapiano,"hesaid.Finally,Miladwasfreetoplayarealpiano."Ourdreamcametrue,"hesaid."Itiseveryone'sdreamtoplayinCarnegieHall."Andhehasmoredreams."IhaveadreamtocontinuemyeducationinAmerica,"heexplained."Iamworkinghardtomakethathappen.ThenIhaveadreamtocomebacktoAfghanistanandteachandservepeople."BecauseofcontinuinglimitsinAfghanistan,GulalaiandMiladlistenmostlytothekindofclassicalmusictheyplayedatCarnegieHall.ButGulalaisaysshe'sheardabitofJenniferLopezandShakiraandshelikesthem.MiladsayshehasheardofladyGagaandJustinBieber,buthasn'tyethadachancetolistentothem.BeforeMiladwentonstagethatnightwiththebandofAfghankidswhohadsurvivedawar,Iaskedhimifhehadeverexperiencedtruepeace."No,notyet,"heanswered,adding,"IhopeIwillbeableto."Laterduringtheperformance,asheplayedoneofCarnegieHall'sfamousgrandpianos,thelookofpurejoyonhisfaceconvincedmethathefoundpeaceinmusic.1、IntheopinionofGulalai,music________.A．makespeopleunderstandeachotherB．calmsherdowninthewarC．isakindofviolentlanguageD．savesherfromthekillingatwar2、WhatisMilad'sfinalgoal?A．Toplayarealpiano.B．Tobeateacher.C．ToplayinCarnegieHall.D．TobeeducatedinAmerica.3、Accordingtothepassage________.A．classicalmusicisnotplayedinAfghanistanB．GulalaiknowsladyGagaandJustinBieberwellC．themusicGulalaiandMiladcanhearislimitedD．MiladlikesJenniferLopezandShakira.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．TraditionalAfghanMusicB．YoungMusiciansC．ABetterPerformanceD．PeaceinMusic25．（10分）PhotographerwantedTakecreativeandinnovativepicturesforourmonthlymagazine.bachelor'sdegreeinphotographyorcloselyrelatedfieldisnecessary.Also,atleast2yearsofpreviousexperienceinrelatedareasisrequired,Knowledgeofpublishingisdesirable.Candidatesmustbefamiliarwithcurrenttrendsinvisualandgraphictechnologiesofphotography,andaworkingknowledgeofinternationaleconomics.SendresumebySeptember13toBrockPeterson,MonthlyAtlanticEconomist,225NelsonAvenue,Toronto,ONV9ZIM2orbrockpeterson@monthlyatlantic.Com.To:BrockPeterson<brockpeterson@monthlyatlanticcom>From:SandyGob<Sandyg@HomeCanada.ca>Sent:Sept.12,05:45PMDearMrPeterson,IamwritinginresponsetoyourjobadvertisementforaphotographerpostedintheAugust21issueoftheMonthlyAtlanticEconomist.IthinkIamhighlyqualifiedforthisposition.Asyoucanseefrommyattlehedresume,IhavetheappropriateacademicbackgroundincludingaBostonCollegedegreeinphotographyandprofessionalcredentials(证明书)suchasworkingasaphotographerCambridgeforover3years.IwillbemovingtoTorontoonSeptember18,soIcanstartworkingfromthetimeyouwant.Pleasefeelfreetocontactmeatyourearliestconvenience.Iwouldalsobehappytosupplyreferencesand/oracollectionofmyworks.SincerelySandyGoh176、WhereisBrockPetersonworking?A．Atagraphicsdesignfirm.B．Ataphotographfirm.C．Atamagazine.D．Atadiscountstore.1、BywhattimemustapplicationsbesenttoBrockPeterson?A．August21.B．September12.C．September13.D．September18.2、WhydoesSaindyGohmentionCambridge?A．Sheoncedidworkthere.B．Shegraduatedfromacollegethere.C．ShewillmovefromtheretoTorontosoon.D．ShemetBrockPetersonataconferencethere.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）Christmas1940makesmemisty-eyedeverytimeIthinkaboutit.Inthehardtimes,people1oneanother.We2food,clothing,beddingandhouseholditemsandgavethemtotheneedy.ThatChristmaswestudentsfoundourselves3toyswecollectedandloadingpackagesfor4.Aswepresentedthegifts,wesaw5inmanyfaces,especiallythoseofthechildren.Wehadafewmore6tomakeonChristmasmorning.Theairwasheavyandfrozentothebone.Forseveralhours,weknockedondoors.Butasthecoldhourspassed,our7graduallyfaded.Whenwe8headedhome,someone9asmallhousedownacanalbank.Noneofusknewwholivedthere,10wewonderediftherewere11.Westillhadadoll,twotrucks,somesmalltoys,chocolateSantasandaboxofgroceries.Wedecidedtomakeonelastvisit.Whenweknockedonthedoor,ayoungwomanansweredit,lookingatus12.Threesmallchildrenwatchedfrombehindherskirt—alittlegirlofabout2,andboysperhaps4and5yearsold.“MerryChristmas,”we13aswebentdownandhandedthegift-wrappedpackagestothechildrenandtheboxofgroceriestothe14,whoseeyeswidened15.Sheslowlysmiled,thenquicklysaid,“Comein.”Theroomwas16asthechildrenlookedattheirmother,wonderingifthegiftswerereallyforthem.Thelittlegirl17herdoll,andtheboysgraspedthetrucksastheysoughta(an)18.Sheputherarms19themandsaidina20voice,“ItoldyouSantaClauswouldcome.”1、A．escapedfromB．struggledagainstC．competedwithD．dependedon2、A．boughtB．borrowedC．collectedD．begged3、A．wrappingB．cleaningC．makingD．sending4、A．saleB．deliveryC．memoryD．production5、A．fearB．envyC．sadnessD．joy6、A．toysB．callsC．visitsD．promise7、A．painB．loveC．strengthD．passion8、A．finallyB．graduallyC．happilyD．worriedly9、A．arrivedatB．lookedforC．pointedtoD．shoutedto10、A．andB．butC．soD．for11、A．guestsB．giftsC．adultsD．children12、A．eagerlyB．questioninglyC．anxiouslyD．calmly13、A．whisperedB．criedC．greetedD．added14、A．fatherB．motherC．sonD．daughter15、A．withamazementB．withreliefC．inhorrorD．insorrow16、A．emptyB．silentC．noisyD．tidy17、A．huggedB．hidC．droppedD．hit18、A．suggestionB．answerC．boxD．place19、A．behindB．beforeC．overD．around20、A．surprisedB．familiarC．chokedD．loud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）Theso-calledAmericanizationphenomenonseemstobemorearesultoftherecentglobalization(全球化)inourworld.IfwefindvariousAmericanproductsworldwide,1．isalsoincreasinglycommontofindAsianproductsintheUnitedStates.2．(go)toanycountryinAsianowadays,weareseemanyoftheAmericaniconseverywhere.Afewyears3．whenIwasinVietnam,Iwas4．complete)surprisedatthenumberofadvertisementsaboutproductsfrommultinationalcompanies,manyofthemAmerican.Itisunforgettableformetoseethehugecocacolabillboardshownon5．unnamedlongandnarrowstreet.SinceImovedtoAmerica,I6．(discover)manyAsianproductsinAmerica,frommoviestofood.EitherinSanFrancisco7．inSeattle,wecangotohecinemaandenjoythe8．(attract)Amerivan-ChinesemovieKungFuPanda,andtakehomespringrollsfromoneofthemanyChineserestaurantsintown.Iknowthatmanypeoplewouldlike9．(reduce)theglobalizationprocessintheworldbecausetheythinktheyarelosingtheirownculture,butitisverydifficulttostopthisprocess.Wecanonlytrytobewiseandchoose10．isbetterforustohaveortobuy.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短信。信中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。请按照下列格式修改：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：在错的词下划画一横线，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。AterriblestormtookplaceinaFridaynight.Thewindwassostrongthatmanytreeswerebroughtdown.Itiseleveno’clock.LiMing,oneofmybestfriend,wasstillnotbackandhisparentswereveryanxiousaboutthem.Halfanhourlate,thewindstopped，butitwasstillraininghardly.LiMing’sparentswereabouttolookforhimthenhecamehome.LiMingexplainedthatthestormpushedoverbigtreesaswellaselectricitypoles,blockedtheroadsandthatthebridgehadwashedawaybythefloods.Therefore,LiMingandhisclassmateshadtofindanotherwayback.Whatwasevenmoreworse,oneofhisclassmateshadaarmhurt.Sotheytookhimtothehospital.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）随着社会的发展，越来越多的中学生也开始使用手机，同时，也带来了不少负面影响。为此学校规定严禁带手机进校园。请你根据下面表格中的内容给报社写一封信，明确表示赞成或反对中学生使用手机。赞成意见反对意见手机并不能带来更多的方便而且花费较多现在是信息社会，手机是最快的信息交流的工具之一课堂接听手机会影响上课可在每天学习之余利用手机游戏放松一下自己玩手机游戏将无法集中精力学习只要正确使用好手机，合理利用时间，不会影响学习注意：1．可适当增加细节和连接词，使文章通顺连贯；开头部分已给出不计入总词数；2．词数：100左右；DearEditor,Nowadaysmobilephonesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularam