2023届安徽省合肥市巢湖市高三下学期联合考试英语试题（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：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．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then2．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent3．Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for4．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held5．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded6．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound7．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．assoonas C．until D．aslongas8．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted9．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence10．CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit11．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will12．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough13．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere14．Ifyouwanttogofurtherinthenewsport,thebestwayisto______andpractisemorefrequently.A．diveinB．dropoutC．catchonD．springup15．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked16．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved17．—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________.A．ambition B．attentionC．expectation D．reputation18．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup19．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit20．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what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）Ienteredhighschoolhavingreadhundredsofbooks.ButIwasnotagoodreader.Merelybookish,IlackedapointofviewwhenIread.Rather,Ireadinordertogetapointofview.Isearchedbooksforgoodexpressionsandsayings,piecesofinformation,ideas,themes-anythingtoenrichmythoughtandmakemefeeleducated.Whenoneofmyteacherssuggestedtohissleepytenth-gradeEnglishclassthatapersoncouldnothavea"complicatedidea"untilhehadreadatleasttwothousandbooks,Iheardthewordswithoutrecognizingeitheritsirony(嘲讽)oritsverycomplicatedtruth.ImerelydeterminedtomakealistofallthebooksIhadeverread.Strictwithmyself,IincludedonlyonceatitleImighthavereadseveraltimes.(How,afterall,couldonereadabookmorethanonce?)AndIincludedonlythosebooksoverahundredpagesinlength.(Couldanythingshorterbeabook?)TherewasyetanotherhighschoollistImade.OnedayIcameacrossanewspaperarticleaboutanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollege.Thearticlehadalistofthe"hundredmostimportantbooksofWesternCivilization.""Morethananythingelseinmylife,"theprofessortoldthereporterwithfinality,"thesebookshavemademeallthatIam."ThatwasthekindofwordsIcouldn'tignore.Ikeptthelistfortheseveralmonthsittookmetoreadallofthetitles.Mostbooks,ofcourse,Ihardlyunderstood.WhilereadingPlato'sTheRepublic,forexample,Ineededtokeeplookingattheintroductionofthebooktoremindmyselfwhatthetextwasabout.However,withthespecialpatienceandsuperstition(迷信)ofaschoolboy,Ilookedateverywordofthetext.AndbymetimeIreachedthelastword,pleased,IpersuadedmyselfthatIhadreadTheRepublic,andseriouslycrossedPlatooffmylist.1、Onheatingtheteacher'ssuggestionofreading,thewriterthought.A．onemustreadasmanybooksaspossibleB．astudentshouldnothaveacomplicatedideaC．itwasimpossibleforonetoreadtwothousandbooksD．studentsoughttomakealistofthebookstheyhadread2、Theunderlinedphrase"withfinality"probablymeans.A．firmlyB．clearlyC．proudlyD．pleasantly3、Thewriter'spurposeinmentioningTheRepublicisto.A．explainwhyitwasincludedinthelistB．describewhyheseriouslycrosseditoffthelistC．showthathereadthebooksblindlythoughtheywerehardtounderstandD．provethatheunderstoodmostofitbecausehehadlookedateveryword4、Thewriterprovidestwobookliststo.A．showhowhedevelopedhispointofviewB．tellhisreadingexperienceathighschoolC．introducethetwopersons'readingmethodsD．explainthathereadmanybooksathighschool22．（8分）Dreamingofsummerpicnicsfilledwithfamilyandfun?We’vecomeupwith4ofthetoppicnicareasacrosstheUS.CumberlandIslands,GeorgiaJustafewhourssouthofSavannah,thisnationalseashoreisapicnicparadise.It’sanunspoiledplaceintheDeepSouthwithover50milesofhikingtrails(小径).CoveredinSpanishmoss,thetrailsarelinedwithtreesandsinceit’sstillaruralarea,thestarslineupforaspectacularshowatnightandcreatetheperfecteveningstarlitpicnicopportunity.GrantPark,ChicagoIfyouarelookingfordeliciousfoodinChicago,goforatasteofa20-day,lake-front,foodiefestivalthathappensinOctobereachyear.Grabaspotnearthefountaintoenjoyyourpicnic,appreciatethecitysceneryandlakeviewsandrelaxwithfamilyandfriends.IfyouarethereonJuly4th,besuretoplanthedaytoincludethefireworksdisplayattheNavyPier.CranberryIslands,MaineHere,you’llenjoynaturalpicnicswithislandviews.Theislandsareadelightfulgroupofislandsabout20minutesoffshorefromAcadiaNationalPark.Youcanvisittheislandsbyprivateboatorferry(渡船)service.Bringapicnicbasketalongfortherideasit’saromanticpicnicareatotakeyourspecialsomeoneorgoforafamilyoutingtovisittheislands.BigSur,CaliforniaThePointLobosStateReserveisasmallgem.Besidesthecoastalwildlifetherearerareplantcommunities,anduniquegeologicalformations.It’sgoodtohaveapicnicthere.Werecommendbringingatelescope,becausemuchofthewildlifecanbeseenonlyatadistance.1、WhatareCumberlandIslandslike?A．TheyarejustnexttoSavannah.B．Theyhaven’tlosttheirnaturalness.C．TheyarealmostcoveredinSpanishmoss.D．Theyhaveaspectacularshoweverynight.2、Wherecanyouenjoyobservingwildlifewithatelescope?A．AttheNavyPier. B．IntheDeepSouth.C．AtAcadiaNationalPark. D．AtthePointLobosStateReserve.3、Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A．Tointroducesomepicnicareas.B．Tosharepersonalstoriesaboutpicnics.C．Totellreaderssomegoodwaystorelax.D．Toofferreaderstipsforwinterholiday.4、Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A．Inapersonaldairy. B．Inasciencereport.C．Inatravelmagazine. D．Inageographytextbook.23．（8分）Surfing:FamousBeaches,FamousWavesNorthShore,Oahu,Hawaii:FamousforbeingthebirthplaceofsurfingWide,sandybeachesstretchnearly20milesalongthePacificOcean.BetweenDecemberandFebruary,thissurfingdestinationissuitableonlyforexperiencedsurfers,asitsbigwavescanreach30feet.Insummer,theoceancanbealmostcompletelyflat,makingitperfectforswimming.HuntingtonBeach,California:FamousfortheUSOpenofSurfingcompetitionThisbusy8.5-mile-longbeachattracts8millionvisitorsayearforbodysurfing,boogieboarding（趴板冲浪）,andboardsurfingateverylevel,beginnertoexpert.Atnight,thebeach’sfirepits（深坑）drawfamiliesasmuchasthewavesdoduringtheday.Thebesttimeforsurfersiswinter,whentheswellscanhit15feet.JeffreysBay,SouthAfrica:FamousforbeingthesettingoftheclassicmovieTheEndlessSummerThisareaoftheoceanmaycontainthemostconsistentwavesontheplanet,withsomeupto10feet.ThebestwavesarebetweenlateMayandlateAugust.Thebeachsometimesclosesbecauseofsharks,butatothertimes,surfersareluckyenoughtosurfalongsidedolphins.Tamarindo,CostaRica:FamousforbeingfeaturedinthemovieTheEndlessSummerⅡThisbeachhaswavesupto12feethigh,whicharegoodforlong-boardersorshort-boarders,beginnersorexperts,withthebestwavesfromApriltoJuly.Bodysurfingisnotrecommendedbecauseofoffshorerocks.Thelaid-backatmosphereandnearlyperfectyear-roundweathermakeitfeelliketheCaliforniabeachesofthe1950s.1、Thebeachwiththebiggestwavesis______.A．Oahu’sNorthShore B．HuntingtonBeachC．JeffreysBay D．Tamarindo2、JeffreysBayandTamarindoarebothknownfor______.A．offshorerocks B．competitionsC．movies D．dolphins3、HowareNorthShoreandHuntingtonBeachsimilar?A．Bothbeachesarethesamelength.B．Botharesuitableforallsurfinglevels.C．Thewavesarebothperfectforbodysurfing.D．Winteristhebesttimetosurfatbothbeaches.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“laid-back”meaninEnglish?A．Worried. B．Relaxed.C．Excited. D．Depressed.5、TheHuntingtonBeachinformationdiffersfromtheothersinthatitincludes______.A．theheightofthewaveB．theweatherconditionsC．thebesttimetovisitD．thenumberofvisitorseachyear24．（8分）Youmaynotbeaware,butdigitalcurrency(货币)isabigpartoftheInternetworld.QQCoinscanbuyyouaccessories(配饰)foryourQQimages.Moreimportantly,anewdigitalcurrency,Bitcoin,isbringingtheworld’scommerceonline.Ifyou’retraveling,youcanspendBitcoinsatrestaurantsandhotelslistedatBitcoinT.InChina,Bitcoinscanbeusedtobuygoodsatabout134onlineshopsonTaobao.Andatacafénamed2nd

PlaceinBeijing,youcanevenbuyfreshcoffeewithBitcoins.SowhatmakesBitcoinsoattractivetoinvestors?Firstofall,theBitcoinsystemisnotcontrolledbyanyone.OnecentralauthoritycannotmakepoliciestochangethevalueofBitcoins.ThefixedamountofBitcoinsalsomeanstheycannotlosevaluethroughinflation(通货膨胀),asallformsofpapermoneyhavedoneovertime.Inaddition,accountsintheBitcoinsystemareanonymousandtransparent.UserscansetupanaccounteasilyandtrackeveryBitcoin.AllofthesefeaturesseemtomakeBitcoinsimmune(有免疫力的)fromloss,butthatisnotentirelytrue.“ThevalueofBitcoinscanvarywildlyasnocentralgovernmentmakesthepriceofthemsteady.Ifthevaluedropssuddenly,investorscannotgetanycompensation(赔偿),”ZhaoQingming,aseniorresearcheratChinaConstructionBank,toldChinaEconomicWeekly.AndBitcoins,unlikecompanyshares,arenotbackedbyanytangibleassets（有形资产）,whichalsoaddstotheirrisk.WhileChinawillnotrecognizethedigitalcurrencyanytimesoon,Xinhuasaid,lawmakersandofficialsatahearingonNov.18intheUSmadepositivecommentsaboutBitcoin.BenBernanke,outgoingchairmanoftheFederalReserve,toldtheWashingtonPostthat“thesetypesofcreations,suchasBitcoin…mayholdlong-termpromise,particularlyifitssystempromoteafaster,moresecureandmoreefficientpaymentsystem.”1、Bitcoinis______.A．actuallyexactlylikeQQCoins B．onlyusedonlineC．anewcurrencyusedbothonlineandinreallife D．acountry’snewdigitalcurrency.2、WecanuseBitcointobuythefollowingthingsexcept______.A．onlinegoods B．goodsat134onlineshopsonTaobaoC．booksinphysicalshops D．coffeeatacafénamed2ndPlace3、WhatisthedisadvantageofBitcoin?A．thevalueofitcanriseandfallwildly.B．Itcannotlosevaluethroughinflation.C．Everybitcoininyouraccountcanbefollowed.D．Itcanevenbeusedatsomespecificrestaurantsandhotels.25．（10分）Yearsago,mywifeandIvolunteeredatahomelessshelterindowntownLosAngeles,US,preparingmealsforthousandsofpeople.Igottotalkwithoneoftheguysinline,Albert.Hesaidhelikedmysocks.“Wanttoseemine?”heasked,liftinghisleg.Hewasbarefoot.Hesaidhehadbeenmeaningtobuyapairbuthehadn’tgotaroundtoit.Ifeltasinkingfeelinginmystomach.Thenextday,afterwork,IstoppedatRossandfilledupacartwithsocks.Istuffedmytrunkwiththem.Thatnextmorning,Isetmyalarmfor5a.m.anddroveovertoSantaMonica’sPalisadesPark,whichisacommondestinationforhomelesspeople.Itookoneofthebagsfrommytrunk.Itwasstilldarkout.Iheadedforagroupofthreemen,standingaroundatree,probablyusingitasawindbreaker.Twowereasleepunderheavyblankets,andthethirdwasdiggingthroughhiscollection.AsIwalkedtowardhim,hewatchedme,perhapsquestioningmymotives.“Ithoughtyouguysmightneedsomefreshnewsocks,”Isaid,handinghimapair.Helookedconfusedatfirstbuttookthemandsaid,“Thankyou.”Igavehimtwomorepairsforhisfriends.Imovedon.Anhourlater,Ihadgivenoutallthesocks.Mostpeopleweresleeping,andIfeltlikeSanta.Iknewthatwhentheywokeuptheywouldfindaverymeaningfulpresent.Thatwasnineyearsago.EveryweekI’llhandoutasmanysocksasIcan.IfI’monvacationoronabusinesstripformorethanaweek,Ibringabagofsockswithmeandhandthemouttothehomelessonthestreetsinotherstatesandcountries.It’sextremelysatisfyingtooperate“undertheradar”tohelpmakesomepeople’slivesalittlebiteasier.PartofmehopestoseeAlbertoutthereoneofthesedays,butevenifIdon’t,Iliketothinkoneofthepairswillfindhim.1、Whatcausedtheauthortohandoutsockstothehomeless?A．Albert’sdesiretogetfreesocks.B．TheapproachofChristmasDay.C．Hishardworkatahomelessshelter.D．TheconversationbetweenhimandAlbert.2、Whichistrueabouttheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A．Hebelieveditfeltgoodtohelpthehomeless.B．HewenttoRosstobuyapairofsocksforAlbert.C．HehandedoutsockstothehomelessasChristmasgifts.D．Hewasoftenquestionedaboutwhyhewasgivingoutsocks.3、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．SantaClausbringsChristmasgiftsB．KindnessisrewardedwithkindnessC．Everysockhelpsmakesomebody’sdayD．Socksarepassedonfromhandtohand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）Awomanprofessorwasgivingalessontoherstudentson1management.Assheraisedaglassofwater,everyoneintheclass2theywouldbeaskedthe“half-emptyorhalf-full”question.3,thatwasnotthecase.Withasmileonherface,sheaskedthestudents,“Howmuchdoyouthinkthisglassofwaterweighs?”Answerscalledout4fromeighttotwentyounces(盎司).Shequietedthestudentsdownandthenreplied,“Theabsoluteweightdoesn’t5.Butitcounthowlongyouholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmy6.IfIholditforaday,myarmwillfeelnumb.Ineachcase,the7oftheglassofwaterdoesn’tchange,butthe8Iholdit,theheavieritbecomes.why?”Lostin9,allthestudentskeptsilentandlistenedtotheprofessorcarefully.“Ourstressesand10inlifearelikethatglassofwater.Ifwe11ourburdensallthetime,soonerorlater,wewillfeelexhausted,evenunableto12.”13youhavetodoinputallyourburdensdown,as14intheeveningaspossible.Don’tcarrythemthroughtheeveningintothenight;bydoingthis,wecanget15nextmorningandare16tomoveforward.Moreoftenthannot,lifegetsterriblewhenwe17toomuch.Andthemomentyou18yourburdens,you’llfindyourselffeelingsomuchmorerelaxed.Soratherthanbeingupsetandfeeling19foryourself,startdoingsomethingaboutit.Afterall,lifeistooshortto20yourselftoanythingthatisnotmakingyouhappy.1、A．classB．emotionC．timeD．stress2、A．wonderedB．agreedC．expectedD．argued3、A．MeanwhileB．HoweverC．AnyhowD．Therefore4、A．rangedB．repliedC．readD．exchanged5、A．existB．changeC．increaseD．matter6、A．armB．headC．legD．stomach7、A．shapeB．positionC．weightD．size8、A．betterB．longerC．deeperD．further9、A．fantasyB．discussionC．dreamsD．thought10、A．doubtsB．joysC．worriesD．surprises11、A．coverB．carryC．hideD．show12、A．pickupB．workoutC．carryonD．catchon13、A．SomethingB．AllC．NothingD．anything14、A．eagerlyB．naturallyC．quicklyD．early15、A．refreshedB．entertainedC．depressedD．amazed16、A．anxiousB．ableC．passiveD．ambitious17、A．fearB．restC．thinkD．get18、A．letgoofB．lookdownonC．catchupwithD．putupwith19、A．happyB．greedyC．disappointedD．sorry20、A．abandonB．treatC．driveD．help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）Ilikemynewteachersverymuchbecausetheyarekindand1．(patience).Severaldaysago2．(want)todosomerevisionformyEnglishclass.Iusuallyenjoy3．(do)thatbutIcouldn'tunderstandthetextIwasreading.Ifelt4．sadthatInearlycried.ThenIrememberedthatMr.Smith,5．newEnglishteacher,hadtoldusthatwecouldaskhimaboutthingswedidn'tunderstandatanytime.Iwrotedown6．coupleofquestionsandputthemtoMr.Smithandhegavemeareallyclear7．(explain).Ireallyappreciated8．(have)somanygoodteacherslikeMr.Smith.Theymademefeelcared9．(immediate)Ienteredtheschool.I'msureeveryoneofushasshownrespect10．them.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文。短文中共有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。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Advertisinginformsconsumersofnewerproductsavailableonthemarket、Itgivesusinformationwitheverythingfromshampooandtoothpastetocomputersandcars、Butthereisoneseriousproblemswithus、Theinformationareactuallyveryoftenmisinformation、Ittellsustheproducts'benefitsbuthidesitsadvantages、Advertisingnotonlyleadsustobuyingthingsthatwedon、tneedandcan’tafford,butitconfusesoursensereality、"Zoomtoothpastepreventsbadteethandgivesyouthewhiteteeth!"theadvertisementtellsus、Anditdoesn’ttellusthecompletetruththatahealthdietandagoodtoothbrushwillhavethesameeffect、第二节