2023届四川省新津高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup2．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound3．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn4．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which5．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious6．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it7．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．asthough8．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．around B．on C．with D．at9．—Whathasmadehiminsuchhighspiritsrecently?—_____byhisteacherforsucceedingpassingtheexam.A．BeingpraisedB．PraisedC．HavingpraisedD．Topraise10．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t11．—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?—Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetest______passed.A．hasB．haveC．areD．is12．Jesswassadandherfriendhelpedher___thefirstawfulweeksafterherhusbandBilldied.A．breakthrough B．breakdownC．getthrough D．getridof13．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where14．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know15．Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．as B．if C．though D．unless16．Thestadium________standsatheatrewillbereconstructed.A．besidewhich B．forwhichC．when D．which17．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended18．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．arethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought19．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those20．MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.A．arebeingbuilt B．willbebuiltC．havebeenbuilt D．hadbeenbuilt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）FrankLloydWrightisoftencalledthefatherofAmericanmodernarchitecture．HedesignedbuildingsandhomesacrosstheUnitedStatesformorethan70years．Hecreatedmostofhisworksfrom1900throughthe1950s，buthisopen-livingspacesandimaginativedesignsstillappearverymoderntoday．Lastweek，theUnitedStatesnominated(提名)10ofhisbuildingsfortheUNEducational，Scientific，andCulturalOrganization—orUNESCO—theWorldHeritageList．TheWorldHeritageListrecognizesthemost，importantculturalandnaturalsitesworldwide．The10buildings，titled．“KeyWorksofModernArchitecturebyFrankLloydWright，”werebuiltbetween1906and1969．Theyincludeseveralofhispersonalhomesandstudios，churches，governmentbuildings，privateresidences，andoneveryfamousmuseum—NewYorkCity’sGuggenheimMuseum．TheSolomonR．GuggenheimMuseumisoneofthemostvisitedsitesinNewYorkCity．Aboutonemillionpeoplevisititeveryyear．FrankLloydWrightworkedonitfrom1943to1959．Itwasdesignedtocreateanewtypeofspacefornewtypesofart．ThemuseumremainsaninternationalsymbolofmodernarchitecturethatrepresentsWright’suniquedesign．ManyofMr．Wright’smodernbuildingsandhomesintheU．S．MidwesthavealsobecomesymbolsofmodernAmericanarchitecture．RichardLongstrethisthepresidentoftheFrankLloydWrightBuildingConservancy．HecallsMr．Wrisht“thefatherofmodernarchitecture，fundamentallyredefiningthenatureofformandspaceduringtheearly20thcenturythatwouldhaveenduringimpactsofmodernarchitectureworldwide．”TheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteewillannounceitsdecisioninmid-2016．IfFrankLloydWright’s10buildingswerechosenforthelist，theywouldbethefirstWorldHeritagelistingsformodemU．S．architecture．TheWorldHeritageListalreadyincludes22otherAmericansites，includingtheGrandCanyon，YellowstoneNationalParkandtheStatueofLiberty．1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____．A．Mr．Wright’sdesignsareoutofstyletodayB．Mr．Wright’sdesignshavebeenwidelyrecognizedC．Mr．Wright’sdesignsonmodernbuildingsandhomesareafailureD．Mr．Wrightistheowneroftenbuildings2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGuggenheimMuseumistrue?A．ItisamasterpieceshowingMr.Wright’suniquedesign.B．Itisagoodexampleoftraditionaldesign．C．ItisthemostfamoussiteinNewYorkCity.D．ItisthesymbolofNewYorkCity．3、Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A．News B．ScienceC．Biography D．Economy4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．FrankLloydWright—theFatherofAmericanModernArchitectureB．TheWorldHeritageList—CulturalCollectionWorldwideC．GuggenheimMuseum—InternationalSymbolofmodernArchitectureD．FrankLloydWright’Buildings—OnthewaytoWorldHeritageList22．（8分）Whichconstellation（星座）areyou?Forthosewhobelieveinstars,2017isgoingtobebetterintermsoflove,andmanysignshaveindicatedsignsofpromise.GeminiAh,youaregoingtobeactivein2017.Ifyouarecominginto2017withasignificantother,guesswhat?Youshouldnothaveanyanyproblems.Infact,IthinkIhearweddingbellsinthedistance...Stayawayfrom:Taurus,Pisces,VirgoPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Aries,Aquarius,LibraPiscesYouwillfindyourMr.Rightthisyear.Stayopen-minded.Thetideofloveisstrong.Andforthosealreadywithperfectpartner,great.Thisisyouryeartothoroughlydeepenthebondbetweenthetwoofyou.Infact,donotbesurprisedifanewrelationshipsuddenlyseemstobemovingfasterandyouyoutwotakeonanewlevelofseriousness.Stayawayfrom:Aquarius,Sagittarius,GeminiPositivesigns:Capricorn,Scorpio,CancerTaurusFortunefavorsyouin2017.Youwillfindmuchpeacethroughouttheyear,althoughyouwillalsohavetofaceyourfears.Throughthesetrials,thetruefaceofyourlovedoneswillappear.Also,staystrongifyouarecurrentlywithapartner.Thetwoofyoumighthaveaquarrel.Butlovewillfindawayifitistrulymeanttobe.Stayawayfrom:Aries,Aquarius.LeoPositivesigns:Scorpio,Capricorn,Virgo,PiscesLeoRoarheartily,Leo.2017isgoingtobeablessedyearforyou.Luckcontinuestofindyouinthedatinggametoo,singleLeo.However,sinceLeoisalsofeelingadventurous,thoseinrelationshipareabouttomeetsometension.It’sdecisionsthatmatteralot.Stayawayfrom:Scorpio,Taurus,CancerPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Gemini,Aries1、Whichconstellationmentionedinthetextwillgetmarriedin2017?A．Taurus.B．Pisces.C．Gemini.D．Leo.2、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconstellationfromthepassage?A．Notallfourstarsinthetextarelikelytofindtruelovein2017.B．2017issuitableforGeminitostrengthenexitingrelationship.C．ThisyearforTaurusistoughintermsofmoney.D．ThecharacterofLeomayleadtotroubleinrelationship.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Asciencereport.B．Amagazine.C．Anadvertisement.D．Children’sliterature.23．（8分）ForPeiShiyou,thisyear'sLunarNewyear'sEvewasamongthefewhehaspentwithhisextendedfamily.“It’soneofthebenefitsofstartingabusinessinmyhometown,”saidPei,whowasbornandraisedinHefei,Anhuiprovince,andwillsoonturn60.HiswishfortheYearoftheDogistoseesmartglass---theproducthisteamhasbeendevelopingsince2016---gointoproduction.Startingabusinesswithacreativeresearchteamandreceivinggovernmentsupporthavegivenhimastrongsenseofpride,afeelinghesaysheoftenlackedduringhis25yearsworkingintheUnitedStates,hesaid.HewasamongChinasfirststudentstotraveltotheUSforpostgraduatestudAfterthat,helandedhisfirstjobatAmocoCorpandlatermovedtoCaliforniaeventuallybecomingheadofproductresearchanddevelopmentatKLA-Tencor,aglobalcapitalequipmentcompanyinSiliconValley.YetPeisaidhestillfeltunfulfilledandunsatisfied.“ItseemedtherewasaninvisibleceilingformewhenIpursuedmycareerintheUS.Ifeltlikeitwasunlikelyformetoachieveanyhighersenseofachievementorrecognition.”HereturnedtoChinain2017,andnineyearslaterestablishedasmart-glasscompanyinHefeiwithtwootherUS-trainedengineers.Thecompany’sproductissuitableforlow-temperature,flexiblesmart-filmmanufacturingandisabletoself-adjustitsleveloftransparencybasedontemperaturechangesandsunlightconditions,accordingtoPei,whosaidithasthepotentialtoreducetheneedforairconditioningandmakecurtainsabandoned.Between2007and2016,PeilivedandworkedinseveralChinesecities.“WhatattractsmetoHefeiisthatitiseasytogathertechtalentshereduetothecity’srapiddevelopmentinrecentyears,andalsobecauseithasseveraluniversities,”hesaid.SupportfromthelocalgovernmenthasbeenoneofthebestattractionsthatconvincedPeitolocatehiscompanyintheeasternChinesecity.InJanuarylastyear,Hefeiwasapprovedasthesiteofanational-levelsciencecenter,thesecondofitskindafteranearlieronewasbuiltinShanghai.Thecenter,nowunderconstruction,willfocusonareasincludinginformationtechnology,energyandhealth.1、WhydidPeiShiyoustartabusinessinChina?A．BecauseofhisunsuccessfulbusinessinAmerica.B．Becausehiscareerwasblockedbysomethinginvisible.C．Becausehisfamilydesperatelywantshimtochaseroots.D．Becauseofasenseofaccomplishmentfromhiscreativeteamandofficialsupport.2、What’soneofthefunctionsofthesmartglass?A．Tobefilmedasahightechmodel.B．Toadjusttransparencyaccordingtothesurroundingtemperature.C．Toreplacetheuseofairconditioners.D．Tobeusedasakindofnewcurtain.3、AccordingtoPei,whichisareasonwhyPeichosehishometowntosetuphiscompany?A．HehaslivedandworkedinseveralChinesecities.B．Hishometownsgreatprogresscanattractgeniusintechnology.C．Hecanupdatehistechnologyinthenearbyuniversities.D．HehasthesupportfromthelocalgovernmentoftheUS.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．GlassbusinessmanhappytobehomeB．GlassentrepreneurandhisgreatinfluenceC．smart-glasscomingintoourlifeD．Thedevelopmentofanamazingtechnology24．（8分）Parentswhosechildrenshowaspecialinterestinasportfeelverydifficulttomakeadecisionabouttheirchildren’scareers.Shouldtheyallowtheirchildrentotraintobecometopsportsmenandsportswomen?Formanychildrenitmeansstartingschoolworkveryyoung.Andgoingoutwithfriendsandotherinterestshavetotakeasecondplace.It’sverydifficulttoexplaintoayoungchildwhyheorshehastotrainfivehoursaday,evenattheweekend,whenmostofhisorherfriendsareplaying.Anotherproblemisofcoursemoney,Inmanycountriesmoneyfortrainingisavailablefromgovernmentfortheverybestyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Ifthishelpcannotbegiven,itmeansthatitistheparentswhohavetofindthetimeandthemoneytosupporttheirchild’sdevelopmentandsportsclothes,transporttocompetitions,specialequipment,etc.Allcanbeexpensive.Manyparentsareworriedthatitisdangeroustostartserioustraininginasportatanearlyage.Somedoctorsagreethatyoungmusclesmaybedamagedbytrainingbeforetheyareproperlydeveloped.Professionaltrainers,however,believethatitisonlybytrainingwhenyoungthatyoucanreachthetopassuccessfulsportsperson.Itisclearthatveryfewpeopledoreachthetop,andbothparentsandchildrenshouldbepreparedforfailureevenaftermanyyearsoftraining.1、Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?A．Anadvertisement.B．Adiary.C．Anewspaper.D．Anoticeboard.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“totakeasecondplace”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Tobecomelessimportant.B．Toputitatanotherplace.C．Tohappenagain.D．Theyarethemostimportantofallthethings.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．It’seasytomakeadecisionwhenyourchildrenwanttotakeupsports.B．Mostofthestudentsmaybecometopsportsmenafteralongperiodoftraining.C．Earlytrainingmaydamageyoungmuscles.D．It’snotveryexpensiveforparentstosupporttheirchildren’sdevelopmentinsports.25．（10分）March1，2019DearResidentsRE.NOTICEOFCONSTRUCTION-SHORELINEEROSIONPROTECTIONSheetPileWall，RipRapProtection(抛石护岸)andSpotRepaironSASURoadbetweenChurchandJimmyRoad,TsawoutFirstNation.OurFile:CPMS6849BeginningApril1,2019,ourcommunity,TsawoutFirstNation,willbebeginningworkontheShorelineErosion(侵蚀)ProtectionprojectalongSASURoadbetweenChurchandJimmyRoad.WorkersemployedbyDonnMannExcavatingandTsawoutFirstNationPublicWorksDepartmentwillbeonsiteworkingfrom7:00amuntil5:00pmdailyMondaytoFridayuntilSeptember30，2019.PROJECTRELATEDINFORMATIONANDRECOMMENDATIONSTrafficDelays-Inordertosafelyandefficientlycompletethisconstructionitem,therewillbesomelane(车道)restrictions.Cardriversmustfollowthepolicesorders,slowdownthespeed，andpasstheconstructionareaextremelycautiously.Theconstructionitemmaycausetrafficdelays.Wewillmakeeveryefforttominimizeanypotentialinconvenienceandprovideyouwiththelatestnoticewhendisruptions(中断)mustoccur.Policeandemergencyvehicleaccesswillbemaintainedatalltimes.TruckTraffic-Attimesyouwillnoticeincreasedtrucktrafficintheconstructionarea.PleasebeawareanduseextracautionwhiledrivingVibration-Youmayexperiencesomevibrationathomeduringtheconstruction.Theshakymotionhappensduetotheworkbeingdone.Werecommendthatyouremoveorsecureobjectsonshelvesandwalls.ThisconstructionitemispartoftheTsawoutFirstNationShorelineErosionProtectionprojectthatwillbebeginninginApril2019andisexpectedtobecompletedbytheendof2019.Pleaseseeupcomingnewslettersandnoticesforfurtherupdates.ThankyouforyourpatienceandcooperationSincerelyRobMortinTsawoutFirstNation1、Howlongwilltheconstructionitemlast?A．bout4months.B．About5months.C．About6months.D．About7months.2、Whatdoyouknowabouttrafficregulationsduringtheconstruction?A．CardriversshallpassthroughtheconstructionareawithgreatcareB．OnlyemergencyvehiclescanpassthroughtheconstructionareaC．NovehiclewillbeallowedtopassthroughtheconstructionareaD．Allvehiclesshallbecheckedbeforeenteringtheconstructionarea.3、ItisrecommendedthatnearbyresidentsshouldA．avoiddrivingtheirvehiclesintherush-hoursB．makesurethattheirwallsareingoodconditionC．updateupcomingnewslettersandnoticesdailyD．havetheirphotoframestakendownfromthewalls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）It’snotthegoodbyethathurts．buttheflashbacksthatfollow．MymothersufferedwithAlzheimer’sdisease(老年痴呆症)duringherlastfifteenyears．Untilthenshehadbeenabright，1womandeeplyinterestedandinvolvedintheworldaroundher．IwouldgohometovisitherinVirginiaandshewouldlookatmeina(an)2wayandask，”Whoareyou?”Iwouldanswer,”I'myourson．“Wheredoyoulive?”Shewouldask．”InCalifornia,”Iwouldtellher．”Isn’tthatinteresting，”shewouldsay,”IhaveasoninCalifornia．”Mynamehad3mymothercompletely．Sheseemed4forgetfulandconfusedatthebeginningofthedisease，butlateronshewould5periodsofsharpanxiety．Shewould6throughthehouseshehadlivedinmostofherlife，cryinguneasilythatshewantedtogohome，orshewouldleavehomeandwanderawayifshewasnot7forashorttime．Hopingtopleaseherandputhermind8，Iwouldtakeherforadrive，Visitingsiteswhereshehadlivedasa9．IntheyardofthehillsidehouseinShipmanIsatinthecarand10，theviewoftheoldoaksandlonggreenlawn．Icould11mymotherthereasalittlegirlPlayingwiththepetlambshehadbeensofondof．Ilookedtoherforsome12，butShejustshookherheadandsaid，“Iwanttogohome．”OvertheyearsIhavedecidedthatwhatmymotherwascallinghomewasnota13，butatime．Isuspectitwasatimewhenshewasmuch14，whenherchildrenwerestillunderfoot，whenherhusbandwasstillenergeticandcons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B．cheerful C．hopeful D．considerate2、A．excited B．frightened C．puzzled D．amazed3、A．forgotten B．reminded C．escaped D．slid4、A．greatly B．hardly C．totally D．simply5、A．gothrough B．breaktrough C．1ookthrough D．putthrough6、A．hunt B．pace C．search D．1ook7、A．settled B．attended C．concerned D．inspired8、A．inplace B．undercontrol C．inorder D．atease9、A．1ady B．student C．child D．mother10、A．inspected B．admired C．appreciated D．respected11、A．tell B．picture C．suspect D．doubt12、A．response B．smile C．reasons D．answers13、A．name B．dream C．symbol D．place14、A．prettier B．younger C．happier D．healthier15、A．feeling B．wondering C．doubting D．believing16、A．memory B．passion C．home D．way17、A．deadly B．alarming C．poisonous D．allergic18、A．natural B．special C．rare D．unique19、A．intention B．fear C．expectation D．hate20、A．appreciation B．admiration C．guidance D．assistance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）Ayoungofficerwasatarailwaystation.Onhiswayhome,hewantedtotelephonehismothertotellherthetimeofhistrain,sothatshecouldmeethimatthestationinhercar.1．(look)inallhispockets,hefoundthathedidnothavethecoinsforthetelephonecall,sohe2．(go)outsideinhopeforsomeonetohelp.Atlastanoldsoldiercameby,and3．youngofficerstoppedhimandsaid,“Haveyougotchangefortenpence?”“Waitaminute,”theoldsoldieranswered,beginningtoputhishandinhispocket.“I’llsee4．Icanhelpyou.”“Don’tyouknowhowtospeaktoanofficer?”theyoungmansaid5．(angry).“Nowlet’sstartagain.Haveyougotchangefortenpence?”“No,sir,”theoldsoldieransweredquickly.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。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。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、A5、D6、D7、C8、A9、A10、C11、A12、C13、D14、A15、D16、A17、C18、B19、C20、B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、ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalot