福建省莆田市七中2023年高三下第一次测试英语试题（含答案解析）

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．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished2．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base3．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated4．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless5．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof6．Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether7．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore8．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind9．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a;/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a;the10．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo11．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone12．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance13．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though14．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter15．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses16．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．acknowledgedB．appreciatedC．accomplishedD．accompanied17．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink18．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that19．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth20．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few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）AfewyearsagoIhadan“aha!”momentregardinghandwriting.Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwriting,andthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayear,maybetwo,andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asignthattheinformal.Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittleletters,andwerecognizedoneanother’shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.Asachildvisitingmyfather’soffice,Iwaspleasedtorecognize,inlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaff,thesamehandwritingIwouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigned“dad”insteadof“RFW”.AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwriting,abookbyFlorey.Sheshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewell,butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan’tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.Idon’tbuyit.Idon’twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer,partofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16th-centuryItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.However,theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.1、Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague’shandwriting?A．Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough.B．Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassobeautiful.C．Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassoterrible.D．Hestillhadalotofworktodo.2、Peopleworkingtogetherinanofficeusedto________.A．talkmoreabouthandwritingB．takemorenotesonworkdaysC．knowbetteroneanother’shandwritingD．communicatebetterwithoneanother3、Accordingtotheauthor,handwrittennotes________.A．arehardertoteachinschoolsB．attractmoreattentionC．areusedonlybetweenfriendsD．carrymoremessage4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A．thinksitimpossibletoteachhandwritingB．doesnotwanttolosehandwritingC．putstheblameonthecomputerD．doesnotagreewithFlorey22．（8分）OversevenmonthshavepassedsincePanamanianofficialslaunchedanexpansionoftheworldfamousPanamaCanal.Officialsagreedtotheexpansionsothatmanyoftheworld’slargestcargoships(货船)couldeasilypassthroughthecanal.Yetthe$5.25-billionprojecthasproblems.Itsaysshipsstillcontinuetorubagainstthecanal’swallsandwearoutitsdefensesdesignedtoprotectbothshippingandthewaterway.AdangeroussystemThecanallinkstwooceans-theAtlanticandthePacific-throughasystemoflocks(船闸).Thelocksarelikesteps.Theyraiseandlowershipsfromonepartofthewaterwaytoanotherontheirtripfromoceantoocean.Withtheoldlocks,whicharestillinuse,largeshipswouldbetiedtopowerfulenginesonbothsides.Theseengineshelptokeeptheshipsinthecenterofthecanal.Inthenewlocks,theshipsaretiedtotugboats(拖船).Onetugboatistiedtothefrontoftheship,withtheothertiedtotheback.Theseboatsthenguidetheshipsthroughthecanal.Atfirst,pilotsofthecargoshipsandtugboatoperatorswouldsometimestrytorubtheboatsagainstthecanalwallsasawaytokeeptheshipsstraight.Butthiscauseddamagetorubberpadding(垫料)liningthewalls.NotenoughtrainingEvenbeforetheexpandedcanalopenedinJune2016,tugboatoperatorshadexpressedconcernaboutthenewsystem.Manyaskedformoretraining.Thefearsanddangersremain,althoughtheboatsaregoingthrough.ThePanamaCanalAuthorityreportsthat,betweenJune2016andJanuary2017,therewereonly15incidentsthatresultedindamagetolocksorships.Thatrepresentsabout2percentofthe700timesshipsthathavesailedthroughtheexpandedcanal.Pilotshavearguedtheyshouldbereplacedwithasystemoffloatingbumpers(减震)likethoseusedinsomeEuropeanlocks.Officialssaytheyplantocontinueoperatingwiththecurrentsystemofdefenses,butchangescouldhappeninthefuture.1、WhatisthemainproblemwiththenewlyexpandedPanamaCanal?A．IthascosttoomuchmoneytobuildB．Theoperatorsofthetugboatsfeartoworkinit.C．Itistoocrowdedforthelargestshipstopassthrough.D．Itstillbringsdamagetothepassingshipsanditsowndefenses.2、Whatisthedifferencebetweenthenewlocksandtheoldones?A．Theoldlocksdon’tneedrubberpaddingasdefenses.B．Thenewlocksneedtugboatstiedtobothsidesoftheships.C．Thenewlocksareeasierforthelargestshipstopassthroughthecanal.D．Theoldlocksneedpowerfulenginestodragtheshipsthroughthecanal.3、WhatisthePanamaCanalAuthority’sattitudetowardstheexpandedcanal?A．Cautious.B．Critical.C．Positive.D．Doubtful.4、Whatcanwelearnaboutthecurrentsystemofdefenses?A．Noshipsshallrubagainstthecanalwallstoprotectit.B．Nothingwillbedoneatpresenttoimproveit.C．Moretrainingwillbegiventopilotsforit.D．Anewsystemwillreplaceit.23．（8分）Weareenrolledinthefull-timeschoolcalled“life”.Everydayinthisschool,wehaveopportunitiestolearnnewlessons.Nomatterwhetherweliketheselessonsornot,wehavetotakethem,becausetheyareourlessons.Whyarewehereinthisworld?Whatisthepurposeoflife?Humanshavetriedtodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforthousandsofyears,butfailedtogettheanswer,becausethemeaningoflifeisdifferentfrompersontoperson.Eachoneofushashisorherspecialpurposeandpath,uniqueanddifferent.Aswetravelonourlifepath,wewilllearnmanygreatlessonsinordertofulfillthatpurpose.Learningourlessonswellisthekeytodiscoveringtherealmeaningofourownlife.Aswetravelthroughourlifetime,wemaybetaughthardlessonsthatothersdon'thavetoface,whileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithproblemswedon’tneedtodealwith.WemayneverknowwhyweloveEnglish,notphysics,whichindicatesthatourpathisdifferent.Whiletravelingonourownpath,sometimesalone,weshould,firstofall,takeabasiclessoninopenness.Opennessmeansbeingreceptive.Lifewillpresentuswithsomanylessons,noneofwhichareusefultousunlesswecanrecognizethemandareopentotheirvalues.Theselessonsarcnoteasytolearn,butweshouldregardthemasgifts.Buthowcanwerecognizetheselessons?Itisamatterofwhat“glasses”wearewearingatthetime.Itisnotdifficulttospotthemifwetakethemasopportunities.Sowhenwearenotopentolearningourlessons,failingaweeklyEnglishtestmightbelikeadisasterratherthananopportunitytous.Ofcourse,thehardlessonsmaynotbefun,buttheycanactuallybethebiggestgiftswereceivefromlife.1、Theauthormaybeinfavoroftheviewpointthatallmenareborn.A．equalB．differentC．tolearnlessonsD．readyforchallenge2、Theexampleof“weloveEnglish,notphysics"ismentionedtoshowthatwe.A．chooseourownpathinlifeB．needtofacesomehardlessonsC．discoverthemeaningofourownlifeD．realizethenecessityofopenness3、Whetherwecanseelifelessonsasgiftsdependsuponour.A．anglesofviewB．commonvaluesystemC．experiencesfromlifeD．willingnesstofacechallenge4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．LifeandlessonB．LifeasSchoolC．LifeSchoolandStudentsD．GiftsfromLife24．（8分）BeforewecametoCanadain1951,whenIwasthree,myparentsandIspentayearatrefugeecamp(难民营)inAustria.WehadescapedfromwhatwasthencalledCzechoslovakia.MyparentshadalreadylosttheirlivelihoodoncetotheNazi.MummywasfreedfromtheNaziconcentrationcampBergen-Belsenandspenttheyearsafterthewartryingtofindherfamily,onlytodiscovershewastheonlysurvivor.ShemetmyfatherinasmalltownoutsidePrague.Theymarriedandhadmein1948.WhenwearrivedinMontreal,everythingweownedwascontainedinanarmytrunkandacoupleofarmyblankets.Mummyboughtanoldsewingmachineandsomeinexpensivematerialsandusingpatternsinmagazines,taughtherselftosew.Herhandswerealwaysgoing,makingsomething.ShelearnedEnglishbysingingalongtothehitsongassheworked.Forme,highschoolwasalonelytime.MymotherworriedthatI’dnevercomeoutofmyshellsoshesignedmeupforclassesattheMontrealChildren’sTheatre.That’swhereIfoundmyvoiceWithherstrongfaithinme,Mummyhadopenedadoor.Althoughshewasaneducatedwoman,Ineverheardmymothersaid“ThisiswhatIgaveupforyou.”Shewasalwaysthereformyyoungerbrotherandme.WhenIsatinthekitchenwithher,Ifeltsafe.Whenshemadesouporsewedaballetcostumeforme,itwasallagift,alaboroflove.Shewantedtomakeushappy.Foralongtime,Ihadapicturehanginginthekitchensaying“Putyourheartintoit.”Igrewupwiththatphrase.Mummytaughtthatlessonbyexample,andithasbecomemyownworkethic(职业道德).1、Whathappenedtotheauthor’smotherbeforetheywenttoCanada?A．Herfamilydidn’tsurvivefromtheNazi.B．Sheworkedinthearmyduringthewar.C．Shemarriedtheauthor’sdadinPrague.D．HerfamilystayedinarefugeecampinAustria.2、WhydidthemothersigntheauthorupforclassesatMontrealChildren’sTheatre?A．Tosatisfytheauthor’sdemand.B．Toridtheauthorofherloneliness.C．Toenabletheauthortolearntosing.D．Todeveloptheauthor’stalentforballet.3、Whichcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?A．Traditional.B．Easy-going.C．Devoted.D．Proud.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Mum’sInspirationB．ASpecialBalletCostumeC．TheCrueltyoftheNaziD．Mum’sWorkEthic25．（10分）Sometimes,youjustcan'thelpit.Maybeyou'rewatchingasadmovie,orthinkingaboutthefriendwhomovedaway.Nextthingyouknow,youfeelpressureinyourthroat,youreyesarewatering,andyouhavetearsrunningdownyourcheeks.AccordingtoAdVingerhoets,aprofessorofpsychologyatTilburgUniversity,intheNetherlands,whoisoneofthefewscientistsintheworldwhohavestudiedcrying,therearethreetypesoftears.Basaltearsarethefirsttype.TheyactasaprotectivebarrierbetweentheeyeandtherestoftheWorld.Nextarereflextears.Theywashyoureyescleanwhensomethinggetsinthem.Finally,thereareemotionaltears.“Thesearereleasedinresponsetoemotionalstates,”explainsVingerhoets.Scientistsbelievecryinghassomethingtodowithhowhumansdevelopedandlearnedtodependoneachother.“Humansareverycomplexsocialcreatures,”saysLaurenBylsma,aprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh,inPennsylvania."Itseemsthattearsservetoarousehelpandsupportfromothers,”Shesays.Vingerhoetsagrees,"Ithinkthatthereasonwhyhumansshedtears（流眼泪）hassomethingtodowithourchildhood,"hesays."that'sthetimewhenwearestilldependentonadultsforloveandprotectionandcare.Themajoradvantageofemotionaltearsisthatyoucantargetthemataspecificperson."Vingerhoetssaysthisabilitycouldhavecomeinhandyinprehistorictimes,whenhumanswerelivingamongdangerousanimals.Tearswereasaferwaytogetattention."Inthiscase,itisbettertouseasilentsignaltoaskforhelp,"hesays.VingerhoetsandByhmadofrequentstudiestobetterunderstandwhyhumanscry.AccordingtoByhma,thereisstillmuchmoretodiscover."It'ssurprising,"shesays,"howmuchwestilldon'tknow.”1、Inthescientists'opinion,cryingis________.A．asignofhumanevolutionB．aresultofhumankindnessC．acauseofpersonalgrowthD．ameansofrelyingoneachother2、Theunderlinedphrase"thisability"inthelastparagraphreferstotheabilityto________.A．seekhelpwiselyB．aimtearsatsomeoneC．cryemotionallyD．appealtootherpeople3、Fromthetext,welearnthatAdVingerhoetsandLaurenBylsma________.A．holddifferentopinionsaboutthecausesoftearsB．thinkpositivelyoftheeffectsoftearsC．areworkingtogethertostudytearsD．havelearnedenoughabouttears4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ThetypesoftearsB．ThecomponentsoftearsC．ThescienceoftearsD．Theopinionsabouttears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）Medicalbillswerepiling.Kidsneededglasses,carsneededrepairs,andthedogneededsurgery.Ontopofthat,Christmaswasalmost1ussopresentsneededtobepurchased.Butallofthatwas2whenmyhusband,Brian,waswaitinginourlocaltireshoptohavehissixtrucktires3onasnowynight.Heoverheardthetiresalesman4ayoungmomwith3childrenthatshewasinserious5ofallnewtires,aseachonewascompletely6down.7,theyoungmomsaidshedidn’thavethemoneytoreplacemorethanonetireonhercar.Onhearingthat,Brian8topayforatiretobeinstalled,9oftheonetirethiswomanwasabletopurchase.Brianknewthateventhoughitwasjustastart,theyoungmomwouldbemuch10drivingonthe11roadswithabalancedsetoftwonewtiresthantheywouldwithjustonenewtire.Theyoungmomwassosurprisedthatshe12chokedup.Eyesfilledwithtears,shethankedBrianandpulledaway.Myhusbandisanaturallymodest,13manwhofeelsrewardedinthegiving,notinthe14inlife.Soimaginehisunexpected15,whenhelaterdiscoveredthesalesmanhad16theentireamountspentonthe17tiretohisbill!18theseventiresmyhusbandbought,thesalesmanonly19himforsix.Thesimpleactofonemanmakingthedecisiontosharewhathehad,ratherthanworryingaboutwhathewould20,changedthingsthatnight.1、A．inB．uponC．forD．before2、A．forgottenB．solvedC．changedD．purchased3、A．abandonedB．repairedC．examinedD．replaced4、A．warnB．persuadeC．explainD．mention5、A．dangerB．placeC．needD．face6、A．takenB．brokenC．pulledD．worn7、A．AngrilyB．DisappointedlyC．UnexpectedlyD．Sadly8、A．hurriedB．triedC．offeredD．used9、A．frontB．oppositeC．sureD．instead10、A．saferB．fasterC．happierD．luckier11、A．icyB．hardC．darkD．long12、A．greatlyB．finallyC．instantlyD．excitedly13、A．intelligentB．meaningfulC．humorousD．generous14、A．helpingB．receivingC．usingD．thanking15、A．surpriseB．satisfactionC．chanceD．discovery16、A．addedB．paidC．discountedD．returned17、A．spareB．extraC．newD．whole18、A．RegardlessofB．MorethanC．RatherthanD．Inspiteof19、A．soldB．chargedC．askedD．appreciated20、A．comeacrossB．comeoverC．gowithoutD．gofor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）Ifyoustudyabroad,it’snecessarytomixwiththelocals.Thisallowsyou1．(test)yourlanguageskillsandfindoutmoreaboutthelocalculture.Havinglivedabroadforthreeyears,I’mabletoputforwardalistoftipstohelpyoumakefriendsinaforeigncountry.Firstly,sayyestoeverythingwithinreason.Obviously,ifyoudon’tfeel2．ease,youcanchoosenottodoanything.However,don’tputofftryingsomethingnew.Thegroupofstudentsfromyourclasswhoinviteyououtforacoffeemightendup3．(be)yourfriendsforlife!Secondly,developa4．(entire)newhobby.Joinadanceclass,awalkingcluborlearntocookthelocalfood—the5．(possibility)areendless!Thirdly,getoutofthehouse!Hours6．(spend)onthecomputerchattingwithyourfamilybackathomesurelymakeyouevenhomesick.Justgetoutandexploretheexcitingplaceyoulivein.Lastly,be7．(confidence)whenyouaresurroundedbypeoplespeaking8．unfamiliarlanguage.Evenifyoumayfind9．difficulttoinvolveyourselfinconversations,youshouldtrytomakeyourvoiceheard.Onceyouopenyourmouthandbegintospeak,it’slikely10．youwillfindeveryonewantstoknowmoreaboutyou.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。Ijoinedinunderwaterresearch