福建省福州第八中学2023年高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷（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．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask2．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick3．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay4．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking5．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where6．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem7．Hardworkandlackofsleephave_____herbeautyandyouthinrecentyears.A．wornout B．triedoutC．madeout D．sentout8．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend9．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen10．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted11．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot12．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich13．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented14．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly15．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful16．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid17．---Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass.---_____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso18．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered19．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush20．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something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）LiPing,acollegestudenthasbeenexperiencingsocialawkwardnesssinceherjuniormiddleschoolyears.Backthen,shefeltuneaseaboutgoingtotherestroomalone.Sheevenlimitedtheamountofwatershedranksoshedidn’thavetogothereoften.“IfearedthatotherstudentswouldthinkthatIdidn’tgetalongwellwithothersifIwasseenalone,”shesaid.Liisnottheonlysuffererofwhat*scalled“socialanxiety”.ChinaYouthDailyrecentlydidasurveyamong1,544people.Nearlyhalf(44.6percent)oftheparticipantsadmittedthattheywereafraidofbeingthecenterofattention.Upto66.7percentofthemsaidtheyaremorelikelytobeanxiousduringface-to-facecommunicationsthaninonlineconversations.Butthesefeelingsarenotnecessarilyanythingtoworryabout.“Thereis‘socialanxiety’,andthereis‘socialanxietydisorder’or‘socialphobia’.Theyaretwocompletelydifferentthings.”saidLiSongwei,apsychologicalprofessoratTsinghuaUniversity.AccordingtoThomasRodebaugh,apsychologyprofessoratWashingtonUniversityinStLouis,US,almosteveryonesuffersfromatleastalittlesocialanxiety.“Forexample,wemaygetitbeforespeakinginpublic,orhaveabadnight’ssleepifthereisgoingtobeanimportantinterviewthenextday.Butwhendoessocialanxietydevelopintoadisorder?Therearetwosimplequestionsyoucanaskyourselfifyou’reconcerned—‘Howmuchdoestheanxietyaffectmylife?’and‘Isitacceptable?’Iftheconditionbecomessoproblematicandyourefusetogooutatallandcannotliveanormallife,youjustneedtoseektreatment.”henotes.Butforcommonsocialanxiety,peopleallhavetheirdifferentcopingstrategies.“ThewayIemployisreasonplusreward,”saidWangLi,anotheronce-sufferer.Forexample,shetellsherselfthatthereisnosuchthingasrightorwrongwhenpushingyourselftospeakpublicly:thereareonlypeoplewhoagreewithyouornot.Andifsheconquersherfear,shebuysnewshoesorgoestoseeamovieafterclass.1、Thefirstparagraphismainlyusedto.A．makeacomparisonB．teachanewword“socialanxiety”C．drawaconclusionD．introduceaphenomenon2、WhatmayThomasRodebaughagreewith?A．Socialanxietyisadeadlyproblem.B．Socialanxietyisarareproblem.C．Littleattentionispaidtosocialanxiety.D．Notallsocialanxietyneedstreatment.3、Theunderlinedword“employ”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningtotheonein“”.A．IwanttoemployWeiboasameanstopracticemywritingB．Morethan40universitygraduateswereemployedC．ThechildrenemployedthemselvesinpaintingD．Heemployedmeasasecretary4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Someparticipantsfeeleasierinonlinecommunications.B．Socialanxietyisregardedassocialphobia.C．LiPingdidn’toftengototherestroombecauseshedidn’tlikedrinkingwater.D．WangLidealtwithsocialanxietyonlybyrewardingherself.22．（8分）TimeTravelIfyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare’splayinElizabethanEngland?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Ormaybeyou'dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Perhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovel.TheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwotelevisionversions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Theterm"timemachine",coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfastspaceshipgoingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe“grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn’tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH.G.Wells’book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages30millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles(触角).Ifthat’swhat’sinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.1、ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow______.A．thecontributionofH.G.Wells B．thestory’sdifferentfeaturesC．thelonghistoryoftimetravel D．people’sinterestintimemachine2、Einstein’sandHawking’stheories_____.A．suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachineB．pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceshipC．haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelersD．havesimilaritiesinmanyway3、InParagraph4,“grandfatherparadox”probablyreferstotheideathat______.A．thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfatherB．thegrandfather’sdeathmakesthetraveler’sbirthimpossibleC．thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfatherD．thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness4、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor’sattitudetowardstimetravel?A．Skeptical. B．Unclear.C．Supportive. D．Unconcerned.23．（8分）InAsia,therearespecialcompetitionswherekiteshavecomplexdesignsandarefittedwithinstrumentsthatmakemusicalsoundsasthewindblowsthroughthem.Althoughallkiteshaveasimilarstructure(结构),theyarewidelydifferentinsizeandshape.Kite-fightingcompetitionsarealsoheld,inwhichcompetitorsusetheirkitestoattackandbringdowntheiropponents’(对手)kitesorcuttheirstrings(线).Formorethan15years,theBigWindKiteFactoryhasbeengivingkite-makingandkite-flyingclassesforthechildrenonanislandinHawaii.Initskite-makinglessons,studentscanmakekitesinaslittleas20minutes!Childrenasyoungasfouryearsoldcanlearnhowtoflyakite.JonathanSocherandhiswifeDaphnestartedthekitefactoryin1980.Theirkitesaremadeofnylon(尼龙).TheirdesignsareHawaiianthemescreatedbyDaphne.Thedesignsarecutoutofthenylonwithahotknifethatsealstheedgesandthenfasteneddirectlyontothekite.Thekitethatisusedtogivelessonsisaregulardiamondkitewitharainbowpattern.Thedifferencebetweenthiskiteandtheonestheymakeduringthelessonsisthatitisatwo-stringcontrollablekite.BigWindemployeesflythekiteandforafewminutesshowstudentshowpullingononelineandthenontheothercontrolsthedirectionthekitegoesin.Thenthecontrolsaregiventothestudents.Jonathaninsiststhatitisnotnecessarytomakeahugeimpressivekitetohavefunmakingandflyingkites.Eventhesimpleststructurecanwork,andcangivehoursoffun.Goon,giveitatry!1、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Ahotknifeisusedtoironthenylon.B．Childrenneverflykitesontheirowninflyinglessons.C．Kitestringsmustnotbecutinkite-fightingcompetitions.D．DaphnedesignskitesfortheBigWindKiteFactory.2、Whatisdifferentaboutthekiteusedforflyinglessons?A．Ithastwostrings. B．Itissimpleindesign.C．Ithasarainbowpattern. D．Itisshapedlikeadiamond.3、AccordingtoJonathan,whatdoyouneedtohavefunwithkites?A．Alargekite. B．Anytypeofkite.C．Acomplexstructure. D．Akitethatimpressesothers.4、Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?A．Akitefactory. B．Kite-flyinglessons.C．Specialcompetitions. D．Thekite-makingprocess.24．（8分）YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《卖花女》,1913)---inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalk---issomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(礼仪)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(继承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetagsfromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$50million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．Toearnmoremoney.B．Tohidetheirriches.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．TheTimesmagazine.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．Thepricetag.25．（10分）Travellingwithskiingorsnowboardingequipmentcanbeabitofaneffort,particularlyifyou’reswappingbetweenbuses,trainsandplanes.Takeasimpler,moredirectroutetothefourAlpineoptionsontheEurostaratLondonSt.PancrasInternationalorAshford.LaRosièreSainteFoyGreatskiconditionsaren’taone-offhere,thankstoTheslopesarequiet,theliftqueuesnon-existent,theresort’shighaltitudeanditsmostlysouth-andsnowyforestsandbreathtakingmountainfacingandthereforesunny-slopes.It’safamilyviewsdominate(控制）youreyeline.Thisresortisfriendlyresortandkidswillenjoyskiingthroughnotaplacetocomeifyouliketoparty,butit’sathetreesandtunnelsonadventuretrail.greatchoiceforthosewhowanttoprogressonwide,emptypistes.MoûtiersTignesItisagoodresortforfirst-timeskiers.ThosenewItmaynotbetheprettiestresortintheFrenchAlps,tothesportcanbookaholidaysafeinthebutwhatitlacksincuteness,itmorethanmakesupknowledgethatthey’renotstuckupasnowyforinconvenience,takingtheconceptofski-inski-mountainifthesportisn’tforthem.Thetownitselfouttoawholenewlevel.Itshigh-qualitysnowhasaMuseumofPopularTraditions.conditionsareallbutguaranteed.NeedtoknowYoucantakeonepairofskisoronesnowboardonboardwithyouinadditiontoyourstandardadultluggageallowance.Forsafetyreasons,skisandsnowboardshavetobekeptinaprotectivecasethatcoversthewholeitem.There’satravelclasstosuiteverybudgetandstyle.Thoughtheseatsareroomyandcomfortable,it’sworthnothingtherearenosleeperbunkbeds.WithfreeWi-Fiforall,youcanstayconnectedalltheway.264、Ifoneislookingforapeacefulandcrowd-freeskiresort,hewillprobablychoose_____.A．LaRosière B．SainteFoyC．Moûtiers D．Tignes1、Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat_________.A．theEurostarofferseasyaccesstopopularAlpineskiresorts.B．thereisnorestrictiononwell-protectedequipmentonboard.C．travelerscanhaveagoodsleeponcomfortablebunkbedsonboardD．freeWi-Fiisprovidedonboardfortravellerswhoupgradetheirtravelclass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）Peoplefromeverycorner1intothestreetsthatChristmasEve."FrostytheSnowman,"and"JingleBells"2instores;onthepavements,thestreetsingersperformedhappily.Everyonewas3bysomeoneelse,delightedandcheerful.Iwasalone.Asoneof8kidsofaBrazilianfamily,broughtupinAmerica'scrowdedapartment,I'dspentseveralyearssearchingforaloneness.Now,4at27,acollegestudentafterthe5withmygirlfriend,everycellinsidemewantedtobealone,6notatChristmas.MyfamilyhadreturnedtoBrazilandmyfriendswere7withtheirownlives.Duskwasapproaching,andthefactthatIhadtoreturntomy8homemademesad.Lightsfromwindowsblinked,andIhopedsomeonewould9fromoneofthosehomestoinvitemeinsidewithaChristmastreedecoratedwithshinyfakesnowandbeautiful10.Atamarket,Ifeltmore11whenpeoplewerebuyinglotsofgoods,which12thegiftswereceivedaschildreninmymind.Imissedmyfamilyandwantedtocryforwantingtobealoneandforhavingachievedit.Outsidethechurch,amanger(小耶稣)hadbeensetup.Istoodsilentlywatchingthe13:someofpeoplewerecrossingthemselves,14.AsIwalkedhome,IrealizedthatleavingBrazilwasstillapainfulexperienceasIstruggledwith15Ihadbecomein15yearsinAmerica.I16thelosses,butforthefirsttime,IrecognizedwhatI’dgained.Iwasindependent,17andhealthy.Mylifewasstillahead,fullof18.Sometimesthebestgiftistheonethatyougiveyourself.ThatChristmas,Igavemyself19forwhatI'dobtaineduptonowandpromisetogoforward.ItisthebestgiftI'veevergot,theonethatImost20.1、A．rushedB．hurriedC．floodedD．wandered2、A．servedB．heldC．sharedD．played3、A．employedB．accompaniedC．supportedD．attended4、A．eventuallyB．usuallyC．extremelyD．really5、A．dateB．sympathyC．breakupD．concern6、A．andB．butC．soD．or7、A．boredB．pleasedC．satisfiedD．occupied8、A．emptyB．warmC．shabbyD．cozy9、A．hangoutB．goawayC．turnupD．breakin10、A．flowersB．presentsC．fruitsD．leaves11、A．nervousB．excitedC．upsetD．tired12、A．calledupB．calledforC．calledonD．calledin13、A．churchB．crowdC．storyD．scene14、A．bowingB．huggingC．prayingD．bending15、A．thatB．whatC．howD．which16、A．worriedB．delightedC．limitedD．mourned17、A．educatedB．lonelyC．shyD．wealthy18、A．sadnessB．possibilityC．hardshipD．sight19、A．prizeB．defeatC．creditD．surprise20、A．saveB．admitC．selectD．treasure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）InthelonghistoryofChina,manythingsaremore1．(advance)thantherestoftheworldandliquor(酒)isoneofthem.InChina,liquorbrewed(酿造)fromcerealgrainhasalwaysbeeninthedominantpositionandliquorbrewedfromfruitsaccounts2．asmallproportiononly.Therefore,toexploretheoriginofliquoris3．(main)toexploretheoriginofliquorbrewedfromcerealgrain.Thehistoryofliquor4．(date)backtotheShangguperiod.InShijiYinbenji(HistoricalRecords),therewassomerecordaboutliquor:“KingZhoumadealiquorpooland5．(hang)meatlikeaforest,drinkingallnightlong.”InShiJing(TheBookofSongs),thereweresomepoemsaboutliquor:“Octoberisthetime6．(harvest)thegraintomakeliquorandpeopleusetheliquortocelebratethelongevityof7．senior”.Thoserecordsindicatedthatliquorhadahistoryofatleastfivethousandyears.Accordingtosomearchaeologicalevidence,therewerededicatedliquortoolsamongtheNeolithic(新石器时代)potteriesunearthedinmoderntimes,8．showedthatliquorbrewingwasratherpopularinprimitivesociety.AftertheXiaandShang9．(dynasty),thereweremoreandmoreliquor-drinkingvessels,10．(indicate)thatliquordrinkingwasprevalentatthattime.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。TherearemanyproblemswhenIamabroadlonely,especiallywhenIamintheCzechRepublic,itsofficialisnotEnglish.Sothefirstbigproblemislanguage.ManyCzechpeopledon'tspeakEnglish.SoIhavetolearntheCzech.It’sverychallengingalthoughtherearesevencasesforgrammar.Inthebeginning,Ican’tunderstandtherulesatall.Butlittlebylittle,IremembereditandlearnedhowtospeakCzechproper.Thesecondproblemismakingfriend.Atschool,Iwasoftenignoring,whilemanyofmyclassmatesgatheredtogetherandchattedeachother.However,ItriedtotalktoeveryoneImetandwentoutwiththemonweekends.NowIhavemanygoodfriends.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国笔友David下周三将来你所在的城市旅游，但你有事无法去机场接他。请你给他发一封电子邮件，要求如下：1.表示歉意并说明理由；2.安排他人接机。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。___________________________________________________