2023学年广西桂林十八中高考英语四模试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：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．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．amattending2．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when3．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t4．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot5．—Amazingly,I’vemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!—________Itoldyouitwaseasy.A．Thereyouare! B．Believeitornot.C．Howcome? D．Yougotmethere!6．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.7．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what8．---.Wedidn’tfindtheBlacksduringthelecture.---Noonehadtoldthemabout_____alecture.A．theretobe B．therebeing C．therebe D．therewas9．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．allofwhich B．eachofwhich C．allofthem D．eachofthem10．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound11．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving12．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would13．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince14．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded15．Wearecommittedtocreatingaworldfreefromthehomelessandthehopeless,aworld_______eachandeverycornerisatrueparadise.A．that B．whichC．ofwhich D．fromwhere16．Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．as B．if C．though D．unless17．Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while18．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom19．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom20．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis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）Mostcellphonecompaniesdesignmodelsespeciallyforkids.Butparentsareusuallytheonesbuyingthephones,andpayingthebill.Accordingtoastudy,56%ofparentsofchildrenaged8to12havegiventheirchildrenacellphone.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,12isthemagicnumber.Itisthemostcommonageforkidstogettheirfirstcellphone.But13%ofchildrenaged6to10alreadyhaveone.That’smorethanoneoutofevery10kids.Pro-cellphonepeople,includingmanyparents,noticethatcellphoneshelpkidskeepintouchwiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Theybelievethatcellphonesareanimportanttoolinadangeroussituation.Kidscanstayconnectedwiththeirparentsatalltimes,whetherit’stoaskforaridehomefromsoccerpracticeortoreceiveagood–lucktextmessagemomentsbeforeabiggame.Plus,somecellphonedesignedforkidscanbecontrolledwithsettingsthatallowthephonetoonlybeusedinparent-approvedways.What’stheharminthat?Butotherpeopleareworriedaboutthehealthandsafetyeffectsofkids’cellphones.Theybelievethatplugged-inkidscouldbemissingoutonotheractivities,suchasplayingoutsideorhangingoutwithfriends,andthatsendingtextmessagesorfieldingphonecallswhiledoinghomeworkisbadforconcentration.Theysaythatkidsarespendingtoomuchtimetextinginsteadoftalkingtoeachother.“Ourbrainsevolvedtocommunicatefacetoface,”saysGarySmall,aprofessorofpsychiatryattheUCLASchoolofMedicine,inCalifornia.“Alotofthisislostwithtexting.”Andsomeexpertsarealsoconcernedaboutpossiblehealthrisks.Theyworrythatradiationorenergywaves-releasedbycellphonescouldbeharmfultoyoungpeople.Tobesafe,manypediatriciansadviselimitingtalktime.1、Therecentsurveysuggeststhat________.A．thenumbertwelvecanbringusgoodluckB．mostkidsarceagertohavetheirowncellphonesC．manykidshavetheirfirstcellphoneattheageof12D．morethanhalfoftheparentscanaffordtobuycellphones2、Pro–cellphonepeopleprobablyrefertothosewhothinkthatkids_________.A．mustn’towncellphoneB．shouldhavecellphonesC．hadbettermakemorefriendsD．maylosetouchwithothers3、WhatwouldbethemainideaofParagraph3?A．Thedisadvantagesofcellphones.B．Cellphonesdesignedforkids.C．Thekindsofcellphones.D．Howtosendtextmessage.4、Theauthor’sattitudestowardthefactthatkidshavecellphonesis_________.A．supportiveB．objectiveC．negativeD．optimistic22．（8分）Haveyoueverbeenintoacave?Ifnot,pleasefollowusandexploresomeofthemostbeautifulcavesfromaroundtheworld!MarbleCavesLocatedinthecenterofLakeGeneralCarrera,theMarbleCavesinChico,Chile,areonlyaccessiblebyboat.Thesurroundingcrystalclearwatersallowvisitorstoseetherockformationsbeneaththemwhiletherockceilingsabovechangecolor(dependingonthewriterlevelsandtheseason).Thebesttimetovisit:duringsunriseandsunset,whenthesun’srayslightupthecavewalls,makingitanexperiencetoremember.ReedFluteCaveReedF1uteCaveknownas“thePalaceofNaturalArts”islocatedinthenorthwestofGuilininsouthernChina.Thelimestonecaveoffersagrandfairylandofstalactites(钟乳石),stonepillars,stonecurtains,birds,plantsandanimalsinfantasticshapesandcolors.Fingal’sCaveThisincredibleseacaveislocatedontheuninhabitedislandofStaffainScotland.Thecave’ssize,shape,andnaturally—arched(拱形的)roofcombinewiththewavestocreatestrangesoundsthatenhanceitscathedral—likeatmosphere.TheBlueGrottoTheBlueGrottoisthesymbolofCapri.Itisaseacavefoundonthecoastoftheislandandisawell-knownspottoallwhovisitthearea.Thiscaveisuniqueforitsbrilliantbluelightwhichcomesfromtwosources:theentrancetothecaveandabiggerholebeneaththeentrance.Whenviewedfrominsidethecave,theentranceappearsasabrilliantwhitelightjustabovethewaterline,whiletheunderwaterhole,whichisthelargersourceoflight,providesabluelight.1、WhyissunsetthebesttimetovisitMarbleCaves?A．Becauseithasenoughlightinit.B．Becauseithasthemostbeautifulscenery.C．Becauseitissurroundedbyclearwaters.D．Becauseboatsareonlyavailableatsunset.2、Whichcavewillyougotoifyouwanttoenjoythestrangesound?A．ReedF1uteCave. B．MarbleCaves.C．TheBlueGrotto. D．Fingal’sCave.3、WhatisspecialabouttheBlueGrotto?A．C1earwaters. B．Variousbirdsandanimals.C．Brightbluelight. D．Strangeshapes.23．（8分）Angeritselfisneithergoodnorbad.It’swhatwedowhenwe’reangrythatmatters.Angerisatoolthathelpsustoreadandrespondtothesocialsituationsthatbotherus.Buthowcanwekeepitundercontrol?It’snormaltothinkthatgettingangryisbadandmanytimeswepunishourselvesfordoingso.Butcontrarytopopularbelief,researchindicatesthatangerincreasesoptimism,creativityandefficiency.Inaddition,studiessuggestthatangercanleadtomoresuccessfulnegotiationsatwork,aswellasinourpersonallives.Infact,suppressing（抑制）angercanbeverybadforyourhealth.Inthissense,Dr.ErnestHarburgperformedastudybymonitoringagroupofadultsandtheircapacity（最大容量）foranger.Whathefoundisthatthemenandwomenwhosuppressedtheirangerasaresponsetoanunfairattackhadahigherriskofdevelopingbronchitisorsufferingfromheartattacks,andweremorelikelytodiebeforetheircolleagueswholettheirangersurfacewhentheyfeltbothered.Whenangerarises,wefeeltheneedtoeitherpreventorputanendtothispowerfulfeelingforthebenefitofourwelfareorthewelfareofthosewecareabout.Butthisactofkindness,mercy,loveorjusticeisn’tbeneficialinthisway.However,it’scertainlyagoodthingtobecautiouswhenangerbeginstosurface.Expressingyourangercanbeappropriatewithcertainpeopleatcertaintimes.Thequestionliesinhowtodoitwithoutlosingcontrol.Thekeytoexpressingyourangerisfindingtheappropriatetoneforexpressingwhatitisthatupsetsyou.Buttoavoidunnecessaryshouting,hitting,orotherviolentreactions,it’sworthtakingamomenttostepbackandthink,eventhoughwemaybeinthemiddleofanargumentwithsomeone.1、Whatdopeoplegenerallythinkofanger?A．Itisanimportanttool.B．Itisabadfeelingstate.C．Itincreasesourhappiness.D．Ithelpsinsocialsituations.2、WhatdoesDr.EmestHarburg’sstudyimplyaboutanger?A．Itneedsawayout.B．Itshouldbeavoided.C．Itcancausesuddendeath.D．Itmustbekeptundercontrol.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestwedowhenwe’reangry?A．Findoutitscause.B．Pretendtoignoreit.C．Reacttoitviolently.D．Expressitreasonably.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WaystoControlAngerB．BenefitsofMildAngerC．ShowingAngerProperlyCountsD．AngerDoesAffectHealth24．（8分）Forcingwaitersandwaitressestosurviveontipsfromcustomersratherthannormalwagesisapointless,crude,anduniqueAmericancustomthat,inthepastseveralyears,ahandfulofprogressiverestaurantownershaveattemptedtodoawaywith.DannyMeyer,CEOofUnionSquareHospitalityGroup,isabouttojointheirranksandhasannouncedthatheplanstograduallystoptippingatthecompany’s13restaurants.What,exactly,iswrongwithtipping?AsBrianPalmerhasexplained,moreorlessit’severything.Tostart,leavingawaiter’spayinthehandsofcustomershasafeelingofclassism(阶级歧视)．Andintheory,handingrestaurantcustomersthepowertotipisatleastsupposedtomotivatebetterservice.Thisfailsinpracticebecausehumansturnouttobeprettyarbitrary(随意的)abouttheirtippingbehavior.Researchhasshownthattheamountdinerstiphasverylittletodowiththeirlevelofsatisfaction.Allofthisdoesn’tencouragewaitersandwaitressestodoanythingbutturnoverasmanytablesaspossible.Tippingisalsoveryunfairtokitchenstaff.Thelawallowsrestaurantstodividetipsbetweenfront-of-the-houseworkerslikewaiters,hosts,hostesses,andbartenders(调酒师),butnotcooks.Thiscreatesasysteminwhichthepeopleservingthefoodinarestaurantcanearnmorethanthepeoplepreparingit．OneofthemostfascinatingpartsofMeyer’smoveisthat,unlikesomerestaurantownerswhohavetakenananti-tippingstand,hewon’tsimplyaddastandardextrachargetodiners’bills.Rather,UnionSquareHospitalityGroupmeanstoraisemenupricesenoughtofullycoverthecostofameal.IfMeyermanagestomoveawayfromtippingatallwithouthurtinghisprofits,itwouldalmostcertainlysetthestageforotherstofollowsuit.1、What’sDannyMeyer’sattitudetowardsstoppingtipping?A．Negative.B．Supportive.C．Objective.D．Doubtful.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Tippingmaydisturbtherestaurants’management.B．Tippingwillguaranteedinershighqualityservice.C．Tippingcanarousethestaff’senthusiasmforwork．D．Tippingwillbringcustomersasenseofsatisfaction.3、WhatcanweknowaboutUnionSquareHospitalitygroup?A．BrianPalmerisinchargeofitnow.B．Itscooksearnmuchmorethanitsservers.C．Restauranttippinghasbeentotallybannedthere.D．Dinerswillbechargedmoreforthedishesthere.4、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Restaurants’gettingridoftipping.B．Difficultiesthatrestaurantsarefacedwith.C．Thepopularityofno-tippingrestaurants.D．Tipsonrunningrestaurantssuccessfully.25．（10分）Imagineyouenteracarwithnosteeringwheel,nobrakeoracceleratorpedals(踏板).Underavoice-activatedcommand,yousayanaddress.“Thefastestroutewilltakeus15.3minutes.ShouldItakeit?”Yousay“yes”andyouareonyourway.Thecarrespondsandstartsmovingallbyitself.Allyouhavetodoistositbackandrelax.Howstrangewoulditbeif,onedayinthefuture,everyonehadsuchacar?Nocrazydriving,noquarrels,nocuttingin;trafficlawswouldberespectedanddrivingmuchsafer.Ontheotherhand,imaginethecostsavingsforlocalpoliceenforcement(强制执行)andtownbudgetswithoutallthosespeedingandparkingtickets.Anewtechnologyhasthepotentialtochangemodernsocietythoroughly.There’snoquestionthatself-drivingvehiclescouldbeanenormousbenefit.Thepotentialforsafercarsmeansaccidentstatisticswoulddrop:some94%ofroadaccidentsintheU.S.involvehumanerror.Olderdriversandvisually-orphysically-disabledpeoplewouldgainanewleveloffreedom.Maintainingsafespeedsandbeingelectric,self-drivingcarswouldsharplyreducepollutionlevelsanddependencyonnon-renewablefuels.Roadswouldbequieter,peoplesafer.Butwemustalsoconsidertheimpactofthenewtechnologyonthosewhonowdependondrivingfortheirliving.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofLabor,inMay2015therewere505,560registeredschoolbusdrivers.TheAmericanTruckingAssociationlistsapproximately3.5millionprofessionaltruckdriversintheU.S.Thecompaniesdevelopingself-drivingvehiclesshouldbepartneringwithstateandfederalauthoritiestoofferretrainingforthismassiveworkforce,manyofwhomwillbedisplacedbythenewtechnology.Newtechnologieswill,andshould,bedeveloped.Thisishowsocietymovesforward.However,progresscan’tbeone-sided.Itisnecessaryforthecompaniesandstateagenciesinvolvedtoconsiderthemoralconsequencesofthesepotentialchangestobuildabetterfutureforall.1、Whatwouldbetheeffectofthewideuseofdriverlesscars?A．Morepolicemenwouldinspectthestreets.B．Peoplewouldneverfeelangryaboutthetraffic.C．Itwouldsavelocalgovernmentsalotofmoney.D．Trafficregulationswouldbeathingofthepast.2、Howwouldtheelderlyandthedisabledbenefitfromdriverlesscars?A．Theywouldgetridofairpollution. B．Theycouldenjoygreatermobility.C．Theywouldsuffernoroadaccidents. D．Theycouldgoanywheretheywant.3、Whatwouldbethenegativeeffectofdriverlesscars?A．Theconflictbetweenlaborandmanagementwouldsharpen.B．Manydriverswouldhavetofindnewwaysofearningaliving.C．Driverswouldhaveahardtimeadaptingtonewroadconditions.D．Thegapbetweenvariousdepartmentsofsocietywouldbewidened.4、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbusinessesandthegovernmentdo?A．Enableeveryonetobenefitfromnewtechnologies.B．Keeppacewithtechnologicaldevelopments.C．Makenewtechnologiesaffordabletoeveryone.D．Popularizetheuseofnewtechnologiesanddevices.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）At7a,m.onOctober2,2016,Igotup,feelingexcitedandnervous.Thefirstthoughtonmymindwas,“Today’sgameismyfirst1footballgame.”I’veplayedbeforebutnotlikethis,Notinpads(护具),notwithahelmetonmyhead,myheartstartedbeatingfaster.I2finishedbreakfastandleftforthefield.Thewholetimeonthebus,Ifeltsickandnervous.Finally,Ireachedthefield.3thatwhitenumber7jersey(运动衫)forthefirsttimemademefeelgreat.Ifeltlike4wasmyfortune.Westoodthere.Bythelookonourfaces,youcouldseewhohad5beforeandwhohadn’t.Tome,itfeltlikeawar.Iwasa(n)6soldiergoingintobattle.NowIknowthatfeelingwasfear,Wehad7,butnottherealgame.Intraining,wetookaformandkneweachother.Inthe8youdon’tknowyouropponent’sstrength.Everythingjusthappened9youknowitwashappening.Wedidwarm-ups,Someofuscouldn’t10toplay,jumpingaroundandyelling.Othersstoodstillwaitingfordirection,Therefereescameout.Weknewthegame11came.Asacaptain,Iwentoutforthecointosstoseewhichteamwouldgettheballfirst.CampusMagnetwonthecointoss.They12toreceive.Soonthegame13Itrackeddowntheballcarrierandranatafullspeed.Iloweredmyshouldersandranintohissidewithallmy14,knockinghimdownandatthesametimeknockingmy15out.Istoodtomyfeetand16whatIhaddone.I’dmademyfirsttackle(阻截).Iwas17mydream,feelingrenewed,Thattackle18me,givingmestrength,confidenceandthedesiretogoon.We19thatgame—48to6.Thatyearwewentundefeated,20everyteamonourschedule,Iwasratedthebestreceiverinourdivision.1、A．usualB．significantC．excellentD．informal2、A．calmlyB．patientlyC．elegantlyD．quickly3、A．TakingoffB．GivingupC．PuttingonD．Showingoff4、A．careerB．realityC．studyD．football5、A．playedB．travelledC．changedD．applied6、A．activeB．freshC．strongD．brave7、A．triedB．expectedC．improvedD．practiced8、A．gameB．testC．productionD．end9、A．onceB．untilC．beforeD．though10、A．tryB．waitC．wantD．continue11、A．resultB．showC．timeD．chance12、A．struggledB．choseC．stoppedD．failed13、A．beganB．pausedC．finishedD．continued14、A．mindB．strengthC．wealthD．trouble15、A．awardB．hopeC．fearD．courage16、A．admittedB．regrettedC．coveredD．realized17、A．livingB．imaginingC．formingD．rewarding18、A．savedB．foundC．encouragedD．surrounded19、A．wonB．attendedC．recordedD．forgot20、A．ComparingB．JudgingC．JoiningD．Beating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）语法填空WhilegoingbackpackingaroundEurope，Ifound1．(me)inanembarrassingsituation．Mywalletandclothes2．(steal)whenIwasshoppinginacrowedmarket!AllIleftwasmypassportandaplanetickettomynextdestination．AfterI3．(anxious)toldoneofthestaffattheyouthhotelIwasstayinginaboutmyproblem，sheoffered4．(help)meout．Togetherwefoundouthowtowire(电汇)moneyfrommyparentstomynextcitystop．Thensheprintedamapandtoldmehowtogettotheplace5．Icouldpickitup．Shecalledmynexthotelandexplainedthesituation，6．(arrange)formetocheckinandpayadaylater．JustwhenIthoughteverythingwouldbefine，IrealizedIdidn'thaveanymoneytopayfor7．traintotheairport.That'swhyshegavemeenoughmoneytobuytheticket．8．herhelp，mytripwouldhavebeenover．TothisdayIamvery9．(thank)forherkindness．Thiseventrenewedmy10．(believe)thatmostpeopleouttherearegood．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。便条中共有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（^）。并在其下面写出修改后的词。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．每处错误及修改均仅限一词;2、只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不记分。Mysistersawalovelycupwhenweareshoppingtheotherday.Shelikeditatonce.Thenshebentdownandpickeduptolookatapriceonit.Asshedidthis,lotsofteasplashedonhisT-shirt!Ihadtotryhardlynottolaughathershockedface!Mysisterwantedgetoutoftheshopasfastasshecouldwhenashopassistantcameovertous.Itwasturnedouttobeherowncup,thatshe’dleftontheshelfbymistake.Theassistantwasclearlyasembarrassingasmysister,forIjustthoughtitwasfunny!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom来邮件想了解茶在中国文化中的作用。请你给他回封邮件，内容包括：1.茶的历史悠久；2.茶与文学（唐代“茶圣”陆羽