2023学年广西南宁市外国语学校高考临考冲刺英语试卷（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．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing2．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken3．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were4．ThepartinthefilmRio_______thetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom5．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2023BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever6．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify7．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so8．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed9．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped10．Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometime_________thesituationimproves.A．since B．whenC．unless D．before11．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That12．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem13．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which14．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience15．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then16．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over17．High­speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．againstC．at D．over18．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished19．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency20．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding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）OncewhenIwasateenager,myfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus(马戏表演).Finallytherewasonlyonefamilybetweenusandtheticketcounter.Thisfamilymadeabigimpressiononme.Therewereeightchildren,allprobablyundertheageof12.Youcouldtelltheydidn’thavealotofmoney.Theirclotheswerenotexpensive,buttheywereclean.Thechildrenwerewell-behaved,allofthemstandinginline,two-by-twobehindtheirparents.Thechildrentalkedexcitedlyabouttheclowns,elephantsandotheractstheywouldseethatnight.Onecouldsensetheyhadneverbeentothecircusbefore.Thefatherandmotherseemedhappyastheycouldbe.Theticketsladyaskedhowmanyticketsthefatherwanted,heproudlyanswered,“Pleaseletmebuyeightchildren’sticketsandtwoadults’tickets,soIcantakemyfamilytothecircus.”Theticketladytoldhimtheprice.Thefatherloweredhisheadandasked,“Howmuchdidyousay?”Theticketladyagaintoldhimtheprice.Themandidn’thaveenoughmoney.Howwashesupposedtoturnandtellhiseightkidsthathedidn’thaveenoughmoneytotakethemtothecircus.Seeingwhatwashappening,mydadtooka$20notefromhispocketanddroppedinontheground.(Wewerenotwealthyinanysenseoftheworld!)Myfatherreacheddown,pickedupthebill,tappedthemanontheshoulderandsaid,“Excuseme,sir,thisfelloutofyourpocket.”Themanknewwhatwasgoingon.Helookedstraightintomydad’seyes,tookmydad’shandinbothofhis,pressedtightlyontothebill,andwithhislipquiveringandatearstreamingdownhischeek,hereplied,“Thankyou,thankyou,Sir.Thisreallymeansalottomeandmyfamily.”MyfatherandIwentbacktoourcaranddrovehome.Wedidn’tgotothecircusthatnight,butwecouldgowithout.1、Whywasthepoormanunhappyafterhespokewiththeticketlady?A．Theticketsweretooexpensive.B．Hischildrenwerenoisy.C．Hehadlosthismoney.D．Theticketsweresoldout.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthewriter’sfatherdidn’tgivethemoneytothefatherdirectlybecause____A．hewantedtomakethefatherfeelashamedB．hewasnotverywillingtohelpthemanandhisfamilyC．hewantedtopretendtobeverywealthyD．hedidn’twanttohurttheman’sprideandrespect3、Wecanconcludefromthelastsentenceofthestorythat______.A．theyfeltitapitythattheydidn’tgotothecircusB．theydidn’tfeelbadthoughttheydidn’tgotothecircusC．theyfelttheywouldbeblessedfortheirbehaviorD．theyhadnevergonetothecircuseversince22．（8分）Tenminutesofgentleexercisecanimmediatelychangehowcertainpartsofthebraincommunicateandcoordinate(协调)withoneanotherandimprovememoryfunction,accordingtoanencouragingnewstudy.Thescientistsinvited36peopleofdifferentagestothelabandhadthemsitquietlyonafixedbicyclefor10minutesor,onaseparatevisit,pedalthebicycleatapacesogentlethatitbarelyraisedtheirheartrates.Italsowasshort,lastingforonly10minutes.Immediatelyaftereachsessionofthesittingorslowpedaling,thepeoplecompletedacomputerizedmemorytestduringwhichtheywouldseeabriefpictureof,forinstance,atree,followedbyavarietyofotherimagesandthenanewimageofeitherthesametreeorasimilarone.Thepeoplewouldpressbuttonstoshowwhethertheythoughteachimagewasneworthesameasanearliershot.Thetestisdifficult,sincemanyoftheimagescloselyresembleoneanother.Itrequiresrapid,skillfulscanningrecentmemoriestodecidewhetherapictureisneworknown.Next,thescientistshadeachpeoplerepeatthisprocess--ridingorsittingonthebikefor10minutesandthencompletingmemorytesting--butthetestingnowtookplaceinsideanM.R.I.machine(磁共振成像仪)thatscannedthepeople'sbrainswhiletheyrespondedtotheimages.Thentheresearcherscomparedresults.Theeffectsoftheexercisewereclear.Thepeoplewerebetteratrememberingimagesaftertheyhadriddenthebike,especiallywhentheimagesmostcloselyresembledoneanother.Inotherwords,thehardertheirmemorieshadtodotheirbest,thebettertheyperformedaftertheexercise.TheM.R.I.scansshowedthatmemorypartsofeachpeople'sbrainlitupatthesametimewithpartsofthebrainassociatedwithlearning,indicatingthatthesephysicallyseparatepartsofthebrainwerebetterconnectednowthanwhenthepeoplehadnotfirstexercised.1、Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A．Byfillingupquestionnaires.B．Byinterviewingmanypeople.C．Bycomparingexperimentdata.D．Byreferringtohistoricalreports.2、Whomightbenefitmostfromthestudyresult?A．Themarketerspromotingfixedbicycles.B．Theyoungpeoplecrazyaboutbodybuilding.C．Thewhitecollarsdoinglong-termmentalwork.D．Theblue-collarsdoingheavyphysicallaborwork.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththestudyresult?A．Thelightexerciseisonlygoodforyoungpeople.B．Themoretheexerciseis,thebetterthebrainworks.C．Theexercisecancoordinatedifferentpartsofthebody.D．Theexercisehasmorepositiveeffectwhenthebrainworksharder.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Eventenminutes'exercisemaybegoodforthebrainB．ThereisnoneedforhumansdoingexerciseeverydayC．Onlytenminutes'lightexercisebenefitstheyoungmostD．Exercisecanchangepeople'sbrainsandmindsinalongtime23．（8分）DepressionandsuicidalthoughtshavedoubledinyoungAmericans,accordingtoanewstudyfromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.Likelytriggers?Cellphonesandsocialmedia.“MoreUSadolescentsandyoungadultsinthelate20s,vsthemid-10s,experiencedseriouspsychologicaldistress,majordepressionandmoreattemptedsuicide(自杀)”,saysleadresearcherJeanTwenge,professorofpsychologyatSanDiegoStateUniversity.“Thesetrendsareweakornon-existentamongadults26yearsandover,suggestingagenerationalshiftinmooddisordersinsteadofanoverallincreaseacrossallages.”Twengebelievesthistrendispartiallyduetotheexplosionofdigitalcultureoverthepastdecade,whichmayhavetwistedmodesofsocialinteractionenoughtoaffectmooddisorders.ThestudyanalyzeddatafromtheNationalSurveyonDrugUseandHealth,whichtrackeddrugandalcoholuseandmentalhealthissuesinmorethan1,000youthsaged12to17from15to27andalmost400,000adultsfrom18to27.Majordepressioninthelast12monthsincreasedby52percentinkidsfrom15to27and63percentinyoungadultsaged18to25from19to27.Therewasalsoa71percentjumpinyoungadultsexperiencingseriouspsychologicaldistressintheprevious30daysfrom18to27.Sowhat’ssodifferentnow?Twengesaysresearchshowsyoungpeoplejustaren’tgettingasmuchshuteyeastheydidinpreviousgenerations.WhereasolderAmericansmighthaveestablishedmorestabilityintheirlives,sleep-disruptingsocialstressorsarelikelyattheirpeakforteensandyoungadultsinthisdigitalera,shesays.Olderadultsarealsolesslikelytoletdevicesinterfere(干预)withsleep.Theseresultssuggestaneedformoreresearchtounderstandhowdigitalcommunicationversusface-to-facesocialinteractioninfluencesmooddisordersandtodevelopspecializedinterventionsforyoungeragegroups.Hersuggestion?Putyourphonedownatleastanhourbeforebedtime.1、HowisParagraph6developed?A．Bystatingfacts. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byprovidingstatistics. D．Bypresentingtheories.2、WhatmightProfessorTwengeagreewith?A．Mooddisordersshownodifferenceacrossallages.B．Teensarelesslikelytoletdevicesinterferewithsleep.C．Digitalculturalexplosionmightcausedepressioninteens.D．Thepastdecadehasseenasharpdecreaseinteensmentaldisorders.3、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“socialstressors”inPara8mean?A．Interactionmodes. B．Mentalhealthissues.C．Drugandalcoholuse. D．Cellphonesandsocialmedia.4、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Abiologytextbook. B．Asciencemagazine.C．Atravelguidebook. D．Amedicalcase.24．（8分）We’veheardofrobotsandAI（ArtificialIntelligence）takinghumanjobs,butIbetmayors（市长）don’treallythinktheirjobscanbethreatenedanytimesoon.Theywerewrong,andtheAIrunningforthemayorofaTokyodistrictwasclearproofofthat.AIcan’tlegallyrunforhigh-rankingpublicmanagementpositionsyet,butonemayoralcandidatefromTamaCity,Tokyo,intendedtomaximizetheuseofartificialintelligenceinrunningcityaffairs.Hewasrunninghiscampaign（竞选运动）as“AIMayor”.Basically,hewassuggestingreplacinghumanpublicofficialswithAIandhavingthemcollectcitydataandcreatefairandbalancedpoliciesthatwillbenefiteveryone.“Forthefirsttimeintheworld,AIwillruninanelection,”humancandidateMichihitoMatsudaannouncedonTwitter.“ArtificialIntelligencewillchangeTomaCity.WiththebirthofanAIMayor,wewillconductbalancedpolitics.”TheAIMayorwascampaigningverymuchlikeitshumancompetitors.PosterswereshownalloverTamaCityandcampaigntruckswereblaringout（大声鸣响）promisesofanAIutopia（乌托邦）andaskingforsupport.SomepeoplecalledMichihitoMatsuda’scampaignastunt（噱头）,asahumanwouldstillbetheonelegallyincharge.However,otherssaidthattheywereexcitedaboutthefutureofAIrunningthingsinthebackground,addingthatithadtobeabetterchoice.1、What’stheadvantageoftheAImayoraccordingtoMichihitoMatsuda?A．MaximizingtheuseofAI. B．Replacinghumanofficials.C．Creatingbalancedpolicies. D．Bringinghimbeneficialeffects.2、HowwillAIrunforthemayor?A．Itwillabolishmanyoldpolicies.B．ItwillaskforsupportontheInternet.C．Itwillmakepublicspeeches,dressedlikeahuman.D．Itwillcompetesimilarlytohumancompetitors.3、What’sthecitizens’attitudetowardMichihitoMatsuda’scampaign?A．TheybelieveAIwillwin. B．Allconsiderittobetricky.C．Itissupposedtobeafailuredefinitely. D．Somethinkit’sworthyofexpectation.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AIRunsfortheMayor. B．TheAdvantagesofAI.C．AIReplacesHumaninManagement. D．ThePatternsofAIManagement.25．（10分）Whenaskedhowtechnologymightimprovethelivesofpeoplewithvisionimpairments(视力障碍),JoannBeckerpresentedamisleadinglysimplechallenge.“Well,”thevisionimpairmentstechspecialistrecallssaying.“I’dliketobeabletofindmybusslopthroughBeMyEyes”.BeMyEyes,whichwentlivein2015,establishesadirectvideoconnectionbetweenvisuallyimpairedusersandsightedvolunteers.Theassumptionissimple:Manypeoplewhoareblinddon’tneedanyactualassistanceincompletingtheirdailytasks,butmerelyneedalittlehelp.Asightedvolunteermightbeaskedtohelpidentifywhichoftwocanscontainstomatoes.Inthiscase,thevisuallyimpairedusercancookamealjustfineonhis/herown-allhe/sheneedsisaquickconfirmationthathe/shehasthecorrectcan.Themodelappearstobeworking;morethan540,000volunteersandnearly40,000peoplewithlowvisionareregisteredontheapp.“Anelderlywomancannowhelpavisuallyimpairedtechniciansetuphiscomputer,”saysfounderHansWiberg,whohasverylowvision.“Shedoesn’tneedtoknowathingaboutcomputers.Sheonlyneedstoreadwhatispresentedonthescreen.Thenhecandotherest.”Earlyassistivetechnologycenteredondedicateddevices(专用设备),becauseofthenichemarket(缝隙市场),whichsoldforhundredsoreventhousandsofdollars.Butthesmartphone,multipurposeandnear-universal,hascompletelychangedtheeconomyofscale.“Therearelargermarketforcesdrivinghigh-poweredcomputation,high-qualityengineeringandhigh-qualitybatterymanagementinthesmartphonemarketthanthoseinaspecialtyproduct,”saysAaronSteinfeld,aresearchprofessorattheRoboticsInstituteatCarnegieMellonUniversity.“Therealityis,mostsightedpeopledon’tknowsomebodywhoisblind.”Beckersays.“Theythinkthesolutionsthatablindpersonneedsarcfarmoreexpansive,itturnsout,theyneedtobe.Ithinktheseappsareenablingsightedpeopletoseethatblindpeoplejustneedsomesimplecluestohelpthemdoanynumberofthingsintheirlives.”1、Whatisthefirstparagraphusedforinthetext?A．Showingthemainidea.B．Introducingthetopic.C．Givingoneexample.D．Makingaconclusion.2、HowdoestheappBeMyEyeswork?A．Bycreatingavideolinkbetweenthedibbledand.sightedone.B．Byrecognizingwhichoftwocanshavetomatoesandcooking.C．Byestablishingahigh-qualityengineeringandcomputation.D．Byflashingtheeverydaytasksofthetechnicianandvolunteers.3、Fromthetextwecanknow.A．onlypeoplewithlowvisionarcregisteredtousetheappB．slightassistancecanhelptheblindfreefromsometroublesC．volunteersshouldbeveryfamiliarwithhigh-techcomputersD．JoannBeckerthinksithardtofindabusstopusingBeMyEyes4、Whatdothe5thand6thparagraphsmainlymean?A．Smartphonemarkethasgreateconomicpotential.B．Thesmartphonebecomesaspecialapp.C．Finedeviceshavechangedtheeconomy.D．Costmatterswhenitcomestoas5istivctechnology.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）Whatisitthatyoulovetodobutneverfeelthatyougetitquiteright?Perhapsyoudon’teventryanymorebecauseyouthinkwhatyoudoisnot1enough.Discouragementseemstofollowusagoodpartofthetime,2whateveritisthatweworksoharddoing.itseemsthatthereis3someoneelsewhocandoitmuchbetter.Ihavealwaysenjoyedmusicanditis4tomethateverymusicianhasa5oftheirown.Myfather6severalinstrumentsandwhenheplayedwithotherpeople，itwasnotdifficultto7hissoundinagroup.Whetheritwasguitaroranotherinstrument,hehadhisown8sound.I9readofamusicteacherwhocommentedtoadiscouragedstudent,“10elsecanmakethesoundthatyoumake.”“Thesoundthatyoumakemaynotbethesameassomeoneelse'sbutwhoistosaywhichis11?Itissaidthat，“12isintheeyeofthebeholder(观看者).”Perhapsitcouldbesaidthatadelightfulsoundis“intheearofthe13”.Everypersonhasadifferenttoneofvoicethat14onlytothem,15weallknowpeoplewithanunforgettablelaughorawayof16thatisuniquetothem.Perhapsitisnotthesoundofyourmusicoryourvoiceatall.It17bethewayyouwhistleorthesoundofyourfootsteps.Eachpersonhasa(an)18ontheworldinsomeway.Someoneelsecandowhatyoudo，buttheycannotdoit19thesamewaythatyoudoit.Thenexttimeyoufeel20,rememberNobodyelsecanmakethesoundthatyoumake.”1、A．easyB．goodC．simpleD．hard2、A．becauseB．althoughC．whenD．if3、A．seldomB．alwaysC．neverD．merely4、A．satisfyingB．frustrationC．worryingD．interesting5、A．tasteB．soundC．lifeD．song6、A．playB．designedC．createdD．checked7、A．turndownB．letoutC．pickoutD．giveoff8、A．loudB．powerfulC．pickoutD．special9、A．onceB．yetC．evenD．still10、A．AnybodyB．SomebodyC．NobodyD．Everybody11、A．biggerB．betterC．deeperD．lower12、A．BeautyB．betterC．deeperD．lower13、A．speakerB．receiverC．listenerD．looker14、A．devotesB．addsC．adaptsD．belongs15、A．butB．yetC．andD．for16、A．hesitatingB．spreadingC．jumpingD．speaking17、A．mustB．mightC．wouldD．should18、A．choiceB．opinionC．advantageD．effect19、A．exactlyB．skillfullyC．cautiouslyD．seriously20、A．annoyedB．puzzledC．discouragedD．bothered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）CharlesBabbagewasbornin1791inBritain.Hewasinpoorhealthinhis1．(young)sohehadtobeeducatedathome.Concerned2．hishealth,hismotherwanadvisedthatheshouldnotbetaughttoomuch.However,theboyshowed3．earlyinterestinmathematicsandworked4．(hard)atitthananyoneelse.Laterhe5．(admit)intoCambridgeUniversity.In1827hebecameaprofessorofmathematics.Heworkedselflessly,6．(devote)alotofhiswealthandenergytocomputingmachines.In1834he7．(invent)theAnalyticalMachinewhichistheprototype（原型）ofaComputer.ThiswasagreatachievementbutCharierBabbageneverproducedarealcomputer.Finallyin1871,CharlesBabbage,8．isrememberedasthe“grandfatherofcomputing,”died9．(peace).However,hisprinciplesarestillthoseon10．moderncomputersarebased.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（＼）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。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。KangarooIslandistheplacewhereyoucanquiet“gobush”andseenativeAustraliananimalsandbirdsastheyaremeanttobeseeninthewild,whichisfilledwithhistorydatedbackto1802whenitwasfirstsightedbyCaptainMatthewFlinders.ThefirstEuropeanexplorersfoundKangarooIslanduninhabited,thatevidencedbythelackforcampfiresandtamedanimals.Byfar,aboriginalcampsiteshavediscoveredinthenumberofareas.AsAustralia’sthird-largeisland,KangarooIslandhasabeachtosuiteverym