2023学年江苏省镇江市重点中学高三适应性调研考试英语试题（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．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup2．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout3．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose4．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should5．_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn6．Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t7．Ifyou,thespecialoneintheworld,wanttoshowyour______personality,thisT-shirtisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant8．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored9．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted10．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must11．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees__________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．wouldhavegrownC．needn’thavegrown D．wouldgrow12．Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.A．inneedof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．asaresultof13．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad14．Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinWestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.A．completelyB．sincerelyC．approximatelyD．increasingly15．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced16．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that17．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so18．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though19．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit20．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the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）Thehealthofmillionscouldbeatriskbecausesuppliesofmedicinalplantsarebeingusedup.Theseplantsareusedtomaketraditionalmedicine,includingdrugstofightcancer.“Thelossofmedicinalplantsisaquietdisaster,”saysSaraOldfield,secretarygeneraloftheNGOBotanicGardensConservationInternational.Mostpeopleworldwiderelyonherbal(药草制的)medicineswhicharegotmostlyfromwildplants.Butsome15,000ofthe50,000medicinalspeciesareunderthreatofdyingout,accordingtoreportfromtheinternationalconservationgroupPlantlife.ShortageshavebeenreportedinChina,India,Kenya,Nepal,TanzaniaandUganda.Over-harvestingdoesthemostharm,thoughpollutionandcompetitionfrominvasivespecies(入侵物种)andhabitatdestructionallcontribute.“Businessmengenerallyharvestmedicinalplants,notcaringaboutsustainability(可持续性),”thePlantlifereportsays,“damageisseriouspartlybecausetheyhavenoideaaboutit,butitismainlybecausesuchcollectionisunorganized.”MedicinaltreesatriskincludetheHimalayanyew(紫衫)andtheAfricancherry,whichareusedtotreatsomecancers.Thesolution,saysthereport’sauthor,AlanHamilton,istoencouragelocalpeopletoprotecttheseplants.TenprojectsstudiedbyPlantlifeinIndia,Pakistan,China,Nepal,UgandaandKenyashowedthismethodcansucceed.InUganda,theprojecthaskeptasustainablesupplyoflow-costcancertreatments,andinChinaapublic-runmedicinalplantprojecthasbeencreatedforthefirsttime.”“Improvinghealth,earninganincomeandkeepingculturaltraditionsareimportantinencouragingpeopletoprotectmedicinalplants,”saysHamilton,“Youhavetopayattentiontowhatpeopleareinterestedin.”GhilleanPrance,theformerdirectoroftheRoyalBotanicGardensatKewinLondon,agreesthatmedicinalplantsareinneedofprotection.“Notnearlyenoughisbeingdone,”hetoldNewScientist.“Wearedestroyingtheveryplantsthatareofmostusetous.”1、Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat________.A．millionsofpeoplearethreatenedwith-cancerB．mostcountriesseeashortageofherbalmedicinesC．abouttwothirdsofmedicinalspecieswilldisappearD．anumberofmedicinalspeciesareindangerofextinction2、Themajorfactorthatcausesthedecreasingofsuppliesofmedicinalplantsis________.A．pollutionB．habitatdestructionC．over-harvestingD．invasivespecies3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto________.A．over-harvestingB．sustainabilityC．otherspecies’invasionD．pollution4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Protectingmedicinalplantshasalongwaytogo.B．GhilleanPranceisoptimisticaboutmedicinalplants’future.C．Localpeopledon’tknowhowtoprotectmedicinalplants.D．Chinahasmadegreatprogressinprotectingmedicinalplants.5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Low-costCancerTreatmentB．TheImportanceofSustainabilityC．MedicinalPlantsonVergeofExtinctionD．SustainableDevelopmentoftheEnvironment22．（8分）Losingweightcomeswithalotofhealthbenefits—includingmakingyourbrainsharper.Yes,itturnsoutthatoverweightmaydamagecognitivefunctions(认知功能)suchasmemoryandattention.Therehavebeenfewstudiesofoverweightandcognitivefunctioning,possiblybecauseitisgenerallybelievedthatitisnotaprimaryriskcauseforpoorcognitiveperformance.Losingweight,therefore,mayhelpimprovethesementalfunctions,accordingtoanewresearchledbyJohnGunstad,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatKentStateUniversity.Growingevidencesuggeststhatbeingfatislinkedtocognitivedeficits(缺陷).SoGunstadandhisteamguessedthatlosingweightmightimprovementalfunction.Fortheirstudy,theymeasuredmemoryandattentioninagroupof150overweightparticipants,someofwhomhadsomekindofoperationforweightlossandsomedidnot.Allofthevolunteerscompletedmentalskillsteststoassesstheirabilitiesofmemoryandattentionatthebeginningofthestudy,andagain12weekslater.Tobeginwith,about24%ofthepatientsshoweddamagedlearningand23%showedsignsofpoormemorywhentested.Attheendofthestudy,thosewhohadlostweightafteroperationimprovedtheirscoresintotheaverageoraboveaveragerangeforcognitivefunctions.Scoresforthevolunteerswhodidn’tloseweightdroppedevenfurther.ThestudyhelpedGunstadtofindoutwhetherlosingweighthadanyeffectonmentalfunction.Nowthathe’sseenthepositiveeffectthatweightlosscanhaveonmemoryandattention,hesayshewillnextstudythosewhochoosetoloseweightbythetraditionalway—eatinghealthierandgettingmoreactive.Heexpectsthatlosingweightinthiswaywillhaveasimilarlypositiveeffectonthebrain.“Ifwecanimprovetheconditionwithoperations,thenwecanprobablyproducethesamechangewithbehavioralweightlossaswell,”hesays.1、Thereislessresearchonoverweightandcognitivefunctionsbecauseresearchers________.A．believeoverweightonlyaffectsourbodyB．havefocusedonwaystosharpenpeople’smindC．donotconsideroverweightamaincauseforlowcognitiveabilityD．areclearabouttherelationbetweenweightandmentalfunctions2、TheresultofGunstad’sstudyshowsthat________.A．losingweighthaslittleeffectonpeople’smemoryB．losingweightcanimprovepeople’smentalfunctionsC．overweightpeoplearelikelytohavepsychologyproblemsD．overweightpeople’sabilitiesofconcentrationdiffergreatly3、WhatisGunstadplanningtoprovenextinhisresearch?A．Slimpeoplearesmarterthanoverweightpeople.B．Healthydietisbetterthanexerciseinlosingweight.C．Traditionalwaysoflosingweightarebetterthanoperation.D．Overweightpeoplewillgetsmarterbytakingmoreexercise.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BodyWeightandHealthB．LosingWeightbyOperationC．WaystoImproveMentalFunctionsD．LosingWeighttoSharpenYourMind23．（8分）MirroringChina’sPast:EmperorsandTheirBronzesChinesebronzes(青铜)ofthesecondandfirstmillenniaBCaresomeofthemostdistinctiveachievementsinthehistoryofart.Thesevessels(容器)weremadetocarrysacrificialofferings,touseinburialortohonornoblefamiliesinpublicceremonies.Whentheywerefoundbyemperorscenturieslater,thesespirituallysignificantobjectswereseenassignsofheavenlymessagesaboutaruleroradynastyandbecameprizeditemsinroyalcollections.Thisexhibition—thefirsttoexploretheseancientobjectsthroughoutChinesehistory—presentsarareopportunitytoexperiencealargenumberoftheseworkstogetherintheUnitedStates.UnlikeGreekandRomanbronzesculpturesofhumanandanimalforms,mostobjectsfromBronzeAgeChina(about2000-221BC)werevesselsforceremonialuse.BeginningwiththeSongdynasty(960-1279),emperorsunearthedthesesymbolicworksandbegancollectingthem,consideringthemtobeevidenceoftheirownauthorityasrulers.Inadditiontoimpressivecollections,theroyalfascinationwithbronzesledtothecreationofnumerousreproductionsandthecomprehensivecataloguingofpalaceholdings.Thesecataloguesareworksofartthemselves,featuringbeautifuldrawingsanddetaileddescriptionsofeachobject.Fromthe12thcenturyonward,scholarsandartistsalsoengagedincollectingandunderstandingancientbronzes.Unlikeemperors,scholarsregardedbronzesasmaterialevidenceoftheireffortstorecoverandreconstructthepast,andtheyoccasionallyexchangedthemastokens(象征)offriendship.TodayancientbronzesstilloccupyaprimarypositioninChineseculture—ashistoricalobjectsandassignifiersofanimportantculturalheritagethatinspiresnewgenerations,asseenintheworksofcontemporaryartistsonviewinthispresentation.MirroringChina’sPastbringstogetherapproximately180worksfromtheAnInstituteofChicago’sstrongholdingsandfromthePalaceMuseuminBeijing,theShanghaiMuseum,andimportantmuseumsandprivatecollectionsintheUnitedStates.Byprovidingviewerswithanewunderstandingofancientbronzesandtheirsignificancethroughtime,theexhibitiondemonstratesChina’sfascinatinghistoryanditsdevelopingpresent.1、InwhatwayareChinesebronzesdifferentfromGreekandRomanones?A．Theyfascinatedtheroyalfamily.B．Theytookanimalorhumanforms.C．Theyservedceremonialpurposes.D．Theywereimportantculturalheritage.2、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcataloguesofbronzes?A．Unreal.B．Creative.C．Artistic.D．Necessary.3、Whatcanweinferabouttheexhibitionaccordingtothetext?A．ItisheldinChina.B．Itisarrangedbytime.C．Itisorganizedbyscholars.D．Itincludesmodernartworks.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“holdings”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Viewers.B．Collections.C．Museums.D．Artdealers.24．（8分）Itisaquestionpeoplehavebeenaskingforages.Isthereawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess?Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenlookingfora“fountainofyouth.”Theideaisthatifyoufindamagicalfountain,anddrinkfromitswaters,youwillnotage.SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonsearchedforwaterswithmagicalpowersintheearly1500s.ButwhathefoundinsteadistheAmericanstateofFlorida.ResearchersinNewYorkdidnotfindanactualfountainofyouth,buttheymayhavefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.Itappearstheanswermaybehiddenrightbetweenyoureyes,inanareacalledthehypothalamus.Thehypothalamusispartofyourbrain.Itcontrolsimportantactivitieswithinthebody.CaiDongsheng,aprofessorattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine,foundthathypothalamusstemcellsinfluencehowfastagingtakesplaceinthebodyaswell.Healsoreportedthatwhenthehypothalamusstartsaging,sodoesthebody.“Sowhenhypothalamusfunctionisindecline,particularlythelossofhypothalamusstemcells,andthisprotectionagainsttheagingdevelopmentislost,iteventuallyleadstoaging.”Usingthisinformation,theresearchersbegantryingtoactivate(激活)orenergizethehypothalamusinlaboratorymice.Theydidthisbyinjecting(注射)theanimalswithstemcells.Later,theresearchersexaminedtissuesandtestedforchangesinbehavior.Theylookedforchangesinthestrengthoftheanimals’muscles.Theyalsostudiedthesocialbehaviorandcognitive(认知)abilityofthemice.Theresearcherssaytheresultsshowthatthetreatmentslowedagingintheanimals.Caisaysinjectingmiddle-agedmicewithstemcellsfromyoungermicehelpedtheolderanimalslivelonger.Thesefindingscouldleadtonewwaystohelpdoctorsidentifyandtreatanynumberofhealthissuesconcerningagingproblems.Ifthemicecanlivelonger,doesthatmeanpeoplecouldhavelongerlives?ThisisthequestionCaiandhisteamarethinkingabout.1、WhatdidJuanPoncedeLeonfind?A．TheAmericanstateofFlorida.B．Magicalpowers.C．AFountainofyouth.D．Awaytostoptheagingprocess.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthehypothalamus?A．Itislocatedintheeyes.B．Itstartsagingduetotheincreaseofitsstemcells.C．Itplaysakeyroleincontrollingtheagingprocess.D．Itfunctionswellwhenthebodystartsaging.3、Whatdidtheresearchersdoduringtheexperiment?A．Theystrengthenedthemusclesofthemice.B．Theyexaminedtissuesandtestedthebehaviourofmice.C．Theyinjectedthestemcellsintotheyoungermice.D．Theychangedthesocialbehaviorandcognitiveabilityofthemice.4、Whatwouldtheresearchersprobablydonext?A．Injectstemcellsofmiceintohumans.B．Researchonthecognitivepsychology.C．Helpthemicelivelonger.D．Seeifanti-agingeffectsalsoworkinhumanbeings.25．（10分）Amechanicalbicyclelock,likeaU-lock,shouldbeattachedtoasolidandimmobileobjectlikearack（架子）toensuresafety.However,theseracksarequiterareandpopular,thusoftenoccupiedandalthoughabicyclelockpreventsthebikefrombeingcarriedaway,asitfixessinglepartsliketheframeorthewheels,otherpartscanbedismounted.Thereforeanelectronicsystem,consistingofseveralsensors,canextendtherangeofprotectionwithonlyfewcomponentsandlesseffort.The‘RFIDBikealarm’isamotionsensitiveelectronicalarmsystemthatisattachedtotherailsofabikesaddle（座椅）.Featuringomnidirectional（全方位）movementsensingtodetecttinymovementsorspeeding-upandasmallwhistleemitting>120dBalarmsoundtoscareoffpotentialthievesbyarousingattention.Theinternalmicrocontrollerusesacomplexcomputerprogramtodistinguishbetweenaserioustheftandharmlessshakingmovementasitsensesandadaptstotheenvironment.Theusageisquitesimple:identifyyourselfbyholdingtheRFIDtagclosetothecasetolockorunlockthealarmsystemsignaledbyfeedbacksounds.TheRFID-technologyispredestinedforachievingthissimpleandsecureinteractionbecauseitdoesn’trequireanycomplexsystem,interactionorotherdevices—justasmalltag.The‘RFIDBikcalarm’ismeanttobeausefuladd-ontomechanicalbicyclelocksasitmassivelyextendstherangeofprotectionwithfewcomponents.Itislow-cost,durableandeasytouse.TheinternalbatterycanbechargedbyUSB．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dismounted”inParagraph1mostprobablymean?A．fixedupB．foundoutC．takenawayD．lockedup2、WhichofthefollowingshowstherightpositionoftheRFIDBikealarmonabicycle?A．B．C．D．3、WhatwillhappenwhensomeonestealsabikewiththeRFIDBikealarm?A．Noiseswillbemade.B．Thebikewillbelocked.C．Thethiefwillbeidentified.D．Messageswillbesenttotheowner.4、WhichofthefollowingisafeatureoftheRFIDBikealarm?A．Itusescomplexparts.B．Itneedsaracktopreventbiketheft.C．Itshighpricescaresawayitsbuyers.D．Itworkstogetherwithamechanicallock.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）Anoldmanhadbeenworkingformanyyearsforatown.Hisjobwastoclearawaynaturalwastefromthepoolwaterinthehills,whichmadeupthelovelyriverflowingthroughthetownnearby.Quietlyand1,theoldmanguardedthehills,2theleavesandbranches,andcleanedupthedirtthatwouldhave3andpollutedthefreshflowofwater.Thetownsoonbecameapopularattractionfortourists.Elegantswans(天鹅)floatedalongtheclearriverandtheviewwassobeautiful4words.Yearspassed.Oneeveningthetown5met.Astheyreviewedthebudget,oneman’s6caughtsightofthesalary7beingpaidtotheseldomseenkeeperoftheriver.Heasked,“Whoistheoldman?Whydow8toemployhim?Nooneintownever9him.Forallweknow,thestrangekeeperofthehillsisn’tdoinghisjob.Hispositionisn’t10anylonger.”Thentheyvotedto11theman.Forseveralweeks,nothingchanged….Byearlyautumn,thetreesbeganto12theirleaves.Smallbranchesbrokeoffandfellintothepoolsofthehills,13theflowoftheshiningwater.Oneafternoon,someonenoticedaslightyellowish-brown14intheriver.Afewdayslater,thewaterwasmuch15Withinanotherweek,anoilysomethingcoveredsomesectionsofthewateralongthebanks,andaterrible16wassoonsensed.Swansleftandsodidthe17Theonlythingthatwasnowvisitingthevillagewasdiseaseandsickness.Quickly,the18towncommitteecalledaspecialmeeting.Realizingtheirhugeerrorin19,theyrehiredtheoldkeeperoftheriveragain,andwithinafewweeks,theriverbegantoclearup.SwansandtouristscamebackagainandnewlifereturnedtothesmalltownintheAlps.Neverignoretheseemingsmallnessofatask,joborlife.Theymayallmakea201、A．regularly B．suddenly C．naturally D．actually2、A．cut B．burned C．removed D．selected3、A．carried B．poured C．changed D．blocked4、A．beyond B．with C．in D．after5、A．office B．association C．department D．committee6、A．eye B．care C．hand D．mind7、A．list B．form C．figure D．account8、A．promise B．continue C．stop D．tend9、A．visits B．hires C．tells D．sees10、A．powerful B．important C．necessary D．suitable11、A．find B．fire C．support D．forgot12、A．lose B．miss C．fall D．grow13、A．pulling B．speeding C．slowing D．pushing14、A．fish B．color C．flower D．leaf15、A．deeper B．cooler C．warmer D．darker16、A．sound B．smell C．wave D．taste17、A．managers B．passengers C．villagers D．tourists18、A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．discouraged D．diappointed19、A．arrangement B．assignment C．judgement D．amusement20、A．suggestion B．difference C．progress D．decision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）MaryfamiliesintheUnitedStateshavea1．(large)incomenowthaneverbefore,butpeoplearefinding2．difficulttomakeendsmeetanyway.3．isn’tadollarworthasmuchasitusedtobe?Economistssaythatthecostoflivingisthemoneythatafamilymustpay4．thenecessitiesoflife.Formanyyearsnow,thecostoflivinghasincreased5．(great),sothevalueofthedollarhasdecreased.Noonefullyunderstandswhythecostoflivingkeeps6．(increase),buteconomistsbelievethatworkersandproducerscanmakepricesgoup.Asworkersearnmoney,theyhavemoremoneytospend,sotheydemandmoregoods.Ifthereisademandforcertaingoods,thepricesofthesegoodsgo7．.Atthesametime,ifthere’sa8．(short)ofgoods,thepricesalsoincrease.Familiesneedtoknow9．happenstotheirmoney.Theyneedtomaketheirincomemeetthecostofliving,somanypeopleplanafamilybudget.Budgeting10．(help)youspendyourmoneywiselyasthecostoflivingincreases.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。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。AmongalltheEuropeancities,IloveParismore、Parisisknowntotheworldcenterofcultureandfashion、Youmayfindmanyfamousmuseumsthere,themostfamousofthatisLouvre、Louvredatedbacktothe12thcentury,whichusedtobearoyalpalace、Itissaidthatithasacollectionofroughly400thousandofartworks,paintingsandsculpturesincluding、InfrontofmuseumisaglasspyramiddesignedbyBeiYuming、WhatevermakesLouvreworldfamousisDaVinci’sMonaL