2023学年福建省长泰名校高考冲刺模拟英语试题（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible2．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．afterC．untilD．that3．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted4．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching5．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when6．Thedoctor’sdilemmawas_____heshouldtellthepatientthetruth.A．whether B．whichC．that D．what7．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if8．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing9．—Hi,Tom!IgotachancetobeanexchangestudentinHarvardUniversity.—_________!Ihadbeenexpectingtostudythere.A．Luckyyou B．HavefunC．Takeiteasy D．Forgetit10．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse11．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must12．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup13．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof14．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others15．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask16．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang17．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped18．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．after D．when19．Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance20．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone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）My

colortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.Iwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearago

becauseIhadmyrelativesgiveme

moneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel,Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid,ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoff

forthenight,Fortunately,Ididn’tgotanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic(静电)noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles(肌肉)shakingmyset.Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyand

waitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.1、WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?A．Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.B．Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.C．Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.D．Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase”signedoff”inParagraph1?A．endedalltheirprograms B．providedfewerchannelsC．changedtocommercials D．showedall-nightmovies3、HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?A．Byshakingandhittingit. B．Byturningitonandoff.C．Byswitchingchannels. D．Byhavingitrepaired.4、Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A．Curious B．AnxiousC．Cautious D．Humorous22．（8分）Sydney'sRoyalBotanicGardensaretostartawarongray-headedflyingfoxes.ThesesuperbatshaveinvadedoneofAustralia’smostfamouspublicspaces.Officialshavesaidtheanimalsaredestroyingtreesandhavetomoveon.TheseunwantedguestsatSydney’sRoyalBotanicGardenslookliketinyfoxeswithwings.Officialshaveestimatedthereareabout11,000ofthemlivinginthepicturesqueharbor-sidepark.Afterinspectingdamagetodozensoftreestheynowbelievetherearetwiceasmanyaspreviouslythought.Brancheshavebeenbreakingundertheweightofthesefurryinvadersandtheirdroppingshavebeenpoisoningplants.Helpmaywellbeathand,however,intheshapeoftheordinarygarbagebin.Thegardens’directorDr.TimEntwistlehopestheunpleasantsoundsofcrashingbinlidswillagitatetheflyingfoxesandforcethemtomoveon.“Thewaytodisturbthemistousenoises,sowe’veusedtheloudnoisesmadebyrubbishbinsinthepast.Youcanalsousespeakersaslongasyoumovethenoisearound,andwhatwe’lldoishaveaseriesofnoises,atthebeginningandendoftheday.Whatwe’vefoundinthepastisthattheflyingfoxesleavethegardensandgosomewhereelse,”saidTim.Thegray-headedflyingfoxisAustralia’slargestbat.Itfliesaroundatnightusingitseyesandapowerfulsenseofsmelltosearchforfruitandflowers.OfficialsattheRoyalBotanicGardensinSydneyhavesaidthey’reoptimistictheunwelcomecolonycanbeuprooted.Ifandwhenthebatsdomovetootherpartsofthecitytheywillofcoursethenbecomesomeoneelse’sproblem.1、Accordingtothepassage,Whydopeoplewanttogetridoftheflyingfoxes?A．Becausethegardenareimportantpublicplaces.B．Becausetheyarepollutingthecity.C．Becausemanygarbagebinshavebeendamagedbythem.D．Becausethey’rethreateningthesurvivaloftreesandotherplants.2、Inordertogetridoftheflyingfoxes,whatarepeopledoing?A．Theyareshootingthem.B．Theyareusingrubbishcontainers.C．Theyareshakingthetreeshard.D．Theyarecuttingsometreesdown.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlined“agitate”inParagraph3?A．Excite B．killC．disturb D．discourage4、Whatdoesthewriterimplyfromthelastparagraph?A．Thebatswillstillstayinthegardens.B．Someareawillhavetodealwiththebats.C．Thegrey-headedflyingfoxofteneattreesD．Thedamagecausedbythebatsisserious23．（8分）Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode(二维码)withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric(生物特征识别的)security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone5s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone'sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomeacommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2016,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple'snewiphoneXcanevenscanauser'sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine."Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,"saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.WhenintroducingthenewiPhone'sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple'sseniorvice-president,said."ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhonesXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion."Butit'salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren'teventwins."Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,"AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews."Nosecuritysystemsareperfect."Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiometricsecurity.Usingaprintedcopyofathumbprint,shewasabletounlockadeadperson'ssmartphoneforthepolice,accordingtoatechwebsiteSplinter."It'sgoodtoseebiometricsbeingusedmore,"JaintoldCBSNews,"becauseitaddsanotherfactorforsecurity.Butusingmultiplesecuritymeasuresisthebestdefense."1、Whichisthelatestidentificationtechnologyinasmartphoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Facescanning.B．Eyescanning.C．QRCodescanning.D．Fingerprintscanning.2、WhatisamajorproblemoftheiPhoneX'sfaceIDsystem?A．Ittakestoolongtounlockthephone.B．Itoftenfailstorecognizeitsowner'sface.C．Facedatacanbeusedforotherpurposes.D．Differentfacescanbeusedtounlockthesamephone.3、WhatisAnilJain'sopinionaboutbiometricsecurity?A．Itisassecureastraditionalmeasures.B．Itisperfectwithoutmuchimprovement.C．Ithascausedmuchtroubleforthepolice.D．Itshouldbeusedwithothersecuritymeasures.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Thepopularityofbiometrics.B．Securityproblemsofbiometrics.C．Variousproblemswithbiometrics.D．Greatchangescausedbybiometrics.24．（8分）Agooddisguisekeepsyouhidden,right?Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseisactuallythemostdazzlingbecauseresearchrevealsthatflashymetalliciridescence(金属彩虹色)canvisuallypuzzlepredators,whichallowscolorfulpreytosurviveanotherday.ThosesurprisingresultsappearinthejournalScientificReports.Shiningiridescentcolor,whichchangesdependingontheanglefromwhichit'sviewed,isfavoredbyeverythingfrombirdstobeetlesandblossomstobutterflies.“Andinourresearchgroupweareofcourseinterestedinwhythisvividmetalliccolorissowidespreadinnature.”KarinKjernsmooftheUniversityofBristoladdsthatinsomecasestheshowysplashesoflightareasexualstrategy.“HereIwouldliketopointoutthatinsomespecies,particularlythosethatdisplaystrongsexualdimorphism(雌雄两性),suchasbirdsofparadiseorsomebutterfliesorfishes,theoccurrenceofiridescenceismostlikelydrivenbysexualselection.Forexample,inmanyofthesecasesitisthemalesthathavethesevividiridescentcolorsandtheyusetheminmatechoiceortheyusethemasasignaltoattractmates.”Butiridescencealsoshowsupinsituationswherereproductionisnotanissue.“Sowhatwearestudyingnowiswhethernaturalselectionimposedbypredation(捕食行为)couldexplaintheoccurrenceofiridescenceinpreyanimals.”Theideathateye­catchingcolorscouldbeusedasacover­upisn'tanewone.“Thefatherofcamouflagetheory,AbbottThayer,reallybelievedthatiridescenceshouldbecategorizedasacamouflagestrategy.AndhewroteinhisfamouslifeworkConcealing­ColorationintheAnimalKingdom,alreadyin1909,that‘brilliantlychangeableormetalliccolorsareamongthestrongestfactorsinananimal'sconcealment’.Andthissoundslikeacompletelyunreasonablethingtosay,becausehowcancolorsthatarebothbrilliantandchangeablecontributetoanimal'sconcealment？”“Inasimilarway,wewereaskingwhetheriridescence,duetoitschangeability,couldworkasaformofcamouflagebypreventingshaperecognition.”Kjernsmoandhercolleaguestrainedbumblebeestoassociateaparticularshape—acircleoranoval—withasugarreward.Andtheyfoundthatthebees,whengivenachoice,wouldpreferentiallyvisittheshapetheyknewtobesweet.Butwhentheshapeswereiridescent,thebeeshadtroubletellingthemapart.“Itseemedthatthestrikinglyiridescentsurfacesonourtargetsvisuallybrokeuptheotherwiserecognizableshapeofthetargets,whichmadethemhardtodistinguish.”Asformakinguseofthismethodforhidinginplainsight,“Anypracticalapplicationsisofcoursedirectlylinkedtoanyindustrythathasaninterestincamouflage,thatishowtoconcealobjectsormakethemmoredifficulttorecognize.”Theresearchersarecurrentlyconductingexperimentswithbirds,whichoftenpreyoniridescentinsectstoseeifithelpstohaveabird's­eyeview.1、Accordingtothepassage,iridescenceisnotmadeuseofbyanimalsto________.A．livealittlelongerbyescapingtheirpredator(捕食者)B．catchtheattentionoftheirmatesC．concealthemselveswhenindangerD．catchsightofmorecolorfulpreys2、Fromthestudyinthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.A．BeescanalwaystellthedifferencebetweenacircleandanovalB．BeesarecreaturesthatarefascinatedbysweetthingsthatareiridescentC．Ifacircle,withasugarreward,isiridescent,thebeesmayhavedifficultyfindingitD．Beesarelikelytoprefercirclestoovals,whethertheyareiridescentornot3、Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A．Whetherthereareanydifferencesbetweenbeesandbirds.B．Someindustriesthathavegreatinterestincamouflage.C．Whybirdsarenoteffectedbyiridescentinsects.D．Whichcamouflagetheoryappliesmoretobirds.4、Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Afamouscamouflagestrategy B．MetalliciridescentasthebestdisguiseC．Colorsuniquetoanimals D．Shiningcolorsasasexualstrategy25．（10分）Thediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleastadecadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfuelsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.However,thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsourceofenergyhasbeenleftfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSwedenhavealreadymadesignificanteffortstofixthissituation,employingnumerouspowerplantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Themosteffectiveamongtheseresourcesisgeothermal（地热的）energy.Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworld’seconomicandpoliticalsituationasstronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides,extracting（提炼）fossilfuelsaddstothepriceofenergyproducedfromthem.Therefore,geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthantraditionalones,savingupto80%ofthecostsoverfossilfuels.Beingarenewableresource,geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollutionthantraditionalenergysources.Ingeothermalsystems,carbondioxidemakesupabout10%ofairproduced.Overall,inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedforonehour,thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxideandotherharmfulgases.Foracomparison,apowerplantproducingfromgasproducesupto2poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,andthosepowerplantsthatworkoncoal（煤）produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.Lowcostsisanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirstchoiceformanycountries.Geothermalheatsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyforworkcomparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides,geothermalequipmentislessbig:duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy,geothermalpowerplantshaveonlyafewmovingparts,allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidearelativelysmallbuilding.What’smore,thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentisratherlong.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.1、Fossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenergypartlybecause_______.A．itisfreetousegeothermalenergyB．theproductionoffossilfuelscostsalotC．fossilfuelsarenearlyusedupD．geothermalenergydoesn’tdependonpoliticalsituation2、AccordingtoParagraph3,whatcanbeconcludedfromthecomparison?A．Geothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly.B．Gasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectricity.C．Coalismuchmoreefficientthangas.D．Thegeothermalsystemsdon’tproduceharmfulgases.3、Geothermalequipmentisusuallynotasbigasthatoftraditionalenergybecauseof______.A．thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentB．geothermalpowerplantsC．thenatureofgeothermalenergyD．thesmallbuildings4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Manycountrieshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.B．Geothermalenergyiswellaccepted.C．Fossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.D．Geothermalenergyhasmanyadvantages.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）“Foureleven-year-oldboys,Wow!”Standingsleepilyinthestore'sentrance,I1thisstrangesight.MydadhadjustdroppedmeofftoshopforChristmas2butmybrotherandhisfriendshadamorenoble3forshopping.“DoyouthinkCaitlinwilllikethis?"oneoftheboysasked.Andmybrother,lookingrather4,wasstandinginfrontofashelfofsocks."Okay.Thepinkonewouldbeagoodidea,”I5.Hepickeduponeandpresentedittomefor6.Theyusedupalltheir7someofwhichtheyhadsavedupoverthecourseoftheyearforChristmasgifts.But,theyhadall8tospenditonCaitlin.JustninedaysbeforeChristmas,Caitlin'shousehadbeen9tothegroundBy10Caitlinandherparentshadallescaped.11,everythinginthehousewasengulfed(吞噬)inflames,includingtheChristmaspresents12tobewrapped(包装).Theschoolwas13theirbooksanduniforms,Andallthe14inCaitlin'sclassweretakinghershoppingforclotheswhiletheboyswereshoppingforthingslikescarvesandsocks.Whenwegothome,mybrotherbroughteverythinghehad15forCaitlintomyroomtomakesureIthoughtshe'dlikeeverythingonelasttime.“Ithinkshe'llloveeverything,"Isaid,and16him,eventhoughhetriedtopushmeaway.Iwasso17ofhimatthatmomentHe18allhissavingsforanewskateboard19forafriendwhoneededaChristmaspresentmorethanhedid.Hehad,throughthisactofapureheart,capturedthetrue20ofChristmas."1、A．exchanged B．observed C．repeated D．shared2、A．dreams B．wishes C．gifts D．secrets3、A．holiday B．reason C．discovery D．problem4、A．ashamed B．confused C．scared D．relieved5、A．warmed B．agreed C．doubted D．advised6、A．approval B．relax C．change D．pity7、A．energy B．time C．money D．patience8、A．decided B．regretted C．failed D．happened9、A．burned B．fallen C．moved D．exposed10、A．nature B．hand C．mistake D．chance11、A．Otherwise B．Instead C．However D．Therefore12、A．waiting B．pretend C．turning D．proving13、A．designing B．choosing C．studying D．replacing14、A．friends B．girls C．colleagues D．parents15、A．bowed B．accept C．purchase D．earned16、A．hugged B．criticized C．teased D．saved17、A．tired B．proud C．careful D．aware18、A．lookedup B．turnedup C．gaveup D．madeup19、A．nervously B．fortunately C．angrily D．selflessly20、A．fact B．opinion C．skill D．spirit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）Afewyearsago,Ihadtostayatthehospitalforthreedaysforamedicaltest.I1．(ask)tostayawakeformorethan30hoursbecauseofthetest.Itcouldbe2．(extreme)difficultforanyone.AndIdidn'tbelieveIcouldmakeit.Mymothersaidshewouldaccompanyme.ButIkneweven3．mymotheraccompanyingme，itwouldn'tbeeasy.Tomysurprise，thatafternoon4．mymomcametomyroom，shehadmyfriendSusanwithher.ThatafternoonSusancalledmymother.Assoonasshe5．(hear)Ineededtostayawakeforsolong,shedecidedtohelpme.Sosheoffered6．(come)tothehospitaltostaywithmeandhelpkeepmeawake.Thingsbecamemuch7．(easy)thanIhadimaginedwithSusan'shelp.Shetoldmestoriesandjokes,andtimepassedveryquickly.WithoutSusan'shelp，8．wholestayinthehospitalwouldhavebeenmuchmoredifficult.Andour9．(friend)becamedeeperfromthenon.Ithinknothingcankeepusapart.I'mso10．(thank)thatIhavesuchafriend.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—词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Yesterdayafternoonmyfriends,XiaoMing,andIwentskatingonthelake、Assoonaswegothere,webegantoskatehappily、Suddenly,Inoticedsomethingusual、ThemomentIwarnedXiaoMingtotakecareof,theicebrokebutheslippedintothewater、Ihadn