2023学年汕头市高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷（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、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom2．Thegeneralsecretarystressedthatwhathehadjustsaidwasonlyhis_________view,notofficialintentions.A．private B．separate C．personal D．single3．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched4．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before5．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available6．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．assessment7．Manydevelopingcountriesareunwillingtopursuetheireconomicdevelopment______destroyingtheenvironmentdespitetherebeingseveralfinancialcrises.A．attheriskof B．atthecostof C．attheendof D．atthemercyof8．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．appealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto9．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．aremoving10．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore11．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know12．Cambridgegaveapositiveanswerinquiriesonwhetheritrecognizesgaokaoscores.A．infavorof B．inresponsetoC．insaluteto D．inconsequenceof13．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened14．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—______?Maryisinterested.A．Whatfor B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whybother15．Whatmattersinlifeisworkinghard________hardlyworking.A．aswellas B．lessthanC．ratherthan D．otherthan16．—Ken,________,butthemusicyouareenjoyingistooloud.—Oh,I’mterriblysorry.I’llturnitdownonthespot.A．IamreallytiredofthisB．IneedyourhelpC．I’dliketotalkwithyouD．Ihatetosaythis17．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart18．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which19．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts20．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides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）Persuasionistheartofconvincingsomeonetoagreewithyou.AccordingtotheancientGreeks，therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion：ethos，pathos，andlogos.Ethosisaspeakerswayofconvincingtheaudiencethatsheistrustworthy，honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall，you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Aspeakercanalsocreateethosbyconvincingtheaudiencethatsheisagoodperson.Ifanaudiencecannottrustyou，youwillnotbeabletopersuadethem.Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample，apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear，thusmakingthemsupporthim.Similarly，ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddogsandcats，tomaketheviewersfeelpity.Iftheaudiencefeelsbadfortheanimals，theywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.Logosistheuseoffacts，statistics，orotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbemorelikelytobelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying

"believeme".Althoughethos，pathos，andlogosallhavetheirstrengths，theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.Indeed，mostspeakersuseacombinationofethos，pathos，andlogostopersuadetheiraudiences.So，thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech，watchacommercial，orlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney，beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.1、Whydoestheauthorsaypersuasionisanart？______A．Theybothentertaintheaudience.B．Theybothrequiregreatskillstoachieve.C．Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.D．TheywerebothcommontopicsofancientGreekwriters.2、Howisaspeakerabletoshowherethostotheaudience？______A．Byexpressinghersympathywiththeaudience.B．Bytellingtheaudienceaboutherpersonalpreference.C．Byusingbeautifullanguagetomakeherstatementsattractive.D．Byshowingherknowledgeandexperiencerelatingtothetopic.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthethreeaspectsofpersuasion？______A．Ethosisthemostimportantaspectofpersuasion.B．Eachaspecthasadifferenteffectontheaudience.C．Honestyisthekeytomakingyourargumentsbelievable.D．Politicalleadersmostlyusepathostopersuadetheiraudience.4、Anadvertisementforwashingpowderwhichclaimsthat“scientifictestsshowthatourpowderkills95%ofallbacteria”

ismainlyusing______.A．ethosB．pathosC．logosD．acombinationofallthree22．（8分）Mytrackandfieldcoach,MrJones,haddecidedtogettheteamtotakepartinthe4x100mrace.Itwouldbethefirsttimethatwewererunninginsucharace.Weneededtoworkasateamtoimproveonourspeed.Themostcriticalmomentwasthepassingofthebaton(接力棒)attherighttimetothenextrunner.MrJoneshadchosenmetostarttherace.ThenextrunnerwouldbeSusan.Inthebeginning,wheneverwepractisedpassingthebaton,somethingwouldgoterriblywrong.Iwouldeitherbegoingtooslowlyorshewouldbetakingofftoolate.Weneededtoperfectit.Atthesametime,IhadtomakesurethatIwouldnotgobeyondtheyellowline.Finallyitwasthedayoftherace.Wewereconfidentthatthegoldmedalwouldbeours.Eachofushadimprovedinourrunningspeed.Ourpassingofthebatonhadbeenperfectedduringthepractices.MyreactionswereexactandaccurateasIstartedrunning.EverythingfeltthewayitshouldasIsprintedtowardsSusan.Iheldthebatoninmysweatypalms,promisingmyselfnottoletgo.MylonglegsmovedmeasfastasIcouldgoroundthecomer.AsIcameclosertomyfinalsteps,myheartwasbeatingfasterthanusual.Thecheeringbythespectators(观众)gotintomeandIbecamenervous.“Whatifwelose?”Ithoughttomyself.ItwasthenthatIsawSusaninthefardistance.IheldoutthebatonandcontinuedrunningquicklytowardsSusan.Susanyelled“Slowdown,slowdown!”However,itwastoolate.Theofficialhelduptheredflag.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadgonebeyondtheyellowline.1、Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inthesecondparagraphreferto?A．Goingtooslowly.B．Takingofftoolate.C．Passingthebaton.D．Goingbeyondtheyellowline.2、Whywasauthorconfidentofwinningtherace?A．Theyworkedasateamandweresupportedbythespectators.B．Theyhadperfectedtherunningspeedandthepassingofthebaton.C．Theyhadlearnedhowtoavoidbreakingtherulesintherace.D．Theygainedanadvantageofastablestateofmindintherace.3、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?A．Herantoofastthroughouttherace.B．Helosthisfocusintherace.C．Hisstartskillneededimproving.D．Hewasnotwell-trainedinrunning.4、Howwouldtheauthorfeelaftertherace?A．Proud.B．Grateful.C．Puzzled.D．Disappointed.23．（8分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibilityofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfessorHo.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyzeddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.4feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingsof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,”explainedProfessorHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、Theunderlinedword“fleets”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．colors B．typesC．brands D．groups3、What’sProfessorHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.4、WhatdoProfessorHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.D．Theirstudywillbefurthered.5、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:YellowTaxisAheadB．SafertoRideinYellowTaxisC．ThePreferredColor—YellowD．ColorsandAccidents24．（8分）Scientistshavefoundlivingorganismstrappedincrystals(晶体)thatcouldbe50,000yearsold.Theorganismswerefoundinahot,butbeautifulcavesysteminNaica,Mexico.Theseancientlifeformscanbeseenonlywithamicroscope.PenelopeBoston,wholeadstheAstrobiologyInstituteatNASA,thespaceagencyoftheUnitedStates,saystheancientmicrobeswereabletolivebyeatingmineralssuchasiron.ShespokeaboutthediscoveryrecentlyatameetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.Ifthefindingsareconfirmed,theywillshowhowmicrobescansurviveinextremeconditions.Fortydifferentkindsofmicrobesandsomeviruseswerefoundintheundergroundarea.Thegeneticstructuresoftheseorganismsare10percentdifferentfromthoseoftheirnearestrelatives.ThecavesinNaicaare800kilometersdeep.Theywereonceusedformininglead.Beforetheminersbeganworkinginthecaves,theareawasseparatedfromthesurfaceandtheoutsideworld.SomeofthecavesareasbigasthelargereligiouscentersbuiltduringEurope’sMiddleAges.Therearecrystalscoveringthewalls.Thecavesaresohotthatscientistsmustwearspecialclothingtokeepcool.Theclothingkeepsthecrystalssafefromhumangerms(病菌)orotherdamage.Bostonsaidtheresearcherscouldonlyworkforabout20minutesatatimebeforetheyhadtogotoaroomthatwas38degreesCelsiustocooldown.NASAofficialswouldnotletBostonshareherfindingswithscientificexpertsbeforelastweek’sannouncement.Soscientistscouldnotsaymuchaboutthefindings.ButNorineNoonan,abiologistwiththeUniversityofSouthFlorida,saidshebelievedthem.“Whyarewesurprised?”Noonanasked.“Asabiologist,Iwouldsaylifeonearthisextremelytoughandextremelycolorful.”Bostonisalsostudyingmicrobescommonlyfoundinsidecavesinothercountries,suchasUkraineandtheUnitedStates.Thesemicrobesappeartobeimpossibletokill.Bostonsaidtheyshowhowdifficultlifeonearthcanbe.1、Theexistenceoftheancientmicrobesrelieson.A．surroundinginsectsB．eatingmineralsC．diverseplantsD．absorbingair2、WhatcanweinferaboutthecavesinNaicafromthepassage?A．ThewallswerebuiltduringMiddleAges.B．Thetemperatureinthecavesisquitelow.C．Theenvironmentinthecavesisdifficulttoadaptto.D．Thecaveshavebeenexploredsincetheywereformed.3、WhatisthebiologistNorineNoonan’sattitudetowardsthefindings?A．Neutral.B．Doubtful.C．Positive.D．Indifferent.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Livingorganismsbringhopetoscientificresearch.B．Cavesprovidelivingenvironmentforlivingorganisms.C．Microbesshowgreatpowertosurviveinterribleconditions.D．Scientistsdiscover50,000-year-old“superlife”inMexico.25．（10分）Five-year-oldPrisillaPerez,astudentatMeadorElementarySchoolinWillis,wasunhappywithherrecenthaircut,whichresultedfromaseveredisease.WhenstudentsinherclassstartedcallingPrisillaaboy,shefeltashamed,oftencryingandlosingfocusinschool.Herteacher,ShannonGrimm,sympathizedwithherunhappiness.GrimmandPrisilla’smomwereconcerned,buttheirideasdidn’twork.“Wehadclassroomdiscussionsabouthowgirlshaveshorthairandboyshavelonghair,andIshowedthemphotosofmoviestarswithdifferentlooks,”Grimmsaid.“However,itwasn’tsinkingin.”GrimmthoughtaboutPrisillathroughoutwinterbreak,andonemorning,shehadanidea:Cutoffherhair---ascarythoughtforGrimm,whoworeherhairlongandtookprideinit.“I’veneverhadshorthair,andIstressedaboutitfortwoweeksbeforemakingadecision,”shesaid.OnJan.4,Grimminvitedahairstylistfriendtoherhome.“Itoldhimtokeepgoing,evenifIcried,”shesaid.Theclasslovedtheirteacher’snewdo,especiallyPrisilla,whoexcitedlyranofftheschoolbusthatafternoonyelling,“Mom,Ms.Grimmcutherhair!”Theteacheralsoboughtmatchingbowsforherselfandthegirl,sotheycouldstyletheirhairtogether.InFebruary,theteacherrecommendedPrisillafortheschooldistrict’sStudentoftheMonthAward,butduringtheMondayceremony,shereceivedasurprise“heromedal”fromthegirl.“Nowwehavematchingawards,”saysGrimm.Prisilla’smother,Maria,saidthatGrimm’sthoughtfulnessbroughthertotears.“Iwasshocked.Iwascrying.Icouldn’tbelieveit---shedidsomethingIwouldn’thavethebraverytodo.Iwillneverforgetthat.”1、WhywasPrisillaunhappyatschool?A．Shewasn’tsatisfiedwithherteacher.B．Shecouldn’tconcentrateinclass.C．Shewaslaughedatbyherclassmates.D．Shecouldn’tgetonwellwithothers.2、WhatmadeGrimmhaveherownhaircut?A．Praisefromherstudents. B．Devotiontoherstudents.C．RequestofPrisilla’smother. D．Suggestionfromthehairstylist.3、WhatcanweknowaboutGrimm?A．ShehadherhaircuttogetherwithPrisilla.B．Sheexpressedhersincerethankstoherpupils.C．Shehesitatedalotbeforehavingherhaircut.D．Shewonagoldmedalforfacingdifficultiesbravely.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．HowGrimmhelpedherstudentout. B．WhatproblemPrisillahadatschool.C．WhyPrisillawontheMonthAward. D．WhenGrimmgothernewhairstyle.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）LastSunday,Iwenttotheneighborhoodcaféwithmyfriend.Ontheway,I1anoldlady,whosecarthadbeenknockedoverandher2werescatteredacrossthepavement.Shewas3hergoods.Peoplepassingbywere4herasifshewereabeggar.I5Manythingswererunningthroughmymind.“Whatshouldwedo?”Iaskedmyfriendquietly.“It’snoneofourbusiness.6,youmaygetbothofusintotroubleand7itifyouhelp,”myfriendsaid8andthencontinuedtowalkahead.However,Ifeltgreat9forthispoorlady.“Shereallyneedshelp,”Isaidseriouslyandbeganto10thelady.Icautiously11besidethelady,helpingher.Icouldfeelpassersby12medoubtfully.IknewtheywerethinkingIwas13forhelpingherorthatIhadknockedoverhercardandthereforeIwasassistingheroutof14.“Thankyou,”shewhispered.“Youarewelcome,”Imurmured,offeringa15.Shealsosmiled.Afterallgoodswere16,sheslowlyrosetoherfeet.Shethankedmeagain,andcontinueddownthestreet.YetIknewthathersmileand17wouldalwaysbeimpressedonmymind.Atthatmoment,Ididn’tcareanymorewhatotherpeople18.IsmiledtomyselfbecausealthoughIhadhelpedthatladyinsucha19way,shehadhelpedmemorebyshowingmehowIcouldbe20intheworld.1、A．noticedB．hitC．heardaboutD．waitedfor2、A．cartsB．goodsC．foodsD．clothes.3、A．donatingB．enjoyingC．collectingD．providing4、A．servingB．helpingC．scoldingD．avoiding5、A．shoutedB．hesitatedC．promisedD．ignored6、A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．BesidesD．Thus7、A．appreciateB．mindC．changeD．regret8、A．coldlyB．cheerfullyC．frequentlyD．carefully9、A．honorB．pityC．prideD．joy10、A．approachB．observeC．understandD．leave11、A．calmeddownB．kneltdownC．gotoffD．endedup12、A．eyeingB．envyingC．admiringD．supporting13、A．gratefulB．greatC．afraidD．crazy14、A．dutyB．sadnessC．hateD．control15、A．helpB．smileC．jobD．suggestion16、A．usedupB．soldoutC．pickedupD．givenout17、A．mercyB．appreciationC．effortD．wish18、A．facedB．gaveC．wantedD．thought19、A．longB．hardC．strangeD．small20、A．politeB．fortunateC．differentD．wealthy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）InrecentyearsmanyTVshowshavebecomeextremelypopularamongChineseaudience.Thoseprograms,1．(range)fromtalentordatingshowstorealityshows,2．(receive)bothcommercialsuccessandpublicattention.Theirpopularityis3．(main)basedonsimplefacts.First,theycareaboutsocialconcerns.Second,withoutexception,theyexploreaperfectbalancebetweentheinternationalformsandChineseexpressions.Despiteapparenthighlights,muchroom4．(leave)forimprovement.Aboveall,commercialinterestsoftenoutweigh5．(education)purposes,causingmany6．(complain)abouttheunbearableadvertisements.Inaddition,somesharpremarks,7．theyareeye-catching,mayhavemisleadingeffects8．theyouth.Inmyopinion,suchshowsshouldshouldermoreresponsibilityinsteadofmerely9．(entertain)thepublic.10．isexpected,theseprogramsshouldbepositiveintheirformsaswellasfunctions.Meanwhile,themediashouldalsosafeguardthevaluesofoursociety.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。MygrandfatherandIenjoyfishing、OneSundaymorningwegofishingatalake、Wetookoursfishingpolesandheadedforthelake、Assoonaswearrived,sowedroppedthelinesintothewater、Beforewaitingforabouthalfanhour,Iwasbeginningtogetimpatiently、Iwantedtogiveup,andmygrandfathertoldmetowaitalittlelonger、Finally,therewereasuddenpullatthepoleandfishwascaught、Withinthenextfewminute,mygrandfatheralsocaughtafish、Felthungry,webuiltafirebythelakeandbarbecuedthefish、Itwasdelicious、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华。你在某论坛上看到美国高中生Peter暑假期间想到中国来旅游并希望能找一个中国的高中生给他当导游。请你用英语给他写‘封电子邮件，内容包括：1.自我介绍；2.你的优势条件；3.希望与他同行。注意：1.词