2023年江西省宜春市丰城市丰城九中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷（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．MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth2．Hecouldn’tmakehisvoice______abovethenoiseofthe

traffic.A．tohearB．hearingC．heardD．hear3．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking4．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which5．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread6．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant7．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown8．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．asifC．whenD．unless9．Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed10．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how11．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome12．Theteachertoldthechildren______quietinthemuseum.A．keepB．keptC．keepingD．tokeep13．________they’vemanagedtogeteverythingfinishedsoquicklyisnotcleartous.A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．How14．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading15．–What’swrongwithyouripad2?Thesound____isnotclear.--Yes.Ithasbeenbrokenforsometime.A．comeout B．comingout C．tocomeout D．cameout16．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup17．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria18．Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute____madefulluseof_______theworkwell.A．be,todo B．hasbeen,doingC．be,doing D．hasbeen,todo19．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as20．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks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）Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyes,andthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge.itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,butwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamile,gettothetrackandpractice.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrends,buyafewnewclothes.Butremember,justbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’strue.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjective,andtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.Whenyoucanpatyourselfontheback,you’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!1、Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou.A．daretochallengeyourselfB．feelithardtochangeyourselfC．areunconfidentaboutyourselfD．haveahighopinionofyourself2、Accordingtothepassage,ourserf-images.A．havepositiveeffectsB．areprobablyuntrueC．areoftenchangeableD．havedifferentfunctions3、Howshouldyouchangeyourserf-imageaccordingtothepassage?A．TokeepadifferentimageofothersB．TomakeyourlifesuccessfulC．TounderstandyourownworldD．Tochangethewayyouthink4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．HowtoprepareforyoursuccessB．HowtofacechallengesinyourlifeC．Howtobuildapositiveself-imageD．Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities22．（8分）Overthepastfiveyears,researchersinartificialintelligencehavebecometherockstarsofthetechnologyworld.AbranchofAIknownasdeeplearning,hasprovensousefulthatskilledoperatorscancommandsix-figuresalariestobuildsoftwareforAmazon,Apple,FacebookandGoogle.Thetopnamescanearnover$1millionayear.ThetraditionalwaytogetthesejobshasbeenaDoctor’sdegreeincomputersciencefromoneofAmerica’stopuniversities.Earningonetakesyearsandrequiresapersonwhocanbedevotedtostudy,whichisrareamongnormalpeople.Moreover,graduatestudentsareregularlyattractedawayfromtheirstudiesbyvarioushigh-paidjobs.Thatischanging.LastmonthFast.ai,aneducationnon-profitbasedinSanFrancisco,kickedoffthethirdyearofitscourseindeeplearning.Sinceitsbeginningithasattractedmorethan100,000studentsfromIndiatoNigeria.Thecoursecomeswithasimpleidea:thereisnoneedtospendyearsobtainingaDoctor’sdegreeinordertopractisedeeplearning.Fast.ai’scoursecanbecompletedinjustsevenweeks.Forexample,agraduatefromFast.ai’sfirstyear,SaraHooker,washiredintoGoogle’shighlycompetitiveAIresidencyprogrammeafterfinishingthecourse,havingneverworkedondeeplearningbefore.SheisnowafoundingmemberofGoogle’snewAIresearchofficeinAccra,Ghana,thefirm’sfirstinAfrica.TomakeitaccessibletoanyonewhowantstolearnhowtobuildAIsoftware,JeremyHoward,whofoundedFast.aiwithRachelThomas,amathematician,saysmiddleschoolmathematicsisenough.Fast.aiisnottheonlyA．I.programme.AI4ALL,anothernon-profitorganization,foundedbyleadingtechnologistsincludingDr.Fei-FeiLi,workstobringAIeducationtoschoolchildrenthatwouldotherwisenothaveaccesstoit.Howard’sambitionsrundeeperthanjustdealingwiththeshortageintheAIlabourmarket.Hisaimistospreaddeeplearningintomanyhands,sothatitmaybeappliedinasmanyfieldsaspossible.Theambition,saysMrHoward,isforAItrainingsoftwaretobecomeaseasytouseandcommonassendinganemailonasmartphone.1、What’sParagraph2mainlyabout?A．ThewaytogetaDoctor’sdegree.B．ThedifficultiestogetaDoctor’sdegree.C．TheimportancetogetaDoctor’sdegree.D．ThenecessitytogetaDoctor’sdegree.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutFast.ai?A．ItaimstoproduceAIgraduatesinafastway.B．Itaimstocollectmoneyforpoorstudents.C．Itchargesahighfreeforofferingcourses.D．ItbecomespopularonlyinIndiaandNigeria.3、WheredoesSaraHookerworkaccordingtothepassage?A．India. B．Nigeria.C．Ghana. D．America.4、WhatdoFast.aiandAI4ALLhaveincommon?A．Theyarebothmeantforchildren.B．Theyrequireadvancedmath.C．Theyhavethesamefounder.D．Theyarebothnon-profit.5、What’sHoward’sattitudetoAItrainingsoftwareinthefuture?A．Anxious. B．Disappointed.C．Optimistic. D．Surprised.23．（8分）Soapingupyourhandsmaydomorethanjustgetridofgerms.Itmaywashawaytheinnerconfusionyoufeelrightafterbeingforcedtomakeachoicebetweentwoappealingchoices,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudybuildsonpastresearchintoaphenomenonknownas“theMacbetheffect”.ItturnsoutthatShakespearewasreallyontosomethingwhenheimaginedladyMacbethtryingtocleanherconscience（良心）byrubbinginvisiblebloodstainsfromherhands.Afewyearsago,scientistsaskedpeopletodescribeapastwrongact.Ifpeoplewerethengivenachancetocleantheirhands,theylaterexpressedlessguiltthanpeoplewhohadn’tcleaned.ThisfindingfascinatedW.S.Lee,aresearcher.“Anythingfromthepast,anykindofnegativeemotionalexperiences,mightbewashedaway,”saysLee.Hedecidedtotesthandwashing’seffectononekindofbadfeeling:thetensionwefeelafterbeingforcedtochoosebetweentwoattractivechoices,becausepickingonechoicemakesusfeelthatwe’velosetheother.Peopleusuallytrytocalmthisinnerconflictbylaterexaggerating（夸大）thepositiveaspectsoftheirchoice.Hehadstudentsrank10differentmusicCDs.ThenheofferedstudentsoneCDasagift.Somestudentsthenuseliquidsoap.Othersonlylookedatthesoaporsniffed（嗅）it.“Actually,youdonotneedwaterandsoap,”saysLee.Later,thestudentsagainhadtorankallthemusic.Peoplewhodidn’twashtheirhandshadthenormalresponse—theyscoredtheirtake-homeCDhigher,suggestingthattheynowsawitasevenmoreattractivethanbefore.Butthiswasn’ttrueforthehandwashers.Theyrankedthemusicaboutthesame.“theyfeelnoneedatalltojustifythechoice,”sayLee.Buttheimplicationsofitjustaren’tclear.Schwarzsaysit’stoosoontoknowwhetherpeopleshouldheadforasinkaftermakingatoughchoice.Hesayswashingmayhelpdecision-makersbycleaningawaymentaldisorder,butperhapsiftheydon’tgothroughtheusualpost-decisionprocessofjustifyingtheirchoice,theymightfeelmoresorrowinthelongrun.1、TheMacbetheffectreferstothefactthat________.A．ShakespearedidscientificresearchbeforewritingMacbethB．soapingupone’shandmayhelpwashawaytheinnerconfusionandmakeadecisionC．peoplefeellessguiltybygettingridofinvisiblegermsfromtheirhandsD．peoplefeellessashamedafterwashingtheirhands2、AccordingtoLee,afterpeoplemakethechoice________.A．theywilloverstatethegoodnessoftheirchosenchoiceB．theywillfeelregretfulfornotchoosinganotherC．theywillfeelfreeduetothefeelingoflosingtheotherchoiceD．theywillthinknothingoftheirchosenchoiceanymoretocalmtheirinnerconflict3、AccordingtoLee,thehandwashersconsiderthejudgmentofchoice________.A．morescientificB．unnecessaryC．alittleconvincingD．absolutelyuseless4、WhatdoesSchwarzneedtoresearchmore?A．Whetherpeopleneedtojustifytheirchoice.B．Whetherpeoplefeelmoresorrowafterwashinghands.C．Whetherwashinghandshelpoveralongperiodoftime.D．Whetherwashinghandsishelpfultomakeachoice.5、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A．IsWashingHandsNecessarytoDefeatTension?B．WashingHands,WashesOurMindC．WashingHands,HelpsMakeaBetterChoiceD．WashingHands,ReducestheStressofDecision24．（8分）DavidCameronisurgingtoday’syoungesterstoabandonFrenchtoconcentrateonthetongueofthefuture—Mandarin(普通话)。Cameronsaid:“IwantBritainlinkeduptotheworld’sfast-growingeconomies.Andthatincludesouryoungpeoplelearningthelanguagestosealtomorrow’sbusinessdeals.”“Bythetimethechildrenborntodayleaveschool,Chinaistobetheworld’slargesteconomy.Soit’stimetolookbeyondthetraditionalfocusonFrenchandGermanandgetmanymorechildrenlearningMandarin.”Tostrengthenhismessage,hequotedNelsonMandela—theformerpresidentofSouthAfricawhosaid“Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstandsthatgoestohishead;ifyoutalktohiminhisownlanguagethatgoestohisheart.”CameronsaidthatapartnershipbetweentheBritishCouncil(英国文化协会)andHanbanwilldoublethenumberofChineselanguageassistantsintheUKby2016andprovideincreasedfundingtoschoolsofofferingMandarinasalanguagechoice.InadevelopmentoftheUK—ChinaSchoolPartnershipprogramme,fundingwillalsobeprovidedfor60headteacherstomakestudyvisitstoChinain2014.InrecentresearchtheBritishCouncilfoundonly1%oftheadultpopulationspeaksMandarintoalevelthatallowsthemtoconductabasicconversation.Just3,000pupilsinEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandenteredforChineselanguagesGCSEsin2013,puttingitfarbehindthetraditionalchoicesofFrenchwith177,000,Spanishwith91,000andGermanwith62,000entrants(加入者),aswellasUrdu,PolishandArabic.ProfessorDameHelenWallace,theBritishAcademy’sforeignsecretary,said,“alackofqualifiedteacherscouldbeabarriertoimproveitspopularity.”LauraChan,oneoftheco—foundersofabilingualMandarin—Englishprimaryschool,saidtheprimeminister’sannouncementwasgoodnewsforthestatusofMandarin.Shesaid,“It’sagreathelp.Itwillincreasepeople’sawarenessofMandarinasalanguagetheycanlearn.”1、Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?A．DavidCameroncallsforBritishstudentstolearnMandarin.B．DavidCameronhasvisitedChinaforthreedays.C．ChineselanguageisverypopularwithBritishpeople.D．ThecooperationisimportantbetweentheUKandChina.2、WhydoesDavidCameronurgestudentstolearnChinese?A．BecauseChinesewillbeawidely—usedlanguageintheworld.B．BecausetherearemanyChinesepeoplelivinginBritain.C．BecausehethinksChinawillbecomethelargesteconomy.D．BecauseonlyafewofBritishpeoplecancommunicateinChinese.3、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetothepopularityofMandarin?A．It’swonderfulbutitalsohassomeproblems.B．Itcanbeagreatwasteoftimeandenergy.C．It’sonlyadesignfortheyoungsterslater.D．It’sonlyawaytohelpstudentstotravelabroad.4、WhatisthepurposeofDavidCameronbyquotingMandela’swordsinParagraph3?A．Tocomparedifferentideas.B．Toshowhisrichknowledge.C．ToshareMandela’sopinion.D．TopersuadepeopletolearnMandarin.25．（10分）ThenumberofgiraffesisbecomingsmalleracrossAfrica,accordingtotheGiraffeConservationFoundation.Thetotalpopulationhasdroppedby40percentinthelast15years.Surprisingly,evenscientistshaven’tgivenmuchattentiontogiraffes.Wearelearningmoreabouttheirecology,butwhatweknowisstillwaybehindwhatweknowaboutotherspecies.“It’sasilentextinction,”saidDr.JulianHennessy,awildlifescientist.“Themainreasonforthesmallernumberofgiraffesistheirlossoflivingplaces,”saidHennessy,“asanincreasingpartoflandisusedforfarming.Buthuntingalsohasabiginfluence.”Youmightwonderwhyhunterswouldfocusongiraffes.Firstofall,onceagiraffeisbroughtdown,thereislotsofmeatwithasmallamountofeffort.Besides,thereisanotherthingencouragingthehunting.InTanzania,Hennessysays,thelatestwordonthestreetisthateatinggiraffemeatcouldcureAIDS.Freshgiraffeheadsandbonescanbesoldatpricesofupto$140perpiece.Anotherwidespreadmisconceptionaboutgiraffesisthattheyareeverywhere.Lookatkids’bookswhicharefullofgiraffes.Theyarealwaysinzoocollections.Theycanbeseeneasily,soyoudon’tthinkwehavetoworryaboutthem.Butthetruthisthattheyareindangerofextinction.Thereisalackofrightandtruedata.Hennessyandotherresearchersarenowpullingtogetherthedataneededtoimprovethesituationoftheentiregiraffespeciesandallninesubspecies(亚种).Theinformationwillbeusedtochangethegiraffe’slistingontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureRedList,whichnowliststhespeciesasof“leastconcern”buttwosubspeciesas“endangered”.“It’salotofworktogatherthenecessaryinformation,”Hennessysays.“Andseveralothergiraffesubspecieswillberecommendedforendangeredlistingsnextyearortheyearafter.”Hehopesthattheworldwillfinallystarttotakenoticeofhowendangeredthesebelovedanimalshavebecome.1、Bysaying“It’sasilentextinction”,Hennessytellsusthat______.A．giraffesareunpopularinAfricaB．thegiraffeisalwayssilentindailylifeC．theecologyofAfricaneedsmoreattentionD．theextinctionoccurswithoutenoughattention2、WhathascausedthehighpriceofgiraffemeatinTanzania?A．Thecountry’scustom.B．Theillegalinternationaltrade.C．Thecostofhuntingagiraffe.D．Theideathatit’sacureforAIDS.3、ThemisconceptioninPara.3canbecorrectedby______.A．preventingillegalhuntinginAfricaB．rewritingkids’booksaboutgiraffesC．providingreliabledataaboutgiraffesD．spreadingscientificknowledgeofAIDS4、ThefinalpurposeofHennessy’sgreateffortisto______.A．collectmoreinformationaboutgiraffesB．raisepublicawarenessofprotectinggiraffesC．provegiraffeswilldisappearinthenextfewyearsD．workwiththeInternationalUnionforConservationofNature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）Weareallreasonablebeingsanditisveryhumantodounreasonablethingsattimes.ThefollowingstorytellsyouwhatI1.Atlunchtime,Jimmy,Patrick,Devon,andIbeganourregular2ofourlunches.Iglancedacrossthebusycafeteriaandsawthe3student,Joel.Hewasholdinghisplateandwaitinginlines.Patricknoticedhimtoo.“Why’sthenewkid4liketheheadmaster?”heasked.DevonandJimmylaughed.“Joel’scool,andhisclothesarealwaysneatandclean.He’sinmyEnglishandhistoryclasses,”Isaid.However,Ikeptthe5thatJoelandIhadbecomefriendswhenweworkedonaprojecttogether.Wediscoveredthatwewerebothenthusiasticreaders---somethingIwouldneveradmittoPatrick,Jimmy,andDevon.IwasthatJoelwaswalkingtowardus.“Don’tdoit,”Ithought,but6secondshewasatourtable.Myfriendsraisedtheireyebrows.Jimmy,DevonandPatrick7theirbackpacksonthetableandchairssothattherewasno8leftforanotherpersontositdown.Patricksaid,“Idon’tthinkwehaveroom.”Thisawkwardsituation9theair.Icould10Joellookingatme,butIstaredatmylunch11itcontainedpreciouspearlsofwisdominsteadofriceandbeans.Afteralong,12pause,Joelleft.I13havespokenupforhim,butIcouldn’twalkawayfrommythreefriends,couldI?Joeldidn’tspeaktomeafterthat14.Hewassoonhangingaroundwithanothergroupofkids.Afewmonthslater,IsawanannouncementaboutJoelbeingchosentobepresidentoftheclassbookclub.Iwas15forJoel’sachievements,butIrealizedIhadmadeabigmistakewhenIsaid16atthelunchtablethatday.whywasIsoafraidthatmyfriendsmight17thatIliketoread?AsIstaredattheannouncement,IknewIneededto18toJoel—evenifhedidnotwanttobecomemyfriendagain.Iwascertainthatmythreefriendswouldnotagree.IwasalsocertainthatI19losingthemaswell.20,IknewthatIwouldlosemyselfifIdidnothing.Asthedismissalbellrang,Igatheredupmybooks,tookadeepbreath,andwenttofindJoel.1、A．regretB．valueC．loseD．admire2、A．routineB．processC．stepD．course3、A．luckyB．goodC．newD．top4、A．behavedB．treatedC．laughedD．dressed5、A．wordsB．ideasC．promiseD．truth6、A．onB．inC．atD．by7、A．layB．threwC．foldedD．piled8、A．spaceB．foodC．timeD．book9、A．roundedB．coveredC．filledD．froze10、A．tasteB．smellC．hearD．feel11、A．evenifB．asifC．incaseD．nowthat12、A．toughB．painfulC．uncomfortableD．frightening13、A．needB．shouldC．wouldD．must14、A．greetingB．changeC．meetingD．lesson15、A．happyB．sorryC．thankfulD．anxious16、A．anythingB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing17、A．holdoutB．findoutC．turnoutD．giveout18、A．adaptB．apologizeC．smileD．refer19、A．riskedB．permittedC．triedD．suggested20、A．ThereforeB．MeanwhileC．HoweverD．Besides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）Areyoufacingasituationthat1．(be)impossibletofix?In1969,thepollutionwasterriblealongtheCuyahogaRiverCleveland,Ohio.Itwasunimaginablethatitcouldeverbecleanedup.Theriverwassopollutedthatit2．(actual)caughtfireandburned.Now，yearslater，thisriverisoneof3．mostoutstandingexamplesofenvironmentalcleanup.Buttheriverwasn'tchangedinafewdays4．evenafewmonths.Ittookyearsofwork5．(reduce)theindustrialpollutionandcleanthewater.Finally,thathardworkpaidoffandnowthewaterintheriveris6．(clean)thanever.Maybeyouarefacinganimpossiblesituation.Maybeyouhaveahabit7．isdrivingyourfamilycrazy.Possiblyyoudrinktoomuchordon'tknowhowtocontrolyourcreditcarduse.Whenyoufacesuchanimpossiblesituation,don'tyouwantaquickfixandsomethingtochangeimmediately?Whilethereare8．(amaze)storiesofinstanttransformation,formostofusthe9．(change)aregradualandrequirealotofeffortandwork,likecleaningupapollutedriver.Justbe10．(patience)．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