2023学年西藏林芝第二高级中学高考英语倒计时模拟卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise2．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit3．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as4．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed5．Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen6．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation7．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced8．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen9．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected10．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade11．Whencaught_____intheexam,hebeggedfortheteacher’spardonandtried______punishment.A．cheating;escapingB．tobecheating;toescapeC．cheating;toescapeD．tobecheating;escaping12．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion13．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange14．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where15．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path16．Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance17．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff18．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase19．Themoviecouldn’tbemoreboring.IwishI________toit.A．hadnotbeen B．havenotbeenC．didnotgo D．havenotgone20．—DoyouknowhowIcan____him?—Onhismobilephone．A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch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）AJapanesecompanyisdevelopingapairofsmartglassesthatcanhelpthosewithvisualorcomprehensionproblemstoreadwrittentextmoreeasily.CalledtheOtonGlass,theglassesaremeanttotranslatetextintosoundusingtwocamerasandanearpiece,bothfittedtoitsframe.Halfofthelens(镜片)isamirrorthatreflectsthewearer’seyesbacktothefirstcamera,whichtrackseyemovement.Theothercameracapturesthetext.Wearersusetheglassesbystaringatthetexttheycan’treadandblinking(眨眼)totriggertheglasses.Thenthecapturedwordsaresenttoacloudsystem,whichprocessesthetextandturnsitintosoundplayedthroughtheearpiece.Ifthesystemisunabletoidentifythewords,theimagesaresenttoaremoteworkerwhocandealwiththem.TheOtonGlassleaddesigner,KeisukeShimakage,startedworkingontheglassesin2012toaidhisfather,whohaddevelopeddyslexia,aconditionthatmakesitdifficultforsomeonetoreadandspell.Whilehisfathereventuallyrecovered,Shimakagecontinuedhisdevelopmentinordertohelpotherswiththedisorder.Currently,theOtonGlassisseekingfunding.Backerscangetapairoftheglassesfor5,000yen(roughly$47).Smartglassesaren’tanewconcept,butit’sdifficulttopointtoanysinglepairofsmartglassesthatpeoplehavereviewedfavorably.Itcould,perhaps,bethatpreviousproductstriedtodotoomuch,orweretooexpensive.That’swhyIntel’sVauntsmartglassesstrippedoutsomefeatures,likeitscamera,LCDscreen,andspeakers.TheOtonGlassisforaveryspecificaudience,anditsrelativelylowpricecouldmakeitmoreappealingtothosewhowantanaffordablewaytounderstandthetextaroundthem.1、WhatwasKeisuke’soriginalpurposeindesigningtheOtonGlass?A．Totreathisfather’sdisease.B．Totranslatetextintosound.C．Toassisthisfathertoread.D．Tomakewrittentexteasiertoread.2、WhatistherightorderhowtheOtonGlassworks?a.Thecameracapturesthewords.b.Thewearerstaresatthetext.c.Thewearerhearsthesoundviatheearpiece.d.Thecloudsystemturnsthetextintosound.e.Thewearerblinkstogettheglassesworking.A．a,b,e,c,dB．e,b,c,d,aC．b,d,a,e,cD．b,e,a,d,c3、Theunderlinedpart“strippedout”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．improvedB．removedC．increasedD．invented4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．TheadvantagesoftheOtonGlass.B．Thecharacteristicsofsmartglasses.C．Consumers’evaluationoftheOtonGlass.D．Thetargetaudiencesofvarioussmartglasses.22．（8分）EveryyearinAmerica,highschoolstudentswhowanttogotocollegetakeanationalexaminationcalledtheScholasticAptitudeTest,orSATinashortenedway.Theirscoreisanimportantfactorindeterminingwhichcollegeswilladmitthemorwhetheranywillbeadmittedatall.TheScholasticAptitudeTestmeasuresone'smathematicalabilityanduseoftheEnglishlanguage.Traditionally,theEnglishpartinvolvedgrammaticalquestionsandparagraphsthattestreadingcomprehension.ButtheSATfolkshaveaddedasinglequestion,tobeansweredinanessay,handwrittenonthespot.That'saninterestingwaytotestwritingability,butcontentaside,haveyoueverseenyoungpeople'shandwritinglately?Oranyone'sforthatmatter,inthisageofcomputerkeyboards?Studentswritenumbersandsigntheirnamesonbankchecks.Theyscribbleclassnotesinwhatcangenerouslybedescribedasthewrittenword.Yettoday'skidsareaskedtowrite,thoughtfullyandclearly,forseveralminutesonthisSATTest.Goodlucktothetextscorerswhomustworkoutdifficultlythescrawl(潦草的字迹)ofyoungpeoplewho'vebeentypingoncomputerssincetheageofthree!Teachersinsistthatgoodhandwritingcannotonlyhelpone'sscoreontheSAT,butalso,lateroninlife,impresspotentialemployers.Anddon'tforget,weallhavetoturntohandwritingfromtimetotime,ascomputersgodownwhenpowergoesout.Thenhowtoimprovethehandwriting?Well,withafewsimplestepsyoucanimproveyourhandwriting.Positionthepen.Youshouldholdthepenbetweentheforefingerandthethumb,thenrestitnearthefirstknuckle(指节)ofthemiddlefinger.Therestofyourfingersshouldbecurled(卷曲)underyourhandandyourhandshouldremainrelaxed.Evaluateyourwriting.Makechangestoyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.Takeyourtime.Speedisboundtomakeyourwritingmessylooking.Practise.Practiseitalot;it'snotenoughtodoitonceandhopeforthebest.Ithastobesomethingyouworkattomakegreatimprovements.1、Theunderlinedword＂scribble＂inParagraph2probablymeans＂______________＂.A．writequicklyandroughlyB．typesimplyandcorrectlyC．paintclearlyandneatlyD．describeproperlyandwell2、AccordingtoParagraph3,studentswithgoodhandwritingskill______________.A．canpasstheSATB．candevelopgoodcharactersC．canimpresstheirclassmatesD．cangetmorejobopportunities3、Whichofthefollowingshouldyouavoidwhenimprovingyourhandwriting?A．Practisingwritingalot.B．Writingasfastasyoucan.C．Relaxingyourhandwhenholdingthepen.D．Changingyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.4、Thetextistopresentthefactthat______________.A．writingseemstobeveryimportantintheSATB．thosewhowillgotocollegehavetotaketheSATC．studentsshouldpractisehandwritingmoreoftenD．kidsdon'tknowhowtowriteinthecomputerage23．（8分）TodaytheNobelPrizeinLiteratureawardedjournalistSvetlanaAlexievichapproximately$970,000inrecognitionofalifetimeofexcellence.The67-year-oldauthorofVoicesFromChernobylandWar'sUnwomanlyFacewaspraisedbytheSwedishAcademy“forherpolyphonic(复调式的)writings,amonumenttosufferingandcourageinourtime.”PrizesliketheNobelinspiremuchexpectationsbeforetheannouncement.Peoplegivetheirbestguessesastowhowillwin,lookbackonpastwinners,andevenplacebetsasifspectatorsataDerby(赛马会).Literaryprizesrewardartisticbrilliance.Theyhelpwritersearnadecentliving.Butisthepublic’sfascinationwithprize-winningauthorshealthy?Ourimpulseseemstoincreasinglycontributetoacultureofturningauthorsintocelebrities,wherereadersfollowtheauthorinsteadofthebook.Astoryshouldstandonitsown,asaconsidered,completebook,withoutbiographicalinformationfromauthor.It’sanideaperhapsbestconveyedinRolandBarthes’s1968essayTheDeathoftheAuthor.“Theimageofliteraturetobefoundincontemporarycultureisarbitrarilycenteredontheauthor,hisperson,hishistory,histastes,hispassions.”Nearly50yearslater,afewstillagree.“Ibelievethatbooks,oncetheyarewritten,havenoneedoftheirauthors,”NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorElenaFerranteoncewrote.“Ifbookshavesomethingtosay,theywillsoonerorlaterfindreaders;ifnot,theywon’t,”shecontinued.“Truemiraclesaretheoneswhosemakerswillneverbeknown.”①ButtherulesforsubmissionfortheManBookerInternationalPrize,forexample,stronglyencourageauthorsto“makethemselvesavailableforpublicity”.AndthefoundationbehindtheNationalBookAwardrequiresfinaliststoparticipateintheir“website-relatedpublicity”.②In2007,areporterwhoshowedupuninvitedatDorisLessing’shousewasthefirsttoinformherthatshehadbeenawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature.TodaytheTwitteraticameknockingonAlexievich’sdigitaldoorhourbeforetheawardwasevenofficial.Tobeconsideredforaprizeistobeapublicfigure.③HarryPotterseriesauthorJ.K.Rowling,withover5.6millionTwitterfollowers,hasactivelyaddressedreadersthroughpublicappearancesandsocialmedia,revealingmuchmorethanwecouldhaveimaginedwhenweclosedthefinalHarryPotterbook.WenowknowthehouseHarry'schildrenwillbesortedinto,thatDumbledoreisgay,“Voldemort”isactuallypronouncedwithasilent“t”,andawholehostoftheotherminorandmajordetailsaboutthebackstoryofthecharacters.ThemagicalworldRowlingcreatedinherbooks—arelativelytightmysterywithwell-laidcluesthatledtoasatisfyingconclusion,whichhadtoprovetheirmeritstothereaderbasedonaninternallogic—isbeingunraveledbyherownhand.④Ofcourse,publicattentionalsohasveryimportantbenefitsforauthors.Forthreemonthsafterreceivingthe2011PulitzerPrizeinfiction,JenniferEgan’sAVisitfromtheGoonSquadsoldabouttripleitsprintsalesfrombeforetheprize,PublishersWeeklyreports.OnOct.5,2010,inthefirstFT/OppenheimerFundsEmergingVoicesAwards,asNigerian-bornChigozieObiomaacceptedtheprizeforfictionwithaneasysmile,hisexcitementwasappreciable.Giventhecashprizeof$40,000foreachwinner,it’shardtodownplaytheimportanceofsuchanhonor.Suchawardsbringnecessaryvisibilityandfundingtowritersfacingaliterarylandscapedominatedbywhitemen.Butourcultureofcelebrityisoftentoowrappedupinthewayweread:Howmightthemeaningofaworkchangeiftheauthorreallydidn’tgrowupinapoorneighborhood,orifheorshewasabusedinchildhood?Readersstudiedtheauthor’slifeasifitwerethekeytointerpretinghisorhernovels.Behindourfascinationisthequestionthatdrivesallsuchquestions:Whatdidtheauthorintend?Byallmeans,letuspraisebrilliantworkandindoingsotrustthattheauthorhasalreadytoldusenough,andthatthestoryheorshemeanttotellendedwiththefinalpage.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．PeoplewaitfortheNobelPrizeannouncementcalmlyandpatiently.B．RolandBarthesthinksitnecessarytoreadliteraturecenteredonauthors.C．ElenaFerranteholdsthatbooksshouldbereadindependentlyofauthors'life.D．TheManBookerInternationalPrizediscouragesauthorsfrompublicity.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unraveled”inParagraph9probablymean?A．Underlined. B．Unfolded. C．Updated. D．United.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthebenefitofprizewinningforauthors?A．Itrevealsmoredetailsaboutthecharactersinthebook.B．Itdramaticallyincreasesthesalesofthebook.C．Itbringsinnecessaryfundingtoauthors.D．Itbringsaboutchangesindominanceinliterarylandscape.4、Wherecanthesentence“Someauthorssatisfy,evenencouragetheirfans.”bebestputinthepassage?A．① B．② C．③ D．④5、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsourfascinationwithprize-winningauthors?A．Approval. B．Critical. C．Indifferent. D．Neutral.6、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Tobeawardedaprizeistobeapublicfigure.B．Publicfascinationwithauthorsbringsbenefits.C．Turningauthorsintocelebritiesisabadculture.D．Therearebigchallengesforprize-winningauthors.24．（8分）StephenHawking’sfinalfearwasthatDNAmanipulationwouldleadtoamasterraceofsuperhumans.Thephysicist,whodiedaged76inMarch,2018,thoughtthedevelopmentcoulddestroytherestofhumanbeings.HislastpredictionisrevealedinanewbookofhiscollectedarticlesandessayscalledBriefAnswerstoBigQuestions.Hawkingfearedrichpeoplewouldsoonbeabletoedittheirchildren’sDNAtoimproveattributeslikememoryanddiseaseimmunity.Andhesaidthatwouldposeacrisisfortherestoftheworldevenifpoliticianstriedtoillegalizethepractice.Inanextract(摘录)publishedbyTheSundayTimes,hewrote:“Iamsurethatduringthiscenturypeoplewilldiscoverhowtomodifybothintelligenceandinstinctssuchasaggression.“Lawswillprobablybepassedagainstgeneticengineeringwithhumans.Butsomepeoplewon’tbeabletoresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics,suchasmemory,resistancetodiseaseandlengthoflife.”Andhesaidthatwouldcausehugeproblemsforhumanswhohavenotundergonethesameprocess,leavingthemunabletocompete.Theprofessorevenwarneditcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanityasweknowit.Hesaidofnormalhumans:“Presumablytheywilldieout,orbecomeunimportant.Instead,therewillbearaceofself-designingbeingswhoareimprovingatanever-increasingrate.”TheBriefHistoryofTimeauthoralsoreferstotechniqueslikeCrispr,whichenablesscientiststomodifyharmfulgenesandaddinothers.Andalthoughsuchprocedurescouldbeaboostformedicalscience,somecriticsareworriedthattheycouldcauseaeugenics-style(优生方式)movement,wheretheweakareweededoutofsociety.Thenewbook,publishedbyHodder&StoughtononTuesday,alsocollectshiswritingsonwhathethoughtwerethebigquestionsfacingscienceandwidersociety.Init,heexamineswhetheraliensexist,colonizespaceandwhetherhumanswillevergobeyondourSolarSystem.1、StephenHawking’sviewsdon’tinclude_________.A．DNAmanipulationcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.B．Thereexisttechniquestomodifyharmfulgenesandaddingoodgenes.C．Peoplecannotresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics.D．Humanswhohaven’tundergonegeneticengineeringmaydieout.2、WhichoneisthehookpublishedbyHodder&Stoughton?A．BriefAnswerstoQuestions. B．TheSundayTimes.C．TheBriefHistoryofTime. D．SolarSystem.3、What’sStephenHawking’sattitudetowardshumangeneticengineering?A．Supportive. B．Impartial. C．Favorable. D．Concerned.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlywanttotellus?A．Crisprcanenablescientiststogetharmfulgeneschanged.B．DNAmanipulationwillcreateamasterraceofsuperhumans.C．HumanswillcolonizespaceandgobeyondourSolarSystem.D．DNAmanipulationmayleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.25．（10分）Alargebodyofresearchhasbeendevelopedinrecentyearstoexplainmanyaspectsofwillpower.Mostoftheresearchersexploringself-controldosowithanobviousgoalinmind:Howcanwillpowerbestrengthened?Ifwillpoweristrulyalimitedresource,astheresearchsuggests,whatcanbedonetomakeitstaystrong?Avoidingtemptation(诱惑)isaneffectivemethodformaintainingself-control,whichiscalledthe“outofsight,outofmind”principle.Onerecentstudy,forinstance,foundofficeworkerslessattractedtocandyinthedeskdrawerthanthatontopoftheirdesks,inplainsight.Theresearchsuggestingthatwepossessalimitedreservoirofself-controlraisesatroublingquestion.Whenwefacetoomanytemptations,arewetofail?Notnecessarily.Researchersdon’tbelievethatone’swillpowerisevercompletelyexhausted.Rather,peopleappeartoholdsomewillpowerinreserve,savedforfuturedemands.Therightmotivationallowsustotapintothosereserves,allowingustocarryonevenwhenourself-controlstrengthhasbeenrundown.Highmotivationmighthelpovercomeweakenedwillpower-atleasttoapoint.Willpowermayalsobemadelessvulnerable（脆弱）tobeingexhaustedinthefirstplace.Researcherswhostudyself-controloftendescribeitasbeinglikeamusclethatgetstiredwithheavyuse.Butthereisanotheraspecttothemusclecomparison,theysay.Whilemusclesbecomeexhaustedbyexerciseintheshortterm,theyarestrengthenedbyregularexerciseinthelongterm.Similarly,regularpracticesofself-controlmayimprovewillpowerstrength.Theevidencefromwillpower-exhaustionstudiesalsosuggeststhatmakingalistofresolutionsonNewYear’sEveistheworstpossibleapproach.Beingexhaustedinoneareacanreducewillpowerinotherareas,soitmakesmoresensetofocusonasinglegoalatatime.Inotherwords,don’ttrytoquitsmoking,adoptahealthydietandstartanewexerciseplanatthesametime.Takinggoalsonebyoneisabetterapproach.Onceagoodhabitisinplace,Baumeistersays,you’llnolongerneedtodrawonyourwillpowertomaintainthebehavior.Eventuallyhealthyhabitswillbecomeroutine,andwon’trequiremakingdecisionsatall.1、Fromthestudiesinthepassagewelearnthat.A．peoplehaveunlimitedself-controlB．highmotivationensuresone’ssuccessC．willpowerishardlycompletelyexhaustedD．toomanytemptationsoftenleadtofailure2、Theunderlinedphrase“tapinto”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A．makeuseof B．runoutofC．build D．increase3、Theauthorcomparesself–controltomuscles.A．toprovethelong-termeffectofwillpowerB．toshowthesignificanceofregularexerciseC．toarguethatself-controlcanheeasilyusedupD．toexplainthebenefitsofpracticingself-control4、Todevelopagoodhabit,whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprefer?A．“Iwillgiveupdessertanddoexercise.”B．“Iwillsetthreegoalsthisnewsemester.”C．“IwillreadanEnglishnoveleverymonth.”D．“Iwillkeepmyselffromanytemptation.”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）Thesedays，upcycling(升级改造)ispopularwithpeople．They1somethinguniquefromexistingmaterialsratherthanbuymore．Mygranny，Bobohasspent92yearsdoingjustthatoutofnecessity．Wastingtimeandresourceswas2anoptionintheworldshegrewupin．Withsevenchildrento3，shelivedahardandeconomicallife．Bobohasbeenupcycling4thedayGreat-GrannyAnnieputaneedleinherhandandtaughtherhowtogivenew5toeveryfabric(织物)intheirfarmhouse．JustlikeBobo，mymother，Cindy，6makingherclothes．She7herhomecomingdressandboughtthefabricwithmoneysheearned8atthecanfactory．Onegenerationpassedontothenextthe9ofcreatingsomethingbeautifulandusefulbyhand．Granny’sandMom’ssewingskillsmeantthatnomatterthebudget，Christmas，birthday，andweddinggiftswere10．Fromababyblankettoabib(围嘴)，eachtreasure11aspecialqualityofpersonalization．InmyhomeIam12byupcyclingatitsbest．ThankstoBobo’s13ways，theartistryofhandworklivesoninfour14ofcrafters．GrannyBobolivedit．Momcarriediton．Iampickingitupbylisteningand15．Nowmydaughter，Greta，isalsolearningtousethose16．Isitandwatch17asBobo’shandsweaveneedleandthread．In92years，herhandshaveknownand18life，homeandfamily．Agehasbroughtthe19ofsomememories．Butifyoulistentoherstorieswhileshe20，you’lljourneybacktotheoldfarmwithher．1、A．changeB．createC．chooseD．replace2、A．alwaysB．everC．neverD．usually3、A．feedB．teachC．protectD．encourage4、A．afterB．sinceC．beforeD．until5、A．1ifeB．natureC．willD．power6、A．turnedupB．grewupC．settleddownD．calmeddown7、A．borrowedB．spreadC．designedD．exchanged8、A．bargainingB．workingC．inspectingD．wandering9、A．artB．dutyC．typeD．task10、A．impossibleB．preciousC．worthlessD．accessible11、A．carriesB．1osesC．demandsD．extends12、A．filledB．controlledC．disturbedD．surrounded13、A．modernB．strangeC．traditionalD．regular14、A．decadesB．scenesC．occasionsD．generations15、A．arguingB．observingC．complainingD．photographing16、A．detailsB．hintsC．skillsD．outlines17、A．closelyB．randomlyC．carelesslyD．secretly18、A．betrayedB．evaluatedC．wastedD．treasured19、A．1ossB．recoveryC．strengthD．storage20、A．chatsB．cooksC．jogsD．sews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）Everyone1．(love)snow.Butwhenschoolstaysopendespitethesnow,itcanbereallyannoying.However,thereisoneupsideofgoingtoschool2．acoldwinterday:youmightbesmarter.Sofar,researcherswhostudythebrain3．(find)thatcoldtemperaturesmakeusthinkmorequicklysincemessagestravelfasteramongourbraincells.Sothescientistssay4．(hang)outonacoldmorningmayboosttheresultofanytestthatday.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分