2023学年福建省长汀一中高三下学期第一次联考英语试卷（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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push2．—Couldyougivemeareminderat9tomorrowmorning?—I'msorry,butIameetingthen.A．attendB．willattendC．willbeattendingD．amattending3．Onlywhen_________hard__________makeyourdreamcometrue.A．doyouwork;youcan B．youwork;youcanC．doyouwork;canyou D．youwork;canyou4．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken5．Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee6．"Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress,"BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceinGeneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).A．organized B．beingorganized C．organizing D．wasorganized7．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what8．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print9．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered10．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．amexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised11．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how12．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks13．Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom14．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．as15．TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation16．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign17．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where18．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat19．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining20．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as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）HereisarecordofthediscussionaboutAI(artificialintelligence)conductedbyseveralscientists.ScientistA:IwouldsaythatwearequitealongwayoffdevelopingtheAI,thoughIdothinkitwillhappenwithinthenextthirtyorfortyyears.Wewillprobablyremainincontroloftechnologyanditwillhelpussolvemanyoftheworld’sproblems.However,noonereallyknowswhatwillhappenifmachinesbecomemoreintelligentthanhumans.Theymayhelpus,ignoreusordestroyus.ItendtobelieveAIwillhaveapositiveinfluenceonourfuturelives,butwhetherthatistruewillbepartlyuptous.ScientistsB:Ihavetoadmitthatthepotentialconsequencesofcreatingsomethingthatcanmatchorgobeyondhumanintelligencefrightenme.Evennow,scientistsareteachingcomputershowtolearnontheirown.Atsomepointinthenearfuture,theirintelligencemaywelltakeoffanddevelopatanever-increasingspeed.Humanbeingsevolvebiologicallyveryslowlyandwecouldbequicklysubstituted.Intheshortterm,thereisthedangerthatrobotswilltakeovermillionsofhumanjobs,creatingalargeunderclassofunemployedpeople.Thiscouldmeanlarge-scalepovertyandsocialunrest.Inthelongtermmachinesmightdecidetheworldwouldbebetterwithouthumans.ScientistsC:I’mamemberofthecampaigntoStopKillerRobots.ForgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminatorstampingonhumanskullsandthinkofwhat’shappeningrightnow:militarymachineslikedrones,gunturretsandsentryrobotsarealreadybeingusedtokillwithverylittlehumaninput.Thenextstepwillbeautonomous“murderbots”followingordersbutfinallydecidingwhotokillontheirown.Itseemscleartomethatthiswouldbeextremelydangerousforhumans.Weneedtobeverycautiousindeedaboutwhatweaskmachinestodo.1、WhatisScientistsBworriedabout?A．AItechnologywilldestroytheearth.B．Computerscan’tthinkbythemselves.C．Robotswilltaketheplaceofhumans.D．Humanswillbeunhappywithoutmachines.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．IlaunchthecampaigntoStopKillerRobots.B．WeforgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminator.C．“Murderbots”can’tdecidebythemselves.D．“Murderbots”willbeagainsthuman’sorders.3、WhichstatementisRIGHTaccordingtotherecord?A．ScientistAthinksAItechnologywillneverdevelop.B．TheemploymentwillbeaffectedbyAItechnologyinthefuture.C．“Murderbots”willfollowtheordersoftheirmanufacturesinthewars.D．AllthethreescientistsagreethatAItechnologywillbenefithumanbeings.4、Whoagree(s)AIhasmorenegativeaspectsthanpositiveaspects?A．ScientistA B．ScientistBC．ScientistsB&C D．ScientistsB&A22．（8分）Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusy,youaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions.Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate(拖延)andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retired,youcanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardto“findtime”isn’talackoftime.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasinsanelybusy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddaily-to-dolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,duetoillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards,infact,myschedulewasincrediblylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgone.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.1、Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiency,themostimportantlimitingfactoris______.A．aschedulewithoutgaps B．breaksanddistractionsC．thelimitedtime D．thelimitedenergy2、Accordingtoparagraph4,everyone,includingtheextremelybusypeople,can______.A．workwithoutanyrest B．focusonmanythingsatatimeC．findsomemoretimeinaday D．dosomeexerciseregularly3、Afterafewweeksoff,whatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A．Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistwithovertwentyitems.B．Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C．Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D．Hepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedule.4、Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A．provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB．showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC．explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD．telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas23．（8分）BlackFridayistheFridayfollowingThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates.Ithasbeenregardedasthebeginningoftheholidayshoppingseason.Althoughit’snotanofficialholiday,millionsofemployersgivetheiremployeesthedayoff,andmanypeopleusethatdaytogetajump-startontheirholidayshopping.AsimilardayinCanadaandGreatBritainiscalled“BoxingDay”.BlackFridayhasbecomesomewhatofamarketingsensation(营销效应)inrecentyears.Since2005,ithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.Tolureshoppers,retailers(零售商)routinelyopentheirdoorsasearlyas4a.m.andofferspecialsalesandpromotionstotheshoppersthatarriveearly.Someofthespecialdealsofferedbystoresareonlyavailableinlimitedquantities.Thatiswhysomeshoppersintentongettingthebestdealsoftencampoutinfrontofstoresovernightsothatthey’llbethefirstinlinewhenthedoorsopen.ButwhyBlackFriday?HistoriansbelievethenamestartedinPhiladelphiainthemid-1960s.Busdriversandpoliceused“BlackFriday”todescribetheheavytrafficthatwouldblockcitystreetsthedayafterThanksgivingasshoppersheadedtothestores.Businesses,however,didn’tlikethenegativetoneassociatedwiththe“BlackFriday”name.Intheearly1980s,amorepositiveexplanationofthenamebegantospread.Accordingtothisalternativeexplanation,BlackFridayisthedaywhenretailersfinallybegintoturnaprofitfortheyear.Inaccountingterms(会计行业),operatingatalossiscalledbeing“inthered”becauseaccountantstraditionallyusedredinktoshownegativeamounts.Positiveamountswereusuallyshowninblackink.Thus,being“intheblack”isagoodthingbecauseitmeansstoresareoperatingataprofit.Recently,forthosewhoaretoobusytoshoponBlackFridayorwhojustdon’twanttofightthecrowds,theMondayfollowingBlackFridayhasbecomeknownasCyberMonday(网络星期一)forthemanyonlinedeals.1、OnBlackFriday，theAmericans.A．don’thavetogotoworkasusualB．lookexactlyliketheCanadiansC．areusuallybusydoingshoppingD．stayathomeandrelaxthemselves2、Theunderlinedword“lure”(inParagraph2)probablymeans.A．protect B．attractC．persuade D．remind3、HowdotheretailersunderstandBlackFriday?A．ItistotallydifferentfromBoxingDay.B．Theyusuallylosesomemoneyontheday.C．Itneverkeepsthemverybusy.D．Itprobablybringsthemmoremoney.4、Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto.A．statethedevelopmentofCyberMondayB．tellthedifferencebetweenredandblackC．introduceBlackFridaytothereadersD．explainthemeaningofBoxingDay24．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithALS（渐冻症）tocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALSalsoknownasmotorneurone（神经元）disease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotordisabilitiesareexpensive,notconstantundersunlight,andrequirefrequentreadjustmentandconsiderable,relativelyfixedsystems,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toreducethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemrunningonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,constant,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartstucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeforcommunication.Thelabelshowsfourgrids（方格）ofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheywantthelettersbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（计算程序）isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、HowdoesthenewsmartphoneapphelppeoplewithALS?A．Byconnectingitscamerawithsufferers’appearance.B．Bycommunicatingwithpeopledirectlywithacamera.C．Bychangingeyemovementsintodetailedwritteninformation.D．Bylookingintotheeyesofthesufferers.2、WhydidtheresearchersdevelopGazeSpeak？A．GazeSpeakwillhavefewerdisadvantages.B．Currentsystemscan’tfunctioneffectively.C．GazeSpeakcanbeproperlyusedinthemedicalfield.D．Currentsystemscanincreasetheriskofmotordisabilities.3、Whatcanweknowaccordingthetext?A．Sufferers’eyemovementsaredeterminedbyGazeSpeak.B．Currentsystemsaresolidbutcostlyforsufferers.C．GazeSpeakhashelpedpeoplealot.D．GazeSpeakhasn’tbeenpracticallyonthemarket.25．（10分）Haveyoueverlookedatafashionableitemofclothingandfeltconfused?Ifso,yourconfusionmayhavemadesense.Severalmonthsago,highfashionbrandBalenciagareleaseda“T-shirtshirt”,whichisashirtsewnonthefrontofaT-shirt.Theunusualdesignhascertainlyconfusedalotofpeople.Butthe“doubleshirt”isn’tfightingaloneonthefrontierofstrangefashion.EversinceUSshoemanufacturerCrocsreleaseditsfamoushole-filledfoamshoes,theso-called“uglyfashion”hasn’tshowedanysignsofslowingdown,theBusinessofFashionwebsitenoted.BritishdesignerPaulSurridgebelievesthattheriseofuglyfashionisasignthatpeopleareboredwithlookingperfectallthetime.“Fashionthrives(v.蓬勃发展)onnovelty”,hetoldtheFinancialTimes.Indeed,fashionisallaboutchanges.Somethingthat’sconsidereduncooloneminutecanthenturnouttobethelatestmust-havefashionitemthenext.AndintheeyesofUSfashionwriterMeganCollins,uglydoesn’tnecessarilymeanthedesignoftheitemisugly.Afterall,uglyissomethingsubjective.“Uglyfashionmeans‘notthemainstream’—itisnotwhateveryone’swearing;itisnotwhatthegeneralpopulationconsidersas‘in’rightnow,”shetoldstylenewssiteFashionista.Butthroughoutthehistoryoffashion,whenanynewtrendappears,mostpeopletendtohateit,beforeiteventuallybecomesloved.AsItaliandesignerMiucciaPradatoldTheNewYorkTimes,“Maybebecauseitisnewer,uglyisattractive.Uglyisexciting.”Meanwhile,popularsocialmediafashionbloggersalsohelppeopletopickupnewuglyfashiontrends.Thesebloggersexpressthemselvesthroughtheirclothes,showingtheiruniquepersonalitiesandmakingstatementswiththeirwardrobechoices.However,asClever-ishMagazinenoted,justbeingcomfortableinyourownskincouldactuallybe“thebestlook”.“Ipersonallylovehavingauniqueexpressionbecausewithoutuglyfashionanddiversity,we’dalllookthesame,”AustralianfashioninfluencerandmodelZanitaWhittingtontoldFashionista.“Iappreciateanythingthat’soutofthenorm(n.规范).”1、Theunderlinedword“in”inthepassagecouldbereplacedby____________.A．uglyB．fashionableC．affordableD．expensive2、Whatwillsomesocialmediafashionbloggersdotoshowtheirpersonalities?A．Theywilldressthemselvestolookperfect.B．Theywilltrysomenewandexcitingclothes.C．Theywillmakestatementswithothers’clotheschoices.D．Theywillexpressthemselvesbywearinguglyclothes.3、WhatcanweinferfromZanitaWhittington’swords?A．Sheisinfavorofuglyfashiontrends.B．Shedoesn’tcareaboutfashionatall.C．Shehopestobethesameasothers.D．Shewantstolookuglyasamodel.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）Asachild,Iwasalwaystoldto“eatmygreens”.Theseweretheunappealingvegetablesthatsatontheedgeofmyplate.Peas,andgreenbeans,alllookedandtasted1.Let’sfaceit,whenthereweresomanyotherdelicioustreatsto2,whyeatboringvegetables?Sincethenmytastebudshave3andI’malsofullyawareofthehealthbenefitsofeatingfreshvegetables.Butwestillneed4oftheamazinggoodnessthesegreensuperfoodsgiveus.IntheUK,acampaignhasbeen5forseveralyearstoencourageustoeatour“5ADay”—fiveportionsoffruitandvegetables.That’s6evidencehasshowntherearesignificanthealth7togettingatleastfive80gportionsofavarietyoffruitandvegetableseveryday.ButIstruggletryingtofitthesefiveportionsintomydaily8,partlybecauseIhaveasweet9andvegetablesare,well,tasteless.Researchershavebeen10howtomakeeatingvegetablesmore11.Theyanalysedthepsychologybehindourfood12andfoundthatmostofusare13bytaste.BradTurnwaldfromStanfordUniversitysaysthat“studiesshowthatpeople14tothinkofhealthieroptionsaslesstastyforsomereason.”InEurope,aprojectcalledVeggieEAThasalsobeentryingtofindwaystogetpeopleto15morevegetables.Projectleader,ProfessorHeatherHartwellbelievesin16encouragingpeopleintoeatingtherightthings.Oneideahasbeentoputa17ofatastylookingfruitonasupermarkettrolleyasa18aboutbuyingsomethingfromthefruitstore.Shesays,“Choiceisareally19thing.Butmakingvegetableslookattractivewillincreasetheirsales.”Certainly,eating“twistedcitrus-glazedcarrots”doessoundtempting,evenifitjust20likeacarrot,butifitmakesuseatmorevegetablesthenthatcanonlybeagoodthingforourhealth.1、A．deliciousB．disgustingC．ripenD．sweet2、A．buyB．prepareC．enjoyD．offer3、A．developedB．appearedC．existedD．shrank4、A．talkingB．informingC．remindingD．warning5、A．planningB．runningC．aimingD．intending6、A．whyB．howC．whenD．because7、A．needsB．issuesC．benefitsD．risks8、A．dietB．educationC．workD．exercise9、A．tendencyB．toothC．preferenceD．appetite10、A．showingB．discoveringC．reportingD．studying11、A．attractiveB．appropriateC．beneficialD．independent12、A．wastesB．valuesC．choicesD．judgments13、A．confusedB．disturbedC．challengedD．motivated14、A．manageB．tendC．agreeD．decide15、A．growB．harvestC．storeD．eat16、A．suddenlyB．slowlyC．firmlyD．seriously17、A．pictureB．lotC．varietyD．number18、A．signB．concernC．hintD．clue19、A．complexB．easyC．quickD．casual20、A．looksB．smellsC．feelsD．tastes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）MovingsilentlythroughAlibabaGroupHoldingLtd’s“FlyZoo”hotel,blackdisc-shapedrobotsaboutametreinheightdeliverfoodanddropofffreshtowels.Therobotsarepartofasetofhigh-techtoolsthatAlibaba1．(say)extremelycutsthehotel’scostofhumanlabourandremovestheneedforgueststointeract2．otherpeople.Insidethehotel,softly-litwhitepanelledwallsbringtomind3．insidesofHollywoodspaceships.Guestscheckinatreceptiondesksthatscan4．(they)faces,aswellaspassportsorotherID．5．(visit)withaChinesenationalIDcanscantheirfacesusingtheirsmartphonestocheckinaheadoftime.Atthehotel’srestaurant,tallercapsule-shapedrobotsdeliverfoodthatguests6．(order)viatheFlyZooappwhileataseparatebar,alargeroboticarmcanmixmorethan20differenttypesofcocktails.Facialrecognitioncamerasaddchargestotheroomrate7．(automatic).Thehoteldoesemployhumans,8．Alibabarefusedtotellhowmany.Thisincludeschefsandcleanersaswellasreceptionstaff,9．willassistwithconventionalcheck-inproceduresforguestsunwillingtohavetheirfaces10．(scan)andwantto