2023学年广东省东莞市实验中学高三压轴卷英语试卷（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．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which2．________makesourschoolfamousis________morethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.A．What;that B．That;becauseC．That;what D．What;because3．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless4．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen5．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.A．capacity B．anxiety C．priority D．opportunity6．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．anxiety7．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever8．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere9．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired10．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can11．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving12．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso13．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept14．Youcangetoffthebusoneortwostops________andwalktherestofthewaytoworkeverydaysoastotakesomeexercise.A．moreearly B．earliest C．early D．earlier15．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one16．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed17．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that18．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown19．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must20．Ifyou,thespecialoneintheworld,wanttoshowyour______personality,thisT-shirtisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant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）Long,longagotherewerealotofdonkeys.Thedonkeysworkedhardeveryday.Theyhadnotimetoplayortorelax,buttheyneverfeltappreciatedfortheworktheydid.Onedaytwodonkeysgotbored.Theywantedtoliveacomfortablelife,sothedonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldman.Theytoldhimtheirproblem.Thewiseoldmanagreedtheyworkedtoohard,andhewantedtohelpthedonkeys.“Ihaveanidea,”hesaid.“Whatisyouridea?”askedthedonkeys.“Iwillpaintyouandnoonewillknowyouaredonkeys,”saidtheman.Themanwentofftofindsomepaintandhereturnedinjustamatterofminutes.Hehadtwopotsofpaints.Onepotwasfilledwithwhitepaint,andtheotherblackpaint.Theoldmanfirstpaintedthemwhite,andthenpaintedstripes(斑纹)overthewhitepaint.Whenhefinished,thedonkeysdidnotlooklikedonkeysatall.“Younolongerlooklikedonkeys,”theoldmansaid.“Everyonewillbefooled.Iwillcallyousomethingelse,zebras.”Thezebraswenttoafieldtoeatgrass.Nowtheydidnothavetowork.Soon,otherdonkeyssawthezebras.Theyaskedthezebraswheretheycamefrom.Whenthezebrastoldthedonkeystheirsecret,thedonkeysallrushedtoseetheoldman.“Pleasemakeusintozebras,too,”theypleaded.Sothewiseoldmanpaintedmoredonkeys.Ashedid,moreandmoredonkeyscame.Theoldmancouldnotpaintfastenough.Soonthedonkeysbecameimpatient.Theybegantokickabout,andtheyknockedoverthepaintpots.Therewasnomorepaint.Thepainteddonkeysranofftobecomezebras.Theunpainteddonkeys,becauseoftheirimpatience,hadtoreturntowork.1、Thetwodonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldmaninorderto________.A．askhimforhelpB．becomepatientC．changeintozebrasD．haveashortrest2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pleaded”(inParagraph9)mean?A．relaxedB．knockedC．beggedD．agreed3、Whatfinallyhappenedtotheimpatientdonkeys?A．Theywerestilldonkeysworkinghardallthetime.B．Theylookedforanotherwisemantopaintthem.C．Theywonpraisefortheworktheydid.D．Theyhatedthezebrasandfoughtwiththem.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Bothdonkeysandzebrashadtoworkhard.B．Beingpatientisveryimportant.C．Thewiseoldmanwaskilledbytheseimpatientdonkeys.D．Thereisalwaysagoodwaynottoworkhard.22．（8分）Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影响)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt(破坏)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.1、Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A．Someofthemarenotattractive.B．Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.C．Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D．Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A．Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B．Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C．Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.D．Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.3、By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“_______”.A．destroyoldbuildingsB．putthingsinadifferentplaceC．choosenewarchitecturalstyleD．respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.B．Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.C．Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.D．Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.23．（8分）Inrecentyears,agrowingbodyofresearchhasshownthatourappetiteandfoodintakeareinfluencedbyalargenumberoffactorsbesidesourbiologicalneedforenergy,includingoureatingenvironmentandourperception（感知）ofthefoodinfrontofus.Studieshaveshown,forinstance,thateatinginfrontoftheTV(orasimilardistraction)canincreasebothhungerandtheamountoffoodconsumed.Evensimplevisualclues,likeplatesizeandlighting,havebeenshowntoaffectportionsizeandconsumption.Anewstudysuggestedthatourshort-termmemoryalsomayplayaroleinappetite.Severalhoursafterameal,people'shungerlevelswerepredictednotbyhowmuchthey’deatenbutratherbyhowmuchfoodthey'dseeninfrontofthem—inotherwords,howmuchtheyrememberedeating.Thisdisparity(新旧研究的差异）suggeststhememoryofourpreviousmealmayhaveabiggerinfluenceonourappetitethantheactualsizeofthemeal,saysJeffreyM.Brunstrom,aprofessorofexperimentalpsychologyattheUniversityofBristol."Hungerisn'tcontrolledindividuallybythephysicalcharacteristicsofarecentmeal.Wehaveidentifiedanindependentroleformemoryforthatmeal，"Brunstromsays."Thisshowsthattherelationshipbetweenhungerandfoodintakeismorecomplexthanwethought."Thesefindingsechoearlierresearchthatsuggestsourperceptionoffoodcansometimestrickourbody’sresponsetothefooditself.Ina2011study,forinstance,peoplewhodrankthesame380-caloriemilkshakeontwoseparateoccasionsproduceddifferentlevelsofhunger-relatedhormones（荷尔蒙），dependingonwhethertheshake’slabelsaiditcontained620or140calories.Moreover,theparticipantsreportedfeelingmorefullwhentheythoughtthey'dconsumedahigher-calorieshake.Whatdoesthismeanforoureatinghabits?Althoughithardlyseemspracticaltotrickourselvesintoeatingless,thenewfindingsdohighlightthebenefitsoffocusingonourfoodandavoidingTVandmultitaskingwhileeating.Theso-calledmindful-eatingstrategiescanfightdistractionsandhelpuscontrolourappetite,Brunstromsays.1、Whatissaidtobeafactoraffectingourappetiteandfoodintake?A．Howwefeelthefoodweeat.B．Whenweeatourmeals.C．Whatelementthefoodcontains.D．Howfastweeatourmeals.2、Whatwouldhappenatmealtimeifyourememberedeatingalotinthepreviousmeal?A．Youwouldprobablybemoreparticularaboutfood.B．Youwouldnotfeellikeeatingthesamefood.C．Youwouldhaveagoodappetite.D．Youwouldnotfeelsohungry.3、Whatdowelearnfromthe2011study?A．Foodlabelsmaymisleadconsumersintheirpurchases.B．Foodlabelsmayinfluenceourbody’sresponsetofood.C．Hungerlevelsdependonone'sconsumptionofcalories.D．Peopletendtotakeinalotmorecaloriesthannecessary.4、WhatdoesBrunstromsuggestwedotocontrolourappetite?A．Trickourselvesintoeatingless.B．Choosefoodwithfewercalories.C．Concentrateonfoodwhileeating.D．Pickdishesoftherightsize.5、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Eatingdistractionsoftenaffectourfooddigestion.B．Psychologicalfactorsinfluenceourhungerlevels.C．Ourfoodintakeisdeterminedbyourbiologicalneeds.D．Goodeatinghabitswillcontributetoourhealth.24．（8分）Whenwethinkofagenerationgapweusuallythinkofconflictingtastesinmusic,orpastimes.Butnowthegenerationgapishandwriting.AfteroneteacherinTennesseediscoveredthatshehadstudentswhocouldn’treadtheassignmentsshewaswritingontheboard,sheposteditontheInternetsayinghandwritingshouldbetaughtinschools.Opponentsclaimthathandwritinghasbecomeoutoftimeinourmodernworld.Typedwordshavebecomeaprimaryformofcommunication.OnceapracticalkillhandwritingisnolongerusedbythevastmajorityofAmericans.Itisnolongertaughtinschools,andsomeclaimthatthetimethatitwouldtaketoteachitcouldbeputtobetteruse,forinstance,byteachingthetechnicalskills.Butevenintoday’sworldtherearestillplentyofreasonstopickupapenandapplyittopaper.ManyAmericaninstitutionsstillrequireoriginalsignatures,forinstance,signingforaregisteredletterandbuyingahouse.Andoriginalsignaturesaremuchmoredifficulttoforge(伪造)thantheirdigitalcounterparts.Thereisalsostrongevidencethatwritingbyhandisgoodforthemind.Itactivatesadifferentpartofthebrain,andimprovesfinemovingskillsinyoungchildren.Peoplealsotendtorememberwhattheywritebyhandmorethanwhattheytype,andtheprocessofwritingbyhandhasbeenshowntostimulateideas.Besides,studieshaveshownthatkidswhowritebyhandlearntoreadandspellearlierthanthosewhodon’t.Nottomention,handwritingispleasing,asisevidencedbythefactthatnoonehasevertypedaloveletter.Andhandwritingremainspopularasanartform.Yes,weliveinamodernworld,butweliveinamodernworldthatisbasedonfundamentalvalues.1、Whatdidtheteacherfindinherclass?A．Herstudentshadabiggenerationgapwithher.B．Herhandwritingwastooterribletounderstand.C．Somestudentscouldnotrecognizeherhandwritingontheblackboard.D．Somestudentshandwritingontheblackboardwastoodifficulttotell.2、Whydosomepeopleagreetoteachhandwritinginschool?A．Handwritingiseasytoremember.B．Handwritingisbeneficialtothebrain.C．Handwritingcanhelponebuyahouse.D．Handwritingisanartformoutoftime.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．HandwritingiswidelyusedinAmerica.B．Whatpeoplewritebyhandisnoteasytorecognize.C．Handwritingisemphasizedinourmodernsociety.D．Thosewithgoodhandwritingmayperformbetterintheirstudies.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsteachinghandwritinginschool?A．Opposed.B．Objective.C．Unconcerned.D．Favorable.25．（10分）ResortsofeverykindhavesprunguptocatertotheEnglishman^needtospendapartoftheyear,howeverbriefly,bytheseaside.NotowninBritainismorethaneightymilesfromtheseaandthereareseasideresortsallroundthecoast.OnasummerSundaymostoftheroadsthatleadtotheseaaxecongestedwithcarsfullofpeopleeagertogetabreathofseaair.Intheeveningwheneveryoneisfulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops,thereisthelongslowdrivehomeonroadscrowdedwithreturningcars.BrightonBrightonisoneofthebest-knownsouthcoastresortsandisverypopularfordaytripexcursions.ItisonlyfiftymilesfromLondonandcanbereachedbyfasttraininanhour.Attheweekendthepebbledbeachesarethrongedwithpeoplesunbathingorpickingtheirwaytothewater’sedgeforadip.BournemouthLocatedahundredmilesfromLondon,thebeachesarewideandsandy.Whitehouseslinetheclifftopsandnarrowvalleys,denselywoodedwithpinetrees,reachdowntotheshore.TheareaneartothetownofTorquayontheDevoncoastissometimescalledBritainsRivieraandtheclimateissomildthatpalmtreesgrowalongtheseafront.BlackpoolOnthenorth-westcoast,apopularresortforthepeopleintheindustrialnorth,Blackpoolisagay,noisytown,famousforitsamusementfacilitiesandthemagicallights.Atnightpeopletravelfrommilesaroundtoseetheextravaganzaoflightsdecoratingtheseafront.SouthendOntheeastcoastatthemouthoftheThames,Southendis,likeBrighton,oneofthefavoriteresortsofLondoners.ThepierhereisthelongestinBritainandoffersagreatvarietyofdifferingentertainments.1、Whydopeopleoftenhavealongslowdrivehomeonroadsinsummer?A．Becauseitisextremelyfarfromthesea.B．Becausepeoplearefulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops.C．Becausetoomanyreturningcarsoftenmakeatrafficjam.D．Becausepeopleareattractedintheresortssotheyleaveslowly.2、Whichresortisfamousforitsentertainmentsandgrandlights?A．Blackpool.B．Bournemouth.C．Briton.D．Southend.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TherearepalmtreesgrowingnearBournemouth.B．SouthendhasthelongestpierinBritain.C．Peoplecrowdedintothewater’sedgeatBritonforaquickswim.D．SouthendisabetterpreferredresortthanBritonbyLondonlocals.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）Myfather,DannyThomas,wasafamouscomedian,singer,actor,andproducerwithmanyfans.WhenIwasachildI1him.Once,myfathermadea(n)2withMargaretO’Brienandheoftentookmetotheset.Ialsowantedtobeamoviestar.Tenyearslater,atageseventeen,Igotmy3.IplayedtheleadinGigi.However,the4offinallybeingarealactresswaspainfullyshort-lived.Alltheinterviewsandallthereviews5myfather.WouldIbeasgoodasmyfather?WasIasgifted,asfunny?WouldIbeaspopular?Iwasextremely6.Ilovedmyfather,butmy7wasjusthim.“Daddy,”Ibegan,“pleasedon’tbe8whenItellyouthis.Iwanttochangemy9.IloveyoubutIdon’twanttobeaThomasanymore.”Itriednotto10duringthelongsilence.Andthenhesaid,“Iraisedyoutobeathoroughbred(优秀的赛马).Whenthoroughbredsrun,theywearblinderstokeeptheireyesfocusedstraight11withnodisturbance,nootherhorses.Theyhearthecrowdbuttheydon’t12.Theyjustruntheirownrace.That’swhatyouhavetodo.Don’tlistentoanyone13youtomeortoanyoneelse.Youjustrunyourownrace.”Thenextnight14thecrowdfiledintothetheater,thestatemanager15meawhiteboxwitharedribbon.Iopeneditupandinsidewasapairofoldhorseblinderswithalittlenotethat16,“Runyourownrace,Baby.”Runyourownrace,Baby.Dadcouldhavesaiditadozenotherways:“Be17”:“Don’tbeinfluencedbyothers.”Butitwouldn’thavebeenthesame.Hechosetherightwordsattherighttime.Andall18mylife,I’vebeenabletocometothepointbyaskingmyself.“AmIrunningmyraceor19else’s?”Ithankmyfatherforallhiswordsthatcontinuetoliveinmy20.1、A．hatedB．adoredC．fearedD．avoided2、A．movieB．albumC．recordD．interview3、A．positionB．awardC．degreeD．chance4、A．affectionB．anxietyC．excitementD．bitterness5、A．focusedonB．reliedonC．appealedtoD．attendedto6、A．calmB．upsetC．touchedD．guilty7、A．beliefB．limitC．modelD．problem8、A．puzzledB．injuredC．hurtD．confused9、A．roleB．nameC．schoolD．major10、A．cryB．smileC．screamD．laugh11、A．aheadB．aroundC．aboutD．aside12、A．hesitateB．moveC．shoutD．listen13、A．leadingB．comparingC．tyingD．introducing14、A．untilB．thoughC．asD．since15、A．deliveredB．handedC．droppedD．pressed16、A．wroteB．showedC．printedD．read17、A．gratefulB．modestC．independentD．considerate18、A．towardB．beyondC．throughD．behind19、A．somebodyB．anybodyC．nobodyD．everybody20、A．recognitionB．dreamC．experienceD．heart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）SowhyhasEnglishchanged1．time?Actuallyalllanguageschangeanddevelop2．culturesmeetandcommunicatewitheachother.AtfirsttheEnglishspokeninEnglandbetweenaboutAD450and1150wasverydifferentfromtheEnglishspokentoday.ItwasbasedmoreonGerman3．theEnglishwespeakatpresent.Thengraduallybetweenabout800and1150,Englishbecame4．(little)likeGermanbecausethose5．ruledEnglishspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench.Thesenewcomers6．(rich)theEnglishlanguageandespecially7．(it)vocabulary.Sobythe1600sShakespearewasabletomakeuseofawidervocabularythaneverbefore.In1620someBritish8．(settle)movedtoAmerica.Laterinthe18thcenturysomeBritishpeople9．(take)toAustraliatoo.Englishbegantobespokeninbothcountries.Today,10．numberofpeoplelearningEnglishintheworldisincreasingrapidly.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短文。短文中共有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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。I'llneverforgetthenightwhenourcarbrokendown、Wewereheadinghomeafterawonderfullyeveningwithourfriends、Itwaswellaftermidnightbutwewerestillmilesawayfromhome、Therewasnotrafficsontheroad,sowehadtowalktohome、Worsestill,itstartedtorain,butbythetimewegothom