宁夏青铜峡市吴忠中学2023年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear2．Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which3．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch4．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when5．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed6．—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked7．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup8．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will9．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before10．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment11．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly12．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf13．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto14．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown15．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome16．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy17．，dear!Thingswon’tbeasbadasyouthink.Therecertainlywillbechancesforyou.A．Hurryup B．LookupC．Cheerup D．Makeup18．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectthen,butI________mymind.A．willchangeB．wouldchangedC．havechangedD．hadchanged19．---Iusuallygotherebytrain.---Whynot________byshipforachange?A．totrygoing B．tryingtogoC．totryandgo D．trygoing20．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave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）ItookajourneytoNewYork,USseveralmonthsago.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroad.ItwasalsothefirsttimeIhadtakenatripbymyself.Ihadgreatenthusiasmandhighhopes,andIwasn'tletdown.It’shardtodescribehowIfeltwhenIarrivedattheairportinNewYork.Lookingatpeopleofdifferentracesandnationalitiespassingbyandhearingdifferentlanguagesallaroundme,Icouldn’tsayanythingforalongtime.IhadneverunderstoodtheculturaldiversityoftheUSsoclearlyandcloselybefore.Thefollowingdayswereevenmoreimpressive.Weintegrated（融入）intotheforestofconcreteandcement（混凝土和水泥）.WewavedtotheStatueofLiberty;welookeddownatthebusyislandofManhattan;welookedatwell-knownuniversities—HarvardofancientEgypt.Thenwevisitedsomewell-knownuniversity—Harvard,Yale,PrincetonandColumbia—eachwithitsownappealingandtime-honoredhistory.Butwhatalltheseuniversitieshaveincommonistheirpeacefulacademicatmosphereswitchyoucouldfeeleverywhere.Iwasimpressedbythelibraries,decoratedjustlikecathedrals（教堂）,andthelaboratoriesjustnexttotheclassroom.Mydreamistoreturntothoseplacesasaninternationalstudent.Finallycameourdestinations—theModelUnitedNationsconferenceattheUniversityofChicago.StudentsfromvariouscountriesarrivedtoactasUnitedNationsdelegationsandsharetheiropinionsaboutglobalissues.Asanon-nativespeaker,Ifeltthatcompetingagainstnativespeakerswasaverytoughtask.ButitwasalsoararechangetoimprovemyEnglishandIcouldn’tthrowitaway.Withperseveranceanddevotion.Igotusedtotalkingtootherdelegationsnaturally.AlthoughIdidn'twinanyawards,thechairmanpraisedmeattheclosingceremonyformyexcellentperformance.Thatmademefeelreallyproud.Thistripbroughtmeunforgettableandvaluableexperiencesthatwillbenefitmeforever.1、Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthor'sgoingtoAmerica?A．Toseesomeplacesofinterest. B．Tovisitsomewell-knownuniversities.C．Toattendacompetitionatauniversity. D．Tolearnabouttheculturaldiversitythere.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhe/shesawtheculturaldiversityoftheUS?A．Regretful. B．Amazed. C．Peaceful. D．Confident.3、Whatistheauthor'swishinthefuture?A．ToworkfortheUnitedNations. B．Totourmorecountriesintheworld.C．TohaveajobintheUnitedStates. D．TostudyinthefamousuniversitiesinAmerica.4、Whydidtheauthorfeelproud?A．Hewonanawardinthecompetition. B．Hewaspraisedbythechairman.C．Hecouldpersuadeotherstoaccepthisopinions. D．HecouldspeakEnglishwellattheconference.22．（8分）TEENSGIVINGisanexcitingyearlyeventwherehundredsofNewYorkCityteensgathertogetherannuallyforaremarkabledayofcommunityservice.Thisyear,TEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016participantswillonceagainbetterNewYorkCityandinfluencethousandsoflives!WhenisTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016?Sunday,April20,2016WhereisTEENSGIVING?AlloverNewYorkCity.Everyonewillmeetatthe92ndStreetY(92ndandLexington)at9:00AMfortheeventkick-off.Then,allTEENSGIVINGvolunteerswillgoacrossthecitytoworkwithourpartneringagencieswheretheywillmakeaHUGEdifferenceandhavefun!WhoparticipatesinTEENSGIVING?Hundredsofteenagersfromaroundthecity.Teenscomefromthe92ndStreetY,variouscityschools,youthgroups,andorganizationsinthearea.Inaddition,manyadultvolunteers(aged21andolder)willdonatetheirtimetoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016.Whatprojectsdoparticipantsdoattheagencies?Sampleprojectsincludepaintingparkbenches,plantinggardens,visitingandplayingwithpooranddisabledchildren,assistingatanimalshelters,workingatsoupkitchens,deliveringmealsandcelebratingwithfamiliesathomelessshelters.DoIgetanythingforparticipatinginTEENSGIV1NG?Yes!Everybodybenefits!Teenvolunteerswillreceive“6hours”ofcommunityservicecredit,goodtowardshonorsociety,highschoolgraduationandcollegeapplicationrequirements.Adultvolunteerswillbethankedwithalightbreakfast,agiftcertificatefortheirtroubles,andthesatisfactionofhelpingourcity’syouthcontributetotheircommunity.Inaddition,allteenandadultvolunteerswillreceiveacoolTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016T-shirt.Thissoundsawesome!HowdoIregisterforTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016?Interestedteensand/oradultsshoulde-mailtheTEENSGIVINGCoordinatorJoshHymanatjhyman@92Y.org<mailto:jhyman@92Y.org>(subject:TEENSGIVING)toreceivemoreinformationandtoregisterforthisfantasticevent!Teenscanalsocontacttheirschool’sCommunityServiceAdvisor.TEENSGIVINGissponsoredbythe92ndStreetY.1、TEENSGVINGisaneventwhichisheld.A．twiceeveryyearB．everytwoyearsC．onceeveryyearD．fromtimetotime2、Whatcantheteenagersdointhisevent?A．Givethankstotheadults.B．Takegoodcareofanimals.C．CleanthestreetsofNewYork.D．Workforhighschoolsand!colleges.3、AnadultvolunteermaygetforhistimedevotedtoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016.A．aT-shirtandagiftcertificateB．communityservicecreditandaT-shirtC．ahighschoolcertificateandalightbreakfastD．agiftcertificateandcommunityservicecredit4、Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto.A．askreaderstodonatetheiradvicetoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016B．encouragereaderstoaskmorequestionsaboutTEENSGIVINGC．introduceTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016toreadersD．informreadersofsomefrequentlyaskedquestions23．（8分）Anewappaimstohelpparentsinterpretwhattheirbabywantsbasedonthesoundoftheircry.ThefreeappChatterBaby,whichwasreleasedlastmonth,analyzestheacoustic(声学的)featuresofababy’scry,tohelpparentsunderstandwhethertheirchildmightbehungry,fussyorinpain.Whilecriticssaycaregiversshouldnotrelytoomuchontheirsmartphone,otherssayit’sahelpfultoolfornewortiredparents.ArianaAnderson,amotheroffour,developedtheapp.Sheoriginallydesignedthetechnologytohelpdeafparentsbetterunderstandwhytheirbabywasupset,butsoonrealizeditcouldbeahelpfultoolforallnewparents.Tobuildadatabase,Andersonandherteamuploaded2,000audiosamplesofinfant(婴儿)cries.Sheusedcriesrecordedduringearpiercingsandvaccinationstodistinguishpaincries.Andtocreateabaselinefortheothertwocategories,agroupofmomshadtoagreeonwhetherthecrywaseitherhungryorfussy.Anderson’steamcontinuestocollectdataandhopestomaketheappmoreaccuratebyaskingparentstogetspecificaboutwhatcertainsoundsmean.PediatricianEricBallpointedoutthatevaluatingcriescanneverbeanexactscience.“Ithinkthatalloftheappsandtechnologythatnewparentsareusingnowcanbehelpfulbutneedtobetakenseriously,”Ballsaid,“Idoworrythatsomeparentswillgetstuckinbigdataandturntheirparentingintobasicallyaspreadsheet(电子表格)whichIthinkwilltakeawaytheloveandcaringthatparentsaresupposedtobeprovidingforthechildren.”ButAndersonsaidtheaimoftheappistohaveparentsinterprettheresults,nottoprovideayesornoanswer.TheBells,acoupleusingthisapp,sayit’sawin-win.Theybelievetheyarenotonlyhelpingtheirbabynowbutpotentiallyothersinthefuture.1、Howdoestheappjudgewhatbabieswant?A．Bycollectingdata.B．Byrecordingallthesounds.C．Byanalyzingthesoundoftheircries.D．Byaskingparentsaboutspecificmessages.2、Whatwastheappdesignedforinthebeginning?A．Allnewparents. B．Deafparents.C．ArianaAnderson. D．Cryingbabies.3、WhatisBall’sopinionabouttheapp?A．Parentsshouldusetheappwisely.B．Theappcancreateanaccurateresult.C．Parentsandbabiesareaddictedtotheapp.D．Theappmakesbabiesloseloveandcaring.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Parentsshouldnotrelytoomuchontheirsmartphones.B．Anewapphelpsparentsfigureoutwhytheirbabiesarecrying.C．Parentscandealwithbabies’hungerwiththehelpofanewapp.D．AnewappcalledChatterBabycanpreventbabiesfromcrying.24．（8分）Lifemayhaveevolvedonatleastthreeplanetswithinanewlydiscoveredsolarsystem1lightyearsfromEarth.AstronomersattheNASAhavediscoverednolessthansevenroughlyEarth-sizedworldsorbitingadwarfstarinthesystem.Scientistshadpreviouslyidentifiedatinynumberof"exoplanets",whicharebelievedtohavethequalitiesneededtosupportlife.However,thenewsystemcontainsanunprecedented(前所未有)numberofEarth-sized,probablyrockyplanets,andisbeingacknowledgedasan"acceleratedleapforward"inthesearchforextraterrestrial(外星球的)life.Threeofthenewplanetsaresaidtobeparticularlypromisingbecausetheremightexistoceans.ThomasZurbuchen,associateadministratorofNASA,toldapressconferenceinWashington:"ThisgivesusahintthatfindingasecondEarthisnotamatterof'if',but'when'."TheplanetswerediscoveredusingNASA'sSpitzerSpaceTelescope,whichwasabletotrackhowfasteachoftheplanetscrossedthestarTrappist-landcompletedanorbit.Fromthistheresearchteamcalculatedhowfartheplanetswerefromtheirstar,andthereforehowlikelytheyaretobehabitable.NASA'sHubbleSpaceTelescopeisalreadybeingusedtosearchforatmospheresaroundtheplanets.Futuretelescopes,includingtheproposedEuropeanExtremelyLargeTelescopeandtheJamesWebbSpaceTelescope,maybepowerfulenoughtodiscovermarkersoflife,suchasoxygenintheatmospheresofexoplanets.Astronomersbelievetherecouldbeasmanyas2billionpotentiallyhabitableworldsinourgalaxy,theMilkyWay.ProfZurbuchensaidthatnowwasa"gold-rushphase"inthesearchfortheseexoplanets.1、Whatmakesthenewdiscoverysignificant?A．Amplemarkersoflife.B．Thepotentialtosupportlife.C．GreatdistancefromEarth.D．Thesearchforextraterrestriallife.2、Whathelpsexploreatmospheresaroundtheexoplanets?A．SpitzerSpaceTelescope.B．HubbleSpaceTelescope.C．EuropeanExtremelyLargeTelescope.D．JamesWebbSpaceTelescope.3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewSolarSystemFoundB．SecondEarthDiscoveredC．WhytoExploreOuterSpaceD．Gold-RushStagetoCome25．（10分）Averagehumanscanconsume15ormoredrinksinplasticbottlesamonth.Ifyouwerebornafter1978,andliveuntil80yearsold,youwillleavebehindaminimumof14,400plasticbottlesonthisplanet.Thesebottlestakehundredsofyearstobreakdownintotinypiecesofplastic,nevertocompletelydisappear.Mostofthewasteisconsumedbyfishandbirds,whichhasshortenedtheirlifetimegreatly.ThePlasticBottleVillageisjustagreatideathatmightfinallysaveusfrombeingburiedinplastic.It’sacommunityinPanamathatisgoingtobemadeofusedbottles.Thedesignprocessbeginswithbuildingsteelframes,whicharethenfilledwiththesebottles.Oncethisstepiscomplete,andelectricalandplumbing(管道装置)linesareputinside,theplasticwallsarecoveredbyconcrete—bothinsideandoutside.Sonoonewillactuallybeabletotellthatthewallsaremadeofplastic.Besides,thematerialwillkeepthehouse17°Ccoolerthantheoutside,whichisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginside.Thevillageisthebrainchild(主意)ofRobertBezeauwiththeintentionofsettingupseveralenvironmentalprojects.Havingstartedarecyclingprogramfouryearsago,duringwhichanumberofplasticbottleswerecollected,hestartedtothinkofhowtheycouldbeputtouse.Soonenough,hedecidedtousethemtobuildhouses,andcameupwithabasicideafortheconstructionprocess.Theprojecthopestomakepeopleconsciousofthewastethatthesebottlescreatesothattheycandomoretoprotecttheenvironment.Thevillagewillalsocreateaneducationcenterthatwillteachindividualsfromtheworldhowtoreuseplasticbottlesasconstructionmaterialsforshelter.Recycledbottlescouldneutralizethenegativeeffectofyourpassageonthisplanet,andmoveclosertoleavingonlyyour“footprints”.1、WhatdoesParagraph1intendtotellus?A．Thereasonforbuyingfewerdrinks.B．Thedifficultsituationofwildlife.C．Theamountofplasticwaste.D．Theseriousnessofplasticpollution.2、WhatisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginthePlasticBottleVillage?A．Thehousewillbemuchcoolerthannormalones.B．Thematerialofconstructionwillbereducedalot.C．Thenewly-madehousecansavealotofelectricity.D．Thewasteofthehousecanbeconsumedbyfishandbirds.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRobert?A．Creative.B．Courageous.C．Enthusiastic.D．Sensitive.4、ThemainpurposeofRobert’sprojectsisto________.A．provideshelterforlocalsB．reusealldesertedplasticbottlesC．popularizetheuseofplasticbottlesD．raisepeople’senvironmentalawareness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）SleepinginClassIcanstillrememberitasifithappenedyesterday.Iwasacollegefreshmanandhad1mostofthenightbeforelaughingandtalkingwithfriends.Nowjust2myfirstclassofthedaymyeyelidswerefeeling3andmyheadwasdriftingdowntomydesktomakemytextbooka4.Afewminutes’naptimebeforeclasscouldn’t5,Ithought.Boom!Iliftedmyheadimmediatelyandmyeyesopenedwiderthansaucers.Ilookedaroundwithmyheart6quicklytryingtofindthecauseofthe7.Myyoungprofessorwaslookingbackatmewitha8,boyishsmileonhisface.Hehad9droppedthepileoftextbookshewascarryingontoMsdesk.“Goodmorning!”hesaid,stillsmiling.“I’mgladtoseeeveryoneis10.Nowlet’sgetstarted.”ForthenexthourIwasn’tsleepyatall.Itwasn’tfromtheshockofmyprofessor’stextbook11either.Itwas12fromtheattractivediscussionheled.Withknowledgeandgoodhumor,hemadethematerialcomealive.Hisinsightswerefullofbothwisdomandlovingkindness.I13theclassroomnotonlywideawake,butalittle14andalittlebetteraswell.Ilearnedsomethingfarmoreimportantthan15inclassthatday,too.Ilearnedthatifyouaregoingtodosomethinginthislife,doitwell,doit16,andmakeitan17ofyourlove.Whatagloriousplacethisworldwouldbeifallofusdidourworkjoyouslyandwell.Whatabeautifulworldwecould18ifeverydoctor,teacher,musician,cook,waitress,poet,miner,farmer,andlaborermadetheirworkanexpressionoftheirlove.Don’tsleepwalkyourwaythroughlifethen.19!Letyourlovefillyourworkandyoursoul.Lifeis20shortnottoliveitwell.1、A．usedupB．stayedupC．mixedupD．takenup2、A．beforeB．duringC．afterD．over3、A．lighterandlighterB．widerandwiderC．smallerandsmallerD．heavierandheavier4、A．pillowB．bedC．toolD．waste5、A．breakB．shockC．hurtD．pass6、A．jumpingB．strikingC．movingD．beating7、A．accidentB．lessonC．actionD．noise8、A．sadB．evilC．naughtyD．silly9、A．intentionallyB．accidentallyC．naturallyD．obviously10、A．presentB．awakeC．sleepyD．attentive11、A．bombB．instructionsC．alarmo’clockD．hitter12、A．evenB．insteadC．stillD．therefore13、A．leftB．attendedC．missedD．entered14、A．smarterB．strangerC．braverD．prettier15、A．nottalkingB．notlearningC．notfightingD．notsleeping16、A．witheffortB．withpressureC．withdesireD．withjoy17、A．aimB．expressionC．acceptanceD．offer18、A．describeB．createC．changeD．ruin19、A．CheerupB．HurryupC．WakeupD．Lookup20、A．soB．asC．tooD．such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）Coffeeisthesmellofchildhoodatmygrandma’shouse,andthe

1．(pleasure)smellspreadthehouseasshetoldme

2．(story)ofbeingamigrantfromEuropeafterthewar—shealwayssaidshefoundnothavingrealcoffee

3．(hard)thanlearningEnglish.Coffeeismydadandmum

4．(watch)ABCNewsafterdinnereverynight.ItistravellingfromAdelaidetoHobartwithmybrotherinhiscar,campingaswe

5．(run)outofmoney,andspendingthemoneywejustearned

6．abottleofbeerat7．startofourtrip.CoffeeismeonaSundaymorning,asalittlegirl,lying

8．(cosy)inbedwithmykittiesandreadingthenewspapers.Andnowitismegoingtoworkinacoffeebar

9．(base)inTasmaniaandmakingpeople’sdaysabitbetterwithmyjob.

10．isalsorelatedtocoffeeisasaying:Firstcupyouareavisitor,secondcupyouareafriendandbythethirdcupyouarefamily.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，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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：在错的词下画一横线，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’dliketoshareanunforgettableexperiencetoyou、WiththeCollegeEntranceExaminationdrawingnear,Ifeltincreasinganxious、Asaresult,Icouldn’tabsorbedinstudy、Feltdiscouraged,Inearlylostheart、ThenMissZhanghadtheface-to-facetalkwithme、Shesaid,“Inourlifeweallhavesomemomentwhenwecan’tachievewhatwewant、Itwasnatural、Youshouldturnthemintomotivation、”Herwordswereagreatencouragementtome、Afterthat,Iworkedevenharderandwasadmittedtomymostfavoriteuniversityatlast、Optimisticattitudeisthatreallymatters、Itcanmakeusbravelyenoughtofacechallenges、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，是学校机器人俱乐部(robotclub)的主席，俱乐部即将举办机器人设计比赛。请你给外教Mr.Brown写封邮件，邀请他担任比赛的评委。内容包括:1、活动目的；2、时间、地点等。注意:1、词数80左右；2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、C5、D6、A7、C8、D9、B10、C11、A12、D13、C14、A15、C16、C17、C18、C19、D20、C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