江苏省苏中三市2023学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．Jennynearlymissedtheflight_________________doingtoomuchshopping.A．asaresultof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．inneedof2．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating3．—Howdiditcomethatyoudamagedyourcarsobadly?—I____intoatreeontheroadsidetheotherday.A．ran B．hadrun C．wasrunning D．run4．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut5．______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof6．When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade7．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine8．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking9．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking10．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though11．Moresubwaylines______tomaketravellingeasyinBeijinginthecomingyears.A．willbuild B．willbebuiltC．build D．arebuilt12．Youcangetoffthebusoneortwostops________andwalktherestofthewaytoworkeverydaysoastotakesomeexercise.A．moreearly B．earliest C．early D．earlier13．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．arekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept14．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention15．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．aslongasC．asifD．eversince16．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan17．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which18．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised19．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．afterwhen B．sincewhichC．afterwhich D．sincewhen20．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．as D．when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）Feelingdown?Whynotvisitoneofthesefourwebsites?CThissitewascreatedin1999andgetsaboutsevenmillionvisitorpermonth.TwoofitsvideoshavebeenchosenaswinnersfortheWebbyAwards:PixarIntroParodyandWebSiteStory.Otherfunnyvideostolooksoutforincludeadebateontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgoingtocollege.FThissitehaslotsofreallyfunnyvideosAndasthenamesuggests,usersvoteonvideos,choosingtheoptions“funny”or“die”.Ifthevideoreceivestoomany“die”votes,it'ssenttothesite's“crypt”.Butifitgetsenough“funny”votes,itgoesintotheHallofFame.Thesitewascratedin2006bycomediansWillFerrellandAdamMcKay.Thesite’sfirstvideo.TheLandlordhashadover70millionviewsVideostowatchoutforincludeJustaTip:Taxi,withsomevaluableadviceonhowtocatchataxi,andOverAnalyzingTexts,withsometipsonhowtorespondtotextmessagesRFoundedin2005,Risasocialnewsandentertainmentwebsite.Registeredusersputfunnycontentintheformofthevideolinkortextsonthewebsite.Otherusersthenvotethesethings“up”or“down”.Themostrecentandwell-likedcontentappearsatthetoponthefrontpageofthesite.TFirstappearingasasatiricalnewspaperin1988,Thashundredofvideosandarticlesonnewsandcurrentaffairs,andreceivesanaverageof7.5millionvisitorsamonths.It’sfamousforitsamusingitems,suchasMichelleObamaSeenOutsideWalkingFamilyRhinocerosorDadCan’tBelieveLawn.1、IfyouwanttowatchvideoseverwinningtheWebbyAwards,youcanvisit____________.A．RB．CC．TD．F2、VideosonthewebsiteFare__________.A．watchedover70milliontimesB．votedbytheirusersC．basedonnewspaperstoriesD．createdbyusers3、WhatdoRandThaveincommon?A．TheyincludefunnyvideosB．TheyincludevaluableadviceC．TheyincludedebatesoneducationD．Theyprovidesatiricalnews22．（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）Whatwouldittaketogetyoutoputdownyourphoneduringameal?Sarah’sCornerCafeinStroudsburg,Pennsylvania,isofferingadealforpeoplewhowanttoenjoyameal,andeachother,unplugged.They’vesetupso-called“familyrechargingstations”attableswhereyoudropyourphoneintoabasket.“TheylettheserverknowandtheserverwillbringoverabasketwitholdfashionedHangmanandTicTacToeandpencilsbecausethosegamesareinteractiveinsteadofcoloring,whichissolitary(孤单的),”ownerBarryLynchtoldABCNews.Onceafamilyjoinsinthechallenge,staffbringgamestothetabletoencouragethefamilytointeractandcommunicatewithoneanother.Iffamiliesmakeitthroughthemealwithoutlookingattheirphones,they’rerewarded10percentofftheirbill.“Alotofpeoplearestartingtodoitandit’stakenonalifeofitsown,”saidLynch.Theideaforthe“familyrechargingtime”cametoLynchafterobservingmanyofhiscustomers.“There’soneparticularfamilyIknewusedtocomeinonSundayforbreakfastafterchurch,”herecalled.“EverytimeIwentover,oneortwoofthekidsandsometimestheparentswouldbeonthephone.IalsoknewthedadwouldgotoNewYorkforworkeveryday,whichtakesalotoftime.Iaskedhimaboutthatandhesaid,‘Yeah,Istilldoit.It’ssonicetobetogetherandthesebreakfastsarerare.’Andwhenhesaidthat,Ithought,‘Somethingisgoingonhere.Ineedtodosomething.’”Lynchisthrilledbytheresponsehisphone-freemealshavegottenandhopestheycontinuetoenrichhiscustomers’familytime.“Ijustthoughtitwassuchashamenottohavemoretimetogetherjusttotalk,”hesaid.1、Howcanafamilygeta10%discountatSarah’sCornerCafe?A．Theyhavephone-freemeals.B．Theytakenophonesformeals.C．Theykeeppoliteduringthemeals.D．Theyremainquietduringthemeals.2、Whydoserversbringoverthegamestothechallengers?A．Tocaterforthem.B．Totesttheircourage.C．Tomakethemcommunicate.D．Todeveloptheirgameskills.3、WhatdidBarryshowbytellingthefamily’sstory?A．Whyhehadpityonthefamily.B．Howthefamilyspenttheirweekend.C．Whythefamilymembersignoredeachother.D．Howhehadtheideaforfamilyrechargingtime.4、What’sthereactionofthecustomersabouttheirphone-freemeals?A．Passive.B．Positive.C．Casual.D．Doubtful.24．（8分）NASAmightbefamousforsendingrocketsuptospacequickly.Butitwillbemorefamousformakingyournextholidaycomemorequickly.Thespaceagencyisworkingonanewplane,whichcouldsolvetheproblemsofsupersonic(超音速的)flightandvastlyincreasethespeedofjourneysabroad.Ifsuccessful,theplanewouldbeabletoflybetweenNewYorkandLondoninjustthreehours.Anditwouldreducethetimespentflyingotherjourneysbyahalf,sinceitcouldbeusedmorebroadly.Untilnow,theproblemwithsuchplaneshasbeenthesonicboom(声爆),madefamousbytheoriginalConcorde.Thathappenswhenaplanereachessupersonicspeeds.Itisathunderousnoisethatupsetspeopleontheground—disturbinganimalsandevencausingphysicalproblemstomaterialsandhousesunderneath.ItwasthateffectthatledCongresstobansuchplanesfrombeingusedovertheUSland,adecisionthatinturnwasresponsibleforConcorde’sfailingtobecommerciallyused.Inviewoftheproblem,thespaceagencyhasdevelopedanewtechnologyandtrieditoutinwindtunnels,andnowbelievesthatitcouldbeputtocommercialuse.Thatplanewillflyashighas55,000feet—farhigherthannormalplanes—andmakeasoundofonly60decibels.That’sfarlessthan90decibelsthrownoutbynormalplanes,andisroughlyinlinewithacaronthemotorwayorabusyrestaurant.“Aslongaswecangetendorsementfromthegeneralpublic,theplanewillprobablybesomethingthat’sacceptable,”saidPeterCoen,projectmanagerforNASA’scommercialsupersonicresearchteam,inanewBloombergreport.“Ifwegetapproved,wewillhavethefull-sizedversionoftheplanetriedoutandtheplanewillbeputintouse.”1、WhydoestheauthormentionConcorde?A．Tosuggesttherapiddevelopmentofplanes.B．Tostressthenegativeeffectofsonicbooms.C．Tointroducehowacommercialplaneisdesigned.D．ToshowCongress’importantroleinmakingplanes.2、Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thebasicdataofthenewplane.B．Theworkingprincipleofthenewplane.C．Theproblemsofthenewplane.D．Thepotentialmarketofthenewplane.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endorsement”inparagraph5mean?A．ResponseB．CommitmentC．InvestmentD．Agreement4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToinformpeopleofNASA’snewplane.B．Toprovethedisadvantagesofsupersonicflight.C．Toexplainwhyspeedmattersinsupersonicflight.D．Toclarifysomemisunderstandingsaboutcommercialplanes.25．（10分）"Hergradesarefine；I'mnotworriedaboutthat，butshejustdoesn'tseemtolovelearninganymore，"Alice'smumsaid．She'sabsolutelyright．I'dnoticedthesamethingaboutherdaughterovertheprevioustwoorthreeyearswhenI'dbeenAlice'smiddleschoolteacher，andIhaveananswer，rightthereonthetipofmytongue，towhathasgonewrong．YetI'mtornbetweenmyresponsibilitytohelpAliceandtheknowledgethatwhatIhavetosayisatruthI'mnotsurethismotherisreadytohear．Thetruthforthisparentandsomanyothersisthis：Herchildhassacrificedhernaturalcuriosityandloveoflearningatthealtarofachievement，andit'sourfault．Alice'sparents，herteachers，societyatlarge-weareallsupposedtobeblamedinthiscrimeagainstlearning．Fromherfirstdayofschool，wepointedhertowardthataltarandtrainedhertomeasureherprogressbymeansofpoints，scores，andawards．WetaughtAlicethatherpotentialistiedtoherintellect（智力），andthatherintellectismoreimportantthanhercharacter．WetaughthertocomehomeproudlybearinggradeAs，championshipprizes，andcollegeacceptance，andnotonpurpose，wetaughtherthatwedon'treallycarehowsheobtainsthem．Wetaughthertoprotectheracademicandextracurricular（课外的）perfectionatallcostsandthatit'sbettertoquitwhenthingsgetchallengingratherthanrisklosingthatperfectrecord．Aboveallelse，wetaughthertofearfailure．Thatfeariswhathasdestroyedherloveoflearning．1、WecaninferfromParagraph2thattheauthor______．A．thinksAliceisrightB．isuncertainoftheanswerC．hesitatestoexpressanideaD．wonderswhythemotherisworried2、Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedwords"atthealtarof"？______A．insteadofB．attheriskofC．atthelossofD．intheinterestof3、WhathasreallymadeAlicechangeherattitudetolearning？______A．Beingslowinstudy．B．Fearofbadgrades．C．Difficultyinstudy．D．Pressfromparents．4、Whatismoreimportantforateenagerintheauthor'sopinion？______A．Hisknowledge．B．Hisintellect．C．Hischaracter．D．Hisachievement．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）GrowingupinKenyawasamazingbecauseIlearnedsomuch,thoughthepovertyandlackofresourcesweresometimesfrustrating.IknewIdidn’thavemuch,butIwas1.TherewasonlyonethingIwasn’thappywith:2.Iwantedtogotohighschoolanduniversity.Ihadthedrive,thewillandthegrades,3Ididn’thavetheresources.Even4thingslikefood,waterandshelterweren’treadilyavailable.Youngpeopleinpovertyhavelittleorno5tohighschoolsanduniversities.WhereIlived,itwaschallenging6someonehelped.WhenIleftprimaryschool,Iwasinthesame7asmanyotherpoordisadvantagedyouth.8,duringthatyear,acharitablehighschoolforgirls,StareheGirlsCentre,was9andIreceivedascholarship.Today,Iam10recordasbeingthefirststudenttobeenrolledinthisschool.In2006,myschool11TheGlobalGiveBackCircle,anot-for-profitorganizationfor12disadvantagedgirlstocompletetheireducationandgain13skills.Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,Iwasgivenaccesstoanine-monthITcourse.14,itsgive-backattitudehadtaughtustonotonlycareaboutourselvesbutotherpeople.Withthisinmind,10ofuscreatedawebsitecalled“HeySister,GetClued-Up”.Throughthiseducationalwebsite,aimedatnetworking10,000African15worldwide,allSisterscommittosendinginformationtotheirvillages.Thiscanbeto16financialfreedom,advanceinformation17tohealthissuesandprovideknowledgeaboutsocialnetworkingbehavior.“HeySister,GetClued-Up”isonly18tothosegirlswhocanaccesstheInternet,whichhighlightsthehugechallengein19thedividebetweenthehavesandhave-nots.Butourplanisthatthesegirlswill20whattheylearntoothergirlsthroughthe“poweroftheirvoice”.1、A．energetic B．happy C．confident D．hopeful2、A．status B．college C．entertainment D．education3、A．so B．and C．but D．since4、A．cheap B．basic C．important D．simple5、A．access B．means C．chance D．dream6、A．so B．when C．as D．unless7、A．occasion B．situation C．dilemma D．position8、A．Generally B．Importantly C．Luckily D．Casually9、A．putup B．takenup C．madeup D．setup10、A．on B．in C．at D．for11、A．approved B．took C．joined D．launched12、A．psychologically B．physically C．educationally D．financially13、A．social B．average C．typical D．professional14、A．Inshort B．Inall C．Inaddition D．Inbrief15、A．students B．girls C．kids D．teenagers16、A．promote B．introduce C．employ D．present17、A．attached B．compared C．related D．devoted18、A．alternative B．acceptable C．appropriate D．available19、A．narrowing B．shortening C．declining D．changing20、A．encourage B．spread C．add D．apply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）TodayIhadthethrillofgivingsomeonetheshirtoffmyback!ForthepastfourdaysIhavebeentaking1．inadisabilityartsfestivalasamemberofachoir(合唱团)setup2．(special)toperformatthisfestival.Yesterday,afterourperformance,Iwasfeelingabitsad,3．(think)thatthismightbethelasttimeIhadsungwiththisamazinggroupofpeople.Iwasputtingonarawsilkshirt4．somebeautifulbuttonsthatIhavebeenenjoyingwearing.Atthattime5．occurredtomethatIshouldgivetheshirttotheperson6．saidshelikedit.Againstmy7．(expect),aschoirmemberswerewindingdown,theconductorsaidshelovedmyshirt.So,Ihappilytookitoff8．gaveittoher.Sheimmediately9．iton,saying,“CanIgiveyousomemoneyforit?Whyonearthwouldyoudothis？”Thenshetoldmeaboutasilkshirtshehaskeptforyears,inspiteofalargecoffeestaininthefront,10．sheloveditsomuch.Now,shecanfinallythrowthatshirtaway.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学们交换修改作文，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。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（∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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。Hi，everybody、GreetingfromVietnam!Wearrivedtheretired，butexcitedly、ThisisourfirsttriptoAsiaandthefriendlyofthepeopleisamazing、Allthedifferentsightsandsmellsmakeuseagertrythefood、WearelookingforwardtoeatVietnamesefoodfordinneronnight、Ourhotelisnotonlycheapandalsoveryclean、Theownersarefriendlyandhelpful、Theyhavetoldusaboutsomeplacesweshouldn’tmissthem、WeplannedtostayhereinHoChiMinhCityforafewdays，andthentraveltothenor