西双版纳市重点中学2023学年高三下第一次测试英语试题（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．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot2．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something3．Jesswassadandherfriendhelpedher___thefirstawfulweeksafterherhusbandBilldied.A．breakthrough B．breakdownC．getthrough D．getridof4．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish5．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder6．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome7．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how8．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover9．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where10．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify11．—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.—Her______smilecan’thidehersorrow.A．arbitrary B．artificialC．compulsory D．conventional12．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever13．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted14．KatewasverysadoverlossofthephotosshehadshotinChina,____thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．ifB．whenC．asD．which15．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading16．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever17．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When18．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs19．ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten20．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep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）Gorillas(大猩猩)areontheedgeofextinction.TheyarecallingonYOUtodonateyourphonetoday!YoucannowhelpsavegorillasinAfricasimplybydonatingyourmobilephone!Coltanisametallicore(金属矿石)thatisminedbothinandoutofAfricaandcanbefoundwithinmanyelectronicdevicessuchasmobilephones.TheminingofcoltanwithintheCongoRiverBasiniscontributingtoforestlossthere,andisspeedingupthelossofmountaingorillasatashockinglyfastrate.Whileeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisissue,theminingofcoltanwithingorillahabitatcontinues.ItisverydifficulttoknowwhichphonescontaincoltanminedfromAfrica;however,everyphonecanhelpsavegorillaswhendonatedtoThey’reCallingonYou.BydonatingyourphonethroughtheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyouare:●Preventingyourphonefromgoingtothelandfill.●HelpingMelbourneZooraisemoneytosupporttheJaneGoodallInstitutesmonkeyconservationworkinAfricathroughthesaleofrefurbished(翻新)phones.●Lesseningthedemandforcoltanmining.TosupporttheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyoucan:1.VisitMelbourneZootocollectapostagepaidrecyclingbag,andpostyourmobilephonetotheAussieRecyclingProgram.Yourphonewillberesoldtopoorcommunitygroups.2.Registeryoursupportsimplybyemailingtheregistrationformtozvfoundation@.auorfaxitto(03)9285-9377.Schoolscangetinvolvedtoo!PleasecontactKateMcCabeatMelbourneZoobyemailorphone(03)9285-9471Discussaddingthisprogramtoyourcoursewhileinspiringstudentstotakeactionforwildlife.Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact:RachelLowryPh:(03)9285-9377Mob:0488-504-490Fax:(03)9285-9340Nexttimeyourmobilerings,letthatbeareminderthat“they’recallingonyou”!1、Whydoyousavegorillasbydonatingyourphones?A．Gorillaswon’tbetroubledbytheringingofcellphones.B．Africanswillprotectgorillaseasilybyusingphones.C．Africanswon’tkillgorillastoexchangeforphones.D．Gorillas’habitatwon’tbedestroyedduetolesscoltanmining.2、Thephonesyoudonatewill____.A．bebeautifiedandsoldagainB．betakenapartfortheircoltanC．begiventothepoorAfricansD．bepresentedtopoorcommunitygroups.3、Theunderlinedsentenceinthepassageprobablymeans___.A．youareexpectedtodonatephonesforwildlifeB．youareremindedtocallbackimmediatelyC．youcarecalledbackbytherecyclingprogramD．youshouldfeelguiltyaboutusingthemobilephone22．（8分）ThesedaysIamonmyverybestbehaviorwheneverIleavethehouse.IfIamwearingpantyhose(连裤袜),Idouble-checktoensurethereisnoholeonit.IdrivethoughtfullyasifI’mbeingtestedforalicense.Iwon’tevenallowmyselftofrownwhenanotherdriverisblockingmypath.Mykidshavenoticedmyfearinpublic.“Whyareyoulookingallaround,Mum?”theyasked.“Youcan’tbetoocareful,”Isaid.“Everysinglepersonaroundusishidingoneofcellphonecameras.Theyaregladtocatchsomebodydoingsomethingstupidorembarrassing.Thenthey’llputitonYouTubeandamillionpeoplewillsee.I’mnottakinganychances.”“ButIdon'tthinkanyoneisinterestedinfilmingyouputtingonyourlipstickforaYouTubevideo.”answeredonekid.“Oh,really?Don'tcountmeoutsoquickly.”Isaid.Actually,insomecases,Iamallforpublicshaming.Forexample,Iadmiretheclevernessofthemanwhoputupawebsitewherehepostsphotosofcarsandlicensenumbersofpeoplewhooccupytwoparkingspots.AndItakesecretpleasureinphotosofpoliticianswiththeirfingersintheirnoses.Throwinglightonbadbehaviorcanawakethesleepyconscience(良知).Butwhataboutthepoorguywhohasalreadyhadabaddayatworkandthenloseshistemperatarudestoreclerk?Whataboutthewomanwhoseonlycrimeisaterriblejudgmenterroratthehairdresser?DotheydeservetohavetheirimagesuploadedontotheInternetforalltheworldtosee?Noneofthisisnew,ofcourse.AllenFuntpioneeredtheartofcatchingpeopleduringunguardedmomentsbackinthe1940swith“CandidCamera”.Butthere’sadifference.On“CandidCamera”,peoplearesetupinstagedsituations,suchasridinginanelevatorthatgoessideways.Andtheymustgivepermissionbeforetheyenjoytheirfifteenminutesoffame.NowweareanationofAllenFunts.Thiscan’tbeagoodthing.1、Whatistheauthorlike?A．Sheispooratdriving.B．Sheisaveryfashionabledresser.C．Sheisverycautiousaboutherbehavior.D．Sheissicktodeathofothers’rudeness.2、Whatistheauthortrulyafraidof?A．Makingmistakesbeforeherkids.B．Beingfilmedwhiledoingsomethingstupid.C．Gettinginvolvedinaquarrelwithothers.D．WatchingvideosonYouTube.3、Fromthetext,theauthorthinksitgood________.A．tokeepthepoor’smistakessecret.B．todownloadimagesfromtheInternet.C．totakepleasureinmakingfunnyvideos.D．tomakethepublicawareofbadbehavior.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Peoplecanbeeasilycaughtinembarrassingmoments.B．WearepermittedtouploadimagesontotheInternet.C．Itwasonceafashiontofilmpeopleinunguardedmoments.D．Cellphonesmakeitconvenienttocatchillegalbehavior.23．（8分）Theweather.It’salwaysatalking-pointinBritain.Whyisthat?IsitsomethingstrangeaboutBritishpeople?Wellit'snicetothinkthatalotofBritishpeopleareeccentric（古怪）,Imean,theplaceisfamousforit.Butreally,it'stheweatherthat'sthepointofnote.TheUKhassomeofthemostinterestingweatherintheworld."BritaindoesnothaveaCLIMATE.ItjusthasWEATHERInhotcountriesmostoftheindoorplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareair-conditioned,andincoldcountriesmostoftheplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareproperlyheated.TheUKistheexception,sincetheweatherisofteninterestingandnoonereallytakesheatandcoldseriously.Soalthoughtheweathercanbeverycold,veryhot,verywet,orjustwildlyconfused,italwaystakespeoplebysurprise.WhenitgetstowinterandthereisactuallysomeSNOW,italwaystakesthepeoplebysurprise.Itisfrontpagenews,andevenafewinchesofsnowbringsthecountrytoastandstill.Butthen,whathappensnextisevenmoresurprisingandcatchesthefolkoffguardcompletely.Andwhocouldpossiblyhavepredictedit?!ITMELTS!Flooding!Whatasurprise!Theninthesummer,itgetsveryhot.IfithadbeenThailandorAustralia,there'dbenoproblem.Itissupposedtobehot,so,thereisairconditioning.ButintheUK,justtotalconfusionatthesuddenhotweather.Shock,healthproblems,anddespitethefactthatthecountryisconsideredtobewhereitalwaysrains,summertimebringsdrought!Butdopeoplehavecisterns（水箱）andreservewatertanks?Wouldn’titmakesenseforpeopletostorerainwaterincaseofdrought?Ofcourseitwould,butitisadependency-culturewherepeoplehavebeentrainedtobedependentonthestate,whichthenmeansthatinemergencypeoplearestuck!WhyistheBritishweathersostrange?ItissomethingtodowiththecombinationofanalmostArcticlatitude（纬度）combinedwithbeinganislandandhavingtheGulfStreambringingwarmweatherfromthetropics.Helpfulpeopleintheknowongeographicalmeteorology（气象学）havecommentedthatthegeneralsituationwiththeUKweatherisevenmorecomplex,asmanydifferentthingscontributetothechangeableweather.AswellastheNorthAtlanticdrift,thereisthefactthattheUKisaffectedbythefollowingmajorairmasses:thetropicalmaritime（海的）GulfStream,thePolarMaritimeairfromtheNorth,theArcticMaritime,thePolarContinental,andtheTropicalContinental.There'salsofastflowingairinJetstreams.AirgoesaroundinconvectioncurrentsinHadleycellsandinFerrelCells.BecausetheBritishIslescangetweathercomingfromhotorcoldzones,andfromlandorsea,achangeablehot/coldwet/dryweatherisfound.1、WhatistheBritishattitudetowardheatandcold?A．Serious.B．Indifferent.C．Positive.D．Careful.2、HowdotheBritishfeelwhentheyseesnowinwinter?A．Excited.B．Frightened.C．Amazed.D．Disappointed.3、WhathappenswhentheBritishmeetadroughtinsummer?A．Theyhavegotwell-prepared.B．Theygetwaterfromtheriver.C．Theyalwayshelpeachother.D．Theymaybefallintotrouble.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．WhyweatherintereststheBritish.B．Englishmen'sattitudetoweather.C．WeatherintheUnitedKingdom.D．WhataffectstheweatherintheUK.24．（8分）EachtimeChineseNewYearisapproaching,preparationsareunderwayaroundtheworld.HerearesomeChinatownsforthoseoutsideofChinawishingtomarktheday.LondonAlthoughitmaynotbeaslargeoraslong-builtasothers,havingonlybecomeacenterfortheChinesecommunityduringthe1950s,London’sChinatownisperfectlyformedlittlefireworkthatknowshowtoseeintheyearwithabang.Decoratedwithredlanterns,previousyearshaveseenshowswithacrobatics（杂技）,martialarts（武术）,danceandoperanearby.SanFranciscoSanFrancisco’sChinatownisperhapsthemostfamousintheUnitedStates.Thecitywasthemainentry-pointforChinesewhohadcrossedthePacifictotheUSAduringtheearly19thcentury.BetweentheGrantAvenueandtheStocktonStreet,thishistoricareaisalocaltreasure,attractingmorevisitorsperyearthantheGoldenGateBridge.BangkokWithanabout100-year-oldhistory,theThaicapital’sChinatowncontainscomplexstreetsofferingallkindsoftastytreats,clothes,toysandantiques.Sundaymarketdaysaresuchagoodtimetogetthefullatmosphereoftheneighborhood.Theareaisalsoknownforitsgolddealers,whoseshopslinetheroad.MauritiusFoundinPortLouis,thisMauritianChinatownshowstheislandnation’srichmulticulturaldiversity.Establishedintheearlyyearsofthe20thcenturybysettlersfromChina,itstinyshopsandrestaurantsservelocalsandvisitors.DuringtheChineseSpringFestival,themostexcitingsightistheDragonDancesonRueRoyalewhenChinesemusiciansanddancersperformthetraditionalliondancesthroughthestreets.1、Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?A．London’sChinatown.B．SanFrancisco’sChinatown.C．Mauritius’sChinatown.D．Bangkok’sChinatown.2、What’sspecialaboutBangkok’sChinatown?A．ItiscrowdedwithChineserestaurants.B．ItisthemajorentrancefortheChinese.C．Itiswell-knownforitsgoldbusiness.D．Itiswhenyoucanenjoyfireworks.3、IfyouwanttoenjoytheDragonDances,youcangoto______.A．RueRoyaleinPortLouis,MauritiusB．theSundaymarketinBangkokC．theGrantAvenueinSanFranciscoD．theChinesecommunityinLondo25．（10分）Tourismisoftenaboutseekingdeeperemotionalandpersonalconnectionswiththeworldaroundus.Notalltravelexperiences,however,needtotakeplaceintherealworld.Withtheevolutionofvirtualreality(VR)technology,tourismwillincreasinglybecomeacombinationofphysicalandvirtualworlds.VRmayevenremovetheneedtotravelentirely.ButcanaVRexperiencereallyequalarealworldone?Manyexpertsbelieveitcan.StudieshaveshownthatourbrainshaveaninbuiltVR-likemechanismthatenablesustoliveimaginedexperiences.Muchofourwakinglifeisspentthinkingabouteitherthepastorthefuture.Thisisknownas"mindwandering".Duringtheseeventswe'renotpayingattentiontothecurrentworldaroundus.Instead,we'rerecallingmemories,orcreatingandprocessingimaginedfutures.Whenengagedinmindwandering,ourbrainsprocessthesementalimagesusingthesamepathwaysusedtoreceiveinputsfromtherealworld.So,theimaginedpastorfuturecancreateemotionsandfeelingssimilartohowwereacttoeverydaylife.VRcancreatethesesamefeelings.Whilecriticsmightarguethatavirtualexperiencewillnevermatchreality,thereareseveralwaysVRtourismcouldmakeapositivecontribution.Firstlyitcouldhelpprotectsensitivelocationsfromover-tourism.InrecentyearsfamoussitessuchasMayaBayinThailand,andCambodia'sAngkorWatTempleshavehadtolimitthenumberofvisitorsbecauseoftheirnegativeimpact.TheseplacesarenowproducingtheirownVRexperiencesthatwillallowtouriststopassthroughvirtualmodelsofthesites.Virtualrealitymayalsoallowpeoplebackintime,toexperiencehistoricalevents,visitancientcities,andeventowalkamongdinosaurs.Finally,inaworldwheremanypeoplesufferfromstressanddepressionduetooverwork,virtualtourismmayprovideacheapandconvenientwayforpeopletotakebriefholidaystootherwiseunreachabledestinationsandrechargetheirbatteries,withouteverleavingtheirhomes.Itsoundslikesciencefictionbutit'salreadyhappening.Asvirtualtechnologyimprovesandaspeoplecontinuetodemandnewandinterestingexperiences,expectmorevirtualtourism,bothincombinationwiththerealworldandinsteadofit.1、Whatisdrivingthedevelopmentofvirtualtourism?A．Companiesseekingtomakemoremoney.B．Improvementsinvirtualrealitytechnology.C．People'sdemandformoresharedexperiences.D．People'sdeeperunderstandingofthephysicalworld.2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"mindwandering"?A．ThebrainprocesseswhichhelppeoplethinkVRisreal.B．Thewaythebrainprocessesinputsfromtherealworld.C．Brainactivitiesfocusingonpastorfutureevents.D．Experiencescomingfromaperson'simagination.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Sciencefiction.B．Virtualtechnology.C．Virtualtourism.D．Therealworld.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．TodescribetheadvantagesofVRtourism.B．Togivesuggestionsforreducingover-tourism.C．ToencouragepeopletodevelopVRtechnology.D．ToargueVRtourismwillreplacetherealworldtravel.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）Duringthefirstweekoftheterm,everystudentwasgivenajobforwhichtheywouldberesponsiblefortherestofthatschoolyear.Somejobsweremore26thanothers,andthechildrenwereeagertobegivenoneofthebestones.Andtheteacherwould27whohadbeenmostresponsibleduringthepreviousyear.AmongthemRita28.Duringthepreviousyearshehadfollowedalltheteacher’s29perfectly.Butthatyeartherewasabig30.Eachchildreceivedoneofthenormal31,likecleaningtheblackboard.ButRita’sjobwasvery32.Shewasgivenalittleboxcontainingsomesandandoneant.Andeventhoughtheteacher33thatthisantwasaveryspecialant,it34Rita.Mostofherclassmatesfeltsorryforherandevenherfather35Ritatoignoreit.36,Ritapreferredtoshowtheteacherhererrorbymakingtheunimportanttaskintoaspecialjob.“Iwillturnthislittletaskinto37great,”Ritasaidtoherself.SoRitastarted38herlittleant.Shegavetheantthebestfood,anditgrewbiggerthananyonehadexpected…Oneday,theteacher39amantothestudentsandsaidhewouldtellthema40pieceofnews.Themansaid,“Todaytheyhaveannouncedthewinnerofthe41,andthisclassisthewinner!Thisclasshasbeenchosentoaccompanymeona42tothetropicalrainforesttoinvestigateallkindsofinsects.43alltheschoolsofthisregion,itisthisonethathasbest44Thatdaytheclasswasfilledwithjoy.Everyone45Ritaandthankedtheteacher.Andmanychildrenlearntthattobegiventhemostimportanttasksyouhavetoknowhowtoberesponsibleforeventhesmallesttasks.1、A．interestingB．possible C．necessary D．creative2、A．realizeB．doubt C．argue D．consider3、A．stoodupB．stoodout C．stoodforD．stoodby4、A．opinionsB．concernsC．instructions D．experiments5、A．curiosityB．movement C．surpriseD．chance6、A．tasksB．promises C．dreams D．purposes7、A．differentB．ordinary C．familiarD．valuable8、A．hopedB．insistedC．agreedD．guessed9、A．annoyedB．inspiredC．satisfied D．disappointed10、A．supposedB．forcedC．encouragedD．admitted11、A．ThereforeB．OtherwiseC．HoweverD．Moreover12、A．somethingB．nothingC．everything D．anything13、A．developingB．studyingC．comforting D．writing14、A．introducedB．exposedC．appealedD．connected15、A．terribleB．confusingC．wonderfulD．foolish16、A．competitionB．challengeC．conference D．negotiation17、A．journeyB．vacationC．meeting D．story18、A．BetweenB．AlongC．BesidesD．Among19、AlookedB．paidC．cared D．worked20、A．prizedB．congratulatedC．respectedD．celebrated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）WecelebrateTeachers’DayeverySeptember10th.1．thatday,wewillsendbestwishesandexpressourthankstoourdearteachersfortheirhardwork.Somestudentswritethank-you2．(card)toourteachers;otherswouldliketosend3．(they)beautifulflowers.Sometimesweprepareperformancesorgivethemhand-madegifts.Inourschool,wealsohaveatraditionofservingteatoeachteacherinthemorning.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l0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l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分．Lastsummer,Ihadaunforgettableexperience、Ithappenedonmyuncle’sfarmwhichtherearemanyflowers、InaSaturdaymorning,weheardagreatnoisecomingoutside、Lookingoutthewindow,Isawamassofbeesflownabovethefarm、Thereweretoomanybeesthatthewholefarmseemeddark、Wewereveryfrightening、Forsomemoments,thebeesadvancedourhouse、Myuncleweredraggedmeintothebackroomwhichwasverydark、We