江西省吉安市吉水县第二中学2023年高三下学期联合考试英语试题（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．—When______leaveforJapan?—When______leaveforJapaniskeptsecret.”A．theywill,willthey B．willthey,theywillC．theywill,theywill D．willthey,willthey2．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking3．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound4．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted5．Anew________busservicetoTianjinAirportstartedtooperatetwomonthsago.A．common B．usualC．regular D．ordinary6．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe7．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer8．Despitetheknowledgehehasaccumulated,HeJiangcontinuestobetroubledbythequestionoftheunequal_______ofscientificknowledgethroughouttheworld.A．advocateB．distributionC．allocationD．division9．Inthestudents’eyes,MrsSmithisamothermorethanateacher.shetreatsthestudentsjustlikeherownchildren.A．AsaresultB．InotherwordsC．WhatismoreD．Firstofall10．Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．accomplish B．accomplishedC．accomplishing D．beingaccomplished11．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．ambiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential12．—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme13．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．amexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised14．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what15．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when16．TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfully________theaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-Dtechnology.A．transportsB．adjustsC．transformsD．relates17．Afterthefire，________________wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.A．that B．itC．what D．which18．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when19．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should20．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith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）InthewesternLosAngelessitsthefamouscityofHollywood,knownastheglobalcenterofmoviestudiosandfilmstars.TheSeligFilmManufacturingCompanywasthefirstmajorfilmcompanytocometoHollywood,shootingitsfirstfilmentitledTheHeartofARaceToutin1908.Thenextyearthefilmcompanybuiltthefirstpermanentfilmstudio.Althoughelectriclightsexistedatthattime,nonewerepowerfulenoughtoadequatelyexposefilm.Thebestsourceofilluminationformovieproductionwasnaturesunlight.Besidesthesunnyweather,filmproducerswerealsodrawntoHollywoodbecauseofitsopenspacesandwidevarietyofnaturalscenery.AnotherreasonwasthedistanceofSouthernCaliforniafromNewJersey,whichmadeitmoredifficultforThomasEdisontoenforcehisfilmpatents.Atthattime,Edisonownedalmostallthepatentsrelevanttofilmproduction.Asaresult,intheEast,movieproducersactingindependentlyoutofEdison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanywereoftenaccusedbyEdison.ButinLosAngeles,thingsweredifferent.IfhesenthismentoCalifornia,wordwouldusuallyreachLosAngelesbeforetheydidandthemoviemakerscouldescapetonearbyMexico.In1911,asecondmoviestudio—NestorStudios,wasfounded.Ataboutthesametime,manyfilmproductioncompaniesfromNewYorkandNewJerseystartedmovingtosunnyCaliforniabecauseofthegoodweather.ThefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremonytookplacein1929intheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Ticketswere$10andtherewere250peopleattendingtheceremony.Fromabout1930,fivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudiosinHollywood,Paramount,RKO,20thCenturyFox,Metro-Goldwyn-MayerandWarnerBros,ownedalmostalllargetheatresthroughoutthecountryfortheexhibitionoftheirmovies.Theperiodbetweentheyears1927to1984wasconsideredthe“GoldenAgeofHollywood”.1、Theword“illumination”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．light B．storyC．patent D．film2、Accordingtothetext,filmproducersweredrawntoHollywoodforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT________.A．openspaces B．varioussceneryC．uniqueculture D．sunnyweather3、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A．ThomasEdisonmovedhisofficetoHollywoodtoenforcehisfilmpatents.B．MovieproducersworkingontheWestCoastwereneveraccusedbyEdison.C．Edison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanyownedmanystudiosinHollywood.D．MoviemakersinLosAngelescouldworkindependentlyoutofEdison’scontrol.4、WhatdoweknowaboutthefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremony?A．Itwasheldinarestaurant.B．Therewere250peoplereceivingtheawards.C．Therewere250peoplepresentattheceremony.D．Itwasheldbyfivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudios.22．（8分）Moroccohasalotofsun,alotofdesertsandahighdemandforimportedfuel.Andthat'swhytheMoroccangovernmentismovingaheadwithahugeconcentratedsolarpowerplantnearthedesertcityofOuarzazate—oneoffourplantsintotalwhich,whencompleted,willhavegeneratingcapacity(发电量)of580MW.Combinedwiththecountry’swindandhydro-power(水力发电)efforts,Morocco’sambitioussolarpushwillmeanthecountrywillgetcloseto50%ofitselectricityfromrenewablegenerationasearlyas2020.PhaseIoftheproject,the160MWNoorl,isgoingtostartgeneratingelectricitynextmonthandincludesacapacityformoltensandenergystoragewhichwillallowupto3hoursofelectricitygenerationafterthesungoesdown.Phases2and3willhavethecapacityforuptoeighthoursofstorage,meaningthatsolarenergyreallycouldbeusedtopowerhomesaroundtheclock.Besidesthescaleofsuchplans,what’simpressivetomeishowquicklytherenewableenergycanbedeveloped.Whatotherformsofenergycouldsogreatlychangeacountry’senergycompositioninjustafewshortyears?Notonlyshouldthisbeanencouragingsignforthoseofuswhofavorrenewableenergy,butitalsoshouldgivereasonforwould-beinvestorsintraditionalfossilfuelgeneratingindustry.Ifrenewableenergycostscontinuetofall,evenexisting(现有的)coalandgasplantswillfindthemselveslimitedbynewer,cleanerformsofenergythatcanbeincreasedrapidly.Interestingly,someanalystssuggestthisishappeningalready.IntheUS,forexample,coalpowerplantsarebeingretiredearlierthanexpectedduetoacombinationofincreasedcompetitionfromgasandrenewableenergy,aswellastighterregulationsofemissions(排放).Also,increasingamountsofsolarandwindcausegasandcoalplantsnottouse,significantlyreducingtheirprofitsandfurthergivinganedgetothecleanenergycompetition.IfthisprovestobethecaseinNorthAfricatoo,Morocco'ssolarambitionscouldhelptransformtheenergysystemwellbeyonditsownborders.1、What'sthemainthemeofthepassage?A．SolarenergyisfullydevelopedinMorocco.B．Thereareadvantagesofdevelopingsolarenergy.C．Moroccoisacountrywithquantitiesofdeserts.D．Morocco'seffortstogeneraterenewableelectricity.2、WhatistheadvantageofPhasel?A．Itsenergystoragecanlastuptothreehours.B．Ithasthecapacityforasmanyaseighthours.C．Itcontinuesproducingelectricityafterthesunsets.D．Itisgoingtobegingeneratingelectricityinamonth.3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftherenewableenergydevelopment?A．Upset.B．Striking.C．Sensitive.D．Doubtful.4、CoalpowerplantsintheUSarebeingretiredearlierthanexpectedbecauseof________.A．variousreasonsB．heavypollutionC．fiercecompetitionD．thegovernment'slimitation23．（8分）Davidwasabout8whenhelearnedhowtoswim.Hegotsogoodthatheeventuallypickedupfreediving,asportwherediversholdtheirbreathuntilresurfacinginsteadofusingbreathingequipment.Heneverimaginednearlytwodecadeslaterhewouldcometousethatskillinsuchaway.Itisanextraordinaryactofcourage,buttohavethemomentcaughtoncamerafortheworldtoseeissomethingelseentirely.Thescenewasfilmedbysomeoneonthesameboatandwasputonline.Thevideowassharedimmediatelybynationalandglobalmedia.ThatAugustdaybeganwithDavidboatingaroundwithhisfriends.TheyspottedawomandrivingabrightredMazdaheadingrightintohighwater.Davidandhiscrewtriedtowarnhertostop,butbythenitwastoolate,andthecarhadalreadyslidunderwater.InthemomentsbeforeDavidjumpedintothosemuddyfloodwaterstoteartheroofoffthecarwithhisbarehands,histhoughtprocesswasshort.Infact,hedidn’thaveone.“Thecarwassinkingfast,”Davidsays.“Therewasnotimetothink.Ithadtobedone.”Upuntilrecently,Davidhadn’treunitedwiththewomanhesaved.Hewasperfectlyfinewithsavingastrangerandremainingunknowntoher.Stilltothisday,evenaftertheattentionthevideoreceived,afterthemediafromallovertheglobelandedonhisfrontyard,Daviddoesn’tthinkitabigdeal.“IthinkIwasjustlucky,”Davidsays,smiling.“Ihappenedtobeattherightplaceattherighttime.”1、177．WhatdidDaviddoonthatAugustday?A．Hepickedupfreediving.B．Herescuedawoman.C．Hedroveintothewater.D．Hefilmedavideo.2、179．Whydidthemedialandonhisfrontyard?A．Totakephotosofhisyard.B．Tomakeadealwithhim.C．Tokeepaneyeonhim.D．Todigformoreabouthim.3、181．WhatkindofpersonisDavid?A．Ambitious.B．Considerate.C．Modest.D．Conservative.24．（8分）Despitethevitalroletheyplayinmanyecosystems,animalsconsideredtobe“ugly”arebeingignoredbyscientists.Astudyhadfounduglieranimalsattractlessattentionandlessfundingwhenitcomestoconservationeffortsandresearch.Thiscouldmeantheugliestanimalpopulationcouldbeunderthreat.ThestudywasconductedbywildlifebiologistsTrishFlemingandBillBatemaninPerth,Australia.Theylookedatresearchpublicationsconcerning331Australianmammalspeciesthatbroadlyfellintocategoriestheylabeledas“thegood,thebadandtheugly”.Itturnedoutthatstudiesinto“thegoodgroup”and“thebadgroup”werecarriedoutwhile“theuglygroup”wasignored.Uglyanimals,suchasthefruitbatandthetreebat,arebeingignoredbyconservationists.Andsomeanimalsareevenbecomingendangeredbecauseofhowtheylook.TheMadagascanlemur(狐猴)calledtheaye­ayeissouglythatthenativeshavelongseenthemasabadsign,orasignofdeath,sotheykillthemwhenevertheyseethem.Otheruglyanimalsunderthreatincludethedugong(儒艮)andtheproboscismonkey(长鼻猴)．Despitemakingup45%ofthe331speciesstudied,theuglyanimalshaveattractedlittleattentionfromscientists.“Weknowsolittleaboutthebiologyofmanyofthesespecies，”saidTrishFleming.“Formany,wehavecataloguedtheirexistence,butwhenitcomestounderstandingwhattheyeat,theirhabitatneeds,orhowwecouldimprovetheirchanceofsurvival,wearestillinthedark.WithBillBateman,TrishFleminghascalledforimprovedfundingforthelesser­knownmammals.“Itwouldbe‘tragic’ifhumansendedupcausingtheextinctionofmorespecieswithoutevenknowinganythingaboutthem，”theysaid.1、Basedonthetext,“theuglyanimals”________.A．areincreasinginnumberB．getmoreconservationfundsC．playanimportantroleintheecosystemD．costquiteagreatdealofmoneyinresearch2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Peopleseethedugongasasignofdeath.B．Moreattentionhasbeenpaidto“theuglyanimals”．C．Therewasnotenoughstudyon“theuglyanimals”．D．TrishandBilldidresearchon331Australianmammals.3、Themainreasonforsomeanimals'beingendangeredmayliein________.A．theirunpleasantlooksB．theirbroadcategoriesC．theireconomicvaluesD．theirlovelyappearances4、Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe“________”．A．TheUgliestAnimalintheWorldB．TheUglySpeciesAreunderThreatC．TheLivingHabitsoftheUglySpeciesD．TheProboscisMonkeyIsEndangered25．（10分）Anewstudyhasdiscoveredthatmeditation（冥想）andoxygensporttogetherreducedepression.TheRutgersUniversitystudyfoundthatthismindandbodycombination,donetwiceaweekforonlytwomonths,reducedthesymptomsforagroupofstudentsby40percent.“Weareexcitedbythefindingsbecausewesawsuchameaningfulimprovementinbothclinicallydepressedandnon-depressedstudents,”saidleadauthorDr.BrandonAlderman.“Itisthefirsttimethatbothofthesetwobehavioralwayshavebeenlookedattogetherfordealingwithdepression.”Researchersbelievethetwoactivitieshaveaninteractiveeffecton

combatingdepression.AldermanandDr.TraceyShorsdiscoveredthatacombinationofmentalandphysicaltraining(MAP)enabledstudentswithmajordepressivedisordernottoletproblemsornegativethoughtsdefeatthem.Rutgersresearcherssaythosewhoparticipatedinthestudybeganwith30minutesoffocusedattentionmeditationfollowedby30minutesofoxygensport.Theyweretoldthatiftheirthoughtsdriftedtothepastorthefuturetheyshouldrefocusontheirbreathing,enablingthosewithdepressiontoacceptmoment-to-momentchangesinattention.Shors,whostudiestheproductionofnewbraincellsinthehippocampus—partofthebraininvolvedinmemoryandlearning—saysscientistshaveshowninanimalmodelsthatoxygensportexercisekeepsalargenumberofcertaincellsalive.Theideaforthehumanintervention（干预）camefromherlaboratorystudies,shesays,withthemaingoalofhelpingindividualsacquirenewskillssothattheycanlearntorecoverfromstressfullifeevents.Bylearningtofocustheirattentionandexercise,peoplewhoarefightingdepressioncanacquirenewlearningskillsthatcanhelpthemprocessinformationandreducetheoverwhelmingrecollectionofmemoriesfromthepast,Shorssays.“Weknowthesetreatmentscanbepracticedoveralifetimeandthattheywillbeeffectiveinimprovingmentalhealth.”saidAlderman.“Thegoodnewsisthatthisinterventioncanbepracticedbyanyoneatanytimeandatnocost.”1、Whatmadetheresearchsodifferent?A．Adoptingawayofmeaningfultalk.B．Combiningthetwobehavioralwaystotreatdepression.C．Treatingdepressionwithspecialmedicine.D．Comparingthedepressedwiththenon-depressed.2、Theunderlinedword“combating”inParagraph3canbereplacedby______.A．fighting B．identifyingC．distinguishing D．examining3、Whatdidtheparticipantsdointheresearch?A．Theydidoxygensporthalfanhourbeforethinking.B．Theythoughtquietlyandthentookexercise.C．Theytookexerciselongerthantheythought.D．Theytookexercisewhilethinkingquietly.4、WhatisShors’mainpurposeofherstudies?A．Tofindoutcertainbraincellsofhumans.B．Tostudytheproductionofnewbraincells.C．Toofferpeopleanewmethodtotreatstress.D．Todecidethelinksbetweenstressandexercise.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）Onenight,whenIwaseight,mymothergentlyaskedmeaquestionIwouldneverforget.“Sweetie,mycompanywantsto1mebutneedsmetoworkinBrazil.Thisislikeyourteachertellingthatyou’vedone2andallowingyoutoskipagrade(跳级),butyou’llhaveto3yourfriends.Wouldyousayyestoyourteacher?”Shegavemeahugandaskedmetothinkaboutit.Iwaspuzzled.Thequestionkeptme4fortherestofthenightIhadsaid“yes”butforthefirsttime,Irealizedthe5decisionsadultshadtomake.Foralmostfouryears,mymotherwouldcallusfromBrazileveryday.EveryeveningI’d6waitforthephonetoringandthentellhereverydetailofmyday.Aphonecall,however,couldneverreplaceher7anditwasdifficultnottofeellonelyattimes.Duringmyfourth-gradeChristmasbreak,weflewtoRiotovisither.Lookingatherlarge8apartment,Ibecame9howlonelymymothermusthavebeeninBrazilherself.Itwasthen10Istartedtoappreciatethetoughchoicesshehadtomakeon11familyandwork.12difficultdecisions,sheusedtotellme,youwouldn’tknowwhetheryoumaketherightchoice,butyoucouldalwaysmakethebestoutofthesituation,withpassionanda13attitude.Backhome,I14myselfthatwhatmymothercoulddo,Icould,too.Ifshe15toliveinRioallbyherself,I,too,couldlearntobe16.Ilearnhowtotakecareofmyselfandsethighbutachievable17.Mymotherisnowbackwithus.ButIwillneverforgetwhatthe18hasreallytaughtme.Sacrifices19intheend.Theseparationbetweenushasprovedtobe20forme.1、A．attract B．promote C．surprise D．praise2、A．little B．much C．well D．wrong3、A．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive4、A．explaining B．sleeping C．wondering D．regretting5、A．poor B．timely C．final D．tough6、A．eagerly B．politely C．nervously D．curiously7、A．patience B．presence C．intelligence D．Influence8、A．Comfortable B．Expensive C．Empty D．Modern9、A．Interestedin B．awareof C．doubtful D．satisfiedwith10、A．when B．where C．which D．that11、A．abandoning B．balancing C．comparing D．mixing12、A．Dependingon B．suppliedwith C．Facedwith D．Insistingon13、A．different B．friendly C．positive D．general14、A．criticized B．informed C．warned D．reminded15、A．managed B．offered C．attempted D．expected16、A．grateful B．energetic C．independent D．practical17、A．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals18、A．question B．experience C．history D．occasion19、A．payoff B．comeback C．runout D．turnup20、A．blessing B．gathering C．failure D．pleasure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）Asyouknow,scienceplays1．veryimportantroleinoureducation.Doyouwanttokeepupwiththelatestresearchanddiscoveriesinscience?Therearemanygoodwebsites2．youcancheckoutthelatestinthescienceworld.OnegreatsiteisScienceNewsforKids.Thissitereportssciencenews3．(cover)awiderangeofsubjects.Thearticlesareaimed4．youngerreaders,butadultswillfindthissite5．(suit)forthemaswell.Anotherwonderfulsite,onethatIcheckouteveryday,6．(call)ScienceDaily.Thesiteis7．(constant)updatedwithnews,oftenaboutexciting8．(finding)thatchangehowweviewtheworld.Thesesitespostthelateststoriesandalsokeepallthepastarticlestheypost9．(early).Thatwayyoucanfindarticlesjustaboutanythingthat10．(be)relatedtothesciencefieldsyouareinterestedin.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文，假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。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。DearChris,I'mLiMing,monitorofClassOne,SeniorOne.I'mgladtohearthatyouwillcometoourschoolasexchangestudentnextterm.Ifeelitanhonorofustostudywithyou.NowIhavesomethingtotellyouabout.Firstly,withtheclimatechanging,youshouldpreparedenoughclothes.ThentherearedifferentkindoffoodsandsnackswhichwillgiveyouachancetoexperiencingrichChinesefoodculture.Inaddition,everystudentisfriendlytoforeignfriends,thatwillmakeiteasyforyoutogetalonggoodwiththem.Lastbutnotleast,wecandowhatwecantohelpyou,an