山西省大同一中等重点中学2023学年高三六校第一次联考英语试卷（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．—DoyouknowwhatEUstandsfor,Tommy?—Sure．ItstandsfortheEuropeanUnion,______Europeanpoliticalandeconomicorganizationthatencouragestradeandfriendshipbetween______countriesthataremembers．A．an;the B．a;the C．the;/ D．an;/2．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean3．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which4．Onlywhen_________hard__________makeyourdreamcometrue.A．doyouwork;youcan B．youwork;youcanC．doyouwork;canyou D．youwork;canyou5．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful6．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout7．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are8．________aboutthemanwearingsunglassesduringnightthathewasdeterminedtofollowhim.A．SocuriousthedetectivewasB．SocuriouswasthedetectiveC．HowcuriouswasthedetectiveD．Howcuriousthedetectivewas9．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone10．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday11．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined12．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat13．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot14．Somepeoplesuggestchangingthedateforthecollegeentranceexamsinto______SaturdayandSundayofthefirstweekofJune,whichIthinkis______goodadvice.A．/;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．the;/15．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.16．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough17．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make18．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those19．---Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．----_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please20．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion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）Must-readBooksthatAreHittingtheBigScreenThisYearTheZookeeper’sWifebyDianeAckermanStarring:JessicaChastainandJohanHeldenberghReleaseDate:July31,2017Thistruestoryisbothheartbreakingandheartwarming.AckermanartfullyretellsthestoryofJanandZabinskiandhowtheyusedtheirzootosaveoverthreehundredpeoplefromtheNazis.Aftertheirzoowasbombed,theymanagedtohidepeopleinanimalcages,givinganimalnamestotheirguestsandhumannamestotheiranimals.Thisisonestorywetrulyhopelivesuptothehopeonfilm.TheLostCityofZbyDavidGrannStarring:SiennaMillerandRobertPattinsonReleaseDate:August14,2017Lookingforadventure?Thisstoryisjustwhatyouneed.Thebook(andfilm)tellsthetaleofBritishexplorerPercyFawcettandhowheventuredintotheAmazonjunglein1925,nevertoreturn.It'sanenchantingmysterythatwecan’twaittoseeplayoutonscreen.TheDinnerbyHermanKochStarring:RichardGereandRebeccaHallReleaseDate:October5,2017Wealwayssaywe'ddoabsolutelyanythingforourkids,right?Thestorybeginswithtwocouplespolitely,eatingdinnertogether,avoidingaconversationabouttheirchildrenwhohavecommittedahorrificact.Asthestorygoeson,you'llseejusthowfartheseparentswillgotoprotecttheonestheylove.TheCirclebyDaveEggersStarring:EmmaWatsonandPattonOswaltReleaseDate:November28,2017Ayoungwoman,Mae,ishiredtoworkforapowerfulInternetcompanyandFeelslikeshe'shitthejobjackpot.Thefacilityisveryadvanced,lively,andabitwild.Mae'sstorybeginsasoneofambitionbutsoontumsintoaheart-racingstoryofsuspense.1、WhydidJanandZabinskiputpeopleinanimalcages?A．Toofferthemlivingplaces B．TotreatthemasanimalsC．Toavoidbeingbombed D．TohidefromtheNazis2、Whoplaystheroleofamodernwhite-collarwoman?A．EmmaWatson B．RebeccaHallC．SiennaMiller D．JessicaChastain3、Whencanyougotoseethefilmifyouenjoyadventurestories?A．InJuly B．InAugustC．InOctober D．InNovember4、Whichofthefollowingisrelatedtoparents'raisingkids?A．TheZookeeper'sWife B．TheLostCityofZC．TheDinner D．TheCircle22．（8分）AllSummerCampProgramsLlandovery,Wale,UKLanguageandMusicforLife(LMFL)—Foundedin1997,LMFLoffersunique2-weeksummermusicandlanguagecourses.LMFLprovidesqualityone-to-onetraininginawiderangeofinstruments&voicelessonsforhighly-motivatedmusiciansofallages.Studyprograms&classesinclude:2weekswithMusicalMasterclasses:Composition;Violin;Piano;Recorder;GuitarandClassicalSinging...Saint-Raphael,FranceFranceLangueandCulture(FLC)—Experienceafun,educationallanguageholidayforallthefamilythissummer!FLCisthemostfamily-friendlylanguageschoolprovidingFrenchsummerclassesforteensandyoungchildren.Studyprograms&classesinclude:1-4WeekSessions.Children’sSummerCampsforages4-12,withhomestayaccommodationbyFrenchhostfamilies.QuebecCity,Quebec,CanadaEdu-InterSummerLanguageSchool(EI)—EIofferssummerFrenchprogramsforchildrenandteenagers(ages10-17)andadults(16+).QuebecCityistheonlymajorcityinCanadathatoffersa100%French-speakingenvironment,makingittheideallocationforlearningandpracticingFrench.Studyprograms&classesinclude:2weeks’SummerFrenchPrograms:ForChildren&Teenagers(ages10-17).French&Dance.French&HorseRiding...Cambridge,England,UKReachCambridge—AcademicCamps(RC)—RCoffersUK&internationalhighschoolstudentstheopportunitytogainaninvaluableacademicexperiencethroughasummercourse.Weprovideuniqueandacademicprogramsforstudents(ages14-18).Studyprograms&classesinclude:3weeks’SummerCamps.Chemistry&Medicine.ComputerScience&Math.Economics&ESL...1、WhyisQuebectheideallocationforlearningandpracticingFrench?A．ItofferssummerFrenchprograms.B．ItistheonlymajorcityinCanada.C．IthasaSummerFrenchLanguageSchool.D．Ithasa100%French-speakingenvironment.2、Ifaboyis18andlovescomputerscience,whichsummercampsuitshimbest?A．LMFL. B．FLC． C．EI. D．RC．3、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat____________.A．RChelpskidsimprovetheirhorse-ridingskillB．kidscanenjoyone-to-onetrainingatLMFLC．kidscanstayatFrenchhostfamiliesatEID．FLCwasfoundedin1997inFrance23．（8分）Thereisonetypeofillnessintheworldthathasasevereeffectonmorepeoplethananythingelseandisverydeadly.Ifuntreated,thisillnesscouldaffecteverythingyoudo.Whatisthisillness?Depression.Seriousdepressionrequiresprofessionaltreatment.Self-induceddepressionissomethingeachofuscanchange.Everyone’scircumstancesaredifferent,butthecausesofself-induceddepressionarecommon:lowself-esteem,hurtfulthinkingandabadattitude.Sohowcanwechangethewaywethink,feel,andhaveacheerfulattitude?Firstwemustlookatourselves,trulyandhonestlyexaminingourmotivesforwhatwewishtoaccomplish.Ifyouaredissatisfiedbecauseyoufeelyouhaven’torcan’tdoanything,thenonestepisneeded—tosetgoals.Alwaysstartyourgoalsrelativelysmallandeasytoattain.Thinkofthemassand;onegrainmaybeinsignificant(微不足道的)butasagrouptheyformthebeach.Onceyouhavesetandattainedsmallgoalsforyourself,moveontoslightlylarger,morechallenginggoals.Ittakesnotjustsettinggoalsbutpositivethinking.Howcanweobtainthis?Thereareanumberoffactorsthatcanmakeusthinknegativelyandoneofthoseisdiet.Inmyopinion,apersonwhoeatsalotoftake-outandfastfoodisfeedingtheirbodyjunk.StartbyeatingbetterfoodswhichgivethebodymuchNEEDEDminerals.Ifyourphysicalbodyishappy,it’smucheasierforyourmentalbodyor“thinkingability”tobehappy.[Next,exercise.Halfanhouradayisrecommendedforpositivewell-being.Thenthinkaboutgoodmemoriesyouhad,orgenerallythinkofthingsthatmakeyousmile.Remember,everythingyouwearcostsmoneybuttowearasmileisfree.Asmilecanbethedifferencebetweenanaveragedayandagreatday.Ifyoufollowthesesteps,positivechangeisontheway.1、WhichofthestatementsaboutdepressionisTRUE?A．Depressionisakindofillnessthatcan’tbecuredlikesomecancer.B．Depressioncanallbecuredsuccessfullybydoctorsinaneasyway.C．Thosewhosufferfromdepressionliveinthesamecircumstances.D．Thosewhosufferfromdepressionholdnegativeattitudes.2、Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat________.A．apracticalgoalcanhelppeopletoachieveasenseofsuccessB．weshouldn’tbesatisfiedwithsmallgoalsthatareinsignificantC．weshouldavoidchallenginggoalsthatmayresultinfailureD．peoplecanenjoyhappinesseveniftheysetinappropriategoals3、Whatcanweinferfromthereadingpassage?A．Thosewhocanachievesmallgoalscansurelyachievebigones.B．Depressionhassomethingtodowiththefoodpeopleeat.C．Youcanonlyexercisehalfanhourifyouwanttogetridofdepression.D．Smilemakesnosensetothefeelingindailylife.24．（8分）Myfavoritebook,TheSecretbyRhondaByrne,talksaboutaformulacalled“SFF”whichstandsfor“stoppingfindingfaults”.Iusedtobeacriticalpersonandtriedtofindfaults.IguessIsomehowinheritedthischaracterfrommyfather.Actually,manygoodqualitiesofmyfatherareworthadmiringexceptthis.Myfatheristhepersonwhoconstantlylooksformistakesinotherpeopleandhethinksnooneisperfectintheworld.Hischaractercreatedanegativeatmosphereinmyfamily.Iwasthesameasmyfather,soIoftenfeltangry,disappointed,depressed,andlonelyinschool.AfterIhadreadmyfavoritebookIbegantoseek“goodthings”inotherpeople.Ithascompletelychangedmylife.NowIfeelhappier,Ihavemorefriends,Ihavemoretrustinpeople,andIrealizeeveryonehastheirownstrength!AnotherimportantlessonIgotfromthisbookisthatIshouldalwaysbehavemyselfinapositivemanner.Let’sadmitthatwesometimescomplainaboutoursituation.That’snotgood.“Believeitornot,peopledon’tliketolistentonegativeopinions.”OnemorevaluablelessonIgotfromthebookisthatIshouldbeagoodlistener.WhenIwasyounger,IonlywantedpeopletopaywholeattentiontomywordssothatIcouldshowthemhowimportantIwas.Iwasveryproudandwouldshowoffmyachievementsinschoolwithoutconsideringothers’feeling.Ihadveryfewfriendsandmostpeopleconsideredmeasan“arrogant”person.Now,Ifinditmusheasiertomakefriendsaftermakingsomechanges!1、WhydoestheauthorlikethebookTheSecret?A．Becausehe’sfoundthesecretofsuccessfromit.B．Becausethebookuncoversthesecretsofhappiness.C．Becausehe’slearnthisfather’scharactersfromit.D．Becauseithelpshimchangehisattitudetowardslife.2、Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor’sfather?A．Hemakeshissonfeelangryanddisappointed.B．Helikesfindingfaultswithpeoplearoundhim.C．Heseemsacriticalpersonbutinfacteasy-going.D．Hecancreateanegativeatmospherewhennecessary.3、Theunderlinedword“arrogant”probablymeans“______”.A．self-important B．admirableC．troublesome D．cold-blooded4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Topersuadereaderstobegoodlisteners.B．Tosharehispainfulchangingexperience.C．Totellreaderstheinfluenceofabookonhim.D．Toshowtheresultofhisfather’snegativecharacter.25．（10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．youshouldfeelguiltyaboutusingthemobilephone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）PleaseBeatMeIoncehadtheopportunitytomeetDanMiller,anAmishneighborofmudad.Hetoldmethatyearsagomydadhad1tohimthathisappletreeslookedbeautifulbutweren’tproducinganyapples.Afterlistening2,Dantoldmydadtogohome,grabahammerandgivehistreesaseverebeatingaroundthe3Hesaidtheyneededtohavesomethingto4themup-thatlifehadbeentoo5andtheyneededachallengetocomealive.Whilethisseemedcontrary6thecarefulfertilizing,wateringandnurturingmydadhadbeengivinghisprizedtrees,he7thewisdomofhisAmishneighbor.Thenextyearthetreesproducedsoheavilythatmydadsawbranches8undertheweightofthenumberofapples.WithalittleresearchInowfindthatthisisa9approach.Weknowthatroses,10lefttothemselves,willgrowleavesbutfew11Thebestwaytogetthemtoproducewhattheyare12todoistocutthembackseverelyandannually13growingroots.Istherea14inthisforus?EverydayIhearfrompeoplewhohavehadallthe15—famousuniversitydegrees,finehomes,carsandpositions.Andtheysuspecttheeasylifethey’vebeengiveniskeepingthemfromthe16ofadventurethatwouldreleasethebestversionofthemselves.Areyoutakingthe“17”routeinlifetoavoidthestressesandchallengesthataretryingtoreleaseyourbiggest18?Andno,youprobablydon’tneedtofindsomeoneto19youortocreateastressfulsituationinyourlife.Iknowthatinmine,thosethingshavejust20consistently.ButIhopeI’mgettingsmarterinseeing“Whatdoesthismakepossible?”1、A．complainedB．suggestedC．explainedD．reported2、A．angrilyB．gladlyC．anxiouslyD．carefully3、A．rootB．trunkC．branchD．field4、A．cutB．bringC．wakeD．send5、A．easyB．longC．hardD．busy6、A．withB．toC．forD．in7、A．provedB．doubtedC．trustedD．learned8、A．hangingB．wavingC．flyingD．breaking9、A．crazyB．mysteriousC．strangeD．common10、A．ifB．becauseC．unlessD．though11、A．fruitsB．rosesC．grassesD．bushes12、A．approvedB．scheduledC．expectedD．exposed13、A．putdownB．digupC．pulloutD．cutoff14、A．lessonB．skillC．secretD．fact15、A．chancesB．advantagesC．resultsD．concerns16、A．courseB．priceC．challengeD．danger17、A．roughB．shortC．familiarD．safe18、A．harvestB．courageC．emotionD．knowledge19、A．comfortB．supportC．loveD．beat20、A．sortedoutB．leftoutC．shownupD．setdown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）Ahumanoidrobot（类人机器人）namedSophiahasmadehistorybybecomingthefirstrobotintheworld1．(award)citizenship.SaudiArabia（沙特阿拉伯）onWednesdayofferedcitizenshiptotherobot,designedbyDavidHanson.JournalistAndrewRossmadethe2．(announce)attheendofaninterviewwithSophia.Sophia3．(response),withoutmissingabeat:“IwanttothankverymuchthekingdomofSaudiArabia.”“Iamvery4．(pride)andhonoredforthisuniquedistinction.Thisishistoricaltobethefirstrobotintheworldtoberecognizedwithacitizenship,”therobotsa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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、B2、A3、D4、D5、C6、A7、A8、B9、B10、D11、B12、D13、D14、D15、A16、B17、C18、C19、B20、A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、1、D2、A3、B4、C22、1、D2、D3、B23、HelicopterAerialTourExploretheGrandCannon(大峡谷)fromtheeyesoftheeagle.Awonderful12-to15-minutehelicoptertourwillsoarthroughthecanyonforanaerialexperienceofwonderfulviews.Ouraerialtourisnotavailableanywhereelseintheworld!Ticket:$120.00perperson,plus10%tax.Pleasecallusat1-888-868-9378forseasonalrates,specialsortobookbyphone.Helicopter-BoatTourHelicoptertourstartsattheGrandCanyon,WestSide.Takea4,000-foolfalltotheColoradoRiverbelow.Helicoptersfall4,000feetfromthecanyonsidetothebanksoftheColoradoRiverwherevisitorscanenjoy315-to20-minuteboatridedowntheColorado.Ticket:$150.00perperson,plus10%tax.ChampagneHelicopterTourExperiencethebeautyoftheGrandCannon:Soarabovethe