兴义市第八中学2023学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题（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．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched2．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May3．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how4．Housepricesareusuallymuchhigher________therearesubwaystationsaround.A．where B．unless C．while D．though5．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before6．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding7．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated8．Ensuringeverychildequalrightstoeducationis_____thekeytotheeliminationofinequalityacrosstheworldlies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where9．—Howwasyourjobinterview?—Verysuccessful.I________myhomeworkaboutthecompany,youknow.A．haddoneB．havedoneC．didD．wasdoing10．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic11．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where12．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for13．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that14．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might15．______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh16．—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom17．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a;the D．/；a18．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone19．Thenewproductisbeyondallpraiseandhasquicklytakenoverthemarket________itssuperiorquality.A．intermsof B．onaccountofC．onbehalfof D．ontopof20．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．aren’tthey D．isn’tit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）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”,oftenusedinasituationaquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstormasingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainstreamofcurrent,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervaporinitchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticles(颗粒)likedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairissqueezedoutatthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Warmandwetair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldandwetair. D．Coldanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Allthunderstormsdon’tstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Abriefintroductionofapeacefulstorm.B．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.C．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.D．Ananalysisofcausesandeffectsofastorm.22．（8分）Otherpeoplemayhavetheirownagenda(议程)forourlife;wecanvaluetheirinputbutwedon’thavetotakeittoheart.Aschildren,ourparentshaddreamsforus.Theywarnedustodowellinschool,andtodowhateverwasnecessarytoreachourhighestpotential.Laterinlife,friendsmaytrytosetusupwiththeirideaoftheperfectpartnerortheperfectjob.Peopleclosetousmayhaveideasabouthowweshouldliveourlives,ideasthatusuallycomefromloveandthedesireforustobehappy.Othertimes,theycomefromaplaceofneedwithinthem-whetheritistheparentwhowantsustoliveouthisorherdreamsorthefriendwhowantsustoplayanalready-definedrole.Whateverthecase,wecanappreciateandconsiderthosepeople’sinput,butfinallywemustfollowourownguidance.Theremaycomeatimewhenallthesuggestionscanbecomeoverbearing(霸道的).Wemayfeelthatthepeoplewelovedon’tapproveofourjudgment,whichcanhurtourfeelings.Itcandisturbthechoiceswemakeforourlivesbymakingusdoubtourselvesbeforewe’vehadachancetodecidewhatwewant.Wecantellourlovedoneshowmuchweappreciatetheirthoughtsandideas,butthatweneedtoliveourownlivesandmakeourowndecisions.Wecanexplainthattheyneedtoletuslearnfromourownexperiences.Whentheyseethatwearehappywithourlivesandthepathwearetakingtoreachourgoals,theycanmakesurethatallweneedthemtodoistoshareinourjoy.1、Peopleclosetousoftentellusideastoshowtheir.A．authorityB．concernC．potentialD．happiness2、Whatshouldwedowhenwedisagreewithourfriends’advice?A．Provethatourchoicesareright.B．Makethemfollowourdecisions.C．Tellthemourchoicedirectlywithoutcompromise.D．Letthemknowweshouldmakeourowndecisions.3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．OfferingsuggestionsB．AppreciatingsuggestionsC．AcceptingsuggestionsD．Exchangingsuggestions23．（8分）UrbanTransportationinCanadaPublictransportation&TransitpassesAllcitiesandmostmajortownsinCanadahaveapublictransportationsystemwithoneormoremodesoftransportation(bus,subway,train,etc.).ThebusisthemostcommonformofurbantransportationinCanada.Tousepublictransportation,youmustpurchaseaticketoratransitpass.Transitpassesallowyouunlimiteduseofpublictransportationforaspecificperiod(onemonthormore).Theyareusuallycheaperthanbuyingmanyticketsifyouplantousepublictransportationoften.TransportationforpeoplewithdisabilitiesPublictransportationoftenhasfeaturestoassistpeoplewithdisabilities.Inmanycitiesandtowns,therearealsotransportationservicesavailablespecificallyforpeoplewithlimitedmobility,suchasspeciallyequippedbuses.Youcanfindoutabouttheseservicesinthesamewayyouwouldlearnmoreaboutotherpublictransportationoptions.EtiquetteonpublictransportationWhentakingpublictransportationsuchasabusortrain,itisimportanttounderstandtheunspokenrulesofconductinthesharedspace.Hereareafewthingstonote:◆Bepoliteandrespectfultoothersaroundyou.Forexample,maintainanappropriatenoiselevelwhentalkingormakingaphonecall.◆Ifyouarecarryingabackpackoralargeshoulderbaginacrowdedpublictransitvehicle,keepitclosetoyou,preferablyatyourfeettoavoidhittingpeoplewithitasyouwalkby.◆Avoidpushingortouchingothersinordertomakemoreroomforyourself.Sometimespublictransitcanbecomeverycrowded,butitisimportanttokeepcalmandgiveothersappropriatepersonalspace.◆Haveyourproofofpaymentaccessibleincaseyouareaskedtoshowit.1、Whatistheadvantagesofusingtransitpassesoverbuyingtickets?A．Lowercosts. B．Safertrips.C．Longerservicehours. D．Moreuseoftransport.2、Howdoesthetransportationsystemhelppeoplewithdisabilities?A．Byofferingfewertransportationoptions.B．Byrunningspecialtransportservices.C．Bylimitingtheirmobilityoncitybuses.D．Byprovidingfreeridesintownsandcities.3、Whatisconsideredimpoliteonpublictransportation?A．Loweringyourspeakingvoice. B．Placingbackpacksatyourfeet.C．Havingyourproofofpaymentathand. D．Stayingclosetootherpassengers.24．（8分）When12girlsfromSanFernandohighschoolinCaliforniareceivedagrant(助学金)todevelopaninventiontosolveareal-worldproblem,theydecidedtocreateasolar-poweredshelter.Nowforoverayear,thegirlshavebeenworkingafterschoolandoverthewinterandspringbreakstocompletetheirproject.“TheyhavethisamazingdrivethatI'veneverseenbefore,”saidVioletMardirosian,amathteacheratSanFernandoHigh.“Ithoughtatthebeginningthatmaybesomeofthemwouldgiveup,saying'Ididn'texpectthismuchwork,'buttheydon't.They'rejustworkinghardandthey'renotgivingup.”Livinginalow-incomecommunity(社区),thegirlshaveseentheproblemofhomelessnessfirst-hand,whichiswhytheychosethatpopulationtocreateaproductfor.Manyofthemarealsofromimmigrantfamiliesandhopethesolar-poweredsheltermighthelprefugees(难民).Seventeen-year-oldMaggieMejiasaidthatwhileshehadnoengineeringexperience,thegirlsfiguredoutasateamhowtocreatetheprototype(雏形),usinghow-tovideosandbooksthattaughtthemhowtocode.Butthemostimportantlessonshe'slearnedoverthecourseoftheprojectisn'ttechnical.“I'velearnedalotabouthelpingothers,helpingthecommunityandshowingabetterworldtootherpeople,”shesaid.ThegirlshavebeeninvitedtoMITtoshowtheirinvention.MardirosiansaysalltheparticipatingstudentshaveexpressedinterestingoingintoSTEM(science,technology,engineering,mathematics)fieldsandthatstudentsfromlowergradesarealreadyexpressinginterestinbeinginvolvednextyear.Shesays,“Manyofthemdidn'tthinkaboutengineeringbefore.Theythoughtmaybethey'renotmadeouttobeanengineer.Butworkingtogether,nowtheyrealizethey'reallneededinthisfield.Everyonehasfoundtheirimportanceinthispicture.”1、WhydidMardirosianthinksomegirlswouldquitthesubject?A．Itwasnotpracticalinreallife.B．Itdemandedalotoftimeandenergy.C．Itwasnotsupportedbytheirmathteacher.D．Itrequiredalotofmoneyandexpertknowledge.2、Whydidthegirlsdecidetocreateasolar-poweredshelter?A．Tosaveenergy. B．Towinascholarship.C．Tohelpthehomeless. D．TobeadmittedtoMIT.3、AccordingtoMaggie,whatisthemostvaluablelessonshehaslearnedfromtheproject?A．Howtocode. B．Thepowerofteamwork.C．Thewaytoteachherself. D．Howtomaketheworldabetterplace.4、WhatdoesMardirosianthinkoftheproject?A．Ittaughtgirlstobeindependent. B．Itshouldbecontinuednextyear.C．Itinspiredgirls'interestinSTEM. D．Itshowedtheimportanceofengineering.25．（10分）CantrainingYourWorkingMemoryMakeYouSmarter?Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive(认知的)abilitybeyondthelimitssetbyMotherNature.Soit’snowonderthatbrain-trainingprogrammes—whichtypicallyfocusontrainingourworkingmemory—areamultibillion-dollarindustry.Butcanthiskindoftrainingreallymakeussmarter?Cognitivetrainingseesthebrainasakindofmusclethatcanbemadestrongerwiththerightkindofpractice.Itconsistsoftasksorgamescarriedoutoncomputersorsmartphones.Despitemuchresearch,therehassofarbeennoagreementaboutitseffectiveness.Somethinkthatcognitivetrainingincreasesabroadrangeofcognitiveabilities,whileotherslessoptimistic.Yetwedoknowthatsomecognitiveskills,suchasworkingmemoryandintelligence,tendtogotogetherandarepredictorsofreal-lifeskillssuchasworkperformance.Thus,trainingonecognitiveskillmightleadtoanimprovementinmanyothercognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Thatisexactlytheunderlyinghypothesis(假设)onwhichworking-memorytrainingisbased.Totestthishypothesis,weexaminedallthestudiesaboutworking-memorytrainingwecouldfindwithnormallydevelopingchildren:26experimentsand1,601totalparticipants.Childrenrepresentanidealtestgroup:duringchildhood,skillsarestillatthebeginningoftheirdevelopment.Thus,cognitivetrainingismorelikelytosucceedwithchildrenthanadults.Theresultswereveryclear.Working-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffectonchildren’sfluidintelligence,aperson’sabilitytosolvenewproblemsandadapttonewsituations.Itdidn’tinfluencetheiracademicachievementorothercognitiveabilities,either.Theonlyreliableeffectwasthatchildrengotbetteratwhattheytrainedtodo.Nomore,noless.Soperformingworking-memorytasksdoesseemtomakeyoubetteratdoingthem.Nonetheless,thefactthatparticipantsgotbetteratsuchtasksdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheirworking-memoryabilityincreased.Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthatparticulartypeoftask.Theresultsdoindicatethattheuseofworking-memorytrainingprogramsasaneducationaltoolisfruitless.Moregenerally,togetherwithotherresearch,theresultscontributetodisprovingcognitivetrainingcompaniespromisesofabetterbrain.Theresultshaveevenmoreimportantimplicationstheoretically.Theyquestionthehypothesisthattraininggeneralcognitivemechanismscanaffectothercognitiveorreal-lifeskills.Beyondworking-memorytraining,otherrecentstudieshaveshowntheimprovingcognitiveskillsoutsidemusic-includingacademicskills.However,thesenegativeresultsmustnotdiscourageusfromtrainingourcognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Wejusthavetobeawareoftheactuallimitationsofsuchpracticeinareasoutsidewhatweareactuallytraining.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoit-themostefficientwaytodevelopaskillis,afterall,totrainthatskill.1、Tofindouttheeffectofworkingmemorytraining,theauthor________.A．madesomescientificstudiesB．reviewedthepreviousresearchC．compareddifferenttestgroupsD．gotsomechildreninvolvedintheexperiment2、Childrenjoiningintheexperimentswereableto__________.A．dobetterinthefieldwheretheyaretrainedB．obtaingreateracademicachievementsC．adjusttonewsituationsquicklyD．succeedwhentheydealwithreallifeproblems3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecognitivetraining?A．PessimisticB．DisapprovingC．ObjectiveD．Optimistic4、Cognitivetrainingislikelyto_______accordingtothepassage.A．discoverthesecretsofhumanmindsB．makeone’sbrainstrongerbywayofpracticeC．earnagoodnameforthetrainingcompanyD．bringmuchprofittothetrainingcompanies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）“Mywallet!Whereisit?”weremyfirstwordswhenIfoundoutmywalletwaslost．Isearchedmymemoryforafewgoodseconds，andthen1thatIhadleftmypreciouswalletinthelibrary．Tobe2，itwasinthepublictoiletofthelibrary!3thelibrarywasthenclosed，Ihadtowaituntilthenextmorningtobeginmy4．WhenIgotthereearlythenextday，allIfoundwasa5bathroom．Atthattime，allIcould6wasthatthepersonwhocleanedtherestroomhad7mywallet．SoI8approachedanoldladyatthefrontdesk．“Excuseme，isthereawalletfoundintherestroomyesterday?”Shewalkedthroughadoorand9foramoment．Thenshecamebacktothedesk．“No，”shesaid．Iquicklythankedherandwalkedoff，10．Finally，Ipainfully11thefactthatmywallethadgone．Aweeklater，Ireceivedamysterious12inthemail．Sureenough，itwasmy13!Andmostsurprisingly，14initwasmissing!Andtherewasalittleyellowpieceofpaperfoldedupinside．IslowlyunfoldeditandalittlemedalofChristfelloff．Thepaper15likehis：Always16thismedalwithyou，whateveryourreligionis，sotheangelthatwaswatchingoveryoulast17willalwaysbeclose．Thispersondidn’tevenleaveareturn18，soIcouldn’tthankwhoeveritwas．Fromthatdayon，Ipromisedmyselfto19thisexamplewhenIwasinasimilarsituation．Iwillmakeothersas20asIwaswhenIopenedthatpackage!1、A．predicted B．realized C．explained D．imagined2、A．obvious B．honest C．exact D．clear3、A．Because B．Although C．Unless D．Even4、A．work B．reading C．research D．search5、A．crowded B．noisy C．clean D．deserted6、A．runafter B．hopefor C．remember D．declare7、A．hidden B．picked C．ignored D．found8、A．secretly B．aimlessly C．politely D．angrily9、A．disappeared B．hesitated C．rested D．escaped10、A．surprised B．disappointed C．satisfied D．ashamed11、A．accepted B．considered C．changed D．covered12、A．present B．invitation C．notice D．package13、A．wallet B．book C．reward D．treasure14、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything15、A．exposed B．described C．read D．announced16、A．keep B．equip C．compare D．connect17、A．month B．fortnight C．week D．year18、A．reminder B．date C．message D．address19、A．set B．follow C．give D．take20、A．annoyed B．puzzled C．crazy D．happy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）Runningindividualofficialaccountsonsocial-networkingappWeChathasbecomeanewchannelforChinesepeopletoexpressthemselves,accordingtoasurvey.Atpresentmanymedia1．(organize),companiesandindividualsinChinahavelaunchedofficialaccountsonWeChat,2．(attempt)toattractmoresubscriberstoexpandtheirreach.Over66percentof2,001respondentssaidtheyarewillingtosetupindividualofficialWeChataccounts,while27.2percentsaidtheyhavealreadystartedsuchaccounts.Thesurvey,3．(publish)TuesdaybytheChinaYouthDaily,alsosaidexpressingfeelingsandviews,aswellasgainingpopularity,arethetopthreereasonspeoplewantindividualofficialaccounts.Morethanhalfofindividualofficialaccountsoffercontentconcerning4．(person)viewsandfeelings,aswellasentertainmentandrecreationinformation,thesurveysaid.Despiteonlyhaving75followers,WangYiran,5．collegestudentinShandongProvince,saidshewillkeeppostingupdates,assheconsiders6．ameaningfulwaytokeeprecordofherdailylifeandtoshareopinionswithothers.7．morethan540respondents8．haveindividualpublicaccountsonWeChat,5percentclaimedthatthey9．(build)popular"self-media"brandsusingtheiraccounts,10．12.2percentsaidtheyhadmademoneyfromtheaccountsthroughadvertising.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Formostpeople,itisalmostimpossibletooperateonacomputerwithoutamouse,letalonesurftheInternet、Awell-chosenmouseisreallyhandy,flexibleandconvenienceincontrollingthescreen、Withoutthefunctionsofinserting,deleting,movingandcopying,itenablesustoedittext,browsewebpagesanddownloadthatwewant、Itcanevenbringusafloodofmusics,moviesandPCgames、Justimagining,allthatcanbedonewithacutemouse、Aconvenienttoolcancertainmakeourworkeasier,anditdoesn’talwayshelpinapositiveway、Toomuchreadyinformationonourfingertipsleavesalittleroomforknowledgepursuing、Toomanyreadyanswersmakeuslessexcitedinfindingtruth、Relyingtoomuchonmouseclickingmakeusmuchlazierandlesscreative、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的加拿大笔友Peter七月份要带父母来成都市旅游，发邮件向你咨询相关信息。请按下列要点给他回信。1.介绍成都及景点如都江堰；2.体验成都人文文化；3.推荐交通工具。注意：1.词数100左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语已为你写好。DearPeter,I’mgladtolearnthat____________________________________________________________________________________________________