宁夏银川市兴庆区长庆高级中学2023学年高考冲刺模拟英语试题（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．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must2．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/3．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't4．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when5．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto6．Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith7．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow8．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout9．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so10．—Let’sgotothecinemathisSundaymorning.—I’dloveto，butI________asavolunteerinmycommunitythen.A．willwork B．haveworkedC．willbeworking D．wasworking11．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown12．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout13．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof14．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what15．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast16．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious17．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a;the C．/;the D．a;a18．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should19．—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.—Her______smilecan’thidehersorrow.A．arbitrary B．artificialC．compulsory D．conventional20．––Aretherepairsfinishedyet?––Yes,they______whenIcamebackhome.A．wouldbecompletedB．wouldcompleteC．hadcompletedD．hadbeencompleted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）It’snotcommonthatagrandmotheraged89iscrownedQueenofIcebergsinnorthAmerica,butwhenitdoeshappenit’squitethesight.OnarecenttriptoIceland,JudithStrengbecamethatgrandmaafterhersonattemptedtotakeaphotographofhersittingonanicestructurethatlookslikeathrone(宝座)atDiamondBeachinJokul.ShortlyafterStrengsatdowntopose,thepieceoficebrokeoffandfloatedintothewater.“Ithoughtitwassafe.Onegirlhadbeenonitandthentwogirlsatthesametime,anditwasverysecurewiththem.WhenIgotonit,itstartedtoshakeandawavewascomingin.Averylargewavecameinandmadethethronekindofshake,andIcouldtellthatIwasslippingoff,”StrengtoldABCNews.Streng’sstorywenthotafterher24-year-oldgranddaughterCatherinetweetedatextmessageexchangeshehadwithherfatherabouttheincident.“MygrandmotheralmostgotlostatseainIcelandtoday!”Catherine,whoteachesEnglishinSeoul,SouthKorea,explainedviaTwitterthatherfatherdescribedthescenevividly.HehasaPhDinEnglish,anddescribedtheeventinthefollowingwords,“Sheclimbedtothethroneafterawavehadpulledbackandleftitbrieflyexposedonthebeach.Thenawavewashedinandremovedtheicethrone,rockingitfromsidetoside.Whenthewaveleft,itliftedthethroneandcarriedheroutintotheseawiththetide.”LuckilyfortheStrengfamily,Randy,alicensedboatcaptainfromFloridawithknowledgeofwaterrescuestrategieswitnessedthewholething,andwasabletosavetheday.1、Wherewasthegrandmawhenhersonwastakingapictureforher?A．Onacrown. B．Inaniceboat.C．Atathronebeach. D．Onaniceberg.2、HowdidCatherinespreadthisaccident?A．Bydrawingavividpicture.B．Byexchangingtweeteraccount.C．BytalkingwithherfatherinSeoul.D．Bypostingthetextmessageexchangewithherfather.3、Whosavedthegrandmother?A．Catherine. B．Streng.C．Randy. D．Judith.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TakingPicturesMustbeVeryDangerousB．AGrandmaFloatedouttotheSeaonanIcebergC．AnOptimisticFamilyWhoLoveIcebergD．TheLicensedBoatCaptainWentHotSlowly22．（8分）Whydoyougotothelibrary?Forbooks,yes--butyoulikebooksbecausetheytellstories.Youhopetogetlostinastoryorbetransportedintosomeoneelse'slife.Atonetypeoflibrary,youcandojustthat--eventhoughthere'snotasinglebook.AtaHumanLibrary,insteadofbooks,youcan“borrow”people.Individualsvolunteerashuman“books”andparticipantsintheeventcan“read”thebook--meaningtheywouldhaveaone-on-oneconversationwiththevolunteerandshareinadialogueaboutthatindividual'sexperience.“Books”arevolunteersfromallwalksoflifewhohaveexperienceddiscrimination(歧视)basedonrace,religion,class,genderidentity,age,lifestylechoices,disabilityandotheraspectsoftheirlifeForacertainamountoftime,youcanaskthemquestionsandlistentotheirstories,whichareasfascinatingandasattractiveasanyyoucanfindinabook.Manyofthestorieshavetodowithsomekindofstereotype.Youcanspeakwitharefugee(难民),asoldiersufferingfromPTSD,ahomelesspersonorawomanlivingwithHIV.TheHumanLibraryencouragespeopletochallengetheirownlong-heldbeliefs-totrulygettoknow,andlearnfromsomeonetheymightotherwisemakeaquickjudgmentabout.Accordingtoitswebsite,theHumanLibraryis“aplacewheredifficultquestionsareexpected,appreciatedandanswered.”Itprovidestheopportunityforthecommunitytoshareandunderstandtheexperiencesofothersintheircommunity.TheHumanLibraryOrganizationcametobeinCopenhagen,Denmarkin2000.RonniAbergel,hisbrotherDany,andsomecolleagueshostedafour-dayduringamajorNorthernEuropeanfestival,hopingtoraiseawarenessaboutviolenceamongyouth.Afterthesuccessofthisevent,AbergelfoundedtheHumanLibraryOrganization,whichhasbeengrowingeversince.Thoughthereareafewpermanenthumanlibraries,mostaren’tplacesatall,butevents.Thoughmanydotakeplaceatphysicallibraries,youdon’tneedalibrarycard—anyonecancomeandbepartoftheexperience.Therehavebeenhumanlibraryeventsallovertheglobe,inuniversitiesandinpubs,fromChicagotoTunistoEdinburghtoSanAntonio.Thestoriesthese"books"tellrangefromfascinatingtoheartbreakingandeverythinginbetween.Andthat'stheverypointoftheorganization--toprovethatnopersoncanbesummedupinjustoneword.Itseekstoshowpeoplethatyoutrulycan'tjudgeabookbyitscover---orbyitstitleorlabel.1、The“books”inhumanlibrariesare____________.A．long-heldbeliefsattractingindividualsB．inspiringstonesmotivatingpeopleintroubleC．eventsinwhichpeoplecantalktovolunteersD．unfairly-treatedpeoplesharingtheirexperiences2、TheeventinCopenhagenissignificantbecauseit_______.A．aimedtohelptheyoungsufferingfromviolenceB．attemptedtoreplacetraditionalphysicallibrariesC．laidafoundationfortheHumanLibraryOrganizationD．ledtoapleasingdevelopmentforthecommunitywithracism3、Inhumanlibraries,thereadersarelikelyto_________.A．deepentheirunderstandingofpeople B．enrichtheirownpersonalexperiencesC．hearthestoriesfromallovertheworld D．makequickjudgmentsaboutthe“books”4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.A．compareandevaluate B．informandexplainC．discussandpersuade D．analyzeandsuggest23．（8分）ResearchersattheUniversityofYorkinEnglandpublishedtheirfindingsonfacialrecognitionthat,onaverage,peoplecanrememberasmanyas5,000faces.Therehavebeenmanystudiesrecentlyonfacialrecognitiontechnology.Buttheauthorsofthisstudysaytheirsisthefirsttimethatscientistshavebeenabletoputanumbertotheabilitiesofhumanstorecognizefaces.RobJenkins,leaderoftheresearch,saidtheresearchers’studycenteredon“thenumberoffacespeopleactuallyknow.”andwerenotabletodiscoverwhetherthereisa“limitonhowmanyfacesthebraincanhandle.”Jenkinssaidtheabilitytotellindividualpeopleapartis“clearlyimportant.”Intoday’smodernworldofbigcities,wemeetanddealwiththousandsofpeople.Thestudysuggestsourfacialrecognitionabilitieshelpustodealwiththemanydifferentfacesweseeonthescreens,aswellasthoseweknow.Theresultsofthestudygiveabaselineforcomparingthe“facialvocabulary”ofhumanswithfacialrecognitionsoftware.Today,facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedinmanyways,includingbylawenforcementagenciestopreventcrimeandviolence.Governmentsuseittokeepsecretareassecureand,inextremecases,controlpopulations.Somegovernmentsusethesoftwaretowatchpeopleandfindoutwheretheygoandwhattheydo.EvenFacebookusesfacialrecognition.Forexample,whenyounameafriend,Facebooktechnologymayrecognizetheperson’sfacefromadifferentpictureyouhadsharedbefore.Forthehumanstudy,peoplespentonehourwritingdownasmanyfacesfromtheirpersonallivesaspossible.Atfirst,theyfounditeasytocomeupwithmanyfaces.Butbytheendofthehour,theyfoundithardertothinkofnewones.Theirchangeinspeedlettheresearchersestimatewhentheywouldhaverunoutoffacescompletely.1,000to10,000facesremembered.Peoplewhotookpartinthestudywerealsoshownthousandsofphotographsoffamouspeople.Researchersaskedthemwhichonestheyrecognized.Tomakesuretheyknewthesepeople,researchersrequiredthemtorecognizetwodifferentphotosofeachfamousperson.Theresultsshowedthattheparticipantsknewbetween1,000and10,000faces.Howdotheyexplainsuchawiderange?Jenkinssaidoneexplanationmaybethatsomepeoplehaveanaturalabilityforrememberingfaces.“Therearedifferencesinhowmuchattentionpeoplepaytofacesandhowwelltheyprocesstheinformation.”Alsoitcouldbebecauseofdifferentsocialenvironments.Somepeoplemayhavegrownupinmorepopulatedplaces.So,theymayhavehadmoresocialcontactthroughouttheirlives.Researchersthinkagemaybeaninterestingareaforfurtherresearch.“Itwouldbeinterestingtoseewhetherthereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesweknow”,Jenkinssaid.Hesaiditispossiblethatwegathermorefacesthroughoutourlifetime.But,headded,therealsomaybeanageatwhichwestarttofindithardertorememberallofthosefaces.1、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?A．Peoplecanrememberupto5,000facesaveragely.B．Peoplecanwritedownupto10,000facesquickly.C．Thereisalimittothenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.D．Thereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.2、Thescientistscarriedouttheresearchaimingto______.A．bethefirsttonumberthefacespeoplecanrememberB．helppeoplerecognizemanydifferentfacesC．improvepeople’sfacialvocabularyD．developfacialrecognitionsoftware3、Facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedbygovernmentsto________.A．predictandpreventcrime B．trackandmonitorpeopleC．nameafriendonFacebook D．controlpopulationsinsecretareas4、InJenkins’opinion,whatmaycontributetopeople’sdifferentfacialvocabulary?A．Growingconditions. B．Naturalenvironment.C．Personalexperience. D．Informationtechnology.24．（8分）Afewmonthsago,IdecidedthatIwasgoingtotreatmyselftoa4-daygetawayfromLosAngelesandvisitChicago.Igotafreeairplaneticket,buthadtopaythehotelincash,whichIreallycouldn’tafford.Ifoundatravelwebsitewhereadiscounted3-nightstaywaspurchasedfromarecentlyopenedhotel.Aboutthreeweeksbeforethetrip,IhadtoregretfullycancelandonlythendidIrealizetheroom,whiletransferabletoanotherperson,couldn’tbechangedtoalaterdateandwasn’trefundable.ForthenexttwoweeksItriedsellingitonCraig’slistwithnosuccess.Fivedaysbeforethe“bigweekend”,IgaveuptryingtogetanymoneybackanddecidedI’dcontactsomeacquaintanceswholiveinChicagoandoffersomeoneafree“staycation”.Aftertryingahandfulofpeople,allofwhomalreadyhadtheirownplans,Iwasdeterminedtohavetheroomnotgotowaste.That’swhenitsuddenlyoccurredtomethatIwaslookingattheroomsinthewrongway.Insteadofviewingthemforvacationpurposes,surelytheremustbeawaytoputthemtogooduse,andthatwaswhentheideathatsomesortofsheltermightbeabletouseithitme.Ieventuallyfoundonewhosefocusisaidingvictimsofdomesticviolence.Thisparticularonewaswillingtolistentomyout-of-left-fieldstoryandmadeiteasiertotransfertherooms.Theshelterwasworkingwithadesperatewomanandherdaughter,whowerefortunatelyabletomakeuseoftheroom.Iwaslatertoldbytheshelter“theyhadablast”.1、Wecanlearnfromparagraph1thattheauthor______.A．hadatightbudgetforhisholidayB．boughthisflightticketusingcashC．plannedtogoonbusinessinChicagoD．ordereda4-daygetawayfromawebsite2、Whatwastheauthor’sfirstchoicewhenherealizedthesituation?A．Makingthetriphimself.B．Doingafavortoafriend.C．Complainingtotheauthority.D．Gettinghismoneyback.3、Whatdidtheauthorfinallydowithhisroomreservation?A．Hesoldittosomeoneonvacation.B．Hedonatedittoneedystrangers.C．Heputitofftoalaterholidaytime.D．Heuseditfordomesticviolence.4、Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat______.A．theauthorwasunhappywiththeresultB．theprogramwasshockedbytheeventC．thewomenweregratefulfortheroomD．theshelterwasaskingformorerooms5、Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor?A．Richandconsiderate.B．Fortunateandhumorous.C．Kind-heartedanddetermined.D．Modestandoptimistic.25．（10分）Imaginewakinguponedayandfindingthatyourbeautifullocalbeachisnomore—gone,itsfinewhitesandsweptawaybyanabnormalstorm.Yougoaboutyourdailybusinessfor12longyearsandthensuddenlythebeachisback,allitsgloryrestoredbyanotherstorm.ThisiswhathappenedontheislandofAchill,offthecoastofIreland,wherepeoplearecelebratingthereturnofthebeautifulAshleamBaybeachthatwastakenfromthemin2005.Thatinitselfisunusualenough,butthestorygetsevenbetter!Yousee,anotherbeachinAchilldidadisappearingactonce,buttookmuchlongertoreturn.ThebeachatDoonagh,locatedonlysixmilesawayfromAshleamBay,wasrestoredearlierin2016afterwavescreatedbyspringstormshadsweptawayallthesandin1984,leavingjustrockpoolsbehind.ThereislocallegendthatstretchesbackhundredsofyearsthatsaysthisbeachatAshlcamBayreturnsforashorteverysevenyearsthendisappearsagain.Butthistimearoundittookabitlongerthanthat.Itwaslastseenin2005anditstayedforafewmonthsatthattimebeforeitwaswashedawayagain.Asyoucanimagine,everyoneontheislandofAchillisthrilledtohavetheirsandybeachback,andeventhoughnooneknowshowlongit’sgoingtobearoundfor,theyaremakingthemostofthetimethey’vegotbeforeitdisappearsagain.Somemaybequicktobelieveclimatechangescausethephenomenon,butthat’snotthereasonthesetwobeachesinAchillkeepdisappearing,DrKevinLynch,ageographeratNUTGalway,saysthattheseoccurrencesaretheresultofhydrodynamics(流体力学)andsediment(沉积物)supply,ratherthanclimatechanges.Regardlessofwhat’scausingthem,disappearingandreappearingbeachesarejustpartofwhatmakesnaturesofascinating.1、Whatispeople’sreactiontothereturnoftheAshleamBaybeach?A．Fulloffear.B．Quitedelighted.C．Verydisappointed.D．Extremelyconfused.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutthebeachatDoonagh?A．ItisnotlocatedinIreland.B．Itdisappeared12yearsago.C．Itoncedisappearedformorethan30years.D．Itisjustmadeupofrocksandpools.3、Accordingtothelocallegend,whenshouldtheAshleamBaybeachhavecomeback?A．In1982.B．In2012.C．In2016.D．In2018.4、WhatdoesDrKevinLynchthinkofthephenomenon?A．Someabnormalstormsleadtoocean’senlargement,B．Itishardtouncoverthemysteryofbeach’sdisappearing.C．Climatechangescanresultinbeachesdisappearingcompletely.D．Hydrodynamicsandsedimentsupplycausetwobeachestodisappear.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）Twoyearsago,Shirley,wife,motheranddoctor,foundherselfwornout.Shegotupearlier,andwenttobedlater,justtomeeteveryday____，butlacked____forthethingsthatmatteredmost.Sheandherhusband,alawyer,begansearchingforwaysto___theirlives.“Wehadtodecidewhatwasreally____，”saysShirley.Theyknewtheywantedmoretimeto____withtheirthree-­year-­oldson,toexerciseandeatright,andtodevelopfriendship.Sothecouplechosetolivemoresimply,shoppingwithcarefornecessitiesandenjoyinginexpensive____suchasreading,cookingandgoingtothepark.ThenShirley____herjobandbeganworkingparttime.Sheprintedbusinesscardsthat____“Atyourservice,buy____alittletime”andhelpedclients(客户)withpersonaltaskslikeshopping,payingbillsand____parties.“Istillworkhard,butbeingabletocontrolmyhoursmakesa____，”shesays,“Icansparetimetotakemysontothe____orplaybasketballwithhim.Mystressandheadachesare____.”Shirleyandherhusbandare____aloneinwantingto____andliveasatisfyinglife.Asurveyfoundthat54percentofparentssaytheyhavelittletimewiththeirchildren,and47percentofmarriedcouples____thattheylacktimetogether.____doesthetimego?Formostpeople,____andcommuting(通勤)takeupmostoftheday.Simplifyingmeansbecoming____ofthewaysweusemoney,timeandenergy,andfindingwaystomakethingseasier.Thenwehavetogain____overlifeandhavetimeforthepleasures.1、A．activities B．servicesC．demands D．exercises2、A．time B．strengthC．money D．ability3、A．lead B．simplifyC．adapt D．consider4、A．comfortable B．interestingC．important D．hard5、A．study B．helpC．meet D．play6、A．pleasures B．placesC．tasks D．goods7、A．found B．receivedC．took D．quit8、A．read B．wroteC．showed D．told9、A．us B．yourselfC．children D．herself10、A．attending B．organizingC．having D．going11、A．life B．resultC．balance D．difference12、A．office B．hospitalC．park D．school13、A．gone B．betterC．strong D．obvious14、A．abit B．farfromC．muchtoo D．morethan15、．A．keeppace B．settledownC．takeoff D．slowdown16、A．expect B．doubtC．complain D．imagine17、A．How B．WhenC．Where D．Why18、A．traveling B．readingC．shopping D．working19、A．aware B．afraidC．proud D．sure20、A．value B．controlC．success D．experience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）TravellingaroundtheSydneydistrictisawonderfulexperience.Thesightseeingoptionsare1．(end),butmosttravelersbeginontheharborattheSydneyOperaHouse.Knownasoneofthewondersoftheworld,itis2．photographer’sdream.Thereisahuge3．(choose)ofaccommodationsavailableinthecityanditssurroundingarea.DarlingHarborisfamousforitsrestaurantsandfour-starhotels.UnderthefamousSydneyHarborBridgeistheRocksshoppingdistrict,which4．(call)“theheavenofshoppers”.Youcanspendatleastahalfday5．(wander)throughthealleysandsidestreetstotake6．everythingtheshopsoffer.Ontheothersideofharbor7．(lie)anothermust-visitspot,theTarongeParkZoo.Withanexcitingcollectionofnativeanimals,includinglionsandgiraffes,8．israretofindazoowithaviewofDarlingHarborandthecityskyline.TheRoyalBotanicGardeniswithinwalkingdistanceoftheOperaHouse,andisanabsolutelyperfectplaceforapicniclunch.Afterlunch,takeawalktoSydneyTower,9．youcanget360-degree10．(forget)viewsofthecity.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）该文中共有十处错误,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(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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、只允许修改十处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Duringthesummerholidaysinthisyear,IthoughtIshoulddosomethingmeaningfulinsteadofstayingathome、SoIgotajobattheKFCfastfoodrestaurantandworkingthereasacleaner、Iworkedsevenhouradayforthreeweeks、Thejobwashardandboredandseemedendless,whichmademetiredthatInearlygaveituphalfway、Afterall,Istuckto