琼山中学2023学年高考考前提分英语仿真卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.—__________IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.A．That’sreasonable. B．Isn’titagoodidea?C．Doyouthinkso? D．Ican’tagreemore.2．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon3．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what4．Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．atnotimeB．atonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing5．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated6．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall7．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway8．ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword”isafiction,muchof__________happenedishistoricallytrue.A．that B．what C．which D．it9．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn10．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch11．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．amneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought12．Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．ashalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．asmuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas13．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual14．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone15．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes16．Scientistshavecometotheconclusion___________thetemperatureonEarthisgettinghigherandhigher.A．What B．thatC．which D．when17．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever18．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before19．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one20．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe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）“Birds”and“airports”aretwowordsthat,pairedtogether，don’tnormallypaintthemostharmoniouspicture.SoitreallyraisessomeeyebrowswhenChinaannouncesplanstobuildanairportthatisforbirds.Describedastheworld’sfirst-everbirdairport,theproposedLingangBirdSanctuary(保护区）inthenortherncoastalcityofTianjinis,ofcourse,notanactualairport.Rather，it'sawetlandpreservespecificallydesignedtoaccommodatehundreds-eventhousands-ofdailytakeoffsandlandingsbybirdstravelingalongtheEastAsian-AustralianFlyway.Over50speciesofmigratory(迁徙的）waterbirds，someendangered,willstopandfeedattheprotectedsanctuarybeforecontinuingtheirlongjourneyalongtheflyway.Locatedonaformerlandfillsite，the150-acreairportisalsoopentohumantravelers.(Halfamillionvisitorsareexpectedannually.)However，insteadofduty-freeshopping，themainattractionfornon-egg-layingcreaturesatTianjin’snewestairportwillbeagreen-roofededucationandresearchcenter,aseriesofraised“observationplatforms”andanetworkofscenicwalkingandcyclingpathstotalingover4miles.“TheproposedBirdAirportwillbeagloballysignificantsanctuaryforendangeredmigratorybirdspecies,whileprovidingnewgreenlungsforthecityofTianjin.”AdrianMcGregorofanAustralianlandscapearchitecturefirmexplainedofthedesign.Frequentlyblanketedinsmogsothickthatithasshutdownrealairports,Tianjinisacity---China’sfourthmostpopulous----thatwouldcertainlybenefitfromanewpairofhealthygreenlungs•1、Theunderlinedphrase“non-egg-layingcreatures”inParagraph3refersto?A．Visitors. B．Designers.C．Endangeredwaterbirds. D．Planes.2、Whatdoweknowabouttheairportaccordingtothepassage?A．Peoplecannotwatchbirdsupclosehere.B．Itislocatedona150-acrelandfillsite.C．Itfunctionsasanactualairportandawetlandpreserve.D．Itprovidesmigratorybirdswithfoodandshelter.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theairportwillbecomeapermanenthomeforbirds.B．Tianjinwillwinworldwidefameinthefuture.C．Tianjin’sairqualitywillimprovethankstotheairport.D．Tianjinwillbeabletoaccommodatemorepeople.4、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Airportsshutdownandopenup.B．ChinaistoopenthefirstBirdAirport.C．Airportsturnintogreenlungs.D．Birdsarenolongerenemiestoairports.22．（8分）Anewinternationalstudyshowsthatsomepeopledbiologicalclockplaysapowerfulrolefortheirlifeexpectancy,regardlessoflifestylechoices.PublishedinthelatestissueofAgingonWednesday,thestudyhasfoundthemostdefinitiveevidencetoexplainwhysomepeoplekeephealthylifestylebutdieyoungerthanothers.GeneticistSteveHorvathfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA),ledateamof65scientistsaroundtheworldtorecordage-relatedchangestohumanDNA,analysebloodsamplescollectedfrom13,000peopleandestimatetheirlifespan.Ahigherbiologicalage,regardlessofactualage,consistentlypredictsanearlierdeath,thestudysays.“Yougetpeoplewhoarevegan,sleep10hoursaday,havealow-stressjob,andstillendupdyingyoung,”Horvathsaidinastatement.“Wehaveshownsomepeoplehaveafasterinnateagingrate.”Thefindingsdiscoveredthat5percentofthepopulationagesatafasterbiologicalrate,whichtranslatedtoaroughly50percenthigherthanaverageriskofdeathatanyage.“Thegreathopeisthatwefindanti-aginginterventionsthatwouldslowyourinnateagingrate,”Horvathsaid,addingthat“thisisanimportantmilestonetorealizingthisdream.1、Howwasthestudyconducted?A．BycollectingandanalyzingdataB．ByinterviewinglotsofpeopleC．ByresearchingpreviousstudiesD．Bystudyingdifferentlifestyles2、Somepeoplekeephealthylifestylebutdieyoungerthanothersbecause.A．BybiologicalclockisnotpowerfulenoughB．themostdefinitiveevidencehasbeenfoundC．theyhaveahigheractualagethanothersD．theyagesatarelativelyfasterbiologicalrate3、Accordingtothestudy,itcanbeinferredthat.A．peoplewhokeephealthylifestyletendtolivelongerB．people’slifespancanbepredictedbytheirageC．anti-aginginterventionshaveprovedtoslowtheinnateagingrateD．5percentofpeoplearebelievedtohaveafasterinnateagingrat23．（8分）MoreandmorepeopleinAmericaarecelebratingtheIndianholidayDiwali.DiwaliisHindifor“rowoflights".ItisthemostimportantholidayinIndia.Manypeoplearoundtheworldarebeginningtocelebrateitaswell.TheUnitedStatesisoneoftheplaceswherethefestivalisbecomingmorecommon.DiwalicelebrationscannowbefoundatAmericanlandmarkslikeDisneylandinCaliforniaandNewYorkCity'sTimesSquare.Theyarealsoheldinmanyparksandmuseums.NeetaBhasincreatedtheTimesSquareevent.ShesaidIndianimmigrantshavefoundgreatsuccessinAmerica.But,shesaid,manyAmericansstilldonotknowmuchaboutIndia.So,shedecidedtoact.“Ifeltit'sabouttimethatweshouldtakeIndiatomainstreamAmericaandshowIndia'srichculture,heritage,artsandvarietytotheworld,"shesaid,“andIcouldn'tfindabetterplacethanTimesSquare.”BhasincametotheUnitedStatesfromIndia40yearsago.SheispresidentofASBCommunications,themarketingfirmbehindDiwaliatTimesSquare.Tensofthousandsofpeopleattendtheevent,nowinitsfourthyear.InIndia,Diwaliisafive-dayharvestfestivalheldjustbeforetheHinduNewYear.TheexactdateschangefromyeartoyearbutDiwaliisalwaysinthefall.Celebrationsincludelightingoillampsorcandlescalled“diyas".ADiwalicelebrationwilllightupDisneyCaliforniaAdventureParkinAnaheimthisyear.VisitorscanwatchperformancesoftraditionalIndiandancesandtakepartinaBollywooddanceparty.TheeventispartofaFestivalofHolidaysprogramatthethemeparktoshowculturaltraditionsfromaroundtheworld.TheprogramtakesplaceonNovember10ththroughJanuary7th.SanAntonio,Texas,alsoholdsaDiwalicelebration.Anditisoneofthenation'slargestcelebrations,withmorethan15,000peopleinattendanceeachyear.VisitorscanenjoyIndiandance，foodandfireworks.OrganizersalsoplantofloathundredsoflightedcandlesintheSanAntonioRiver,alongthecity'sfamousRiverWalk.1、WhichisthemainsymbolintheIndianholidayDiwali?A．Dances. B．Lamps.C．Food. D．Clothes.2、WhydidNeetaBhasinsetuptheTimesSquareevent?A．TomaketheAmericanculturericher.B．Tocreateanewbusinessforthefirm.C．TomakeIndianculturebetterknownintheUS.D．ToshowtheachievementsofIndianimmigrants.3、WhatdoweknowaboutDiwali?A．ItisheldinautumninIndia.B．ItlastsfivedaysinAmerica.C．Ithasbeenheldfor40yearsinAmerica.D．IthappensfromNovember10thtoJanuary7thinIndia.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．DiwaliismainlycelebratedinDisneyParks.B．ManyAmericancitiescompetetoholdDiwali.C．IndianHolidayDiwalilightsupAmerica,too.D．DiwalihasbecomethemostimportantholidayinIndia.24．（8分）Christmasatthemountainclinewouldhavetowait.ThebanksbesideMaryBreckinridge’sWendover,Kentucky,clinicwereruinedafteraheavyrain.ShehadtofindawaytogetherfivepatientstothehospitalinLexington.Withaneighbor’shelp,Maryandthenursesbuiltaboat.TheynameditAmbulance,andonthemorningofDecember30,1926.Maryanothernurse,andthepatientssetoffdowntheriver.Aftersixteenwildmilesonthedangerousriver,theyarrivedatthetrainstationinKrypton.Asshewatchedthetrainpullawaywithherpatientssafelyonboard.Marysmiledandwaved.Maryhadnotplannedtobeanurse.ShewasthedaughterofawealthyKentuckypolitician.Asachild,Marywasinfluencedbyherfamilywhohadalwaysbeenconcernedaboutthepoorerpeopleofthestate.Whenshegrewup,Marywasinspiredtobecomeanurse.Soin1925MaryhiredafewBritish-trainednursesand,withsomemoneyfromherfamily,startedtheFrontierNursingServiceinWendover,Kentucky.BeforeMaryandhernursescame,themountainpeoplelivedahardlife.Familiesmadesolittlemoneythattheycouldnotafforddoctorsormedicine.Manychildrenhaddiseasesandnearlyeverypersonwasmalnourishedforlackoffood.MaryandthenursesbuiltclinicsandasmallhospitaldeepintheforestsofLeslieCounty.Therewerenopavedroads,electricity,ortelephones.Eachdaythenursesrodeonhorsebacktooutlyingfarms,ofteninbadwenther,toanswercallsforhelp.Theyworkedhardtokeepaneyeontheirpatients.Tothegratefulmountainpeople,Maryandthenursesseemedtobeeverywhere.Theytreatedeverythingfromcutfingerstopneumonia(肺炎),gaveshots,anddeliveredbabies.Theproudcountrymenlikedthenursesbecausetheytreatedeveryonewithrespect.TheFrontierNursingServicegrew.TodaytheirNursingServicereachesfarbeyondtheKentuckymountains.MedicalprofessionalsfromallovertheworldcometoWendovertostudyruralhealthcareinaction.Whenthesemenandwomengobacktotheirowncountries,theyarepreparedtohelppeopleinneed.1、HowdidMaryBreckinridgegetherfivepatientstoKrypton?A．Bytrain B．BycarC．Bywater D．Onhorseback2、Theunderlinedword“malnourished”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans.A．mysterious B．lackingnutritionC．careless D．indangerofdying3、WecanlearnfromthetextthatMaryBreckinridge.A．remainsagreatinfluenceonhealthcaretodayB．wantedtosetupmoreclinicstohelpthesickC．wipedoutdiseasesintheKentuckymountainsD．trainedallofherassistantsherself4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．MaryandherfamilywerealwayshelpfultoothersB．TheFrontierNursingServicesetupmanybranchesC．RuralnursesfoundcreativewaystotransportsuppliesandpatientsD．Maryandothernursesprovidedkindmedicalcaretoruralpeople25．（10分）JOBSCallingModelsWorkingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisn'teasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunityOver16,girlsshouldhaveaminimumheightof172cmandboysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight,wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou,butyoumustbringa@top-model-agency.ukSupportWorkerAreyouagoodcommunicator?Doyouhavegoodlisteningskills?Canyouunderstandhowtheoldfeel?Canyouworkatweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStotheabove,wewouldliketohearfromyou:Startingrateof￡8.56perhourFreeuniformExcellenttrainingcareers@WorkforCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritain'snumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans,whereeverycafehasthesameaims:tocreatefamily-liketeamsandtogiveexcellentcustomerservice.Manydifferentkindsofpeoplecomeandworkwithus,sostartyourcareeratCoffeeBeanstoday:choosethehoursyouworkgetmanagementexperienceshareyourloveofcoffeeJoinusasaTeamMember,AssistantManagerorCafeManager,dependingonyourskillsand@coffeebeans.co.ukTraineeHairdresserFullTimePermanentBrightonCityCentreLearnfromsomeofthebesthairdressersintheworld!Youwillwork40hoursaweek,MondaytoFriday.Yourresponsibilitieswillinclude:welcomingclients,washinghair,bringingcoffeeandteatocustomers,andkeepingthesaloncleanandtidyatalltimes.Nopreviousworkexperienceisnecessary.PleaseapplyNow!cathy@536、Theapplicantsfor______havetobeabletoworkatweekends.A．modelsB．traineehairdressersC．supportworkersD．CoffeeBeanscafeworkers1、EmployeesatCoffeeBeans________.A．havefewmanagementopportunitiesB．needtoworkcloselywiththeirteamC．areofferedfreedrinkswhenatworkD．arepaidbasedontheirperformanceatwork2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Themodelopportunityisonlymeantforadults.B．Supportworkerscanweartheirownclothesatwork.C．CoffeeBeansworkerscanchoosepreferredworkinghours.D．Traineehairdressersshouldhaveworkexperience.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）WhenIwasyoung,Ibelongedtoaclubthatdidcommunityservicework.Therewasonespecific36thatwasunusualforme.Ispentthreeorfourhourshandingoutwarmdinnertothehomeless37inthestreets.AfterthatIwenttoahomelessshelternotfarfromtheBayBridge.Iwasinhighschoolandatthetimemysisterwastooyoungto38.Shewantedtohelp,39shemademanychocolatechipcookiesformeto40andhandouttopeople.Whengettingtotheshelter,Ipassedoutthe41.Ibeganmakingsandwichesand42themwiththecrowd.Ihadthecontainerswithmysister’s43inthemandbeganto44around,offeringthemtoanyonenearme.Iapproachedan45gentlemanandsaid,“Sir,wouldyoulikeacookie?”Hestoppedandturnedaround,lookedatmeandsaid,“Whatdidyousay?Didyoucallmesir?”ItoldhimIhad,andhiseyes46alittlebitandsaid,“Noonehas47calledmesir.’Sohewascompletelymoved.It48me.IexplainedIhadbeenraisedthat49colorandsocialstatus,everyonedeservedrespect.It50metothinkthatjustbecausehewashomeless,noone51himthehonor.Itbrokemyheart.Ijustdidn’tunderstand52nooneevercalledhimsir.IhadneverthoughtthatanyonewasbelowmebecauseIwasn’traisedthatway.Every53persondeservestobetreatedwithrespect.Yearslater,Istillcarrythatmemoryandthe54ittaughtme.Sometimes,whatwetakeforgrantedcan55makeadifferenceinsomeone’slife.1、A．case B．chance C．event D．accident2、A．out B．far C．away D．off3、A．participate B．decide C．choose D．go4、A．however B．but C．yet D．so5、A．enjoy B．eat C．collect D．take6、A．papers B．meals C．books D．gifts7、A．shared B．provided C．helped D．returned8、A．dishes B．fruits C．cookies D．sandwiches9、A．walk B．turn C．run D．show10、A．well-dressed B．innocent C．old D．modest11、A．watered B．cried C．opened D．closed12、A．never B．ever C．still D．yet13、A．encouraged B．attracted C．struck D．defeated14、A．inspiteof B．regardlessof C．incaseof D．becauseof15、A．persuaded B．saddened C．frightened D．moved16、A．handed B．offered C．reminded D．promised17、A．what B．how C．whether D．why18、A．single B．usual C．ordinary D．normal19、A．lesson B．class C．truth D．reality20、A．possibly B．nearly C．really D．usually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）TheAfricanelephant,thelargestlandanimalremainingontheearth,isofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem.Unlikeotheranimals,theAfricanelephantis1．agreatdegreethebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplant-eater,itshapesthesurroundingsin2．itlives,therefore3．(influence)theexistenceofmillionsofotheranimalsItistheelephant’sgreatdesireforfood4．makesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderof5．(it)habitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandunder-bushes,6．pullsbranchesoffbigtrees.Thisresultsinopenspaceinthetropicalforestwhich7．(need)forthegrowthofotherplants.Inthisopenspace8．(be)countlessplantsinvariousstagesofgrowth.WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomean9．(endanger)species.Iftheelephantdisappears,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavanna,10．(great)changingandworseningthewholeecosystem.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。文中共有10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：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。MyclassmatesandIweretograduatenextmonth、Weweredeterminedtodosomething、Afteraheatingdiscussion,wedecidedonmakingavideotorecordourexperienceatschool、Ittookusawholeweektocollectmaterials,duringthatweinterviewedourteachersortookphotosofeveryaspectofschoollife、Theeditingpartbeforethatwastough、Wediscussedwhattoputintothevideo、Somecompromisesareunavoidable,butthevideoturnedoutperfectly、Severaldayslater,whenthevideowasplayingonthegraduationceremony,itwaswellreceived、Theteachers