广东省肇庆市城东中学2023年高三英语模拟试题含解析

广东省肇庆市城东中学2023年高三英语模拟试题含解析一、选择题1.26．Sointeresting_____thatIbeggedmygrandmothertotellitagainwithmoredetails．

A．didthestory

B．thestorywas

C．wasthestory

D．isthestory参考答案：C略2.Ifviolenceisnotkeptincheckbybringingtheguiltyto____,matterswillgobeyondwhatthepubliccantolerate.Aequality B.justice C.regulation D.liberation参考答案：B【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果不能通过将罪犯绳之以法来制止暴力，事情将超出公众所能忍受的范围。A.equality平等；B.justice正义；C.regulation管理；D.liberation解放。根据句意及选项可知，此处使用名词justice。故选B。3.Thetravelersgotto______wasonceanoldtemplethattheworkersusedasastore.A.what

B.where

C.that

D.which参考答案：A4.IstaredintotheblacknessandwonderedifhewasasawareofmypresenceasI

.A.wasofhis

B.didofhim

C.washim

D.didhis参考答案：A5.Hecalledtotellmethatyouareinhospital,otherwiseI______nothingaboutit.A.hadknown

B.wouldn’thaveknown

C.wouldknow

D.wouldhaveknown参考答案：D6.Withnohopeforcureandnowaytoreduceherpainand

theterribledisease,thepatientsoughtherdoctor’shelptoendherlife.

A.sufferingfrom

B.keepingfrom

C.preventingfrom

D.prtectingfrom参考答案：A略7.

---SoyoumissedtheEnglishclassthismorning?

---________.Iarrived20minutesafteritstarted.

A.Notexactly

B.Notnecessarily

C.Notnearly

D.Notlikely参考答案：A8.Theyoungboyhascometohimselfinhospitalnow.Buthe___unconsciousforthreedays. A.hasbeen B.was C.hadbeen D.is参考答案：B9.Mr.Leeaskedmeaquestion_____Icouldgowithhimto_______hecalledtheTreasureHousethenextweek.A．that;which

B．whether;that

C．that;where

D.whether;what参考答案：D10.AlthoughRoseisverybusy,shestill____alotoftimetoherstudentsinhersparetime.A.spends

B.provides

C.devotes

D.offers

参考答案：8．C试题分析：句意：尽管露丝很忙，但是她仍然在业余时间花费许多时间奉献给她的学生。spendsometimeindoingsth花费时间做某事；provide提供；devotesometimetosb把时间贡献给某人；offersbsth提供某人某物。根据句意故选C。考点：考查动词辨析的用法。【解析】略11.—CouldIhandinmycompositionafterclass?—Ofcourse,you_____.A．might

B．will

C．can

D．should参考答案：C12.It’snosurpriseshe’sleavingthecourse-she’sneverreally________．

A.fittedin

B.showedup

C.givenin

D.burntup参考答案：A13.Manyhomelessteenagers_______whentheirmoneyrunsout.A,resortstealingB.resorttostealingC.resorttostealD.resortstolen参考答案：B14.

Reader’sDigestwasfoundedintheUS,itsinternationaleditionshavemadeitthebest-sellingmonthlymagazineintheworld.A.However B.Although C.After D.Before参考答案：B15.______theprojectintime,thestaffwereworkingatweekends.A.Completing

B.HavingcompletedC.Tocomplete

D.Tohavecompleted参考答案：C16.Youhadbetter

sometimeeverydayforsportsorrelaxationsothatyoucankeepyourselfenergetic.Asetaside

B.takeup

C.putaway

D.giveout参考答案：A二、填空17.Inordertounderstandtheroleandfunctionofbeliefinoursociety,onewayistocomparethe56．(different)betweenasocietywithbeliefandasocietywithoutit.Andthroughthisprocessofcomparison,itmightbeeasierforustounderstand57．importantbeliefreallyis.Withoutbelief,wedonotknowwhatwearefighting58．.Thisisthefundamentaldifferencebetweensomeonewhohas59．beliefsystemandsomeonewhodoesnot.Aparentwhoisworkingsohardforthebenefitsandfinancialsecurityofthechildrentendtogivemoreandcomplain60．.Amanorawomaninlove,whoistryingtomaintainorchangetheirsituationinthebeliefthattheycouldonedaybewiththeirbelovedones,wouldnotevenfeeltheburdenofwork.Astudent,who61．(strong)believesthatabrighterfutureisavailable,wouldnotmindafewextrahourstobebetteracademically.Andapublicservant,whomakestheinterestofthegeneralpublicaspriority,wouldnotmind62．(burn)somelatenightoilsothattherequiredworkcould63．(finish)inhighquality.Foralltheexamplesmentionedabove,wecaneasilyimaginehowthesituationwouldchangedramaticallywhentheydonothavethebeliefsystemoftheirown.It’sagivenfact64．lifeishardbutwhateverdifficultiesoccur,those65．beliefisstrongeraremorelikelytoovercomethemsuccessfully.参考答案：56．differences

57．how

58．for

59．a

61．strongly

62．burning

63．befinished

64．that

65．whose18.Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.

majority

B.involving

C.association

D.visible

E.wearing

F.distraction

G.attentively

H.fatal

I.specifically

J.needed

Peoplewhowearheadphonesmightwanttothrowthemawaywhilewalkingoutside.Astudyfindsthataccidentsinvolvingwalkers

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thedeviceshaveincreasedthreetimesinrecentyears.ResearcherscombedseveralsourcestofindincidentsintheU.S.ofcrashes

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walkersandvehiclesfrom2004to2011.SearchingtheNationalInjurySurveillanceSystem,theU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommission,GoogleNewsarchivesandWestlawCampusResearch,theyfound116casesofdeathorinjuryinvolvingwalkerswearingheadphones.Casesinwhichpeoplewereusingmobilephones(includinghands-freedevices)werenotincluded.Overtheyearsthenumberofcasesincreased,from16in2004and2005to47in2010and2011.Thevictims’averageagewas21,andmost(68percent)weremale.The

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(67percent)

wereundertheageof30.Most(55percent)werehitbytrains,and70percentofthecrashes,mostofwhichwereinurbanareas,were

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.In74percentofthecases,policeoreyewitnessreportssaidthewalkerhadheadphonesonwhenhit.And29percentofreportsmadementionofhornsorwarningbellsgoingoffbeforethecrash.Thestudyauthorspointedtotwolikelycausesthatmaybeafactorinwhattheycall“thepossible

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betweenheadphoneuseandwalkerinjury”:sensorydeprivation（感官剥夺）and

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.Thelatterismore

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called“inattentionalblindness,”referringtotheuseofelectronicdevicesandhowtheydecreaseattentiontothingsgoingonaroundus.Hearingwhat’sgoingonintheenvironment,theypointout,couldbemoreimportantthan

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cluesforwalkers.Buttheauthorsaddthatthisstudydoesn’tshowcauseorrelationshipofheadphoneuseandwalkerrisk,andotherfactorscouldhavebeeninvolvedintheaccidents,suchaswalkersbeingintoxicated（陶醉）ordriversbeingatfault.Morecomprehensiveinformationonsuchaccidentsis

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,theresearcherssaid,toseewhichgroupsofpeoplemaybemostatrisk.参考答案：41.E

42.B

43.A

44.H

45.C

46.F

47.I

48.D

49.J三、阅读理解19.阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）阅读下面短文并用英语回答问题，然后将答案写到答案卡相应的位置上(请注意词数要求)。[1]Althoughknownasanextraordinarilysuccessfulbusinessman,WarrenBuffetcomesoffasaprettyordinaryperson.[2]Lookingbackonhischildhood,onecanseehowserioushewasaboutmakingmoney.Buffetusedtogodoor-to-doorandsellsodapop.Later,healsoworkedathisgrandfather’sgrocerystore.Attheripeageof11,Buffetboughthisfirststock(股票).WhenhisfamilymovedtoWashingtonD.C.,BuffetbecameapaperboyforTheWashingtonPost.Whilestillinschool,hewasmaking$175amonth,afull-timewageformanyyoungmen.[3]Fromthebeginning,Buffetmadehisfortunefrominvesting.Hestartedwithallthemoneythathehadmadefromsellingpop,deliveringpapersandsoon.Between1950andl956,hegrewhis$9,800to$14,000．Fromthere,heorganizedinvestmentpartnershipswithhisfamilyandfriends,andthengraduallydrewinmorepeoplethroughveryattractiveterms.[4]BuffetappliedtoHarvardBusinessSchoolbut

,makingittobeoneoftheworstadmissiondecisionsinHarvardhistory.TheoutcomeendedupaffectingBuffet’slifedeeply,forheendedupattendingColumbiaBusinessSchool,wherehestudiedunderBenjaminGraham,thefatherofsecuritiesanalysiswhoprovidedthefoundationforBuffet’sgrandsuccess.[5]Buffetisapersonofhabit—samehouse,sameoffice,samecity.Hedoesn’tcollecthousesorcarsorworksofart,andhehatescompaniesthatwastemoneyonsuchgoods.Instead,hehasestablishedtheBuffetFoundation,withadetailedplanonhowtoinvesthismoneymorewiselytosociety.66.WhatkindofpersonisBuffetaccordingtoParagraph1?(nomorethan10words)_____________________________________________________________________67.Whatdoesthewri