2022-2023学年甘肃省兰州市城关区第一中学高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

2023年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．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe2．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone3．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic4．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps5．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for6．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held7．Theconditionsinthelocalschoolwerefairly_____,noelectricityandnobasicteachingfacilitiesavailable.A．unique B．typicalC．Primitive D．Stable8．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted9．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway10．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot11．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend12．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would13．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．appropriately D．merely14．Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone15．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted16．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto17．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof18．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．attemptC．bother D．hesitate19．Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedtowhat_______iftherehadbeenchildrenintheclassroomintimeofthefire.A．wouldhappen B．happenedC．wouldhavehappened D．shouldhavehappened20．TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation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）Alargebodyofresearchhasbeendevelopedinrecentyearstoexplainmanyaspectsofwillpower.Mostoftheresearchersexploringself-controldosowithanobviousgoalinmind:Howcanwillpowerbestrengthened?Ifwillpoweristrulyalimitedresource,astheresearchsuggests,whatcanbedonetomakeitstaystrong?Avoidingtemptation(诱惑)isaneffectivemethodformaintainingself-control,whichiscalledthe“outofsight,outofmind”principle.Onerecentstudy,forinstance,foundofficeworkerslessattractedtocandyinthedeskdrawerthanthatontopoftheirdesks,inplainsight.Theresearchsuggestingthatwepossessalimitedreservoirofself-controlraisesatroublingquestion.Whenwefacetoomanytemptations,arewetofail?Notnecessarily.Researchersdon’tbelievethatone’swillpowerisevercompletelyexhausted.Rather,peopleappeartoholdsomewillpowerinreserve,savedforfuturedemands.Therightmotivationallowsustotapintothosereserves,allowingustocarryonevenwhenourself-controlstrengthhasbeenrundown.Highmotivationmighthelpovercomeweakenedwillpower-atleasttoapoint.Willpowermayalsobemadelessvulnerable（脆弱）tobeingexhaustedinthefirstplace.Researcherswhostudyself-controloftendescribeitasbeinglikeamusclethatgetstiredwithheavyuse.Butthereisanotheraspecttothemusclecomparison,theysay.Whilemusclesbecomeexhaustedbyexerciseintheshortterm,theyarestrengthenedbyregularexerciseinthelongterm.Similarly,regularpracticesofself-controlmayimprovewillpowerstrength.Theevidencefromwillpower-exhaustionstudiesalsosuggeststhatmakingalistofresolutionsonNewYear’sEveistheworstpossibleapproach.Beingexhaustedinoneareacanreducewillpowerinotherareas,soitmakesmoresensetofocusonasinglegoalatatime.Inotherwords,don’ttrytoquitsmoking,adoptahealthydietandstartanewexerciseplanatthesametime.Takinggoalsonebyoneisabetterapproach.Onceagoodhabitisinplace,Baumeistersays,you’llnolongerneedtodrawonyourwillpowertomaintainthebehavior.Eventuallyhealthyhabitswillbecomeroutine,andwon’trequiremakingdecisionsatall.1、Fromthestudiesinthepassagewelearnthat.A．peoplehaveunlimitedself-controlB．highmotivationensuresone’ssuccessC．willpowerishardlycompletelyexhaustedD．toomanytemptationsoftenleadtofailure2、Theunderlinedphrase“tapinto”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A．makeuseof B．runoutofC．build D．increase3、Theauthorcomparesself–controltomuscles.A．toprovethelong-termeffectofwillpowerB．toshowthesignificanceofregularexerciseC．toarguethatself-controlcanheeasilyusedupD．toexplainthebenefitsofpracticingself-control4、Todevelopagoodhabit,whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprefer?A．“Iwillgiveupdessertanddoexercise.”B．“Iwillsetthreegoalsthisnewsemester.”C．“IwillreadanEnglishnoveleverymonth.”D．“Iwillkeepmyselffromanytemptation.”22．（8分）Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we’vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher’seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:Ihateit!Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn,andlistenedtoit.Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin’svoicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin-Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI’mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway,whenI’mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn(庄严的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer’sday?1、Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor'sdislikeofviolin-playing?A．Ordersfrommum. B．Boredomofpractice.C．Lossofpassionforviolin. D．Disappointmentintheteacher’seyes.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Theauthor’sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.B．Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.C．Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor'sheartunabletobeat.D．Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.3、Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?A．Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.B．Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.C．Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.D．HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn’sworks.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Deeploveformusic. B．Mydislikeandlikeofviolin.C．Aninspiringstoryofviolin. D．Musicalsoulmate—violin.23．（8分）What’sbesttoreadthisyear?SecretsIKnow(RandomHouseChildren’sBooks,ages3-7)ThistalewrittenbyKallieGeorgeandpicturedbyPaolaZakimifollowsayounggirlandherlittlefriendastheymovefromraintosunshine,frompleasantlonelinesstosweetfriendship,andfinallyfromadventuresonearthtoanexplorationoftheskyabove.ThecolorsofZakimi’spencildrawingsarecalmingandGeorge’spoetictexttellsherstorywithsimplelanguage.Pandora(ClarionBooks,ages3-7)Theaward-winningauthorVictoriaTurnbulltellsthestoryofalittlefoxPandora.Pandoralivesalone.Shemakesherselfahandsomehome,butnooneevercomestovisit.Thenonedaysomethingfallsfromthesky--abirdwithabrokenwing.Littlebylittle,thebirdhelpsPandorafeellesslonely.Turnbull’swatercolorandcoloredpencildrawingsmakethisstoryoffriendshipandgrowthanatmosphericdelight.PrinceandPirate(G.P.Putnam’sSonsBooksforYoungerReaders,ages5-8)Adifferentkindoffriendshipisdescribedinthisbook,byCharlotteGunnufsonwithpicturesbyMikeLowery.PrinceandPirateareapairofmismatchedfishputintothesameaquarium（水族馆).Atfirstitseemsthatthey’llneverlearntobefriends.It’sonlywhenbothtakepityonafrighteneddogfishthattheylearnthebenefitsofcooperation,andsoonallthreefishbecomegoodfriends.TheGiantJumperee(DinalBooks,ages3-5)Thestorywaswrittenbytheaward-winningBritishauthorJuliaDonaldson.WhenRabbithearsaloudvoicebellowing（吼叫）threateninglyfrominsideacave,hegathersCat,BearandElephanttohelphimdecidewhattodo.Butit’sMamaFrogwhofearlesslyconfronts（面对）theunknowncreature.HelenOxenbury’ssoftwatercolorscreatabeautifulcountrysideandhercharacterizationsoftheanimalsareimpressive.1、WhopicturedthebookPandora?A．KallieGeorge. B．VictoriaTurnbull.C．PaolaZakimi. D．CharlotteGunnufson.2、Whichbooktellsastoryaboutcourage?A．Pandora. B．SecretsIKnow.C．PrinceandPirate. D．TheGiantJumperee.3、Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A．Theirpublishersarethesameone. B．Theircharactersareallanimals.C．Theyallhavepencildrawings. D．Theyareallforyoungerreaders24．（8分）AsimpleprojecttohelpafamilyinneedstoppedLukeMickelsoninhistracks.In2012,heandhisfamilywereinspiredtobuildanddonateabunkbed,onebedontopoftheother,afterlearningtherewerelocalchildrenwhosleptonthefloor.Shockedtodiscoverhowwidespreadthisneedwasinhiscommunity,MickelsonfoundedSleepinHeavenlyPeace,anonprofitthatbuildsanddeliversbedstochildreninneed.BornandraisedinIdaho,Mickelson,now41,hadathrivingcareer.Hecoachedhiskids’sportsteamsandfishedinthenearbyriver.Butwhenhemetchildrenwhoweresleepingonthefloor,hispeacefullifechangedcourse.Usingsafetyguidelinesandhisdaughter’sbunkbedasamodel,Mickelsonstartedbuyingwoodandsuppliestobuildbedswithhisownmoney.Herecruitedfriendsandfamilymemberstohelparoundtheholiday.Aswordspread,interestandinvolvementfromhisandothercommunitiesflooded—alongwithMickelson’sbunkbedoutput.“Thatfirstproject,webuilt11bunkbedsinmygarage,”hesaid.“Thenextyear,wedid15.Thenitdoubledeveryyear.In2017,webuilt612bunkbeds.”Withthemotto“Nokidsleepsonthefloorinourtown”,thenonprofitanditsmorethan65brancheshavebuiltanddeliveredmorethan1,500freebedstochildrenacrossAmerica.Butalongwiththerapidgrowth,Mickelsonwasfacedwithatoughchoice:advancinghiscareerorhisnonprofit.Hechosethelatterandwentfrommaking“greatmoneytozeromoney”.He’sneverlookedback.“IfoundthattheneedIhaveisn’tfinancial,”hesaid.“TheneedIhaveisseeingthejoyonkids’faces,knowingthatIcanmakeadifference.”1、WhydidMickelsonsetupSleepinHeavenlyPeace?A．Tohelpthepoorchildren. B．Tomakeabigfortune.C．Toinspirehiscommunity. D．Togetmoredonations.2、WhatdoweknowaboutLukeMickelson?A．Hehadhisownfishfarm.B．Hechangedhiscareerfromtimetotime.C．Heusedtosleeponthefloorwhenhewasakid.D．Heoriginallyhadarelaxingandpleasantlife.3、HowdidotherpeoplereacttoMickelson’sproject?A．Theyshowedlittleinterestinit.B．Theyweresupportiveandinvolvedinit.C．Theyweredoubtfulaboutthesafetyofthebunkbed.D．Theyvolunteeredtobuybedswiththeirownmoney.4、WhatisMickelson’sattitudetothenonprofit?A．Ambiguous B．Defensive. C．Cautious. D．Positive.25．（10分）MyDearStuart,Weareoverjoyedatyourgenerouslylongletter.WehavebeenratherworriedaboutyousinceyourreticentXmascardfromSpain.WethoughtthatyourindignationatFascist(Natsi)terrorsmighthavemadeyoujointheSpanishRepublicanarmyonleavingOxford.Inthatcase,theworldwouldcertainlygainahero,butwemight(Ohorriblethought!)loseafriend.Youcanimagineourrelieftohearfromyouagain.Weshallbehereforanotherfourorfivemonthsyet,andweshallsailhomeinSeptember.Notthatwehavehomestoreturnto!Ourhouses,sparedbytheshell-fire,havebeenlootedandguttedofalltheirvaluablecontents.Ourfamilieshavetakenrefugeinmountains.Mywifelosthermother,andImyselfhavenohopeofgettingjobsinChina.However,one’sownpeople;Idon’tmindsufferingabit.TherevolutionoftheFortune’swheelmightbringusup,and,asGoethe(歌德，著名诗人)wasfondofsaying,abwartenSie.Yes,Stuart,Ihavebeenworkingentirelyonmyown.IhavetriedtoreadFrenchliteraturesystematicallydownwards,beginningwithVillon,andalreadygotasfarasthemid-nineteenthcentury.IhavealsoreadtheGermanromantics.IamreadingTaine’snovel.Besides,IhavenotneglectedmyEnglishandChinesestudies.Oh,mybabydaughterisburstingfat.Shealreadyboastsofsixteeth(eachtoothmeaningaweekorsoofworriesandsleeplessnessonherpartaswellasourown).Sheisverynaughtyandself-willed.Shewillbeabletowalkalittlenextmonth.Mywifesendsyouherbestwishes.Writetomeatyourearliestconvenience.Yoursever,Chung-shuTchi’ienP.S.Mywifewantsmetotellyouthatthebabyisreally“herfather’sdaughter”.Shelovesnothingsomuchasbooks—totearandnibbleat,certainlynottoread.Shethrowsawayhertoystograbatthebookswehappentobereading.1、Ifpublished,thelettercanbefoundinthecolumnof.A．continuedstoriesB．coverstoryC．bookreviewD．anecdotesandlife2、Wecaninferfromtheletterthat.A．thewriter’shomelandwassufferingfromaterriblewarB．thewriter,aswellasStuart,wasfondofChineseliteratureC．thewriterandhisfamilyhadneverplannedtoleaveforhomelandD．StuartwasleavingforChinatogetherwiththewriterandhisfamily3、TheexpressionabwartenSieinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A．ignorehelplesslyB．escapehopelesslyC．seekdesperatelyD．waitpatiently4、Thetoneofthewriter’swritingabouthisdaughteris.A．casualB．cautiousC．humorousD．determined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）完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15小题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Theimportantthingisnottostopquestioning.Curiosityhasitsownreasonforexisting.”—AlbertEinsteinIt’snosecretthatcuriositymakeslearningmoreeffectiveand1Curiousstudentsnotonlyaskquestions,butalso2seekouttheanswers.Without3,SirIsaacNewtonwouldhaveneverputforwardthelawsofphysics,AlexanderFlemingprobablywouldn’thave4penicillin(青霉素)，andMarieCurie’spioneeringresearchonradioactivitymaynotexist.Curiosityisjustas5asintelligenceindetermininghowwellstudentsdoinschool.Curiosity6thebrainforlearning.Asweallknown,we’remorelikelyto7whatwe’velearnedwhenthesubjectmatterinterestsus.Actually,curiosityalsohelpsuslearninformationwedon’tconsider8orimportant.Soifateacherisableto9students’curiosity,they’llbebetterpreparedtolearnthingsthattheywouldnormallyconsiderboringordifficult.Forinstance,ifastudentstruggleswith10,personalizingmathproblemtomatchtheirspecificinterestcouldhelpthem11rememberhowtogoaboutsolvingsimilarmathproblemsinthefuture.However,scientiststhinkthattherearestillafewthingsthatremain12aboutcuriosity’sroleinlearning.Foronething,scientistshaveyettodetermineitslong-termeffects.Forinstance,ifastudent’scuriosityisarousedatthe13ofaschoolday,willithelpthembetterabsorbinformationalldaylong?Anotherthingthe14arekeentoinvestigateiswhysomepeoplearemore15curiousthanothers,andwhichfactorsmostinfluencehowcuriousweare.1、A．enjoyableB．impossibleC．difficultD．avoidable2、A．lazilyB．activelyC．dependentlyD．negatively3、A．energyB．curiosityC．technologyD．secret4、A．inventedB．discoveredC．heardD．learned5、A．importantB．easyC．sensitiveD．heavy6、A．blamesB．searchesC．begsD．prepares7、A．rememberB．dislikeC．forgiveD．abandon8、A．interestingB．boringC．friendlyD．awful9、A．arouseB．removeC．recordD．miss10、A．physicsB．chemistryC．mathD．biology11、A．betterB．lessC．louderD．harder12、A．distinctB．unclearC．certainD．confident13、A．beginningB．endC．ageD．time14、A．teachersB．studentsC．researchersD．police15、A．immediatelyB．indifferentlyC．naturallyD．seriously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）Thetaskofbeingacceptedinauniversitybeginsearlyforsomestudents.Longbeforetheygraduate1．highschool,thesestudentstakespecialcoursestopreparefor2．(advance)study.Theymayalsotakeoneormore3．(examine)thattesthowwellpreparedtheyarefortheuniversity.Inthefinalyearofhighschool,theycompleteapplicationsandsendthemtotheuniversities4．interestthemmost.Somehighschoolstudentsmayberequiredtohave5．interviewwithpeoplefromtheuniversity.6．(neat)dressedandalittlebitfrightened,theyaredeterminedtoshowthattheyhaveagoodattitudeandtheabilitytosucceed.Ifthenewstudents7．(accept),manyuniversitieswillofferaninstructionprogramforthem8．(get)toknowtheproceduresforstudents’advising,universityrules,theuseofthelibraryandalltheothermajorservicesoftheuniversity.Beginninganewlifeinanewplacecanbevery9．(puzzle).Themoreknowledgestudentshaveabouttheschool,the10．(easy)itwillbeforthemtoadapttothenewenvironment.However,ittakestimetogetusedtocollegelife.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ilefthomeat17andpaymyownwaythroughcollege.Inthepast20years,IhaveworkedforeverythingIneeded.Soitshocksmewhatsomepeopleintheir20s,stillgettheirlifesupportedbyourparents.Someoftheseparentshavedifficultsupportingtheirfamilies.It’struethatthejobmarketismuchmoreharderthesedays.Therefore,therearecertainlysomewaystomakelivingonourown.Evenifourparentsisniceenoughtopayforourcollege,weshouldn’tburdenthemwithourproblems.Weshouldbefinancialresponsibleadults,madeourparentsproudofus.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是学生李华，今年9月将赴加拿大进修学习半年。请给你的加拿大笔友Mike写一封邮件，希望他能帮你找一个合租公寓。要点如下:1.对公寓的要求；2.对室友(roommate)的要求；3.表达感谢。注意:1.100词左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearMike,Iamwritingtoaskyoutolendmeahand._____________________________________________________________________