2023届贵州省黔西南州兴仁市凤凰中学高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof2．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which3．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto4．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion5．—-Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.—-.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit6．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking7．—ThankGodIpassedtheinterviewyesterday.Iwassweatingheavily.—Metoo.I________whenIwassittingoutsidewaiting.A．lookeddownmynose B．letmyhairdownC．hadbutterfliesinmystomach D．chancedmyarm8．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where9．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost10．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water11．Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.A．that B．which C．if D．whether12．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait13．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen14．The88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatre______seatsanaudienceofapproximately3,400.A．where B．whose C．when D．which15．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever16．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what17．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends18．Personallyspeaking,________thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．havingturned19．—Ken,________,butthemusicyouareenjoyingistooloud.—Oh,I’mterriblysorry.I’llturnitdownonthespot.A．IamreallytiredofthisB．IneedyourhelpC．I’dliketotalkwithyouD．Ihatetosaythis20．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.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）Oneday,whenIwasworkingaspsychologistinEngland,anadolescentboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadreferredhimtome.“Thisboyhaslosthisfamily,”hewrote.“Heisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothers,andI’mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?”IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?Thereareproblemspsychologydoesn'thavetheanswerto,andwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsympathetically.Thefirsttwotimeswemet,Daviddidn'tsayaword.Hesatthere,onlylookinguptolookatthechildren'sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.Henodded.AfterthatheplayedchesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoon-incompletesilenceandwithoutlookingatme.It'snoteasytocheatinchess,butIadmitImadesureDavidwononceortwice.Usually,hearrivedearlierthanagreed,tookthechessboardandpiecesfromtheshelfandbegansettingthemupbeforeIevengotachancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydidheneverlookatme?“Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwith,”Ithought.“PerhapshesensesthatIrespecthissuffering.”Somemonthslater,whenwewereplayingchess,helookedupatmesuddenly.“It'syourturn,”hesaid.Afterthatday,Davidstartedtalking.Hegotfriendsinschoolandjoinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomeafewtimes,abouthisbikingwithsomefriends,andabouthisplantogetintouniversity.Nowhehadreallystartedtolivehisownlife.MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone-withoutanyword-canreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisahug,ashouldertocryon,afriendlytouch,andanearthatlistens.1、Whenhefirstmettheauthor,David________.A．feltalittleexcitedB．walkedenergeticallyC．lookedalittlenervousD．showedupwithhisteacher2、Asapsychologist,theauthor________.A．wasreadytolistentoDavidB．wasskepticalaboutpsychologyC．wasabletodescribeDavid'sproblemD．wassureofhandlingDavid'sproblem3、WhatcanbeinterredaboutDavid?A．Herecoveredaftermonthsoftreatment.B．Helikedbikingbeforehelosthisfamily.C．Hewentintouniversitysoonafterstartingtotalk.D．Hegotfriendsinschoolbeforehemettheauthor.22．（8分）BigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures:Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharingWithmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahooemployeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug.6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users:morethan100millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada(anoperatingsystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharingWithmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtextingapplicbtionthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan200millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickersLinetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$17millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.1、Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?A．Groupmobilegames.B．Freeemoticons.C．Freedownloadoftheapp.D．Textandgroupchat.2、WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．UserscanalwayssendandreceivemessagesforfreewithWhatsApp.B．Userscansharefileswithanyofthethreeapps.C．KakaoTalkfreesusersfromunwantedadvertisjments.D．Lineranksfirstinthelistofthemostdownloadedappsin52countries.3、Inwhichpartofthenewspapermaythisarticlebefound?A．Advertisement.B．EconomyandFinance.C．Entertainment.D．ScienceandTechnology.23．（8分）Laughterispartoftheuniversalhumanvocabulary.Allmembersofthehumanspeciesunderstandit.UnlikeEnglishorFrenchorSwahili,wedon’thavetolearntospeakit.Werebornwiththecapacitytolaugh.Verylittleisknownaboutthespecificbrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughter.Contrarytofolkwisdom,mostlaughterisnotabouthumor;itisaboutrelationships.Tofindoutwhenandwhypeoplelaugh,Iwentwithseveralassistantstolocalmallsandrecordedwhathappenedjustbeforepeoplelaughed.Overa10-yearperiod,westudiedover2,000casesofnaturallyoccurringlaughter.Wefoundthatmostlaughterdoesnotnecessarilyfollowjokes.Peoplemaylaughafteravarietyofstatements,suchas,“HerecomesMary,”“Howdidyoudoonthetest?”or“Doyouhavearubberband?”Thesecertainlyaren’tjokes.Webelievelaughterevolvedfromthepanting(喘气的)behaviorofourancientancestors.Today,ifwetickle(使发痒)chimps,theydon’tlaugh.But,instead,theyproduceapantingsound.That’sthesoundofapelaughter,andit’stherootofhumanlaughter.Apeslaughinthekindsofsituationsthatleadtohumanlaughter,likegamesthatinvolvechasing.Otheranimalsproducesoundsduringplay,buttheyaresodifferentfromlaughter.Rats,forexample,producehighsoundsduringplayandwhentickled,buttheseareverydifferentinsoundfromhumanlaughter.Laughterisoftenpositive,butitcanbenegativetoo.There’sadifferencebetween“laughingwith”and“laughingat”.Peoplewholaughatothersmaybetryingtodrivethemoutofthegroup.Noonehasactuallycountedhowmuchpeopleofdifferentageslaugh,butyoungchildrenprobablylaughthemost.Atages5and6weprobablylaughmorethanatanyothertimes.Adultslaughlessthanchildren,probablybecausetheyplayless.Worknowunderwaywilltellusmoreaboutthebrainmechanismsbehindlaughter,howithasevolved,andwhywe’resosusceptibletotickling.1、Whatwasthepurposeofthedecade’sresearch?A．Toprovethatpeoplelaughbecauseofhumour.B．Tofindouttherealreasonforpeopleslaughter.C．Toresearchpeoplesdifferentreactiononjokes.D．Torecordconversationsamongshoppersinmalls.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Peoplewhoplaymoretendtolaughmore.B．Apesproducehighsoundswhentickled.C．Scientistsknowthebrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughterwell.D．Thesituationsinwhichapeslaughareverydifferentfromthoseinwhichhumanslaugh.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“susceptible”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Sensitive. B．Flexible.C．Addictive. D．Reliable.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImpactofLaughterB．TheMeaningofLaughterC．ABigMystery:WhyDoWeLaugh?D．Laughter:TheMostBeautifulWords24．（8分）Forthebusinesstravelerwhoisallaboutefficiency:Checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyouinandoutwithaminimumoftrouble.Whenyouarepressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcaninfuriateyoumorethanaslowhotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.1.YotelNewYorkTheself-servicekiosksatthishigh-techNewYorkhotelworkjustliketheonesyou’dseeatanairport.Therearejustfive-stepstoregisterandobtainyourcardkey.Thereisevenaroboticluggagebellboy.Youtapinthenumberofbagsyouarecarryingandsizes,thenwaitforarobotarmtoswingdownandstoreyourluggageinalocker(say,foradaytrip).Thisalsospeedsupthecheck-inprocessifthefirstthingyouneedtodo,likeme,isheadtoaseriesofmeetings.2.MarriottDetroitAirportAnotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.(I’vetestedtheappitselfbutnotforarealvisitquiteyet.)Hereisthebasicidea:youdownloadtheiphoneorAndroidapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-in”virtually.Whenyouarrive,yougetanalertthattheroomisreadyandyourkey,whichisalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthedesk.3.HyattRegencyMinneapolisIhappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.LiketheYotel,thekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewholeprocesstookaboutthreeminutes,whenIleft,Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out.Anagentmeetsyouinthelobbywithanipadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebigadvantage:youneverhavetowaitinline.4.Radisson:LaCrosseTheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster,atafewselecthotelsliketheRadissonLacrosseinWisconsin,youuseamobileapptoregisterandthenreceiveabarcodebyemailortext.Whenyougettothekiosk,youscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyotherstepsrequired.It’ssuperfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsinSaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.1、Whichtwohotelsofferamobileappforcustomerstocheckin?A．YotelNewYorkandMarriottDetroitAirport.B．MarriottDetroitAirportandRadisson:LaCrosse.C．MarriottDetroitAirport.andHyattRegencyMinneapolis.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadisson:LaCrosse.2、Whichhotelwillsendyouareceiptbyemail?A．YotelNewYork.B．MarriottDetroitAirport.C．Radisson:LaCrosse.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolis.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．AtYotelNewYork,arobotwillhelpyouwithallthecheck-inprocess.B．Withitscheck-inapp,youmayenteryourroominMarriottwithoutakey.C．ThebarcodeyoureceivefromRadissoncontributestothefastcheck-in.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolisisclosetoanairportterminal.25．（10分）ZootopiaFromalargeelephanttoasmallmouse,animalslivehappilytogetherinDisney'sZootopia.Language:EnglishRunningTime:1Hourand30MinutesPrice:Weekdays—$50$25(childrenunder6)Weekends—$60$30(childrenunder6)I’veneverimaginedthemovieissointeresting.Thereare64kindsofanimalsinit.AfterIwatchedthemovie,Ilearnedmoreaboutanimals.Iwouldhighlyrecommendthismovietothoseanimallovers.-JohnIhaveseenmanycartoonsofthiskind,butthisoneissurprisinglyfunnyandIlovethesweetvoiceinit.MybrotherandIjustcouldn'thelplaughingfromthebeginningtotheend.-DavidThismovieissowellmade.Iwenttoseeitwithmy5-year-oldsonlastSundayafternoon.IlovethebeautifulmusicwhilemysonlovestherabbitpoliceofficerJudyverymuch.Itshowsthatsmallanimalslikehercanalsodoseriouswork.-Nancy1、Whatlanguageisspokeninthemovie?A．Chinese.B．Japanese.C．French.D．English.2、Howlongdoesthemovielast?A．90minutes.B．60minutes.C．100minutes.D．120minutes.3、WhatimpressedJohnmostinthemovie?A．Thesweetvoice.B．Thefunnyactors.C．Thebeautifulmusic.D．Thedifferentkindsofanimals.4、HowmuchdidNancyandhersonpayfor?A．$120.B．$90.C．$100.D．$75.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）ItwasEaster1990,andmyfamilywasonaonce-in-a-lifetimetriptotheSolomonIslandsformysister'swedding.Iwastravelingwithmyhusband,myfour-year-oldsonandmydaughter,whowasnearlytwo.We'dbeen1thatitwasveryhotintheSolomon,sowe2lotsoflightcottonclothesandwerewearingthesameasitwassummer.Theonlyproblemwasthatwehadtocatchanovernightbusthat3atmidnightfortheairportsowecouldmakeourearlymorning4toHoniara.Itwascoldonthebus!MyhusbandandIweresnuggling（依偎）ourchildrenascloseaswecould,tryingtokeepthem5.Thebusstoppedmanytimesaspassengersgotonandoff,andwedidn'ttakemuch6.Thelittleoneswere7,unabletosleepforthebitingcold.Thenatonestop,anolderladycameforwardfromthebackofthebusandpausedbyourseat.Isatforwardtoseewhatshewantedandshe8asmallblanket,Mylittlegirlreached9foritandpulledittightaroundher.Theladysaidshe'dmadetheblanketherselfand,seeingthatwewerecold.shewantedustouseit.Aftershewentbacktoherseat,ournow-warmchildren10off,andtheysleptcomfortablyallthewaytotheairport.Justastoportwo11wearrived,theladymadeherwaytothedoortogetoff.Itriedto12thechildrentoreturnherblanket,butsheprotested."No,"shesaid,"13it.Icanalwaysmakeanotherone!"Overtheyears,thatlittleblanketbecamea14tomeandtomychildrenofthekindnessofstrangers.Itol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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、C4、C5、C6、B7、C8、D9、A10、D11、D12、B13、D14、D15、B16、A17、D18、A19、D20、D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、IfyouthinkthatInternetshoppingonaSundaygetsyouthebestdeals,thenthinkagain.Tuesdayisactuallythebestdayoftheweekifyouwanttogrababargainaccordingtoanexhaustiveanalysisofon-lineshopping.ThursdayisthesecondbestdayfollowedbyFriday—butSundayiswhenyouareleastlikelytomakeasaving.Thestudyalsolookedatmonthsandfoundthatthepre-ChristmasrushinNovemberiswhentherearemostbargainsaroundontheweb—andnottheJanuarysales.USretailer(零售商)reportingserviceSumAllexamined3,000companiesandhaltabilliontransactions(交易)aspartofitsreport.Itworkedouttheaveragediscount(折扣)offeredtoconsumersoneachdayoftheweekandoverdifferenttimesoftheyear.ThebestdayoftheweekwasTuesdaywheresavingswere4.81percent,followedbyThursdayon4.80percent.InthirdplacewasFridayat4.615percent,thenWednesdayat4.13percentandMondayat4.11percent.OnlythefoolishwouldshoponaSaturdaywherethediscountsweretypically3.84percent—andSundaywastheworstwith3.37percent.Theanalysisbymonthisevenmoresurprisingasmostpeoplethinkthatwaitinguntilthepost-Christmassaleswouldyieldthebiggestdiscounts.Infact,Novemberiswhenyouwillgetthelargestsavingsat5.99percentonaverage.Januarycameinsecondat4.95percent,followedbyMayat4.50percent.TheworstmonthtobuyonlinewasMarchwhereyoucouldexpecttosavejust2.76percent.Consumersandexpertshavebeenspeculatingforyearsaboutthebesttimetoshoponline.Bookingaflighthasalmostbecomeasciencewithsomeclaimingthatbuyingsixweeksbeforeyoutravelguaranteesyouthebestprice.However,arecentanalysisbytheUSAirlinesReportingCommissionfoundthatwasnotactuallythecase.Notonlydidthesix-weekwindowfailtopileup,insomecasesthebestfareswereonsaleaslongas24weeksbeforedeparture.TheARCsaidthatbookingwellinadvanceisbestadvisedforbusyroutesorlonghaulflights(长途航班),asthepriceonlytendstogoup.4、Ifabuyerwantstobuycheapgoodsonline,he'dbettergototheshopon________.A．Tuesday B．Thursday C．Friday D．Sunday5、Mostwebsellersoftenprovidebargainontheweb________.A．afterNewYear'sDay B．duringValentine'sDayC．onMother'sDay D．beforeChristmas6、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothethirdparagraph?A．ThebestdayoftheweekwasTuesdaywheresavingswere4.8percent.B．InthirdplacewasThursdaywheresavingswere4.65percent.C．Sundaywherethediscountswere3.37percentwastheworst.D．CustomerscangetthebestsavingsonSaturday.7、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“speculating”inthefifthparagraph?A．Quarrelling. B．Objecting. C．Searching. D．Considering.22、Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey'redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsonthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermoraleandcreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m.,researchfrom10a.m.tonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipintsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder"clocktime"vs"tasktime".Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientbutlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Smartcompanies,theybelieve,willtrytobakemoretask-basedplanningintotheirstrategies.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearc