2023届江苏省常州市常州中学高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

2023年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．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld2．Justasthefamousman_____it,“Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmake____real.”A．says,it B．put,/ C．says,/ D．put,them3．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．amspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent4．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted5．Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．accomplish B．accomplishedC．accomplishing D．beingaccomplished6．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who7．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．as B．whoC．whom D．whose8．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned9．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes10．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted11．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any12．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem13．Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance14．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether15．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline16．Ithinkyou’vegottothepointachangeisneeded,otherwiseyou’llfail.A．when B．which C．where D．there17．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．aworseone B．anicerone C．aworstone D．anicestone18．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction19．Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxes_______theywouldn’tgetdamaged.A．aslongasB．asifC．incaseD．sothat20．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained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）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．Theyareallforyoungerreaders22．（8分）FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangeredMaybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redoingalrightinthewild.TigersAllsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSuatrantigersandSouthChinatigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats,ashumansclearforeststogathertimberandbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.GroundsquirrelsThat’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentsgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and4130000.GiraffesTheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerablestatus,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.AsianelephantsThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.1、Whyisthepopulationoftigersbecomingsmaller?A．Peoplehuntillegallyanddestroytheirlivingspots.B．Itisdifficultfortigerstofitinwiththeirenvironment.C．Theforestsarenotsuitablefortheirliving.D．Thetigersareathreattotheresidentsnearby.2、What’sthemainreasonwhysomeanimalsareindangeraccordingtothepassage?A．Climatechanges.B．Humanactivities.C．Lackoffood.D．Seriouspollution.3、Thetailsof________areregardedasstatussymbolsinAfrica.A．tigers’B．groundsquirrels’C．giraffes’D．Asianelephants’4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thegiraffepopulationhasincreasedgreatlyinthelast30years.B．Thenumberofsquirrelsisbetween124000and4130000.C．ElephantsinMyanmararecompletelycaughtandevenkilled.D．Thepresentsituationofendangeredanimalsisworrying.23．（8分）Asacollegestudent,Ihaveplannedmyfuturecareergoals.Iwouldliketoworkasasalesassistantinacomputercompany,thenasalesmanagerandfinallybossofmyowncompany.Attheverybeginning,Iplantofindajobinafamouscompanyproducingcomputers,inwhichailthestaffarefullyhappyatworkandIcanexperiencejobsatisfactionmostofthetime.Onlysuchkindofcompanycanprovidemewithgoodworkingatmosphereandeagernesstolearnmoresoastogetwellpreparedformyfutureprofession.AtfirstIwanttobeasalesassistantandalwayskeepmyselfbusyworkinginandoutofthecompany,sucha,answeringtelephones,doingrepairwork,evencleaningthealthoughthesalarymaybelow,Iwillseizeeverychancetolearnfromotherstaff.Inmysparetime,Iwilltakesomecoursessoastogetmorequalificationsandexperienceinthisfield.Inthreeorfiveyears,Iamdeterminedtobe-comeasalesmanagerwhoisresponsibleforthesellingofthecomputers.Iwillinterviewasmanycustomersaspossibleanddomarketresearchandimproveourproducts.MeanwhileIwilltakecareofmystafftomakethemeagertoworktothebestoftheirabilities.Asisknowntous,itishardtomanageacompany,butIwillmakeeveryefforttoachievemygoalstepbystep,andIamsure“Thereismothingdifficultintheworldifyouputyourheartintoit.”1、Ifthewriterhasacompany,hiscompanywillprovidehisstaffwith________.A．highwagesB．dormitoriesC．somecomputersmadeinhiscompanyD．goodworkingatmosphereandeagerness2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thewriterwouldliketobeasalesassistantfirst.B．Thewriterwantstosetupabusinessofhisown.C．Thewritermakeshismindtobethepresidentofafamouscompanyproducingcomputers.D．ThewriterwilltakecoursestogetanMBA．3、AsalesassistantshoulddothefollowingEXCEPT________intheopinionofthewriter.A．answeringtelephonesB．interviewingcustomersC．cleaningtheroomD．doingrepairwork4、Thetextismainlyabout________.A．howtoimprovethewriter’sabilitiesB．howtoachievethewriter’sfuturecareergoalC．howtobecomeamanagerD．howtobecomeasalesmanager24．（8分）Afreshlybakedrollisasdelightfulasasoft，lightcloudonasummer'sday.Whatgivesbreadmuchofitsappealingtextureisgluten，agroupofproteinsfoundinwheat.Butinpeoplewithceliacdisease(乳糜泻)，glutendamagesthesmallintestine(肠).Manyothersmayhavemilderglutenintoleranceandavoidfoodsthatcontainit.Mostgluten-freebreadismadefromalternativeflourssuchasriceorpotato，soittastesandfeelsdifferentfromwheatbread.Now，however，researcherssaythattheyhavefoundawaytogeneticallyengineerwheatthatcontainsfarlessofthemosttroublesometypeofgluten—butstillhasotherproteinsthatgivebreaditscharacteristictasteandspringiness.Geneticallymodifiedcropsarethesubjectoffiercedebatearoundtheworld.ThebiggestconcerninvolvesthepracticeofinsertingDNAfromonespeciesintoanother，saysFranciscoBarro，aplantbiotechnologist.Toavoidthisgeneticcrossover，Barroandhiscolleaguesusedthegene-editingtechniqueCRISPR／Cas9tocutselectedgenesfromawheatgenome(基因组).Theirstudyzeroedinonalpha-gliadins(α-胶质蛋白)，glutenproteinsbelievedtobewheat’smajortroublemakersintheimmunesystem.Theresearchersdesignedbitsofgeneticmaterialthatdirectedthescissor-likeCas9pr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mparingC．tyingD．introducing14、A．untilB．thoughC．asD．since15、A．deliveredB．handedC．droppedD．pressed16、A．wroteB．showedC．printedD．read17、A．gratefulB．modestC．independentD．considerate18、A．towardB．beyondC．throughD．behind19、A．somebodyB．anybodyC．nobodyD．everybody20、A．recognitionB．dreamC．experienceD．heart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）Teaenjoyspopularityaroundtheworldasacomfortingtreat.First,choosethetypeofteayouwanttodrink.Therearevarioustypesofteathatofferdifferenthealth1．(benefit)andflavors.Next,boilapotofwaterandpouritoveryourtea.Allowyourteatosoakthoroughly.Addmilkandsugartoincreasetheflavorofboldteasoraddhoney2．lightlyflavoredteasifdesired.Greenteaisknownfor3．(it)highlevelofacancer-fightingchemical.4．,greenteaishighincaffeineandcanmakeyoufeelanxiousandnervousifyoudrinktoomuch.Itissaidthatoolongteamaypromotehealthyskinandblackteacan5．(great)reducetheriskofbreastcancerinyoungerwomen.Whiteteaishelpfulinpreventingcavitiesandbuildingthe6．(strong)ofyourteeth.Therehavebeenmanyclaimsaboutherbalteaswhichcandogoodtohealth,butthereislimitedresearchor7．(support)dataontheseclaims.Mostteascan8．(buy)andtransportedintinsoflooseteaorinsmallpackagesofteabags.Somepeoplebelievethatlooseleafteashavea9．(fresh)flavorthanteabags10．otherspreferteabagsbecausethey’remucheasiertouseandcarryaround.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。作文中共有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。LeiXingyu,whoissixteen,amiddleschoolstudentinNorthernChina.Sheisoneofthebeststudentinherclassandshewaswonanawardforyoungscientistslastyear.Whensittingintheclassroom,shelooksjustlikeallhisclassmatesbutafter’classherlifeisobviousdifferent.Shewasbornwithouttheabilitytouseherlegsbutshehasnofeelingbelowherwaist.Shehastouseawheelchairtodoeverydaythings,suchasgettingdressing,gettingoutofbedandgotoschool.Sofarshehadcreatedmanyprograms.Andoneofwhichreceivedanawardatherprovince’ssciencefair.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）今年一月，孝感遭遇极寒天气，暴雪肆虐，持续时间较长，让我们感受到了大自然的威力。为了大家的安全，部分老师和同学主动在校园、走廊等处铲冰、扫雪、铺防滑垫等，为大家做好安全服务。假定你是李华，请你给XiaoganDaily的编辑写一封信，要点如下：1.描述志愿者们助人为乐的事迹；2.表达你对这些志愿者的感激和欣赏；3.呼吁大家向他们学习，积极参与有利他人的活动。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.书信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：走廊corridor;铲冰shovelice;防滑垫non-slipmatDearEditor,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes.Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、D4、C5、B6、B7、B8、B9、A10、C11、C12、D13、B14、A15、C16、C17、B18、B19、D20、B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、1、B2、D3、D22、1、A2、B3、C4、D23、WhydoChinesepeoplelovehotpotsomuch?Asthewintermonthsarecoiningin,moreandpeoplearesiltingaroundatable,enjoyingthiskindoftraditionalmeal.IfindmyselfwonderingwhatitUaboutthistraditionalmeal,whichhasexistedformorethan1,000years.WhatmakesitaChinesefoodfavorite?Itseemsthattheanswerliesbeyondthedishitself.Hotpotisn’tjustdesignedtokeepyouwarmduringthecoldmonths;it’salsoasocialexperience.It’sa“theater”cookedfoodthatturnsamealintoanevent.Thereisalotoffunforeveryonetohaveinaddingsomefoodstothehotpot.Hotpotiseatenovertwotothreehours.Forthisreason,itisoftenconsideredanevening’sentertainment,andatimetospendwithfriendsandfamilies.However,manywesternerswouldbeputoffbytheideaofotherpeoplestickingchopsticksintheirfood.WhenwecometoeatatthetableintheUK,wetendtohaveourownshares,althoughtheexperienceisstillasocialone.AsimilarexperiencetothehotpotcanbefoundinKoreanbarbecuerestaurants,whichleiyoucookyourownmeat.Thisallowspeopletohavetheirmeatdonehowevertheywant.Formostwesterners,theideaofgoi