2023届江苏省泰州市重点中学高三最后一模英语试题含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_______thatIwouldn’tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.A．IwasweakenoughB．IwastooweakC．SoweakwasID．SuchweakwasI2．---Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?---Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．afterC．when D．since3．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't4．Oneshouldaccomplishtasks____________insteadofalwaystuningtoothersforhelp.A．independently B．activelyC．skillfully D．voluntarily5．________whoareabletoworkthroughthestrugglearethe________whoaregoingtobesuccessful.A．Someone;one B．Anyone;oneC．He;ones D．Those;ones6．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none7．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious8．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will9．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive10．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen11．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because12．Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive­storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it13．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．ambiguousB．apparentC．appropriateD．aggressive14．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something15．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised16．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated17．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．afterC．when D．as18．TomlookedatJenny,withtears_______hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords_______inhisheartforyears.A．filling;havingbeenhiddenB．filled;hiddenC．filling;hiddenD．filled;hiding19．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should20．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should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）AccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.Therecentstudy,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournalRoyalSociety;OpenScience,showthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.Initially,thesheepweretrainedtoapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines,“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligentandindividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers.”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface-recognitionabilities,closetothoseofhumansandmonkeys.”Recognizingfacesisoneofhismostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntington’sdisease,affectthisability.“Sheeparelong-livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntington’sdiseasethatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitive(认识的)abilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange.”Mortonsaid.1、Accordingtothenewresearch,what’sunusualaboutsheep?A．Theyhavelargebrains.B．Theycanrecognizetheirowners.C．Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.D．Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.2、Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?A．Bygivingfoodrewards.B．Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.C．Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.D．Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Sheephaveahigherface-recognitionabilitythanmonkeys.B．Thenewdiscoveryisofgreatbenefittothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.C．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.D．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AWonderfulScientistB．TheLifeofSheepC．ANewDiscoveryaboutSheepD．HowSheepRecognizeEachOther22．（8分）MostAmericansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines,includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonD．C．About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandpoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAplexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.Three-quartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.“MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation.Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriver’sseatwhocantakecontrolwhenanemergencyoccurs.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation,”Pewsaid.MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts.Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks.”Zuckerhergtoldthegraduates.Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplehadbetterlaunch(发起)projectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat30000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilttheHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.1、WhatdomanyAmericansthinkoftechnologyaccordingtoparagraph3?A．Useful.B．Effective.C．Dangerous.D．Undependable.2、WhydoAmericanswantahumanindriverlessvehicles?A．Totestthenewtechnology.B．Tomakeadriver.C．Toensurepersonalsafety.D．Toentertainthepassengers.3、WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.B．Createnewjobchances.C．Focusonsmallprojects.D．Fightagainstrobots.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobsB．NewTechnologyBringsMoreFairnessC．AmericansWorryMachinesWillTakeJobsD．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers23．（8分）TheannualWorldEconomicForumtookplaceinDavos,Switzerland,inJan.23-26,2018.WhatdidChineseentrepreneurs（企业家）speakintheforum?Aretheresomequotablequotesforyou?★JackMa,founderandexecutivechairmanofAlibabaGroup“Ithinkglobalizationcannotbestopped—noonecanstopglobalization,noonecanstoptrade.Iftradestops,theworldstops.Tradeisthewaytodissolve(结束)thewarnotcause

thewar,”saidMainDavos,“Google,Facebook,AmazonandAlibaba—wearetheluckiestcompaniesofthiscentury.Butwehavetheresponsibilitytohaveagoodheart,anddosomethinggood.”★RichardLiu,founderandchiefexecutiveofficerofJD“Businessisnotonlyawaytomakemoneybutalsoawaytocontributeyourself,tohelppeople,”LiusaidinaspeechinDavos.“Howcanwefacethefractured(分化的)world?That’sthetopicsoftheDavosthisyear.Ithinkaveryimportantthinginbusinessiscooperation.Ifwecanunite,worktogether,ifweworkveryclosely,Ithinkwecanbringmorehopetothepeopleandwecanbuildmoretrustbetweenthepeople,countriesandcompaniesandpartners,”hesaid.★JaneSun,CEOofCtrip“Tourismisasunriseindustry.SinceIenteredCtrip,everyyeartherearenewcomers,which,firstofall,showsthattourismisbooming.”SuntoldSinDavos.“WeinvestedheavilyinABC．AreferstoAI,Bisbigdata,andCiscloudcomputing.Aswecontinuetoexpandoverseas,thesethreewillbeverygoodweaponsforus.Sowethinkthosemeanopportunity,”shesaid.★HuXiaoming,presidentofAliyun“In2018,peoplewillseethedevelopmentinvariouscountriesmorecloselyconnectedwithcloudcomputing.Moremanufacturingenterprisesandfinancialinstitutionswillstarttouse‘cloud’,andcloudcomputingwillincreasetheefficiencyoftechnologyandfinance,”HutoldXinhuainDavos.1、WhatdoChineseentrepreneurslikeJackMaandRichardLiufocusmoreon?A．Earningmoremoney. B．Thejoinedeffortsofmankind.C．Reducingproductioncosts. D．Theroleofscienceinbusiness.2、WhatisthemainbusinessofCtrip?A．Tourism. B．ThecreationofAI.C．Computer. D．Financialserviceonline.3、WhatdoesHuthinkwillpromoteglobaleconomicdevelopment?A．Economyrecovery. B．TheWorldEconomicForum.C．Cloudcomputing. D．Financialefficiency.24．（8分）Oilisessentialformodernlife.About64percentoftheworld’soilislocatedintheMiddleEast,buttheheaviestconsumersofoilareEurope,America,andJapan.Theproblemliesingettingtheoilfromthecountriesthatproduceittothecountriesthatconsumeit.Thisismainlydoneusingoiltankers.Usuallytheoilisshippedsafelyandwithnoproblems,butoccasionallythereisadisaster.Everyyearmillionsoftonsofoilarespilledintotheocean.Althoughthisisonlyasmallpercentageofthetotalamountshippedaroundtheworldeachyear,thisspilledoilcanhaveterribleeffectsonoceanlife,includingthecoastlineswheretheoilwashesupontoshore.OneoftheworstoilspillsinhistoryoccurredalongtheAlaskancoastlinein1989,whentheExxonValdeztankergotstuckoffthecoastofAlaska,spilling42millionlitersofoil.Althoughitwasn’tthelargestoilspill,thedisasterwasterriblebecauseitoccurredinsuchasensitivenaturalarea.Inthisspill,thetanker’scaptain,whowastiredfromoverworkanddrinkingalcohol,hadgonetotakearest.Hegavecontroloftheshiptoanothersailor,whowasunfamiliarwiththeroute.TheshipranontoBlighReef.Damagedbythereef,theshipleakedoiloutintotheocean.Morethan1,600kilometersofcoastlinewereaffectedbytheoilspill.Manybirdsandottersdiedasaresultoftheoilcoveringtheirskin,andmanyotherseacreaturesandtheanimalsthatfedonthemwerealsoseverelyaffected.1、WhichcountryisNOTamongthelargestconsumersofoil?A．JapanB．IraqC．AmericaD．Germany2、Whatdoestheunderlined“them”referto?A．Thebirds.B．Theotters.C．Theseacreatures.D．Thebirdsandtheotters.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．TheoilleakofAlaskaisbecausethecaptainwasunfamiliarwiththeroute.B．Manybirdsandottersdiedfromeatingthespilledoil.C．Alaskaspillwasthemostseriousspillofalltime.D．Althoughsomeoilleakisnotserious,itwillaffectoceanlife.25．（10分）LovellCampsKids’ClubinSwitzerlandLovellCampsKids’ClubisanEnglishlanguageMontessori（蒙台梭利）styleclub.Childrenwillenjoyawonderfulandsafelearningexperiencewhichincludeslanguageactivities,cooking,artsandcrafts,singing,dancing,etc.LearningoutsidetheclassroomplaysanecessaryroleatLovellCamps,makingchildrenexperiencetheoutdoors.Duringthesummermonthsthiscanincludevisitstolocalplaygrounds,farmsandindoororoutdoorswimmingpools.Wintertimegiveschildrenthechancetogoskiingandplayoutsideinthesnow.Admission:TheLovellCampsKids’Clubisforpre-schoolchildrenagedbetween2and5.What’sincluded:Feesinclude:Healthysnacksandschoolequipment.Ifyouchoosetheskiingactivity,feesincludetransportationtoandfromtheskihillandprofessionalskiinstructions.Feesdonotinclude:Skirentals,round-triptransportationfromKids’Clubtohomeandmedicalinsurance.Time:Kids’ClubisopenfromDecembertoMarchandinJulyandAugust.ItisclosedonMondaysduringtheyear.1、Whatisthespecialactivityinsummer?A．Gettingclosetoanimals. B．Swimminginthepool.C．Singinganddancing. D．Visitingfarms.2、LovellCampsKids’Clubisdesignedfor2-to5-year-olds____.A．whoaregoodatswimming B．whoenjoyoutdooractivitiesC．whowanttolearnskiing D．whoareinterestedinplayingsports3、Forwhichofthefollowingshouldkidspayextra?A．Medicalinsurance. B．Healthysnacks.C．Schoolequipment. D．Transportationtotheskihill.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）IhadworriedmyselfsickoverSimon’smothercomingtoseeme.Iwasanew1,andIgaveanhonestaccountofthestudents’work.InSimon’scase,thegradeswereawfullylow.Hecouldn’treadhisownhandwriting.2hewasabrightstudent.Hediscussedadultsubjectswithnearlyadultcomprehension.Hisworkinnowayreflectedhis3.SowhenSimon’smotherenteredtheroom,mypalms(手掌心)weresweating.Iwascompletely4forherlissesonbothmycheeks.“Icametothankyou,”shesaid,surprisingmebeyondspeech.5me,Simonhadbecomeadifferentperson.Hetalkedofhowhe6me,hehadbegantomakefriends,andforthefirsttimeinhistwelveyears,hehad7spentanafternoonatafriend’shouse.Shewantedtotellmehowgratefulshewasforthe8Ihadnurtured(培养)inherson.Shekissedmeagainandleft.Isat,stunned(惊呆),forabouthalfanhour,9whathadjusthappened.HowdidImakesuchalife-changingdifferencetothatboywithout10knowingit?WhatIfinallycameto11wasoneday,severalmonthsbefore,whensomestudentswere12reportsinthefrontoftheclass,Jeannespoke13,andtoencouragehertoraisehervoice,Lhadsai,“Speakup.Simon’stheexpertonthis.Heisthe14oneyouhavetoconvince,andhecan’thearyouinthe15oftheroom.”Thatwasit.Fromthatdayon,Simonhadsatupstraighter,paidmoreattention,16more,andbecamehappy.Anditwasallbecausehe17tobethelastkidinthelastrow.Theboywhomostneeded18wastheonewhotookthelastseatthatday.Ittaughtmethemost19lessonovertheyearsofmyteachingcareer,andI’mthankfulthatitcame20andpositively.Asmallkindnesscanindeedmakeadifference.1、A．cleaner B．reporter C．monitor D．teacher2、A．Or B．And C．But D．So3、A．courage B．abilities C．feelings D．dream4、A．desperate B．responsible C．unprepared D．unsuitable5、A．Becauseof B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Asfor6、A．loved B．envied C．pleased D．criticized7、A．gradually B．constantly C．recently D．obviously8、A．self-respect B．self-doubt C．self-pity D．self-defence9、A．imagining B．observing C．wondering D．regretting10、A．also B．even C．always D．still11、A．expect B．remember C．believe D．accept12、A．writing B．reviewing C．editing D．giving13、A．quietly B．repeatedly C．quickly D．firmly14、A．lucky B．lonely C．only D．likely15、A．entrance B．middle C．front D．back16、A．slept B．smiled C．shouted D．quarreled17、A．intended B．pretended C．refused D．happened18、A．change B．praise C．thanks D．visits19、A．difficult B．painful C．valuable D．enjoyable20、A．early B．slowly C．frequently D．occasionally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）Thefollowingisjustashortstorybutitreallybroughthometomehowverysmallactsofkindnessandevenpolitebehaviorhave1．(big)effectsthanwerealize.Ihaveabadback2．flaresup(发作)fromtimetotime.YesterdayIwasoutwalkinginthestreetwhile3．(carry)shoppingbagsandmykeys.Mykeys4．(sudden)slippedfrommyhandandfelltotheground.TheproblemwasthatbecauseofmybackIcouldn’tbenddown5．(get)them.Iwasjustthinkingofhowtogetaroundthis6．twoteenagegirlscameupbesideme.Withoutevenspeakingtome,oneofthe7．(girl)justreacheddown,pickedupmykeys,handedthem8．meandwentonherway.Whileitwas9．smallgestureandshecouldn’thaveknownthatIwasintoomuchpaintobenddown,it10．(mean)agreatdealtomeatthatmoment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。Oneday,Iwascookinginthekitchenwhilethetelephonerang.Iwenttoansweritimmediately.Shewasmyclosefriend,Lisa.Whenweweretalkingonphone,thefirealarmsounds.Iranbacktothekitchenonlytofindtheroomfullofsmokeandthebeefbadburnt.Iquicklyturnedoffthegas,openingallthewindows,andthenwentoutofthehouse.Inmysurprise,thetwofireengineswereoutsidemyhouse.Iwasquiteworrying.Itoldthefirementhatitwasmycarelesscookingwhichcausedtheheavysmoke.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Steve来信说，他计划收藏一些有代表性的中国传统文化读本，请你推荐两本经典中文启蒙教材。根据下表提供的信息，请你给他写一封回信。读本千字文三字经收字250句，994字574字，1722字价格12元18元特点全文为四字句，易诵易记，是中国影响很大的儿童启蒙读物。内容涵盖厂，“熟读（三字经），可知千古事”参考词汇：1.Children’sprimer启蒙课本2.Thousand-CharacterClassic千字文TheThree-CharacterClassic三字经注意：1.词数l00左右，信的开头和结束语已为你写好（不计