江苏省张家港市外国语学校2023年高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

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．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where2．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought3．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped4．Itcameasagreat________totheparentsthattheirsonfinallycamebacksafeandsound.A．relief B．senseC．relaxion D．favor5．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto6．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when7．Whatmattersinlifeisworkinghard________hardlyworking.A．aswellas B．lessthanC．ratherthan D．otherthan8．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes9．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy10．UsuallyBeijingRoastDuck_____togetherwithspecialpancakes,greenonionsandsweetsauce.A．wasservedB．willserveC．isservedD．served11．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what12．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway13．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith14．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof15．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere16．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．accompaniedC．established D．identified17．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished18．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit19．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible20．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat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）ThenotetapedtothehoststandatthePrimeRibsaysitall.“Wefoughtthebattlethelongest,butwegivein!”itreads.“It’snowacompletelyinformalworld;theywearwhatevertheywish.Theywantawarm,easy,friendlyatmosphere,evenin“finedining.’Sowedecidedtogowiththeflow.”Yes,afteralmosthalfacentury,ThePrimeRibhasswitchedtobusinesscasual.Itisamongmostoftoday’sfinestdiningestablishments---includingCharleston,TheBlackOlive,andTheCapitalGrille---thathavedecidedtolightenup.Theyhavegivenupcaringtoomuchaboutwhattheirguestsaredressedinasbefore,adoptingacome-as-you-areattitude.Attheserestaurants,you’relikelytoseecasualclothessuchaskhakis(trousersmadeofkhakicloth)andHawaiianshirts.“We’reabusinessfirst,”saysDavidDerewicz,generalmanageroftheimpressivediningestablishment.“Andwewerelosingbusinesswithourjacketrequirements.”Hekeptalistofover20peoplewhotoldhim,“Ifyoudropthejacketpolicy,we’llcomeback.”Oncethedresscodeshiftwasseriouslybeingconsidered,Derewiczmadedozensofphonecallstolong-timeguests.Mostsaidtheydidn’tmindthechangeaslongastherestaurantitself…withitswhitetablecloths,darkleatherchairs,grandpiano,andtuxedoedwaitstaff---stayedthesame.“Sincethechangewasintroducedlastsummer,we’venotlostaguest,”saysDerewicz.OnasecretnightatThePrimeRib,thescenewasprettymuchthesameasit’severbeen…lotsofmeninjacketsandties,someinshirtsandslacks,butnowtheoccasionalkhakisandpoloshirtsthrownin.Itturnsoutthatpeopleareprettycapableofpolicingthemselves,evenwithoutaformaldresscode.WhilesometraditionalistsmayarguethatThePrimeRib9sreputationhasbeendamagedabit,Derewiczfeelsthattherestauranthasmovedaheadandfinallystrengthenedtheirband.1、ThePrimeRib’snotemainlytellspeopleabout.A．itslonghistoryB．itspleasantatmosphereC．itschangeindresscodeD．itsbattlewithotherrestaurants2、Theunderlinedwords“lightenup”inparagraph4probablymean“”.A．followalongtraditionB．takeamatterlessseriouslyC．makesomethingcontinueasbeforeD．helpeachothertoachievesomething3、AccordingtoDerewicz,followingtheformaldresscodemeans.A．furtherdevelopmentB．abetterreputationC．lowefficiencyD．failingprofits4、WhatdoweknowaboutThePrimeRibnow?A．Itispraisedbysometraditionalists.B．Thepolicecometoprotectitsguests.C．Mostofitsguestsstillwearformalclothes.D．Mostpeoplegothereinkhakisandpoloshirts.22．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvert(改变)themintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”

saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“To

mitigate

thedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgrids(方格)ofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（程序）

isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword

“mitigate”

inparagraph5probablymean?A．ignoreB．destroyC．increaseD．reduce2、Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A．TheadvantagesofGazeSpeakovertheCurrenteye-trackinginputsystems.B．SmartphoneApphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyesmovement.C．ThestickerplaysanimportantroleinGazeSpeak.D．ThewriterismakinganadvertisementforGazeSpeaker.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheinventionofGazeSpeaker?A．doubtfulB．negativeC．favorableD．unclear23．（8分）RevolutionaryTVEarsTVEarshashelpedthousandsofpeoplewithvariousdegreesofhearinglosshearthetelevisionclearlywithoutturningupthevolume(音量)andnowit’sbetterandmoreaffordablethanever!WithTVEarswirelesstechnology,yousetyourownheadsetvolume,whileotherTVlistenershearthetelevisionatavolumelevelthat’scomfortableforthem.YoucanevenlistenthroughtheheadsetonlyandputtheTVonmute(静音)ifthesituationcallsforaquietenvironment—maybethebabyissleeping.Orperhapsyouaretheonlyonewhoisinterestedinlisteningtotheballgame.TVEarspatentedtechnologyincludesarevolutionarynoisereductioncartip,notusedinanyothercommerciallyavailableheadset.Thistipreducesoutsidenoisesothattelevisiondialogueisclearandunderstandable.Getthetechnologythathasproventohelpthemostdemandingcustomers.That’swhyTVEarshasearnedthetrustandconfidenceofaudiologists(听觉学家)nationwideaswellasworld-famousdoctors.DoctorRecommendedTVEars!“MywifeandIhaveusedTVEarsalmostdailyforthepasttwoyearsandfindthemagreathelpinourenjoymentoftelevision.Asaretiredeardoctor,IheartilyrecommendTVEarstopeoplewithnormalhearingaswellasthosewithhearingloss.”—RobertForbes,M.D,CACustomerRecommendedTVEars!“NowmyhusbandcanhavethevolumeasloudasheneedsandIcanhavetheTVatmyhearinglevel.TVEarsissocomfortablethatJackforgetshehasthemon!Hecanonceagainhearandunderstandthedialogue.”—Darlene&JackB,CARiskFreeTrial!TVEarscomeswitha30-dayriskfreetrial.SpecialOffer—Now＄59.95.Ifyou’renotsatisfied,returnit.Money-backguarantee!Callnow!800-123-78321、TVEarshelpsyou_____.A．improveyoursleepingqualityB．listentoTVwithoutdisturbingothersC．changeTVchannelswithoutdifficultyD．becomeinterestedinballgameprograms2、WhatmakesTVEarsdifferentfromotherheadsets?A．ItcaneasilysetTVonmute. B．Itsheadsetvolumeisadjustable.C．Ithasanewnoisereductioncartip. D．Itappliesspecialwirelesstechnology.3、Thisadvertisementismademorebelievableby_____.A．usingrecommendations B．offeringreasonsforthisinventionC．providingstatistics. D．showingtheresultsofexperiments.24．（8分）Makingemployeesfeelhappyandhealthyatworkisgoodformanybusinesses.Butitisn’talwaysaneasything.Astudysuggeststhatonly33%oftheU.S.employeesconsiderthemselvesfullyengaged（投身于）inwork,while16%aregreatlydisengaged,and51%arejustshowingup.Butthereisanexception.Whenitcomestoemployeeengagement,itseemsthatemployeesinsmallcompaniesaredoingbetter.Accordingtothesameresearch,thelargestU.S.companiesareatthelowestlevelsofengagement,whilecompanieswithfewerthan25employeesareatthehighest.Andinonerecentreport,75%ofsmallbusinessworkerssurveyedsaidtheywere“very”or“extremely”satisfiedwiththeirroleasasmallcompanyemployee.Unlikebigcompanies,smallcompaniesareoftenshortofresourcesbuttheemployeescangetmoresurprisesthere.Smallcompaniesofferexcellentcareeropportunitiestotheiremployees.Thebossesoftenknowtheirstaffverywellandunderstandtheirpersonalneeds.Employeesofsmallcompaniesaremorelikelytoreceivefreemeals,paidleave,andtheycanevenbringtheirpetstowork.Butofcourse?therearemanyotherdrawsinsmallbusinesses.Oneofthetopdrawsisflexiblescheduling(弹性工时).Anotherisbeingabletoreallyseethefruitsofone'slabor.Besides,non-cashawardisalsoabigdraw.Thiscouldbesomethingsmallthatreflectsemployees’interestsandlifestyles.Whileaparentalleavemightleadtosomefinancialproblems,smallcompaniesmaydosomethingtoimproveit.“Itmaybeimpossibleforafive-personteamtobereducedtofourforsixmonths,”writesCamilliaVelasquez,headofHRmanagementplatform,Justworks.“Butitcouldbepossibletoallownewparentstotakeonreducedhoursinawork-from-homeenvironment.”Thiskindofmethodhasbeenrealizedinsomesmallcompanies.1、Whatcanweknowaboutemployeesinbigandsmallcompanies?A．Employeescandevelopbetterinsmallcompanies.B．Employeescanearnmoremoneyinsmallcompanies.C．Employeesinbigcompaniesarehardtobesatisfied.D．Employeesinsmallcompaniesaremoreengagedinwork.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A．Workingforsmallcompanieshasmanybenefits.B．Alltheemployersinsmallcompaniesknoweverystaffmemberverywell.C．Staffinsmallcompaniesmayfacemanychallenges.D．Staffinbigcompanieshavemorematerialbenefits.3、Comparedwithbigcompanies,whatistheadvantageofsmallcompanies?A．Employersinsmallcompanieshavemorechoices.B．Smallcompanieshavemoreattractionstoemployees.C．Employeesofsmallcompaniesmayhavehighersalaries.D．Employeesofsmallcompanieshavefixedworkingtime.4、Whatcanbemostprobablyinferredfromthepassage?A．Smallcompaniesmayhavemoreemployeeswithmuchhappiness.B．Bigcompaniesshouldlearnfromsomesmallcompanies.C．Employeesshouldhavetheirownhobbiesandlifestyles.D．Employersshouldpaymoreattentiontothestaff’sneeds.25．（10分）Giftbuyingfor11to14-year-oldscanproducememoriesofthatclassiccomplainer.“Thisgiftistooold.”“Thisgiftistooyoung.”“Thisgiftwaspopular,like,fiveminutesago.”Don’tstress.Ourfungiftsaresuretomakeyousmile.—JudySuttonTaylorSnowballLauncherThekidsonyourlistwillbehappytodroptheirelectronicdevicesandheadoutsideduringthenextbigsnowstormthankstothisgiftthatlaunchessnowballsupto70feet.Apracticetargetisincludedtoensurethey’rereadyforahardbattle.$16.97atNintendoSwitchGamerswentcrazyforthismixedgamingsystemwhenitwasreleasedlastspring,anditwasinconsistentlyshortsupplyuntilnow.Thedeviceallowsuserstoplaysoloorwithafriend,connectittoaTVtoplayonabigscreen,unfoldthestandfortabletopcompetitions,oruseitforhand-heldplay.$299.99;linkstolicensedretailersatorMertritteAnimalHeadphoneTuneswillnodoubtsoundsweetertoloversofanymusicgenrewhenthey5recomingfromthesecute-as-can-beheadphonesdesignedbycelebritystylistsEmilyCurrentandMerrittElliott.Thegoldfinishaddssomefunflare(闪光装置)thatissuretoinspirecopycats.$59atBBOPBallsIftheresamoreentertainingwaytosettlesiblingdifferencesthanhavingwarringbrothersandsistersbumpintoeachotherputtingonmega-sizedbubblearmor(盔甲),we’dliketoknowaboutit.Chancesare,evenwhatmayseemlikethemostcatastrophicconflictswillendinbellylaughsafterafewroundswearingthese.$69.98forasetoftwoator.1、Whatwillbethebestchoiceforavideogameenthusiast?A．SnowballLauncher.B．NintendoSwitch.C．MertritteAnimalHeadphone.D．BBOPBalls.2、WhatcanwelearnfromaBBOPBall?A．Itisadeviceforbellydance.B．Itisthemostexpensivetoymentioned.C．Itissuitabletoentertainbrothersandsisters.D．Itmaycauseconflictsamongbrothersandsisters.3、Whodoesthetextspeciallyappealto?A．PupilsandTeenagers.B．MusicLovers.C．SchoolTeachers.D．GiftBuyers.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）Itwasacold,wetdayonJune6,when14-year-oldWasanaarrivedatschool.Waitingoutsidehisclassroomforhisclassmatestoarrive,Wasana1aimlesslyatthepouringrain.Thenhis2felluponthehillthatroseatthebackoftheclassroom.Henoticedhugeamountsofrainwater3downthehill,andwaterwasalsobubblingatthebaseofalargerockonthehill.Forafew4Wasanalookedatthewater,wondering__itlookedsofamiliar.Thenit5him–thescenewassurprisingly6tothepictureshewasshownduringDisasterManagementclasses.7adisasterwasabouttohappen,Wasanawaved8atstudents,shouting“Run,run,don’tstayhere!Therocksonthehillaregoingto9onus!”Allthestudentsandteachersrantotheopenareathathadbeen10asanemergencygatheringpoint.11theyheardscreamsasthehugerockrolleddownthehill,bringingsand,rockandmud.Therewas12theycoulddoastheywatchedtheearthburyanentireschoolblock.ThankstoWasana’squickactionandsharp13noonewashurtintheincident.Thelandslide14twoclassroomsandcausedheavydamagetosix15.“Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedto16wouldhavehappenedhadtherebeenchildrenintheclassrooms,”saystheschoolmaster.WasanalaterreceivedaGoldStarfromtheFoundationforCivilianBravery,SriLanka.17attheincident,hesays,“Ifeeldisastermanagement18areimportantforeveryone.We’llneverknowwhenthe19willcomeinhandy.”1、A．stared B．nodded C．shouted D．pointed2、A．thoughts B．eyes C．words D．voices3、A．pulling B．jumping C．sliding D．flowing4、A．times B．minutes C．hours D．periods5、A．how B．where C．why D．when6、A．hit B．drove C．pushed D．stopped7、A．strange B．rare C．terrible D．similar8、A．Rejecting B．Fearing C．Scaring D．Avoiding9、A．angrily B．sadly C．excitedly D．wildly10、A．beat B．move C．fall D．dive11、A．putaway B．setaside C．broughtforth D．takenapart12、A．Justthen B．Inshort C．Ingoodtime D．Asaresult13、A．something B．much C．anything D．little14、A．discovery B．movement C．observation D．idea15、A．destroyed B．tore C．injured D．overcame16、A．another B．other C．others D．ones17、A．those B．which C．that D．what18、A．Lookingback B．Lookingaround C．Lookingthrough D．Lookingforward19、A．exhibitions B．lessons C．units D．examinations20、A．concept B．image C．knowledge D．situation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）Englishisnowthefirstlanguageofabout400millionpeople,themotherlanguageof12countriesandtheofficiallanguageofone-fifthofthelandareaoftheworld,1．meansone2．everysevenpeopleintheworldspeaksEnglish.Moreandmorepeoplehavefounditimportant3．(learn)Englishwellinrecentyears.InItaly,forexample,Englishisamustformanytechnicaljobs.InChina,Englishisthe4．(important)foreignlanguagethatislearnedatschool.TheEnglishlanguagehasneverstoppedchanging.Italwaysborrowswordsandphrasesfromotherculturestoenlarge5．(it)vocabulary.6．(actual),modemEnglishisquitedifferentfromwhat7．(use)hundredsofyearsago.Englishissowidelyusedthatithasbecomethestandardlanguagefor8．(communicate)internationally.About75%oftheworld’smail9．(be)inEnglish.About60%oftheworld’stelephonecallsaremadeinEnglishandabout60%oftheworld’sradioprogramsarebroadcastinEnglish.What’smore,overhalfoftheworld’sbooksandmagazinesarewritteninEnglish.In10．word,Englishisnowtheworld’sfirstlanguage.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(Λ),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Itwasarainandcoldnight、Ifinishmyeveningclassesandwasabouttogobacktomyhouse、Igotintoataxiandtoldthedrivermydestination、Tomysurprise,thedrivermadeanapology,sayshedidn'tknowtheway、Whatcomeataxidriverdidn'tknowtheway?Iwasalittleofangry、Atthemoment,anoldcouplestoppedourcar、Theirdestinationwasthesameasme,soheletthemin、Thetwogreetedusbutthegrandpatoldthedrivertheway、Fromtheirconversat