2023年安徽合肥市英语高三上期末教学质量检测模拟试题含解析

2023年安徽合肥市英语高三上期末教学质量检测模拟试题请考生注意：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．Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof2．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why3．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．can’t B．mustn’tC．shouldn’t D．mightn’t4．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK5．Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone6．Sincewecandonothingaboutit,we_________aswellconsultMr.Smithaboutthematter.A．can B．mustC．need D．may7．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．aroseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated8．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat9．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing10．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid11．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen12．Thewhyheisabsenttodayishehasgotabadheadache.A．reason;that B．reason;becauseC．cause;that D．cause;because13．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout14．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat15．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether16．Somepeoplesuggestchangingthedateforthecollegeentranceexamsinto______SaturdayandSundayofthefirstweekofJune,whichIthinkis______goodadvice.A．/;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．the;/17．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer18．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted19．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing20．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which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）Postmenarealltoousedtokeepinganeyeoutforthethreatofdogs.ButinaseasidetowninNorthWales，theyhavebeenforcedtotakecoverfromanunexpectedthreatseagulls.Theyhavecomplainedthatthebirdshavebecomesoterrifyingthatdeliveriestosomestreetshavebeensuspended.YesterdayresidentsofAbergeleagreedtheseagullswerefearlessbutsaidtheywereangryatlosingtheirdailypost.Roberts,whoworksasasafetyadviser，liveswheretheattackshavetakenplace.“Lastweek，wenoticedwehadn’tgotanymailforwhatwethoughtwasaweek，butit’shardtotellbecauseyoudon’talwaysknowifyou’redueanymail，”shesaid.“WeputsomethingonFacebookaskingifanyoneelsehadnothadtheirpost...OneofmyFacebookfriendssaidapostmanhadrefusedtodeliverbecauseoftheseagulls.”RoyalMailsaidthatdeliverieshadbeeninterruptedbecauseofthepostmanexperiencingattacksbyseagullsashedeliveredmailonhisroundthereoverthepastfewweeks,addingthatthepostmangotpeople’smailthroughwheneveritwassafe.“Weknowthatthesekindsofattacksdohappenatthistimeofyearacrossthecountryastheyarenesting，’’shesaid.RoyalMailapologizedtothecustomersaffectedandpromisedtocontinuetomonitorthesituationeveryday，butinthemeantimesomearehavingtotraveltoneighbouringRhyltocollectmailfromthedeliveryofficethere.Butherecommendspreventinggullsnestingonroofsinadvancebyputtingupnets,andifallelsefails,walkingwithanumbrellaupduringworst-affectedareas.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suspended”mostprobablymean?A．Increased.B．Paused.C．Printed.D．Decreased.2、TheresidentsofAbergelearenothappybecause________.A．theseagullsaresoterrifyingB．thedogsaresothreateningC．theydon'treceivetheirpostontimeD．theseagullsarestealingtheirpost3、WhydidDebbieRobertsputsomethingonFacebook?A．Toknowifanyoneelsehadthesameexperience.B．Toofferadvicetodealwiththeseagulls.C．Toavoidbeingattackedbyseagulls.D．Toanswerquestionsaboutsafety.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Seagullsliketostealresidents’post.B．Postmen’ssafetyisthreatenedbyseagulls.C．ResidentsofAbergeleareafraidofseagulls.D．Dailypostisdelayedbecauseofseagulls’attack.22．（8分）TinyCountriesYouNeverknewExistedSaoTomeandprincipeSaoTomeandPrincipeoffAfrica'swestcoastisonly372squaremiles,butithasImpressive,undamagednature,richinbiodiversespecies.Theamazingneedle-likevolcanicpeakPicoCaoGranderises1,000feetintotheair.Theislandsarehometoonlyaround200,000peopletoday.SanMarinoOnly23squaremileswithapopulationofjust34,000,thelittle-knowncountryofSanMarino,surroundedbyItaly,istheworld'sfifthsmallestcountry.WiththeUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofMountTitano,thecountryissaidtobetheoldestrepublicintheworld.DominicaDominicacoversonly290squaremiles,withsomeofthebestdivingintheCaribbean,includingtheUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofvolcanicMormeTroisPitonsNationalPark.InDominica,you'llseerainforests,waterfalls,andcoastalviews.TheislandisalsohometotheonlyremainingpopulationoftheKalinago,whoarepartoftheisland's74,900inhabitants.KiribatiThisPacificislandcountry33coralislandsis313square-miles,butit'stheonlycountryintheworldtofallintoallfourhemispheres(半球).Thecountry's109,000residentsliveinonly21oftheislandsseethistropicalparadisebeforeitisnolonger--risingseasarethreateningtoswallowthecountrywhole.1、Whichcountryhasthesmallestpopulation?A．SaoTomeandPrincipe.B．SanMarin.C．Dominica.D．Kiribati.2、WhatcanoneseeinbothSanMarinoandDominica?A．Volcanoes.B．Worldheritagesites.C．ViewsoftheCaribbean.D．Waterfalls.3、WhichistrueofKiribati?A．Itisrichinbiodiversespecies.B．ItissurroundedbyItaly.C．ItishometotheKalinago.D．Itisdisappearing.23．（8分）TheSecrettoHappinessAnewreportmakesitclearthatwhenitcomestothelifesatisfactionofUKcitizens,theballisinthegovernment’scourt.Forsometime,sensiblepeoplehavebeenarguingthatgovernmentsneedtofocuslessoneconomicgrowthandmoreonthewellbeing（幸福）ofcitizens.Becarefulwhatyouwishfor.Inresponsetothisdemand,from2011DavidCameroninstructedtheOfficeforNationalStatisticstogatherdataonpeople’sself-reportedhappinessandlifesatisfaction.Littlepracticalgoodhascomefromthissofar,butanewreportbyGeorgeBanghamfortheResolutionFoundationisoneofthebestattemptstomakeusefulsenseofthedata.Heconcludes:“Thebestprospectsforpolicymakerstargetingfutureincreasesinnationalwellbeinglieinraisingjobquality,raisingincomes,particularlyatthelowerend,andpoliciestoimprovesecurityinthehousingmarket.”Theagecorrelation（相关）turnsouttobecertainlylinkedtopolitics,despitethefactthatnopoliticalpartycanmakeadifferencetoyourdateofbirth.Thehappinessofpensionersisnotjustafunctionoftheirage,butofpolicy.Onaverage,70-year-oldboomerstodayarethemostaffluentretireesinhistory,oftenowningtheirownhomesandinreceiptofgenerouspensions.Peopleof70arenotgoingtobeascontentin30or40years’timeiftheyareunabletoretire,don’towntheirhomesandhavesmallincomes.However,thereisonerespectinwhichteensandrecentretireesareremarkablysimilar.Comparedtootheragegroups,theytendtoinhabitasweetspotofhavinghighdegreesoffreedom.Thetypical16-year-oldhasnewfreedomswithouteverhavinghadanyseriousresponsibilities.Thetypical70-year-old,havingexperiencedalifetimeofworkandfamilyduties,hasaverydifferentkindoffreedom,onebornfromrelief.Besides，itshouldnotsurpriseustofindthatpeopletendtobehappierwhentheyhavefewerworries.Butthis,too,hasimportantpoliticalimplications.Ifthegovernmentisreallyinterestedinraisingoverallnationalhappiness,ithastomakesureasmanycitizensaspossiblefeelsecureintheirhealth,theirhousingandtheirincomes.Differentstates’recordsinachievingthisisoneimportantreasonwhyNordiccountriesrepeatedlyscorehighlyininternationallifesatisfactionsurveysandNorthAmericaunderperformsrelativetoitsGDP.Whicheverwayyoulookatit,thereisnoescapingtheconclusionthatincreasingwellbeingacrosssocietyrequiresjoined-up,long-termpolicyefforts.ThisisexactlywhattheResolutionFoundationrecommends.1、Whatcanbeconveyedfromthesentence“theballisinthegovernment’scourt”inParagraph1?A．Thegovernmentofficialsarefondofplayingballgames.B．Thegovernmentdeterminesnationalhappiness.C．Thegovernmentmakescitizensfeelhappy.D．Thegovernmentisinaballgame.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“affluent”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Responsible. B．Careful.C．Honest. D．Rich.3、Accordingtotheauthor,thesecrettohappinessisfreedomand_________.A．income B．healthC．security D．destiny4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothefunctionofgovernmentonnationalhappiness?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Unsatisfactory.24．（8分）Canadaisabilingualcountrywith"co-official"languages.EnglishandFrenchenjoyequalstatusastheofficiallanguagesofallgovernmentagenciesinCanada.ThismeansthatthepublichastherighttocommunicatewithandreceiveservicesfromgovernmentineitherEnglishorFrench.Governmentemployeeshavetherighttoworkintheofficiallanguageoftheirchoiceincertainbilingualregions.LiketheUnitedStates,Canadastartedasacolony.Beginninginthe1500sitwaspartofNewFrancebutlaterbecameaBritishcolonyaftertheSevenYears’War.Asaresult,theCanadiangovernmentrecognizedthelanguagesofbothcolonizers:FranceandEngland.TheConstitution(宪法)Actof1867admittedtheuseofbothlanguagesinfederalcourts.Yearslater,CanadastrengtheneditscommitmenttobilingualismwhenitpassedtheOfficialLanguagesActof1969,whichreconfirmedtheconstitutionaloriginsofitscoofficiallanguages.RecognitionofbothEnglishandFrenchprotectstherightsofallCanadians.Amongotherbenefits,the1969ActrecognizedtheCanadiancitizensshouldbeabletoaccessfederallawsandgovernmentdocuments,whethertheirnativelanguagewasFrenchorEnglish.Thegenerallawalsorequiresthatconsumerproductsfeaturebilingualpackagingthroughoutthecountry.TheCanadiangovernmentiscommittedtoadvancingtheequalityandtheuseofEnglishandFrenchandprovidessupporttothedevelopmentofEnglishandFrenchminoritycommunities.However,therealityisthatmostCanadiansspeakEnglish,andofcourse,manyCanadiansspeakanotherlanguageentirely.Althoughthefederalgovernmenttheoreticallyguaranteesbilingualservicesinallareas,therearemanyregionswhereEnglishistheclearmajoritylanguagesothegovernmentdoesnotofferservicesinFrenchinthoseregions.Canadiansusethephrase"wherenumbersjustify"toindicatewhetheralocalpopulationslanguagerequiresbilingualservicesfromthegovernment.WhilemanyCanadiansarebilingualinEnglishandFrench,Statistics.Canadafindsthatover10otherlanguageswerereportedasalanguagespokenbyitspeople.Abouttwo-thirdsoftherespondentswhospokeoneoftheselanguagesalsospokeeitherEnglishorFrench1、WhyaretwoofficiallanguagesacceptedinCanada?A．Thelanguage-usingtraditioncausedbyCanada'scolonialhistoryB．ThetheoreticalcommitmentmadebyCanadiancourtsinthepastC．ThewelcomeattitudetowardspeoplecomingfromallovertheworldD．ThemasteryoftwolanguagesofCanadiansbecauseofschooleducation2、WhatisthecurrentsituationofofficiallanguagesinCanada?A．PeoplespeakingEnglisharesuperiorbecauseoftheiraccesstofederallawsB．FederalgovernmentshavetoprovidebilingualservicestoallcitizensinCanadaC．Frenchminoritycommunitiesaregivenmoresupportduetotheirlanguage-usinghistoryD．TherearemorepeoplespeakingEnglishthanFrenchinsomepartsofCanada3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThelegalcourtusageofFrenchandEnglishwasestablishedinCanadain1969.B．SomeCanadiansincertaindistrictsmightspeakneitherEnglishnorFrenchC．EitherFrenchorEnglishshouldbeusedonproductsinCanadaaccordingtothelawD．EnglishhasgainedsuperiorlegalpositiontoFrenchbecauseofbiggerusersinCanada4、Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheOfficialLanguagesinCanadaB．Canada,aMultiple-languageLandC．BalancingEnglishandFrenchinCanadaD．AdvancingEnglishandFrenchinCanada25．（10分）HEARSTCASTL,CAHearstCastleisopenfortoursdaily,exceptThanksgiving,ChristmasandNewYear’sDay.TourA--TheGrandRoomsViewthegroundfloorroomsofLaCasaGrandewhereMr.Hearst’sguestsmettheirhostandwereentertainedduringtheirstay.SeetheAssemblyRoom,whereguestsmetforcocktails,theRefectory,wheremealswereserved,theMorningRoom,BilliardTheater.YourknowledgeableguidewillbringthisbighousetolifesharingstoriesaboutMr.Hearst,hismanyguests,andtheartcollectionitcontains.Prices:Adults:$25.00;Children:$12.00.TourB–TheUpstairsSuites(套房)ThistourfeaturesroomsontheupperfloorsofCasaGrande.TravelthroughguestsuitesonyourwaytotheLibrarywhereMr.Hearsthousedacollectionof2,000-year-oldGreekpots.VisitMr.Hearst’sprivatethirdfloorsuiteincludinghisbedroomandprivatestudywhereheheldbusinessmeetings.LearnaboutthegeniusofarchitectJuliaMorganandthewaysheputMr.Hearst’sartcollectionintothedesign.Prices:Adults:$20.00;Children:$10.00.TourC–EveningTourThistourallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCastleatnightasavisitortotheCastleinthe1930smighthave.Itfeatureshighlightsfromtheexperience,UpperFloorsofCasaGrande,andGardentours.EveningtoursareofferedonmostFridaysandSaturdaysduringMarch–May&October–December.Prices:Adults:$36.00;Children:$18.00.TourD–AccessibleHolidayTwilightThistouriswheelchairaccessible.Visitorswhohavedifficultyclimbingstairs,orwhocannotstandorwalkforextendedperiod,mayalsobenefitfromthistour.AccessibletransportationisprovidedfromtheVisitorCentertoallareasoftheHolidayatHearstCastletour.Call866-712-2286foradditionalinformation.Prices:Adults:$30.00;Children:$18.00.1、Whichplacecanyoutakeyourchildtovisitifyouhavenotmuchavailablemoney?A．TheMorningRoom.B．TheUpstairsSuites.C．TheGrandRooms.D．TheBilliardRoom.2、WhichofthefollowingisproperforyoutotakepartinTourC?A．ASaturdayinJuly.B．ASaturdayinApril.C．AFridayinJanuary.D．AFridayinSeptember.3、Whichisthebestchoicefordisabledpeople?A．TourA．B．TourB．C．TourC．D．TourD．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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Iwasaten-year-oldgirllivingwithmyparentsandfour-year-oldbrotherinMadrid,Spain.Wehad1ourcountryCubajustafewmonthsbefore.TheChristmasseasonarrived.TheCorteInglesDepartmentstorehadashinyred2thatcircledthetown,3itshorn(喇叭)ateveryturn.Myyoungerbrother,Santiago,hadneverseenit.However,4wereconsideredaluxury(奢侈)thenformyfamilyandwereveryhardto5Mybrotherfellinlovewithit.Everydayhewouldpushhisnose6theglassinthewindow.Myparents’painwas7astheylookedattheirson’s8face.ButIdidn’twantto9theinnocenceofafour-year-old.Sonexttime,Ipulledhimaside.“Santiago,youknowthatweleftourcountryandweareinastrangeland”Isaid.“10weareonlyhereinMadridforalittlewhile,Santaprobablydoesn’thaveour11”Ialsotoldhimthatoncewe12intheUnitedStates,Santawouldfindusonceagain.Muchtomysurprise,heacceptedmy13withoutquestion.Ayearlater,welivedinUnionCity,NewJersey.Bothmyparentswereworkinginfactoriestomakeendsmeet.SantiagoandIwere14anewschoolandquicklylearningEnglish.ThatChristmaswas15,butmyparentsboughtasilver-coloredChristmastree.OnChristmasDay,Iwokeupearly,andtomysurpriseand16,Ifoundseveralpresentsunderthetree.Mybrother17asquarebox.Insidewasashiny,brand-newtrain!It18theonethathadsoattractedmybrotherayearbefore.Santiago’sface19liketheChristmastree.Helookedatmyparentsandme,happyandsurprised.“Youwere20!”mybrothertoldmeeagerly,“Santafoundouraddress.”1、A．reached B．visited C．left D．missed2、A．light B．car C．bike D．train3、A．sounding B．pressing C．turning D．making4、A．clothes B．decorations C．meals D．toys5、A．find B．get C．search D．exhibit6、A．beneath B．against C．above D．under7、A．obvious B．weak C．strange D．puzzling8、A．fearful B．hopeful C．ambitious D．nervous9、A．realize B．solve C．expect D．destroy10、A．Since B．Whether C．Although D．When11、A．telephone B．names C．address D．permission12、A．allowed B．determined C．settled D．devoted13、A．directions B．instructions C．excuse D．explanation14、A．applyingfor B．adaptingto C．lookingfor D．waitingfor15、A．expensive B．depressing C．colorful D．simple16、A．sorrow B．worry C．care D．delight17、A．threw B．designed C．opened D．hid18、A．resembled B．meant C．recognized D．called19、A．turnedup B．cameup C．litup D．wentup20、A．surprised B．right C．wrong D．kin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）IntheUK,busjourneyisverycommon.Busesareoftenconvenientforthepeople1．liveorworkinthecitycenter.Passengerscanavoidheavytrafficanddon’thavetopayfortheparking.However,takingthebusisjust2．necessarybutboringpartoflife:theygetonthebus,payforitandsitorfindaplacetostandwhenitiscrowded.Everyoneseemssadand3．(bore).InLatinAmerica,however,bustripscanbewonderful.Forastart,films4．(show)onthebusesbetween5．(city)forpassengerstohavefunalongthejourneys.Localbusesdonotshowfilms,butdriversusuallyturn6．theradioanditcanbegreatforpassengers7．(listen)tosongs,feelinghappyandcomfortable.Localbusesalwaysgotopartsofthetownthatpassengerswouldnotvisitby8．(they).Therepassengerscanseeshopstheyhaveneverheardabout.Andtheycanalsoseeotherculturesofthetownfromthewindowsofthebuses.Besides,passengers’language9．(be)alsointeresting.Itiscommontoseeahappydog’sheadgettingoutofsomebody’sbagoralovelychicken“speaking10．(cheerful)”undersomebody’sarm.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。Manystudentstendtocopyothers’homeworkwhilethedeadlinecomes,asisoftenthecase、Butnowadays,morestudentschosetohiresomeonetowritetohomeworkforthem、Therefore,on-lineghostwritinghasemergedtomeetstudents’needs、Inoursurprise,parentsmakeupalargepartinthosehomeworkbuyer、Toomuchhomeworkmaybemainreasonforghostwritingphenomenon、Manystudentscannotfinishtheirhomeworkontime,buttheydothistoavoidthepunishmentoftheirteachers、Beside,poorsenseoftimemakesthistoolateforstudentstofinishhomeworkbeforedeadline、Inmyopinion,properamountofhomeworkandthecultivationofsens