广东省广州市越秀区2023年高三英语第一学期期末综合测试模拟试题含解析

广东省广州市越秀区2023年高三英语第一学期期末综合测试模拟试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Personallyspeaking,________thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．havingturned2．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where3．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where4．—Smokingshouldbebannedinpublic.—.____Itisharmfultoboththesmokersandnon-smokers.A．I’dlovetoB．It’smypleasureC．I’mwithyouonthatD．It’suptoyou5．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless6．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained7．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor8．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong­termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need9．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive10．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen11．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof12．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar13．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t14．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．appealed B．tookC．catered D．saw15．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad16．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise17．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if18．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who19．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily20．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion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）TheBritishcustomofdrivingontheleftsideoftheroadisn’tasignofeccentricity—there’sactuallyaverysensiblereasonforit.Originally,almosteverybodytravelledontheleftsideoftheroad.ForMedievalswordsmenonhorseback,itmadesensetokeeptothelefttohavetheirrightarmsclosertotheiropponents.Mountinganddismountinghorseswerealsoeasierfromtheleftside,andsaferdonebythesideoftheroadthaninthecenter.Soperhapsthequestionhereshouldbe,whydidpeoplestoptravellingontheleft?Thingschangedinthelate1700swhenlargecarriagespulledbyseveralpairsofhorseswereusedtotransportfarmproductsinFranceandtheUnitedStates.Intheabsenceofadriver’sseatinsidethecarriage,thedriversatontherearlefthorse,withhisrightarmfreetousehiswhiptokeepthehorsesmoving.Sincehewassittingontheleft,hewantedothervehiclestopassonhisleft,sohekepttotherightsideoftheroad.TheBritishGovernmentrefusedtogiveuptheirleft-handdrivingways.Meanwhilepost-revolutionFrance,undertheirleft-handedrulerNapoleon,stucktoapermanentmovetotherightsideoftheroad.AstheBritishandtheFrenchwereyieldingtheirpoweracrosstheglobe,theyinsistedthatthecountriestheyoccupieddrivelikethem.ThisexplainswhyformerBritishcoloniessuchasAustralia,NewZealandandIndiadriveontheleft,whileformerFrenchcolonieslikeAlgeriadriveontheright.WhenHenryFordmadehisModelTin1908,thedriver’sseatwasontheleft,meaningthatforAmericans,carswouldhavetodriveontherightsideoftheroadtoallowfrontandbackpassengerstoexitthecarontothesideway.Thisinfluencedachangeinmanycountries,suchasCanada,ItalyandSpain.However,Britishdriversremainontheleft,andthisishighlyunlikelytochange.1、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatinMiddleAges________.A．peoplealwaysgotonhorsesfromtheleftsideB．peopleallwalkedandrodeontheleftoftheroadC．peoplenevergotoffhorsesinthecenteroftheroadD．swordsmenfeltsafertravellingontheleftoftheroad2、Whydidpeoplestarttravellingontheright?A．Theyusedlargecarriagestotransportfarmproducts.B．Theyhadtoholdtheirwhipswiththeirrighthands.C．Theywantedothercarriagestopassontheirleft.D．Theywereforcedtositonthebacklefthorse.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingkeeptotheleftsideoftheroad?A．Russia.B．India.C．Spain.D．Algeria.4、WhydoestheauthormentionModelTinthelastparagraph?A．Tointroduceaworld-famousmakeofAmericancars.B．Tostressitsroleinchangingthecustomofdriving.C．Todescribeitssafestdesignforpassengers.D．ToexplainwhytheBritishwon’tchange.22．（8分）Whenyouthinkbacktotheblackboardfromyourschooldays,whatcolorisit?Chancesarethatit'sgreen.Sowhat'supwiththename?Originally,blackboardswerereallyblack.Beforewall-sizedblackboardsexisted,late18th-centurystudentsusedtheirownminiboardsmadeofslate(石板)orpaintedwood,accordingtoConcordiaUniversity,Thosefirstboardswere,infact.black,andtheypavedthewayforthelargerones.In1800whenaScottishheadmasternamedJamesPillanswantedhisstudentstodrawmaps,thestudentscouldn'tdrawthemapstheirteacherwantedontheirtinyboards,soPillansputseveralslatestogethertocreatealargeboard.Problemsolved!Fromthere,theideaspreadquicklyasteacherscouldfinallyshowaconcepttothewholeclassatonetime.By1815,themassivewritingspaceswerecommonenoughtoearntheirownname:blackboard.Thecolorchangecameinthe1960swhencompaniessold,steelplates,coatedwithgreenenamel(漆)insteadofthetraditionaldarkslate.Thenewmaterialwaslighterandlessfragilethanthefirstblackboards,sotheywerecheapertoshipandmorelikelytosurvivethejourney.Teachersweren'tcomplainingeither.Afterall,thenew“greenboards”madethechalkpowdereasiertoerase.Plus,theenamelleftlessofaglareandthecolorwasnicertolookat.Atthatpoint,peoplestartedusingtheword“chalkboard”asamoreaccuratedescriptor,but“blackboard”stillstuckaround.1、Whatdidthelate18th-centurystudentsuseinclass?A．Blackboard. B．ChalkboardC．Greenboard D．Miniboard.2、Whydidtheheadmasteraskthestudentstoputtheirminiboardstogether?A．Tomakeacomparison. B．TomakeenoughspaceC．Todrawstudents’attention D．Toarousestudents’interest3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofthe“greenboard”?A．They'relighterinweight. B．They'remoreconvenienttotransportC．They’reeasiertoerasethepowder. D．They’remoreusefulthanthetraditionalones4、What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．Introductionoftheblackboard B．Originoftheblackboard.C．Coloroftheblackboard. D．Functionoftheblackboard.23．（8分）EXPERIENCECOLUMBIAHOTATTRACTIONS◆RIVERBANKSZOO&GARDENItishometomorethan2.000animalsandoneofthenation'smostbeautifulbotanicalgardens.Withmorethan350speciesfromaroundtheworld,Riverbanksisoneofthelargestmid—sizedzoosinthecountry.Hours:9:00a.m．一5:00p.m.daily.Admission:Adults(13—61)一$19.95Children(2—12)——$16.95◆EDVENTURETheSoutll'slargestchildren'smuseumhas300exhibitstomspirechildrentoexpenencethejoyoflearning.whereelsebutEdVenturecanchildrendrivearealfiretruck,anchorthenewsorvisitanothercountry?Hours:Monday-Sunday:9a.m.-5p.m.Admission:MembersFreeChildrenandAdults-$11.95◆SOUTHCAROLINASTATEMUSEUMThestoriesofSouthCarolinacomealivethroughtheexhibitsandcollectionsoftheStateMuseum.Plus,anew4-Dtheaterprovidespopularmoviesthatexciteallages.Museummembersareinvitedtonight-skyobservingandmoreonTuesdaynights!Hours:Mon.,Wed.-Fri.:10a.m.-5p.m.,Tues.:10a.m.-10p.m.,Sat.:10a.m.-6p.m.,Sun.:Noon-5p.m.Admission:Adults(13-61):$8.95Children(3-12):$6.95◆SALUDASHOALSPARKSaludaShoalsParkisasensitiveriverfrontparkthatinvitesvisitorstoexperiencethetreasuresoftheSaludaRiverthroughexceptionaleducationalandculturalopportunities.Fun-filledFamilyActivitiesNightly!(exceptThanksgiving,ChnstmasEveandChristmasnight)Freeforactivities:applywithHolidayLightsadmission($20/car;$40/15-passengervehicle;$60/bus).1、Whichattractionbestsuitsachildinterestedinbroadcastingnews?A．EdVenture.B．TheStateMuseum.C．SaludaShoalsPark.D．RiverbanksZoo&garden.2、Howmuchshouldayoungcouplewitha4-year-oldsonpaytoenjoyvariousplantsandanimals?A．$24.85.B．$20.C．$56.85.D．$35.85.3、WhichofthefollowingisavailabletoalltouristsintheStateMuseum?A．Havingafantasticvisualfeastatl:00p.m.B．VisitingtheexhibitsonSundaymorning.C．Enjoyingfreefamilyactivitieseverynight.D．ObservingtheamazingnightskyonTuesdaynights.24．（8分）Don'tgetmadthenexttimeyoucatchyourteenagertextingwhenhepromisedtobestudying.Hesimplymaynotbeabletoresist.AUniversityoflowa(UI)studyfoundteenagersarefarmoresensitivethanadultstotheimmediateeffectorrewardoftheirbehaviors.Thefindingsmayhelpexplainwhytheinitialrushoftextingmaybemoreattractiveforadolescentsthanthelong-termpayoffofstudying."Fortheteenager,'therewardsareattractive."saysProfessorJatinVaidya，anauthorofthestudy."Theydrawadolescent.Sometimes,therewardsareakindofmotivationforthem.Evenwhenabehaviorisnolongerinateenager'sbestinteresttocontinue,theywill,becausetheeffectoftherewardisstillthereandlastsmuchlongerinadolescentsthaninadults."Forparents,thatmeanslimitingdistraction(分心的事情）soteenagerscanmakebetterchoices.Takethehomeworkandsocialmediadilemma:At9p.m.,shutoffeverythingexceptacomputerthathasnoaccesstoFacehookorTwitter,theresearchersadvise."I'mnotsayingtheyshouldn'tbeallowedaccesstotechnology,"Vaidyasays.Butsomehelpinnettingtheirconcentrationisnecessaryforthemsotheycandevelopthoseimpulse-controlskills.”Intheirstudy,Vaidyaandco-authorShaunVeceranoteresearchersgenerallybelieveteenagersareimpulsive（冲动的)，makebaddecisions，andengageinriskybehaviorbecausethefrontallobes（额叶）oftheirtrainsarenotfullydeveloped.ButtheUIresearcherswondered.whethersomethingmorefundamentalwasgoingonwithadolescentstocausebehaviorsindependentofhigher-levelreasoning."Wewantedtotrytounderstandthebrain'srewardsystemhowitchangefromchillhoodtoadulthood,"SaysVaidya,whoaddstherewardcharacterinthehumanbrainiseasierthandecision-making.“We'vebeentryingtounderstandtherewardprocessinadolescenceandwhetherthereismoretoadolescencebehaviorthananunder-developedfrontallobe,”headds.Fortheirstudy,theresearcherspersuaded40adolescents,aged13and16,and40adults,aged20and35toparticipate.Inthefuture,researchershopetolookintothepsychologicalandneurological（神经学上的）aspectsoftheirresults.1、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Theinitialrushoftextingislessattractiveforadolescentsthanthelong-termpayoffofstudying.B．Always,rewardsareattractivetoteenagers.C．Resistancecanbecontrolledwellbyadolescents.D．Gettingrewardsisthegreatestmotivationforadolescentstostudy.2、WhichstatementagreeswithVaidya'sidea?A．Theinfluenceoftherewardisweakinadolescents.B．Parentsshouldhelpchildreninmakingdecisions.C．ChildrenshouldhaveaccesstotheInternet.D．Childrenneedhelpinrefocusingtheirattention.3、Whatresultdoesteenagers'brainunderdevelopmentleadto?A．Doingthingsaftersomethought.B．Makinggooddecisions.C．Joiningindangerousactions.D．Escapingriskybehavior.4、Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?A．Bymakingacomparisonofbrainexaminations.B．Byexaminingadults’brain.C．Byexaminingteenagebrain.D．Bybuildingthetrain’srewardsystem.25．（10分）Allovertheworldmothersandfathersteachtheirchildrenmanners.Otherchildrenmayhavemannersthatarenotlikeyours.Thereareallkindsofmanners.Manyyearsago,childrenwhohadgoodmannerswereseenandnotheard.Theykeptquietifgrown-upsweretalking.Today,well-manneredchildrenhavemorefreedom.Sometimesgoodmannersinoneplacearebadmannersinotherplaces.SupposeyouareavisitorinthelandofMongolia.Somefriendsaskyoutoeatwiththem.Whatkindofmannersdotheywantyoutohave?Theywantyoutogivealoud“burp(打嗝)”afteryoufinisheating.Burpingwouldshowthatyoulikeyourfood.Insomecountries,ifyougivealoudburp,youaretoldtosay“Excuseme,please.”Inmanyplacespeopleliketoeattogether.ButinsomepartsofPolynesiaitisbadmannerstobeseeneatingatall.Peopleshowgoodmannersbyturningtheirbacksonotherswhiletheyeat.WhataremannerslikeinanEastAfricantown?Thepeopletrynottoseeyou.Theyarebeingpolite.Youmayseeafriend.Hemaynotseeyouatall.Ifyouarepolite,youwillsitdownbesidehim.Youwillwaituntilhefinisheswhatheisdoing.Thenhewilltalktoyou.SupposeyouvisitafriendinArabia.Youshouldwalkbehindtheothertentsuntilyoucometohistent.Ifyoupassinfrontoftheothertents,youwillbeaskedintoeachone.Thepeoplewillaskyoutoeatwiththem.Anditisbadmannersifyousayno.Mannersaredifferentallovertheworld.Butitisgoodtoknowthatallmannersbegininthesameway.Peopleneedwaystoshowthattheywanttobefriends.1、Howdidpolitechildrenbehave?A．Bylookingintoadults’eyeswhiletalkingB．BykeepingsilentwhileadultsweretalkingC．ByslippingintothehousewithoutbeingheardD．Bynotopeningtheirmouthsuntilspokento2、Whichcustomshouldwefollowinordertolookwell-mannered?A．Saying“Excuseme”onburpinginMongoliaB．InvitinggueststodinnertogetherinPolynesiaC．TalkingwithafriendbeforehecompletesthingsinEastAfricaD．AcceptinganeatinginvitationinArabia3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Hearmuch,speaklittleB．Loveme,lovemydogC．WheninRomedoastheRomansdoD．Dowhatyououghttoandcomewhatcan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）Likemanynewgraduates,Ileftuniversityfullofhopeforthefutureandwantedtomakea1intheworldsomehow,butIhadnoideahowtodothat.That’s2IlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.Istartedmy3asaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofprevious4.Iknewitwouldbealotof5,andthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtime.6,IdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProject7.Isentinallthepaperworkneededfortheapplication.Aftercountlessinterviewsandpresentations,Imanagedto8amongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalone.Severalmonthslater,Ifinallyreceivedacallaskingmetoreportforthe9.Iwouldbegoingtoasmall10nearAbuja,Nigeria.Aftercompletingmy11,Iwassenttothevillagethatwassmalland12inneedofproperaccommodation.Thoughthelocalvillagerswerepoor,theyofferedtheirhomes,hearts,andfood13Iweretheirownfamily.Iwasaskedto14asmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhouse.Forthenextyearorso,I15inthatsameschoolhouse.ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommy16thantheydidfromme.Sometimeduringthatperiod,Irealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeor17tomenolongerdid,thoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocal18,andreturnedtotheUnitedStatesa19man.TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmy20forever.1、A．contribution B．difference C．change D．attempt2、A．why B．how C．when D．where3、A．journey B．career C．occupation D．business4、A．volunteers B．fellows C．graduates D．applicants5、A．adventure B．exploration C．fun D．hardwork6、A．Inturn B．Inreward C．Inhonor D．Inshort7、A．seriously B．lightly C．hurriedly D．cautiously8、A．stickout B．turnout C．standout D．pickout9、A．duty B．call C．application D．responsibility10、A．city B．company C．village D．school11、A．consideration B．college C．interview D．training12、A．instantly B．desperately C．severely D．timely13、A．asif B．evenif C．justas D．whatif14、A．convince B．lead C．gather D．undertake15、A．studied B．survive C．support D．taught16、A．villagers B．colleagues C．students D．competitors17、A．familiar B．similar C．cruel D．unusual18、A．language B．people C．attractions D．accommodation19、A．smarter B．different C．helpful D．professional20、A．character B．experience C．interest D．life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）StephenHawking,whoisthemostfamousphysicist,wasborninBritainonJanuary8th,1942.Asachild,hewasenthusiasticabout1．(design)complicatedtoysbut2．(fortune),inhistwenties,hesuffered3．adiseasethatwasimpossibletobecured,4．wasagreatchallengeforhim.However,notonlywashepositiveaboutthemisfortunes,andeventuallyhe5．(defeat)alltheobstaclesbutalsohewas6．(absorb)inhisresearchintheuniverse.In1988,hisbest-sellerABriefHistoryofTime7．(publish),inwhichheputforwardtheidea8．timeitselfhasabeginning,andthatitwillhave9．end.In10．(conclude),hehasmadeoutstandingcontributionstothefieldsofcosmologyandquantumgravity.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）英语课上老师要求同桌之间修改作文，假设以下便条为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。便条中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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。3、必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。Wehighschoolstudentsdohavesomegrowingpains,butwecangetridofitcorrectlyandwisely、First,somestudentsareupsettheirfiguresandlooks、It'snecessaryandit'snotimportantatall、Weneedn’ttocareaboutthem、Itisone'sinnerbeautywhichmatters、Second,wesometimesseemstobemisunderstoodbyourclassmates、Facingthis,wecanfindapropertimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwiththem,trytoremovethemisunderstanding、Third、wemayfallafterothers,whichmakesusstressed、Actually,wecanenc