2023届江西省南昌市名校高考英语五模试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Youcanonlybesureofyouhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomethingyoumightgetinthefuture.

A.that;whatB.what;/C.which;thatD./;that

2.-Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!

—Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.

A.didn'tspeakB.wouldnothavespoken

C.wouldnotspeakD.hadn9tspoken

3.Inmyopinion,shouldn'tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenear

future.

A.thisB.thatC.itD.there

4.—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?

—,Ihavenointerestinit.

A.Takeiteasy!B.Pleasedon9tbother.

C.It'suptoyou.D.No.Ifsbeyondme.

5.Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant9oryouwillrememberingnothing.

A.endupB.takeup

C.leadtoD.stickto

6.Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishIaswellasher.

A.danceB.willdance

C.haddancedD.danced

7.Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages.

A.onherownB.underhercontrolC.inherchargeD.athercommand

8.Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarketinBeijing.

A.boomedB.wasboomingC.willboomD.hasboomed

9.IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways!

A.biteshistongueB.saveshisskin

C.stealsmythunderD.pullsmyleg

10.Peterhaspreviousexperience,Ithinkhe'stherightpersonforthejob.

orB.but

C.forD.so

11.Sometimessmilesaroundtheworldbefalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.

A.canB.would

C.shouldD.must

12.—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?

—Verymuch.IfsexactlyIwanted.

A.whichB.that

C.whatD.how

13.,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.

A.StrangeasmightitsoundB.Asitmightsoundstrange

C.AsstrangeitmightsoundD.Strangeasitmightsound

14.Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai

thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours.

A.cutsB.willcutC.iscuttingD.hascut

15.Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajorofglobalclimatechange.

A.ResultB.cause

C.warningD.reflection

16.—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.

—,Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.

A.Idon9tagreeB.Notreally

C.Icouldn'tagreemoreD.Nodoubt

17.—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?

—“Nopersonsmokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”

A.willB.shall

C.mayD.must

18.TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfullytheaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-D

technology.

A.transportsB.adjusts

C.transformsD.relates

19.—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.

—Cheerup!Youhavetoyourselftohavethelastlaugh.

A.open;upB.pick;upC.knock;upD.do;up

20.ThePalaceofVersailles,France'snationaltreasure,hasmanychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhile

keepingitsbeauty.

A.gonethroughB.takenon

C.ledtoD.showedoff

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。

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22.（8分）PresidentXiJinping,whilevisitingavillageinNorthChina'sShanxiprovince,calledonWednesdayfor

greatereffortsandmoreeffectivemeasurestohelpthoselivinginpoverty.

Thepresidenthaspaidmuchattentiontopovertyreductioninrecentyears.InhisNewYear'saddress,Xisaidthat

whathecaresmostaboutispoorpeople.Thepeople'slongingforahappylifeisthegoalthattheCommunistPartyof

Chinaisstrivingfor,XisaidduringastopinthevillageofSongjiagou,Kelancounty,duringhisShanxiinspectiontour.

Thevillageisnewlybuiltforlocalpeoplewhorelocatedfrompoverty—strickenhomesnearby.Hecalledonthe

villagersto"rolluptheirsleevesandworkon“andthepeople'slivelihoodswill"risejointbyjointlikesesameflowers

onthestem,"thepresidentsaid.

Xirecognizedthelocalgovernment'seffortstorelocatevillagersfromimpoverished（贫困的）areastonewlybuilt

residences.Heurgedlocalauthoritiestotakemoremeasurestohelppoorpeopleimprovelivingconditionsandraise

theirincomes.InthevillageofZhaojiawa,Xiheldtalkswithcivilservantswhoweredispatched（派遣）fromtheKelan

countypeople'scongressforthevillage'spovertyalleviation（缓和）work.Heencouragedthecivilservantstohave

intensivecontactswithvillagersandhelpthemoutofpoverty.

NotingthattheCPChasdispatchedanumberofofficialsandteamstotakechargeofpovertyreliefatgrassroots

organizationsinrecentyears,Xisaidthatthemeasuresareeffectiveforpovertyalleviation.Thenumberofpeopleliving

inpovertynationwidewasreducedby12.4millionlastyearto43.35million.Thegovernmentwillliftanother10million

peopleoutofpovertythisyear,accordingtotheGovernmentWorkReport.

WhatdoesthepresidentthinkofthefuturelifeofthepeopleinNorthChina?

A.Itisquitepromising.B.Itwillbelikeastem.

C.Itwillremainthesame.D.Itwillbecomeharder.

2、Howmanypeoplewerelivingunderpovertytheyearbeforelast?

A.12.4million.B.43.35million.

C.55.75million.D.33.35million.

3、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthearticle?

A.President'sInspectionTourinSouthChina

B.PresidenfsUrgeforPovertyReduction

C.Government'sEffortstoRelocatetheVillagers

D.GovernmenfsPlanforPovertyAlleviation

23.（8分）It'sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld'sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththe

second-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,

theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatricsyDanish,GermanandJapanese

babiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.

"I'mnotsurprised,"Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexander

tellsme."Thefirstyearofachild'slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressed

becausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave（孕产假）.Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersare

gettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying."Shepauses

beforethrowinginafinaltip:"Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”

InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbeshared

betweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.

“It'sjustthedonethinginDenmark/'shesaysofacountrythathastheworld'shighestbreastfeedingrates."Inother

countries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn'tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeeding

hasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”

ForIbenSandahi,Alexander^co-author,itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.uWeareanhonest

andpurepeople,shetellsme."Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sador

annoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing（拥抱）allkindsoffeelings,sowearen'tscared.

Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It'showbabiescommunicateandit'sabouttryingto

understandit”

1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?

A.Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.

B.Morecompanyfromaparent.

C.Anenergeticbusymother

D.Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.

2^Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat,

A.somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappy

B.Demarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales'rights

C.Danishparents9attitudestoababy'sfirstyearvaryconsiderably

D.breastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark

3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably.

A.trytofigureoutwhattheywant

B.putthemoutdoorsforagoodsleep

C.seeksocialsupportforguidance

D.waitamomentforthemtocalmdown

24.（8分）Anonlinesupermarketcompany-OcadointheUK,hasrecentlydisplayedarobotichandthatcan

pickfruitsandvegetables!

Whenanembryoisinthewomb（子宫）,theveryfirstsenseitdevelopsistouch.Thesenseoftouchisalsotheone

thatlaststhelongest-aswegetolderandourvisionandhearingbeginstoweaken,touchstillremains.Humansuse

theirtouchtoprotectthemselves,tocreateemotionalrelationshipswithotherpeopleandtoexperiencepleasure.Can

youimaginelifewithoutit?

Thesenseoftouchcomesfromanetworkofnerveendings（神经末梢）andspecialtouchreceptorsonthesurfaceof

theskin.Whiletherearedifferentkindsoftouchreceptors,theyhelpusjudgepressure,textureandvibrations（震动）.

Theyarelocatedinourfingertips,palms,solesofourfeet,face,lipsandtongue.

Whenwetouchsomething,themechano-receptorsfeelthetouchandthroughanetworkofnervessendsignalsto

thebrain.Thisinformsthebrainaboutthelocationofthetouch,theamountofforceused,andthespeedatwhichitwas

used.

Severaldifferenttechniqueshavebeentriedinthepastfewyearstocreatesucharobotichand—usingthreefingers.

ButthislatestdesignbySomacopiesthehumanhand.Thegripper（钳子）ismadeupofflexiblematerialswhichgrasp

thethingbasedonitssizeandshape.Thenairpressureisusedtocontrolthemovementoftheroboticfingerstopick

objectssafelyandwithoutcausingdamage.

Thenextstepwouldbefortherobottojudgehowripethefruitsandvegetablesare,andapplypressure

accordingly.Membersoftheresearchteamarecurrentlyworkingonaddingcomputerizedvisiontotherobots,sothat

theycanseewhattheyaregrasping.

Doesallthismeanrobotscanreplacepeople?AccordingtoOcado,ithelpsimproveproductivitybyremovingsome

oftherepetitivetasksdonebyhumans.

1、Whatisfocusedoninthesecondparagraph?

A.Theoriginoftouch.

B.Theimportanceoftouch.

C.Thedevelopmentoftouch.

D.Theprocessoftransportingtouch.

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it''inParagraph4referto?

A.Thebrain.B.Thetouch.

C.Thenerve.D.Thesignal.

3、Whatisthetypicalfeatureofthelatestrobots?

A.Theycanseewhatthey'retakingholdof.

B.Theycantaketheplaceofpeopleinworkplaces.

C.Theycantellwhetherthefruitsandvegetablesareripe.

D.Theycanholdthingsfirmlyaccordingtotheirouterfeatures.

4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ASenseofTouchforRobots

B.ARoboticHandforClassifyingFruits

C.ARoboticHandwithaGentleTouch

D.ARobotMadeofFlexibleMaterials

25・（10分）InancientEgypt,ashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplyby

makingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghislead,withmoretactics（策略）.

Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexample,storesplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.

Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood（垃圾食品）

laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstores,thewomen'sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen'scosmetics（化妆品）

section:whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoe,boredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverand

findsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.

Besides,businessesseektoappealtocustomers9senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencourages

shopping,sotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.

Musicsellsgoods,too.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayed,salesofFrenchwineswentup.

Whenitcomestothesellingofhouses,businessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmake

decisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoor,andturnitintoabusinessopportunity.ACaliforniabuilder

designedthestructureofitshousessmartly.Whenenteringthehouse,thecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthrough

thewindows,andthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronboth

levelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.

1、Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?

A.Tosavecustomerstime.B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.

C.Tohelpselljunkfood.D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.

2、AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?

A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.

C.Invitingcustomerstoplaymusic.D.Fillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbread.

3、WhatIstheCaliforniabuilder'sstoryintendedtoprove?

A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.

B.Themorecostlythehouseis,thebetteritsells.

C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers9taste.

D.Agoodfirstimpressionincreasessales.

4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.

B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.

C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior

D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.

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）WhenIwasintheninthgrade,myparentsstartedfighting.Icouldhearthem1ateachotheratnight.

Italwaysseemedliketheywerefightingaboutme.Istartedto2andcouldn'tfallasleep.SomenightsIdidn'tfeel

likeI3atall.Mygradesreallystartedto4too.ItwashardtopayattentionduringclassbecauseIfeltso___

5allthetime.

Mymomhadtotakemetoseeatherapist（治疗专家）.Ontheway,16toworryevenmore.Whatwouldmyfriends

7meiftheyknewIwasgoingtoseeatherapist?Whatifthetherapistcouldn't8me?

Itwasnotthat9Mytherapistaskedmealotofquestionsandthenwetalkedabouthowmylifemight10ifI

wasabletogetmoresleep.11Iunderstoodhowthefuturecouldbebetter,Ifeltreally12totrynewthings.

Attheendofthesession,Iwassenthomewithapieceofpapercalledasleepdiary.WhenIwokeupeachmorning,I

hadtoanswerallthesequestionsaboutmysleep.

13,shegavemehomeworkrelatedtomysleep.Iwasn't14totextorbeonmycomputerafter8pm.IfI

couldn'tfallasleepafterabouttenminutes,shewantedmetogetupanddosomethinginanotherroomthatwouldhelp

meto15andfeelsleepy.

Duringthetherapysessions,shewasacheerleaderformylifeandkept16outallthethingsIwasdoingright.

Withherhelp,itwassomucheasiertonoticethe17thingsthatwerehappeningallaroundme.

Afterabouttwomonthsofseeingmytherapist,Iwassleepingatleasteighthoursanight,sometimesevennine!Ifelt

happier.Icould18Mygradesgotbetter.Basically,Ifeltlikemyself!Itwassomuchbettertoadmitthat

somethingwas19andtodosomethingtofixit20justwatchmywholelifegetworseandworse.

1、A.laughingB.shootingC.knockingD.screaming

2、A.doubtB.worryC.protestD.quarrel

3、A.sleptB.ateC.spokeD.dreamed

4、A.reduceB.changeC.dropD.influence

5、A.boredB.tiredC.upsetD.shy

6、A.refusedB.happenedC.endedD.started

7、A.thinkaboutB.worryaboutC.getonwithD.agreewith

8、A.teachB.fixC.answerD.recognize

9、A.helpfulB.interestingC.awfulD.practical

10、A.improveB.developC.benefitD.adjust

11、A.IfB.UnlessC.ThoughD.Once

12、A.nervousB.surprisedC.excitedD.calm

13、A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Instead

14、A.allowedB.remindedC.askedD.persuaded

15、A.studyB.relaxC.respondD.recover

16、A.pickingB.tryingC.leavingD.pointing

17、A.tinyB.excitingC.positiveD.important

18、A.forgiveB.concentrateC.appreciateD.understand

19、A.wrongB.significantC.acceptableD.realistic

20、A.insteadofB.aswellasC.ratherthanD.otherthan

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)Lotsofkidshateschool,anewstudyfound.Thiskindoffeelingusuallydoesn9tlastlong.Butwhat

L(happen)ifyoufeelthiswaytoomuch?Gettingagood2.(educate)canhelpyoubuildthekindoffuturelifeyou

want.Solefstalkaboutschooland3.todowhenyoudon'tlikeit.

Ifyoudon'tlikeschool,4.firststepistofindoutwhy.Youmightnotlikeschoolbecauseyoudon'thaveenough

friends,5.maybeyoudon'tgetalongwithyourteacher.Sometimesifsabigproblemwithyourclassesandschool-work.

Youmaybegetting6.(far)behind,anditmayseemlikeyou'llnevercatchup.

Whenyouknowwhyyoudon'tlikeschool,youcansetabout7,(take)stepstomakethingsbetter.It'sagoodidea

totalktosomeoneabout8,(you)problemswithschool.Yourmum,dadorteacherwillbeabletohelpyou.Anothergood

ideaistowriteclownyour9.(feeling)aboutschoolinanotebook.Ifsagreatway10.(let)outemotions.Remember,you

don'thavetosharewhatyou'vewrittenwithothers.

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。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（A）,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H处起）不计分。

3、错误类型不涉及单词拼写。

Goodrelationshipsbetweenteachersorstudentsareimportanttoteachingandlearningonlywithgood

relationshipscanstudentandteacherscooperatewell.

Goodrelationshipsdependedonbothsides.Ontheonehand,studentsshouldrespectteachersandourhardwork.They

shouldpoliteCoteachersandreadytofollowingtheiradvice.Onanotherhand,teachersshouldbekindly,friendlyand

patienttostudents.Theymustberesponsibleontheirteachingandhelpstudents.IfbothsidestreatlOeachotherina

friendlyway,teachingandlearninginclasswillbehighlyefficient.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是高三应届毕业生李华，打算毕业后到英国一所大学留学。请用英语致信这所大学询问相关情况,

要点包括：

1.简要介绍你的学习情况：

2.询问入学要求和你关心的事项（包括英语要求，入学程序和奖学金）。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、

2、C

3、D

4、D

5^A

6、D

7、D

8、D

9、C

10、D

11、A

12、B

13>D

14、B

15、B

16、B

17、B

18、A

19、B

20、A

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、605、D

1、C

2、D

22、1、A

2、C

3、B

23、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge（海绵）thatis

fullofwater,somewaterwill门incutof迄Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotake

inaspeaker'severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,and

alltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker'smainpoint.

ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewas

determinedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancial

planningworkshop（研讨会）,Eriksigneduprightaway.

Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americans

betweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned.

“Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary/*Simonecontinued,Myouwillneed

tosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates（通货膨胀率）.Inthe

meantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow.”

ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneused.Whensheopenedthefloor（自由发言）forquestion,Erikraisedhis

handandsaid,nIhavetwoquestion.Whenisthebesttimetostartsavingforretirement?AndhowcanIfigureoutmy

savingstargetifIdon'tknowwhatinflationrateswillbeinthefuture?**

Thisis