2023年高考第三次模拟考试卷-英语（五省通用B卷）（考试版）

2023年高考英语第三次模拟考试卷

高三英语•B卷

（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）

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3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,

并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Canceltheparty.B.Slowdown.C.Bequick.

2.Whatisthewomantryingtodo?

A.Typeareport.B.Printoutafile.C.Setupaclouddrive.

3.Whatdidthewomanusetoforgettodo?

A.Writedownthecalories.B.Countthecalories.C.Readthecalories.

4.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.FetchMr.Green.B.Lookatthereport.C.Prepareforthepresentation.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hewilldiscusstheanswerstomorrow.

B.Hewantstoreviewthetesttonight.

C.Heiswaitingforthetesttonight.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题

5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Auntandnephew.C.Classmates.

7.WhatisGeorgegoingtodothisSaturday?

A.VisitAuntLucy.B.Seehisclassmate.C.Callhissister.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Bossandsecretary.B.Coachandplayer.C.Receptionistandcustomer.

9.Whyistheswimmingpoolclosed?

A.Itisunderdecoration.

B.Itsequipmentneedsupdating.

C.Todayisweeklycleaningday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whathelpswomenfindmorescientificclues?

A.Theirsixthsense.B.Theirworldview.C.Theirresearchmethods.

11.Whocontributedtothedevelopmentoftheairconditionerincars?

A.KatieHafner.B.RosalindFranklin.C.MargaretWilcox.

12.Whatdoestheradioprogrammainlyfocuson?

A.Publicopinionsonscience.

B.Majorscientificbreakthroughs.

C.Untoldstoriesoffemalescientists.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatmakesthefilmuniquetothewoman?

A.Itisthewoman'sfirsttimeproducing.

B.Thereisonlyonemaninthemovie.

C.Ithasgreatspecialeffects

14.Whattypeoffilmisthewomanstarringin?

A.Anactionfilm.B.Aromanticcomedy.C.Ascience-fictionfilm.

15.WhenwillthefilmbeoutintheUK?

A.On21stDecember.B.On14thDecember.C.On7thDecember.

16.Whatisthemanprobably?

A.Aproducer.B.Acomedian.C.Ahost.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhomightMaryLockebe?

A.Anewsreporter.B.Aplanedesigner.C.Afireranger.

18.Wheredothepilotspickupwater?

A.Fromariver.B.Fromalake.C.FromtheFireCenter.

19.Howdoesthespeakerdescribethepilot'sjob?

A.Dangerous.B.Exciting.C.Extraordinary.

20.Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?

A.Theplane'stanksholdnomorethan5,000litersofwater.

B.Thefirerangersshouldkeeptheplaneawayfromthefire.

C.Thecrewhastodropwater20timestoputoutthefire.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WangZhenyi（1768-1797）

Bornatatimewhengirlswerepreventedfromgettingaformaleducation,WangZhenyigot

encouragedfromherfathertoreadbooksincludingworksonastronomy,mathematics,geography,

medicine,aswellaspoetry.Sheconductedexperimentsathome,inoneofwhichsheusedaroundtableas

theEarth,alampastheSun,andamirrorastheMoontounderstandtheirmotionsandfinallyrevealedthe

mysteryoflunareclipse.Wangoftenexpressedinherpoetryinequalitiesinsocietyandfoughtforthe

rightsofwomen.

JocelynBurnell(1943-)

JocelynBurnellwasborninNorthenIreland,whosefatherPhilipwasanarchitect.In1965,Burnell

beganhergraduatestudiesinphysicsatCambridgeUniversity,buildingatelescopetolookforradio

signalsfromspace.Later,shefoundsignalsfromspaceandwasthefirsttoconfirmtheexistenceof

neutronstars.In1974,shemissedoutonthewinningofaNobelPrizefbrthisdiscovery.Butin2018,she

wonaBreakthroughPrizefbrit.

MercedesRichards(1955-2016)

MercedesRichardsgrewupinthecapitalofJamaica.At11,sheknewshewantedtobeanastronomer,

Herfather,whowasapolicedetective,taughthertheskillsofobservationandinference,whilehermother,

anaccountant,taughthertheimportanceofprecision,RichardsstudiedastronomyatYorkUniversityand

theUniversityofToronto,andinvestigatedbinarystarsystemstodeterminehowgasflowsbetweenthe

pairedstarstocreateenormousexplosionofenergycallednovae.

21.WhatisspecialaboutWangZhenyi?

A.Shewaswell-educatedbyherfamily.

B.Shemadethefirstdiscoveryofanewstar.

C.Shewasfacedwithgenderdiscrimination.

D.Shewasafemalepioneerinthefieldofastronomy.

22.Whofirstdiscoveredtheexistenceofneutronstars?

A.WangZhenyi.B.JocelynBurnell.

C.PhilipBurnell.D.MercedesRichards.

23.Whichcolumnisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A.ScienceNews.B.HerStoryFiles.

C.TourofWorld.D.LiteratureAppreciation.

B

Coca-ColaannouncedonWednesdaythatitwillbegintransitioningfromgreentoclearplasticon

August1toincreasethematerial'slikelihoodofbeingremadeintonewbeveragebottles.Thebeverage

giantiscommittedtomaking100%ofitspackagingrecyclableby2025andusingatleast50%recycled

materialinitspackagingby2030.

Sprite,animportantbrandofCoca-Cola,currentlyusesplasticbottlescontainingagreenadditive

calledPolyethyleneTelephthalate(PET).Thesebottlesarecommonlychangedintosingle-useitemslike

clothingandcarpetingthatcan'tberecycledintonewPETbottles.

“Takingcolorsoutofbottlesimprovesthequalityoftherecycledmaterial,saidJulianOchoa,CEO

ofaplasticsgroup,whichisworkingwithCoca-Colatoimprovebottle-to-bottlerecycling.t4When

recycled,clearPETSpritebottlescanberemadeintobottles,helpingdriveacirculareconomyforplastic.,,

Sprite,thepopularlemon-flavoredsoftdrink,whichfirsthitshelvesin1961,isalsogettinganew

logoandpackagingdesign.Sprite'spackagingwillkeepthebrand'srecognizablegreencolorandinclude

noticeable"RecycleMe“message.Otherdrinksthatusegreenbottleswillalsotransitiontoclear

packaginginthecomingmonths.

BothCoca-ColaandPepsiCohavebeencriticizedforcontributingtotheworld'splasticpollution.In

2021,bothcompaniesrankedastheworld'stopplasticpollutersforthe4thconsecutiveyearbythe

environmentalorganizationBreakFreeFromPlastic.Globalbeachcleanupswerecarriedoutbymorethan

11,000volunteersin45countriestoidentifythemostcommonplasticpolluters.BreakFreeFromPlastic

foundthat20,000Coca-Colabrandedproductswerepickedup,representingmorepollutionthanthenext

twotoppolluterscombined.

Coca-Colaannouncedits“WorldWithoutWaste“sustainablepackagingprogramin2018,inwhichit

promisedtomakeallofitspackagingrecyclable-excludingthecapsandlabels—aswellashaveatleast

25%ofitsbeveragessoldinrefillablepackagingby2030.

24.What'sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tostatethemainideaofthetext.

B.TointroduceCoca-Cola'snewproduct.

C.Todrawpeople'sattentiontoCoca-Cola.

D.Togivethenewsbackgroundinformation.

25.Whatdoweknowaboutgreenbottlesfromthetext?

A.Theirmaterialisoflowquality.

B•Theycanwidelybechangedintosingle-useitems.

C.Theycontainlesspollutantsthanclearbottles.

D.Theyaremoreexpensivetorecycle.

26.WhatdidBreakFreeFromPlasticfind?

A.20,000Coca-Colaproductswereproducedin2021.

B.Plasticwasthemostcommonpolluterin45countries.

C.ThetopthreeandfourpollutersmadelesspollutionthanCoca-Colain2021.

D.Coca-ColaandPepsiCowereresponsiblefortheenvironmentalprotection.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Coca-Cola9sreleasingnewsoftdrinks.

B."RecycleMe”messageontheclearSpritebottles.

C.Coloredbottlesreducethequalityoftherecycledmaterial.

D.Spriteisretiringitssignaturegreenplasticbottlesaftermorethan60years.

C

Thekidsarehangingout.Ipasssmallbandsofstudents,onmywaytoworkthesemornings.They

havebecomeafamiliarpartofthesummerlandscape.

Thesekidsarenotoldenoughforjobs.Noraretheyrichenoughfbrcamp.Theyareschoolchildren

withoutschool.Thecalendarcalledtheschoolyearranoutonthemafewweeksago.Oncemonitoredby

teachersandprincipals,theynowappeartobe"selfcare”.

Passingthemislikepassingthroughatimezone.Formuchofourhistory,afterall,Americans

arrangedtheschoolyeararoundtheneedsofworkandfamily.In19th-centurycities,schoolswereopen

sevenoreighthoursaday,11monthsayear.InruralAmerica,theyearwasarrangedaroundthegrowing

season.Now,only3percentoffamiliesfollowtheagriculturalmodel,butnearlyallschoolsarescheduled

asifourchildrenwenthomeearlytomilkthecowsandtookmonthsofftoworkthecrops.Now,

three-quartersofthemothersofschool-agechildrenwork,butthecalendariswrittenasiftheywerehome

waitingfortheschoolbus.

Thesix-hourday,the180-dayschoolyearisregardedassomethingholy.Butwhenparentsworkan

eight-bourdayanda240-dayyear,itmeanssomethingdifferent.Itmeansthatmanykidsgohometo

emptyhouses.Itmeansthat,inthesummer,theyhangout.

“WehaveahugemismatchbetweentheschoolcalendarandrealitiesoffamilysaysDr.Ernest

Boyer,headoftheCarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeaching.

Dr.Boyerisoneofmanywhobelievethataradicalrevisionoftheschoolcalendarisinevitable.

“School,whetherwelikeitornot,iseducational.Italwayshasbeen.^^

Hisisnotapopularidea.Schoolsareroutinelyburdenedwiththejobofsolvingalloursocial

problems.Cantheybeaskedtomeettheneedsofourworkandfamilylives?

Itmaybeeasiertopromotealongerschoolyearonitseducationalmeritsand,indeed,theeducational

caseisconvincing.Despitethecomplaintsandstudiesaboutourkidslackoflearning,theUnitedStatestill

hasashorterschoolyearthananyindustrialnation.InmostofEurope,theschoolyearis220days,in

Japan,itis240dayslong.Whileclassroomtimealonedoesn'tproduceawell-educatedchild,learning

takestimeandmorelearningtakesmoretime.Thelongsummersofforgettingtakeatoll.

Theoppositiontoalongerschoolyearcomesfromfamiliesthatwanttoandcanprovideother

experiencesfortheirchildren.Itcomesfromteachers.Itcomesfromtradition.Andsurelyfromkids.But

themostimportantpartoftheconflicthasbeenoverthemoney.

28.ThecurrentAmericanschoolcalendarwasdevelopedinthe19thcenturyaccordingto.

A.thegrowingseasononnation'sfann

B.thelabordemandsoftheindustrialage

C.teachers?demandsformorevacationtime

D.parents5demandsforotherexperiencesfortheirkids

29.WhyisDr.Boyer'sideaunpopular?

A.Hethinksthatschoolyearandfamilylifeshouldbeconsideredseparately

B.Hearguesfortheroleofschoolinsolvingsocialproblems.

C.Hestronglybelievesintheeducationalroleofschool.

D.Hesupportsthecurrentschoolcalendar.

30.“Thelongsummersofforgettingtakeatoll“inthelastparagraphbutonemeansthat.

A.longsummervacationchangesthewayoflearning

B.longsummervacationhasbeenabandonedinEurope

C.longsummersresultinlesslearningtime

D.longsummersarearesultoftradition

31.Theauthorthinksthatthecurrentschoolcalendar.

A.isstillappropriateB.isoutofdate

C.isinevitableD.cannotberevised

D

OfallthechangesthathavetakenplaceinEnglish-languagenewspapersduringthepast

quarter-century,perhapsthemostfar-reachingonehasbeentheinevitabledeclineinthescopeand

seriousnessoftheirartscoverage.

Itisdifficulttothepointofimpossibilityfortheaveragereaderundertheageoffortytoimaginea

timewhenhigh-qualityartscriticismcouldbefoundinmostbig-citynewspapers.Yetaconsiderable

numberofthemostsignificantcollectionsofcriticismpublishedinthe20thcenturyconsistedinlargepart

ofnewspaperreviews.Toreadsuchbookstodayistomarvelatthefactthattheirlearnedcontentswere

onceconsideredsuitableforpublicationingeneral-circulationdailies.

WeareevenfartherremovedfromtheunfocusednewspaperreviewspublishedinEnglandbetween

theturnofthe20thcenturyandtheeveofWorldWarII,atatimewhennewsprintwasdirt-cheapand

stylishartscriticismwasconsideredanornamenttothepublicationsinwhichitappeared.Inthosefar-off

days,itwastakenforgrantedthatthecriticsofmajorpaperswouldwriteindetailandatlengthaboutthe

eventstheycovered.Theirswasaseriousbusiness,andeventhosereviewerswhoworetheirlearning

lightly,likeGeorgeBernardShawandErnestNewman,couldbetrustedtoknowwhattheywereabout.

Thesemenbelievedinjournalismasacalling,andwereproudtobepublishedinthedailypress.uSofew

authorshavebrainsenoughorliterarygiftenoughtokeeptheirownendupinjournalism,Newmanwrote,

“thatIamtemptedtodefine'journalism'as'atermofcontemptappliedbywriterswhoarenotreadto

writerswhoare,.^^

Unfortunately,thesecriticsarevirtuallyforgotten.NevilleCardus,whowrotefortheManchester

Guardianfrom1917untilshortlybeforehisdeathin1975,isnowknownsolelyasawriterofessaysonthe

gameofcricket.Duringhislifetime,though,hewasalsooneofEngland'sforemostclassical-musiccritics,

astylistsowidelyadmiredthathisAutobiography(1947)becameabest-seller.Hewasknightedin1967,

thefirstmusiccritictobesohonored.Yetonlyoneofhisbooksisnowinprint,andhisvastbodyof

writingsonmusicisunknownsavetospecialists.

IsthereanychancethatCardus'scriticismwillenjoyarevival?Theprospectseemsremote.

Journalistictasteshadchangedlongbeforehisdeath,andpostmodernreadershavelittleusefortherichly

upholsteredVicwardianproseinwhichhespecialized.Moreover,theamateurtraditioninmusiccriticism

hasbeeninheadlongretreat.

32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.English-languagenewspaperswithmoreartscoveragesellwell.

B.Youngreadersnowadaysenjoyreadinghigh-qualityartscriticism.

C.Thecriticismpublishedinthe20thcenturylackedlearnedcontents.

D.ThereweremoreartsreviewsinEnglish-languagenewspapersinthepast.

33.Basedonthethirdparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thenewsprintwastoocheaptomakeprofits.

B.Notallwriterswerecapableofjournalisticwriting.

C.Artscriticismwasremovedfromtheprintnewspapers.

D.Writersarelikelytobetemptedintojournalism.

34.WhywasCardus'scriticismnolongerpopular?

A.Becausehemainlywroteessaysonthegameofcricket.

B.Becausepeoplecastdoubtonhisreputationasaknight.

C.Becausehismusiccriticismfailedtoappealtoreadersnowadays.

D.Becausehisworkswerequiteamateurratherthanprofessional.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheDistinguishedCriticsinMemory

B.TheLostHorizoninNewspapers

C.TheShortageofLiteraryGeniuses

D.TheNewspapersoftheGoodOldDays

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

Artificial——intelligencesystemslikeGrammarly,anautomatedgrammar-checker,aretrainedwith

data,forinstance,translationsoftwareisfedsentencestranslatedbyhumans,Grammarly'strainingdata

involvealargenumberofstandarderror-freesentencesandhuman-correctedsentences.36The

softwarethenlooksatauser'swriting:ifalineofwordsseemsungrammatical,ittriestospothowthe

generallysupposedmistakeismostcloselysimilartoonefromitstraininginputs.

37Advancesinlanguagetechnologyhavebeenimpressivein,forexample,speech

recognition,whichinvolvesanothersortofstatisticalguess—whetherornotastretchofsoundmatchesa

certainlineofwords.38.Itcanratethetoneofanemailbeforeyousendit,afterbeingtrainedon

textsthathavebeenassessedbyhumans,fbrexampleas"admiring"or“confident”.

Butgrammaristherealmagicoflanguage,joiningwordsintostructures,joiningthosestructuresinto

sentences,anddoingsoinawaythatmapsontomeaning.39.Computerscananalysegrammatical

sentencesfairlywell,labelingthingslikenounsandverbphrases.Buttheystnigglewithsentencesthatare

difficulttoanalyse,preciselybecausetheyareungrammatical-inotherwords,writtenbythekindof

personwhoneedsGrammarly.

40Butcomputersdon'tworkinmeaningorintention,theyworkinformulae.Humans,by

contrast,canusuallyunderstandevensentencesthatarenotgrammaticallycorrect,becauseoftheabilityto

guessthecontentsofotherminds.Grammar-checkingcomputersillustratenothowbadhumansarewith

language,butjusthowgood.

A.Grammarlycanseemtomissmoreerrorsthanitmarks.

B.OneGrammarlyfeaturethatworksfairlywellisfeeinganalysis.

C.Tocorrectsuchwritingrequiresknowingwhatthewriterintended.

D.Grammarlyhassomeobviousstrengthsinunderstandingmeaningorintentions.

E.Computersoutpacehumansatproblemsthatcanbesolvedwithpuremaths.

F.DevelopersalsoaddcertainrulestothepattemsGrammarlyhastaughtitself.

G.Inthisdecisivestructure-meaningconnection,machinesarenomatchforhumans.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

WheneverIaminagroupofpeople,IfeellikeeveryoneknowswhattosayandIhavenoidea.When

Idotrytojoinin,Igetanxious.Istruggle41words.Thishappensatpartiesormeetings.Ifeel

judged-42Iwerebeinginterviewedforajob.PeoplethinkIamaloner.MaybeIam.

Individualsexperiencingthistypeofsocial43oftenavoideyecontact,becauseitmakes

themfeel44andjudged.Thefeelingsofawkwardnessandnotfittinginwithothersareoften

disarming,preventingtheseindividualsfrom45themselvesandstickingupfbrthemselvesin

socialenvironments,thoughtheymaybe46atassertingthemselvesinenvironmentsthatare

focusedonataskratherthan47

To48intoagroup,youneedtobeinterestedinthetopicsthatothersinthegroupare

interestedinandtalkaboutthemthewaytheydo.Becomingapartofthesegroupsrequiresthatyou

49someofyourindividualityinordertoacceptothers550andvalues.

Someindividualsarechameleon-likeinthatthey5Jpickupthepatternsofrelatingto

differentgroupsand52themselvesaccordingly.Forthem,thisisautomaticandtheydon't

evencometothe53thattheyarechangingthemselvestofitintogroups.Ifyouareoneof

thosepeoplewhofeel54inmostsocialgroupsettings,itmaybebecauseyou55

changingthewayyouthinkinordertofeelpartofagroup.Maybeyouarebetteroff.

41.A.readingB.pronouncingC.seeingD.writing

42.A.eventhoughB.asC.ifD.asif

43.A.statusB.discomfortC.eventD.response

44.A.transparentB,urgentC.frustratedD.Disappointed

45.A.comfortingB.correctingC.assertingD.convincing

46.A.creativeB.effectiveC.attractiveD.tentative

47.A.contributionB.requirementC.assignmentD.socialization

48.A.diveB.digC.getD.fit

49.A.sacrificeB.giveC.examineD.present

50.A.hobbiesB.approachesC.perspectivesD.promises

51.A.naturallyB.partlyC.vaguelyD.merely

52.A.explainB.supportC.helpD.modify

53.A.conclusionB,realizationC.decisionD.point

54.A.attachedB.removedC.disconnectedD.connected

55.A.resistB.allowC.missD.suggest

第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。

MartialartsrefertoanyofthetraditionalformsofAsianself-defenceorcombatthatusephysicalskill

andcollaboration56weapons.TherearedifferentformsofmartialartssuchasKungfuand

Taekwondo.Asamartialarts57(enthusiasm),Ifinditfunandexciting.Theyhavehadaneffect

ofsocially58(empower)meandhaveimprovedmyhealthandwellbeing.Apartfromthis,Ihave

observedthattraditionalmartialartscanplayacrucialroleinourdailylivesoncewe59(equip)

withthenecessaryself-defenceskills.Oflate,domesticviolenceandabusecases60(increase)

globallyandinmostcases,thevictimsarewomenandyoungers,of61mostareusuallyina

disadvantagedpositionasthe62(major)ofthempossesslittletonoself-defenceskills.Itcan

thereforebeusefulforpeopletolearnandpracticemartialartstobeabletophysicallydefend63

(they),Ifeelmartialartshavearoletoplayinthecivilandmodernsocietyastheyare64safer

optionofself-defence,comparedtousingweaponsasdefencemechanisms.Underanyformofphysical

attack,Ifindtraditionalmartialartsasperhapsoneofthe65(cheap)tofightperpetrator.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节应用文写作(共1小题，满分15分)

66.