2023届江苏省连云港市高考考前模拟考试英语试卷（含答案）

2023届江苏省连云港市高考考前模拟考试英语试卷

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

EuropeanriverCmiSeS（乘船游览）

TheSeine,Paris&NormandyEightdays

from£l,649ppTheDouro,Porto&SaIamancaEight

ApriltoOctober2023days/sevennightsfrom£l,519pp

FromParis,startawonderfullyscenicMarchtoNovember2023

cruisealongtheSeineintotheheartofoneExploretheattractiveDouroValley,winding

ofFrance,smosthistoricregions,throughportwineteιτitoryontheIberian

Normandy.peninsula.Discovercharmingvillages,

Yourtourpriceincludestraditionsandcuisine.

•GuidedtourofParisandhistoricYourtourpriceincludes

Rouen•GuidedtourofPortowithavisittoitsfamous

•TourofClaudeMonet,shouseportwinecellars

•ExploreVernon,oneofNormandy,smost•Full-dayhikingtoSalamancawithaguided

attractivetownstourandflamencoshow

•CruisethroughthedelightfulSeineValley•Traditionalmusicrecitalwithdancedisplay

Plus•VisittothepicturesquetownofLamegoandits

•Allmealsonboard(exceptonechurch

lunch),includingwelcomecocktailsandPlus

dinner,plustheCaptain,sDinner•Allmealsonboard,includingwelcome

•Returnflightsfromaselectionofregionalcocktailsanddinner,plustheCaptain,sDinner

airports,orseatontheEurostarwith•Choiceofluxurycabin,allwithriverviews

regionalrailconnectionsavailable•Returnflightsfromaselectionofregional

•Sevennightsinyourchoiceofluxuryairports

Cabin(月台舱)withriverviews•Optiontoaddfourdaystoyourholiday,

•Optiontoaddthreeextranights,stayingstayinginPortofrom£595pp

inTourEiffelfrom£325pp

TOBOOKORREQUESTABROCHURECalI01283742398quotingGoodFood,orto

book,visitrivieratravel.co.uk/gld

ExclusiveofferforBBCGoodFoodreaders:Allbookingswillreceivetwofreestandard

ticketstooneoftheBBCGoodFoodShows

1.WhatcantouristsontheEuropeanrivercruisesdoinMarch?

A.EnjoythelandscapeinParis.B.DiscoverthecastleinSalamanca.

C.ExplorethehistoryofNormandy.D.AppreciatethesceneryinDouroValley.

2.Whatdothetwocruiseshaveincommon?

A.Bothofferroomswithriverviews.B.Bothcontainallthemealsonboard.

C.Bothhaveregionaltrainconnections.D.Bothcanhavethreeextradaysadded.

3.WhatbonuscanaBBCGoodFoodreaderenjoywhenbooking?

A.Twofreeticketstoashow.B.Adiscountonrivercruises.

C.ABBCGoodFoodmagazine.D.AbrochureforGoodFoodShows.

Hybridworkerstakemoreexercise,getmoresleepandeathealthier,accordingtoa

studyconductedbyIWG,aworkspaceprovider.

Asurveyof2,000peoplewhohavebecomehybridworkerssincethe

pandemic——meaningtheyspendonlypartoftheirweekcommuting（通勤）intoacity-centre

office—foundthattheynowhadmoretimeforfitness,cookingandsleep.

DrSaraKayat,aGeneralPraCIitioner（普通科医生）OfNationalHealthService,said:

“Thereisnodoubtthathybridworkinghasfacilitatedsomemajorhealthbenefits.Abalanced

diet,physicalactivityandgoodqualitysleeparethebedrocksofahealthylifestyle.,,

Thestudyincludedpeopleusinglocalworkingcentersandworkingfromhome.Itfound

thattheaveragehybridworkerwasnowgetting4.7hoursofexerciseaweek,comparedwith

3.4hoursbeforethepandemic,withthemostcommonformsofexercisebeingwalking,

runningandstrengthtraining.

Theyarealsosleepinglonger,withtheadditionaltimeinbedeachmorningaddingupto

71extrahoursayear.

Eatinghabitsalsoreportedlyimproved,with54percentsayingtheyhadmoretimeto

spendcookingnutritiousmealsduringtheweek,and46percentand44percenteatingmore

fruitandvegetablesrespectively.

Some27percentsaidtheyhadlostweight,and66percentsaidtheirmentalhealthwas

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goodbecauseoftheshifttohybridworking.

IWGsaidthatdemandforitsworkspacesoutsidecitycentreshadgrownby36percent

in2022.MarkDixonthecompany,schiefexecutive,said:ςςThisstudyconfirmswhatwehave

beenseeingforawhilenow-howhybridworkingisbuildingandmaintainingahealthier

andhappierworkforcebyreducingtheneedforlongdailycommutes.”

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bedrock"inparagraph3referto?

A.Methods.B.Results.C.Foundations.D.Obstacles.

5.Whatbenefitsdoeshybridworkingbringaccordingtothestudy?

A.Twiceasmuchexerciseasbefore.B.71hoursofextrasleepingtimemonthly.

C.2/3workers,mentalhealthgettingimproved.D.Halfworkers'weightlosswitha

balanceddiet.

6.WhatcanweIeamfromthelastparagraph?

A.Hybridworkingnolongerrequiresacommute.

B.Hybridworkinghasbecomeincreasinglypopular.

C.IWGwillrelocateitsworkspacesoutsidethecitycentre.

D.IWGdoesn,twelcomethechangescausedbyhybridworking.

7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Hybridworking,flexibleworkinghoursB.Hybridworkers,fitterandmuchhappier

C.Hybridworking,higherworkingefficiencyD.Hybridworkers,lazierbutmore

productive

WhattimeitisvariesdependingonwhichofEarth,stimezonesyouarein——butwhatif

youaren,tanywhereonEarth?ScientistsfromtheEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA),agroup

committedtoexploringtheuniverse,arearguingthattheMoonshouldhaveitsowntime

zonetoo.

Atthemoment,missionstoorinvolvingtheMoonusethetimezoneofthecountry

operatingthespacecraft.ESAarguesthataspecifictimezonefortheMoonwouldmakeit

easierforspaceagenciesfromaroundtheworldtoworktogether.Oncemissionsmakeitto

theMoon,havingthesametimezonewouldmakeitsimplerforastronautstocommunicate

andtravelacrossitssurface.

Settingupalunartimezoneisnoteasy.Gravityaffectshowquicklyorslowlytime

passes.SincegravityisweakerontheMoonthanitisonEarth,clocksrunslightlyfasteron

theMoon.After24hours,alunarclockwouldbe56microsecondsaheadofaclockonEarth.

AnotherpointtoconsideristhatafulldayonEarthismeasuredbythelengthoftime

betweentwosunsets—about24hours.OntheMoon,thetimebetweentwosunsetsisnearly

709hours,whichisabout29.5Earthdays.Thismeansthatlunarnightscanbearoundtwo

weekslong,withonlytheEarthandthestars——noSun——inthesky.Withallthistothink

about,scientistsneedtodecidewhetheritwouldbebettertofollowatimezoneonEarth,or

fortheMoontohaveitsownuniquezone,whichwouldhavemuchlongerdays.

NASAisplanningtolandhumansontheMoonin2025.Therearealsootherunmanned

missionsofothercountriestotheMoonlaterthisyear.Theideaisthatcreatingatimezone

ontheMoonwouldmaketheseeasier.

BernhardHufenbachfromESAsaidthatifaworkingtimesystemfortheMooncouldbe

established,ESAcouldthenperhapsgoontodothesameforotherplanetsinthesolar

system.

8.WhydoesESAinsistthattheMoonshouldhaveitsowntimezone?

A.Tohelpscientistslandonthemoon.B.Tohelpastronautsoperatethespacecraft.

C.Tohelpastronautstravelaroundtheworld.D.Tohelpspaceagenciescooperate

worldwide.

9.Whatisthechallengetoestablishalunartimezone?

A.Fewerstarsinthesky.B.SlowertimeontheMoon.

C.LongernightsontheMoon.D.WeakergravityontheEarth.

10.WhatisBernhardHufenbach,sattitudetothefutureoftheMoon,stimezone?

A.Negative.B.Doubtful.C.Supportive.D.Unclear.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.TheoriginandfutureofthetimezoneontheMoon.

B.Thenecessityandmethodsofbuildingalunartimezone.

C.ThetheoryandpracticebehindthetimezoneontheMoon.

D.Theimportanceanddifficultiesofcreatingalunartimezone.

AsIwriteabouttechnologyforaliving,Γmusedtoseeingsmallleapsintechnological

progress.Butoccasionally,somethingwillshockme.Lastyear,acompany,OpenAI,

releasedatrulyjaw-droppingdemonstrationcalledChatGPTthatseemstohaveskippeda

fewgenerations.IfslikegoingstraightfromtheWrightBrotherstoaBoeing747.Sowhat

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exactlyisit?

“ChatGPTisacomputerprogramthatcanunderstandandrespondtohumanIangUelge

likearealperson.Itcanbeusedforhavingaconversationorfinishingasentence.Eventhis

sentenceyouarereadingnow,waswrittenbyChaiGPTT

Thafsright-IaskedChatGPTto"writeabasicexplanationofChatGPTandrevealthat

theparagraphitselfwaswrittenbyChatGPTattheend“anditcameupwiththatexplanation

allonitsown.ɪtseeminglyknowshowtotalkabouteveiything—frompoliticstoscience

fiction.

Amazingly,itseemssohumaninitsabilitytounderstandquestionsandanswerthem

competently.44WriteastoryaboutBorisJohnsoninthestyleofRoaldDahl,^^youcanaskit,

andit,llspinupaprettygoodchildren,sstory.Itcanevenwritesongs.

Itisn,t,however,completelyhuman-like.Itsometimesgeneratesthingsthatsoundtrue,

butarejustnonsense.Anditcan,tdomaths——Iaskeditthesquarerootof717,409,andittold

''approximately8388'(theansweris847).

ɪthinkChatGPTislikeacalculator.Itdoesn,treplacethehumancompletely-butitdoes

makedoingthesumsquicke匚Inthesameway,it,seasytoimagineinthenearfutureevery

timewewritesomething,havinganAIassistanthelpingusgetstartedbygeneratingadraft,

onwhatevertopicwe,rewritingabout.Actually,Microsoftisplanningtobuildthe

technologyintoitsOfficeapps.AndthisiswhyΓmprettyconvincedthatChatGPTisgoing

tochangetheworld.Ourcomputerswillnolongerbejustourwordprocessors-butour

writingpartnertoo.SonowFmjusthopingthatmyeditordoesn,tdecideitcouldwritea

prettydecenttechnologycolumnwithoutme.

12.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbymentioningWrightBrothersandBoeing747in

paragraphI?

A.OpenAIhasadvancedinmakingplanes.

B.ChatGPTwillsoonbeappliedtoBoeing747

C.ChatGPTisahugetechnologicalbreakthrough.

D.WrightBrothersmaybeforgottenbynextgenerations.

13.WhatdoestheanswerofChatGPTinparagraph2show?

A.ChatGPT,simaginationincreatingsciencefiction.

B.ChatGPT,srichknowledgeofpoliticsandscience.

C.ChatGPT,sconfidenceinexcellinghumanintelligence.

D.ChatGPT,sabilitytounderstandandanswerquestions.

14.WhichofthefollowingisChatGPTgoodat?

A.Caringforthepatientsinhospital.B.Calculatingsquarerootsaccurately.

C.Replacingteacherstoteachstudents.D.ExplainingwhyLondonisabettercity.

ɪ5.Whatmightbethejoboftheauthor?

A.Acolumnwriter.B.Atechnologyexpert.

C.Amagazineeditor.D.Acomputerprogrammer.

二、七选五

EveryoneknowsthatthechoicesWemakeaffectourfuture.Supposeɪamanintelligent

studentwithgoodmarks.However,beinglazy,Idobadlyinmyexaminations.Iamrefused

entrytouniversityandcannotfindagoodjob.Thegoldenfuturewillneverbe.16

However,yourchoicesaffectyourfutureinawaythatismorecomplicated.17

Yourcharacterisdisplayedthroughyourchoices,butitisalsoformedbythem.Whenever

youmakeachoice,yourcharacterchangesorgrows,dependingonwhetherthedecisionyou

madeiswiseorfoolish.18Andso,youbecomethesortofpersonwhowillmakea

certainkindofchoiceinacertainsituation.

19Afterall,thefieldofhumanchoiceisanarrowone.Mostofthethingsthat

formusinourlivesarenotsubjecttochoice.Wecannotchoosewhenandwheretobeborn,

whetherourfamilieswillberichorpoor,kindorcruel.Wecannotevenentirelycontrolwho

wewillmeetinourlives.WithsomuchthatWecannotchoose,howcanwebesaidtobe

responsibleforanything?

However,wedohavesomepowerofchoice,andwedocontrolthemostimportantthing

ofall:howwerespondtocircumstances.20Itisourkeytohavingconfidenceinthe

future.Itishumannaturetofearthefuture,asthefutureisunknown.Youcannotentirely

controlwhatwillhappentoyoutomorrow.Butifyouhaveconfidenceinyourcharacter,then

youdoknowonethingforcertainaboutthefuture:nomatterwhathappens,youwillmakea

choicethatyouwillbeproudof.

A.Somewillarguethisisnottrue.

B.Allthesearefromabadchoice!

C.Toomanychoicescanbeconfusing.

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D.ThisabilitytochoosehowWebehaveisagreatgift.

E.Wecanchoosetokeepstrugglinginhardtimes,ortogiveup.

F.Yourcharacterisbeingmadebyyou,bitbybit,choicebychoice.

G.Thisisbecausenearlyallthechoicesyoumakeaffectyourcharacter.

三、完形填空

Thefirstdayatanewjobcanbehard.Especiallywhenit,syourfirstjobever,and

you,restarting21theChristmasrush.

StephanieCole,sfirstjobasateenagerwasinretail（零售）22atabusy

departmentstorein1960sLosAngeles.Hertrainingahadbeen23,andthestore

wasnowcrowdedwithpeopletryingto24theirshopping.Itwasn,tlongbeforea

womanwalkeduptohercash25withaChristmastreedecorationthatshewantedto

buy.

44Allofasudden.Ican,t26anythingaboutthetransactions（业务）.1amjust,

absolutelyfrozenandprobablyverycloseto27∕,shesaid.Butthewomanlooked

atherwithakindexpressionandsaid,"It'salright.Takeyourtime.I,mnotina28.

Colefeltasenseof29whensheheardthosewords.

“30.1couldbreathe.Icouldwaittillsomebodyelsecouldhelpme.Itwas

gonnabeokay.,,Themomentwasa31onelongago,butthewoman'skindness

affectedhowColehas32withpeopleeversince.ςςShegavemethatgiftwithout

33that.Andit,slastedalltheseyears,“Colesaid.

“Youknow,you34somebodywho,shavingabadday,andyoucansay,4It,s

okay.Takeyourtime/Anditalwaysmakesthe35better.Always,always.n

21.A.beforeB.duringC.afterD.for

22.A.workingB.cleaningC.guardingD.greeting

23.A.demandingB.challengingC.quickD.smooth

24.A.deliverB.wrapC.promoteD.finish

25.A.accountB.withdrawalC.registerD.wallet

26.A.analyseB.recommendC.accessD.remember

27.A.screamingB.cryingC.shoutingD.laughing

28.A.hurryB.jamC.panicD.mess

29.A.responsibilityB.achievementC.reliefD.justice

30.A.SuddenlyB.DefinitelyC.ObviouslyD.Merely

31.A.memorableB.thoughtfulC.smallD.happy

32.A.competedB.reasonedC.cooperatedD.interacted

33.A.mentioningB.knowingC.revealingD.acknowledging

34.A.encounterB.admireC.cherishD.need

35.A.serviceB.situationC.teamworkD.leadership

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Theworld,sbiggestkite,shapedlikeadragonand36(stretch)over280meters,

flewhighonSundayintheskiesovertheChinesecityofWeifang.Thecityintheeastern

provinceofShandongis37birthplaceofkitesandhometotheWeifang

InternationalKiteFestivalsince1984.

Thehighlightofthisyear,seditionwastheuChineseGiantDragon,∖fourmeters

in38(high)and3.6metersinwidth.Thekitehastheheadofadragonandthebody

ofaCentiPede(娱蚣)andisthe39(wide)ofitskindintheworld.44Ittook28

experiencedworkers48daystodesignandcompletethekite.55people40(require)

toflyit,“saidZhangHuagang,generalmanagerofWeifangTianshunKiteProductionsand

oneofthekitemakers.

AccordingtoZhang,thegiantdragonkite,usingtraditionalChinesetechniques,

"41(refer)toournation,swishesforprosperityandfbrtune,∖Thekitefestival,now

inits38thedition,openedonFriday42thepresenceofhundredsofamateursand

professionals,43floodedtothecityfromnearandfartodisplaytheircreationsat

theevent.

Thisyear,sfestivalfeaturesarecord1,628kitesin44(vary)formsby500

participants45(divide)into188teamsfromover31provincesandregionsfrom

acrossthecountry.

五、其他应用文

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46.假定你是校英语俱乐部社长李华，你将在俱乐部举办的毕业晚会上发言，请你写一

篇演讲稿。内容包括：

1.回顾过往；

2.分享感受；

3.表达期望。

注意：

L写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dearfellowstudents,

六、读后续写

47.阅读下面材科,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Middleschoolisaroughperiodoflifeformanyofus.Anditcanfeelliketheendofthe

worldifyou,rethetargetofschooΓsmeangirls.

Jenniferknewthisfeelingalltoowell.Whenshewasinmiddleschool,shewasoften

teasedbyotherkids.Herclassmatesmadefunofhersocialawkwardnessandunfashionable

clothes.Thenthebullyingescalated（升级）toawholenewlevelinseventhgradewhenthree

girlsstartedtargetingJenniferalmosteveryday.

“Theywouldwaitformeinthehallwayattheendofclasssothattheycouldstart

pickingon（欺负）merightaway."Jennifersaid.4ςAndtheywouldcornermeinthisareaof

theschoolcalledςthedrawoff'wheretheywouldkindofformaringaroundmeandinsult

me.”

Jenniferdidn,tknowwhattodotodefendherself.So,she,djustrepeatbackwhatthe

girlssaidtoher.

Therestoftheschoolyearwentonlikethis.Jennifer,sgradessuffered.Duringthe

summerbetweenseventhandeighthgrade,theringleaderofthegroupthathadtargetedher

transferredtoanotherschool.ςςIdidholdoutsomehopethatthismightmeanthateighth

gradecouldbedifferent,''Jennifersaid.

ThathopelastedjustafewdaysintothenewschoolyearwhenJenniferdiscoveredthat

thegrouphadanewringleader-Anna,whohadjustmovedtoJennifer'sschool.The

bullyingquicklyresumed（重新开始）,anditseemedlikeeighthgradewouldbemuchlike

seventh.

Butaboutsixweeksintotheschoolyear,somethinghappened.Jenniferwasinthelocker

room,andshewasbyherselfbecauseshehadwaitedforeveryoneelsetoleavesoshecould

changeinprivate.Justthen,sheheardavoice.ItwasAnna.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

iiMygirlstellmethatyou,vebeeninsultingthem,“Shesaid.

Afterthatmomentinthelockerroom,Jenniferswholeexperienceofschoolchanged.

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参考答案:

1.D2.A3.A

4.C5.C6.B7.B

8.D9.C10.C11.D

12.C13.D14.D15.A

16.B17.G18.F19.A20.E

21.A22.A23.C24.D25.C26.D27.B28.A29.C

30.A31.A32.D33.B34.A35.B

36.stretching37.the38.height39.widest4