湖南省江西省广东省名校2023-2024学年高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湖南省江西省广东省名校2023-2024学年高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where2．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．after D．before3．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got4．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank5．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow6．TheU.S.officialsaidNorthKorea---andIran---shouldfollowinthestepsofLibya,whichlastDecembersaiditwouldwork__________toallowinternationalweaponsinspectorstodotheirwork.A．unconditionally B．unwillingly C．unfortunately D．uncomfortably7．--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．approach B．offerC．idea D．instruction8．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory9．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis10．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor11．Afterthefire，________________wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.A．that B．itC．what D．which12．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof13．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup14．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria15．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon16．Thedaysaregonephysicalstrengthwasallyouneededtomakealiving．A．that B．whenC．where D．which17．Theworld’sattention________China’sBeltandRoadInitiative，asithasgreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．istofixon B．wasfixedonC．hasfixedon D．isbeingfixedon18．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though19．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat20．ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword”isafiction,muchof__________happenedishistoricallytrue.A．that B．what C．which D．it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）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibilityofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfessorHo.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyzeddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.4feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingsof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,”explainedProfessorHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、Theunderlinedword“fleets”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．colors B．typesC．brands D．groups3、What’sProfessorHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.4、WhatdoProfessorHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.D．Theirstudywillbefurthered.5、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:YellowTaxisAheadB．SafertoRideinYellowTaxisC．ThePreferredColor—YellowD．ColorsandAccidents22．（8分）Hitsongsarebigbusiness,sothereisanincentiveforcomposerstogetthoseingredientsthatmightincreasetheirchancesofsuccess.Butsongsarecomplexmixturesoffeatures.Howtoanalysethemismademoredifficultbythefactthatwhatispopularchangesovertime.ButNataliaKomarova,amathematicianattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,thinksshehascrackedtheproblem.Hercomputeranalysissuggeststhatthesongscurrentlypreferredbyconsumersaredanceable,party-likenumbers.Unfortunately,thoseactuallywritingsongsprefersomethingelse.SheandhercolleaguescollectedinformationonmusicreleasedinBritainbetween1985and2015.Theylookedinmusic“metadata(元数据)’’thatareusedbymusicloversandareoftentappedintobyacademics.Metadataareinformationaboutthenatureofasongthatcangivelistenersanideaofwhatthatsongislikebeforetheyhearit.Dr.Komarovaandherteamwerepresentedwithmorethan500,000songstodetectnumerousmusicalfeatures.Theteamfedallofthisinformationintoacomputerandcomparedthefeaturesofsongsthathadmadeitintothecharts(排行榜)withthoseofsongsthathadnot.Overall,theteam’sresultssuggestedthatchartsuccesseswerehappierandbrighterthantheaveragesongsreleasedduringthesameyear.Charttopperswerealsomorelikelythanaveragesongstohavebeenperformedbywomen.Dr.Komarovausedtheseresultstotrainhercomputertotrytopredictwhetherarandomlypresentedsongwaslikelytohavebeenahitinagivenyear.Themachinecorrectlypredictedsuccess75%ofthetime,comparedwiththatfromthemusicdatabase.Contentisn’teverything.Asmightbeexpected,circumstances,particularlyanyfamealreadyattachedtoarecordingartistorartists,hadaneffecttoo.Butnotahugeone.Thatsuggeststhatmusicalfameisactuallyattachedtotalent,ratherthantoadvertising.Andthisisalessonforanindustrythatsomebelieveisnotconnectedenoughtotalent.1、Whyisitdifficulttotellwhatmakesgoodmusic?A．Whatpeoplethinkispopularchangeswiththetime.B．Whatsomepeoplethinkpopularisn’tforotherpeople.C．Noonecaresaboutwhatmakespopularmusic.D．It’sdifficulttoknowthefeaturesofpopularmusic.2、Whatcanweinferfromtheresultsoftheteam’sresearch?A．Thecontentofgoodmusiccanbetypedintocomputers.B．Goodmusichasthequalitytomakepeoplethinkaboutlife.C．Happierandbrightersongsaremorelikelytomakethecharts.D．Analysiscandecideinadvancewhetherasongwillbepopular.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incentive”inParagraph1mean?A．Expression.B．Motivation.C．Exhibition.D．Division.4、What’stherelationshipbetweenmusicalfameandthesinger?A．Afamoussingerwillmakeanymusiche/shesingspopular.B．Goodmusicdependsonwhetherthesingeriswidelyadvertised.C．Agoodfemalesingercanmakeanaveragesongpopular.D．Talentismoreimportantthanfametomakeasongpopular.23．（8分）Asthemorningschoolbellringsandstudentsrushin,teenagersinoneclassroomsettleontomatsandmeditation（冥想）pillows.Theyfallsilentaftertheteachertapsa“singingbow”.Thesestudentsareinafor-credit,year-longmindfulnessclass,whichismeanttoeaseyouthanxietyanddepressionandtopreventviolence.For90minutes,threedaysaweek,theypracticeamixofyoga,sitting,andwalkingmeditation,deepbreathing,journaling,andnon-judgmentallistening.YogaandmeditationhavegainedpopularityamongAmericansinrecentdecades，supportedbystudiesshowingbenefitstoemotional,mental,andphysicalhealth.Thecenturies-oldpracticeshaverootsineasternreligions,butWesternculturehaslongfocusedonphysicalpostures,breathing,andrelaxationtechniques.Somepeoplehavegreetedthemovewithlessthanenthusiasm.Lastyear,anelementaryschoolinOhioendeditsmindfulnessprogramafterparentscomplaineditwastoocloselylinkedtoreligion.Butmanyschooldistrictsarereportingsuccess.InRichmond,California,schoolshavereporteddropsinschoolproblemsamonglow-income,at-riskyouths.TheschooldistrictinSouthBurlington,Vermont,introducedasuccessfulmindfulnesscourseaspartofahealthandwellnessprogram,andnowadministratorstherehaveadvocatedmindfulnessintoK-12curriculums.Twoyearsago,CaverlyMorgandevelopedtheafter-schoolmindfulnessprogramteamedupwithAllysonCopacino，whoteachesyoga.Afterhundredsofstudentssignedup,PrincipalBrianChatardtooknote.Theschoolwasdealingwithastudent’ssuicide,andfewresourceswereavailabletoaddressstudents’emotionalandmentalhealth.“Highschoolisthehardestperiodoftimeforkids,”Mr.Chatardsaid.“You’vegotemotionalchanges,physicalchanges,andallthesocialpressures.It’salsotheonsetofmentalillnessforsomekids,depressionhits,andthere’sthepressureofcollegeandsports.Allthesethingskidsdoisover¬whelmingwithouthavingastrategy(策略）todealwithit.”Andnowschoolsalloverthecountryareintroducingthepractices.1、WhatdoWesternpeoplevaluemoreaboutyogaandmeditation?A．Non-judgmentallistening.B．Religiousmeaning.C．Journaling.D．Physicalbenefits.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthemindfulnessclass?A．Itissupportedbyparents.B．Itrelivespressureofstudents.C．Itmainlybuildsstudentsupphysically.D．Itimprovesstudents’academicperformance.3、Whostartedthemindfulnessclass?A．Administrators.B．BrianChatard.C．CaverlyMorgan.D．AllysonCopacino.4、WhatisMr.Chatard’sattitudetowardstheprogram?A．Supportive.B．Concerned.C．Doubtful.D．Reserved.24．（8分）Agooddisguisekeepsyouhidden,right?Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseisactuallythemostdazzlingbecauseresearchrevealsthatflashymetalliciridescence(金属彩虹色)canvisuallypuzzlepredators,whichallowscolorfulpreytosurviveanotherday.ThosesurprisingresultsappearinthejournalScientificReports.Shiningiridescentcolor,whichchangesdependingontheanglefromwhichit'sviewed,isfavoredbyeverythingfrombirdstobeetlesandblossomstobutterflies.“Andinourresearchgroupweareofcourseinterestedinwhythisvividmetalliccolorissowidespreadinnature.”KarinKjernsmooftheUniversityofBristoladdsthatinsomecasestheshowysplashesoflightareasexualstrategy.“HereIwouldliketopointoutthatinsomespecies,particularlythosethatdisplaystrongsexualdimorphism(雌雄两性),suchasbirdsofparadiseorsomebutterfliesorfishes,theoccurrenceofiridescenceismostlikelydrivenbysexualselection.Forexample,inmanyofthesecasesitisthemalesthathavethesevividiridescentcolorsandtheyusetheminmatechoiceortheyusethemasasignaltoattractmates.”Butiridescencealsoshowsupinsituationswherereproductionisnotanissue.“Sowhatwearestudyingnowiswhethernaturalselectionimposedbypredation(捕食行为)couldexplaintheoccurrenceofiridescenceinpreyanimals.”Theideathateye­catchingcolorscouldbeusedasacover­upisn'tanewone.“Thefatherofcamouflagetheory,AbbottThayer,reallybelievedthatiridescenceshouldbecategorizedasacamouflagestrategy.AndhewroteinhisfamouslifeworkConcealing­ColorationintheAnimalKingdom,alreadyin1909,that‘brilliantlychangeableormetalliccolorsareamongthestrongestfactorsinananimal'sconcealment’.Andthissoundslikeacompletelyunreasonablethingtosay,becausehowcancolorsthatarebothbrilliantandchangeablecontributetoanimal'sconcealment？”“Inasimilarway,wewereaskingwhetheriridescence,duetoitschangeability,couldworkasaformofcamouflagebypreventingshaperecognition.”Kjernsmoandhercolleaguestrainedbumblebeestoassociateaparticularshape—acircleoranoval—withasugarreward.Andtheyfoundthatthebees,whengivenachoice,wouldpreferentiallyvisittheshapetheyknewtobesweet.Butwhentheshapeswereiridescent,thebeeshadtroubletellingthemapart.“Itseemedthatthestrikinglyiridescentsurfacesonourtargetsvisuallybrokeuptheotherwiserecognizableshapeofthetargets,whichmadethemhardtodistinguish.”Asformakinguseofthismethodforhidinginplainsight,“Anypracticalapplicationsisofcoursedirectlylinkedtoanyindustrythathasaninterestincamouflage,thatishowtoconcealobjectsormakethemmoredifficulttorecognize.”Theresearchersarecurrentlyconductingexperimentswithbirds,whichoftenpreyoniridescentinsectstoseeifithelpstohaveabird's­eyeview.1、Accordingtothepassage,iridescenceisnotmadeuseofbyanimalsto________.A．livealittlelongerbyescapingtheirpredator(捕食者)B．catchtheattentionoftheirmatesC．concealthemselveswhenindangerD．catchsightofmorecolorfulpreys2、Fromthestudyinthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.A．BeescanalwaystellthedifferencebetweenacircleandanovalB．BeesarecreaturesthatarefascinatedbysweetthingsthatareiridescentC．Ifacircle,withasugarreward,isiridescent,thebeesmayhavedifficultyfindingitD．Beesarelikelytoprefercirclestoovals,whethertheyareiridescentornot3、Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A．Whetherthereareanydifferencesbetweenbeesandbirds.B．Someindustriesthathavegreatinterestincamouflage.C．Whybirdsarenoteffectedbyiridescentinsects.D．Whichcamouflagetheoryappliesmoretobirds.4、Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Afamouscamouflagestrategy B．MetalliciridescentasthebestdisguiseC．Colorsuniquetoanimals D．Shiningcolorsasasexualstrategy25．（10分）You’vegotyourfancynewsuitcaseandyou’rereadytotakeitwithyouonyourtravelsacrosstheglobe.Yougettotheairport,quicklymovingthroughthecrowdsontheunevenpavement,rushingtocheckin.Then,yourheartsinkswhenyourealizeyournewsuitcasehasgotaseriouscaseofthewobbles(摇晃).Whydoesthishappen?ScientistsfromtheUniversiteParis-DiderotinFranceinvestigatedthismatterandpublishedtheirfindingsinthesciencejournalProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyA．Theyalsosuggestedsomesolutionstoovercomethismodern-dayproblem.Tolearnmoreabouttheissue,theyputasuitcaseonatreadmill(跑步机)andobservedwhathappened.Itwassoonnotedthatthe“wobble”wasactuallyaresultofrepeatedactionsthatcausedthesuitcasetoswayfromsidetoside.Theydiscoveredthatifoneofthewheelsencounteredanobstaclesuchasasmallbump,itjumpedintotheairforjustamomentandthenbangedbackdowntotheground.Thatsecondactioncausedtheoppositewheeltoliftoffthegroundandthentobangbackdown,causingthefirsttoliftagainandsoon.Thisswayingincreasedastheluggagewaspulledalong.“Thesuitcaseisafunwaytotackletheproblem,butthestudywouldbethesameforanytrolleywithtwowheelsorblades(桨叶),”SylvainCourrechduPont,leadauthorofthestudy,toldBBCNews.“Soitwillbethesameforacaravan(大篷车)ormaybealsoforairplanes.”Insteadofslowingdownwhenweseearockypartofthepath,thescientistsrecommendeddoingtheexactoppositeandspeedingup.Thisisbecausegoingfastergivesthewheelslesstimetoriseandfall,preventingthecasefromswaying.Theyalsosaidthatreducingtheangleofthesuitcasebyloweringitshandletothegroundwouldhelpkeepitsteady.“Thesefindingscouldhelpresearcherssimulateanddesignbetterrollingsuitcasesandotherpulledtrolleys,suchastowedtrailers,”CourrechduPontadded.Withthesemasterminds(智者)workingonperfectingoursuitcaseproblems,wobblyluggagemaysoonbeathingofhistory,leavingustoenjoyourtravels.1、Themainpurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphsisto______.A．showtheimportanceofagoodwheeledsuitcasefortravelB．leaduptothewobblingproblemofwheeledsuitcasesC．describehowunstablewheeledsuitcasescanbeD．showthatwobblingcancausewheeledsuitcasestostopworking2、Accordingtothescientists,whenasuitcasemeetswithanobstacle,______.A．theswayingwillstopforamomentB．itstwowheelswilljumpintotheairatthesametimeC．evenasmallobstaclecanleadtoaseriousdamageD．thereisaseriesofrepeatedactionsleadingtotheswaying3、Whatcanbedonetokeepasuitcasesteadyonanunevenpathaccordingtothetext?A．Slowdown. B．Pullthesuitcaseatafasterspeed.C．Raisethehandleofthesuitcase. D．Increasetheangleofthesuitcase.4、Accordingtothearticle,thefindingscould______.A．helpimprovethedesignofsuitcasesB．solvethewobbleofsuitcasescompletelyC．behelpfulintheadvancementoftreadmillsD．beusedtodevelopbladesforboats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）Isatdownatmydeskandstartedwritinganemotionalletterofgratitude(感激).But1itcametoactuallyplacingtheletterintothemailbox.I2.Theletterwastoateacherwhosevolunteereffortshad3myviewontheworldandIfeltIshouldletherknowhowher4positivelyinfluencedmylife.Icouldhaveeasilysentherane-mail,5thatseemedabit6forsuchanimportantthank-you.That’swhyIendedup7theletter.ButnowIhesitated.Wehad8merelybyFacebookcommentsandoccasionalprivatemessages.I9knewher.Maybemyletterwastooheartfelt.“Peopledon’tnormallydothis,”Ithoughttomyself.Thinkingawhile,Iputtheenvelopeinthemailbox10.AcoupleofweekslaterIreceivedaFacebookresponsefromher.Itturnedoutshewas11atoughtimeandmynotemeantthe12toher.Shesaidshehadnoideathatshewasmakingsucha(n)13toothers.Notonlydidthislettermakeherhappier,buther14increasedmyjoyaswell.Iwasso15thatitmadesuchadifferencetoherthatIdecidedtowriteagratitudeletterto16eachmonth.I’vebeendoingthisfortwoyearsnowandit’s17transformedmylife.I’mmorelikelytoseekoutthe18inothersandmorethankfulforthebeautifullifeI’m19.Cultivating(培养)20isagreatskilltopractice.Lifeistooshortnottodoit.1、A．afterB．ifC．becauseD．when2、A．smiledB．burstC．rejectedD．froze3、A．changedB．balancedC．weighedD．supported4、A．exampleB．pictureC．memoryD．call5、A．andB．butC．incaseD．inorder6、A．normalB．hardC．wonderfulD．lame7、A．postingB．polishingC．handwritingD．folding8、A．madesenseofB．comeintobeingC．keptintouchD．gotonwith9、A．reallyB．barelyC．stillD．also10、A．immediatelyB．awayC．againD．eventually11、A．gongthroughB．breakingthroughC．breakingawayfromD．havingaccessto12、A．dreamB．worldC．tipD．warning13、A．messB．differenceC．effectD．effort14、A．explorationB．expectationC．replyD．greeting15、A．curiousB．confidentC．excitedD．hopeful16、A．anyoneB．herC．someoneD．eachother17、A．greatlyB．negativelyC．slightlyD．simply18、A．natureB．ambitionC．honestyD．goodness19、A．livingB．givingC．desiringD．wasting20、A．writingB．appreciationC．directionD．protection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）Chengdu,capitalcityofsouthwesternChina’sSichuanProvince,1．(name)oneofthetopancientcapitalsinChinaataconference2．(hold)onOct.25th,2016.AlongwithChengdu,nineothercities,includingBeijing,Xi’an,NanjingandLuoyang,3．(be)alsoonthelist.Asoneofthecradles(摇篮)ofChinesecivilization,Chengduhasahistoryofmorethan4,500years.Itisoneofthe4．(old)citiesinChina,evenintheworld,havingbeenthecapitaloffivemajorstates.5．addition,Chengduhasdoneagoodjobpreserving6．(it)history.Thelocation,name,andcenterofthecityhaveneverbeenchanged,whichreflects7．(clear)thecity’svitality(活力)andculturalidentity.“Chengduhasauniquespirit,relatedtoinclusivenessandindependence,”saidthepresidentofa(n)8．(associate)ofancientChinesecapitalstudies.“Chengduis9．openandinfluentialcityinChinesehistory.So,thereisnodoubt10．itisanimportantandfamouscapital.”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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的