2023届江西省抚州市临川高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷

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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（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.IwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtomeIhadleftmypurseathome.

A.whetherB.what

C.thatD.where

2.Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,anewoperatingsystem.

A.toinstallB.installing

C.havinginstalledD.installed

3.Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomybythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.

A.hadbeenaffectedB.wereaffected

C.shouldbeaffectedD.isaffected

4.Withthedevelopmentofagriculture,thepeoplevillageItaughtarenowlivingahappylife.

A.inwhoseB.whoseC.inwhichD.which

5.ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.

A.whenB.ifC.unlessD.where

6.Iabletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.

A.wereB.hadbeen

C.wouldbeD.wouldhavebeen

7.—Congratulations!Ihearyou'vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition.—Youbemistaken.I'minthe

danceclass.

A.mustB.mayC.shouldD.could

8.一YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.

—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.

A.paidB.hadpaidC.wouldpayD.haspaid

9.Thepicturelooksgoodthewhitewall.

A.withB.toC.againstD.beyond

10.asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofa

paragraph.

A.JustasB.Eventhough

C.UntilD.Unless

11.Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquitetoperformskillfullyyourself.

A.anotherB.otherC.theotherD.others

12.AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especiallythatcontainsagoldandivory

statueofAthena.

A.theoneB.oneC.theonesD.those

13.Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareallforthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.

A.inparticularB.inplaceC.inpreparationD.intime

14.—BoB.couldIuseyourcomputerthisevening?

—Sorry.Iareportonitthen.

A.willbewritingB.havebeenwriting

C.havewrittenD.willhavewritten

15.Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,manythousandsofyearsago.

A.datingbacktoB.datebackto

C.datedbacktoD.weredatedbackto

16.childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.

A.EachB.Theother

C.EitherD.Another

17.youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.

A.AslongasB.Unless

C.NowthatD.While

18.Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.

A.mayB.mustC.needD.should

19.-Couldyoupassmethesugar,please?

-OK,

A.nevermindB.soundsgreat

C.hereyougoD.thereitis

20.—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.

—That'sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.

A.comeupwithB.makeupwithC.liveupwithD.keepupwith

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）ScientiststhinktheyhavetheanswertoapuzzlethatconfusedevenCharlesDarwin:Howflowers

evolvedandspreadtobecomethemostimportantplantsonEarth.

Floweringplants,orangiosperms,makeupabout90%ofalllivingplantspecies.Inthedistantpast,they

outpaced（超过）plantssuchasconifersandfems（针叶植物和蕨类植物）,buthowtheydidthishasbeenamystery.New

researchsuggestsitisduetogenome（基因组）size.

Hundredsofmillionsofyearsago,theEarthwasdominated（支配）byfernsandconifers.Then,about150

millionyearsago,thefirstfloweringplantsappearedonthescene.Theyquicklyspreadtoallpartsoftheworld,

changingthelandscapefrommutedgreentoavarietyofcolours.

WhyangiospermsweresuccessfulanddiverseonEarthhasbeendebatedforcenturies.CharlesDarwinhimself

calledita"mystery",fearingthisapparentsuddenleapmightchallengehistheoryofevolution.

KevinSimoninfromSanFranciscoStateUniversityinCalifornia,USandotherresearcherswonderedifthesize

oftheplant'sgeneticmaterial-orgenome—mightbeimportant.TheyanalyseddataheldbytheRoyalBotanic

Gardens,Kew,onthegenomesizeofhundredsofplants,includingfloweringplants,gymnosperms（agroupof

plantsincludingconifers）andfems.Theythencomparedgenomesizewithanatomical（结构上的）features.

Thisprovides“strongevidence”,thatthesuccessandrapidspreadoffloweringplantsaroundheworldisdueto

“genomedownsizing.99

Byshrinkingthesizeofthegenome,whichiscontainedwithinthenucleusofthecell,plantscanbuildsmaller

cells.Inturn,thisallowsgreatercarbondioxideuptake（摄入）andcarbongainfromphotosynthesis,theprocessby

whichplantsuselightenergytoturncarbondioxideandwaterintosugarandoxygen.

Theresearcherssaygenome-downsizinghappenedonlyintheangiosperms,andhiswasuanecessarycondition

forrapidgrowthratesamonglandplants^^.

1、Whatdoyouknowaboutangiosperms?

A.TheyaredominantplantsonEarth.

B.TheyarerareplantsinSouthAfrica.

C.TheyaretopicalplantsinSouthAsia.

D.Theyareextinctplantsintheworld.

2、Itcanbeinferredthat.

A.CharlesDarwinwasconfidentofhistheoryofevolution

B.KevinSimoninisprobablyanAmericanbiologist

C.KevinSimoninworksintheRoyalBotanicGardens,Kew

D.CharlesDarwinsucceededinfiguringouttheflowerevolution

3、Whichofthefollowingcontributedtothesuccessanddiversityofangiosperms?

A,Theweakerconifer.

B.Thelargernucleus.

C.Thesmallergenome.

D.Thestrongercell.

4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?

A.HowAngiospermsConqueredtheWorld?

B.WhatPuzzleConfusedEvenCharlesDarwin?

C.WhyGymnospermsWereSuccessfulonEarth?

D.WhenAngiospermsOutpacedConifersandFems?

22.（8分）OurplanwastodriveintoCambridge,catchthe7:34traintoLiverpoolStreetStation,thentoseparateand

meetagainforlunch.WeshouldhavearrivedatLiverpoolat9:19,butduetoatypicalLondonfog,thetrainhadto

movealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:30thatitgotthere.Inspiteofourlatearrival,Joan,mywife'ssister;

decidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterher

sisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn'tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceI

hadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocket,thiswasindeedaproblem.Thereseemedtobenothingwecoulddo

excepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondon,andtrytofindherthere.Needlesstosay,wedidn'tfindher.

Itwasnowoneo'clock,andtheconcertbeganat2:30."Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthall,”

suggestedmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostop,andtheonlywaytogetthere

wasbyundergroundrailway.Handinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststation

shouldbe.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustasIwasabouttolosemytempercompletelywhenwemeta

blindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundTowerHilltubestationjustfiftyyards

downtheroad.

Bynowitwasfartoolateeventotrytogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:30,sowedecidedto

returntoCambridge.Ittooksevenlonghoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletoget

anyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Tiredandhungrywefinallyreachedhomeatten,openingthedoortothesoundofthe

telephonebell.ItwasJoan;shehadseentheCrownJewels,hadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcert,andhadhad

awonderfuldinneratarestaurantnearthehotelwhereshedecidedtostayforthenight.Nowshewasringingto

discoverwhetherwehadhadanequallysuccessfulday.

1、WhywasJoanseparatedfromhersisterandherbrother-in-law?

A.theycouldnotseeeachotherbecauseofthefog.

B.JoanhadnotseenCrownJewels.

C.Theyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtime.

D.Thewriterdidn'twanttogototheconcert.

2、Whatdidthewriterplantodointheafternoon?

A.Gototheconcert.B.SeetheCrownJewels.

C.ReturntoCambridge.D.Goshopping.

3、Thereasonwhytheydidn'tallmeetforlunchwasthat.

A.Theylosttheirwayinthefog

B.theyforgottomakenecessaryarrangement

C.theywaitedatdifferentplacesanddidn'tmeeteachother

D.thecouplecouldn'tfindtheundergroundstation

4^It'squiteclearthatforJoanthetriptoLondonhadbeen.

A.spiltbythefogB.quitetiring

C.ratherdisappointingD.veryenjoyable

23.（8分）Mymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:Icouldnot

bearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassette

onourprevioussummer'sroadtrip.

AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,IcameacrossabookJimTrelease^TheReadAloudHandbook.

Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem.Ithought.SoIputRoalddahPsJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.

WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekids

arguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbeganto

listen.

Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.

Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls'sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespent

twodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring（恢复）electricityafteratropicalstorm.

Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturned

home,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation,uThebookyoureadinthecar?'

Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadasweroll

acrossthecountry.AndPmbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleasta

littlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe'vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothe

nextgeneration.

1、Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?

A.Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.B.Shewantedtokeepafamilytradition

C.Herchildrenwereaddictedtomusic.D.Shewantedtokillthetime.

2、Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?

A.Theykeptquarrelling.B.Theyhidthemselves.

C.Theysoonsettleddown.D.Theycontinuedtofightintheirseats.

3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily'striptothebeach?

A.Theywerecaughtinastorm.B.Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.

C.Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach.D.Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.

4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BetterReadingthanTravelingB.BooksthatChangedMyChildren

C.RoadTripsFullofChallengesD.ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips

24.（8分）InsideWeWork9sNewYorkCityheadquartersonaThursdaymorning,ahandfulofkidsareselling

carrotsandpeppers.ThechildrenaremembersofWeWork'sfirstschool,WeGrovv,wherefarmingispartofthe

curriculum.TheyareinteractingwithWeGrowemployeesbrowsingthegoods.uHowmanycarrotswouldyoulike?”

onegirlasks.uWetakeApplePay,”anothershouts.

Foundedin2010,WeWorkhasmadeanameforitselfasaglobalnetworkofcoworkingspaces.WeGrowis

WeWork'snewestenterprise（事业）anditsfirstattemptintheeducationindustry.

WeGrow,aschoolwhichclaimstogrow“consciousleaders"，isinspiredbytheMontessoriapproachtolearning

thatgiveschildrenthefreedomtoexploreandchoosetheiractivities,sotheirnatureofcreativityandcuriosityis

preserved.Butthegoalisnottocreatenext-generationCEOs.^Leadershipisabitofanexcitingwordforpeople,said

Rebekah,WeGrow'sfounderandCEO,"We'veseenchildrendosuchathingforever------runningalemonadestand

everytime,thafswhatthatis.”

WeGrowopenedinthefalllastyear.Currently,46kidsareenrolledinclassesfrompre-kindergartentofourth

grade.Thekidsstarteverymorningwithlivemusic,followedbyyoga.Theyspendtimeinnatureandchoosetotake

eitherHebreworMandarincourses.WeGrowstudentslearnscience,math,socialstudiesandlanguagearts.Italsohas

aprogramforkidstoconnectwithWeWorkcommunitymemberswithcareersinareaskidsmightbeinterestedin.But

themainconcernisthatstandardizedtestsarenotavailabletomeasurethestudents9overallprogress.

Theywanttocreateanenvironmentwherepeoplecanworktomakealifeandnotjustaliving,butthat'spartofa

largermissiontoraisetheworld'sawarenesstowardscreatingaworldwherepeoplearehappyandfulfilledandliving

inasharingstate.

1、WhatdoweknowaboutWeGrowfromthetext?

A.Itwasfoundedin2010.

B.Itisintendedforkidsofgifts.

C.Itaimstopreservekids'nature.

D.Itgotalotofsatisfactionfromparents.

2、WhichofthefollowingreflectstheMontessoriapproach?

A.Allkidslearntorunthelemonadestand.

B.Studentsareallowedtoestablishmarketsintheyard.

C.Theschoolcommitteearrangesstudents,activities.

D.StudentsworkhardacademicallytobecomeCEOs.

3、Whyisithardtomeasurestudents9progress?

A.Becausetherearesomanycourses.

B.Becausethestudentsareofawideagerange.

C.Becausestandardizedtestshavelimitations.

D.Becausetheschoollacksprofessionaltesters.

4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AFarming-featuredschool

B.AnEducation-basedBusiness

C.GrowtobeaFutureLeader

D.LearntoMakeaLife,notJustLiving

25.（10分）Let'sGoFlyaKite…

—atPiedmontMiddleSchool'scelebrationofkites!

Comeandlearnhowtobuildallsortsofkites,fromthesimplestdiamond-shapedkitestothemostcomplexbox

kites.Stayaslongasyoulikeandbuildasmanykitesasyouwant.Onceyouhavefinishedakite,getadviceonflying

techniquesfromkiteexpertLorenaHallsberg.ThecelebrationwillbeatPiedmontMiddleSchool,151PiedmontSchoo!

Drive.

ThePiedmontMiddleSchoolParentTeacherOrganization（PTO）hasorganizedarefreshment（茶点）tent.All

profitswillbenefitfuturePTOactivities.Takeabreakfromkiteflyinganddrinksomelemonade!Whileyouaredoing

so,whynotjointhePTO?Membershipisfree;youjustdonateyourtime.ShowyoursupportforPiedmontMiddle

SchoolbyjoiningthePTOthisSaturday!

When:Saturday,April11,from9:00amto5:00pm

Where:PiedmontMiddleSchool

Why:Forfun!

Cost:Free,thankstoagenerousgiftfromBizarcoKiteCompany!

Schedule

9:00am:Kite-buildingboothsopen.Allmaterialsaresuppliedforkites.

10:00am:Kite-buildingshowsbyLorenaHallsberginthecourtyard.Comebyandlearnhowtobuildboxkitesand

kitesthatlookandflylikebutterflies.

11:00am:Kite-flyingshowsontheschooltrack.Learnallthemostimportantskills.

12:00pm:Kite-flyingcompetitionsontheschooltrack.

1:00pm:PresentationbyDr.BrianLehrmanintheshowtent:"TheHistoryofKites”.

2:00pm:BestKitecompetitionsandjudgingintheshowtent.Comeseethemostartistickitesandthemost

interestingthemekites.

3:00pm:PresentationbyDr.Lehrmanintheshowtent:nKitesandScience**.

3:30pm:AwardsceremonyconductedbyHeadmasterSewardonthefootballfield.Theresultsoftheday'sjudging

willbeannounced,withawardssuchasBestofShow,MostArtistic,HighestFlyer,andothers.Winnerswillreceivegifts

fromtheBizarcoKiteCompany!

4:00-5:00pm:Let*sallgottyakite!Everyoneflieskitesatthesametime,creatingawonderfulsightforalltoenjoy.

Cometothekitecelebration,enjoyyourselfandlearnmore.

1、ThemainpurposeofParagraph2istoaskpeopleto,

A.buildakiteB.supportthePTO

C.takeabreakD.jointhefun

2、Whichtimesaremostimportantforpeoplewhowanttojoininkitecompetitions?

A.10:00amand11:00am.B.12:00pmand2:00pm.

C.1:00pmand3:00pm.D.2:00pmand4:00pm.

3、Fromthepassage,weknowthatthekitecelebration__.

A.isenjoyableandeducational

B.isstrictabouttheshapesofkites

C.getsmoneyfromPTOofPiedmontMiddleSchool

D.givespeopleachancetoseekitesfromaroundtheworld

4、Thepassageisintendedfor.

A.schoolstaffB.kiteexperts

C.studentsandparentsD.kitecompanies

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）WhenIwasinthirdgrade,myparentsletmejoinanadvancedpreparatorymathclass,Sigma.1

Ihadneverdisplayedalikingformathatschool.IsteppedintoclassonthefirstdaythinkingthatIwouldspendayear

atSigmabeforeleavingA:Onthefirstdayofclass,we2anhourlongtest.I3didthebestIcouldandtried

to4howtosolvetheproblemsIhadn*tlearnedhowtodoinschool.However,5Ihadn*texpectedwasto

come6!Beforethatday,IhadneverbelievedIwasgoodatmathatall.Butastheyearwenton,I7gotthe

highestscore.

WhenIwasineighthgrade,IjoinedmyschoofsmathteamwhereIwasoneofthe8fourstudentschosento

9ourschoolatastatewidemiddleschoolmathcompetition.BythetimeIhadcreateda10formyselfatschool

asamathgirl.ButwhatdrewmetothemathteamwasthatitwasthefirstcommunityIfeltlikeIwasareal11of.

ItwasahomeI12whereeveryonewasasexcitedabout13asIwas.

IstoppedgoingtoSigmawhenIwasinninthgrade,butIstillstayedinthemathteam.Themathteamisn'tlike

sigma-aplacetomakeyoubelieveinyourself,totake14testsandcompetetoseewhereyouare15

relativetoyourclassmates.ThemathteamisthecommunitywhereIhavepushedmyselftomy16andhaveseen

otherpeople17themselves.Andmost18,themathteamistheplacewhereIhavemetsomeofthekindest

peopleIknowtoday.Thankyou,mathteam,forgivingmefriendsandpeopleIwill19evenafterIgooffto

collegeinlessthanayearandahalf.Thankyouformakingmefeel20

1、A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Luckily

2、A.hatedB.arrangedC.tookD.failed

3、A.hardlyB.extremelyC.rarelyD.merely

4、A.giveoutB.figureoutC.sendoutD.turnout

5、A.asB.whatC.whichD.that

6、A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.last

7、A.constantlyB.gradually(工accidentallyD.immediately

8、A.centerB.middleC.topD.bottom

9、A.presentB.replaceC.reserveD.represent

10、,A.,planB.gameC.sceneD.reputation

11、A.part]B.girlC.studentD.presenter

12、A.feltatB.belongedtoC.createdD.left

13、A.picture-takingB.problem-solvingC.trouble-makingD.lecture-giving

14、A.fruitlessB.helplessC.hopelessD.endless

15、A.taughtB.visitedC.rankedD.scanned

16^A.competenceB.limitsC.classD.ability

17>A.pushB.enjoyC.findD.show

18、A.surprisinglyB.necessarilyC.importantlyD.strictly

19、A.treasureB.knowC.preserveD.forget

20、A.pitiedB.desertedC.gradedD.loved

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）Tomisaboywithphysical1.（disable）andhecan'twalkas22_normalboy.Inordertoofferhimmore

convenience,hismotherboughthimarobot3,nameisJimmyyesterday.JimmyaccompaniesTomeverydayafterhis

parentsleaveforwork,4*（take）careofhim.Tomsuffersfromararedisease.Hecan'tstandup.Instead,hehastosit

onanarmchairalltheday.JimmyshowssympathytoTomand5.（try）hisbesttomakehimhappy.Somedaysago,he

tookTomtothepark.Hetriedtoprotecthimfrom6.（harm）.HegaveTomencouragementtohaveatrytowalk.So

Tom7i_・ButtoJimmy'sdisappointment,Tomfellontheground,causingsomeotherboysnearbytomakefun8^him.

“Don'tlaughatthedisabled!”Jimmyturnedaround,warningthoseboys.Theyfeltsorryandranawayimmediately.

Thenextday,JimmytookTomtotheparkonceagain.Thistime,Tomwas9・（adapt）tothecircumstanceanddidn't

feelclumsyanylonger.Hegetsbackhisownconfidence10.heisstilladisabledboy.

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.每处错误仅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（A）,并在该词下面写出该加的词；

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次；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处）不计分.

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myfriendsfromhomebecauseoftheconnectionswehavefromgrowuptogether.Iregardthemasmytreasurebut

I*vetake