备战2023高考英语冲刺模拟试卷(八)(原卷版)

备战2023高考英语冲刺模拟试卷（八）第一部分阅读理解（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。PRE-ORDERTHESEAMAZONALEXADEVICESTHATWILLCHANGEOURLIFEEachproductwefeaturehasbeenindependentlyselectedandreviewedbyoureditorialteam.ECHOBUDSPrice:$129.99AreyouseekingtheperfectalternativetoAirPods?Looknofurther.It'sallaboutEchoBudsthisyear.EchoBudshaveBoseActiveNoiseReductionTechnologythatamazinglycutsoutalotofexternalnoise.Weespeciallyloveitsin-eardesignsoyoudon'thavetoworryaboutitfallingoutofyourears.ECHOLOOPPrice:$179.99Areyouthetypetoneedinformationatyourfingertipsat'alltimes?Us,too.AndnowwereallywanttobuyanEchoLoop,whichisbyinvitationonly.It'safashionableblackringwithabuttonthatsummons(召唤)Alexa.Askaquestionintoyourhand,andthenraiseyourhandtoyoureartohearAlexa'sanswer,It'sstylishandsofuturistic!ECHOSTUDIOPrice:$199.99ThemostamazingaspectofEchoStudioisitshigh-quality,immersive(沉没式的)sound.It'sthefirstsmartspeakertoofferathree-dimensionalaudio(声音的)experiencewithfivebuilt-indirectionalspeakers.Goahead,andtransformyourlivingroomintoadanceclub.ECHOSHOW8Price:$109.99TheEchoShow8willchangethewayyoucookinthekitchen.WithitsamazingFoodNetworkpartnership,youcanstreamvideosorsignupforinteractive,real-timecookingclasseswithlronChefslikeAlexGuarnaschelli.21.Whichofthefollowingadoptsin-eardesign?A.EchoBuds.B.EchoLoop.C.EchoStudio.D.EchoShow8.22.WhoistheEchoLoopintendedfor?.A.Thosehavingtocompletemanytasksathand.B.Thosefondofaskingquestionsaboutthefuture.C.Thosedemandinginstantaccesstoinformation.DThoseinterestedinwearingstylishringstoclubs.23.Whatsimilaritydothefourproductsshare?A.TheyareAlexadevices.B.Theyarebyinvitationonly.C..Theyareatspecialdiscountprices.D.TheyuseNoiseReductionTechnology.BIhadgraduatedfromcollegewithanengineeringdegreeandwasworkingatXerox,butI'dalwaysdreamedofacareerincomedy,soIenrolledin(报名)Claire'scomedyclass.ThefirsttimeIperformedinfrontofClaire,IhadgivenherwhatIthoughtwasasolidjokeabouttake-your-kids-to-workday.becauseinthebreakroomatXerox,mycoworkerBobhadlaughedsohardhisdrinkcameouthisnose.ButcomedyexpertClaireLaMonroedidn'tevenflashasmile.“Theproblemwithyourmaterial,"shesaid,“isthatitjustdoesn'tfeelauthentic(真实的).”Iwasn'texactlysurewhatClairemeantWeekafterweek,Clairedirectedmeto“keepitreal,"bywhichshemeant“talkaboutlifeintheneighborhood."Bythesecond-to-lastclass,ClairewashappybecauseI'dtakenhernotesto"putsomerudeBlackgirlin.it”and“represent”likeagirlfromtheneighborhood.Butthetruthwas,asproudasIwasofmyroots,Ididn'twanttoturnthatlifeintojokes.Thenightofourgraduationshowcase,Idrovetothecomedyclubwithbutterfliesinmystomach.ForsixweeksClairehadsaid“Beauthentic”and“Findyourvoice."Onmywaytothestage,suddenlyIcottonedontowhatshemeant.IfIwantedtobeauthenticandreal,Ihadtodowhatfeltrighttome.Isteppedonstagewiththespotlightshiningbrightonmyfaceandmyheartbeatingthroughmychest.“MynameisLoniLove,"Isaid,lookingoutatthecrowd.Thiswasmymomenttochoosemytruthovertherealitysomeoneelseassumedforme."I'manengineer,"Ibegan,Forfiveminutes,Italkedaboutmyofficelife.WhenIfinishedmyset,IgotastandingO.Ilearnedanimportantlessonthatnight.Claire--thesupposedcomedy“expert"-didn'tknowathingaboutmeorwhatIcoulddoonstage.AllClaireknewiswhatIlookedlike.Forher,thatwasenoughtodecidewhoIshouldbe.HowdidClairefeelabouttheauthor'sfirstperformance?Amused. B.Dissatisfied. C.Confused. D.Discouraged.Whatdidtheauthorwantherjokestofocuson?Hercoworkers’kids. B.Lifeinherneighborhood.Herauthenticandrealpast. D.Everydaystuffroundherwork.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"cottonedonto"inparagraph4mean?Remembered. B.Assumed. C.Understood. D.Explained.27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HidingMyJokes B.LosingMyVoiceC.SeekingMyRoots D.FindingMyFunnyCSomepenguins(企鹅)adapttheirvocal(发声的)callstobecomemoresimilartotheirpartnersandcolony(群体)overtime,anabilitythatwaspreviouslyknowninonlyafewspecies,includinghumans.LuigiBaciadonnaattheUniversityofTurin,Italy,andhiscoworkersrecordedAfricanpenguinsfromthreedifferentcoloniesoverthreeyears,andalsoobservedthebehaviouralpatternsofoneofthecoloniestoseewhichpenguinswerepartnersorfriendly.Theythenanalysedspecificvocalcalls,whichthepenguinsmakewhentheyareseparatedortryingtokeeptrackoftheirfriends.Theycomparedfourdistinctaudiosignatures.Thesignaturesbecamemoresimilarovertimeforpenguinsthatwerepartnersorinthesamecolony,andforpenguinsthatheardmoreofeachother'scalls.Thisadaptationcouldmakeiteasierforpenguinstofindtheirpartnersandfriendsinacolony.“Imaginethatyouareinapub,youarewithyourfriendsandthenoiseofyourenvironmentisreallysupernoisy,”saysBaciadonna."Whatyoudoistrytostarttotalkinacertainwaysothatyourcommunicationsmoreeffective."Theabilitytoadjustcallsinresponsetotheenvironment,knownasvocalaccommodation,isakeypartofvocallearning,amorecomplexsetofskillssuchasproducingnewsoundsthroughlearningorcopying.Identifyingwhichspeciesdisplayvocalaccommodationcouldprovidecluesforhowvocallearningevolved(进化).Baciadonnaandhisteamalsoproposethatthisaccommodationcouldhelpwithsocialbondsbetweenindividualpenguins.Thedistanceofpenguinsfromhumansontheevolutionarytreesuggeststhatvocalaccommodationcouldbecommontomanyspecies,butalotmoredataneedstobegatheredfirst.“Therecouldbeahugevarietyofdifferentspeciesthatareabletochangetheirvocalisationsslightlyandhavethisabilityofvocalaccommodation,butwedon'tknowthatyet,"saysSaraTorresOrtizattheMaxPlanckInstituteforOrnithologyinMunich,Germany.“Itseemsfurtherresearchisneeded."28.WhatdidBaciadonna'steamfindoutaboutthepenguins?A.Theymadefriendsquicklyinanewhabitat.B.Theyleftdistinctmarksfortheirpartners.C.Theycouldpickupeachother'scalls.D.Theycouldmakespeech-likesounds.29.WhatisthepurposeofcitingBaciadonnainparagraph3?A.Toexplainwhypenguinschangetheirvoices.B.Tosharewhypenguinsbuildtheirowncolonies.C.Todetailhowpenguinscommunicatewithdifferentfriends.D.Toshowhowpenguinssurvivesupernoisyenvironments.30.Whatisthesignificanceofthefinding?A.Itraisesawarenessofprotectingpenguins.B.Itoffersinsightsintovocallearning.C.Itproves“vocalaccommodation"isanewfield.D.Itmakespenguinsaspecialspecies.31.WhatdoesOrtizsuggestresearchersdo?A.Collectevidencefromotherspecies.B.Findoutthecauseofvocalaccommodation.C.Doafollow-upstudyfromanewangle.D.Comparepenguins’audiosignatureswithhumanspeechDSherifBaioumy'smorningbeginsataround7aminacarportinQueens.whereheloadsuphiscart(手推车)withtheday'sfood:chicken,lamb,rice,vegetables,hotdogs,andsoon.Apartnerattachesthecarttothebackofapickuptruck,andby9.30amthey'verolleditintoplaceonthesouth-westcornerof48thStreetand6thAvenue,intheheartofofficeworkerMidtown.Toomanypeopleconsiderfoodvendors(摊败)atrouble.Infacttheyplayavitalrole--notjustbyfeedingpeople,butaslivingrecordsoftheircitieschanginghabitsandpopulation.Thenexteighthoursareasteadystreamoffrying,wrappingandnever-endingjoking.CallingMrBaioumyfriendlyislikecallingwaterdamp;heischeerfulandwarm,whetherfist-bumping(击参)withhisregularsorattractingpassers-by.Inrestaurants,wherechefsaregenerallysecretedinthekitchen,theycanaffordtobeunfriendly.Buyinglunchfromavendorisacloserexperience,andchattingtohimashecooksispartoftheattraction.MrBaioumyrunsoneofManhattan'shalalcarts,atermwithameaningspecifictoNewYork.UsuallyoverseenbyAfghans,BangladeshisorEgyptianslikehim,theymainlyservechickenorlamboverrice.MuchlikefoodtrucksinLosAngeles,NewYork'shalalcartshavesimilarmenus,buteachvendorhashisownstyle.MrBaioumy'schickenhasanalmostMediterraneanflavour.Thesecartswereunknownacoupleofdecadesago,whensouvlaki,aGreekdish,wasthestreetlunchofchoice.Butasimmigration(移民)fromGreeceslowedandGreekvendorsaged,newerarrivalstooktheirplace.Intime,thechickenandlambthatMrBaioumysellsmayseemasunremarkablyAmericanashotdogs,whichwereoncetheprovinceofimmigrantvendors.Butasfooddevelops,NewYork'sfoodcartsservethesamefunction:offeringaquickmealandfriendlygreetingtoacityforeverinahurry.Whyarefoodvendorsimportant?ATheystrengthenbondsbetweenpassers-by.Theysolvetheeatingproblemsofofficeworkers.Theyhelpraiseregionalemployment.Theywitnessaplace'spastandpresent.WhatcanbesaidaboutBaioumyfromparagraph3?HeisanativeofNewYork.HeistiredoftheendlesscookingHeiswell-likedbycustomers.Heisapart-timechefinarestaurant.34.WhatcontributedtotheriseofManhattan'shalalcarts?A.Thecheappricestheyset.B.ThedeclineofGreekdishes.C.Thestylishfoodstheyprovide.D.Thegrowthofaforeignpopulation.35.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthefoodBaioumysells?A.Itshouldincludemorevarieties.B.Itwillbepartofthecityoneday.C.Itwillbemorepopularthanhotdogs.DItshouldbeimprovedforabettertaste.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。You'llhaveanopportunitytointroduceyourselfonanin-depthbasisduringajobinterview.Manyhiringmanagerswillstartaninterviewwithanopen-endedquestionlike“36."Thecoreofyourresponseshouldfocusonkeyelementsinyourbackgroundwhichwillenableyoutoexcelinthejobforwhichyouarebeinginterviewed.37,soyoucanpointouttheinterests,skills,experiences,andpersonalqualitieswhichwillenableyoutomeetitsrequirements.KeepyourintroductionshortYourintroductionshouldbeconcise(简洁的)enoughtoholdtheinterestoftheinterviewer.38.Youcouldalsomentionacoupleofinterestingthingswhicharenotessentialtothejob,butreflectyourpersonalitylikethefactthatyouareagoodskier,haveperformedatcomedyclubs,orcollectAfricanart.Yourgoalistoconnectpersonallywiththeinterviewer,aswellastoshowthatyou'requalifiedforthejobandwouldmakeagreatnewhire.Ofcourse,yourinitialcommentsshouldshowyourenthusiasmforthejobandorganization.39.Theinterviewerhasascheduleandtimeislimited,sokeepyourintroductionbriefsoyoucanmoveontothenextquestion.40Theinterviewermayfollowupyourintroductionwithmorequestions,soit'simportanttorememberthatyouwillneedtosupportwhateverstatementsyoumakeduringyourintroduction.Bepreparedtoprovidespecificexamplesofhowandwhereyouhaveusedyouradvantagestosuccessfullycarryoutwork,volunteerroles,oracademicprojects.A.TellmeaboutyourselfB.IntroduceyourselffurtherC.Bepreparedforfollow-upquestionsD.YoushouldcarefullyanalyzethejobbeforetheinterviewE.RememberthatanintroductionshouldfeelnaturalthoughF.Generally,aquickbriefofyourbestqualificationswillbeenoughG.However,don'toverdoitanddon'tspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutyourself第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Thehumanmemoryisphenomenallystrong.Italsohasa41ofgettingthingsbadlywrong.Justlastweek,mywifeandIwere42howwe'dchosenouryoungestson'sname.Ihadavividmemoryofuswritingoutalistofpossiblenames,but43afterjustafewbecausewe'd44onewebothloved.Mywife45Inhermemory,we'dhadamuch46list,andgonebackandchosenonefromthemiddleofthelist.Sowe47thepieceofpaperwe'dused--andfoundthatwe'd48donesomethingcompletelydifferenttochooseNate'sname.Sowhat'sgoingon?Memoryoftenworksby49,andsimilarbitsofinformationcanoverlapinourbrains.We'realsogoodat“fillingintheblanks”withdetailsthatarelogicalbut50.What'smore,wheneverwe51amemory,wemakeitstronger-includinganybitsthatwerewrong.Butthere'splentyofgoodnewshere,too.Thementalassociationsthatsometimesleadto52canalsohelpustofindinformation,Ifyou're53withsomeone'sname,trythinkingofthingsyouassociatewiththem,andseeifyourbraingetsthe54itneeds.Makesuretorememberthatrememberingisa55process:mind-blowinglypowerful,andalsoopentomistakes.41.A.goal B.fear C.habit D.method42.A.discussing B.recording C.reporting D.learning43.A.quarreling B.returning C.hesitating D.stopping44.A.missed Bdemanded C.spotted D.ordered45.A.insisted B.disagreed C.refused D.replied46.A.flatter B.newer C.longer D.clearer47.A.dugout B.handedout C.gaveup D.putup48.A.regularly B.gradually C.hardly D.actually49.A.repetition B.association C.adaptation D.attraction50.A.untrue B.unhappy C.unfair D.unnatural51.A.require B.save C.recall D.remove52.A.errors B.failures C.chances D.accidents53.A.facing B.playing C.paring D.struggling54.A.blood B.clue C.break D.room55.A.simple B.formal C.creative D.smooth第二节(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个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Usually,high-profilediscoveriesabouttheuniversearemadebyastronomers.Buttherearecaseswhenamateursmanage56.(notice)somethingthathasescapedtheeyesof57.(professional).Recently，anamateurastronomermadeanamazing58.(science)discovery.Andnotevenone.EnthusiastFrankKiwiusedpubliclyavailabledatatodiscover34newbinarysystems(双星)withbrowndwarfslocatednearthesolarsystem.ThediscoverywasmadeaspartoftheBackyardWorldsproject,59.groupsofinterestedamateursintheirsparetimeanalyzedata60.(collect)bytelescopestofindsignsofpreviouslyundiscoveredobjects,forexample,browndwarfs.Abrowndwarfisanobjectthatisintermediate(中间的)between61.starandaplanet.Infact,thesearedeadluminaries(发光天体)andgraduallycooldownoverbillionsofyears.Beforethisdiscovery,little62.(know)aboutbinarysystemswithbrowndwarfs,sothefindsignificantlyincreasedthelistofobjectsthatcannowbestudied.“Thesediscoveriesweremadebyanamateurastronomerwho63.(personal)carriedoutahugeamountofworkonthe64.(analyze)ofastronomicaldata.Suchworkisworthy65.respect,"commentedAaronMeisner,aco-founderofBackyardWorlds.第一节(满分15分)你校英文报开设了“MyFavoriteAthlete”专栏。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿,内容包括:1.该人物的基本信息:2.该人物的主要成就;3.喜欢该人物的理由。注意:写作词数应为80左右第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料,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。Linda'srecycledstickswererecycledagain.Lindawokeupexcited.Todaywhenshegottoschool,shewouldturninherartproject.Lindawalkedintothekitchen,andnoticedthekitchentablehadbeencleanedoff.Theicepopsticks(冰梅棍)andtissuepapershehadlefteverywherethenightbeforeweregone."Goodmorning,Mom,”Lindasaid."Thanksforcleaningupmymess!Iwasgoingtodoitthismorning."“Goodmorning,Linda,Momsaid,smiling,“Ididn'tcleanupanything."Lindasatdownwithherbreakfastasherdadandolderbrothercameintothekitchen."Dad,Josh,dideitherofyoucleanupthemessIleftonthekitchentablelastnight?"Lindaasked.“itwasn'tme,"Dadsaid.“Meeither,"Joshsaid."Wellsomeonecleaneduptheleftovertissuepaperandbrokenicepopsticks,"Lindasaid.“Iwonderwhathappenedtothem."SuddenlySmokey,thefamilycat,jumpeduponthetable.HetriedtostealapieceofbaconfromJosh'splate.“Hey!”Joshshouted.“T