2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書(shū)寫(xiě)，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup2．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof3．一"Peter,haveyougotyournewflatfurnished?—Yes.I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuyB．haveboughtC．boughtD．hadbought4．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking5．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．a(chǎn)re C．isthere D．a(chǎn)rethere6．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure7．______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof8．---Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?---Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when9．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);the D．the;the10．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid11．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened12．—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.—Her______smilecan’thidehersorrow.A．a(chǎn)rbitrary B．a(chǎn)rtificialC．compulsory D．conventional13．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled14．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday15．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be16．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general17．—Helen,areyougoingIotheairporttopickupJackthedayaftertomorrow?—________tomorrownight.Iwouldgo.A．Werehetocomeback B．IfhewasabouttocomebackC．Hadhecomeback D．Ifhewouldcomeback18．—Iwanttolearntennis.Wouldyouliketohelpme?—.Butlearningtennisisnowalkinthepark.A．NokiddingB．NowonderC．NoproblemD．Noway19．---I’veheardalotaboutyou.Yougotpromoted,right?______---Manythanks.A．GoodforyouB．YouaskedforitC．ThereyouareD．You’vegonetoofar20．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Canetoads,alsoknownasbufotoads,areyetanotherinvasive(入侵)speciesthathasfoundahospitablehomeinwarmsouthernFlorida.DeliberatelyintroducedfromSouthandCentralAmericainthe1930s,theyweresupposedtocontrolbeetlesdamagingthesugarcanecrop—that’showtheygotthename“canetoads.”Canetoadscanposeaparticulardangerbecausetheadultonesshoottoxin(毒素)fromtheirbackwhenattacked.Thetinytoadsdon’tcarryenoughtoxintobedeadlyyet,butbigadultonescaneasilysendadogintoaseizure(疾病發(fā)作)orevenkillit.Thetoxinis“veryviscousandwouldstickinsidethedog’smouth,”saysSteveJohnson,awildlifeecologistattheUniversityofFlorida.Ownersshouldtrytowipeoutanaffecteddog’smouthandimmediatelytakeittothevet.TilfordstartedToadBustersin2017.Thewomanwholivedtherehadninecats,whichshefedbydumpingalmostabagofcatfoodeverynight.Canetoadsnormallyeatbugs,buttheyarehappytoeatpetfood,too.CanetoadshaveadaptedbeautifullytotheFloridasuburbs,soalotofTilford’sworkalsoinvolvesgettingpeopletorethinktheirsuburbanbackyard.Nomorecatfood,forexample.Petpoop(糞便)canalsoattractinsects,whichcaninturnattracttoads.Asdolights.Andtoadslovetobreed(繁殖)inattractivepoolsofwater,suchasthelakeintheaffectedPalmBeachGardenneighborhood.For“theselargercommunitiesthatwanttobuildthesebeautifulpondsandwanttohavehousesonponds,”Tilfordsaid,“thisisalmostapest-controlservice.”Thecanetoadsaren’tgoingaway,buttheycanbemanagedlikemosquitoesorrats.DealingwithtoadsamountstoanannoyingthinginFlorida,buttheycanalsocreatemoredramaticproblems.InAustralia—wheretheywerealsodeliberatelyintroducedinthe1930stoprotectsugarcane—theyareagenuinescourge(災(zāi)禍).TheissueisthatAustraliahasnonativetoadspecies,sononeofthepredators(食肉動(dòng)物)knewhowtoavoidthetoxictoads.Asthecanetoadsadvancedeasttowestacrossthecontinent,“theyleftawakeofdeadanimalsintheirpaths,”saysSeanDoody,anecologistattheUniversityofSouthFloridaatSt.PetersburgwhohasstudiedcanetoadsinAustralia.Turtles,lizards,andcrocodilesjuststarteddyingout,whichwasgoodnewsfortheirprey(受害者).“Ifyouwereasmallspeciesthatwaspreviouslybeingeaten,suddenlyyou’reonahoneymoon,”saysRickShine,abiologistatMacquarieUniversityinSydney,Australia,whohasalsostudiedtheimpactofcanetoadsonAustralianwildlife.1、Whatcancanetoadsbedescribedas?A．InvasivespeciesintroducedtoSouthAmerica.B．Naturalenemiesofbeetlesdamagingsugarcane.C．Dangerousspeciesmakingactiveattacksondogs.D．Agreatthreatpresentedtosomewildlifeecologists.2、WhichmightbetheproperwayofavoidingcanetoadsaccordingtoTilford?A．Abandonthesuburbanbackyard.B．Lightupthebackyardatnight.C．Controlthenumberoflargehouses.D．Keeppetfoodawayfrombackyard.3、WhathappenedinAustraliaaftercanetoadsbeingintroduced?A．Canetoadsdestroyedsomefoodchains.B．Mostofthepredatorsdiedoftoadtoxin.C．Canetoadsbredatamuchslowerpace.D．Bigspecieslearnedtoavoidcanetoads.22．（8分）WhereIsSpringBreakWhereisSpringBreakgoingtobe?Theoptionsareendless.Doyouwanttogetyourbloodpumpingfromthrillingtravels?Looknofurther!Thesetoursanddestinationswillkeepyouonyourtoesallweeklong.Panama:Thisunderrateddestinationisalittle-knownsecretofthemosttravelers!Throughthistouryou’llgettohike,snorkel(浮潛)andexploreallthebestsightsthisbeautifulcountryhastooffer!Eightdaystoursfor$250/day.Canada:Thisdiversecountryisfullofoptions.ExploretheEastofCanadaandvisitcitiessuchasMontreal,QuebecorToronto.Ifyou’refeelingadventurous,exploretheWesternpartofthecountrywithaCanadianRockiesTour.Duringthistwelvedaystouryouwillhikeaglaciertobeautifulsceneryandwanderthroughpostcard-worthyvillages.TourstoCanadafor$200/day.Iceland:CheckoffoneofthesevenwondersoftheworldwithatouroftheNorthernLightsandGoldenCircle.Spendsevendaysfullofadventurelikehikingglaciers,snowshoeingthroughThingvellirNationalPark,relaxingintheGeysirHotSpringsandofcourseexperiencingthegloryoftheNorthernLights!Sevendaystoursfor$300/day.SouthAfrica:DiscoverthediversecultureandwildlifethatmakesupSouthAfrica.Yourtourplanincludesajourneyalongthecoastknownas“RainbowNation.”Hereyouwillenjoybeautifulscenery,ahuntingtravelthroughAddoElephantNationalParkandthewildlifeinTsitsikarnmaNationalPark.Ninedaystoursfor$230/day.1、Whatisthecommoncharacteristicofthetravelsmentionedinthetext?A．Exciting. B．Risky.C．Educational. D．Environmental.2、Accordingtothetext,Panamaisadestinationwhich.A．isnotasfamousastheotherthreeB．youcangotoforenjoyingsurfingC．offersanoptiontohikeintheparkD．takesthemosttimeofthefourtours3、Whichdestinationcoststouriststhemostmoney?A．Panama. B．Canada.C．Iceland. D．SouthAfrica.4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A．TouristscantakeahotshoweronlyinIceland.B．TouristscanhikeglaciersinbothCanadaandIceland.C．CanadaoffersRockiesTourfortouriststoexploretheEast.D．TouristscanenjoyahuntingtravelthroughTsitsikammaNationalPark.23．（8分）BikesharinghavebecomepopularwordsincitiesfromCapeTowntoShanghaitoMelbourne.Planners,politiciansandmediakeepshowingofftheirbenefits:reducingpollution,congestion,travelcostsandoildependence,whileimprovingpublichealth.Bikesharingalsohelpsmakecitiesappearmodern,dynamicandworld-wide—qualitiesmuchsoughtafterbythecreativeclass.Butwhatmakesforasuccessfulpublicbike-sharingprogram?Thisisanimportantquestionbecauseinstallingonerequiressignificantpublicandprivateinvestmentandadjustmenttothebuiltenvironment.Whilemanyprogramshavebeenlaunchedamongmuchpraise,oftentheirpopularityhassoondeclined.Manyendupoperatingatafinanciallossanddependonotherprofitableenterprisestocross-subsidize(交叉補(bǔ)貼)them.Somehaveresultedinthrown-awaybikesbecominganeyesore.Understandingwhichfactorsenhanceorstoppublicbikesharingiscriticalinhelpingcitiesdecidewhethersuchaprogramisworkable,beforeconsideringwhatdesignandsittingwillworkbest.Drawingoncurrentknowledge,wediscusstheimportanceofthelocallandscape,climate,cyclinginfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)andlanduse.Wealsotouchonotherfactors,suchasthelegalenvironmentandthecharacteristicsofthebike-sharingprogramitself.Takenaturalenvironmentforexample.Twonaturalenvironmentfactorsareknowntoaffectparticipation:hillinessandweather.Hillinessdiscouragesbalancedbike-sharinguse,asusersavoidreturningbicyclestostationsonhilltops.Thosestationsendupbeingempty,whilestationsonflatareasareoftenfull,souserscannotfindastationtoreturntheirbikes.Asforweather,idealtemperaturerangesvarybytheclimatezone.Casestudiesshowwarmanddryweatherencouragespublicbike-sharinguse.Rainandstrongwindreducethefrequencyoftrips.However,someapproaches,suchasprovidingsheltered,shaded,orevenheatedorcooledcyclinginfrastructure,couldproveuseful.1、WhatcanweinferaboutbikesharingfromParagraph1?A．Ithasnodisadvantage.B．Itiswelcomedworldwide.C．Itcansolveeveryproblem.D．Itisthesymbolofmoderncities.2、Whatisthecurrentsituationofbike-sharingprograms?A．Manyofthemrunataloss.B．Mostofthemmakehugeprofits.C．Theyarethemostpromisingbusiness.D．Theirdevelopmentisdeterminedbypublicinvestment.3、Whydoestheauthormentionthenaturalenvironment?A．Toshowuser’sinterestinvariousnaturalenvironment.B．Toshowthedecisivefunctionofnaturalenvironment.C．Toshowthenecessityofbike-sharingprograms.D．Toshowthesignificanceofsomefactors.4、Whichofthefollowingmightincreasebike-sharinguse?A．Hilliness.B．Attractivebikes.C．Rainandstrongwind.D．Perfectcyclinginfrastructure.24．（8分）AROBOTcompanionforolderpeopleaimstopromoteactivityanddealwithlonelinessbyurgingthemtotakepartindigitalandphysicalactivities.TheElliQrobot,madebyIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics,willbepublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondonthisweek.ElliQisasmalldesktopdevicethatconsistsofadomed(拱形的)“body”andaseparatedetachable(可拆卸的)screen.CreatedincollaborationwithSwissdesignerYvesBehar,therobotisabletoencourageadegreeofsocialengagement.SimilartohomeassistantsliketheAmazonEcho,peoplecansimplytalktoit,andtherearevisualcluesthatcouldbeparticularlyhelpfulforthosewithhearingdifficulties.AkeypurposeofElliQistoactasaneasyplatformtoaccessexistingservicessuchassocialmedia,andmessagingprograms.Forexample,thedevicecouldalerttheusersthattheirgrandchildhaspostedanewphotoonFacebook,showittothemonthescreen.ElliQcanrecommendactivitiesvoluntarily.Itmightaskifyou’reinterestedinwatchingavideo,forinstance,orsuggestawalk.Itcanalsoactasremindertotakemedication.Havingarobotconstantlyoffersuggestionscouldobviouslygetannoying,sothedeviceusesmachinelearningtotailorthesesuggestionstoindividualpreferences.Ifasuggestionismetwithapositiveresponseonce,ElliQmighttryitagain.Ifnot,itmightchangeforadifferenttack.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Arobotcompanionforolderpeoplewillstronglyadvisethemtoparticipateindigitalandphysicalactivitiestobehealthy.B．TheElliQrobotispublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondon.C．ThescreenoftheElliQrobotcanberemovedifnecessary.D．TheElliQrobotiscreatedbySwissdesignerYvesBeharandIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics.2、Theunderlinedword“alert”isclosestmmeaningto.A．declareB．a(chǎn)nnounceC．remindD．say3、ElliQcanservethefollowingpurposesEXCEPT.A．whentheuser’sfriendupdateshismoments(朋友圈),itcanshowittotheuseronthescreen.B．itcanrecommendsomeactivitieseventheuserdoesn’task.C．itwillconstantlygivesuggestionsregardlessoftheuser’sindividualpreference.D．itcanhelpthosewithhearingdifficultiesbyofferingvisualclues.4、Inwhichcolumnwearemostlikelytofindthepassage?A．News&TechnologyB．PeopleC．HealthD．InternationalAffairs25．（10分）Storylandcompanyrightnowopensdoorfornewyoungprofessionals,artists,theatrepersonsandpassionatedramateachers.Wearelookingforsomeone,whoisinlovewithArt,ArtEducationandkids.Joiningthispositionyouwillbeworkingoneducationalartprogrammestodevelopstudents’imagination,creativity,andtasteforartandbeauty.●Workwithy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5分）29．（25分）你在英國(guó)曼徹斯特的朋友Jim通過(guò)郵件告訴你，2017年夏天，中國(guó)的共享單車(chē)在英國(guó)登陸，受到了英國(guó)人極大的歡迎。請(qǐng)你回復(fù)一封郵件，簡(jiǎn)要介紹共享單車(chē)在天津的情況，并闡述共享單車(chē)的優(yōu)點(diǎn)（不少于兩點(diǎn)）和存在的問(wèn)題（不少于一點(diǎn)），最終表明自己對(duì)共享單車(chē)的態(tài)度。注意：（1）詞數(shù)不少于100；開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。提示信息：（1）2017年天津共享單車(chē)接近100萬(wàn)輛；手機(jī)應(yīng)用smartphoneAPP二維碼theQRcodeDearJim,IamgladtohearthatChina’ssharedbikeshavelunchedserviceintheUKandbikesharinghasbecomenewwayoftransportforyou.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________