2023年高考英語模擬試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime2．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what3．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．a(chǎn)msitting D．havebeenstting4．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?5．—Bettywasfeelingprettyblueforawhile,butshe’sbetternow.—_______.A．Oh,that’skindofyou B．CongratulationsC．Oh,I’mgladtohearthat D．It’smypleasure6．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith7．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that8．Somewomenagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome，buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily．A．mustmake B．shouldhavemade C．wouldmake D．couldhavemade9．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where10．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went11．—Whatdoyouthinkofthemovielastnight?—WhenIgotthereit_______,soIonlywatchedtheend.A．finished B．hadfinishedC．wasfinishing D．hasfinished12．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．a(chǎn)rrival13．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable14．—John,doyouknowwhythesuspectwassetfree?—Forlackof________evidence.A．solidB．a(chǎn)pparentC．a(chǎn)mbiguousD．concrete15．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．a(chǎn)pproved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted16．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．a(chǎn)greementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison17．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent18．Thissemesterourschooloffersmanyoptionalcoursesforthestudents,_______appealstomanystudents.A．eachofwhich B．a(chǎn)llofwhomC．eachofwhom D．a(chǎn)llofwhich19．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when20．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Thereisabreakthroughinbuildingaircrafts.Bendablewingscoveredwithoverlapping(部分重疊)piecesresemblingfishsizescouldbeusedtobuildswifter,fuel-efficientaircraft,anewstudyfinds.Nowadays,conventionalaircraftstypicallyrelyonailerons(副翼)tohelpcontrolthewaytheplanestipastheyfly.However,whentheWrightbrothersflewthefirstairplane,Flyer1,overacenturyago,theyusednoaileronsbutwiresandpulleysthattwistedthewood-and-canvaswings,tocontroltheplane,Scientistshavelongsoughttodevelopaircraftsthatcanaltertheirwingsduringflight,justasbirdscan.However,mostpreviousattemptshavefailedbecausetheyreliedonheavymechanicalcontrolstructureswithinthewings.Thesestructureswerealsocomplexandunreliable,saidNeilGershenfeld,aphysicistanddirectoroftheCenterforBitsandAtomsatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).Thenewwingconsistsofasystemoftiny,strong,lightweightmodules.Theshapeofthewingcanbechangeduniformlyalongitslengthusingtwosmallmotors,whichapplyatwistingpressuretoeachwingtip.Thesewingsarecoveredin“skins”ofoverlappingstripsofflexiblematerialresemblingfishsizes.Thesestripsmoveacrosseachotherasthewingsalter,providingasmoothoutersurface,theresearchersexplained.Wind-tunneltestsofthesewingsshowedthattheyatleastmatchedtheaerodynamicpropertiesofconventionalwings,ataboutone-tenththeweight.Initialtestsusingremotelypilotedaircraftsmadewiththesewingshaveshowngreatpromise,saidBenjaminJenett,agraduatestudentattheCenterforBitsandAtomsatMIT.Thenewmodularstructuresthescientistsdevelopedcouldbemanufacturedquicklyinmassquantitiesandtheninstalledbyteamsofsmallrobots.Thesemodularstructuresalsocanbedisassembledmoreeasily,makingrepairssimpler.“Still,thefirstaircraftbuiltusingthisstrategywillnotbeapassengerjet,”Gershenfeldsaid.“Instead,thetechnologywilllikelyfirstbetestedonunmannedaircraft,leadingtodrones(無人機)thatcanflyforalongtime,tohelpdeliverinternetaccessormedicinetoremotevillagesanddosomerescueworks.”1、Whydidmostpreviousaircraftsfailtoflylikebirds?A．Thepreviouswingswerecomplicatedandweighedalot.B．Thepreviousaircraftreliedonaileronstocontroldirections.C．Therewerefewscientiststodoresearchonthelighterwings.D．Therewaslittlefuelintheaircraftstomakethemflyintheair.2、Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theshapeofthenewwings.B．Theresultofthetestedwings.C．Thefunctionofthesmallmotors.D．Theworkingprincipleofthenewwings.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“disassembled”inParagraph6?A．putawayB．takenapartC．inventedD．a(chǎn)nalyzed4、Whatwillthedronesmadebythenewwingsbefirstlyusedtodo?A．Carrypassengers.B．Savepeopleindanger.C．Testplanes.D．Monitorthevillages.22．（8分）InDecember2008,CarolineKennedy—daughterofthelateU.S.PresidentJohnF.Kennedy—satdown,asafrontrunnerfortheSenateseatinNewYork,foratelevisedinterviewthathelpeddecidethefutureofhercampaign.Theresultwasadisaster.Herperformancewasn’twellreceived,inpartbecauseherspeechwasfulloffillerwords—“ums,”“ahs”and“youknows.”O(jiān)nelistenercounted27“ums”and38“youknows”inthespaceoffiveminutes.Afewweeksaftertheinterview,KennedyendedherSenatecampaign.Fillerwordsmayseemnaturalineverydayspeech,buttheycanbedeadlyinformalpresentations.“Usingexcessivefillersisthemostannoyingspeechhabit,”saidSusanWard,aspeechspecialist.“Theytakeyourlistener’sattentionawayoftentothepointthathedoesn’thearanythingyousay.Yourmessageisentirelylost.”Manyspeakersareafraidofpause.Theybelievetheiraudiencewillthinktheyareinarticulate(不善于表達)iftheypausetothinkofwhattosaynext,sotheyusefillerwordstoavoidthesilence.However,apauseisactuallymoreimpressivethanafillerword.Listenersknowthatthespeakeristhinking,tryingtofindtherightword.Sometimesapausecanactuallyimproveaspeech,aswhenanactorusesadramaticpausetoholdtheattentionofhisaudience.Aspeakershouldn’tbeafraidtopauseoccasionallyduringaspeech;itshowsself-confidence.Ittakessomeworktocutoutfillerwords.Youcanbeginbytakingafewsecondstothinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaythenexttimeyouareaskedaquestion.Thispausewillhelpyoubeginpowerfully,anditwillhelpyouavoidusingafillerword.Thesamepublicspeakingtechniqueapplieswhenyouareshiftingfromoneideatoanother.Whileyoumaybetemptedtofillthesilencebetweenideaswithafillerword,remembertoallowyourselftopauseandthinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaynext.Ifyouneedhelpovercomingyour“um”problem,consideraskingafamilymemberorafriendtopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.Youalsocouldrecordanupcomingpresentationandthenwatchyourselfinaction.Youmaybeamazedathowoftenyousay“um”or“uh”!Althoughweliveinafast-pacedsocietythatseeminglydemandsinstantanswers,wemustusethepausetoouradvantage.Finally,weshouldonlyspeakwhenweareready.1、Inthefirsttwoparagraphsofthearticlethewriterintendsto______.A．introduceCarolineKennedytoreadersB．illustratehowdeadlyfillerwordscanbeinthepublicspeechC．explainwhatfillerwordsareD．remindreadersthattheyshouldcountfillerwordsusedinpublicspeeches2、Thereasonwhyfillerwordsareconsideredannoyingbyspeechspecialististhat______.A．theypreventthelistenerfromfocusingonwhatthespeakerissaying.B．theyconveythespeaker’ssuperioritytothelistener.C．theymeanthespeakerisnotarticulateatall.D．theymakethespeakerappearself-confident.3、Whenusedproperly,pausesinspeechescanactually______.A．givethespeakermorecredibilityB．holdtheattentionoftheaudienceC．showthespeaker’sdeepinsightD．helptheaudiencerelax4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedasawaytogetridoffillerwords?A．Tohavementaltraininginordertothinkfaster.B．Toasksomeoneelsetopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.C．Towatcharecordingofyourownspeech.D．Topracticethinkingforamomentbeforeansweringaquestion.23．（8分）TinyCountriesYouNeverknewExistedSaoTomeandprincipeSaoTomeandPrincipeoffAfrica'swestcoastisonly372squaremiles,butithasImpressive,undamagednature,richinbiodiversespecies.Theamazingneedle-likevolcanicpeakPicoCaoGranderises1,000feetintotheair.Theislandsarehometoonlyaround10,000peopletoday.SanMarinoOnly23squaremileswithapopulationofjust34,000,thelittle-knowncountryofSanMarino,surroundedbyItaly,istheworld'sfifthsmallestcountry.WiththeUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofMountTitano,thecountryissaidtobetheoldestrepublicintheworld.DominicaDominicacoversonly290squaremiles,withsomeofthebestdivingintheCaribbean,includingtheUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofvolcanicMormeTroisPitonsNationalPark.InDominica,you'llseerainforests,waterfalls,andcoastalviews.TheislandisalsohometotheonlyremainingpopulationoftheKalinago,whoarepartoftheisland's74,900inhabitants.KiribatiThisPacificislandcountry33coralislandsis313square-miles,butit'stheonlycountryintheworldtofallintoallfourhemispheres(半球).Thecountry's109,000residentsliveinonly2oftheislandsseethistropicalparadisebeforeitisnolonger--risingseasarethreateningtoswallowthecountrywhole.1、Whichcountryhasthesmallestpopulation?A．SaoTomeandPrincipe.B．SanMarin.C．Dominica.D．Kiribati.2、WhatcanoneseeinbothSanMarinoandDominica?A．Volcanoes.B．Worldheritagesites.C．ViewsoftheCaribbean.D．Waterfalls.3、WhichistrueofKiribati?A．Itisrichinbiodiversespecies.B．ItissurroundedbyItaly.C．ItishometotheKalinago.D．Itisdisappearing.24．（8分）OptimismMayHelpPeopleLiveLongerPeoplewhohaveanoptimisticviewonlifearemorelikelytolivelonger,aUSstudysaidWednesday.Thestudy,publishedintheAmericanJournalofEpidemiology,analyzeddatafrom2004to2012from70,000womenenrolledintheNurses’HealthStudy,along-runningUSstudytrackingwomen’shealthviasurveyseverytwoyears.Theresearcherslookedatparticipants’levelsofoptimismandotherfactorsthatmightplayaroleinhowoptimismmayaffectmortalityrisk,suchasrace,highbloodpressure,diet,andphysicalactivity.Itfoundthemostoptimisticwomen,orthetop25%,hadanearly30percentlowerriskofdyingfromanyofthediseasesanalyzedinthestudycomparedwiththeleastoptimisticwomen,orthebottom25%.Themostoptimisticwomenhada16percentlowerriskofdyingfromcancer;38percentlowerriskofdyingfromheartdisease;39percentlowerriskofdyingfromstroke;38percentlowerriskofdyingfromrespiratorydisease;and52percentlowerriskofdyingfrominfection.Previousstudieshavelinkedoptimismwithreducedriskofearlydeathfromcardiovascular(心腦血管的)problems,butthiswasthefirsttofindalinkbetweenoptimismandreducedriskfromothermajorcauses.“Whilemostmedicalandpublichealtheffortstodayfocusonreducingriskfactorsfordiseases,evidencehasbeenmountingthatenhancingpsychologicalresilience(彈性，復(fù)原力)mayalsomakeadifference,”saidEricKim,researchfellowattheHarvardT.H.ChanSchoolofPublicHealthandco-leadauthorofthestudy.“Ournewfindingssuggestthatweshouldmakeeffortstoboostoptimism,whichhasbeenshowntobeassociatedwithhealthierbehaviorsandhealthierwaysofcopingwithlifechallenges.”Thestudyalsofoundthathealthybehaviorsonlypartiallyexplainthelinkbetweenoptimismandreducedmortalityrisk.Oneotherpossibilityisthathigheroptimismdirectlyaffectsourbiologicalsystems,Kimsaid.Co-leadauthorandpostdoctoralresearchfellowKaitlinHagansaidoptimismcanbevariedwithrelativelyuncomplicatedandlow-costinterventions(干預(yù)),eventhingsassimpleashavingpeoplewritedownandthinkaboutthebestpossibleoutcomesforvariousareasoftheirlives,suchascareersorfriendships.“Encouraginguseoftheseinterventionscouldbeaninnovativewaytoenhancehealthinthefuture,”Hagansaid.1、Accordingtotherecentstudy,optimismcan________.A．helpwomenlivelongerthanmenB．enablepeopletostayhealthyC．curepeopleofhighbloodpressureD．makewomanstayyoungandnice2、Fromtherecentstudy,theoptimisticwomen________.A．tooktheriskofdyingfrominfectionB．werelesslikelytodiefromsomediseaseC．hada39%lowerriskofsufferingfromcancerD．werelesslikelytosufferfromlowemotions3、Theunderlinedword“mounting”inparagraph7mightbebestplacedby________.A．increasing B．a(chǎn)ppearingC．doubling D．showing4、BothKimandHaganbelievedthat________.A．simplebuthigh-costinterventionsshouldbetriedoutB．higheroptimismindirectlyinfluencesourbodyC．optimismshouldbeencouragedanddevelopedD．optimismcanhelppeoplemeetallkindsofchallenges25．（10分）Quietlysitingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.B．Themessagesareunattractive.C．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Patient.B．Cautious.C．Excited.D．Surprise.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ABoringTrainStoryB．AnIntelligentGuardC．ADifferentTrainAnnouncementD．ALovelyMorninginSydney第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Duringthefirstweekoftheterm,everystudentwasgivenajobforwhichtheywouldberesponsiblefortherestofthatschoolyear.Somejobsweremore26thanothers,andthechildrenwereeagertobegivenoneofthebestones.Andtheteacherwould27whohadbeenmostresponsibleduringthepreviousyear.AmongthemRita28.Duringthepreviousyearshehadfollowedalltheteacher’s29perfectly.Butthatyeartherewasabig30.Eachchildreceivedoneofthenormal31,likecleaningtheblackboard.ButRita’sjobwasvery32.Shewasgivenalittleboxcontainingsomesandandoneant.Andeventhoughtheteacher33thatthisantwasaveryspecialant,it34Rita.Mostofherclassmatesfeltsorryforherandevenherfather35Ritatoignoreit.36,Ritapreferredtoshowtheteacherhererrorbymakingtheunimportanttaskintoaspecialjob.“Iwillturnthislittletaskinto37great,”Ritasaidtoherself.SoRitastarted38herlittleant.Shegavetheantthebestfood,anditgrewbiggerthananyonehadexpected…Oneday,theteacher39amantothestudentsandsaidhewouldtellthema40pieceofnews.Themansaid,“Todaytheyhaveannouncedthewinnerofthe41,andthisclassisthewinner!Thisclasshasbeenchosentoaccompanymeona42tothetropicalrainforesttoinvestigateallkindsofinsects.43alltheschoolsofthisregion,itisthisonethathasbest44Thatdaytheclasswasfilledwithjoy.Everyone45Ritaandthankedtheteacher.Andmanychildrenlearntthattobegiventhemostimportanttasksyouhavetoknowhowtoberesponsibleforeventhesmallesttasks.1、A．interestingB．possible C．necessary D．creative2、A．realizeB．doubt C．a(chǎn)rgue D．consider3、A．stoodupB．stoodout C．stoodforD．stoodby4、A．opinionsB．concernsC．instructions D．experiments5、A．curiosityB．movement C．surpriseD．chance6、A．tasksB．promises C．dreams D．purposes7、A．differentB．ordinary C．familiarD．valuable8、A．hopedB．insistedC．a(chǎn)greedD．guessed9、A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．inspiredC．satisfied D．disappointed10、A．supposedB．forcedC．encouragedD．a(chǎn)dmitted11、A．ThereforeB．OtherwiseC．HoweverD．Moreover12、A．somethingB．nothingC．everything D．a(chǎn)nything13、A．developingB．studyingC．comforting D．writing14、A．introducedB．exposedC．a(chǎn)ppealedD．connected15、A．terribleB．confusingC．wonderfulD．foolish16、A．competitionB．challengeC．conference D．negotiation17、A．journeyB．vacationC．meeting D．story18、A．BetweenB．AlongC．BesidesD．Among19、AlookedB．paidC．cared D．worked20、A．prizedB．congratulatedC．respectedD．celebrated第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Closeto70percentoftheworld'spopulationwillliveincitiesbytheyear2050.Expertswarnthatpopulation1．（grow）willworsenhousingcrisesinsomeareas.Largecitiesaroundtheworldalreadystrugglewithhousingproblems.Insomeneighborhoods,risinghousepriceshaveforced2．verypoorfromtheirhomes.Manypoorpeoplenowliveinsheltersoronthestreet.People3．（move）tolargecitiesnownotjustforhigh-payingjobs.Manyarealsolookingforthechancetoliveandworkwithotherpeople,careeradvancementandaccess（接觸的機會）tomuch4．（good）resources.Somecountrieshavebuiltnewcapitalcities5．（help）ease（緩解）overcrowding.Theseeffortshelp,butdonotsolvetheproblem.Thereportsaysthatby2030,theworldwillhavehad43verylarge6．（city）,eachwithmorethan10millionpeople.TjadaMcKenna,7．ischiefoperatingofficerforanaidgroup,saysthattheabilitytoownahomeinmanycountriesisoftendifficult,8．（especial）forwomenandminoritygroups.Everycityisdifferentin9．（deal）withdevelopmentproblems.Eachonehasitsowneconomicforcesatworkanditsownhistory.Expertssaythatanswers10．thehousingcrisisandotherproblemsmustbedevelopedcitybycity.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的間用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多若(從第11處起）不計分。Asasmallchildreninprimaryschool,Ienjoyedsportverymuch、Icouldpl