2023高考英語模擬試卷

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第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.Youcanonlybesureofyouhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomethingyoumightgetinthefuture.

A.that;whatB.what;/C.which;thatD./;that

2.-Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!

—Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.

A.didn'tspeakB.wouldnothavespoken

C.wouldnotspeakD.hadn9tspoken

3.Inmyopinion,shouldn'tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenear

future.

A.thisB.thatC.itD.there

4.—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?

—,Ihavenointerestinit.

A.Takeiteasy!B.Pleasedon9tbother.

C.It'suptoyou.D.No.Ifsbeyondme.

5.Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant9oryouwillrememberingnothing.

A.endupB.takeup

C.leadtoD.stickto

6.Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishIaswellasher.

A.danceB.willdance

C.haddancedD.danced

7.Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages.

A.onherownB.underhercontrolC.inherchargeD.athercommand

8.Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarketinBeijing.

A.boomedB.wasboomingC.willboomD.hasboomed

9.IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways!

A.biteshistongueB.saveshisskin

C.stealsmythunderD.pullsmyleg

10.Peterhaspreviousexperience,Ithinkhe'stherightpersonforthejob.

orB.but

C.forD.so

11.Sometimessmilesaroundtheworldbefalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.

A.canB.would

C.shouldD.must

12.—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?

—Verymuch.IfsexactlyIwanted.

A.whichB.that

C.whatD.how

13.,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.

A.StrangeasmightitsoundB.Asitmightsoundstrange

C.AsstrangeitmightsoundD.Strangeasitmightsound

14.Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai

thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours.

A.cutsB.willcutC.iscuttingD.hascut

15.Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajorofglobalclimatechange.

A.ResultB.cause

C.warningD.reflection

16.—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.

—,Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.

A.Idon9tagreeB.Notreally

C.Icouldn'tagreemoreD.Nodoubt

17.—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?

—“Nopersonsmokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”

A.willB.shall

C.mayD.must

18.TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfullytheaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-D

technology.

A.transportsB.adjusts

C.transformsD.relates

19.—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.

—Cheerup!Youhavetoyourselftohavethelastlaugh.

A.open;upB.pick;upC.knock;upD.do;up

20.ThePalaceofVersailles,France'snationaltreasure,hasmanychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhile

keepingitsbeauty.

A.gonethroughB.takenon

C.ledtoD.showedoff

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。

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22.（8分）PresidentXiJinping,whilevisitingavillageinNorthChina'sShanxiprovince,calledonWednesdayfor

greatereffortsandmoreeffectivemeasurestohelpthoselivinginpoverty.

Thepresidenthaspaidmuchattentiontopovertyreductioninrecentyears.InhisNewYear'saddress,Xisaidthat

whathecaresmostaboutispoorpeople.Thepeople'slongingforahappylifeisthegoalthattheCommunistPartyof

Chinaisstrivingfor,XisaidduringastopinthevillageofSongjiagou,Kelancounty,duringhisShanxiinspectiontour.

Thevillageisnewlybuiltforlocalpeoplewhorelocatedfrompoverty—strickenhomesnearby.Hecalledonthe

villagersto"rolluptheirsleevesandworkon“andthepeople'slivelihoodswill"risejointbyjointlikesesameflowers

onthestem,"thepresidentsaid.

Xirecognizedthelocalgovernment'seffortstorelocatevillagersfromimpoverished（貧困的）areastonewlybuilt

residences.Heurgedlocalauthoritiestotakemoremeasurestohelppoorpeopleimprovelivingconditionsandraise

theirincomes.InthevillageofZhaojiawa,Xiheldtalkswithcivilservantswhoweredispatched（派遣）fromtheKelan

countypeople'scongressforthevillage'spovertyalleviation（緩和）work.Heencouragedthecivilservantstohave

intensivecontactswithvillagersandhelpthemoutofpoverty.

NotingthattheCPChasdispatchedanumberofofficialsandteamstotakechargeofpovertyreliefatgrassroots

organizationsinrecentyears,Xisaidthatthemeasuresareeffectiveforpovertyalleviation.Thenumberofpeopleliving

inpovertynationwidewasreducedby12.4millionlastyearto43.35million.Thegovernmentwillliftanother10million

peopleoutofpovertythisyear,accordingtotheGovernmentWorkReport.

WhatdoesthepresidentthinkofthefuturelifeofthepeopleinNorthChina?

A.Itisquitepromising.B.Itwillbelikeastem.

C.Itwillremainthesame.D.Itwillbecomeharder.

2、Howmanypeoplewerelivingunderpovertytheyearbeforelast?

A.12.4million.B.43.35million.

C.55.75million.D.33.35million.

3、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthearticle?

A.President'sInspectionTourinSouthChina

B.PresidenfsUrgeforPovertyReduction

C.Government'sEffortstoRelocatetheVillagers

D.GovernmenfsPlanforPovertyAlleviation

23.（8分）It'sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld'sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththe

second-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,

theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatricsyDanish,GermanandJapanese

babiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.

"I'mnotsurprised,"Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexander

tellsme."Thefirstyearofachild'slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressed

becausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave（孕產(chǎn)假）.Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersare

gettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying."Shepauses

beforethrowinginafinaltip:"Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”

InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbeshared

betweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.

“It'sjustthedonethinginDenmark/'shesaysofacountrythathastheworld'shighestbreastfeedingrates."Inother

countries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn'tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeeding

hasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”

ForIbenSandahi,Alexander^co-author,itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.uWeareanhonest

andpurepeople,shetellsme."Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sador

annoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing（擁抱）allkindsoffeelings,sowearen'tscared.

Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It'showbabiescommunicateandit'sabouttryingto

understandit”

1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?

A.Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.

B.Morecompanyfromaparent.

C.Anenergeticbusymother

D.Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.

2^Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat,

A.somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappy

B.Demarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales'rights

C.Danishparents9attitudestoababy'sfirstyearvaryconsiderably

D.breastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark

3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably.

A.trytofigureoutwhattheywant

B.putthemoutdoorsforagoodsleep

C.seeksocialsupportforguidance

D.waitamomentforthemtocalmdown

24.（8分）Anonlinesupermarketcompany-OcadointheUK,hasrecentlydisplayedarobotichandthatcan

pickfruitsandvegetables!

Whenanembryoisinthewomb（子宮）,theveryfirstsenseitdevelopsistouch.Thesenseoftouchisalsotheone

thatlaststhelongest-aswegetolderandourvisionandhearingbeginstoweaken,touchstillremains.Humansuse

theirtouchtoprotectthemselves,tocreateemotionalrelationshipswithotherpeopleandtoexperiencepleasure.Can

youimaginelifewithoutit?

Thesenseoftouchcomesfromanetworkofnerveendings（神經(jīng)末梢）andspecialtouchreceptorsonthesurfaceof

theskin.Whiletherearedifferentkindsoftouchreceptors,theyhelpusjudgepressure,textureandvibrations（震動）.

Theyarelocatedinourfingertips,palms,solesofourfeet,face,lipsandtongue.

Whenwetouchsomething,themechano-receptorsfeelthetouchandthroughanetworkofnervessendsignalsto

thebrain.Thisinformsthebrainaboutthelocationofthetouch,theamountofforceused,andthespeedatwhichitwas

used.

Severaldifferenttechniqueshavebeentriedinthepastfewyearstocreatesucharobotichand—usingthreefingers.

ButthislatestdesignbySomacopiesthehumanhand.Thegripper（鉗子）ismadeupofflexiblematerialswhichgrasp

thethingbasedonitssizeandshape.Thenairpressureisusedtocontrolthemovementoftheroboticfingerstopick

objectssafelyandwithoutcausingdamage.

Thenextstepwouldbefortherobottojudgehowripethefruitsandvegetablesare,andapplypressure

accordingly.Membersoftheresearchteamarecurrentlyworkingonaddingcomputerizedvisiontotherobots,sothat

theycanseewhattheyaregrasping.

Doesallthismeanrobotscanreplacepeople?AccordingtoOcado,ithelpsimproveproductivitybyremovingsome

oftherepetitivetasksdonebyhumans.

1、Whatisfocusedoninthesecondparagraph?

A.Theoriginoftouch.

B.Theimportanceoftouch.

C.Thedevelopmentoftouch.

D.Theprocessoftransportingtouch.

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it''inParagraph4referto?

A.Thebrain.B.Thetouch.

C.Thenerve.D.Thesignal.

3、Whatisthetypicalfeatureofthelatestrobots?

A.Theycanseewhatthey'retakingholdof.

B.Theycantaketheplaceofpeopleinworkplaces.

C.Theycantellwhetherthefruitsandvegetablesareripe.

D.Theycanholdthingsfirmlyaccordingtotheirouterfeatures.

4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ASenseofTouchforRobots

B.ARoboticHandforClassifyingFruits

C.ARoboticHandwithaGentleTouch

D.ARobotMadeofFlexibleMaterials

25?（10分）InancientEgypt,ashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplyby

makingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghislead,withmoretactics（策略）.

Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexample,storesplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.

Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood（垃圾食品）

laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstores,thewomen'sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen'scosmetics（化妝品）

section:whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoe,boredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverand

findsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.

Besides,businessesseektoappealtocustomers9senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencourages

shopping,sotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.

Musicsellsgoods,too.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayed,salesofFrenchwineswentup.

Whenitcomestothesellingofhouses,businessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmake

decisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoor,andturnitintoabusinessopportunity.ACaliforniabuilder

designedthestructureofitshousessmartly.Whenenteringthehouse,thecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthrough

thewindows,andthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronboth

levelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.

1、Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?

A.Tosavecustomerstime.B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.

C.Tohelpselljunkfood.D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.

2、AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?

A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.

C.Invitingcustomerstoplaymusic.D.Fillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbread.

3、WhatIstheCaliforniabuilder'sstoryintendedtoprove?

A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.

B.Themorecostlythehouseis,thebetteritsells.

C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers9taste.

D.Agoodfirstimpressionincreasessales.

4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.

B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.

C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior

D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.

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）WhenIwasintheninthgrade,myparentsstartedfighting.Icouldhearthem1ateachotheratnight.

Italwaysseemedliketheywerefightingaboutme.Istartedto2andcouldn'tfallasleep.SomenightsIdidn'tfeel

likeI3atall.Mygradesreallystartedto4too.ItwashardtopayattentionduringclassbecauseIfeltso___

5allthetime.

Mymomhadtotakemetoseeatherapist（治療專家）.Ontheway,16toworryevenmore.Whatwouldmyfriends

7meiftheyknewIwasgoingtoseeatherapist?Whatifthetherapistcouldn't8me?

Itwasnotthat9Mytherapistaskedmealotofquestionsandthenwetalkedabouthowmylifemight10ifI

wasabletogetmoresleep.11Iunderstoodhowthefuturecouldbebetter,Ifeltreally12totrynewthings.

Attheendofthesession,Iwassenthomewithapieceofpapercalledasleepdiary.WhenIwokeupeachmorning,I

hadtoanswerallthesequestionsaboutmysleep.

13,shegavemehomeworkrelatedtomysleep.Iwasn't14totextorbeonmycomputerafter8pm.IfI

couldn'tfallasleepafterabouttenminutes,shewantedmetogetupanddosomethinginanotherroomthatwouldhelp

meto15andfeelsleepy.

Duringthetherapysessions,shewasacheerleaderformylifeandkept16outallthethingsIwasdoingright.

Withherhelp,itwassomucheasiertonoticethe17thingsthatwerehappeningallaroundme.

Afterabouttwomonthsofseeingmytherapist,Iwassleepingatleasteighthoursanight,sometimesevennine!Ifelt

happier.Icould18Mygradesgotbetter.Basically,Ifeltlikemyself!Itwassomuchbettertoadmitthat

somethingwas19andtodosomethingtofixit20justwatchmywholelifegetworseandworse.

1、A.laughingB.shootingC.knockingD.screaming

2、A.doubtB.worryC.protestD.quarrel

3、A.sleptB.ateC.spokeD.dreamed

4、A.reduceB.changeC.dropD.influence

5、A.boredB.tiredC.upsetD.shy

6、A.refusedB.happenedC.endedD.started

7、A.thinkaboutB.worryaboutC.getonwithD.agreewith

8、A.teachB.fixC.answerD.recognize

9、A.helpfulB.interestingC.awfulD.practical

10、A.improveB.developC.benefitD.adjust

11、A.IfB.UnlessC.ThoughD.Once

12、A.nervousB.surprisedC.excitedD.calm

13、A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Instead

14、A.allowedB.remindedC.askedD.persuaded

15、A.studyB.relaxC.respondD.recover

16、A.pickingB.tryingC.leavingD.pointing

17、A.tinyB.excitingC.positiveD.important

18、A.forgiveB.concentrateC.appreciateD.understand

19、A.wrongB.significantC.acceptableD.realistic

20、A.insteadofB.aswellasC.ratherthanD.otherthan

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)Lotsofkidshateschool,anewstudyfound.Thiskindoffeelingusuallydoesn9tlastlong.Butwhat

L(happen)ifyoufeelthiswaytoomuch?Gettingagood2.(educate)canhelpyoubuildthekindoffuturelifeyou

want.Solefstalkaboutschooland3.todowhenyoudon'tlikeit.

Ifyoudon'tlikeschool,4.firststepistofindoutwhy.Youmightnotlikeschoolbecauseyoudon'thaveenough

friends,5.maybeyoudon'tgetalongwithyourteacher.Sometimesifsabigproblemwithyourclassesandschool-work.

Youmaybegetting6.(far)behind,anditmayseemlikeyou'llnevercatchup.

Whenyouknowwhyyoudon'tlikeschool,youcansetabout7,(take)stepstomakethingsbetter.It'sagoodidea

totalktosomeoneabout8,(you)problemswithschool.Yourmum,dadorteacherwillbeabletohelpyou.Anothergood

ideaistowriteclownyour9.(feeling)aboutschoolinanotebook.Ifsagreatway10.(let)outemotions.Remember,you

don'thavetosharewhatyou'vewrittenwithothers.

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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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，多者（從第H處起）不計分。

3、錯誤類型不涉及單詞拼寫。

Goodrelationshipsbetweenteachersorstudentsareimportanttoteachingandlearningonlywithgood

relationshipscanstudentandteacherscooperatewell.

Goodrelationshipsdependedonbothsides.Ontheonehand,studentsshouldrespectteachersandourhardwork.They

shouldpoliteCoteachersandreadytofollowingtheiradvice.Onanotherhand,teachersshouldbekindly,friendlyand

patienttostudents.Theymustberesponsibleontheirteachingandhelpstudents.IfbothsidestreatlOeachotherina

friendlyway,teachingandlearninginclasswillbehighlyefficient.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是高三應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生李華，打算畢業(yè)后到英國一所大學(xué)留學(xué)。請用英語致信這所大學(xué)詢問相關(guān)情況,

要點包括：

1.簡要介紹你的學(xué)習(xí)情況：

2.詢問入學(xué)要求和你關(guān)心的事項（包括英語要求，入學(xué)程序和獎學(xué)金）。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1、

2、C

3、D

4、D

5^A

6、D

7、D

8、D

9、C

10、D

11、A

12、B

13>D

14、B

15、B

16、B

17、B

18、A

19、B

20、A

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、605、D

1、C

2、D

22、1、A

2、C

3、B

23、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge（海綿）thatis

fullofwater,somewaterwill門incutof迄Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotake

inaspeaker'severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,and

alltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker'smainpoint.

ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewas

determinedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancial

planningworkshop（研討會）,Eriksigneduprightaway.

Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americans

betweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned.

“Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary/*Simonecontinued,Myouwillneed

tosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates（通貨膨脹率）.Inthe

meantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow.”

ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneused.Whensheopenedthefloor（自由發(fā)言）forquestion,Erikraisedhis

handandsaid,nIhavetwoquestion.Whenisthebesttimetostartsavingforretirement?AndhowcanIfigureoutmy

savingstargetifIdon'tknowwhatinflationrateswillbeinthefuture?**

Thisis